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Centennial seeks public input on pickleball

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With the rise in popularity of pickleball, con ict has sparked in some residential communities over the noise generated on the court.

Hoping to prevent such issues from happening within its borders, the City of Centennial is considering potential noise mitigation requirements and is asking for community input. rough June 30, residents can submit comments and questions to the city

through its website, bit.ly/cenpickleball. As of June 26, there were more than 100 comments made.  On the comment page, the city asked residents to consider what level of

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CU Denver teacher prep program wins state approval

were reauthorized on their rst try.

BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT COLORADO

e University of Colorado Denver has won full state approval for three teacher preparation program tracks after addressing problems in how it trains aspiring educators to teach children to read.

e State Board of Education unanimously voted to reauthorize the elementary education, special education, and early childhood education programs nearly a year after granting only partial approval because of weaknesses in reading coursework.

State o cials praised the university for improvements that ensure aspiring teachers understand and can apply key components of science-based reading instruction and don’t receive con icting information about how to teach reading.

e decision, which came in June, is the latest step in an ongoing state e ort to hold Colorado’s teacher preparation programs accountable for properly training future educators how to teach reading. e state

began cracking down on teacher prep programs — speci cally their approach to reading instruction — in 2018 as part of a broader push by lawmakers, state education o cials, and parents of children with dyslexia to get more students reading at grade level.

e state’s outgoing education commissioner Katy Anthes received praise for leading the push for more oversight of reading instruction in teacher prep programs.

“ ese educator preparation

reauthorization items have you written all over them,” Colleen O’Neil, associate commissioner of educator talent at the Colorado Department of Education, said to Anthes during the meeting. “Because what you did was ensure every student knows how to read.”

Also, the state board has granted full approval to all majors in the teacher prep program at Colorado Christian University and an alternative prep program o ered through East Central BOCES. Both programs

e University of Colorado Denver is one of several teacher prep programs that revamped reading coursework in recent years following poor state reviews. e state’s two largest prep programs, the University of Northern Colorado and Metropolitan State University of Denver, also made changes.

e reading coursework overhauls seem to have paid o .

Earlier this week, a national organization gave Colorado major kudos for how its teacher prep programs cover reading instruction, ranking it No. 1 in the country. Just a few years ago, Colorado was in the middle of the pack.

In that report from the National Council on Teacher Quality, most of the state’s teacher prep programs earned an A or A+ for elementary education, including the University of Colorado Denver’s undergraduate program, Colorado Christian University’s undergraduate program, and the University of Northern Colorado’s undergraduate and graduate programs. e report didn’t analyze reading coursework in alternative teacher prep programs.

Chalkbeat is a nonpro t news site covering educational change in public schools.

Green light comes after reading portion is strengthened

‘These educator preparation reauthorization items have you written all over them. Because what you did was ensure every student knows how to read.’

Colleen O’Neil, ssociate commissioner of educator talent at the Colorado Department of Education

6th Annual VetFest set for downtown Castle Rock on July 8

Proceeds go to the Veterans Monument Foundation

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It will be a day of food and drinks, live music and connection as Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation hosts the 6th annual VetFest in Downtown Castle Rock.

Jarrod Wildman, who served in the Navy from 1994 to 1998, has been the chairman of the Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation for three years and is excited for the community to come together.

“Most of us go through a year just doing our jobs and living our life and we don’t advertise we’re veterans, so it’s nice to meet other like minded people in the community and connect,” said Wildman.

With a goal to become a resource that directly supports veterans in Douglas County, the nonpro t foundation constructed and maintains a monument called Freedoms Keeper.

On the corner of 4th and Wilcox in Castle Rock, the monument sits on a granite pedestal with each of the six service seals and is a gathering place for veterans in Douglas County.

In addition, the foundation established a Veterans Assistance Grant Program, which provides nancial aid grants up to $2,000 to veterans who live in the county.

Local veterans can go to the Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation website, dcvmf.org to apply for the grant.

“We help on average about 40 veterans a year,” said Wildman.  e event is free admission and open to the public and there will be food trucks and over 20 vendors will be at the festival.

All of the proceeds go to the foundation to aid in nancial assistance according to Wildman.

“One hundred percent of the money stays in the county and goes to where the need is the most,” said Wildman.

e event started ve years ago as a 5k race, however the race didn’t take o .

“We had anywhere between 15 and 50 runners over the rst two years, but the party afterwards got bigger,” said Wildman. “And so the party grew and became more of what people were looking for.”

is will be the rst year without a 5k, just the festival, where there will be live music, beer vendors and a special Veterans corner where the rst 100 veterans that check in will receive a swag bag with a thank you.

Along with various nonpro ts and veteran resources, the festival is family friendly as it includes a kid’s corner with Air Bounce Colorado’s bounce house and Luigi’s Game Truck.

e American Legion, a nonpro t organization, will be in attendance with their vendor to let people know that there is American Legion post in Castle Rock and there is another organization for veterans.

“Let them know that we do support local veterans and give people a di erent place to go to - or an additional place to go to and an opportunity to come together,” said Mike McNairy, commander of the American Legion Post 1187 Castle Rock.

e Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation is looking for volunteers to help with the kids corner, checking IDs and setup and takedown. ose interested in volunteering can contact Amy Seigal at amy@dcvmf.org.

e event will be held at Festival Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“What’s the most exciting to me is that it really is a day where veterans can come and be honored and connect with other veterans in the area,” said Wildman. “It’s a way for our citizens and community to come and show support to veterans, veteran causes and get information on other ways they can help.”

Freedoms Keeper monument in Castle Rock. COURTESY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY VETERANS MONUMENT FOUNDATION

High Line Canal conservation group receives $350,000

BY TEDDY JACOBSEN TJACOBSEN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e High Line Canal, which winds 71 miles across the metro area, will soon be permanently protected as regional open space.

Great Outdoors Colorado, an environmental nonpro t, announced in June a $350,000 grant to High Line Canal Conservancy to help permanently protect the canal as a continuous recreational, ecological, historical and stormwater resource.

“Permanent protection of the canal has been a top-line goal of our board and organization since the beginning in 2014,” High Line Canal Conservancy CEO Harriet Crittenden LaMair said in a press release. “It’s extremely exciting to be actively working with Denver Water, Arapahoe County and other local governmental partners toward a permanent protection vehicle.”

e canal spans 860 acres and its associated trail system connects walkers, hikers, runners, cyclists, horseback riders and others to thousands more acres of parks and open spaces. e canal runs through parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Douglas counties, spanning a solid slice of eastern metro area from north to south.

“It’s important for the community to know that the canal is preserved permanently for them to use freely into the future,” High Line Canal Conservancy Senior

Director of Programs and Partnerships Suzanna Fry Jones told Colorado Community Media.

Jones said Denver Water will maintain ownership of the canal, but has been moving its customers to more sustainable sources of irrigation water in recent years.

Denver Water Senior Community Relations Specialist Jimmy Luthye said they plan to play an active role in the ongoing discussions about the canal’s future.

“ e evolution of the public’s use of the canal for recreation and stormwater management, along with its original role as a water delivery method is one of the reasons why Denver Water and regional partners, including cities, counties, park and ood districts and stormwater management

entities, have partnered with the High Line Canal Conservancy to assist their mission to preserve, protect and enhance the 71-mile canal,” Luthye said in an email to Colorado Community Media.

e conservancy is expected to complete legal work to secure protection, gather documentation of the present conditions of the canal and assess potential future projects with the grant.

Great Outdoors Colorado’s Director of Programs Chris Yuan-Farrell said the process will likely involve a conservation easement, which is a legal agreement that limits land use to protect its conservation values. YuanFarrell added that the grant is part of the environmental nonpro t’s land acquisition program, which supports ur-

ban and rural habitat protection priorities and increases access to the outdoors.

“ is is a substantial resource for Colorado to have and now it will be permanent,” Yuan-Farrell said. “Whereas before, there was always an opportunity for Denver Water to sell that property to somebody else. is grant helps take that o the table.”

He said the funding provided by Great Outdoors Colorado should last the conservancy for years to come.

“ is is a fund for the conservancy to maintain and grow,” Yuan-Farrell said.

“It’s like seed funding for a hopefully larger substantial endowment with the expectation that perhaps the municipalities and counties that have land by the canal

will contribute to it.”

Great Outdoors Colorado invests a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds to help with the preservation and enhancement of parks, trails, wildlife, rivers and open spaces, according to its website.

e nonpro t has awarded multiple grants to the High Line Canal Conservancy over the years. In 2022, Great Outdoors Colorado provided $41,100 to help rid parts of the canal of an invasive species.

“ eir funding has been so impactful to all of the work that we’ve done,” Jones said. “And this is the next big stage of our work for permanent protection.”

Jones said more details about the canal’s function as a fully conserved space are expected to come this fall.

Runners and walkers enjoying the trail along the High Line Canal at Three Pond Park in Cherry Hills Village.

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government regulation of outdoor pickleball courts they would like to see, as well as any other comments or questions the residents have about outdoor pickleball courts.

Neil Marciniak, the city’s director of community and economic development, said during a presentation to the city council in June that pickleball sound is different from other sports such as tennis.

“The pickleball paddle hitting that plastic wiffle ball-type thing is a high frequency and it’s actually, the frequency, is in one of those most sensitive ranges of human hearing,” he said.

To give the city time to review and consider potential noise mitigation requirements, the city council passed a temporary pickleball moratorium in March.

Under this moratorium, the establishment of new permanent, outdoor pickleball courts near residential areas is not permitted in Centennial through Sept. 30.

The moratorium applies to projects that have not been built or established by the city yet and are proposed to be within 500 feet of residential properties, residentially zoned areas, or residential land uses.

Pickleball courts that are already established, permitted and in use currently are not subject to the moratorium. It also does not apply to indoor pickleball courts, courts that are more than 500 feet from residential areas, or temporary courts. A temporary court, for example, is when a tennis court is temporarily altered to be used as a pickleball court.

“The goal of the moratorium is time to review and evaluate and determine if regulations are necessary to ensure predictable outcomes, if (or) when pickleball courts are built within the City of Centennial, regardless of who’s building those,” Marciniak said.

One of the challenges in considering regulations is that there is a lot of subjectivity when it comes to noise, he explained.

“We’re trying to move towards a more objective view on this and determine: Do we need some

regulations around this? Do we need to regulate pickleball?” Marciniak said.

To help in this effort, the city has hired a noise consultant, Lance Willis, who is the principal acoustical engineer of Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics and Noise Control, a company that offers consulting services on noise control.

“He’s conducting a noise study,” Marciniak said. “What he’s charged with is really characterizing the sound of pickleball, adding some objectivity to that sound that is happening out in the environment.”

Willis will also identify variables that affect how the sound travels, provide advice on what are appropriate techniques for measuring pickleball sound and offer site planning considerations, he said.

According to Spendiarian & Willis’ website, Willis is a member of the Acoustical Society of America and the Audio Engineering Society. He also wrote an article in 2018 titled, “Why are your pickleball courts receiving complaints from neighbors?” which discusses pickleball sounds and site planning considerations for pickleball courts.

In that article, Willis wrote courts located within 350 feet of residential structures often require abatement treatments, such as freestanding walls or soundabsorbing panels.

“Once we have that (noise) study in a draft form or final form, that’s gonna be allowing staff to look at some recommendations that we might want to bring forward to city council. We’d be bouncing that off stakeholders within the community,” Marciniak said.

Following public and stakeholder outreach, the Centennial City Council is expected to consider potential regulations around August or September, according to the city’s website.

“The goal is to add some … predictability not just for those that want to build and operate these, but also those that interact (and) live around them as well,” Marciniak said.

If residents have questions or concerns, the city said it is available via email at centennialplanning@centennialco.gov. Those interested in learning more can visit centennialco.gov/pickleball.

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‘Alcohol alternatives’ and community aid

BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Whether it’s shooting pool or bowling with friends, one Colorado business owner noticed it’s hard to go out in the evening and not end up near folks drinking.

“All of our social time is all spent around alcohol,” Ryan Gnieski told Colorado Community Media. “ ere’s got to be something better than that, you know? We o er that alternative.”

Gnieski recently opened at’s Kava, a bar that serves kava and other non-alcoholic beverages, on South Broadway in Englewood.

Kava is a tea-like drink made from the root of a plant

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in the pepper family, found in the South Paci c islands. Served cold in a small bowl that mimics a coconut shell, kava has a relaxing e ect but doesn’t a ect your motor skills, Gnieski said.

“It acts as a social lubricant, loosens your shoulders, makes you a little more talkative — but it doesn’t impair your judgment,” said Samuel Annes, the administrative operations manager at at’s Kava.

With a bright pink and blue color palette and a 10-foot marlin above the bar, the new hangout spot exudes a Florida vibe. at’s an homage to the state where Gnieski grew up and rst learned about kava nearly two decades ago.

In addition to kava, the new business serves tea, coffee, Red Bull and drinks containing kratom, a Southeast Asian plant known for its stimulant-like e ects. ere’s a pool table in the back, and while there isn’t any food on the menu, Gnieski encourages people to bring in a snack from one of the neighboring eateries.

“With kava, it’s all about community,” he said. “I’m

just about bringing people together.”

at’s Kava is registered as a nonpro t corporation with the State of Colorado. Gnieski, who also founded a kava bar in Lakewood and owns a trading card game store in South Florida, said the money at’s Kava earns will go back towards operating expenses. Any extra will be used to help local charities and organizations in the community. He envisions picking out four or ve Englewood groups each quarter and letting his customers vote on which should receive the business’s surplus.

“We’re just trying to o er alcohol alternatives while trying to help out local com-

munities,” Gnieski said of his latest endeavor.

at’s Kava, decorated with balloons and streamers, celebrated its grand opening June 17 by staying open for over 24 hours. e event included party food, a photobooth, a ra e and drink specials. Just before 8 p.m., two rattan chairs and a little love seat were moved out to make room for the live DJ that took the chill vibe of the packed bar up a notch or two. Normally the music’s kept at a low volume and the atmosphere is relaxed, Gnieski had said earlier.

But they only have one grand opening, Annes conceded with a smile as he surveyed the lively scene.

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That’s Kava serves kava, a drink known for its anxiety-reducing properties, and other nonalcoholic beverages on South Broadway in Englewood.

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Samuel Annes prepares a drink behind the bar of That’s Kava in Englewood.

That’s Kava founder Ryan Gnieski takes a beverage order during the business’s grand opening June 17.

Honor hometown heroes

If feels like a normal year in planning for the Fourth of July celebrations. Communities are not worried about dry conditions due to all the rainfall, so reworks are a go for several areas. Parades and community gatherings are all moving forward nicely. I have to admit, growing up and in early adulthood, the Fourth of July has been one of my favorite holidays. We had huge family gatherings, heading to the small-town parade, and going to the park for the annual re ghters’ water ght. And, just before the reworks, we had our annual football game. I will admit, I tore the meniscus disc in my knee one year blocking my dad so my nephew could score. Yes, my team got the touchdown.

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get out into our communities and meet great people, and through my reporters read about amazing organizations and groups who are indeed community heroes who often do the work without expecting recognition or a return.

Some of my favorite organizations are the local American Legions and VFWs — these groups are more than just veteran organizations. ey are people who work to give scholarships, provide support to struggling veterans and, in Littleton recently, repurpose veteran wreaths to become sh habitats.

Local historical societies — these members work to preserve and celebrate important moments in a community’s history. ey also protect and preserve important structures.

To the local food banks that have struggled over the last few years to keep the doors open and residents fed — every administrator and volunteer deserves a pat on the back.

Do not enter the comfort zone

I am also a bit sentimental about the American holiday. My kids give me a hard time each year as I make them listen to songs such as “God Bless the U.S.A.” and “Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning.” I believe they too should have respect and pride in their country. I understand this country is far from perfect. e last few years of seeming insanity proves that point. However, we live in a country where that insanity is allowed to happen.

Finally, another reason I get sentimental about the Independence Day holiday is a tradition that started in Tucson. My company would often recognize what we called “Hometown Heroes” just before Independence Day.

I loved those special sections because we called to the community to not just tell us about the members of the military we would be thanking, but also those in the community who volunteer, work hard and do so many things to make a di erence in the lives of others. To those who work tirelessly to make the communities in which they live and the world better.

I haven’t quite got to the point of a special section, but over the last year as editor, I have been able to

To companies like Howdy’s Ice Cream, which opened in Centennial o Parker Road this year, giving adults with disabilities an opportunity to work. I will also recommend going and getting a summer treat there — the lemon crunch is superb. e people and organizations who work each year to help people move into and a ord homes. In Colorado, that alone is a tireless and likely thankless job these days.

In Highlands Ranch – It’s heartwarming to see the continued photos and responses as the community comes together to clear debris and help neighbors after a tornado touched down recently.

I should also give a shoutout to volunteers I see at the VA when I take my dad for care. ey are helpful, friendly and wonderful people. People, groups, churches and organizations do more in our local communities than we realize year after year. I hope to keep getting to know all of them and start recognizing them more often in our local newspapers because at the end of the day, honoring these heroes is part of what Independence Day is about.

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She was very comfortable running 5K and 10K races, and usually placed well. She often thought about stretching herself to run a half marathon and then one day, a full marathon. As her dreams about training harder and running longer races took shape, she found herself returning to her comfortable training regime and settled once again for training to run in

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South Suburban changes needed

I want to express my thanks and appreciation to reporter Nina Joss and editor elma Grimes for their reporting and opinion of South Suburban Parks & Rec. I too would like more transparency and forthright communications from this special district board. I also want to see changes in their election processes, including all registered voter residents automatically receiving a ballot.

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I think they should prioritize the expense to involve as many citizens as possible. ey also need to

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those 5K and 10K races. en one day, she decided to go for it. She made a commitment to break free from her comfort zone and train harder and run farther. She woke up earlier and each day that she ran, she pushed herself just a little bit farther until she could comfortably nish a half marathon. And after that, she left that comfort zone and began training even harder to compete in a full marathon, and last year successfully ran in the NYC Marathon.

When asked if she had plans on returning to her former routines of

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improve the in-person voting and ballot drop-o options. e past few elections have had a dismal turnout, but as I am unable to nd the exact numbers my best guess is less than 1% participation.

Lastly, as stated by Ms. Grimes, “Do you need to be reminded that you are a board that can increase property taxes at will without a special election?” is is a concern as property taxes are reported to increase by as much as 40%. e 2023 amended budget lists property tax revenue as almost $27.8 million. A

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Most people wake up each day and make a few key decisions so the day goes smoothly. ey usually think… What will I accomplish today? What will I wear or eat today? Typically, the average person also has various goals they want to accomplish … getting a good job, buying a house, creating a family, staying healthy and saving money for retirement.

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Rarely do you nd a person with a written goal of intentionally seeking out their nal resting place and outlining their obituary or Celebra-

tion of Life ceremony. It is a rare individual who does the hard work of soul-searching their thoughts and beliefs about their own mortality. Most of us don’t want to think about that because it’s too sad. But as Benjamin Franklin said, “…in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

Most end-of-life caregivers will tell you the best gift you can give yourself and your family is the gift of pre-planning. If nances are tight, at a minimum, make some decisions so your family and friends will know your wishes. ere is a wonderful guide called “Five Wishes” that serves as a legal document for end-of-life decisions. Most hospices, funeral homes and cemeteries have some version of the types of questions outlined in the “Five Wishes” document and you can nd it online,

too.

e last wish of the “Five Wishes” discusses “What I want my loved ones to know.” is section addresses the emotional realm, as well as physical placement of one’s body after passing. Some key decisions include … How do I want to be remembered? Do I want to be buried or cremated? Do I want to be near relatives? Do I want to be placed somewhere close to my family so it’s convenient for them to visit? Do I want my ashes to be placed at sea or scattered out of an airplane or in a cemetery? Do I want a permanent monument engraved?

Determining key end-of-life decisions ahead of time will set you free from worry, provide for a smooth transition, and be a gift of peace of mind for your family and friends.

At the Aug. 3, 2023 Seniors’ Council of Douglas County meeting, our host from Seven Stones Cemetery and Botanic Gardens, Becky Holm, will discuss pre-planning, the di erent cemetery options available in Colorado and the beautiful and serene environment at Seven Stones. e meeting is scheduled outdoors from 10-11:30 a.m. at Seven Stones, located at 9635 N. Rampart Range Road in LIttleton.

e Seniors’ Council of Douglas County serves to advocate for and engage older adults. Meetings are free and open to the public. Our signature daylong educational event, Vintage and Vibrant, is ursday, Sept. 28 at the Parker Arts, Culture, and Events Center (PACE) in Parker. For upto-date information about Seniors’ Council visit Facebook and our website www.douglas.co.us.

running in shorter races and giving up the long runs, her response was that she would never allow herself to enter the comfort zone ever again. In her mind she created an image of a “Do Not Enter” sign followed by “ e Comfort Zone.”

For many of us we have reached some type of pinnacle or achieved a sought-after goal only to nd ourselves slowly backsliding and reentering our former comfort zone. We reach a certain level of success and then allow ourselves to get comfortable there instead of wondering what we could do if we pressed ourselves a little harder, taking a new or di erent path, and maybe even taking a little risk. It’s like breaking free from one comfort zone only to enter another comfort zone.

If we are on a path of personal or professional growth, we might all do well to have that same mental image top of mind, “Do Not Enter e Comfort Zone.” Whether it’s a physical achievement we are seeking, a business breakthrough, quitting a bad habit, starting a new and positive habit, or maybe setting our sights on breaking the company sales records, once we break free from what has been holding us back, leaving our comfort zone, we need to commit to never going back or settling ever again.

Here is something to watch out for, it’s called the neutral zone. It’s that place where we have decided to break free from our comfort zone but haven’t taken any action yet. Something is still holding us back. Maybe we haven’t

fully committed to where it is that we want to go. Maybe we have some head trash that’s getting in our way. Whatever it is, it has us stuck in the neutral zone. How do we get unstuck? We take the rst step in the pursuit of our new goals and dreams. We don’t have to go beyond that, we are not going to go from running a 10K to running a marathon, but we are going to take the rst step and maybe run an extra half mile, and then each day slowly build to our ultimate goal.

Taking that rst step does something psychologically that gets us moving in the right direction. For some of us, we get caught up in all the rest of the steps and it paralyzes us to the point where we do not take any step at all. A comfort zone surrounded by a neutral zone creates a do-nothing zone. And as it has been said before, if we aren’t moving forward, we are more than likely moving backward. Zig Ziglar said it this way, “People who never take step one, can never possibly take step two.”

How about you, are there a rst step that you need to take? Is there a personal or professional goal or dream that you have had on your heart for a while? If so, have you asked yourself what is holding you back? As always, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we can break free from our comfort zone, leave the neutral zone behind, and commit to never entering that comfort zone again, it really will be a better than good life.

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

meeting, I requested the board to consider a reduction in the mill levy amount they collect. I hope they take this seriously. anks again for your articles and opinions.

40% increase would be an additional $11M. On June 13th at their public

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The brain is overrated, according to Kadam Lucy James at the Kadampa Meditation Center.

“Have you ever felt peaceful in your head?” she asked.

She put her hands over her heart and said that’s where the mind is, adding that while the brain has conceptual reality, the mind exists in the heart, where we feel peace, love, joy and wisdom.

“If we can get into our heart, we automatically start to feel more peaceful,” she said.

James is temporarily living in Arvada and teaches meditation at the Kadampa Meditation Center. She started practicing about 41 years ago after she saw a “very peaceful person” in college.

“He was a student meditating on the end of his bed and I asked him what he was doing, because this was back in 1981, and meditation, no one had heard of back then,” she said.

Ever since, she’s been practicing and has taught all around the world, including England, San Francisco, New York City and now Denver. She hopes to one day achieve enlightenment, or in nite happiness and peace.

It takes a lot of hard work, but she said it’s the only thing where the more she does it, the happier she is.

It’s because, with meditation, the mind becomes naturally peaceful. Each person has a natural source of peace and happiness inside them, she said, and instead of seeking it elsewhere — relationships, ful lling jobs or material things — it’s already inside the body waiting to

be found.

e evidence lies in the random moments of peace and happiness everyone feels. It could be a torrential downpour and the mind is peaceful, settled and calm.

“What those moments show is that our mind is ne. And then what unsettles the mind is actually all our uncontrolled thinking,” she said.

Coming from the teachings of the Buddha, she compared the mind to a vast ocean. e waves are turbulent while below them is a vast, in nite, calm place. Waves of anxiety and negative emotions distort the brain but below those waves rests an incredible sanity.

“When our mind is settled, when we can let go of our troubled thoughts, and our turbulent thoughts, uncontrolled thoughts, then we naturally feel good. We naturally feel peaceful and we start to get a sense of our potential and who we really are, which is this person who has limitless potential, limitless happiness,” James said.

e rst step to unlocking that potential and happiness is to breathe.

Focus on the nostrils

Carol O’Dowd, a Trauma and Transition Psychotherapist and Spiritual Counselor assists her clients by meeting them where they are and o ering them acceptance through breathing.

“If you focus on your breath, you cannot simultaneously focus on all your internal dialogue. It cannot be done. e human brain is not wired that way,” O’Dowd said.

It creates a space between the thoughts. e stress and anxiety stored in the body don’t go away, but the practice of noticing the emotions and putting them on pause to breathe helps

calm the body down.

Breathing is a function of the body that automatically happens all the time. Focusing on that breath, O’Dowd compared it to a spectrum. What happens when the body stops breathing — death — is one end and the other is when the body pays attention to the breath — peace.

“It can be as simple as just experiencing that ow of air, and in and out of your nostrils. If you can place your attention there, that’s giving yourself a mini vacation,” she said.

O’Dowd encourages her clients to practice treating uncontrolled thoughts like a salesperson trying to sell them. Instead of buying, make them sit in the corner and return to them in 20 minutes after taking time to check in with the body.

It can also let go of stress. Pain, like what the ngers feel after working at a computer all day, can be a physical manifestation of stress. Holding on to that stress can lead to other health conditions.

“It’s not rocket science,” she said.

Escape to reality

James said achieving enlightenment is extremely di cult, and while the teachings she studied laid out di erent steps and pathways, she simpli ed it down to three. e rst is focusing on the breath to relax. e second is identifying delusions.

A delusion can be jealousy, greed, competitiveness or other unpleasant thoughts. Most of the time, those thoughts aren’t controlled by the mind and enter the brain randomly. It’s the root

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of many problems, she said, and they destroy happiness.

“It’s completely unnecessary. Which is the whole purpose of meditation, to show us how unnecessary it is,” she said. “We’ve been so busy trying to control everything outside of us.”

She compared it to anger with someone else. It may last for a few days and then one day, those angry feelings leave.

“If you can do that deliberately (getting rid of negative feelings), which we can, then you can see we stopped the grasping or stopped the delusions, we just experience deeper and deeper levels of happiness,” she said.

Identifying delusions is the rst part of the equation. e other half is universal love and caring about others. It comes from understanding everyone wants to be happy, and that there isn’t much di erence between people.

It can be a city councilor running for o ce, understanding their opponent wants the same things, but sees di erent ideas on how to move forward. ey aren’t always bad people.

Realizing that leads to the next step: wisdom. at takes understanding reality. It means turning away from the anxiety, sadness and other negative emotions and escaping to the reality within the body that possesses in nite happiness and peace.

“We can train in wisdom. Understanding that things are not as real as they appear,” James said.

Tatiana ‘LadyMay’ Mayfield to perform

SONYA’S SAMPLER

The Colorado Repertory Jazz Orchestra will perform at the Arvada Center, 69901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada at 7:30 p.m. on July 15 with an evening of soul music, featuring Aretha Franklin’s hits, presented by Tatiana “LadyMay”

May eld. Reserved seats-$30-$42. Lawn seats $20. See coloradojazz.org/ concerts or 720-8987200.

Parker Arts

Parker Arts presents “Jimmy Bu ett’s Escape to Margaritaville” June 23-July 16 at the PACE Center, 20000 E. Pikes Peak Ave. See parkerarts.org or 303-805-6800.

Highlands Ranch history

Highlands Ranch Historical Society presents “Entertaining VIPs and Royalty at the Cherokee

Book is great summer read

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Highlands Ranch artist and writer Craig Marshall Smith has recently published a book called “Where is Mary Bergen?”

The book is set in Granby, Colorado, with a narrator/detective character named Frank Elgin, who reminds me of a writer I’ve encountered. Elgin lives with a little red dachshund named Roger ...

Next door lives a bestselling author named Peter Du Cane, who thinks most highly of himself, drinks a lot and is renting a house owned by one Laura Faircloth, who has gone off to check out a prince somewhere, a prince who discovered her via a book of nude photographs, taken by another local character, Dartmouth Powell ... And we’re only to page 17!

And I also read an account of an art class assigned to create a self-portrait ... very funny!

Castle” on July 17 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Caterer Meg Anderson and Butler John Lake will share personal stories about entertaining VIPs and royalty at Cherokee Castle. ere will be a drawing for a copy of Meg’s cookbook, “Castle Entertaining from Ranch Hands to Royalty.” A $3 suggested donation at the door is requested. Register at thehrhs.org/ programs.

Vintage Theatre

Vintage eatre, 1468 Dayton Street, Auora, presents “In the Heights” by Lin Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes, directed by Jonathan Andujar, June 23 through July 30. Musical direction by Donna Debrecini. Added performances of “Driving Miss Daisy” July 6 at 7:30; July 8 at 2:30; July 14 at 7:30, July 15 at 7:30; July 16 at 7:30. See vintagetheatre.org or 303-856-7830.

Smith taught art at three different universities over a period of 30 years and paints abstract works.

Mary Bergen was a former student, who went home for Christmas and never returned, we learn.

Elgin is asked to find her ... He starts with checking a Du Cane book out from the library and taking it home to read to Roger.

The possibility of co-writing a book with Du Cane surfaces and is discarded ... and surfaces again, accompanied by entertaining chatter.

We meet another Granby resident named Mr. Friday ... he seems to be well-supplied with factoids of all sorts ... Christmas lights were invented in 1914 by a Denver man named D.D. Sturgeon. His son was ill and couldn’t come to see the family Christmas tree. Sturgeon painted some bulbs and strung them on an outside tree so the boy could see them from his bed, according to Friday, who liked to hang

out at the local diner. Modeled on a longtime friend of Smith’s ...

Somehow, Mary Bergen’s name leads to a chapter about the famous ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his friend, Charlie McCarthy — and a session between Charlie McCarthy and the very funny comedian, W. C. Fields — and a dialogue between them ...

A trip on the Zephyr to Ottumwa, Iowa is another detective job, involving a search for one Nadine Wolfinger — and en route, he met Heidi Spottle ... “Everyone should take an overnight train ride.”

Back in Granby, days continue, with new encounters and characters.

Clever dialogue, quirky characters, pretty much perfect summer reading — no beach required — just a cool lemonade and a shady spot inside or out to settle in and let Smith entertain you.

“Where is Mary Bergen?” is a paperback and will tuck in a tote or suitcase handily.

“Where is Mary Bergen?” is a recently published book by Highlands Ranch author and artist Craig Marshall Smith.

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Tatiana “LadyMay” Mayfield will perform in Arvada on July 15, singing Aretha Franklin numbers with accompaniment of the Colorado Repertory Jazz Orchestra. PHOTO BY JIRARD PHOTOGRAPHY

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Trouble Bound: Rock The Mountain Concert Series @ 11:30am

Outlets at Castle Rock, 5050 Fac‐tory Shops Blvd #437, Castle Rock

Steve Everett: Earth Angel’s “Wingmen” @ 5pm

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Crestone Peak Ages 13-14 - 2023

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Breckenridge Brewery, 2920 Brewery Ln, Littleton

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2674 Pemberly Ave, Highlands Ranch

PIckleball - Denver Open @ 9am

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UB40 @ 5pm

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Big Mountain @ 6pm

Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 W Plum Creek Pkwy, Castle Rock

Blanca Peak Ages 14+ -2023

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Jul 13th - Aug 25th

Elevation Volleyball Club, 12987 E Adam Aircraft Drive, Englewood. 720-524-4136

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Tabor Opera House

e Tabor Opera House in Leadville was awarded $250,000 toward ongoing rehabilitation work. It will fund rehabilitation of the street entrance and problems on the western side of the building.

Miners Alley

Mark the calendar: Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, presents “Avenue Q” Aug. 11-Sept. 17. ursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. 303-935-3044, minersalley.com.

Valkarie Gallery

Michelle Lamb and Claudia Roulier present a joint exhibit from June

28-July 23 at Valkarie Gallery, 445 S. Saulsbury St., Lakewood, “Visions from Nature.” Opening reception July 1: 5-8:30 p.m. First Friday, July 7, 4-8:30 p.m. See valkarie neart.com or 720-220-7587.

ROX Arts Gallery

ROX Arts Gallery at Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, is moving to Unit 222, next to See’s Candies. Opening July 1. with a reception July 14 or 15 (or maybe both.) Look for banners created at ROX Arts by kids on light posts at Aspen Grove. See roxartsgallery.com or 720-7245730.

Curtis Center

e 19th annual Mile High International Pastel Exhibition continues at Curtis Center for the Arts through July 1. Open Mondays through Saturdays. Free admission. See greenwoodvillage.com/curtis or 303-797-1779.

Tabor Opera House

e Tabor Opera House in Leadville was awarded $250,000 toward ongoing rehabilitation work. It will fund rehabilitation of the street entrance and problems on the western side of the building.

Miners Alley

Mark the calendar: Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, presents “Avenue Q” Aug. 11-Sept. 17. ursday, Friday,

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“The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $94,700.00 USD to $146,700.00

USD.; Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer (multiple openings) (REF60945H) in Highlands Ranch, Colorado to: Design, implement, and optimize Web, API and Mobile backend applications across Visa. Engage in the initial requirements definition, including analysis of threats and risks and alignment with Visa security, Engineering, IT and Architecture standards. The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $139,984.00 USD to $190,400.00

USD.; Systems Engineer - Sr. Consultant level (multiple openings) (REF59993N) in Highlands Ranch, CO. Job duties include: Design and develop new applications, application code and fix existing code on Mainframe z/OS using Cobol/JCL/ CICS/DB2. Adapt new technologies like Big Data (Hadoop, Druid) and Streaming (Kafka) to develop new capabilities and integrate Mainframe applications. The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $139,984.00 USD to $ 193,500.00

USD. Positions report to the Visa Highlands Ranch, Colorado office and may allow for partial telecommuting. Salaries may vary depending on jobrelated factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, positions may be eligible for an annual bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position is eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Program, FSH/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time off and Wellness Programs.”

Qualified applicants should apply by emailing resume to careersus@visa. com. Must reference job code.

Help Wanted

Director, Product - Asset Management and Fulfillment (NBCUniversal Media, LLC; Centennial, CO). Manage Asset Management & Fulfillment Chain product org comprised of Mgrs, Product Mgrs, & Product Specialists spanning a diverse product portfolio. Position is fully remote & may be performed from anywhere in U.S. Salary range is $220,000/ yr - $290,000/yr., depending on qualifications. Send resume to: Elsbeth Velasco-Fulgencio at elsbeth. velasco@ nbcuni.com, & indicate you are applying for Director, Product –Asset Management and Fulfillment (CAC23LN) opening. NBCU is an EOE.

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Job Location: Centennial, CO

Requirements: MS or equiv. in CE, Commun. Eng., EE, etc. + 2 yrs. exp. or BS + 5 yrs. exp. req’d. Exp. w/ UCaaS, VoIP, Python, AWS, GCP, Hashicorp Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Bash, Powershell, Linux, Jenkins, GitLab & CI/CD req’d.

Salary: $121K - $135K/yr

Mail Resume: RingCentral, Inc.

Attn: HR Dept. 20 Davis Drive Belmont, CA 94002

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Requirements: BS or equiv. in EE, IT, etc. +3 yrs. exp. req’d. Exp. w/ UCaaS, Python, Bash, Linux OS, Jenkins, GitLab, CI/CD & VoIP req’d.

Salary: $115K/yr

Mail Resume: RingCentral, Inc.

Attn: HR Dept. 20 Davis Drive Belmont, CA 94002

Help Wanted

Visa U.S.A. Inc., a Visa Inc. company, currently needs a Sr. Manager (multiple openings) (REF60897V) in Highlands Ranch, CO. Job duties include: Design and develop browser-based middle tier and front –end applications for the prepaid suite of products using Visual Studio.NET. Work with senior application development staff and assist with the design and development of complex SQL queries and stored procedures, performing unit and integration testing on newly developed components and assisting with troubleshooting and resolving incidents during the software development lifecycle. Position reports to Visa Highlands Ranch, CO office and may allow for partial telecommuting. The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $139,984.00 USD to $191,400.00 USD per year. Salary may vary depending on jobrelated factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for an annual bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position is eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Program, FSH/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time off and Wellness Programs. Qualified applicants should apply by emailing resume to careersus@ visa.com. Must reference job code: REF60897V.

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CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0169-2023

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

On April 14, 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)

Jesse Quintia

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SWBC MORTGAGE CORP., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

November 20, 2017

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

November 20, 2017

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

D7131853

Original Principal Amount

$282,587.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$264,714.82

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 9, BLOCK 7, SHERIDAN HILLS THIRD ADDITION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN #: 2077-05-2-12-020

Also known by street and number as: 3757 South Federal Boulevard, Englewood, CO 80110.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/16/2023, 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: 6/22/2023

Last Publication: 7/20/2023

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: 04/14/2023

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 # 23-029708

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. 0169-2023

First Publication: 6/22/2023

Last Publication: 7/20/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0173-2023

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

On April 18, 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) KELSEY K. YAMASAKI Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC.

Date of Deed of Trust

May 11, 2016 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 17, 2016

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

D6050453

Original Principal Amount $189,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $165,312.63

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.

SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Also known by street and number as: 2755 W RIVERWALK CIR, UNIT F, LITTLETON, CO 80123-8989.

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, 08/16/2023, 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: 6/22/2023

Last Publication: 7/20/2023

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: 04/18/2023

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

Randall M. Chin #31149

David W. Drake #43315

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009755893

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 0173-2023

CONDOMINIUM UNIT F, BUILDING 2755, THE CANTERBURY AT RIVERWALK CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED AUGUST 29, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1146238 IN THE RECORD OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR THE CANTERBURY AT RIVERWALK CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED JULY 12, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1113106 AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED AUGUST 29, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1146237, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Notice NO. 0173-2023

First Publication: 6/22/2023

Last Publication: 7/20/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS CRS 38-38-111(2.5b)(3a,b,d)(5)

PUBLIC TRUSTEE SALE NO. 0367-2022

To: Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust or other person entitled. You are advised that there are overbid funds due you. This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

Name of Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust

Victor R. Griggs

Address of Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust 5942 East Irish Place, Centennial, CO 80112

Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 02, 2010

Recording Information D0112068

Legal Description of Property LOT 43, HOMESTEAD FARM FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Street Address of Property 5942 East Irish Place, Centennial, CO 80112

NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED OVERBID FUNDS

I sold at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on 1/25/23, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, to the highest and best bidder for cash, the real property described above. An overbid was realized from the sale and the funds must be claimed by the Obligor/Grantor(s) on the evidence of debt and/or Deed of Trust or other persons entitled thereto within six months from the date of sale.

THE STATE OF COLORADO REQUIRES US TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE STATE TREASURER IF YOU DO NOT CONTACT US BEFORE 7/25/2023 as part of the "Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act", pursuant to Colorado law.

First Publication: 6/8/23

Last Publication: 7/6/23

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Date: 4/19/23

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

By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012

Legal Notice NO. 0367-2022

First Publication: 6/8/23

Last Publication: 7/6/23

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0171-2023

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

On April 14, 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)

Angela Stapp Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for LB-

Igloo Series IV Trust

Date of Deed of Trust

November 30, 2007

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 04, 2007

Recording Information

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

B7152502

Original Principal Amount

$192,600.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$164,377.26

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 13, BLOCK 26, FIRST AMENDED PLAT OF SOUTHWIND SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 611 East Easter Avenue, Centennial, CO 80122

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/16/2023, 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: 6/22/2023

Last Publication: 7/20/2023

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: 04/14/2023

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:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

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

Attorney File # CO21348

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. 0171-2023 First

City and County

Public Notice CITY OF CENTENNIAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL WILL CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO APPROVING A VACATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY DIRECTLY WEST OF SOUTH BLACKHAWK STREET SOUTH OF EAST ARAPAHOE ROAD ADJACENT TO LOTS 1, 2, AND 3, BLOCK 1, CENTENNIAL EAST CORPORATE CENTER FILING NO. 2 AND LOT 1, BLOCK 1, CENTENNIAL EAST CORPORATE CENTER FILING NO. 13, CASE NO. VACP-23-00001.

The right-of-way to be vacated is E. Arapahoe Pl., which is located directly west of S. Blackhawk St. and south of E. Arapahoe Rd.

The City Council will consider the request at a public hearing on July 18, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.

The hearing will be held in City Council Chambers, Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road Centennial, CO 80112 at the above noted time and date.

Further information concerning the proposed right-of-way vacation may be obtained by e-mailing centennialplanning@centennialco.gov or calling the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303-754-3308.

Legal Notice No. 513535

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

Arapahoe County Allocation of 2023-2024 SCFD Funds

NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that the Arapahoe County Cultural Council (ACCC) of Arapahoe County, Colorado will hold a virtual Public Hearing on July 11, 2023, at 9:30 A.M. or as soon thereafter as the calendar permits, in order to obtain the opinions of citizens, public agencies and other interested parties regarding the ACCC funding recommendations for 2023-2024 SCFD Tier III funds benefiting local art, cultural, scientific, and historical organizations in the amount of $2,855,660.10. These funds are derived from the 1/10th of 1% of sales tax collected by SCFD from Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties. The public is welcome to attend Business Meetings held in the East Hearing Room at the Arapahoe County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO 80120. The general public can also participate via phone by calling 1-855-436-3656 and, when prompted to, by pressing *3 on the telephone keypad to be entered in the speaking queue. The meeting can also be viewed online at: https://www.arapahoegov.com/1617/MeetingVideos-and-Live-Broadcast.

Legal Notice No. Arap 1201

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: June 29, 2023

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

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