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Arapahoe County Public Health opens

200 attend meeting

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Roughly 200 people gathered in a conference space at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds. e bus-

tling noises fell into an organized silence as the crowd listened for the farthest thing they could hear. en, for the closest.

ese listening exercises were part of the team-building activities at the grand opening of the Arapahoe County Public Health Department on Jan. 3. e

174-employee department, tasked with providing public health services, replaces the seven-decadeold Tri-County agency.

Tri-County served Arapahoe County and its neighbors, Adams and Douglas counties,

SEE HEALTH, P8

Arapahoe County operating under $499M budget for 2023

26 amendments adopted

BY NINA JOSS

NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arapahoe County is now functioning under its 2023 budget, which was adopted with amend-

ments in December.

e 2023 budget is balanced at about $499 million in revenue and the same in expenses, Finance Director Todd Weaver said at a Dec. 6 Board of County Commissioners meeting.

e bulk of the funding will go toward paying county sta . It

includes approximately 2,553 fulltime equivalent positions, which is up about 198 from last year, mostly due to new hires in the public health department.

As reported by Colorado Community Media, other funding will

SEE BUDGET, P3

Residents, Centennial Airport o cials ask for feedback

FAA attends meeting

BY TAYLER SHAW

TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Residents demanding changes at Centennial Airport expressed frustration and confusion, mainly with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), during the airport’s Jan. 4 community noise roundtable meeting.

Nearly 20 people spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting, expressing similar concerns as residents did during the December meeting about increased air tra c, noise and lead pollution from aircraft fuel.

“We knew when we purchased our home that there was an airport nearby, and that didn’t bother us,” said Nathan Winger, who moved to the Sundance Hills neighborhood in Greenwood Village about a year ago.

“I remember standing in the backyard during the inspection of our home and commenting to our Realtor that it’s pretty quiet here,” he said. “It wasn’t until a couple of months ago that I really began to notice the additional noise and the additional ights.”

Some residents have formed a group, “Quiet Skies Over Arapahoe County,” to advocate for changes to be made to address safety and noise concerns. e group has a website, bit.ly/quietskies, that includes links to YouTube videos of aircraft ying over homes.

During her public comment, Audra Dubler, a leader of the resident group, said the FAA’s silence has been “deafening.”

Members of the Centennial Airport Community Noise Roundtable, which aims to work with the airport to reduce and mitigate the impact of aircraft noise,

Sta members of the new Arapahoe County Public Health Department listen to speakers at the grand opening on Jan. 3.

PHOTO BY NINA JOSS

Six numbers that will define the 2023 legislative session

New dynamics are in play

BY SANDRA FISH, ELLIOTT WENZLER AND JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

e 2023 legislative session in Colorado begins Monday with Democrats rmly in control of both the House and Senate.

While state lawmakers are still working on the ne print of their policy proposals, there are new dynamics at play at the Capitol that will de ne how the session unfolds. Here’s what they are:

120 days

e Colorado legislature’s lawmaking term is constitutionally limited to 120 days. So when the Colorado General Assembly convenes Monday, they will be working under a deadline of Monday, May 8.

A former state lawmaker used to say that once the 120 days are up, the carriage that is the legislature turns back into a pumpkin, a la the Cinderella story.

Much of the action will take place in the latter half of the session after lawmakers spend the rst several weeks of the term nalizing their policy plans. at will be especially true given the large number of legislators new to the Capitol.

“Session always has a little bit of a slow start,” said Senate President Steve Fenberg, a Boulder Democrat.

Here are some key dates to watch:

• March 9: e 60th day of the

2023 lawmaking term, the halfway point in the session.

• March 27: Introduction of the scal year 2023-24 state budget in the Senate. e budget will start affecting the state July 1.

• April 14: Final passage of the

budget.

• April 19: Final passage of the school nance act, which funds K-12 education.

And here are some important links to bookmark:

• e legislature’s website

• Search for bills

• Lawmaker info

• House calendar

• Senate calendar

• Track the action

• Watch or listen to proceedings, including committee hearing and oor debate

32 (at least) brand new lawmakers

Of the 100 lawmakers who make up the Colorado General Assembly, 42 will be new to their chamber when they are sworn in this month, including 32 who have never served in the legislature.

e 65-member House is where the majority of the Capitol newcomers will be. Nearly half of the chamber, or 30 representatives, are new to the legislature.

Only one newcomer to the House, state Sen. Tammy Story, a Conifer Democrat who was elected to a House seat in November, has experience in the legislature. Story ran for the House after her Senate district became heavily Republican last year during the once-in-a-decade redistricting process

Here’s a closer look at the numbers:

Of the new 31 House members, 19 are Democrats, joining the 27 Democrats returning to the chamber. Twelve of the new state representatives are Republicans, joining seven returning GOP House members.

• ere will be 11 new senators out of the chamber’s 35 total members, six Democrats and ve Republicans. Nine of the new senators served previously in the House, so they have an idea of what they’re getting into. Democratic Sen.-elect Janice Marchman, of Loveland, who defeated incumbent Republi-

can Rob Woodward, and Sen.-elect Byron Pelton, a Sterling Republican, are the only new senators who haven’t served in the legislature before.

One of the new House members who will also be new to the legislature is Democrat Lorena Garcia, a community organizer, who was selected Tuesday by a vacancy committee to ll the seat of state Rep. Adrienne Benavidez, an Adams County Democrat who announced last month that she was resigning from the legislature.

When she is sworn this month, Garcia will be the 42nd lawmaker new to their chamber and the 32nd who hasn’t served in the legislature before.

Additionally, a vacancy replacement for Sen. Bob Rankin, a Carbondale Republican who also announced his resignation last month, will be selected Saturday. His seat is likely to be lled by state Rep. Perry Will, a New Castle Republican who lost his House reelection bid in November. He would be the 43rd lawmaker new to their chamber, though he has served in the legislature before.

Leadership at the Capitol warned that with so many new lawmakers it may take a few months before their policy ideas are ready to be put to paper and introduced as bills.

“ ere’s a learning curve,” said Fenberg, the Senate president.

Incoming House Majority Leader Monica Duran, a Wheat Ridge Democrat, said she has been encouraging new members in her caucus to work with interest groups on their legislation. Each lawmaker is supposed to be limited to ve bills.

“It’s better to get it right,” she said, “and if that takes more time, if that takes (more time) in order to get it done right, that’s what you do.”

Some other key stats on the legislature in 2023: Women will

Rep. Bob Marshall is one several new state elected o cials taking o ce this year. As a Democrat, Marshall will represent House District 43, which covers Highlands Ranch.

PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD

Arapahoe County to redraw commissioner districts

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arapahoe County’s commissioners have given approval to a process that will redraw their own boundaries, meaning constituencies could change.

e commissioners have tasked a nine-member Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee to lead the process, which begins this month.

By law, Colorado counties must redraw commissioner district boundaries every 10 years, in line with new population data. Because of delays in 2020 Census information, Colorado’s legislators granted counties extra time to complete redistricting.

Committee members

e advisory committee was chosen by commissioners through an application process last year. It includes three Democrats, three Republicans and three una liated members. Alternate members have also been assigned in case they’re needed.

Commissioner Je Baker of District 3 said the equal distribution of members, including those who are unafliated, is meant to ensure fairness. “ is whole process is intended to limit, if not eliminate, gerrymandering,” he said. “ e whole idea is that one party does not have more constituents in any one commissioner district.”

Gerrymandering is political talk for attempts by parties, groups and incumbents to shape districts to their advantage.

BUDGET

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go toward the new public health department; a senior dental program; supplies for the coroner’s o ce; improving roadways; a new child and adult protection sta within the human services department; replacing Tasers for the sheri ’s o ce; and hiring a county diversity, equity and inclusion manager.

e board unanimously adopted the budget with 26 amendments to the proposed budget on Dec. 6.

Senior Budget Analyst Leanna Quint presented some of these amendments at the meeting, including appropriating funds from the general fund for one-time transition costs for the new public health department and a detention center

Process continues

e advisory committee is expected to consider population data and projected growth in its recommendations, details that are outlined on Arapahoe County’s website. In addition, they are tasked with drawing boundaries that maintain political competitiveness and consider input from county residents.

ey also will consider “communities of interest,” which could include school districts, cities, home owners associationss and/or other groups that have common interests, according to Baker.

Based on the committee’s recommendations, county sta ers will create maps for public review and comment.

Commissioners will approve an ofcial redistricting map by Sept. 30.

If boundaries change so that a commissioner no longer resides in the district they represent, they will continue representing their original district until the next election in 2024.

Voters will also be noti ed if their district boundaries have changed, Baker added.

“I think this is yet another way for people to become involved in their governmental process, when we go around and we have community outreach in every one of the districts,” he said. “It’s not just relying only on the subject matter experts — we’re getting community feedback on this.”

Meeting dates for the Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee will soon be posted on the city’s website, according to Chris Henning, a spokesperson for the county.

expansion project, among other appropriations.

e adopted budget shows a $2 million operating surplus, which is higher than the $1.6 million surplus in the budget proposed in October. e increase is because of adjustments to revenue on the expenditure side of the budget, according to Weaver.

e main di erence between the 2022 and 2023 budgets, according to Weaver, is that $1.5 million of operating surplus is set aside each year to help facilitate the transition of the public health department and the upcoming transition of the judicial district.

Starting in 2025, Arapahoe County will be the only county in Colorado’s 18th Judicial District, with Douglas, Lincoln and Elbert moving to a new 23rd Judicial District, due to a state ballot measure passed in November.

All County o ces will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

Visit arapahoegov.com/calendar PUBLIC HEALTH

After 44 years of sharing public health resources with its neighbors, Arapahoe County, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 opened the doors to its own, single-county Public Health department.

Visit arapahoegov.com/health for details or scan the QR code with your smartphone.

Nominations for the Arapahoe County Mayors and Commissioners Youth Awards, a scholarship program for exceptional high school seniors, are now open. Deadline for submissions is March 3 Visit arapahoegov.com/youthawards

Arapahoe County’s commissioiner districts will be redrawn as a result of population shifts reflected in the 2020 Census.

FILE PHOTO BY ROBERT TANN

There are two job openings for every available worker

BY JENNY BRUNDIN COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Colorado is launching a full-frontal assault on its 38% job gap – that’s the di erence between job openings and actual hires. e state is changing its approach to ll its highdemand, often better-paying jobs, targeting millions of dollars in grant opportunities for businesses to train or upskill workers.

e gargantuan task means enticing many people already in the workforce into further training or education and targeting historically untapped groups with more training and education.

“We need to be doing more to help connect Coloradans, our homegrown talent with skills that lead to good-paying jobs and careers,” said Gov. Jared Polis.

How bad is the gap? is summer there were 208,000 job openings compared to 129,000 hires, according to the ninth annual Talent Pipeline Report, which analyzes and explains labor market information, shifts in job demand, top jobs and the state strategy to ll those jobs.

e report is produced by the state agency the Colorado Workforce Development Council in partnership with a number of other state agencies.

Colorado is just one of 14 states with more jobs than before the pandemic-induced recession. But it also ranks 11th in the country for the number of people voluntarily quitting their jobs.

It’s not just the 3.6% unemployment rate

Historically Colorado has relied on importing highly educated people to ll jobs. at won’t work anymore. In-state migration is slowing, a high school population is

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expected to plateau and then drop due to declining birth rates, and the workforce is aging. e lack of affordable childcare has led to a drop in women’s participation in the labor force.

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their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, many of whom are already in the workforce.

“We know that a four-year degree isn’t the right path for every person and every job for many,” Polis said at the report’s release. “It’s apprenticeships, on-the-job learning, technical or community college education, dual and concurrent enrollment in high school and many other pathways.”

Colorado currently has 250,000 adults without a high school diploma, 600,000 people with some college and no degree, 45,000 students who left K-12 over the past three years, and hundreds of thousands who already have a diploma, credential or a degree but need a chance to upskill in this new labor market, the report said.

The current retraining cycle is often too slow and skilled talent is needed more quickly than education and training programs can produce. Further, the cost of traditional college and training programs are unaffordable for many.

First, what are Colorado’s top jobs?

“Top Jobs” are in high demand and they provide a living wage. There are 178 occupations in top jobs, including computers, business and finance, engineering, farming, installation and repair, legal, transportation and moving and health care, among others.

Many of the occupations that fell off the “Top Jobs” list this year because the wages didn’t keep

pace with inflation are in critical fields such as direct care (nursing homes), health care, and education.

The most job postings in Colorado last year were heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, followed by registered nurses and software developers.

The vast majority of top jobs require some type of post-secondary education and increasing numbers are linked to apprenticeships.

What’s the strategy to close labor market gaps?

Over the past two years, Colorado has invested nearly $650 million into higher education and workforce development. That includes money to help students earn a postsecondary credential in high school, free adult training, appren -

ticeships and industry-focused training in key areas like health care, mental health, education and energy.

But now the state is also focusing intensively on giving learners the chance to earn credentials and degrees at any stage of life. It also means connecting historically under-tapped groups, such as newcomers to the country, aging workers and those with disabilities to rapidly growing industries.

Research from the U.S. Department of Labor shows people with disabilities can o er companies a competitive edge, reduce turnover, boost productivity, and improve company culture.

On the education side, the state is placing more e ort into boosting work-related learning like apprenticeships at all levels of education

and giving credit for prior learning. Over the next two years, it will develop more ‘stackable credential’ programs in high-demand industries. ose are sequential postsecondary degrees or certi cates that allow workers to progress in a career. One state law includes $25 million for reskilling and upskilling workers to earn a short-term credential.

Another higher education goal is to have 100 percent of the state’s degree programs have some early work-based learning experiences.

“We have students who get three years into a discipline and then decide, ‘Wait! Why am I doing nance? I don’t even like numbers!’” said Angie Paccione, director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education. “We want to make sure they get some early career experience so they can make better-informed choices.”

Other laws would grant an associate’s degree to people who have earned at least 70 credit hours in college.

“ is program has a potential to serve more than 700,000 Coloradans who have attained some college, but no degree,” said McKennie.

At the high school level, one goal is to create a system where students graduate with a diploma but also a two-year degree or industry credential that can lead to a good job.

Finally, the state will focus on the quality of work, educating employers in retention and productivity strategies.

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‘We have students who get three years into a discipline and then decide, ‘Wait!

Why am I doing finance? I don’t even like numbers!’ We want to make sure they get some early career experience so they can make better-informed choices.’

Angie Paccione, director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education

Overcoming the challenges of Moebius syndrome

very social. She mostly kept to herself and kept quiet.

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For the majority of people, feelings are shown through expressions whether it be a smile, a frown or a look in one’s eye. However, for Madison Woodall, the ability to smile, frown or show emotion through facial expressions is impossible due to a rare condition known as Moebius syndrome.

Moebius syndrome is a rare neurological condition that primarily a ects the muscles that control facial expression and eye movement, which is essentially facial paralysis. e condition is rare, with estimates saying only 20 people per million are a ected. In the U.S. there are fewer than 50,000 diagnosed in total.

Madison’s mom, Monica Woodall, said when Madison was born she was diagnosed with Moebius immediately. Among other symptoms, Monica said Madison had club feet, which surgery has since corrected, no lateral eye movements and limited facial movements.

Monica said in spite of the condition being so rare when Madison was diagnosed, she actually knew what Moebius was because she had see it covered on an Oprah episode.

Monica said her daughter did not feed from a bottle normally, and the young mother had to learn a lot in

the rst 10 days of Madison’s life in the hospital.

While symptoms vary by case, Madison said, “ is condition makes it where the nerves in my face just never developed completely. It’s hard to show any emotions. My speech can be slurred a little bit.”

While some issues have faded over the years, Monica said Madison, now 23, grew up without the ability to use the muscles in her face, meaning she does not blink properly and can’t smile or frown like others.

Monica said in growing up and going to school, Madison was never

Madison said it was hard at times growing up when she would be different from other children. However, growing up in Castle Rock, Madison said she was never bullied or made fun of like other kids she has met with the disease. Madison said she just learned to explain to people why she does not smile. Students and friends would ask a few questions, Madison said, but mostly left her alone.

Monica said with multiple surgeries, procedures and a lot of growth over the years, Madison has grown into a successful adult thanks mostly to services and support provided by the Moebius Syndrome Foundation.

With so few people having Moebius, Monica said it was tough to nd support to help face the challenges with Madison, who was her rst child.

Eventually, Monica and Madison started attending annual conferences hosted by the foundation. At these gatherings, Monica said, she was able to talk to other parents dealing with similar issues and Madison was able to nd lifelong friends who understood the challenges of Moebius. e two attended their rst conference when Madison was a year old and have continued going ever since.

“Over the years she would feel comfortable and at peace because she was around people with the same condition,” Monica said. “She was able to see adults who showed her they are able to live successful lives.”

Madison said the conferences helped a lot because she found friends who didn’t judge her or ask questions — they understood why she can’t smile.

“It’s a good resource for people,” Madison said. “It’s rare, so it’s isolating. When I heard from people — I learned there were resources and treatment. ere were options for therapy.”

Madison agreed that seeing adults with the condition speak and show her they succeeded was helpful. Madison recently nished college and got her rst job, but challenges

with how to handle the condition still exist.

Madison said with job interviews and adulthood, she has to balance the need to tell people about having the syndrome and keeping quiet to keep them from judging her too quickly.

With her most recent job interview, Madison said she practiced tricks to keep them from thinking she was not interested or didn’t care because her facial expressions couldn’t show them she wanted the job.

Instead, Madison said she practiced seeming more engaged by asking more questions and keeping dialogue owing.

“It’s really hard to decide if you should tell your boss,” Madison said. “I don’t want this condition to de ne who I am. I know if I work to maintain eye contact and appear as engaged as possible it will help me.”

Madison got the job and is in her rst month working as a detention specialist with the Douglas County jail.

As the Moebius Syndrome Foundation continues to provide support and services to families a ected by Moebius, the nonpro t recently announced that it is moving its headquarters to Denver.

According to the press release, the mission of the foundation is to provide information and support to individuals with Moebius syndrome and their families, promote greater awareness and understanding of Moebius syndrome, and to advocate for scienti c research to advance the diagnosis and treatment of Moebius syndrome and its associated conditions.

To spread awareness and education about Moebius syndrome, the Moebius Syndrome Foundation along with multiple craniofacial organization partners will celebrate Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day (MSAD) on Jan. 24, 2023.

According to the press release, this is a day when members of the Moebius community around the world wear purple, host awareness and social events, and share information about Moebius syndrome across social media.

Local

Police: two banks robbed by suspect with ‘demand note’

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Englewood police have joined with Metro Denver Crime Stoppers to ask for help identifying a suspected bank robber. A man, in his 30s or 40s, decribed as white, 5-foot-10 to 6-foot-1 tall and of medium build, is believed to have robbed banks in Englewood and Denver. A reward is being offered to those who provide information that leads to a resolution to the case.

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on aJan. 3, a suspect robbed a Chase Bank branch at 3435 S. University Blvd. in Englewood, according to a crime alert shared on Facebook. Roughly 30 minutes later, a man

believed to be the same suspect robbed a First Bank at 2740 S. Colorado Blvd. in Denver.

The suspect used a “demand note” and then fled.

Images show what appears to be a man wearing eyeglasses with maroon-colored frames, a khakicolored trapper hat with flaps, gray dress pants and a quarter-zip sweater.

Englewood police urge people with information about the suspect and/or robberies to contact them at (303) 761-7410. Or, contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at their tip line: (720) 913-7867.

According to the crime alert, to be eligible for the award of up to $2,000 and to remain anonymous, people must call the tip line.

Economic pessimism persists among businesses

BY SARAH MULHOLLAND COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Colorado’s business leaders are stuck in a glum mood about the economy’s prospects for the year ahead.

More than half of respondents to the Leeds Business Con dence index think the U.S. will enter a recession in the rst half of 2023.

e index is a quarterly survey of business leaders that is conducted by economists at the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Busi-

ness. In ation and rising interest rates are the leading concerns of those surveyed.

e economic forecast feels dim even though the job market is solid — the state’s unemployment rate is 3.5% — and other indicators, such as gross domestic product, are stronger than had been anticipated a year ago. e state’s business leaders appear to be looking at their own internal numbers and seeing a slowdown, however, even if the broader data isn’t showing it yet, said Richard Wobbekind, senior

CU’s business research division.

“ ere just continues to be, I think, just too much uncertainty,” Wobbekind said during a conference call with reporters Wednesday.

Respondents are feeling pessimistic about nearly all the indicators included in the index, such as sales, pro ts, hiring and capital expenditures. Indeed, more than half had a negative sales outlook for the rst quarter of 2023.

“So de nitely, in terms of sales, not pretty,” Wobbekind said. “Busi-

ment that they’re in and suggesting… weaker sales and weaker pro ts.”

On a positive note, more than half of respondents expect the supply chain problems that have wreaked havoc on U.S. businesses and consumers since the start of the pandemic will continue to ease in 2023.

is story is from CPR News, a nonpro t news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr.org.

The crime alert the Englewood Police Department shared Jan. 5.

but became controversial for some amid the COVID-19 pandemic. e department’s implementation of mask mandates in hopes of slowing the spread of the virus caused a rift, triggering ofcials in Douglas County to begin the process of launching their own health department.

With the departure of Douglas, Arapahoe and Adams eventually decided to go their own ways as well.

“We have an incredible opportunity in front of us,” said Jennifer Ludwig, director of Arapahoe’s new department, at the grand opening. “It is not every day that you get to build a health department from the ground up.”

Sta and services

e o cial switch happened on Jan. 1. Arapahoe’s department is providing “all the services that a large public health agency would be providing,” according to Ludwig.

is includes inspections of restaurants, school cafeterias, pools, child care centers, body art locations, land lls and more.

e department also provides nurse home visits, immunizations, birth and death certi cates, tobacco use-prevention resources, mental health resources and harm reduction services including syringe exchange for sterile injection equipment, according to the department’s website.

e county agency is also receiving state funding for a COVID response team made up of 40 temporary employees. ese individuals work as part of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Program, which provides resources regarding safety concerns and planning for various emergencies.

In addition to these programs, the department administers the Nutrition for Women, Infants, Children (WIC) program, which pro-

vides free nutritious foods and nutrition education to pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and young children.

omassen Davis, a nurse practitioner at the department, said she was excited to continue providing sexual health services as she did when she previously worked at Tri-County. Arapahoe County’s sexual health clinics will provide birth control and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.

“It’s really exciting to be able to keep doing that work for Arapahoe County, because I know there’s need,” she said. “We have a great group of nurse practitioners and they do an amazing job.”

Davis is one of 150 employees who applied to the Arapahoe department from Tri-County, according to Arapahoe County Communications Manager Chris Henning.

e department’s services are provided at locations in Greenwood Village, Engle-

wood and two in Aurora.

Loose ends and goals

As the public health department kicks o , Ludwig said there are a few loose ends left to tie up as the sta transitions to the mindset of a new department.

“All systems are new, everybody needed to be issued a laptop,” she said. “It’s changing from one platform to another… what most people are used to using is all brand new.”

She added that the county worked closely with Douglas and Adams counties during the transition. She said the department will have to spend some time solidifying their new phone system and software. She also expects improvements in internal communications.

“We’re spread across four facilities in the county,” she said. “How do we best communicate with one another? What’s the most e ective and e cient way of sitting around the table and shar-

ing what we know and what we learned?”

e department is also seeking to engage with the community. With integrity, equity, engagement and inclusivity as some of their guiding principles, Ludwig said the department will focus on being available and responsive to community needs.

Shawn Davis, one of ve members of Arapahoe County’s Foundational Board of Health, said a lot of communities felt they didn’t have input in the TriCounty Health Department because of the way it was organized.

“So many times, we focus on the underserved and we go in and we do focus groups, we do key informant interviews, but we really don’t seek to learn from the community,” he said at the grand opening. “I think if we’re going to make Arapahoe County — not just public health better, but the county as a whole — we have to do a better job of

engaging all of the communities, especially the communities who have been left

Budget

e county’s new health department budget was approved at $21 million by County Commissioners last month.

According to Ludwig, 70% of the budget is made of up contracts and grants. Now that the department is ocial, her team will compare the grants and contracts they have received with the estimates they made to build the budget. She said county health has the ability to go back to the Board of Health if amendments are necessary.

ere are also some grant applications the department is waiting to hear back on and some vacancies they are hoping to ll. As these loose ends get tied up, the department will continue ne-tuning its numbers.

“We have to plug in the numbers and adjust and it’s going to be ne tuning throughout the year,” she said. “Hopefully by the time we’re budgeting for next year, we have a better sense of what our public health budget looks like.”

As the department gets into full swing, its leaders recognize that there may be some challenges along the way.

“We all acknowledge that building this will not be easy, but each of you will make a positive di erence,” Board of Health member Bebe Kleinman said to the employees at the grand opening.

But even if there are bumps in the road, the department’s team believes it will be a success.

“We’re going to give ourselves the permission and the room to experiment,” Ludwig said at the opening. “We’re going to try new things, or we’re going to do old things in a new way... And if we fall, we will get back up, and we will assess what didn’t go right and we will do it until we y.”

Douglas County, Adams County and Arapahoe County have all gone separate ways with operating health departments. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE

highlighted the need for FAA involvement during their December meeting.

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow and U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper signed a letter in December encouraging the FAA to attend the monthly meetings in person.

However, the two FAA representatives present at the January meeting attended virtually.

Leslie Lardie, senior advisor to the FAA’s regional administrator of the northwest mountain region, said she is based in Washington state and will not be able to come out due to travel restrictions.

Michael Valencia, general manager of the FAA Denver District, said he was unable to attend in person because he was working in Florida at the time.

He said he will attend in person at the next noise roundtable meeting, which is scheduled for Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the airport, 7565 S. Peoria St.

Did the aircraft traffic patterns change?

During the January meeting, a few people said flight patterns had changed due to two planes colliding in midair over the Cherry Creek State Park area in May 2021, leading to more aircraft traffic above neighborhoods. They asked if this change can be undone.

Valencia disagreed that there has been a pattern change.

“There has been no literal change of a traffic pattern at Centennial,” Valencia said. “I’m in charge of all air traffic control for this Denver district, and I never, ever, made any decision or direction to change (the) traffic pattern for Centennial after the midair collision.”

However, Valencia said the FAA did change “an operating procedure” to help prevent collisions, saying the administration essentially adjusted how it separates planes that are on the parallel runways.

In a Dec. 16 letter, Grady Stone, the regional administrator of the FAA’s northwest mountain region, said that following the midair collision, air traffic controllers “were directed to use more active control when managing pattern traffic with arriving aircraft.”

Centennial Airport Executive Director and CEO Mike Fronapfel previously told Colorado Community Media that after the collision, the FAA Control Tower changed how it manages the pattern of traffic, now sequencing the aircraft as they come in on parallel runways. This change was to enhance

safety, but it also resulted in “more aircraft flying out over the neighborhoods.”

Chris Thompson, the public information officer and manager of communications at Centennial Airport, confirmed in a Dec. 20 email that one of the changes the FAA made was extending the flight pattern for Runway 17R/35L.

“The general consensus is that the midair collision was the deciding factor to extending the flight pattern for the touch-and-go runway,” Thompson wrote. “This results in more of a staggered operation on the runways (i.e. plane lands on 17R and then next plane is on 17L) instead of concurrent landings.”

Regarding the discussion on whether the flight patterns changed, Fronapfel said in an email on Jan. 5 that he thinks it’s a matter of semantics.

“When the FAA directed the controllers to ‘use more active control when managing pattern traffic with arriving aircraft’ it effectively results in more instances where the traffic pattern will be extended,” Fronapfel said in the email.

Fronapfel said, from the FAA’s perspective, the traffic pattern “is always subject to expanding or contracting based on several factors” such as the number of planes in the pattern, spacing of the aircraft and sequencing of pattern traffic with arriving aircraft to the parallel runway.

He expects to learn more during the Feb. 1 meeting, “when we hopefully get their response to our questions and they present information on how they are ‘more actively managing/controlling the traffic pattern,’” Fronapfel wrote.

Airport leadership asks FAA three questions

In Stone’s Dec. 16 letter, he said that if the FAA is asked to attend a meeting to provide technical information and responses to questions, then the administration requests “that a maximum of three questions be submitted in writing no less than 30 days in advance of the meeting.”

Fronapfel sent a letter Dec. 31 to Stone, Lardie and Valencia with three questions the airport would like to have answered either before or during the Feb. 1 meeting.

He noted the questions were compiled through participation of airport leadership and staff, the noise roundtable, the City of Greenwood Village and community members.

The first question states residents north of Arapahoe Road are “severely impacted by the increase in aircraft over their homes due to the extended traffic pattern implemented after the midair collision.”

It asks if the FAA considered the environmental impact on residents as a result of the change, and if the administration met its National Environmental Policy Act obligations “before changing how the traffic pattern is managed at Centennial Airport.”

The second question explained that Stone’s letter said traffic patterns cannot be confined based on noise abatement. It asks what criteria can be used by the FAA or Centennial Airport now to confine the pattern area or limit how many aircraft are in the traffic pattern at once.

The final question explains safety concerns have been expressed by the community and by flight

schools “that are being directed to extend the traffic pattern over the residential areas.”

“Because of the new procedure, the pattern is extended so frequently that their students aren’t getting sufficient training on flying a non-extended pattern,” the letter states. “This becomes a safety concern if the student is expected to fly a normal pattern at other airports and they are unable to stay ahead of the aircraft while transitioning to and from their landing or departure.”

It also notes another safety concern, which is that pilots have limited options in an emergency for safely landing their aircraft when they fly over dense residential areas, which may mean “that now it’s more likely a midair collision could occur over a neighborhood.”

“In our opinion having an extended pattern doesn’t enhance the safety of the operations when there has been one midair accident in over 16.2 million operations at Centennial Airport. Were these factors considered by the FAA prior to the change and if not can they be considered?” the letter states.

During the meeting, Lardie said the FAA is currently working on a response to the questions.

FAA removes three-question limitation

During the public comment portion of the meeting, one resident asked the FAA for clarification about its request that a maximum of three questions be submitted, wondering who the questions should come from and if the com-

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munity is permitted to ask three questions as well.

“I’m not sure where that came from,” Lardie said. “We do answer all the questions that come through. There’s, as far as I know, there’s never been a limit.”

Fronapfel explained what people were referencing was Stone’s letter that said to only submit three questions at a time.

In response, Lardie said she now understood the reference and that it takes time to answer questions, as the FAA does a thorough analysis before responding.

“So that’s why we limit those large questions to three, because they do take time,” she said.

She said the questions should come from the noise roundtable, since “how we communicate to the community is through this roundtable.”

The response created some confusion and concern for a few members of the roundtable.

Brad Pierce, the chair of the roundtable, asked if they would have to wait until February to submit questions, since Fronapfel already submitted questions Dec. 31, meaning people may have to wait until March for answers if the response time is 30 days.

“The red tape, to be honest, is just going to take forever to get the response to all the questions that everybody has,” Pierce said.

Lardie said Pierce can collect and send to her all the questions

the noise roundtable and community has, removing the limitation of three questions. However, she said the FAA cannot guarantee that all questions will be answered within 30 days.

Pierce said a process was needed to send questions to Lardie, to which resident Audra Dubler volunteered to collect community questions to send to Pierce.

Lardie asked that Fronapfel review the questions Pierce receives first, to determine if any questions can be answered by the airport, before the questions are then sent to the FAA.

“I am very bothered that the FAA is saying that they will only take questions from this roundtable,” said Centennial City Councilmember Candace Moon, a member of the noise roundtable. “You should not limit the acceptance of questions only from a roundtable of people who are listening to constituents.”

The push for FAA’s in-person attendance

A few residents expressed frustration that the FAA representatives were not in person at the meeting to have a dialogue with them.

Moon said when she first joined the roundtable, there was an FAA representative who attended every monthly meeting.

“And that has slowly dropped off to no representation,” she said.

Valencia said he received his first invitation to the roundtable meeting last month, which he attended virtually.

“I not only empathize but sympathize with noise, and want to hear more about it and see what this great organization of the FAA can do to support this city and the airport authority … and the processes that are available to mitigate these issues,” Valencia said.

He said there are more than 30,000 private airports with

public access to them throughout the United States.

“For us, as the agency, to address every single noise issue at over 30,000 airports is just unreasonable. We just can’t do it. But we can take certain airports that are unique, like Centennial, and hopefully partner and continue to work together,” he said. “You have my commitment to do that. I look forward to seeing you all on Feb. 1.”

Moon said she looks forward to the meeting. She thinks the FAA’s physical presence will do a lot to assure residents that the FAA is working on their behalf.

Candace Moon, Centennial City Councilmember

Love, support and sports

About two weeks ago I was thinking about writing a column about organized sports and our youth. en, I watched the NFL game between the Bu alo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals and decided it was a good idea with a little more power to it.

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Sometimes sports gets a bad rap. No, not everyone is made to be an athlete. But no matter where my sons end up going in their futures, I do not doubt for a second the skills, abilities and interactions will help shape whatever they do.

Before getting to my son’s own experiences, I want to start with what happened in Cincinnati when Buffalo’s defensive back Damar Hamlin su ered a freak accident while tackling receiver Tee Higgins. I am a major football fan so I rarely miss a game. Not surprisingly, I was watching the game live. I watched Hamlin pop up right after the tackle and then fall to the ground.

Thelma Grimes

Based on player reactions and tears I knew it was far more than the concussion our minds usually go to. What came after the life-saving measures on the eld were why I still believe in humanity and organized sports.

You had two teams know they could not go on and play a game because a player’s life was more important. You had a nation, love or hate football, rooting for this man to survive. You had well wishes, strong support and a toy drive receive millions in donations in Hamlin’s name.

When you play sports, you get another family. ey become part of your everyday lives and you play for and support each other.

My 9-year-old started playing his rst year of competitive hockey this year. He loves the sport and shows a lot of passion for learning the game and getting better.

When he rst started, his team, in the 10-and-under Arapahoe Warriors league, was hard to watch. ey are learning the sport and we were losing a lot. We as parents were in the stands every game being supportive but worried when we were losing by six or more goals.

Fast forward a few months and this team is now winning regularly. ey are supporting each other, pushing each other and I see the improvement in my son’s play and that of others on the team. He is proud of what they are doing every week.

Having him also be proud of himself is nice to see. He is making friends, he is learning from a wonderful coaching sta , and he is gaining principles and skills that will carry him beyond hockey in the future.

As much of a bad rap as sports teams can get — I can never replace the friendships my son is earning. I can’t beat the support and friendships I am making with the parents in the stands. I know all of them care about my son and cheer him on in each game.

With sports, too, comes emotion. Hamlin is a great example. On Jan. 8, every team in the NFL wore shirts in support of Hamlin. ey showed vulnerability in talking about the rare incident that caused him to go into cardiac arrest suddenly.

Love, support and growth are what we all want to have in our lives. For Hamlin, NFL athletes and my son as he takes this journey forward — I do love the often overlooked positives of joining a sports program.

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

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New year, new plans, new attitudes

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No matter where you are in the world, this week o ers us all the opportunity to enter the new year with a new plan and a new attitude. Even if we believe we have the right plan and a great attitude, there could be room for a little improvement raising the bar for ourselves and those around us. What if we could make the slightest incremental improvements to our existing plans and our outlook? I think you would agree that we would experience even greater results. ese past couple of months have kept us busy with clients and internally with business planning, writing sales plans, prospecting plans, training plans, new onboarding plans, and working with clients and friends on creating and building vision boards that help provide visual reminders of our goals and what we expect the new year to bring. And if we forget or fail to plan, this old quote often attributed to Benjamin Franklin still holds true all these years later, “By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail.”

Now some of us might be thinking that our plans are just ne, and our attitude is exactly where it needs to be. Whenever I hear this, I am reminded of something my great uncle Harry would always say, “ ere is nothing so good it couldn’t be better, and nothing so bad that it couldn’t get worse.” So, even if we believe our

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plans are solid and our attitude is good and positive, maybe we could take one last look at our plans and give ourselves a check-up from the neck up to try and identify any blind spots we may have missed.

When it comes to planning, I am a big advocate of using a planning tool. I am a little biased to the Ziglar Performance Planner as it is an annual planner that helps me not only manage my days and meetings, but it also helps me to plan out my goals for the year and track those goals each and every day. It also contains some of Zig’s most famous motivational quotes, and when I read those each day, it de nitely inspires me, and ensures my attitude is in the right place as I glance at those words of wisdom throughout my day. If you aren’t using one, I would highly recommend that you nd one that works for you and your schedule.

How do we develop and maintain a positive attitude in a world that can sometimes feel so negative? at is a question I receive from many of you throughout the year. And here at the beginning of the year is the perfect time to take control of our own attitude regardless of what the world throws our way. Setting our foundation upon an attitude that starts with gratitude. It’s really di cult to slip into a negative head space when we are grateful for everything we have and everyone in our circle of friends and family.

Maintaining a positive and healthy attitude

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Colorado to shut down all state-run COVID-19 testing sites

BY MATT BLOOM COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Anyone looking for a free COVID-19 test in Colorado will have a few less options starting on Jan. 15.  e Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says it plans to shutter its 20 remaining community testing sites on that date due to a shift in demand among residents to at-home tests. e drive-thru and walk-in sites at parks and schools – once overwhelmed at the height of the pandemic – have been operating at less than 6 percent capacity since November.

e move comes in the middle of peak respiratory illness season. But o cials involved in the announcement stressed that COVID tests would remain widely available through other means.

“Coloradans have transitioned away from relying on large community testing sites and toward testing at home,” said Scott Bookman, the state’s COVID-19 incident commander, in a news release. “With this transition, the state is focusing e orts on the testing distribution methods Coloradans currently use most and providing testing resources to those who need them most.” e closures will a ect testing

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isn’t just about gratitude alone, we also must be careful of what we allow to enter our minds. Again, here at the beginning of the year it is a fantastic time to create a reading calendar for the year of the good books that we want to read, books that inspires us and that keep us grounded. It’s a great time to nd the podcasts that are lled with powerful and positive information that can motivate and challenge us to grow in mind, body, and spirit.

How about you? Is the new year the right time to reevaluate your plans?

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clinics in Denver, Boulder, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs and other large cities across the state. e list includes the following:  Alamosa - Adams State University, Conour Hall

• Aurora - Aurora Center for Active Adults - Del Mar

• Castle Rock - Justice Center

• Centennial - Centennial Hospital

• Commerce City - Dicks Sporting Goods Park

• Denver - All City Stadium South, George Washington High School, Ascension Catholic Church

• Lakewood - Lakewood at South Kipling

• Westminster - WestminsterFront Range Community College

Coloradans can search on CDPHE’s website, covid19.colorado. gov/testing, to nd a distribution site for free at-home tests near them. CDPHE’s free school testing program will stay in place through the end of this school year at least. Many pharmacies and private doctor’s o ces have large supplies of tests available for free. You can also still order free tests through a federal program online.

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Are you failing to plan? Or are you all over this and have a brilliant plan and a wonderful attitude? Either way, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can take the time to create a plan that will help us to achieve all that we hope to achieve in the new year, and support that plan with a positive attitude, it really will be a better than good life.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

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BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For the past 20 years, talk of addressing mental health issues within the health care industry circled around without much emphasis. at’s beginning to change, and it’s starting with the ne arts.

At the Colorado Resiliency Arts Lab at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, a team of doctors, therapists and literary scholars are doing just that: exploring how the ne arts can help nurses, doctors, surgeons and other healthcare workers heal from trauma.

The numbers

e team found that creative arts therapy not only decreases anxiety, feelings of burnout and depression, but also helps keep medical workers in their eld.

e study, published in the American Journal of Medicine in 2022 found that anxiety, depression, total PTSD and emotional exhaustion measurement scores decreased by 27.8%, 35.5%, 25.8% and 11.6%, respectively.

Katherine Reed, an art therapist for the program, said that 12% saw a reduction in the desire to leave the profession.

“It’s amazing in how basic it really is, and yet it’s creating these incredible results,” Reed said.

The program

Dr. Marc Moss, a doctor who is part of the CORAL team, said the program received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2019 to prove the value of the ne arts, after the National Endowment for the Arts requested proposals to show Congress that art was worth the money spent.

“It’s easy to say, ‘Wow, it’s great having a symphony’ or ‘It’s great having parks and etc.,’ but what’s the value of that?’” Moss said.

“ ey wanted to have more scienti c evidence.”

From the results of the study, CORAL did just

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that. e program o ers group art therapy cohorts to healthcare workers to help them process their day-to-day lives.

It’s a 12-week program with weekly 90-minute sessions with between eight to 15 participants. Each session is guided by a creative arts therapist.

CORAL o ers art, music, dance and writing therapy with hopes to add drama therapy in the near future.

Reed explained that art intrinsically creates community, helps the healing process and connects people. ose characteristics are key to helping people overcome their trauma.

She said a reason burnout remains prevalent is due to the way humans isolate themselves and avoid conversations and expressions about what happened. In the group sessions, participants can show each other they aren’t alone and validate each others’ experiences.

Historically, she said, art was the basis of expression and commu-

nication. Egyptian Hieroglyphics morphed into language.

Over the course of her 20-year career as an art therapist, Reed said she has a front-row seat to the limitations of language on expression, especially in children. Children — and adults — may lack the words or rhetoric to describe their experiences or their feelings, and music, painting, drama and other forms of art can act as a backdoor to expressing those feelings.

“(Children) can show you with sound and music what it feels like in their brain to remember the impact,” Reed said. “It’s a way of communicating that bypasses language. When we talk, we’re constantly ltering our words.”

It deepens the healing and clients don’t need to know how to draw, play an instrument or act out. It’s about interpreting your own symbols, song lyrics and paint color choices to nd meaning.

Common causes

Witnessing trauma like death, injury, illness and medical ethical dilemmas are all themes that come up in the workshops. In medical school, classes don’t necessarily exist to teach students

how to deal with it.

“You get into real-life medicine and suddenly (there are) personalities, narratives, stories and family members you’re not necessarily equipped to manage. You know how to transplant that heart, but do you know how to manage the mother’s panic or the father’s anger?” Reed said.

Another root cause can be the American healthcare system in general. Reed said doctors may need to see 20 patients in one day, which limits the time to actually talk with them since then they need to document those appointments.

at leads to longer hours and less time with loved ones, making it harder to nd a work-life balance.

A lack of emotional learning for healthcare workers also hints at a broader issue at hand in general. Many parallels exist between healthcare workers and students, who may not know how to express or manage their own feelings, Reed said.

rough art therapy and CORAL, healthcare workers can learn to manage those feelings. Not only for their own well-being, but also to be more successful in their day-

to-day job.

Economic value

A lack of those tools can lead to higher rates of turnover, and Moss said it makes the program all the more valuable.

“Turnover is expensive,” Moss said.

at piques interest in hospital administrators. Less burnout and turnover of employees is coste ective. Moss said the COVID-19 pandemic ampli ed the need for mental health resources for hospitals and administrators are looking for ways to do that.

So much so that the Children’s Hospital agreed to start a program outside of the grant. Once the grant from the National Endowment for the Arts nishes its 10year period, not only does Moss think more programs will exist in Colorado, but also all across the country.

He sees a larger multicenter study occurring at multiple different hospitals in di erent cities to expand the evidence on the e ciency.

“If a pill had the results that CORAL has, every single person would be taking it because it’s affordable and it works,” Reed said.

Healthcare workers engage in visual art making through the CORAL program that o ers art therapy to nurses, doctors and others within the medical profession.

Dance therapy is one form of art therapy the CORAL program provides.

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New members of guild share art

Works

on display in gallery that began as railroad depot

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Eighteen artists have joined the longtime Littleton Fine Arts Guild in the past year and the organization features their works in a new exhibit, through March 5. e LFAG operates the historic Depot Art Gallery at 2069 W. Powers Ave. in downtown Littleton

and two receptions are planned to feature their works.

e rst reception will be Jan. 13 from 4 to 7 p.m. and the second will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 10. e public is invited to both.

For newcomers who are not familiar with the gallery, it is fashioned from the historic red Santa Fe Railway depot that once served Littleton passengers who commuted into Denver, as well as longer distance passengers who came from all directions to visit Littleton, or pass through en route to Wyoming and New Mexico or to nd east-west train connections.

And then, there were the daily ship-

ments of milk cans and other freight. (Our area south of Denver was lled with dairy farms and other agricultural projects.) Note the milk can at the gallery entrance!

e new members work in a variety of techniques — oil, watercolor, ink, three-dimensional pieces and more.

“White Torch” a watercolor by Kristal Hoeh, shows a portrait of the beautiful owering cactus we nd to the south and west of Littleton. e sharp spines clearly say “just look!”

John Kitner’s “Guanella Pass,” created with acrylic paint on a horizontal panel, carries the eye across a green mountain meadow and up the pass

that will carry travelers into historic Georgetown on the other side. (My favorite spot in Colorado is at the top of Guanella Pass!)

Perhaps a stop in Georgetown — or Littleton — for breakfast will bring some bright red strawberries like those on Teresa Maone’s painting.

Pat Hartman’s soft watercolor, “While On My Way,” shows a scene we might nd in a number of Colorado locations: a sunny corner of a weathered log fence that leads into a grove of aspen trees. Nice spot for a picnic.

Admission to the gallery is free. You can also view this exhibit at depotartgallery.org.

“White Torch,” a watercolor by Kristal Hoeh, is part of the new members’ show at the Depot Art Gallery. COURTESY PHOTOS

“Guanella Pass,” acrylic on panel by Jon Kitner, is in the Depot Art Gallery show for new Littleton Fine Arts Guild members.

“Strawberries,” an oil by Teresa Maone, is part of the Littleton Fine Arts Guild’s new members’ show.

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Arapahoe Libraries announces that award-winning author Kristin Hannah will speak via Zoom with readers at 6 p.m. on Jan 19. Her popular title, “ e Nightingale,” is scheduled for early 2023 lm release and “ e Great Alone” has been optioned ... She will speak about her career and participate in a moderated question-and-answer session. She will give away free books as long as the supply lasts. Call Arapahoe Libraries at 303-5427279 to register and for information about accessing Zoom.

SONYA’S SAMPLER

Stage show ending

Reminder: “Master Class,” about Maria Callas, is in the last few days of its run through Jan. 15 at Littleton Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Box o ce: 303-7942787, ext. 5, townhallartscenter.org.

Littleton Symphony

e Littleton Symphony plays at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10, with guest conductor Dr. Brandon Matthews, director of orchestras and professor of music at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Rachmanino ’s 150th birthday will be celebrated with his Second Symphony. Concert is at

Littleton Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Tickets: littletonsymphony.org, 303-933-6824.

Chamber music

Date change: e Englewood Arts Presents Chamber Music concert featuring cellist/birthday person Silver Ainomae with friends/musicians from the Colorado Symphony Orchestra was originally scheduled on Jan. 28 and is now happening Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. at Hampden Hall, 1000 Hampden Ave (Englewood’s city building). Tickets, info: ebertoluzzi@ hotmail.com 0r 303-806-8196.

Saving Places

e 2023 Saving Places Conference is scheduled Feb. 8-10, 2023 at Embassy Suites by Hilton in Boulder. Attend in-person and online.

First time attendees only $100. Livestreaming at reduced price. 303893-4260, nbopp@coloradopreservation.org. (Future plans include an on-the-road session in La Junta August 25-26.) Featured February speakers: Dr. Max Page, keynote talk: “Winning a Future for the Historic Preservation Movement We Need”; Ira Matt, “Preservation as Perpetuation” on Feb. 9; Laura Dominguez: “Repair, Not Replace: What Memory Keepers in the West Teach Us About Preservation Justice.”

Littleton Museum

Littleton Museum presents “Nature’s Blueprints” Feb. 17 to May 14 at the museum gallery. Opening reception: 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 16 at 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. 303795-3950. Admission is free. Open Tuesday-Sunday. On a related note: e Friends of the Littleton Library/ Museum announced that they raised $26,000 in 2022 while operating the ongoing Used Book Sale, hosting events and supporting programs at Bemis Library and the Littleton Museum. New members are welcome and the book sale is looking for a research assistant to help price books that can be sold online. Contact Bernice Reed at breed9977@yahoo. com. Volunteers are welcome. For details on what books to donate and when, contact Michelle Grabowski at 303-795-3961. (We realize people have taken books to donate and been refused lately, which results in anger. Will try to address issue in a

column soon.)

Vintage Theatre

“ e Roommate” by awardwinning American playwright/poet Jen Silverman will be performed by Vintage eatre Jan 13-Feb. 19 at 1468 Dayton St. in Aurora. Bernie Cardell, director. “A tribute to badass women in their 50s.” vintagetheatre. org, 303-856-7830. Tickets: $20-$34. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday/ Saturday and Jan. 23, (Monday.) 2:30 p.m. Sundays.

A ordable Art

e “A ordable Art” show at Town Hall Arts Center’s Stanton Gallery until Feb. 6 features oils, watercolors, photography, pastels and mixedmedia pieces — all priced at $200 and under that price. Own your own original artwork … Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and during performances, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, townhallartscenter.org.

Stories on Stage

“A Hall Pass to the Galaxy” is Stories on Stage’s opening volley for the New Year — performance of stories by professional actors. In-person performance: Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Virtual, streaming performance available after that. Streaming ticket holders will receive a link and can access on Jan. 15 or thereafter. Single tickets cost $24. storiesonstage.org, 303-494-0523.

Kristin Hannah, author of “Nightingale” and other titles, will speak virtually for Arapahoe Libraries. COURTESY PHOTO

ThunderRidge rally barely falls short

BY ALEX K.W. SCHULTZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Highlands Ranch — Wow.

After what was an all-out slugfest between backto-back state champion underRidge and upsetminded Cherry Creek on the hardwood the night of Jan. 6, that’s all that could be said.

underRidge wunderkind Andrew Crawford was fouled on a 3-point shot as the clock hit triple zeroes in regulation and coolly buried all three free throws to force overtime. But Cherry Creek somehow, someway managed to overcome the massive momentum swing and prevail 83-81 on the road in a nonleague thriller.

“I’m proud of how valiantly they fought,” 27th-year underRidge coach Joe Ortiz said of his Grizzlies, who graduated nine players from last year’s state title-winning team and don’t feature a single senior on this year’s squad. “It was a back-and-forth game.” Ortiz’s young troops found themselves down 82-78 with time ticking away in overtime, but Kael Carney’s trey with 14 seconds left gave the Grizzlies a chance.

underRidge fouled Trevon Chambers on the Bruins’ ensuing possession, putting the Cherry Creek senior on the free-throw line for two shots with 7 seconds to go. Chambers’ rst attempt was true, but his second spit out of the cylinder. e Grizzlies snagged the rebound and raced down the court, but Carney’s 3-point attempt at the buzzer was just o the mark.

“ ey hit their shots down the stretch and we

ThunderRidge’s Andrew Crawford prepares for his third of three free throws with no time remaining in regulation to force overtime against Cherry Creek. The Bruins went on to win 83-81 win in the nonleague contest on Jan. 6 in the ThunderRidge gymnasium. Crawford finished with a game-high 31 points.

PHOTO BY ALEX SCHULTZ

Thunder Ridge’s Charlie Spann charges in for a shot Friday night against Cherry Creek in the Thunder Ridge gymnasium. Spann finished with 18 points for the Grizzlies.

Creek survives to take 2-point hoops win over gritty Grizzlies

didn’t,” Crawford, a junior, said of how the nal minutes of overtime unfolded. “It was a winnable game, though.”

If not for Crawford’s heroics and mental sturdiness in the closing moments of regulation, the game would have never seen overtime.

After Chambers connected on the back end of a pair of free throws to give Cherry Creek a 66-63 lead with 4 seconds left, Ortiz called a full timeout to set up one nal play for the Grizzlies.

Ryan Doyle inbounded the ball to Crawford, who ran the length of the oor and loosed a running 3-point attempt from the right wing at the buzzer that missed.

But Crawford was fouled on the play.

And so, with only zeroes showing on the clock and the junior standing alone at the free-throw line with thousands of eyeballs on him, the situation was this: Miss a single free throw and the game’s over, or make all three to force overtime.

One by one, Crawford poured in all three shots — nothing but nylon.

“Every time I get to the line, I say, `In the park.’ I work out in the park all the time. I’ve shot thousands of free throws there. at’s where my mind goes when I’m shooting free throws. It was really nothing. It was a big moment in the game, but I wasn’t nervous at all,” said Crawford, whose 31-point masterpiece included underRidge’s last nine points in regulation to keep his team close.

Apparently, Ortiz wasn’t nervous for his young marksman, either. “He was 10-for-11 from the freethrow line in the state championship

game last year. You see how he takes his time and he’s totally locked in. I was fully con dent he would make all three,” Ortiz said of Crawford, who’s already sitting on college o ers from Colorado, Colorado State, Denver and Rice, among others.

underRidge (8-4) led by three on two separate occasions in overtime, but the Bruins (5-6) never went away.

Crawford’s and-one play right out of the gates spotted the Grizzlies a 69-66 lead, but Chambers quickly responded with a pair of free throws. Two Crawford free throws moments later gave underRidge a 71-68 lead, but Cherry Creek’s Blake Purchase — the 6-foot-3, 240-pound senior who’s committed to play linebacker for Oregon’s football team — answered with two buckets of his own from the charity stripe.

A Robbie Bailey-to-Franck Belibi steal and score triggered a 10-2 run for the Bruins, forcing underRidge to operate from behind once again.

Although they were down by several buckets with little more than a minute to play, the Grizzlies never conceded.

“We were down by 12 in the state championship game last year to start the game. We keep ghting back.

at’s not about this team. at’s about this program. It’s who we are,” said Ortiz, who has guided the Grizzlies to 12 Final Four appearances, eight state championship games and four state titles in his time at underRidge.

In regulation, the Grizzlies and Bruins traded blows the whole way — the contest featured nine ties and 13 lead changes.

Charlie Spann nished with 18 points for under Ridge. Ulysses Brown and Tommy Wight each scored nine points, Carney had eight and Christian Simenthal added ve.

Help Wanted

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0573-2022

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

On November 8, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) CROSS CREEK 3, LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) INDICATE CAPITAL FUND 1, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt INDICATE CAPITAL FUND 1, LLC Date of Deed of Trust March 08, 2022

County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 10, 2022

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) E2027456

Original Principal Amount $896,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $896,000.00

AND CONSULTING LLC

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO

Also known by street and number as: 3190 WEST BOWLES AVENUE, LITTLETON, CO 80123.

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

Community Programs 8,850.00

Shauna Whitworth Services and Other 60.75

AURORA COMPREHENSIVE

COMMUNITY Services and Other 28,027.20

BELLEVIEW TWO HOLDINGS Community Programs 5,720.72

BENZER CO 1 LLC Community Programs 12,412.09

BRIDGE WF CO ESPRIT Community Programs 9,436.96

Brenda Simons Services and Other 135.50

Brenda Simons Supplies 112.95

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other 660.42

CENNTENIAL EAST

APARTMENTS LP Community Programs 6,934.25

CENTERSPACE LP Community Programs 7,097.29

CHRISTINA GOH Community Programs 1,325.00

CITY OF AURORA Services and Other 156.60

CLEARFORK REALTY

CORPORATION Community Programs 7,074.42

COLORADO SAFETY INSPECTION Services and Other 90.00

COMCOR INC Community Programs 2,030.10

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA Services and Other 1,750,000.00

COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTERS INC Community Programs 4,330.35

COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTERS INC Services and Other 88,000.00

CORECIVIC LLC Community Programs 317,464.69

CORECIVIC LLC Services and Other 152,735.00

CORTLAND GROWTH AND INCOME OP LP Community Programs 1,835.00

CSH PROPERTY ONE LLC Community Programs 13,758.00

CSST SOFTWARE LLC Services and Other 2,004.86

DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION Services and Other 6,190.00

DONATELLI AND KLEIN INC

ETAL PTRS Community Programs 5,083.00

DOUBLE LC INVESTMENTS Services and Other 2,492.50

DUNG TRUONG Community Programs 14,800.00

David Hankins Services and Other 169.55

Denise Holter Services and Other 174.75

EAGLE ROCK DISTRIBUTING COMPANY LLC MISC. 14,824.76

EAGLE ROCK SUPPLY MISC. 7,089.60

EYAL TZARFATI Community Programs 2,150.00

Eloisa Altamira Services and Other 324.32

Emily Bild Services and Other 320.00

FAMILY SUPPORT REGISTRY MISC. 346.14

FOUNDRY APARTMENTS LLC Community Programs 3,124.00

GRACE ROSE PROPERTIES 4 LLC Community Programs 1,900.00

GRACE TEMPLE CHURCH Community Programs 1,100.00

GRID ALTERNATIVES Services and Other 14,048.07

H & A PROPERTIES LLC Services and Other 17,578.90

HERITAGE OUTPATIENT

TREATMENT SVC Services and Other 45.00

HOME COMFORT INSULATION Services and Other 4,573.32

HOPE STARTS HERE FOOD BANK Services and Other 10,000.00

HUNTERS RUN HOLDING LP Community Programs 6,880.50

HYATT LEGAL PLANS INC MISC. 160.02

INDEPENDENCE REALTY

OPERATING LP Community Programs 13,121.16

INTERVENTION COMMUNITY Community Programs 4,060.20

IVY CROSSING JV LLC Community Programs 11,901.52

JONATHAN THEISEN Community Programs 7,095.56

JSP VILLAS AT HOMSTEAD I LLC Community Programs 5,451.59

Jovian Lucero-Colin Services and Other 44.37

Jovian Lucero-Colin Supplies 86.90

KAISER PERMANENTE MISC. 32,798.48

KFED DOR 85B LLC Community Programs 2,270.00

Kara O’Kelly Services and Other 8.30

Katherine Smith Services and Other 1.88

LARAMIE COUNTY

COMMUNITY COLLEGE Community Programs 1,339.34

LARIMER COUNTY Community Programs 319.50

LITTLETON HOUSING

AUTHORITY Community Programs 968.00

LITTLETON MAIN STREET LLC Community Programs 9,784.00

LOCKBOX NUMBER: 234070 MISC. 1,490.00

LOHMILLER AND COMPANY Supplies 8.23

LOWES COMMERCIAL SERVICES MISC. 1,524.96

LOWES COMMERCIAL SERVICES Supplies 4,954.52

Lauren Thomas Services and Other 96.53

MALLORY SAFETY AND SUPPLY LLC Supplies 5,124.40

MAVI UNLIMITED INC Community Programs 8,365.05

MIG RE INVESTORS I LLC Community Programs 2,409.99

MOHINDER GROVER Community Programs 14,280.00

MONTGOMERY

MORTON

OXFORD

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THRIVE TUTORING DENVER Community Programs 3,956.25

TRADITIONS AT ENGLEWOOD LLC Community Programs 3,870.00

TRIUMPH MANAGEMENT CO Community Programs 8,093.79

TYCO FIRE & SECURITY (US) Services and Other 225.77

UNITED STATES TRUCK DRIVING Community Programs 12,584.34

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Community Programs 315.00

VILLAGE AT CENTENNIAL LLC Community Programs 9,844.98

VILLAGE EXCHANGE CENTER Services and Other 350,000.00

VISION SERVICE PLAN MISC. 283.11

VIVRE Community Programs 5,766.00

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

INSTITUTES INC Community Programs 26,627.00

Vicki Struckle Services and Other 76.29

Vicki Struckle Supplies 43.50

WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO Services and Other 5,164.40

WELLPATH LLC Services and Other 19,703.22

WHOLE ENERGY AND HARDWARE INC MISC. 5,545.62

XCEL ENERGY Community Programs 921.04

XCEL ENERGY Services and Other 772.29

XIAOSHENG CHEN Community Programs 3,300.00

Yonathan Shashore Services and Other 193.20

FUND REPORT - 28 Open Space Sales Tax

AG WASSENAAR INC Services and Other 1,580.00

AMERICAN SEPTIC SERVICE Services and Other 620.00

APPLEGATE GROUP INC Services and Other 7,718.75

ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC AIRPORT MISC. 46,567.50

BLASTER BOUNCER DENVER INC Services and Other 419.00

Bryan Jones Services and Other 271.25

CARROLL W SCOTT Supplies 1,780.62

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other 1,054.69

CINTAS CORPORATION NO2 Services and Other 1,194.15

CITY OF AURORA Services and Other 163.43

CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE Services and Other 2,448.60

CODE 4 SECURITY SERVICES LLC Services and Other 1,137.10

COLORADO STATE BOARD OF Services and Other 100.00

CONCRETE EXPRESS INC Services and Other 35,395.70

CPS DISTRIBUTORS INC Services and Other 360.84

CYNTHIA LEKAS MISC. 684.00

Crystal Organ Services and Other 38.50

DAVID CALDERA MISC. 1,050.00

DAVID EVANS

AND ASSOCIATES INC Services and Other 18,063.82

DISTINCTIVE THREADS INC Supplies 371.16

ELECTRI TEK LLC Services and Other 220.12

ELECTRI TEK LLC Supplies 133.72

EVENT RENTS DENVER LLC Services and Other 21.95

EWING IRRIGATION

PRODUCTS INC Supplies 168.84

FASTSIGNS OF ENGLEWOOD Services and Other 477.18

GIT R DONE PEST CONTROL INC Services and Other 2,667.00

GRAINGER Supplies 724.08

Glen Poole Services and Other 454.65

HIGH LINE CANAL CONSERVANCY Services and Other 89,000.00

HOME DEPOT USA INC Services and Other 309.43

HSS SECURITY INC Services and Other 3,095.00

HYATT LEGAL PLANS INC MISC. 91.44

INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT

GROUP Services and Other 13,650.00

INTERMOUNTAIN RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOC Services and Other 160.07

JALISCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. Services and Other 128,139.33

JESS BECKER MISC. 1,300.00

JOSEPH A BUZZITTA SR Services and Other 1,150.00

KAISER PERMANENTE MISC. 25,249.62

Ken Cook Services and Other 200.00

LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL MISC. 1,100.00

LOCLYZ LLC Services and Other 2,575.00

MCGOFFIN MARKETING INC Services and Other 4,828.50

Michele Frishman Services and Other 28.88

OCCUPATIONAL

HEALTH CENTERS OF SW Services and Other 60.00

PICKENS TECHNICAL COLLEGE MISC. 1,100.00

PLANIT GEO, INC Services and Other 9,995.00

PREMIER FACILITY

CONSTRUCTORS, LLC MISC. 2,482.00

PURE CYCLE CORPORATION Services and Other 1,355.88

589.43

KAISER PERMANENTE MISC. 976.92

KATIE BLACK Services and Other 82.50

PITKIN COUNTY Services and Other 707.70

S & B CONFLUENCE CO LLC Services and Other 395.00

SOUTHFIELD PLAZA LLC Services and Other 6,304.95

STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY MISC. 134.82

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, 03/08/2023, 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.

VISION SERVICE PLAN MISC. 11.01

WEST METRO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT Services and Other 360.00

XCEL ENERGY Services and Other 643.26

FUND REPORT - 33 Building Maintenance Fund

A & A TRADIN POST INC Services and Other 10,642.01

A-1 CHIPSEAL COMPANY Services and Other 3,765.00

ARAPAHOE COUNTY WATER AND Services and Other 14,118.15

ATCO MANUFACTURING

COMPANY Services and Other 954.80

BACKFLOW TESTS LLC Supplies 2,635.00

BIG TOOL BOX Services and Other 70.16

BOBS ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICEServices and Other 1,440.05

BPB HOLDING CORP Services and Other 298.52

BPB HOLDING CORP Supplies 323.70

BRADY INDUSTRIES

OF COLORADO LLC Supplies 10,494.82

BRIGHTLY SOFTWARE INC Services and Other 44,145.41

BROWN BROTHERS

BUREAU VERITAS NATIONAL

WEATHERPROOFING LLC Services and Other 6,996.00

ELEVATOR Services and Other 300.00

CENTURYLINK Services and Other 331.70

CFM SUPPLY COMPANY Services and Other 5,240.81

CGRS INC Services and Other 13,975.00

CHARLES D JONES & CO INC Services and Other 764.41

CHARLES D JONES & CO INC Supplies 106.05

COLORADO NETWORK

CABLING AND CCTV Services and Other 442.00

COSGROVE LEASING COMPANY INC Supplies 366.18

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Services and Other 1,140.00

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Services and Other 90.00

DG INVESTMENT INTERMEDIATE Services and Other 1,259.00

EAP GLASS SERVICE Services and Other 868.00

ELECTRI TEK LLC Services and Other 7,903.23

ELITE INDUSTRIES INC Services and Other 1,670.00

EVEREST MECHANICAL

NORTHERN CO LLC Services and Other 2,985.00

EVH ENTERPRISES LLC Services and Other 9,935.00

FIRE ALARM SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES INC Services and Other 280.00

GLOBAL FIRE & SAFETY INC Services and Other 90.00

GRAINGER Services and Other 83.52

GRAINGER Supplies 965.02

HIGH PLAINS ACCESS

CONTROLS LLC Services and Other 250.00

HOME DEPOT USA INC Supplies 7,598.91

HYDER CONSTRUCTION INC Services and Other 60,014.86

IMPACT FIRE SERVICES LLC Services and Other 5,225.00

IRON MOUNTAIN RECORDS Services and Other 400.02

JOHN W GASPARINI INC Supplies 1,221.44

KEESEN LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT INC Services and Other 1,058.05

METRO PAVERS INC MISC. 1,000.00

NIULPE INC Services and Other 50.00

PEST PREDATOR LLC Services and Other 1,669.00

PIONEER SAND COMPANY INC Services and Other 757.59

ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER Services and Other 176.67

ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER LLC Services and Other 5.95

ROYAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS COMPANY INC Services and Other 2,546.10

RRA CORPORATION Services and Other 12.18

SHERWIN WILLIAMS Services and Other 64.86

SUMMIT LABORATORIES INC Services and Other 4,748.00

THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY Services and Other 9,307.00

THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO Services and Other 355.93

TRANE INC Services and Other 161.37

WEED WRANGLERS Services and Other 12,867.50

FUND

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

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: 11/08/2022

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) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert T. Cosgrove #12217

VISION SERVICE PLAN MISC. 99.44

WASTE MANAGEMENT

OF COLORADO Services and Other 878.78

WEED WRANGLERS Services and Other 2,750.29

XCEL ENERGY Services and Other 1,303.25

FUND REPORT - 44 Arap. County Water and Wastewater

UMB BANK NA Services and Other 650.00

FUND REPORT - 67 Arap. Cty Building Finance Corporation

ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC AIRPORT Services and Other 1,611,898.00

FUND REPORT - 70 Central Services

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS MISC. 493.54

ALL TRUCK AND TRAILER PARTS

(ATTP) MISC. 838.68

AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS INC MISC. 1,757.86

BOBCAT OF THE ROCKIES LLC MISC. 694.88

BRIDGESTONE RETAIL

OPERATIONS LLC MISC. 1,050.65

BRUCKNER TRUCK SALES INC MISC. 314.92

CLEAR CHOICE MISC. 510.51

COLORADO PETROLEUM

PRODUCTS CO MISC. 2,825.45

EP BLAZER LLC MISC. 105,969.00

FACTORY MOTOR PARTS MISC. 199.38

FARIS MACHINERY CO MISC. 2,094.05

FEDEX MISC. 2,209.92

FEDEX FREIGHT MISC. 57.05

GJ POWERSPORTS MISC. 21,241.34

HSS SECURITY INC MISC. 66,850.00

HSS SECURITY INC Services and Other 865.00

HSS SECURITY INC Supplies 4,725.00

JACK’S TIRE

& OIL MANAGEMENT CO INC MISC. 4,496.16

KGA-FLG LLC MISC. 396,212.00

KOIS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT

CO INC MISC. 3,093.00

LIGHTING ACCESSORY & WARNING MISC. 10,601.85

MULTICOPTER WAREHOUSE LLC MISC. 32,067.91

NAPA AUTO PARTS MISC. 1,130.34

NATIONWIDE AUTO PARTS MISC. 4,537.71

OJ WATSON COMPANY INC MISC. 45.00

PITNEY BOWES PRESORT SERVICES INC MISC. 3,059.20

POLARIS LABORATORIES LLC MISC. 1,022.71

POMP’S TIRE SERVICE MISC. 1,965.76

SENERGY PETROLEUM LLC MISC. 63,986.11

TRANSWEST TRUCKS TRAILER RV MISC. 85,558.00

VISTA FD LLC MISC. 828.44

FUND REPORT - 71 Self-Insurance Liability

CERTIFIED POWER INC Services and Other 2,062.47

EAP GLASS SERVICE Services and Other 1,233.00

HOW HOLDINGS LLC Services and Other 692.50

IMA FINANCIAL GROUP Services and Other 2,835.00

KEN CARYL GLASS INC Services and Other 683.00

KYMAT LLC Services and Other 149.00

OJ WATSON COMPANY INC Services and Other 603.13

OLSON RESTORATION II LLC Services and Other 13,909.49

PARKER TRAILER & RV INC Services and Other 407.47

PORTER AUTO BODY Services and Other 15,719.12

VISTA FD LLC Services and Other 227.71

WAGNER EQUIPMENT CO Services and Other 1,643.28

FUND REPORT - 73 Self-Insurance Workers Comp

CANNON COCHRAN MANAGEMENT Services and Other 326,613.98

FUND REPORT - 74 Self-Insurance Dental

ALERUS FINANCIAL NA Services and Other 6,731.26

DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF COLORADO Services and Other 93,191.73

VISION SERVICE PLAN Services and Other 30.82

FUND REPORT - 84 E-911 Authority

CENTURYLINK Services and Other 23,801.88

CITY OF LITTLETON Services and Other 679.00

CONVERGEONE, INC Services and Other 72,938.84

CONVEY911 LLC Services and Other 13,500.00

FAIRFIELD AND WOODS PC Services and Other 11,778.00

GREENWOOD VILLAGE

POLICE DEPART Services and Other 27,000.00

LANGUAGE

CITY

CITY

MISC. 457,536.95

Public Notices

Burns, Wall and Mueller, P.C.

303 East 17th Avenue, #920, Denver, CO 80203-1299 (303) 830-7000

Attorney File # 3190 WEST BOWLES AVENUE

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

EXHIBIT “A” 0573-2022

Attached to and forming part of the Deed of Trust to Public Trustee, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Financing Statement, dated March 8, 2022, from Cross Creek 3, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company as Grantor, to the Public Trustee of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, for the use and benefit of Indicate Capital Fund 1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Beneficiary. Description of Property: LOT 1, BLOCK 1, WATSON LANE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, ACCORDING TO THE CORRECTIVE PLAT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 AT RECEPTION NO. B2164681, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also Known As: 3190 West Bowles Avenue Littleton, CO 80123

Legal Notice NO. 0573-2022

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

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

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0577-2022

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

On November 8, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Jessica M. Lujan-Ladow AND Joseph N. Ladow

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Ent Federal Credit Union

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Ent Federal Credit Union Date of Deed of Trust December 17, 2015

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 22, 2015

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

D5145653

Original Principal Amount $55,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $55,436.44

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 SOUTH 73.5 FEET OF THE NORTH 148.5 FEET OF THE EAST 125 FEET OF THE WEST 155 FEET OF THE EAST 300 FEET OF BLOCK 31, WINDERMERE - GALLUP'S SUBURBAN HOME SUBDIVISION , COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 5978 S. Louthan St, LITTLETON, CO 80120.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/08/2023, 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: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

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: 11/08/2022

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) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Peter M. Susemihl #494 Susemihl, Mcdermott & Downie, PC 660 Southpointe Ct. Suite 210, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 (719) 579-6500

Attorney File # 5978 S LOUTHAN ST

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.

Legal Notice No. 0577-2022

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0561-2022

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

On November 4, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Gregory J Hoffman, a married person and Louise B Hoffman, a married person

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for Coldwell Banker Mortgage, Its Successors and Assigns 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

January 22, 2010

County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 25, 2010

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D0007694

Original Principal Amount $417,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $320,976.95

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 5, GREENWOOD HIGHLANDS FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 4 Windover Road, Greenwood Village, CO 80121.

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

If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5)

LEGAL DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 09/28/2022 AT RECEPTION NO. E2098930 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/08/2023, 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: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

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: 11/04/2022

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) representing 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-22-926956-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 Revised 1/2015

NO. 0561-2022

First Publication: 1/12/2023

Last Publication: 2/9/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0540-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 21, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and De-

mand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Sterling J Steed and Amber K Steed

Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. ("MERS"), as beneficiary, as nominee for Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc., Its Successors and Assigns

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 September 09, 2016

County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 13, 2016

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D6102260

Original Principal Amount $270,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $236,787.92

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 20, BLOCK 2, SOUTHGLENN NINTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 7333 S Washington Circle, Centennial, CO 80122-1402.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/22/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law

First Publication: 12/29/2022 Last Publication: 1/26/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

DATE: 10/21/2022

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) representing 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-22-945118-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 Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0540-2022

First Publication: 12/29/2022

Last Publication: 1/26/2023

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

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0523-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 7, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

STANLEY JAMES O'HALLORAN

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR VECTRA BANK COLORADO, NA

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust December 12, 2008

County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 19, 2008

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8137580

Original Principal Amount $170,482.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $129,237.38

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 8, BLOCK 1, SOUTH PARK, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 6492 SOUTH CEDAR STREET, 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, 02/08/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/15/2022 Last Publication: 1/12/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

DATE: 10/07/2022 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) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Anna Johnston #51978

Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Randall Chin #31149 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009622739

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. 0523-2022

First Publication: 12/15/2022 Last Publication: 1/12/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0554-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 1, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Julie Brown

Original Beneficiary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust April 20, 2007

County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 23, 2007

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B7050779

Original Principal Amount $174,166.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $151,376.16

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOTS 13 AND 14, BLOCK 21, SHERIDAN SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1810 W Girard Ave, 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, 03/01/2023, 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: 1/5/2023

Last Publication: 2/2/2023

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: 11/01/2022 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) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #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 # 22-028628

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. 0554-2022

First Publication: 1/5/2023

Last Publication: 2/2/2023

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

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0533-2022

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

On October 14, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) CAROL A. RIGDON Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR LIVE WELL FINANCIAL, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC Date of Deed of Trust February 23, 2017

County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 02, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7024666

Original Principal Amount $381,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $135,149.13

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 12, BLOCK 2, UHLMAN SUBDIVISION SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 3296 S FOX ST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/15/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/22/2022

Last Publication: 1/19/2023

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;

make up a majority of Colorado’s state lawmakers, at 51 of 100. ere will be 39 House members who are women and a dozen senators who are women. Colorado trails only Nevada in the number of women in its legislature.

• Republicans doubled the number of GOP women in the state Senate — to two — with the election of state Rep. Janice Rich, of Grand Junction.

• e number of Republican women in the House remains at six, although only two of them — Reps. Stephanie Luck of Penrose and Mary Brad eld of Colorado Springs — are returning members.

46-19 and 23-12

ose aren’t college bowl game scores. ey’re what the Democratic margins in the state House and Senate will be when the 2023 lawmaking term begins.  at 46-19 Democratic majority in the state House is ve seats larger than the 41-24 majority Democrats have had over the past two years.

e margin is so big Democrats will have a supermajority in the chamber, meaning they can override Gov. Jared Polis’ vetoes, refer constitutional changes to voters and call a special legislative session, all three of which require the support of twothirds of the chamber.

e Senate Democrats’ majority, at 23-12, is one vote short of a supermajority. However, it is two votes larger than the 21-14 edge Democrats have had over the past two years. e majority was padded by the August decision of Sen. Kevin Priola, of Henderson, to switch his party a liation to Democrat from Republican.

Democrats were bracing for a 2022 election cycle in which they would lose ground in the legislature. Instead, the party picked up more sustained power in Colorado than they’ve ever had, winning in Republican-leaning districts and defending their hold on competitive seats.

While there are obvious bene ts to having larger majorities, there are also challenges for Democrats.

e Senate and House Democratic caucus include members with a wide variety of beliefs, including moderates and some who describe themselves as Democratic socialists. ere could be intraparty conicts at times.

e political split also leaves the GOP with few options to try to inuence the legislative process.  Republicans can either work with

Democrats to have their voices heard, or they can use their bully pulpit to try to convince Coloradans that what the majority party is doing is bad.

GOP members in the House have already signaled that they plan to go the bully pulpit route by using stall tactics to try to slow down the Democratic agenda. If legislation hasn’t been passed by May 8, it dies on the calendar. In recent years, Republicans have been successful at shaping some legislation by libustering.

House Minority Whip Richard Holtorf, an Akron Republican, said just after the November election that he feels like he’s a member of the 300 Spartans who had to fend o a much larger contingent of the Persian army in the Battle of ermopylae fought in 480 BC.

“I’m a libuster champion,” Holtorf said, “and I will bring those tools to this mighty small team. And you will watch something that you’ve never seen before in this gold dome. And the Democrats will grow weary and tired of what I bring to bear. But that’s OK. Let them be tired and let the bad bills die on the calendar.”

2027

It will be four years before Republicans realistically have a chance to wrest control of government from Democrats given how large Democrats’ majorities are in the House and Senate.

Yes, there is an election in 2024 in which all House members will have to run for another term and half of the Senate will be up for grabs, but Republican and Democratic leaders acknowledge the math means Republicans are likely to remain in the minority through at least another election cycle.

Additionally, all four state-level statewide o ces — governor, attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer — will be held by Democrats until 2027.

Democrats know they have four years to get their agenda done, and they say they intend to take their time in crafting bills.

“We do, in some ways, have the luxury of making sure we get it right,” Fenberg said. “We have large majorities. We have 120 days (each legislative session). Some of this stu is going to be much better o if we give it time to marinate and to work with everybody that is going to be impacted rather than getting it ready for day one just so it can be ready for a speech.”

Republicans, meanwhile, say the political realities at the Capitol mean they, too, have a role.

“Republicans have a responsibility to be that loyal opposition,” said

Public Notices

DATE: 10/14/2022 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) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, a Brighton Republican and state budget writer. “It’s not that we are going to oppose everything the governor wants to have done.”

Kirkmeyer said the GOP must push over the next four years for transparency and accountability.

“(Democrats) shouldn’t be able to just slide things through,” she said. “Obviously they have the numbers, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have to be accountable and don’t have to explain what they are doing to the people of the state of Colorado.”

$1.3 billion

Last but not least, this is probably the most important number that will de ne the 2023 lawmaking term in Colorado.

e legislature is expected to have about $1.3 billion more in discretionary money to spend this year compared to last, according to nonpartisan legislative sta , but almost all of that is going to be eaten up by preexisting spending plans, in ation a ecting the cost of governing and the governor’s budget requests, assuming the legislature honors those.

When all is said and done, there may be limited — if any — money left for the legislature to spend on its bills.

e state is actually projected to collect much more than an additional $1.3 billion in tax revenues over last year, but the legislature is limited in how much it can spend because of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. TABOR constrains government growth and spending to the rate of increase each year of in ation and population growth, and the state must refund any money it collects over that cap.

ere’s also another factor limiting how much money the legislature has to spend this year: e in ation rate used to determine the TABOR cap comes from the previous calendar year, or six months before the start of each scal year.

So for the 2022-23 scal year that began July 1 and ends June 30, the federal consumer price index in ation rate in the Denver-AuroraLakewood area used to calculate the TABOR cap was the 2021 rate of 3.5% and a 0.9% rate of population growth. By the end of May 2022, when last year’s legislative session ended, however, the in ation rate in the Denver metro area had shot up to 8.3%, sharply increasing the cost of governing and of state construction projects.

But the TABOR cap set using the 3.5% 2021 in ation rate didn’t budge.

For the 2023-24 scal year, which the legislature is budgeting for now

and starts July 1, the in ation rate used to calculate the TABOR cap is expected to be the 2022 in ation rate of about 8%. But since the 2022-23 scal year cap didn’t account for actual 2022 in ation rates, the legislature is still facing a compounded nancial pinch.

Simply put: e cost of governing has risen but the TABOR cap doesn’t necessarily re ect that. And the legislature doesn’t have billions in federal COVID-19 stimulus to spend this year, either, as it had during the past two sessions.

“ e money is there, we just can’t keep it,” said Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, an Arvada Democrat and chair of the legislature’s powerful Joint Budget Committee, which drafts the budget. “We don’t have a lot of extra money this year and no federal dollars to be able to put toward priorities. We really just need to take care of the basics and gure out: What are the pain points in Colorado?”

Although Colorado’s economy is at the moment faring well, the state legislature is preparing for the possibility of a recession. If an economic downturn happens, all budget bets are o .

“We aren’t feeling it yet,” she said. “We all know it’s coming.”

Zenzinger said she is inclined to make sure the state’s reserves are in good shape to prepare for a possible recession.

“We need to be diligent about maintaining that reserve and not doing any massive increases in spending,” she said.

e governor’s budget request calls for reserving 15% of the state’s general fund for a rainy day fund.

Kirkmeyer, who also sits on the JBC, worried “that we’ll be overextended and overcommit.”

But even with a limited pool of money, Democrats have ambitious — and likely expensive — policy plans for 2023, including boosting clean energy, driving down the cost of living, o ering more a ordable housing options, improving the state’s education system and training more people to ll gaps in the workforce.

Duran, the majority leader, said lawmakers will have to be keenly aware this year of what their policy proposals cost.

“ ere’s a lot of policies I think that will be coming that don’t have a large scal (impact) on them,” Duran said.

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RESCUE DISTRICT / AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICE PLAN (SD)

PROPOSAL: South Metro Fire Rescue District has prepared an amended and restated service plan for the fire protection district to address changes that have occurred since the initial adoption of the service plan in 1967. These changes have been primarily geographic in nature and since 1967 the fire protection district boundaries have shifted and grown through consolidation and expansion with other fire protection districts. This amended and restated fire protection district service plan reflects the changes in geographic boundaries, population and demographics, finances, and services since the original district plan in 1967.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 17,

2023 the Arapahoe County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30 P.M., or as soon as possible thereafter at 6954 S Lima St, Arapahoe Room, Centennial CO 80112; at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described Case No. SD22-002, South Metro Fire Rescue District / Amended and Restated Service Plan (SD). The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing and can be viewed on our website at https://arapahoe.legistar.com/Calendar.

You can also listen to, or speak at, the meeting by calling 1-855-436-3656. To join the speaking queue, press *3 on the telephone keypad.

More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division,

6924 S Lima St, Centennial CO 80112 (please call ahead to schedule an appointment if you plan to walk-in), by calling 720-874-6650, or by emailing planning@arapahoegov.com during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board

Legal Notice No. Arap 1138

First Publication: January 12, 2023

Last Publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen