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BY NINA JOSS AND MCKENNA HARFORD COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Several hours before the restaurant opened one Wednesday in April, Maggiano’s Little Italy was already bustling with people sipping co ee and lling their plates with wa es and eggs.

It was the monthly gathering of the Arapahoe County Republican Breakfast Club. At the Denver Tech Center restaurant, leaders and neighbors build community and discuss issues important to the GOP in the metro area and across Colorado.

At this meeting, talk turned to the Republican

Party’s identity crisis.

“It’s very clear that, even in this room of good friends, we are still very deeply divided,” Arapahoe County GOP Chair Anne Rowland said to the group. “In spite of that, if we want to win, we need to keep having conversations in a positive way and not to tear one another down.”

Rowland’s statement highlighted an idea that, despite not being on any ocial agenda for the meeting, was on everyone’s minds: What do Republicans need to do to win elections?

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Assessors predict sticker shock for homeowners

Metro mortgages, rents, taxes will rise with new property valuations

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

is week, homeowners across the Denver area will be staring at numbers that may come as a shock: eir property values may have jumped by up to 45% — or even higher.

“We do ask property owners to take a good look at the notices they receive,” said Denver Assessor Keith Er meyer, urging homeowners to let their local assessor’s o ces know if they dispute the value they receive.

Driven by a costly real-estate market, home values — as calculated for property tax purposes — have spiked since the last time homeowners received notices of value two years ago. Since then, residential properties in the Denver metro area typically saw value increases between 35% and 45%, a group of assessors from across the Front Range announced April 26.

For owners selling their homes these days, the bump in home prices has been good news. But it also means owners are on the hook for higher property tax bills, Er meyer noted.

Public o cials are openly hoping homeowners will get relief from the

state legislature, where lawmakers are expected to take action to lower property tax bills this year.

It’s a fraught equation, though, because local governments depend on property tax revenue, and too much adjustment could threaten cuts to their services.

Property taxes partly fund county governments, but they also fund school districts, re and library districts, and other local entities.

Toby Damisch, who heads Douglas County’s property tax o ce, emphasized the urgent nature of the situation for homeowners and a ordability.

“If the state lawmakers don’t act immediately on this, then it will be a crisis, in my opinion,” Damisch, the Douglas County assessor, told reporters.

Not an isolated problem

Across Colorado, property values have risen signi cantly, Damisch said. In notably a uent Douglas County, residential properties saw increases between 30% and 60%, with a median of 47%.

Other metro-area counties have seen high spikes as well:

• In Denver, the median increase in single-family home property values is 33%, Er meyer said.

• In Je erson County, median single-family residential values increased by 37%, the county said in a news release.

• Arapahoe County’s assessor, PK Kaiser, announced the county will see almost a 42% increase in residential values.

• Broom eld saw a median value increase for single-family residential of 41%, according to Broom eld County’s assessor.

How does that all stack up with property value jumps in recent years?

Er meyer recalls talking about median increases that were “largely in the 20s” in Denver in 2015, 2017 and 2019.

“Douglas County, we had 30% increases in the 1997 reappraisal as well as the 1999 appraisal. at felt

monumental at the time,” Damisch said. “What we’re looking at this year is that’s at the low end.”

Apartment renters a ected

While property tax discussions often focus on homeowners, the spike in values could also a ect renters in apartments — sometimes called “multifamily” buildings — though it’s unclear by how much.

Asked whether apartment landlords will raise rent because of increases in property tax bills, Damisch said they may try, “but they can only do what the market allows.”

“And taxes is just one of their cost streams,” Damisch said, adding that landlords have seen increased labor and insurance costs as well.

Er meyer noted: “We’ve seen some historic increases in multifamily in the past that haven’t been met with immediate rent spikes.”

e median total property value change for apartment buildings is 20% in Je erson County, according to a news release.

In Douglas County, the median increase in multifamily property values is 25%, Damisch said.

Growing pains

In an expensive real-estate market, it seems like new property developments pop up constantly around metro Denver.

A common concern from existing residents is that new developments will cause their property values to drop. But market forces keeping property values high can also elicit fears of high property tax bills.

Asked about the tension between those two concerns, Damisch acknowledged it’s a di cult question.

“Growth has always been, in Douglas County, one of the hottest topics. We’ve had thousands of people moving in for a few decades,” Damisch said. “Once they get here — myself included — they don’t like the growth.”

Er meyer pointed to the shortage of housing in general around the state.

“I don’t think you could disconnect what we’re talking about today from that particular fact,” Er meyer said. “ at’s one of many, many things that contribute to property (values).”

Lawmakers may step in

It’s the job of county assessors’ o ces to establish accurate values of homes and other properties to determine how much property owners will owe government entities in taxes — a process meant to ensure that the amount of taxes people pay is fair and equitable.

( e assessor doesn’t set the tax rate but determines the value of the property that the tax rate then gets applied to. Local government entities like counties and school districts set the tax rates. Property tax rates are o cially called “mill levies.”)

Assessed valuations rose sharply for homeowners in the notices sent out by Denverarea counties, leaving residents braced for higher taxes.

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New fire trucks unveiled at Centennial Airport

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Centennial Airport and South Metro Fire Rescue leaders came together Wednesday afternoon to unveil and o cially dedicate two new

Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) trucks for use at the airport.

“Today, we’re dedicating two of the most modern, e cient, e ective re ghting apparatus in the world,” said Scott Richardson, division chief at South Metro Fire Rescue.

500 pounds of PurpleK, a dry chemical re suppression agent, according to a

Scott Richardson, division chief at South Metro Fire Rescue, spoke about the value of the two new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) trucks. Two new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) trucks were unveiled at

AIRPORT

“It’s great having this partnership. It’s great having two di erent stations responding whenever we have an incident out here,” said Mike Fronapfel, Centennial Airport’s CEO and executive director. “ ese will be e ective resources to make sure that … any kind of re is contained and make sure it doesn’t spread.”

e former Red 2 vehicle will now be designated as Red 3 and based at Station 44. It will have 300 gallons of water, 40 gallons of aqueous lm forming foam and 500 pounds of Purple-K, according to the fact sheet.

e former Red 3 is now Red 4 and

ASSESSORS

e law requires the assessors to value properties every two years. e property valuation homeowners will soon receive is based on June 2022 data, near the recent peak in the realestate market.

So even though home prices have declined since then, property values re ect last year’s exceptional highs. Also at play is a number called the “assessment rate,” another factor that helps determine how much in prop-

based at Station 35, per the sheet. It will have 1,500 gallons of water, 200 gallons of aqueous lm forming foam and 500 pounds of Purple-K.

e new trucks, which are a bright green-yellow color, have features that allow for a more e cient and e ective way of doing things, Richardson said. One of the biggest updates is an infrared thermal imaging camera.

“We have 360-degree imaging visibility, so in the middle of the night, if we respond on an incident, we can see everything around us. It’s almost like night vision,” he said.

Richardson noted that the equipment on the truck — such as the extrication equipment, fans and saws — are all battery powered.

“We’re using lithium-ion batteries for all of our equipment so that we

erty taxes a person owes. e state legislature sets the assessment rate.

JoAnn Gro , Colorado property tax administrator, said she “can pretty well guarantee” that the property tax information homeowners receive next week won’t be accurate.

“It’s because your legislature isn’t immune to what’s going on right now,” Gro said. “ ere’ve been lots of discussions … about providing some additional property value adjustment.”

“I truly expect to see some adjustments and some relief in 2023,” she added.

She also advised the public “to watch every one of your taxing juris-

don’t have to use gasoline generators around an aircraft — potential aircraft re,” he said. “ at’s a huge deal.”

Each truck cost approximately $1 million, and Centennial Airport paid for one of the trucks while South Metro Fire Rescue paid for the other, Fronapfel said.

“We really are excited about this partnership not only with these two vehicles behind me but also with the training simulator that we’re getting in a couple months, hopefully,” Fronapfel said.

e airport is purchasing a training simulator, which costs roughly $750,000 and looks like an aircraft, for South Metro Fire Rescue to use, Fronapfel said.

“It’s a trainer for putting out res on aircraft,” he said. “ ey have dif-

dictions that’s going to have conversations about setting their mill levy.”

Colorado ranks lower

Despite the public concerns over property taxes, Gro noted that “we still have one of the lowest obligations of property taxes of any state.”

Nationally, Colorado has relatively low residential property taxes, according to an analysis by the conservative Tax Foundation. Colorado ranked 47th in property taxes paid as a percentage of owner-occupied housing value in 2020, according to the foundation.

And while businesses pay more,

ferent scenarios they could play out with that trainer, so that when they respond it’s just like responding to a real aircraft.”

e addition of the new re trucks has been about a two-year process, Richardson said.

“To see this coming to fruition is — it just, it warms my heart. I get chills. And it’s kind of an indescribable feeling,” Richardson said.

“ is combination of apparatus, … in conjunction with a mobile ARFF re ghting training prop that was just approved for purchase that we will get by the end of the year, enable your ARFF re ghters at South Metro to be the best equipped, and the best trained, and the most sustainable re ghting force of any regional airport in the country,” he added.

their taxes still appear to be lower than the national average, according to the Colorado Sun. Colorado had the 17th best “State Business Tax Climate” for 2020, according to the Tax Foundation. Colorado had the 14th best “property tax rank” for businesses in 2020, according to the foundation.

Editor’s note: As of press time, Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic legislators said they would announce a “transformative plan” on May 1 to reduce property tax bills and “implement long-term protections” to prevent future increases. e plan would require voter approval in November.

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BY NINA JOSS AND MCKENNA HARFORD COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

out Republicans in most key elections. Along with wins in all four statewide elected o ces, including governor, and a U.S. Senate seat, Democrats gained a supermajority in the state House and a majority in the state Senate.

ere seems to be consensus within the Republican Party that unity is needed to start winning. Republicans appear to agree they need an identity, a clear message. e disagreement, however, is exactly what messages to push.

Some want the party to shift focus away from abortion, gun control, the results of the 2020 presidential election and Donald Trump in hopes of appealing to more una liated voters. Others say these topics are exactly what Republicans need to double down on to win.

At the April breakfast, some of those themes played out. Republicans in the room disagreed on how much the party should focus on abortion. While many Republicans share a desire for more restrictions on abortion in Colorado, the question is how much these beliefs should be a part of mainstream messaging.

“It reminds me of an old saying: ‘If you can’t beat them, join them,’” said Bob Andrews, who lost the Arapahoe County assessor race in 2022.

As a “devout Catholic” with “strong opinions about abortion,” Andrews said Republicans need to stop focusing on it.

“We have this abortion albatross around our neck,” he said. “As an assessor candidate, I had to answer questions about abortion. at’s not in my purview. But until we give that up, we’re going to keep losing.”

Others argued the exact opposite is needed, saying the key to winning is to push harder on the controversial social issues that became a focal point of the 2022 elections.

“As a Republican, we’ll never walk away from protecting the unborn, period,” said Randy Corporon, Republican national committeeman and political radio talk show host. “We don’t need to moderate our position. We need to point out how radical the Democrat position is … It’s a wonderful opportunity to stand up for what we believe and convince people why we’re right.”

e passion of these comments — and the divisions they brought to the surface — extend far beyond Maggiano’s.

From Arapahoe County, which has a Democratic majority, to rightleaning Douglas County — Republicans nd themselves debating and questioning whether they can come to a consensus on how to present a one-party front to voters.

A numbers game

Last year in Douglas County, a Democrat won a legislative race in the Republican stronghold for the rst time since 1966.

Still, Douglas County elected mostly Republicans to the statehouse, re ecting its voter spectrum. Republicans account for 34% of active registered voters in the county, while 19% are Democrats and 46% are unafliated. (Voters not included in these numbers are registered with minor parties.)

e numbers di erentiate Douglas County from neighboring Arapahoe County, where 21% of active registered voters are Republicans, 31% are Democrats and 46% are una liated.

Kevin Edling, who ran for Arapahoe County sheri against incumbent Democrat Tyler Brown in 2022, said these numbers played a role in his loss.

“I knew before I ran for o ce for the Arapahoe County sheri that we’re behind the eight ball because there’s … more registered Democrats in Arapahoe County than there are Republicans,” he said.

If Edling could have run without

choosing a party, he said he would have. Some races feel like they’re already decided down party lines before the candidates even start campaigning, he said.

“ at’s not what it’s supposed to be about,” he said. “It’s supposed to be about ideas and candidates and service.”

In the eyes of many Republicans, party registration numbers played a large role in the GOP’s cache of losses in 2022.

“I campaigned for several of the (November 2022) candidates,” said Arapahoe County Commissioner Je Baker, the lone Republican on the ve-member board. “None of my picks won. But you know … I don’t think they could have done anything better. It’s a mathematics game.”

Party registration numbers in Arapahoe County are similar to those statewide. Just under a quarter of active voters in Colorado are registered Republican and 27% are Democrat.

It is signi cantly more popular, however, to not be registered with any party at all – 46% of voters in the state are una liated, and that percentage has increased over time.

On Nov. 4, 2008, the day Barack Obama was rst elected, Democratic, Republican and una liated voters in Colorado were evenly split, with about 33% of voters registered in each category. Since then, both major party registration percentages have decreased while una liated voters

have increased.

ere are multiple theories as to why registering as una liated is becoming more common among voters. For some, the shift away from party a liation highlights the declining loyalty to both major political parties and frustration with the two-party political system.

Suzanne Taheri, who was known for much of her political career as Suzanne Staiert, thinks the shift to una liated could also have a systemic cause.

In the past, o cials at the Department of Motor Vehicles would ask residents if they wanted to register to vote and would allow them to select a party.

“Now, they don’t ask you the question anymore,” Taheri said. “You’re just automatically registered as unafliated.”

A new process, implemented in 2020, automatically registers new voters as una liated when they get a driver’s license.

To register with a speci c party, voters have to change their a liation online or by responding to a mailed notice from the state.

“Your motivation to then go into the system and change your a liation to something else is much lower,” said Taheri, the former chair of the Arapahoe County GOP. “Like why? What is the bene t? Now we have open

primaries, a either. or one. see ing hall County forced choose would registration Republicans elections their that are we they sure that ated una choice,” di comes registered switch, the … would your o a choose Democratic leading una party primary, 33% recent Democratic lican. cies, the the Republican tal ing the state’s

Dave Williams speaks during a Republican state central meeting on March 11, 2023, in Loveland where elections for a chairman, vice chairman and secretary of the Colorado GOP were conducted.

PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN / THE COLORADO SUN VIA REPORT FOR AMERICA

primaries, and if you don’t register as a Republican, then you can vote in either. If you register as a Republican or a Democrat, you only get to pick one. So I don’t know that we will ever see (party registration) really increasing in Colorado.”

In March, during a Republican town hall event in Castle Rock, one Douglas County resident said if voters were forced to pick a party, more would choose the right and Republicans would fare better in elections and registration numbers.

With the growing number of unafliated voters in the state, many Republicans say the key to winning elections is getting these voters on their side.

“We need to make sure they know that not all Republicans look like me, are old white guys,” Baker said. “ at we have folks that are BIPOC, that they are LGBTQ+. We need to make sure that we’re addressing the issues that they nd important.”

But in Taheri’s eyes, not all una liated voters are “up for grabs.”

“We’re not necessarily appealing to una liated (voters) — they’re unafliated by default, not necessarily by choice,” she said. “I think there’s a big di erence between someone who comes here who’s a Democrat, gets registered as una liated and doesn’t switch, versus somebody who made the switch from a party to una liated … If they were truly up for grabs, I would say, you know, you have to sell your issues to them.”

According to the secretary of state’s o ce, una liated voters can choose a party preference, meaning they can choose to receive a ballot for only the Democratic or Republican primary leading up to an election. Of the una liated voters who have chosen a party preference since the June 2022 primary, 59% chose Democratic and 33% chose Republican.

Voter preference numbers for other recent primaries also show more Democratic preferences than Republican.

Despite these blue-leaning tendencies, many una liated voters, with the ability to vote for either party in the primaries, choose to vote on the Republican ballot.

In the 2022 primaries, 1.2 million total votes were cast, according to numbers from the secretary of state’s of-

ce. According to the o ce’s data, 248,192 una liated voters returned Republican ballots and 170,631 cast their ballots in Democratic primaries. With una liated voters impacting primary races, some Republicans support closing primary elections to only registered GOP voters. ey say this would compel people who want to participate to register with the party.

“As members of our community who have knocked countless doors and engaged untold numbers of residents, we know una liated voters are more aligned with conservative values than not,” Douglas County GOP Chair Steve Peck said in a statement. “We hope to prove the value of Republicanism to them over time and have them join our family to take part in our primary elections as registered Republicans themselves.”

Arapahoe County GOP chair Anne Rowland thinks the party can bring more voters in by selling their issues and, more importantly, by building relationships.

“If we’re going to win, we must work together,” she said. “And not only do we have to work together, but we have to persuade una liated and moderate Democrats. Otherwise we’re gonna lose every time.”

The drivers of division

In Rowland’s experience, there are two main causes of division within the party. Some Republicans, she said, are divided in their grassroots versus establishment attitudes. e other division in the party, Rowland said, is about how much weight to put on speci c issues.

“Some of us are divided because there’s an issue or another that we’re personally attached to, and that overrules everything,” she said.

During the Arapahoe County Republicans Breakfast in April, the issue dividing the crowd was abortion.

Gun control, contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election and Trump also cause divisions among Republicans.

During a debate leading up to the 2023 GOP state chair election, in which Dave Williams was elected, several candidates said they believe Trump won the 2020 election and the party needs to focus on transparency and election security.

“We need to be bold, we need to stand up,” said then candidate Aaron Wood. “We need to not be afraid of people calling us ‘the Big Lie’ or ‘election deniers’ — Trump won. Plain and simple … I want to see without a doubt that elections are won legitimately and we need to be proponents of that.”

In 2020, President Joe Biden was declared the winner with 306 Electoral College votes and just over 81.2 million popular votes. According to the o cial results, Trump nished with 232 Electoral College votes and just over 74.2 million citizen votes.

Williams also believes Trump won the 2020 election.

When running for the state legislature in 2022, he led a lawsuit to try to force Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold to allow his name to be listed on the primary ballot as “Dave ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Williams,” using a coded phrase that means “F--- Joe Biden.”

A judge ruled that Griswold had the authority to disallow the use of the phrase.

Erik Aadland, another candidate for the state’s GOP chair position and former congressional candidate, said election integrity is important, but focusing so much on the 2020 results is hurting the party.

“ is rehashing 2020 is not serving Republicans,” he said. “Whether fraud dictated a role in the outcome of 2020, well sadly, we’ll never know, folks … Our republic hangs in the balance, and if we keep trying to ght 2020 over and over again, we’re going to lose this war.”

Tina Peters, a 2023 state chair candidate and former Mesa County clerk who was indicted last year on charges related to a security breach of the county’s election system, said focus-

ing on the results is important for the party going forward.

“We need to learn from the past,” she said.

Peters was also recently convicted of obstructing government operations after an encounter in which police said she resisted investigators when they tried to seize an iPad that she had used to record a court proceeding.

Williams said he has o ered the six other candidates who ran for Colorado GOP chair, including Peters, titles and roles within the state party, as reported by e Colorado Sun.

Taheri said di ering perspectives on the 2020 election results are causing Republicans to turn against each other.

“I think what is driving the wedge in the party is that there is a group who doesn’t want to really talk about (other issues), they just want to talk about stolen elections and they want to sling mud at, not just the Democrats, but other people in the party that don’t want to talk about their issue,” she said.

For the party to be successful, Taheri said she thinks it needs to move away from Trump. Because of his prominent role in people’s perception of the party, she said his in uence trickles down to how people vote in local elections.

“ e saying used to be ‘All politics is local,’” she said. “Now I feel like all politics is national … I think if we are better at the federal level of articulating our issues, then people start to identify our candidates with our issues instead of just identifying our candidates with Trump.”

For other Republican voices and voters, Trump is the only way forward for the GOP.

During a March town hall hosted by several state House Republicans, several Douglas County citizens said Trump is the best choice to x not only the party, but also the country.  When asked if they would only support Trump, the Castle Pines and Castle Rock residents said they would support whoever wins the Republican primary.

Unifying issues

To move forward as a party, some Republicans think the key to winning is to focus on the issues that a ect voters’ day-to-day lives.

“I don’t like to lead with (abortion and gun rights) because those are hot-button issues,” Rowland said.

“If it’s a topic that’s very partisan, I don’t think that’s where you start the conversation. I think you hold your values, but start with the things that you can agree on.”

In Rowland’s eyes, some of those things are crime, in ation, homelessness, school violence and fentanyl.

“ ese are all issues that should not be Republican or Democrat issues,” she said. “ ese are not partisan issues. ese are issues of life and community.”

Rep. Anthony Hartsook, R-Parker,

Dozens gathered for the Arapahoe County Republican Breakfast Club to build community and discuss topics related to the GOP on April 5. PHOTO BY NINA JOSS

Local Republicans say trust in media has declined

As Colorado Community Media reporters Nina Joss and McKenna Harford embarked on their investigation of issues facing the Republican party in Colorado, they were met with notable hesitancy and resistance from many potential sources.

One 2022 county race candidate, two county GOP leaders, four voters and Rep. Brandi Bradley of Douglas County all declined to interview for the story or did not respond to requests for comment.

Of these, three explicitly pointed to distrust in the media as their reason for declining.

A 2021 survey by the Pew Research Center shows that only 35% of Republicans and Republicanleaning independents say they have “a lot” or “some” trust in the information that comes from national news organizations.

According to the Knight Foundation, trust in local news also declined in the party from 2019-2021. is distrust, in addition to causing potential sources to decline interviews, created hesitancy in others who did end up participating in the reporting process.

Suzanne Taheri, formerly Suzanne Staiert, served as the Arapahoe County GOP Chair from 2021

until 2023. When Joss reached out to Taheri to request an interview, she initially declined, pointing to a disagreement with Colorado Community Media in the past.

After a meeting with CCM South Metro Editor elma Grimes, Taheri agreed to interview for the story because she started to believe the planned article was not a “hit piece” as she had originally suspected.

“(Grimes) said, ‘I mean, we’re actually … trying to do a legitimate story,’” Taheri said. “I think that, had it been a hit piece, you probably would have just moved on to nd your next target.”

In Taheri’s eyes, trust in the

Anne Rowland, Arapahoe County GOP chair

media among Republicans is weak. When Donald Trump entered the national scene, Taheri said the media became even more polarized and separation between “journalists and pundits,” which was already blurry, disappeared.

“Some (journalists) tried or successfully put aside any biases they had and just reported the facts,” she said. “Now, that just doesn’t sell. And so when you say ‘trust in the media,’ you’re saying ‘trust in a pundit,’ which is completely di erent than trusting journalism.”

Although local media tends to be seen as more trustworthy than national news outlets, local journalists can still help improve trust by “sticking together and kicking everyone else out of the pool,” she said.

Anne Rowland, Taheri’s successor, was also uncertain about participating in the story until a colleague told her that Joss had quoted a source correctly in the past.

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“I think there is a very big distrust of the media, particularly from Republicans,” she said. “And it’s not just the stories that get put out, but there are stories that are not put out.”

To move forward, Rowland thinks journalists need to build relationships.

“I think you need to sit down, have a cup of co ee, and build a relationship,” she said. “And then be fair in how you report it.”

Kevin Edling, who ran for Arapahoe County sheri against Democrat Tyler Brown in 2022, said all media, including local media, should get back to the “baseline of reporting facts and not reaching conclusions for the reader or for the viewer.”

“I know that the American public is smart enough to come up with their own conclusions,” he said. As the Republican Party works on getting its message out to voters, Edling said being able to work with members of the media is important.

“It doesn’t matter if I disagree with (a reporter) or I agree with (a reporter),” he said. “I should always have a relationship with the media. It’s important. is is what people read, this is what people view and this is what people listen to.”

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said ideas that already have broad consensus in the Republican party, like addressing crime, keeping government small with low taxes and fewer regulations, educational choice and promoting individualism, have the best chance of recruiting una liated voters.

While campaigning in 2020, Hartsook said he found that una liated voters and Republicans shared the same concerns with growing in ation, crime and cost of living.

For Edling, the core values of the Republican party are scal.

“What truly is not divisive in politics is people’s money — their wallet,” he said. “People often vote with their wallet. Money is money. So if we could somehow turn our politics back into something we all agree on, and we want to protect — our nancial freedom, our nancial resources.”

For Baker, core conservative values are limited government, property rights, the rule of law and supporting law enforcement and public safety o cers.

Instead of mainly focusing on the importance of these Republican ideals, state GOP chair Williams said party leaders need to show voters why Democrats are corrupt.

“Here’s the truth: swing voters are not driven by ideology, otherwise they would a liate,” he said during a February debate. “If we’re going to win, let’s provide that bold contrast because our issues do, in fact, win. Swing voters, speci cally, just want to be able to vote for someone they can trust. And I assure you, if we call out the Democrats for being morally bankrupt and corrupted, we’re going to earn their trust.”

In an email to Colorado Community Media, Williams said the GOP needs to “show that Colorado Republicans care about resolving their very real kitchen table, pocketbook issues while exposing radical Democrats for making hard working citizens’ lives harder and more expensive.”

In addition to pointing out Democratic failures, Rowland said Republicans need to o er a better way.

“We have to say, ‘ is, this and this are going wrong — here’s a better way to x them,’” she said.

State Rep. Lisa Frizell, R-Castle Rock, said the lack of improvement on many issues will be a motivator for people to start voting Republican.

“We’re not seeing an improvement in crime. We’re not seeing an improvement in homelessness. We’re not seeing an improvement in a ordability,” she said. “Democrats have had years to x these problems and they have been unable to.”

Get the brand out like Tony the Tiger

To get the party’s message out, Edling said the party needs to do a better job marketing through social media, schools and extracurriculars.

He said the GOP could even consider hiring a consultant to help.

“We have to do a better job of marketing to all our young people for both parties to get the future talent of politicians (and) leaders,” he said. “I want young, new, bright faces, new ideas to come out.”

Andrews, who ran for Arapahoe County assessor, said this messaging needs to start in schools.

“We keep talking about reaching out to the young people,” he said. “ at’s just lip service — unless we start creating some young Republican clubs in every high school, it’s not gonna matter because all of the teachers and the media are speaking the language of the young people, and we’re not even in the game.”

In Taheri’s eyes, the party will be di cult to brand as long as Trump is still the national focus. Trump, facing criminal charges in New York, has already announced he will run for president in 2024.

“I just think it’s going to be really hard (to sell the issues) in Arapahoe County if Trump’s still in the picture.” Taheri said. “I just think his tone, I mean, I just don’t see many suburban women supporting something like that. Arapahoe is a very educated county. I just don’t think any of us wanted that in our living room.”

From her perspective in the Capitol, Frizell said divisions in the party can distract from policy e orts to tackle constituents’ problems.

“We have to come together and unify if we’re ever going to succeed,” she said.

In Rowland’s eyes, the one true key to uniting the party and xing its image is to put real e ort into building relationships such as doing more community service, an idea she got from Boulder GOP Chair George Tristan.

“I think if the person you know — the person that came and helped build a tiny house for you, the person that came and did whatever service project your church was working on, and you meet that person, and you get to know them — that’s the person you vote for and you don’t pay attention to whether there’s an R or a D by their name,” she said. “Here in Colorado, it almost seems as though the R is like a scarlet letter.”

Both in the greater community and within the party itself, Rowland thinks the only way toward unity is giving each other a chance — sitting down for a cup of co ee over disagreement, and nding common ground.

“We have a Tony the Tiger problem,” she said. “For years, Tony the Tiger has taught us that Frosted Flakes are great. We grew up knowing that. But kids today grow up thinking Republicans are mean on social issues, that they’re too narrow-minded and too traditional and they don’t like any new ideas.”

“We have to be able to have discussions, respectful discussions, to come to a place where we can message,” she said. “And if we can’t agree on something, where can we work towards?”

Centennial seeks artists for tra c box art

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Artists and art a cionados alike have an opportunity to leave a lasting mark on the City of Centennial through a tra c box art wrap project that is seeking jurors and artists.

e City of Centennial and the Centennial Arts and Cultural Foundation have partnered to bring artwork to 18 tra c control boxes in the city.

“We selected three locations in the city, and each one has six boxes,” said Mayor Stephanie Piko who is the president of the foundation, a nonpro t established in 2021 by Piko, Councilmember Tammy Maurer and former Councilmember Kathy Turley.

e idea is for artists to create a single theme expressed across the six boxes in each location, Piko explained, adding that the artwork should be unique to that speci c area.

ere are three separate $2,000 commissions for the selected artists. She noted the Centennial Rotary Club donated $3,000 to the

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foundation and the city contributed $3,000 for the commissions.

A maximum of three artists will be selected, one artist per site, though it is possible that one artist can be selected to do the artwork for all three locations, Piko said.

Artists do not have to be a Centennial resident to apply, but they will get a preference point in the judging process if they are, Piko said. To be considered, artists must apply by May 14 and pay an application fee of $10. Young people, including schools and art clubs, are highly encouraged to apply.

“And artists have an opportunity to not only submit the art that they want for the particular locations, but they can also put in other portfolio work just so that people can see, kind of, their history of their work,” Piko said.

Jurors will have about two weeks to review the artwork, likely from the end of May through the beginning of June, she said. e goal is to select the nal artwork in July and announce the selections at the annual Centennial Under the Stars event. e art wraps should

be installed by the end of the year.

“ e city (is) paying for the actual wraps, so that was budgeted by council for the last couple of years as a consistent program in order to bring art into some of our public infrastructure,” Piko said.  e foundation’s role is to integrate the public process into the art wrap project and allow citizens to have input on the public art, she said.

“We want to have that community creativity,” she said.

Given how widespread the city is, Piko hopes the art pieces will help people identify the city and become a marker of Centennial.

“ e tra c box program offers an opportunity to spread art throughout the entire community at a relatively low price point, and it gives everybody that same shared experience, really, across Centennial,” she said, highlighting the value of art. “It’s something that really can tie a community together.”

ose interested in learning more about the project and how to apply can visit centennial-art. org.

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A wrapped tra c control box in Centennial.

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County to expand harm reduction program

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anks to funding from several grants, Arapahoe County Public Health is expanding its harm reduction services to make differences in more lives across the county.

Harm reduction is a set of ideas and interventions that seek to reduce the harms associated with drug use and ine ective drug policies, according to Arapahoe County’s website.

“It’s an unfortunate fact that people are going to use drugs, whether we’re there or not,” said Clinton Whatley, the harm reduction program manager at the public health department. “We want to make sure that they’re doing it safely and that they can stay alive.” e department o ers HIV, hepatitis C and STI testing, syringe exchange, overdose prevention training and distributes naloxone nasal spray that can treat narcotic overdoses (commonly known as NARCAN®).

In addition, the county health department o ers referrals to resources for mental health, housing, health insurance and treatment services.

As part of its harm reduction program, Arapahoe County Public Health o ers a syringe exchange program.

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Moms are saints

Ilove the Luke Bryan song, “Most People are Good.” Besides agreeing with the song’s premise that despite what we hear on the news and read on social media about the worst in society – most people are good humans and try to do right by others.

e song also has the line, “most mommas oughta qualify for sainthood.” I also agree with this one particular line. Moms in the world work hard. Over the years — through journalism, through reading, and through becoming a mom and nding myself around other moms a lot more often — I have met some amazing women who get little to no credit for what they do.

First – we have to start with my own mother. She has three biological children, but raised 10 or 20 kids at some point. She raised her brothers and sisters when her own mom died at the age of 50. My uncle is more like my brother because he was only 7 when his mom died.

She also had a hand in raising some of my cousins and others through the years. I can’t say I remember a time in my childhood when my parents were not helping kids and family members.

I have more respect for how hard she worked all those years now that I have a busy, crazy life managing three children of my own. ey say the apple does not fall far from the tree. at is true, as I myself have helped raise other children who needed a parent. I am proud of my adopted daughter and where she has come in the last few years. I’d like to think that my mom’s in uence on me has generated a bit of how I raise her.

en, there are the other mothers out there who deserve

more credit. A story I heard about here in the Denver metro area this year is about an immigrant mom working to take care of her 7-year-old daughter. In her home country she was a lawyer. Here, she is a housekeeper worrying every month that another rent increase will put her in the streets.

Moms like her carry the weight of the world on their shoulders and every day they work to do whatever they can to keep their children safe.

All the single, struggling moms out there deserve our support these days in a world where just getting by is getting harder than ever.

To the working moms. I have to say I feel your pain. I recently got my son to hockey practice late. I was distracted with a work thing, and somehow started driving to the wrong ice center. My son was late in hitting the ice and his coach was asking him why. It was no surprise when my son threw me straight under the bus. Another nearby mom said it happens, pushing me to cut myself a break. She went on to tell me how she was more than 30 minutes late for private practice because she made the same mistake.

Working moms are hard on themselves. To you all, I say what she told me — “Cut yourselves a break.”

I could extend this week’s column to thousands of words by listing all the amazing moms we have in this world. My boss, my publisher, speaks often about her adult children and the time she spends with them. I hope to be like her when my kids are grown because her love and support shows that we really never top being mom.

Ahead of the day to celebrate moms — I just want to send a heartfelt Happy Mother’s Day wish to all of you.

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

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Hope, purpose, passion, performance

WINNING

We all learn life lessons as we go along. None of us were born knowing everything we needed to know to get us through our time here on earth. We all learn in di erent ways, some by watching, some by listening, and some by doing or experiencing. I have been blessed by so many people in this world who have taught me so many life lessons, and I am grateful for each person and every lesson learned.

May your journey be lled with people who inspire you, teach you, and keep you on a path of continuous learning.

One of the rst life lessons I would like to share is about hope. Hope for me is the genesis of inspiration and motivation. When we have hope, we have power. Hope is certainly not a strategy, but hope is a foundation on which we build our goals and dreams. “ e doors of hope swing widest on the hinges of encouragement” - Zig Ziglar. When we feel hopeful, encouraged, and motivated, that leads to a better understanding of our purpose.

ere are still many who share with me that they really do not know what their purpose is, as they say they haven’t found it yet. I struggled with this for a long time too, and some days I still

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wrestle with it, wondering if I am doing what the good Lord has placed me on this earth to do. For me, I have come to appreciate that we were put here to serve others with the gifts that we have been given. I love this quote by Nelson DeMille, “ e problem with doing nothing is that you never know when you are done.” We were not put here to do nothing, and that very thought should inspire our purpose daily, fueling our passion to live and serve.

Hope drive’s purpose, and purpose fuels passion. When our hearts and minds are lled with hope, it helps us to identify our purpose, and when that happens, the passion inside of us comes to life. Nelson Mandela put it perfectly when he said, “ ere is no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”

It has been debated that nding passion can lead to discovering purpose instead of purpose leading to passion, whatever way it works, let hope be the spark of both purpose and passion.

When the spark of hope ignites the purpose and passion within us, we are now in a perfect position to act. Again, never sitting back and doing nothing, it’s about performance and getting things done. And when we are hopeful, purpose driven, and passion fueled, we cannot help ourselves at this point, we must take action. “Having a vision for

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what you want is not enough. Vision without execution is hallucination.” — omas Edison. Well said, Mr. Edison.

e fth lesson for today is this one, hope drives purpose, purpose fuels passion, passion primes the pump of performance, and performance delivered equals results. At the end of the day, it is about what we accomplished. What was the outcome of our e orts? Who did we serve? Who did we help? e de nition of success di ers for everyone, yet every de nition of success will have some form of measurement of results. Earl Nightingale teaches a

LETTER TO THE EDITOR State should stop scammers

Last month National Consumer Protection Week kicked o an e ort by law enforcement o cials across the country to shine a light on the most prevalent issues impacting consumers. According to the annual report published by Attorney General Phil Weiser’s o ce, Colorado has its hands full when it comes to combating deceptive behavior and abusive business practices as consumer complaints and inquiries have skyrocketed 28% year over year. One issue that has plagued Colorado, in particular, has been impostor scams, and it is something that our public o cials should be addressing head-on.

According to the Federal Trade Commission, Americans lost $2.8 billion to scammers in 2022, an 8% increase over the year before. Phone scams were particularly harmful, with victims reporting a median loss of $1,400. Colorado has the unfortunate distinction of being ranked fourth in the nation for the most reports of impostor scams per capita. ese predatory schemes range from scammers pretending to be a liated with a prominent business to tricking the elderly into sending money to scammers under the guise of helping their grandkids out of a jam. As someone who has had a long

e change to our nearly two dozen publications gives them a cohesive feel, and combined with a change to a more compact size in printing, allows the news content to take center stage, as it should.

Two years ago this week, our publications became owned by a new company, the Colorado News Conservancy. Its mission and purpose are right there in its name: to conserve local news, keep it in local hands and keep it vibrant. We recognized that folks get their news in di erent forms, not just in print, so this is just the rst stage in a project to demonstrate our commitment to innovation and progress.

lesson in his program e Strangest Secret, he says that we do not achieve success when we become rich, we achieve success rst by believing, doing the behaviors, and having the right attitude that leads us to our success.

e best way to get started on your way to getting things done is to create a list of all the things you are hoping for. Make room for hope, give hope a chance, and watch what happens.

How about you? Are there areas of your own life, personally or professionally, that can bene t from an infusion of hope, purpose, passion, performance, and achieving greater results? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can begin with a little spark of hope, to ignite the res of purpose

career in law enforcement and has spent time educating our seniors on how to avoid being the victim of scams, I am particularly concerned about this issue. Cases of elderly scams in our state have been welldocumented and authorities across Colorado have warned residents about these exploitative o enses. While impostor scams have the potential to be nancially devastating for any Coloradan, they can be especially crippling for elderly residents living on a xed income.

e AG’s o ce needs to dedicate resources to combating these scams. Cracking down on fraudsters is much more impactful than some of the other issues AG Weiser is pursuing, such as political tussles with tech companies. While those battles might grab some ashy headlines, ghting scams like these and recovering stolen money can actually have a profound impact on the lives of everyday Coloradans.

Let’s hope our top law enforcement o cials recalibrate their focus and give these predatory scams the attention they deserve.

Kevin Edling of Centennial is an Arapahoe County resident and retired Denver police o cer who now speaks to senior citizens on fraud awareness and other criminal matters in his own time.

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and passion, to elevate our performance, results will happen and that really will make it a better than good life.

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At e Alley in downtown Littleton, you might nd a musician who’s so into the music, they’ll get up and dance on the bar.

When a local band surprises the crowd with a stellar performance that no one saw coming, “it just knocks people’s socks o ,” said Mary Riecks, e Alley’s bar manager and a Littleton-area native.

e watering hole on Main Street doubles as a music venue that nds and helps grow local talent — and the shows are free. It’s one of the bars in the metro Denver suburbs that o ers a window into up-and-coming homegrown performers amid a music scene that one longtime bar owner says is growing.

“Twenty years ago when I opened up the bar, there were a few bars around that had live music,” said Doug Jacobsen, owner of Jake’s Roadhouse in Arvada.

Since then, he’s noticed that “all of these di erent bars” now o er space for shows, said Jacobsen, who has friends who perform at spots around metro Denver.

“ ere’s a lot of great musicians here,” Jacobsen said.

Here’s a look at places o the beaten path where you can catch some lesser known — and sometimes famous — music artists in person.

‘Something for everyone’ Wild Goose Saloon in Parker

o ers a bit of a di erent environment: It’s a bar but also a large event venue.

It aims to be “Colorado’s version of the Knitting Factory” — a unique, independent venue that hosts local and national artists, said Chris Dellinger, who serves as co-owner of Wild Goose Saloon with his wife.

ey’re both longtime musicians themselves — they perform in a band called Lola Black, garnered play on the radio and toured around the country — and have played Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre several times, Dellinger said.

ey take their knowledge of the industry to running the Wild Goose, which was built around the concept of serving as a music venue and has a bigger stage,

sound and lighting setup than most bars do, Dellinger said.

It’s “kind of like every musician’s dream to own their own venue at some place and time, and we just ended up being able to pull it o ,” said Dellinger, who lives in Aurora.

After opening in July 2021, Wild Goose has hosted some large country artists and “some `80s artists that are still big,” Dellinger said. National pop-rock act American Authors is set to play there in late April.

“My motto always is, ‘If you don’t like the music one night, that’s OK — it’ll be completely di erent the next night or the next week,’” Dellinger said. “So we really try to have something for everyone here.”

His venue tries to get exposure for local talent by letting them open for national touring acts. For the audience, the typical admission cost for a national artist’s show at Wild Goose sits around $25 to $30, but local artists’ ticketed shows can cost as low as $10, and most of the local artists’ shows are free.

Dellinger and his wife have

“snuck in” a performance or two at Wild Goose, he said — they were set to play there in late April with the Texas Hippie Coalition, an American heavy metal band. Keeping classics alive

You might also see Jacobsen, a guitarist himself, playing with a band at Jake’s Roadhouse in the north metro area every now and then.

His bar started o ering live music “right away” after opening near the end of 2003. Sitting in east Arvada close to Denver and Westminster, the venue o ers mostly cover bands and blues, and on Wednesday nights, bluegrass is on tap. Sometimes, artists play original songs, but it’s rare, Jacobsen said.

“Our people come in to hang out, and most original bands don’t have four hours’ worth of original music,” Jacobsen said.

But playing covers at Jake’s Roadhouse is one way to get a new artist’s foot in the door in the local music scene.

“We have bands that come to us all the time that can’t get these other bars to give them a chance to play because they haven’t played anywhere before,” Jacobsen said. He added: “We’re not like that. I know a lot of musicians around town, and we will give a band a chance to play just on the word of a friend.”

He feels that live music is im-

Local suburban bars a place for up-and-coming music talent in Denver metro area

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portant to promote — “especially nowadays.”

“I’m 68 years old, so I grew up with really a lot of good rock and roll from the ‘60s and ‘70s, and I think it’s important to keep that alive,” he said.

And there’s no ticket cost to watch the live music at Jake’s Roadhouse.

New talent in Littleton Music is always free to watch, too, at e Alley in Littleton on the southwest side of the Denver

suburbs.

e bar had its grand opening near the start of 2017 and has always featured live music, said Riecks, the bar manager.

“ ere were not that many places on Main Street here in downtown Littleton that featured live music other than karaoke or a DJ on the weekends, at least not regularly,” Riecks said. “If you did catch a live band, it was maybe one day a week.”

e Alley came in and established a consistent place for live music, leaning toward classic rock but offering a variety of genres including blues, jazz, folk and bluegrass. Most of the acts that Riecks books are

local. And among the original artists, performances typically include about 25% original songs and 75% covers, she said — catering to the crowds.

e small main-street outlet is still an ideal place where you can catch new talent: Some nights of the week are centered around new artists.

“If you come play my open mic night and the open mic host thinks you have some serious potential, they’ll send them to me,” and then the artist may be featured in “new talent ursday,” Riecks said. After that, Riecks may o er an artist a weekend spot — a paid opportunity to play from 8 to 11 p.m.

“So there’s kind of a ladder,” Riecks said.

Some well-known artists have played at e Alley, including Sean Kelly of e Samples, “which was a huge band in the `90s,” said Riecks, who added that she receives at least 40 to 50 emails a month from local artists and national touring acts.

A large part of e Alley’s crowd on any given night comes for the live music, Riecks said.

People can get a typical bar experience at many other places, she noted.

“But if they want to have a great craft-made cocktail and see some local talent,” Riecks said, “this is the place to do it in Littleton.”

James Steinbach, lead guitarist of Float Like a Bu alo, performs at The Alley in downtown Littleton. Josh Blackburn, a local musician, performs at The Alley in downtown Littleton.

A band plays at The Alley, a bar that features live music in downtown Littleton.

Artist has solo show in co ee shop

Littleton photographer Peggy Dietz, a longtime active member of the Littleton Fine Arts Guild, has a solo show at Englewood’s Nixon’s Co ee House, 872 Englewood Parkway, including her painting “Old World Tulips.” Hours: 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. e Guild’s members rotate in keeping the co ee house decorated. Works on display are for sale. ( ese make great gifts for the spring graduate ...)

CVA exhibit

CVA- e Center for Visual Art at Metropolitan State University in Denver hosts “I Do, We Do/You Do,” an exhibit by invited artists Jorge Lucero, Jen Delos Reyes, Harrell Fletcher and Lisa Jarrett of Dr. Martin Luther King School Museum of Contemporary Art, uniting teaching, artmaking and exhibiting Modern Art merged with an elementary school, reimaging the way art is taught across generations. Opens May 18 with reception. rough Aug. 5. 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, msudenver.edu/cva.

SoSu Artist Collective

SoSu Artist Collective, a group of Littleton art teachers, will host a sale at 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 306, in the Streets at Southglenn shopping center on Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a selection of Mother’s Day gift ideas.

ACC program

e Arapahoe Community Col-

lege Art and Design Center at 2400 W. Alamo Ave. in Littleton and ACC Foundation invite the community to visit on ursday, May 18 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. irty-minute Design Programs with hands-on projects, silent auction, light fare, beverages. Tickets: foundation@arapahoe.edu.

Denver Ballet Theatre

Denver Ballet eatre presents the ballet version of “Sleeping Beauty” at Parker’s PACE Center on May 6 at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tickets: parkerarts.org.

Butterfly Pavilion

e Butter y Pavillion, 6252 W. 104th Ave. in Westminster, features Mother’s Day events the weekend of

May 13-14. ere will be a Butter y Workshop on May 13 and a Butter y Stroll on May 14. See butter ies.org for prices and details.

Historic preservation

Historic Littleton Inc. plans a special bene t celebration on May 18 as part of the nationwide recognition of May as Historic Preservation Month. e recently opened Shift Workspace at 2679 W. Main Street, is the location and tickets ($45) are available at hlinc.org. e HLI board met at the Geneva Lodge in the city complex on April 19 and has supported a City of Littleton request to rehabilitate the early building, which served retired restaurant workers at one time. e board voted to continue to meet

there. A request for funding has been submitted to History Colorado. e City of Littleton built the Littleton Center on former lodge property, which originally provided living quarters for those retirees. Sponsorships will be sought in the business community.

Curtis Center

Curtis Center for the Arts will hold the 19th Annual International Pastel Exhibition from May 12 to July 1 in the center, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village. e juror is Aaron Shuerr, a well-recognized pastel artist from Montana. ere will be demonstrations by members during the exhibit. (We will hope to announce times and dates.)

Music everywhere

Music around us! May 19 will be the date for a concert by the Parker Symphony at the PACE Center. On May 12, the Lone Tree Symphony will perform at Lone Tree Arts Center. Littleton Symphony performs May 19 at Littleton United Methodist Church. Voices West will perform TV eme Songs at 2 and 5 p.m. at the Wildcat Mountain Auditorium at Southridge Recreation Center in Highlands Ranch. Soon, we’ll be receiving news about summer dates. Am so happy to hear about these ... Looking forward to summer schedules!

Performance Now

Performance Now eatre Company, which originated in Highlands Ranch and performs at Lakewood Cultural Center, plans a catered dinner and performance of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” on June 10 and 17, with regular performances also planned at Lakewood Cultural Center in June. More soon. See performancenow.org.

“Old World Tulips” by Littleton artist Peggy Dietz is part of her exhibit at Nixon’s Co ee House in Englewood.

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Thu 5/11

ARTS: Oil Painting Workshop

@Athmar @ 3pm

Athmar Recreation Center, 2680 W. Mex‐ico Ave., Denver. 720-913-0654

Teague Starbuck @ 5pm

Modern Brew - Kitchen, Coffee, Bar, 8221 S Holly St, Centennial

Blood Incantation @ 5pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Englewood

6th Annual Victoria's Tea

Fundraiser for the Castle Rock Historical Society & Museum @ 1pm / $40

Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Road, Castle Rock. museum@castlerock historicalsociety.org, 303-8143164

Steve Azar: Mockingbird

Hitmakers Series @ 6pm Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

Jordan Yewey BAND @ 6pm

The Alley, 2420 W Main St, Little‐ton

Sat 5/13

Blue Jean Mile - Fleet Feet Littleton @ 7am / $10

8116 W Bowles Ave, Littleton

Old Man Crunchy LIVE @ The Alley (Littleton) @ 6pm

The Alley, 2420 W Main St, Little‐ton

Etana

@ 6pm Levitt Pavilion Denver, 1380 W Florida Ave, Denver

Fri 5/12

Jeffrey Dallet @ 11:30am

InnovAge Colorado PACE - Lakewood, 8405 W Alameda Ave, Lakewood

HRCA Mother's Day 5K @ 8am / $35

9195 Cresthill Ln, Highlands Ranch

Kids Cooking Mother's Day Tea @ 2pm PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker

MC Magic @ 5:30pm

Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Village

Evelyn ''Champagne'' King @ 5:30pm Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Village

Kids Cooking Mother's Day Tea @ 6pm PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker

Sun 5/14

The Wailers @ The Gothic TheatreEnglewood, CO @ 6pm

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

The Wailers @ 7pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 South Broadway, En‐glewood

Wed 5/17

Marty NIghtengale @ 4pm

Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker

Craig Campbell with Special Guest Jenny Shawhan and Kevin Austin @ 1pm Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

Ryan Hutchens: Private Event @ 4:30pm Private Event, Centennial

Korey Foss: Rock Candy @ Wide Open Saloon @ 5:30pm Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

Thu 5/18

Control Group Productions: Strange Natures @ 6pm DeLaney Homestead Historic District, 170 S Chambers Rd, Aurora

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Presentation highlights ‘Littleton Way’

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A group of local folks gathered at South Suburban’s King sher Studio at South Platte Park on April 25 to hear former Littleton councilmember/mayor Pat Cronenberger speak about Littleton culture. What is it? How do we conduct our days and nights?

Historic Littleton Inc., which is celebrating 33 years since it formed

after a Littleton Leadership Retreat weekend, pointed out that our centennial was almost upon us in 1990 and we had not done any planning about it! e late Mike Massey, who led the retreat, declared such a celebration “a do-able deed” and planning began the following week, bringing on assorted gatherings through the summer and a group that continued as Historic Littleton Inc.

e group has continued to o er programming about our past years and on April 25, members and guests heard that our Littleton Boulevard at its eastern end is considered to be a most signi cant stretch

of Midcentury Modern buildings in the U.S.

It was formed by the people former councilwoman and onetime mayor Pat Cronenberger spoke about in her talk, “What is the Littleton Culture? What Does It Mean to Do ings the Littleton Way?”

(But rst, the crowd sang a “Happy Birthday” greeting to longtime resident and former council member Carle Zimmerman!)

“Cultures” — a broad term: the arts, Friends of the Library/Museum, productions of human work and thought...” Cronenberger said, adding that she had been an art history major.

She began with a 1934 photo of the Arapahoe County Courthouse, looking west, where there were grassy plains on the horizon. “In the early 1950s, it was still undeveloped, then Martin Marietta and Marathon Oil and Norgren arrived and built new research centers, attracting 500 people — and by 1961, 14,000 people, meaning 40% of Littleton residents were connected to one of those companies, a huge demographic change. e city developed in a `Littleton way’ to address challenges.”

“People were innovative, creative ... Soon a satire called `Fiasco’ addressed their con dence in their community.” e “Fiasco” productions were a musical spoof of Littleton: its city council, school board and whoever else was active around town.

“Marathon funded science teachers and scholarships,” Cronenberger continued. “Zoning changes were needed. e `Better Littleton Party’ directed the city into the 20th century. Names of streets did not conform

with Denver’s. Councilmembers dealt with street names and the city was in uenced by Littleton Independent editor Houston Waring. (He made it a point to attend some community meeting almost daily.)

In 1965, a major ood happened in June. Afterwards, a oodplain park grew along the South Platte banks, pushed by the council — a rst in the nation. A di erent solution than that of the Army Corps of Engineers.

Martin Luther King was invited to speak here. e Littleton Council on Human Relations was formed. Public housing was pursued. Interfaith Task Force developed through local churches. e Libby Bortz housing was built and she drove changes in attitude about housing and population. Bradley House was built for low-income seniors.

Arapahoe Community College started in a former elementary school and grew into its present form — ”a major tool to make things happen,” Cronenberger said.

“In 1970, City Manager Larry Borger and council developed the Urban Renewal Authority and Arapahoe Community College was built.”

e Littleton Museum developed with high standards and free exhibits.

e Littleton Leadership Retreat was held “and everyone left with their marching orders.”

e railroad depression led to commuter rail because the infrastructure was already there.

“Fiasco,” trains, horses, racetrack, equine culture, Martin and Marathon culture ...

“Nothing was impossible,” Rick Cronenberger summed it up!

and

A photo from the 1980s shows the “pods” that once lined Littleton’s Main Street. COURTESY OF RICHARD CRONENBERGER

A photo posted on the Littleton city government’s Facebook page shows Main Street in 1911. The photo is from the Littleton Museum Permanent Collection. COURTESY PHOTO

Former mayor looks back at culture of city

Injured teen works back toward health at Children’s south

2-year process continues

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Autumn Fann is counting down the months until she can be done with physical therapy and the healthcare required to get her knees back on track.

e 15-year-old from Centennial said she’s 21 months into physical therapy with optimism that upcoming tests will show she is ready to go back to a normal teenage life — one that does not require regular visits to Children’s Hospital Colorado’s south campus in Highlands Ranch.

While Fann said the doctors and physical therapists at the south campus are great, she’s had a long journey that has been mentally and physically exhausting.

e issues started for Fann in eighth grade when she dislocated her knee. After some treatment and healing, she thought she was better, but an incident at school was a setback — another student kicked her and her knee was dislocated again.

e problem this time, however, was her tendons had been stretched too much, requiring surgery to repair it. is meant a lot of physical therapy and a recovery process that brought Fann to a point where she wanted to just give up.

In the summer between graduating from eighth grade and preparing for her rst year of high school, Fann said she wanted to do what all teenagers do. She wanted to be around friends. She wanted to go about her daily activities without physical con-

straints.

With the extent of her injury, that wish was not possible. After surgery, Fann said she was in a wheelchair and could not sustain a lot of walking.

“I just kind of plateaued and I didn’t want to work on it anymore,” she said.

After two surgeries, she started attending therapy sessions at the sports center at Children’s south campus. In that time, Fann said she has gone four di erent physical therapists.

“I love them, and I am going to miss them,” she said. “Some of them help with my attitude control. Some of them focus on my exercises. ey are all my buddies.”

Fann’s mom, Jessica, said the convenience of having services available at the south campus in Highlands Ranch near their Centennial home has been helpful over the last two years. She also credits the work of the physical therapists at the south campus for keeping Fann on track and meeting her speci c needs on a particular day.

“ ey are supportive and motivational even on her bad days,” Jessica said. “( e team) can read her well and adjust their approach as needed. ey can be adaptive. Having people who understand the biology of a kid but also be able to work with the individual is important. Some days she needs a softer approach. Others, they push harder and motivate. ey work with where she is.”

To get cleared, Fann will have to go through a series of tests, describing one of the machines her knees will be hooked to a something out of a “scimovie,” where the agility and stability of her knees will be tested.”

Autumn Fann, 15, enjoys a family vacation in between 21 months of physical therapy and surgeries to repair an injured knee.

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Depressed? Could be Front Range pollution

BY JIM ROBBINS KFF HEALTH NEWS

In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely — some didn’t recognize their owners, and the animals’ sleep patterns had changed.

At the time, the sprawling, mountain-ringed city of more than 15 million people was known as the most polluted in the world, with a thick, constant haze of fossil fuel pollution trapped by thermal inversions.

In 2002, toxicologist and neuropathologist Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas, who is a liated with both Universidad del Valle de México in Mexico City and the University of Montana, examined brain tissue from 40 dogs that had lived in the city and 40 others from a nearby rural area with cleaner air. She discovered the brains of the city dogs showed signs of neurodegeneration while the rural dogs had far healthier brains.

Calderón-Garcidueñas went on to study the brains of 203 human residents of Mexico City, only one of

which did not show signs of neurodegeneration. at led to the conclusion that chronic exposure to air pollution can negatively a ect people’s olfactory systems at a young age and may make them more susceptible to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Particulate matter really matters e pollutant that plays the “big role” is particulate matter, said Calderón-Garcidueñas. “Not the big ones, but the tiny ones that can cross barriers. We can detect nanoparticles inside neurons, inside glial cells, inside epithelial cells. We also see things that shouldn’t be there at all — titanium, iron, and copper.”

e work the Mexican scientist is doing is feeding a burgeoning body of evidence that shows breathing polluted air not only causes heart and lung damage but also neurodegeneration and mental health problems.

It’s well established that air pollution takes a serious toll on the human body, a ecting almost every organ. Asthma, cardiovascular disease, cancer, premature death, and stroke are among a long list of problems that can be caused by exposure to air pollution, which, according to the World Health Organization, sits atop the list of health threats globally, causing 7 million deaths a year. Children and infants are especially susceptible.

Sussing out the impact of air pollution on the brain has been more di cult than for other organs because of its inaccessibility, so it has not been researched as thoroughly, according to researchers. Whether air pollution may cause or contribute to Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s is not settled science. But CalderónGarcidueñas’ work is at the leading edge of showing that air pollution goes directly into the brain through the air we breathe, and has serious impacts.

Some psychotherapists report seeing patients with symptoms stemming from air pollution. Not only does the pollution appear to cause symptoms or make them worse; it also takes away forms of relief.

“If we exercise and spend time in nature we become extra resilient,” said Kristen Greenwald, an environmental social worker and adjunct professor at the University of Denver. “A lot of folks do that outside. at’s their coping mechanism; it’s soothing to the nervous system.”

On polluted days a lot of her clients “can’t go outside without feeling they are making themselves more sick or distressed.”

Megan Herting, who researches air pollution’s impact on the brain at the University of Southern California, said environmental factors should be incorporated in doctors’ assessments these days, especially in places like Southern California and Colorado’s Front Range, where high levels of air pollution are a chronic problem.

“When I go into a medical clinic, they rarely ask me where I live and what is my home environment like,” she said. “Where are we living, what we are exposed to, is important in thinking about prevention and treatment.”

In the last two decades, with new technologies, research on air pollution and its impact on the human nervous system has grown by leaps and bounds.

Research shows tiny particles bypass the body’s ltering systems as they are breathed in through the nose and mouth and travel directly into the brain. Fine and ultra ne particles, which come from diesel exhaust, soot, dust, and wild re smoke, among other sources, often contain metals that hitchhike a ride, worsening their impact.

A changing climate is likely to exacerbate the e ects of air pollution on the brain and mental health. Warmer temperatures react with tailpipe emissions from cars to create more ozone than is generated when it’s cooler. And more and larger forest res are expected to mean more days of smoky skies.

Ozone linked to neurodegeneration

Ozone has been linked to neurodegeneration, decline in cerebral plasticity, the death of neurons, and learning and memory impairment. Ozone levels are extremely high in Los Angeles and the mountain valleys of the West, including the Front Range of Colorado, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City.

Air pollution also causes damage from chronic in ammation. As air pollution particles enter the brain, they are mistaken for germs and attacked by microglia, a component of the brain’s immune system, and they stay activated.

“Your body doesn’t like to be exposed to air pollution and it produces an in ammatory response,” said Patrick Ryan, a researcher at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, in an email. “Your brain doesn’t like it

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Studies, observations indicate possible link to mental well-being

Mom upset with reaction to racist bullying

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A group chat involving Castle Rock Middle School students evolved into bullying with racial slurs and threats that targeted Black and biracial students for months.

Lacey Ganzy told Colorado Community Media that her son, Jeramiah, an eighth grader at the school, was invited by other students to a student group chat on Snapchat in February. Soon after, he received frequent messages using the N-word. Two students threatened violence against Black people.

In addition to the group chat, Jeramiah said a school administrator earlier questioned him recently about a stolen water bottle, insinuating Jeramiah couldn’t a ord one of his own. His mother considers the insinuation to be racial pro ling. Jeramiah added in an interview that students have called him a monkey and the N-word at school.

e messages in the group were bigoted, including one where a student said

“bring back the Holocaust,” and another threatening violence. Screenshots of the messages were provided to Colorado Community Media by Ganzy.

During Tuesday’s special school board meeting, Superintendent Erin Kane told Colorado Community Media that she has spoken to the Ganzy family to address what has happened to Jeramiah.

“I want to make it really really clear that racial slurs are not OK,” she said.

Ganzy said Jeramiah reported his experiences with racism to the district through a feedback form on its website on March 10, but did not get a response.  Weeks later, on April 19, Ganzy learned that her son was being bullied, including what she was told was neardaily racism. She reported it to Castle Rock Middle School and Douglas County School District administrators the next day. She also reported it to the Castle Rock Police Department.

Ganzy provided recordings of conversations between her and district administrators that took place on April 20. According to the recording, the student in the group chat who advocated for a second Holocaust received a ve-day suspension. A second student, who threatened to shoot Black people, had not been suspended as of April 25.

Deputy Superintendent Danelle Hiatt is the administrator in the recording, according to Ganzy. Hiatt

told Ganzy in the meeting that the district would be addressing the issue. Hiatt also

“I’m just really disgusted by what you’ve shown me on your phone about the behavior of our students and it is not OK,” Hiatt said on

Meanwhile, Ganzy has not allowed Jeramiah to go to school since April 20, fearing “He’s the victim, but he’s the one not in school,” she said. “He’s being robbed of Ganzy added that she’s concerned that Jeramiah’s experience shows the district is failing to create a safe environment for all students and that it needs to improve diversity, equity and inclusion.

“ ey consider hate crimes the same as bullying in every handbook in Douglas County,” she said.  e Douglas County School District will discuss the proposed equity policy during a workshop on May 8. e policy has been a source of controversy for the district since 2020.

The Douglas County School District will move forward with the equity policy. FILE PHOTO

BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN

An increasing number of clinics and hospitals in Colorado are trying to address the social issues that a ect their patients’ health — lack of warm clothes and school supplies, food scarcity and unsafe housing.  e problem is, the state’s Medicaid insurance program does not reimburse for that work. is could change, though, as state lawmakers approved a plan Wednesday that could lead to a $12 million-$14 million annual program to fund the community health work that bolsters traditional medical care.  e work — linking patients to housing assistance, food pantries, nonpro ts that provide school supplies and attorneys who ght unsafe housing conditions — is covered in 15 other states. e bipartisan legislation, now headed to the governor’s desk, directs the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to seek federal approval for its plan, which could see its rst reimbursements in 2025. e Colorado plan is based on reimbursing community health work at $39.34 per hour, which is the rate in Nevada and South Dakota. e state and federal government would split

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the cost of the new bene t.

Colorado now has about 170 community health workers. State o cials estimate that number would grow to about 330 workers by 2026, after Medicaid begins reimbursing for the work and more health clinics hire social wellness workers. Under the proposed law, a community health worker is de ned as a frontline public health worker who is a liaison to medical, dental or mental health care, or community programs that “combat social determinants of health.”

Children’s Hospital Colorado, for example, opened a social wellness center, including a food pantry lled with fresh vegetables and meat, in its child health pavilion three years ago.

e program, called Resource Connect, helps patients sign up for food assistance or Medicaid, and connect with nonpro ts that provide school backpacks, formula and diapers, or mortgage or rental assistance.

Patients are referred to the center based on their answers to questionnaires given during medical appointments. “In the last 12 months, did you ever worry that your food would run out before you had money to buy more?” they ask.

Since Medicaid does not reimburse for the work, the program has relied on grants, donations and operational funds from the hospital. Under the new plan, Medicaid would reimburse hospitals and clinics for the social wellness work, but not for the costs of food, some of which is grown in the hospital’s garden.

e push for new funding in Colorado is a recognition that people’s health is a ected mainly by what happens outside of a medical appointment. A pediatrician can provide vaccinations and give advice about a healthy diet, but that doesn’t matter as much as the fact that a child might live in a house with mold or a family that can’t a ord healthy food.

Public health experts hope that it’s one day nancially feasible for even small doctors’ o ces to have a community health worker on sta .

e Colorado Cancer Screening Program, within the University of Colorado Cancer Center, learned years ago that patient navigators could make a huge impact in getting medically underserved people to screening appointments. e no-show rate at one safety net clinic dropped to 10% from 75% in one year after navigators began working with patients in their native languages, and o ering to pay for transportation to screenings, prescriptions or child care. Prior to the extra help, Medicaid patients were not showing up for appointments or showing up without following the instructions, including fasting or taking the bowel-preparation medicine before a colonoscopy.

Andi Dwyer, director of patient navigation at the screening program,

called this year’s legislation a “gamechanger.”

“If this was a pill or device, we would have probably seen payment for this 10 years ago,” she said.

Salud Family Health Centers, a nonpro t that has 13 clinics in Colorado that provide medical, dental and mental health services, has wanted Medicaid to reimburse for community health work for at least 10 years. Salud focuses on low-income and medically underserved people, including migrant and seasonal farm workers, and employs a few “care managers” who work with patients who require the most hospitalizations.

Medicaid funding would allow Salud to hire more care managers to help a broader group of patients, said Jen Morse, Salud’s vice president of development. Finally, health care policy is catching up with research that shows how health outcomes are improved when providers can address “all these additional stressors in their life that really a ect health care,” she said.

“ e fact that this bill is even getting some feet under it shows that there is some recognition at a policy level,” she said.

Dr. Hans Elzinga, a family medicine physician at Salud’s Longmont clinic, said it’s “a stereotype in medicine that Medicaid patients are going to be more likely to no-show.” In the past decade, though, health providers have realized that if they can identify patients’ barriers to care, and help them overcome them, they will show up. “We need to identify why those things aren’t happening and then make it possible,” he said.

Elzinga works with Tania Maldonado, a patient navigator who speaks English and Spanish. In some cases, she said, patients don’t need assistance getting to an appointment, they just need better communication. She has had patients who only spoke Spanish and were having their young children try to interpret and explain medical directions, she said.

e legislation requires the state Medicaid division to begin covering community health work as soon as the state receives approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Next year, the state is expected to spend about $300,000 as sta seek federal approval, hold four public meetings with community health workers, and lay out the speci cs of the coverage.

In other states, community health work can occur not just in health facilities, but in schools, community centers or patients’ homes.

Prime sponsors of the legislation are Sens. Kyle Mullica, a ornton Democrat, and Cleave Simpson, an Alamosa Republican.

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

Colorado lawmakers react to Biden’s reelection bid

BY CAITLYN KIM COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

When Joe Biden o cially announced his reelection campaign Tuesday, Democrat Sen. John Hickenlooper was the rst of Colorado’s delegation out of the gate to throw his support behind the president.

e former governor said via Twitter that under Biden’s leadership, “we’ve made historic investments in our nation’s aging infrastructure, spurred clean energy innovation, and brought manufacturing jobs back to America. But this is only the beginning – let’s nish the job!”

Hickenlooper, who had a short lived presidential campaign in 2019 before running for Senate, was referencing bipartisan bills that passed in the last Congress, such as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the CHIPs Act, as well as partisan bills such as the In ation Reduction Act.

Freshman Rep. Brittany Pettersen noted that Biden took o ce during “one of the most di cult times” in the country’s history, including a global pandemic and a mob attacking the U.S. Capitol.

“Starting on day one, he stepped up to support our families, businesses, and communities through the pandemic, and led one of the most productive Congress’ in a century,” she said in a statement.

“ ere is still a lot more work to do and President Biden has proved that he is the leader who will continue to confront the most urgent challenges of our time, and most importantly, will protect our democracy and defend the rights and freedoms of individuals across our country.”

e dean of the Colorado Congressional delegation, Democrat Diana DeGette retweeted Biden’s announcement, adding, “Now is the time for all of us to get involved and lay the groundwork so that we can protect our rights and win big in 2024!”

“ ere’s still more to do,” said Democrat Jason Crow in a fundraising appeal highlighting Biden’s decision to run for reelection. “I’m proud to stand alongside the President today, and I hope you are too.” Biden’s announcement sets up a

possible 2020 rematch with Donald Trump in two years, although both men have to get through their respective primaries rst. Marianne Williamson and Robert Kennedy Jr. are also seeking the Democratic nomination.

When asked about a possible Biden run during his own reelection campaign last year, Democrat Michael Bennet often thanked the president for being a candidate who could and did beat Trump.

On Tuesday, Bennet echoed Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ message that more work needs to be done. “We can protect our democracy and continue to deliver for the American people,” he said via tweet.

Trump was the rst Republican to announce his run back in November.

Western Slope Republican Lauren Boebert endorsed Trump for president in March. e conservative representatives has been a strong backer of Trump’s.

After Biden’s announcement, she tweeted “America will not be rewarding his failures with another term & I hope you will all join me in ghting hard to re-elect President Donald J. Trump!”

Colorado’s other federally elected Republicans haven’t backed candidates in their party’s primary yet.

Republican Ken Buck met with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis when he was in Washington, D.C. last week, but has not endorsed anyone.

But Buck was quick to criticize Biden in the wake of his announcement. In a tweet highlighting an anti-Biden opinion piece, Buck wrote, “Four more years of rampant in ation, skyrocketing energy prices, lawlessness at the border, and emboldened adversaries in Russia and China sounds like a prison sentence.”

Colorado Springs Republican Doug Lamborn also has not ocially endorsed anyone in the GOP race for the nomination. He did serve as an honorary co-chair for Trump’s reelection in Colorado in 2020, along with former GOP Rep. Scott Tipton.

Aside from Trump, a number of other Republicans have jumped into the race, including former South Carolina Governor and Trump’s rst

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, while others, like DeSantis and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, are mulling runs.

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Valor steamrolls Regis in top 15 national matchup

Eagles win 10-3 behind complete team e ort

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

e pregame stat sheet said the Valor Christian-Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse game should’ve been close — really close.

Regis entered the game ranked No. 2 in Colorado and 13th in the nation. Valor: No. 3 in the state and America’s 15th-ranked squad. Both teams also toted spotless league records into the game, Valor sitting pretty at 5-0 and Regis the owner of a perfect 3-0 mark.

If that wasn’t enough, Valor-Regis isn’t just another game. It’s an intense rivalry,

fairs.

Despite what all the pregame material had to say, Harry Luong, Baden Brown, Buck Cunningham and all the Valor Eagles had something entirely di erent to say on the eld, rolling to a 10-3 win April 25 at a chilly and rainy Valor Stadium.

“It was a good team win today,” said Brown, who scored half of Valor’s goals. “It was a well-played game all around. We knew our plan going in. We just had to execute, and I think we did that well.”

Five of Brown’s seven shooting attempts found the back of the Regis Raiders’ net. e slickest of the junior’s goals came with 2 minutes, 29 seconds remaining in the second quarter, when he ripped a no-look, over-the-shoulder shot into Regis’s net for an 8-3 lead.

Valor comes up short against Colorado Academy

two games since April 20, 2017. “ ey have extremely

talented players. ey know what it takes to win. at’s why they keep winning.”

Playing in swampy conditions caused by nonstop rain throughout the game, the Eagles, ranked No. 2 in Colorado and No. 19 in the country, took a 4-3 lead with 7 minutes, 48 seconds to play in the rst half behind goals from Amanda Stevens, Courtney Kakac, Kaley Kakac and Parker Boll.

Unfortunately for the Eagles, it took 15:10 for them to get their next goal. Meanwhile, the Mustangs, Colorado’s top-ranked group and the nation’s 13th-ranked team, stuck the ball in the net ve times during Valor’s scoring drought to grab an 8-4 lead.

“We just didn’t play well at that time,” Ellis said of those

Valor Christian’s George Reider, right, plans his move against Regis Jesuit’s Fletcher Sullivan in a top 15 national matchup April 25 at Valor Stadium. Reider scored twice in the Eagles’ 10-3 win.

PHOTO BY ALEX K.W. SCHULTZ

Valor Christian’s Kaley Kakac charges in for a shot against Colorado Academy on April 25 at Valor Stadium. Kakac scored two goals in Valor’s 12-9 loss. PHOTOS BY ALEX K.W. SCHULTZ

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Valor Christian’s Eliza Osburn prepares for an 8-meter shot against Colorado Academy on April 25 at Valor Stadium. Osburn scored once in Valor’s 12-9 loss.

Kajfosz looks to finish swim season strong

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mason Kajfosz is adamant to nish the boys high school swimming season on a decisive note.

“ is season has gone really well,” said the Highlands Ranch swimmer. “ is is my senior season. It’s exciting but also a little bit sad since it is coming to a close. But I’m really determined to go out on a really good note.

“I’ve been looking really well over the past few weeks with the meets so I’m really excited going into the state meet.”

At the John Strain Memorial meet on April 22, Kajfosz won the 200 freestyle and nished second in the 100 freestyle.

He set a pool record in the 200 with

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15-plus minutes. “We let the cold and the weather kind of get to us. We had a couple things that didn’t go our way, and we didn’t pull out of it quickly enough. We tried in the second half, but it was a little too late at that point.”

Stevens’ second goal of the game

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Moments later, Brown scored on a twisting, falling-down attempt as he navigated from the X to in front of the Raiders’ cage.

When it was all said and done, Brown had scored the game’s nal four goals. His last came with 31 seconds left in the game, serving as an exclamation point on what was a dominant Valor e ort.

“We just got rolling there,” Brown said of the second quarter, when his three goals and individual goals from Rush LaSelle, George Reider

a time of 1:40.68, breaking his own record of 1:41.53 from 2022.

“I felt like it was a really good, strong swim,” said Kajfosz. “I felt strong through the whole race and felt tired afterwards but that is a good thing.”

Kajfosz will be competing in the Continental League championships on May 5-6 and then at the 5A state meet which will be held May 11-12 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in ornton.

“At the beginning of the season, I said I wanted to win an event at the 5A state meet and that’s still to come,” said Kajfosz.

In the Continental League championships, Kajfosz will swim in the 200 IM and the 100 butter y individual events but doesn’t know yet which

ended the Eagles’ scoreless stretch. e sophomore scored again a minute later — on a play in which she hooked around Colorado Academy’s goal, crossed over the middle from right to left and deposited the orb into the cords — to trim the Mustangs’ lead to 8-6 with 16:38 left in the game.

Kaley Kakac’s goal made the score 9-7. However, the Mustangs (11-0, 4-0 in 5A West League) responded by scoring three in a row.

and Alexander Rismani turned a 3-3 tie into a 9-3 Eagles advantage. “We sort of just felt them out in the rst quarter. We didn’t run too much of our stu . In the second quarter, we picked it up, ran our motion and played as a team. It worked out great for us.”

Of course, a player can’t score if he doesn’t have the ball, and getting the ball to his team time and again was Luong, who won a whopping 79% (11 of 14) of the game’s faceo s.

“ e three most important positions on the eld are faceo , goalie and short-stick defensive mid elders, and they’re the positions that don’t get talked about enough,” rstyear Valor coach Jeremy Noble said.

events he will enter at the state meet.

“I’ve tried not to specialize in any particular stroke because I feel like there is always room for improvement in any stroke,” he said.

Last season at the state meet, Kajfosz was third in the 200 freestyle and sixth in the 100 butter y.

“Unfortunately about midway thought the high school season I was a little bit sick,” explained Kajfosz. “ is year I’ve stayed good and healthy. I’ve been able to stay up with my conditioning. I’m fully ready to go into the state meet.”

Defending state champion Regis Jesuit is the favorite to take team honors at the Continental League meet and the Raiders and Cherry Creek are the top teams heading into the state championships.

Eliza Osburn and Stevens each recorded a goal in the nal minutes, both on 8-meter shots, but it was too little too late for Valor (9-3, 2-1).

“I think they play a little faster than us sometimes. at was the di erence today,” Stevens said. “But we’ll come back next time. We’ll see them again (in the state playo s).”

If the Eagles and Mustangs do see each other again in the state playo s, it’ll be the third consecutive year the two schools have faced o

“We’re just very lucky and blessed to have really hardworking and coachable kids.”

When Regis did gain possession of the ball and advance it into Valor territory — which wasn’t often — Cunningham was there to deny most of the Raiders’ shots.

e junior turned away nine of Regis’ 12 shooting attempts. Kyle Green also got some playing time in Valor’s cage and tallied two saves.

“It starts with our defense — our defense and our goaltending,” Noble said. “Credit to the boys for sticking to the game plan and believing in themselves and each other.”

e two teams traded goals in the

“We’ve got a really good program at Highlands Ranch and a bunch of up and coming guys who are going to do really awesome things,” pointed out Kajfosz. “ e program is heading in a good direction. We’re doing some really good thing right now and we hope to continue what we’re doing.” Kajfosz will be heading to Purdue next fall.

“I verbally committed last April,” said Kajfosz. “Now that I’ve been accepted by the admissions side, I am still fully intending to go to Purdue for my freshman year of college.

“I am going to be going into the engineering program and Purdue has a great engineering program and I’m looking forward to that and the coach Alex Jerden and I connected really well.”

for the state crown. Colorado Academy beat Valor 13-9 last season and 14-3 in 2021.

Does Ellis think his group will see the Mustangs in this year’s Class 5A state tournament, which begins May 10?

“I hope so,” he said. “ at would be a great matchup and a fun game. ey’re a great opponent.”

Reagan Digby had two assists against the Mustangs while Boll notched one.

rst quarter. Scoring for the Eagles (12-1, 6-0 in 5A League #3) were Brown, Reider and Rismani.

After Regis’ (8-2, 3-1) Jamie Rosenzweig scored to tie the score at 3-3 with 10:10 remaining in the second quarter, the Raiders didn’t score again the rest of the way.

Recording the assists for Valor were Brown and Rismani (two each) and Parker Barhydt and Blake Benton (one each).

With the state playo s only a couple weeks away, it’s quite possible that these two teams haven’t seen the last of each other in 2023. If they do meet again in the state tournament? “We’ll be ready again,” Brown said.

New funding, new opportunities ree major grants the county recently received will help expand these o erings to more areas.

One grant, distributed by the Colorado Opioid Abatement Council, comes from funds received from settlements reached by the Colorado Attorney General’s O ce with opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers.

At the Arapahoe County Health Department, this grant will go towards a new mobile outreach unit that they hope to receive in the next couple of months, Whatley said.

“It will be like a bigger RV-type type vehicle,” he said. “We’ll have running water, sinks, bathrooms, that kind of stu , so folks can do HIV, hepatitis C, STI testing.”

e mobile outreach unit will also o er other harm reduction services including syringe exchange. It will not be a mobile supervised injection site, Whatley added.

Currently, the county’s harm reduction program has one fixed location in Aurora where they offer services and resources in partnership with It Takes a Village, a community organization that aims to reduce health and social disparities among people of color in the Denver Metropolitan area.

e county is hoping to put funds from a grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment towards adding a new xed site in the Englewood or Sheridan area.

“We know the need there along Broadway and that western part of Arapahoe County — the need is signi cant,” Whatley said. “We’re going to be using the money to kind of work with a community partner out there and, in time, bring on a fulltime employee to kind of do a lot of that work and to do a lot of the com-

munity engagement in and around the Englewood-Sheridan area.”

Arapahoe County Public Health was also chosen for the Reducing Overdose through Community Approaches Mentorship Program, offered by the National Association of County and City Health Officials with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“ is funding brings together local health departments through virtual meetings to allow mentors to share their experience and practical knowledge with folks,” Whatley said.

Arapahoe County’s mentor through this program is the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

“We’ve started working with them a couple of months ago,” Whatley said. “I’s really to kind of help strengthen our capacity, help implement those best practices — the evidence-based strategies that work.”

Reducing stigma

Whatley said he is excited for these grants to help reduce stigma around people who use drugs.

People often assume that using drugs is a cause for those who experience homelessness, he said. In reality, many unhoused individuals start using drugs as a response to their situation, in order to stay warm or stay awake and alert for their own safety, Whatley said.

“People use drugs in all walks of life,” he said. “A lot of these folks that we deal with that are unhoused are kind of victims of circumstance and are not necessarily using drugs beforehand.”

In addition, he is looking forward to these services helping to save more lives.

“To meet people where they’re at, and really with a goal of making sure that people are safe because that’s what we want,” he said. “ ey are still people, they should be treated with dignity.”

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CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0065-2023

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

On February 17, 2023, 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)

Larry H Gustafson

Original Beneficiary(ies)

World Savings Bank, FSB,

A Federal Savings Bank

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust

June 15, 2001

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 25, 2001

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

B1102136

Original Principal Amount

$600,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$320,980.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 3, BLOCK 1, CHERRY CREEK VISTA FILING NO. 16-B, COUNTY OF ARAPHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 11696 E Berry Drive, Englewood, CO 80111.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/21/2023, 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: 4/27/2023

Last Publication: 5/25/2023

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: 02/17/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, 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

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The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector

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provided may be used for that purpose.

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EXHIBIT A 0067-2023

(Real Property)

LOT 1, OLSON SUBDIVISION, EXCEPT THE SOUTH 45 FEET FOR ROAD AS CONTAINED IN ORDER RECORDED JANUARY 5, 1990 IN BOOK 5847 AT PAGE 236, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/28/2023, 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.

$335,405.67

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.

SALE NO. 0067-2023

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

On February 17, 2023, 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) T M Grace Builders, Inc., a Colorado corporation

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Construction Loan Services II, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Saluda Grade Alternative Mortgage Trust 2021-BC1

Date of Deed of Trust

May 07, 2021

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 12, 2021

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

E1077636

Original Principal Amount $2,130,099.48

Outstanding Principal Balance $1,203,398.77

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 AND MADE PART HEREOF.

Also known by street and number as: 1 CARRIAGE BROOK ROAD, CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, CO 80121.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/21/2023, 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: 4/27/2023

Last Publication: 5/25/2023

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: 02/17/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael

Westerberg,

Public Trustee

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

DUNCAN E. BARBER #16768 Otteson Shapiro LLP 7979 East Tufts Ave Suite 1600, Denver, CO 80237 (720) 488-0220

Attorney File # 3384.020

Together with all existing and future easements, access rights, appurtenances, privileges, licenses, hereditaments, franchises and tenements, including all water stock and water rights owned by Borrower and all minerals, oil, gas, and other commercially valuable substances that may be in, under or produced from any part of the Land; All buildings, structures, and improvements now located or later to be constructed on the Land;

All real property and improvements on it, and all appurtenances, permits, plans, licenses, subdivision rights, contracts, contract rights, and other property and interests of any kind or character, including all water and sewer taps belonging to or in any way related to or appurtenant to the Land or improvements; and

All goods, materials, supplies, chattels, furniture, appliances, furnishings, fixtures, equipment and machinery now or later to be attached to, placed in or on, or used in connection with the use, enjoyment, occupancy or operation of all or any part of the Land, whether stored on the Land or elsewhere, all of which shall be considered to the fullest extent of the law to be real property.

Commonly known as: 1 Carriage Brook Road, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80121.

Notice Legal NO. 0067-2023

First Publication: 4/27/2023

Last Publication: 5/25/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0074-2023

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

On February 24, 2023, 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)

JONPAUL ARAGON

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MIDFIRST BANK

Date of Deed of Trust June 02, 2017 County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 05, 2017

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

D7062637 Original Principal Amount $441,849.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $420,779.16

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.

SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Also known by street and number as: 8142 S. SAINT PAUL WAY, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

First Publication: 5/4/2023

Last Publication: 6/1/2023

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: 02/24/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, 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 # 21-026090

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

0074-2023 EXHIBIT “A” LOT 22, BLOCK 5, THE HIGHLANDS 460, FILING NO. 5, EXCEPT THAT PART OF SAID LOT 22 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 22; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 22, A DISTANCE OF 11.00 FEET; THENCE

NORTHEASTERLY ON A LINE WHICH IS 11.00 FEET SOUTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 22, A DISTANCE OF 122.51 FEET TO A POINT ON AN EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 22; THENCE

NORTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 22, A DISTANCE OF 11.31 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 22; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 22, A DISTANCE OF 124.99 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Notice NO. 0074-2023

First Publication: 5/4/2023

Last Publication: 6/1/2023

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

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0072-2023

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

On February 24, 2023, 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)

COLLEEN L. PATTERSON

AND Michael P Cole

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, in trust for the TBW

Mortgage-Backed Trust 2007-1 for the benefit of the Holders of the Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-1

Date of Deed of Trust

January 19, 2007

LOT 21, PINEY CREEK RANCHES, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 6412 S. PINEY CREEK CIRCLE, CENTENNIAL, CO 80111.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/28/2023, 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: 5/4/2023

Last Publication: 6/1/2023

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: 02/24/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, 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 # 18-019366

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. 0072-2023

First Publication: 5/4/2023

Last Publication: 6/1/2023

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

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0035-2023

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

On January 27, 2023, 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) Proctor G Ducharm II and Patti A Ducharm

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

Date of Deed of Trust December 17, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 02, 2004

Recording Information

Public Notices

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.

THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, TO WIT: LOT 20, APPLE ORCHARD MANORS.

Also known by street and number as: 6638 South Arapahoe Dr, 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, 05/31/2023, 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: 4/6/2023

Last Publication: 5/4/2023

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: 01/27/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, 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-23-951091-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. 0035-2023

First Publication: 4/6/2023

Last Publication: 5/4/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0048-2023

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

On February 3, 2023, 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)

RICHARD LEE

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, FKA QUICKEN LOANS, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC

F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

October 15, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 25, 2021

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

E1162731

Original Principal Amount

$380,730.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$374,537.32

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 140, HIGHLAND VIEW, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 2607 E NICHOLS CIR, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122-3425.

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, 06/07/2023, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

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: 02/03/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, 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 M. Chin #31149

Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP

1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009711995

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. 0048-2023

First Publication: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0050-2023

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

On February 3, 2023, 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)

Alice M Sullivan

Original Beneficiary(ies)

U.S. Bank National Association

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Date of Deed of Trust

December 27, 2013 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 10, 2014

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

D4010923 Book: N/A Page: Original Principal Amount $100,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $77,372.49

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 PROPERTY CURRENTLY

OF

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, 06/07/2023, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

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: 02/03/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

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

Alexis R. Abercrombie #56722

David W Drake #43315

Scott D. Toebben #19011

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

Attorney File # 23CO00003-1

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

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0050-2023

First Publication: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0058-2023

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

On February 10, 2023, 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)

STEPHANIE GARCIA

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CAPITOL COMMERCE MORTGAGE CO., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION , as Trustee for the benefit of the Freddie Mac Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Series 2020-1

Date of Deed of Trust

July 16, 2001

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 27, 2001

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

B1122784

Original Principal Amount

$104,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$129,472.64

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 37 AND 38, BLOCK 93, SHERIDAN HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 2087 WEST ADRIATIC PLACE, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110

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

The

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, 06/14/2023, 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 4/20/2023

Last Publication 5/18/2023

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: 02/10/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, 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. 9

800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 18-017897

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. 0058-2023

First Publication: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

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

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0038-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 27, 2023, 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) Julian Martinez

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. DBA SUPREME LENDING, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

December 20, 2021

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 22, 2021

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

E1192008

Original Principal Amount

$400,118.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $395,972.48

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION

APN #: 207719108018

Also known by street and number as: 4381 W Ponds Cir, Littleton, CO 80123.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/31/2023, 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: 4/6/2023

Last Publication: 5/4/2023

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: 01/27/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, 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 # 23-029154

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 Description 0038-2023

Lot 6, Block 11, Columbine Lakes Townhouses, Phase 1, as shown on the Townhouse Plat

Recorded August 28, 1975, at Reception No. 1504138, and in Townhouse Covenants Recorded September 25, 1975 in Book 2376 at Page 523 and Columbine Lakes Recreation and Maintenance Association Covenants recorded September 25, 1975 in Book 2376 at Page 542, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Legal Notice NO. 0038-2023

First Publication: 4/6/2023

Last Publication: 5/4/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent City and County

Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

PUBLIC NOTICE & OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Arapahoe County, Community Development Housing and Homeless Services staff will complete a study session with the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), as well as provide, at minimum, a thirty day public comment period to obtain citizen input and comments regarding the County’s 2023 Annual Action Plan, which describes how the County and the City of Centennial plan to utilize 2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds.

The BOCC study session will be held in person on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 1:30 pm, or shortly thereafter, in the West Hearing Room at the County Administration Building, located at 5334 S Prince Street, Littleton, CO, 80120. Interested parties can view and access the public study session through our website: https://www. arapahoegov.com/1617/Public-Meetings-LiveStreaming or https://arapahoe.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. To comment virtually during the public comment period, interested parties may call 855-436-3656 and, when prompted to, press *3 to be entered into the speaking queue.

Interested parties are also encouraged to review the 2023 Annual Action Plan Draft and submit comments during the minimum 30 day public comment period, beginning Friday, May 20, 2023 and ending Sunday, June 18, 2023.

The 2023 Annual Action Plan Draft will be available for review online, starting Friday, May 20, 2023 at http://arapahoegov.com/index.aspx?NID=334. The plan will also be available by request made to Elizzebeth Loomis at eloomis@arapahoegov.com or (303) 738-8062 or by TDD (303) 738-8033, or at Arapahoe County Housing and Community Development Services located at 1690 W. Littleton Blvd., Suite 300, Littleton, CO 80120.

The County will consider any comments (written or verbal) received during the public comment period when preparing and submitting the 2023 Annual Action Plan. As such, a summary of the comments will be incorporated into the final document.

If you need special accommodations or translation services to attend a public meeting or submit comments, or if you would like to request related documents in a language other than English, please contact Elizzebeth Loomis at eloomis@ arapahoegov.com at least 36 hours prior to the

start of the meeting to ensure we can accommodate your request.

Legal Notice No. Arap 1181

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Stop Bar and Advanced Detection for Equipment Installation Project No. 22-11-02

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 38-26107, C.R.S., that the City of Centennial, Colorado (the “City”) will make final payment at the hour of 10:00 a.m. on May 19, 2023, (the “Final Settlement Date”) to the following contractor:

Adiona Transportation Solutions, LLC 6145 Broadway, Suite 8 Denver , CO 80216 (hereinafter, the “Contractor”) for and on account of all work completed by the Contractor on City Project No. 22-11-02, including for purposes of this Notice of Final Settlement on (the “Project”).

1. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has an unpaid claim against the Project for and on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, or other supplies used or consumed by the Contractor or any subcontractor in or about the performance of said work, may at any time up to and including the Final Settlement Date, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

2. Any such claim(s) shall be filed with the City Clerk at 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112 prior to the Final Settlement Date.

3. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement or claim prior to the Final Settlement Date will relieve the City from any and all liability for such claim.

Legal Notice No. 531424-60424

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with Hyder Construction, Inc. for its work completed for Arapahoe County on the project identified as New Courtroom and Problem-Solving Courts

Remodel at Courthouse 2 and Miscellaneous

Safety and Operational Improvements at Courthouse 1 and Courthouse 2 at the Arapahoe County Justice Center. The work generally consisted of general contractor services to include tenant improvements and other miscellaneous improvements. Final Settlement will be made on May 23, 2023.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by Hyder Construction, Inc. or any of its subcontractors, or that has supplied rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used

by Hyder Construction, Inc. or any of its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work done for the above-described project whose claim therefore has not been paid by Hyder Construction, Inc. or any of its subcontractors may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid with the Arapahoe County Attorney's Office (on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners) at 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO 80120, at any time up to and including May 22, 2023.

This Notice is published in accordance with Section 38-26-107 of C.R.S., and all claims, if any, shall be filed in accordance with this statutory section. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement and/or claim prior to the aforementioned date for filing claims shall release Arapahoe County, its officers, agents and employees from any or all liability, claims, and suits for payment due from Hyder Construction, Inc.

Clerk to the Board

Joleen Sanchez,

Legal Notice No. Arap 1182

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with Gerald H Phipps Inc, dba GH Phipps Construction Co. for its work completed for Arapahoe County on the project identified as #2017-03 Countywide Security Project at Lima Public Works. The work generally consisted of general contractor services to include minor tenant improvements and installation of an exterior sidewalk. Final Settlement will be made on May 16, 2023.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by GH Phipps Construction Co. or any of its subcontractors, or that has supplied rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used by GH Phipps Construction Co. or any of its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work done for the above-described project whose claim therefore has not been paid by GH Phipps Construction Co. or any of its subcontractors may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid with the Arapahoe County Attorney's Office (on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners) at 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO 80120, at any time up to and including May 15, 2023.

This Notice is published in accordance with Section 38-26-107 of C.R.S., and all claims, if any, shall be filed in accordance with this statutory section. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement and/or claim prior to the aforementioned date for filing claims shall release Arapahoe County, its officers, agents and employees from any or all liability, claims, and suits for payment due from GH Phipps Construction Co.

Joleen Sanchez, Clerk to the Board

Legal Notice No. Arap 1179

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

Notice of Application for Use by Special

– USS Great Plains Solar LLC

Review

United States Solar Corporation (“US Solar”) has applied for Administrative Use by Special Review with Arapahoe County for a Small Solar System Facility called USS Great Plains Solar LLC (Case number Q22-104). This community solar garden will have a capacity of just under 5 MWac, enough to power roughly 1,200 homes per year. USS Great Plains will interconnect to Xcel Energy infrastructure and will power homes, businesses, and public entities in Aurora. This project will be located on ~28 acres currently owned by the Lowry Environmental Trust northwest of where Hampden Ave crosses E-470. This is one of six planned community solar gardens sited at this location, collectively referred to as the Lowry Projects.

USS Great Plains will be comprised of solar panels mounted on single-axis trackers, which rotate from east to west as the sun moves through the sky to maximize solar production. The panels will be about 6 to 8 feet tall, depending on the tilt angle. The entire project area will be planted with a mix of low-water native grasses and pollinator-friendly habitat and will include wildlife corridors. No permanent structures or buildings are proposed. The Lowry projects will serve as a buffer between expanding residential development and the Lowry Landfill Superfund site and Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site. Each year, the Lowry Projects will collectively contribute $150,000 in taxes. Residents, farms, businesses, municipalities, schools, and other organizations can save money on their monthly electric bill through Xcel Energy’s community solar program. Xcel customers can subscribe to a portion of the electricity generated by USS Great Plains and, in exchange, receive bill credits on their electricity bills, thereby saving money and supporting local clean energy production. For more information on how to subscribe, please visit www.us-solar.com. Furthermore, the Lowry Projects will collectively provide approximately $74M in electricity savings to low-income Xcel Energy customers over their lifetime.

Assuming this project is approved, which should happen in July 2023, construction will begin in March of 2024 and should be complete by November of the same year. To share your thoughts, or to seek more information about this application, contact Nicole Affleck at US Solar at nicole. affleck@us-solar.com or the Arapahoe County Planning Division at (720) 874-6650.

Legal Notice No. 531427-60427

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

Notice of Application for Use by Special

Review – USS High Plains Solar LLC

United States Solar Corporation (“US Solar”) has applied for Administrative Use by Special Review with Arapahoe County for a Small Solar System Facility called USS High Plains Solar LLC. LLC (Case number Q22-104). This community solar garden will have a capacity of 5 MWac, enough to power roughly 1,200 homes per year. USS High Plains will interconnect to Xcel Energy infrastructure and will power homes, businesses, and public entities in Aurora. This project will be located on ~29 acres currently owned by the Lowry Environmental Trust northwest of where Hampden Ave crosses E-470. This is one of six planned community solar gardens sited at this location, collectively referred to as the Lowry Projects.

USS High Plains will be comprised of solar panels mounted on single-axis trackers, which rotate from east to west as the sun moves through the sky

to maximize solar production. The panels will be about 6 to 8 feet tall, depending on the tilt angle. The entire project area will be planted with a mix of low-water native grasses and pollinator-friendly habitat and will include wildlife corridors. No permanent structures or buildings are proposed. The Lowry projects will serve as a buffer between expanding residential development and the Lowry Landfill Superfund site and Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site. Each year, the Lowry Projects will collectively contribute $150,000 in taxes.

Residents, farms, businesses, municipalities, schools, and other organizations can save money on their monthly electric bill through Xcel Energy’s community solar program. Xcel customers can subscribe to a portion of the electricity generated by USS High Plains and, in exchange, receive bill credits on their electricity bills, thereby saving money and supporting local clean energy production. For more information on how to subscribe, please visit www.us-solar.com. Furthermore, the Lowry Projects will collectively provide approximately $74M in electricity savings to low-income Xcel Energy customers over their lifetime.

Assuming this project is approved, which should happen in July 2023, construction will begin in March of 2024 and should be complete by November of the same year. To share your thoughts, or to seek more information about this application, contact Nicole Affleck at US Solar at nicole. affleck@us-solar.com or the Arapahoe County Planning Division at (720) 874-6650.

Legal Notice No. 531425-60425

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

Notice of Application for Use by Special Review – USS Hampden Solar LLC

United States Solar Corporation (“US Solar”) has applied for Administrative Use by Special Review with Arapahoe County for a Small Solar System Facility called USS Hampden Solar LLC (Case number Q22-104). This community solar garden will have a capacity of 5 MWac, enough to power roughly 1,200 homes per year. USS Hampden will interconnect to Xcel Energy infrastructure and will power homes, businesses, and public entities in Aurora. This project will be located on ~30 acres currently owned by the Lowry Environmental Trust northeast of where Hampden Ave crosses E-470. This is one of six planned community solar gardens sited at this location, collectively referred to as the Lowry Projects.

USS Hampden will be comprised of solar panels mounted on single-axis trackers, which rotate from east to west as the sun moves through the sky to maximize solar production. The panels will be about 6 to 8 feet tall, depending on the tilt angle. The entire project area will be planted with a mix of low-water native grasses and pollinator-friendly habitat and will include wildlife corridors. No permanent structures or buildings are proposed. The Lowry projects will serve as a buffer between expanding residential development and the Lowry Landfill Superfund site and Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site. Each year, the Lowry Projects will collectively contribute $150,000 in taxes.

Residents, farms, businesses, municipalities, schools, and other organizations can save money on their monthly electric bill through Xcel Energy’s community solar program. Xcel customers can subscribe to a portion of the electricity generated by USS Hampden and, in exchange, receive bill credits on their electricity bills, thereby saving money and supporting local clean energy production. For more information on how to subscribe, please visit www.us-solar.com. Furthermore, the Lowry Projects will collectively provide approxi-

mately $74M in electricity savings to low-income Xcel Energy customers over their lifetime.

Assuming this project is approved, which should happen in July 2023, construction will begin in March of 2024 and should be complete by November of the same year. To share your thoughts, or to seek more information about this application, contact Nicole Affleck at US Solar at nicole. affleck@us-solar.com or the Arapahoe County Planning Division at (720) 874-6650.

Legal Notice No. 531428-60428

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

Notice of Application for Use by Special Review – USS Tallgrass Solar LLC

United States Solar Corporation (“US Solar”) has applied for Administrative Use by Special Review with Arapahoe County for a Small Solar System Facility called USS Tallgrass Solar LLC (Case number Q22-104). This community solar garden will have a capacity of 5 MWac, enough to power roughly 1,200 homes per year. USS Tallgrass will interconnect to Xcel Energy infrastructure and will power homes, businesses, and public entities in Aurora. This project will be located on ~26 acres currently owned by the Lowry Environmental Trust northeast of where Hampden Ave crosses E-470. This is one of six planned community solar gardens sited at this location, collectively referred to as the Lowry Projects. USS Tallgrass will be comprised of solar panels mounted on single-axis trackers, which rotate from east to west as the sun moves through the sky to maximize solar production. The panels will be about 6 to 8 feet tall, depending on the tilt angle. The entire project area will be planted with a mix of low-water native grasses and pollinator-friendly habitat and will include wildlife corridors. No permanent structures or buildings are proposed. The Lowry projects will serve as a buffer between expanding residential development and the Lowry Landfill Superfund site and Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site. Each year, the Lowry Projects will collectively contribute $150,000 in taxes.

Residents, farms, businesses, municipalities, schools, and other organizations can save money on their monthly electric bill through Xcel Energy’s community solar program. Xcel customers can subscribe to a portion of the electricity generated by USS Tallgrass and, in exchange, receive bill credits on their electricity bills, thereby saving money and supporting local clean energy production. For more information on how to subscribe, please visit www.us-solar.com. Furthermore, the Lowry Projects will collectively provide approximately $74M in electricity savings to low-income Xcel Energy customers over their lifetime.

Assuming this project is approved, which should happen in July 2023, construction will begin in March of 2024 and should be complete by November of the same year. To share your thoughts, or to seek more information about this application, contact Nicole Affleck at US Solar at nicole. affleck@us-solar.com or the Arapahoe County Planning Division at (720) 874-6650.

Legal Notice No. 531426-60426

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen ###

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