Residents throughout the area visited the opening day of the Arapahoe County Fair July 27.
The fair is open rain or shine July 28 from 4 p.m. to midnight, July 29 11 a.m. to midnight and July 30 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
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As many residents depend on daily usage of the internet, the City of Centennial is looking at how it may expand its ber network to support the community’s future broadband needs.
To help in this evaluation, the city is asking its residents and local businesses to complete online surveys by Aug. 14 about their experiences with their internet service, as well as share their expectations for how they are likely to use their internet service in the future.
Centennial has partnered with the company Digital Ubiquity Capital to assess the potential of a publicprivate partnership that is “aimed at expanding connectivity and introducing smart city ber services to boost residential and business internet usage,” the city said in a news release. e city’s current 50-mile, 432-strand ber network was completed in 2018. According to Centennial’s website, the network “enables both existing and new broadband providers to tie into the new infrastructure.”
e creation of the ber network was years in the making. In 2013, Centennial voters supported a ballot question that allowed the city to
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Arapahoe County’s commissioners have adopted new district boundaries, which will take e ect in the 2024 election cycle.
e redistricting process was kicked o at the end of last year in response to the most recent U.S. Census data. Per state law, county commissioners must redraw commissioner district boundaries every 10 years to account for population growth.
Along with jurisdictions across the country, Arapahoe County conducted the process later than normal due to pandemic-induced delays in data.
e new boundary map, created by a nine-member Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee, aims to create compact districts that have equal populations, preserve communities of interest and maintain political subdivisions such as towns and cities, according to the county’s website. e new boundaries are also meant to maintain political competitiveness for the districts.
“It’s a great map that is the culmination of a lot of hard work,” Board Chair Carrie
A 43-year-old woman who was reportedly kidnapped in Arapahoe County was found alive in Wheat Ridge with minor injuries, and the man suspected of abducting her has been arrested following an overnight stando with SWAT, the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce announced.
Suspected of kidnapping his exgirlfriend, Lance Foster, 43, faces felony charges of kidnapping, assault, robbery, “and other possible charges,” the sheri ’s o ce said. As of July 26, he is under police custody in a local hospital.
e kidnapping allegedly happened the evening of July 25. Police responded to reports of a disturbance in the 26000 block of East Quincy Avenue around 5:45 p.m., according to the sheri ’s o ce news release.
Once on the scene, deputies determined a woman, Jessica Meise, had allegedly been “forcibly abducted” by her ex-boyfriend, Foster, the sheri ’s o ce said.
Foster allegedly ed the area with Meise in a black Lincoln MKZ sedan and it was unknown if he was armed, resulting in the issuance of a metro-wide “be on the lookout” alert, per the release.
e Colorado Bureau of Investigation shared an endangered missing person alert via Facebook on July 25 that said Meise was last seen being forced into the vehicle.
Around 10 p.m., investigators received information that Meise and Foster were in an apartment in the 10200 block of 44th Avenue in Wheat Ridge, according to the release. e
apartment is reportedly owned by a relative of Foster.
Investigators allegedly located Foster’s car while checking the area.
“While deputies negotiated with Foster, he agreed to release the victim. She con rmed to deputies she had been kidnapped and was being held against her will,” the sheri ’s o ce said in the release. “She was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.”
In an email, Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce Public Information O cer Ginger Delgado said Meise was released from the hospital the morning of July 26.
“She su ered minor injuries during the initial assault when she was pulled into the suspect’s car,” Delgado wrote.
According to the news release, there was a stando between Foster and the West Metro SWAT team.
Foster’s grandmother was also inside the apartment during this time, per the release. Around 5:50 a.m. July 26, investigators obtained an arrest warrant and the West Metro SWAT team reportedly rescued the grandmother through a bedroom window.
Foster was taken into custody at 6:40 a.m. by the West Metro SWAT team, according to the release.
“He was taken to a local hospital as a precautionary measure,” the sheri ’s o ce said.
As of 4:54 p.m. July 26, Foster was still in the hospital, Delgado said via email. His condition is not known, she added.
e sheri ’s o ce said Foster will be booked into the Arapahoe County Detention Facility when he is released from the hospital.
Time to hit the trails!
Lace up your sneaks for a timed 5K trail run presented by Les Schwab Tires, beginning at Tagawa Gardens and running along the Cherry Creek Regional Trail. Funds support trail maintenance and Arapahoe County Open Spaces. Includes dinner, craft beer or sports drink, and live music at the finish line. Walkers and all ages welcome!
Thursday, August 24, 2023 | 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Get details: arapahoecountyeventcenter.com/ 5ktrailseries
Warren-Gully, who represents District 1, stated in a press release. e press release says the new boundaries will:
Move the City of Glendale from District 5 to District 4; Shift the eastern borders of Districts 2, 4 and 5 eastward; Make roadways the primary dividers between Districts 2 and 3 (Smoky Hill Rd.) and Districts 4 and 5 (Jewell Ave.); and Ensure that communities in the southwestern rural areas of District 3, communities along the I-25 corridor and communities within the area around Cherry Creek State Park will each be preserved inside a single district.
During the process, the committee reviewed 19 di erent draft maps, including some submitted by county residents, the press release stated.
From January to May, the commit-
tee – made up of three Democrats, three Republicans and three unafliated members -- worked with county sta to nalize four draft district maps. e public had the opportunity to share their thoughts on the proposed boundaries at ve public engagement hearings, two Board of County Commissioners meetings and online.
e new boundaries were unanimously adopted by the commissioners on July 25.
Next, mapping specialists in the Clerk and Recorder’s O ce will adjust precincts to be compatible with the new district boundaries and will submit changes to the Secretary of State’s o ce for nal approval by Sept. 30.
Two commissioner district seats will be up for election in the 2024 general election. Citizens will vote for a commissioner in District 3, a seat currently held by Commissioner Je Baker, and District 5, a seat currently held by Commissioner Bill Holen, who is term-limited.
Drop by 17 Mile House Farm Park and learn about the property’s dairy history (1880-1950). Visit the milking parlor in the barn, milk house, and butter churn display. Featured activity: make and taste your own butter!
17 Mile House Open House
Saturday, August 12, 2023 | 9 a.m.–12 p.m. 8181 S. Parker Rd, Centennial, CO 80016
This is a FREE event, but registration is required visit: arapahoegov.com/17milehouse
Rather than being sentenced to prison, Mickel McLean, who accidentally shot his neighbor in the head through an apartment wall in Centennial, has been sentenced to ve years in community corrections.
e Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce arrested McLean, 28, on Oct. 2, 2021, after a gun he was holding went o during an argument with his girlfriend while in an apartment unit, according to the arrest a davit. e bullet traveled through the apartment wall and into another unit, hitting a woman, Sally Strelecki, 29, in the back of her head, per the a davit. e bullet entered her brain cavity, exited her skull and lodged itself under the skin near her right temple.
She was taken to the Littleton Adventist Hospital, where she was in a coma. In late October 2021, she regained consciousness, CBS News
reported.
McLean and his girlfriend originally told police that during their argument, the two of them had “started pulling on an armful of clothes” that McLean was carrying “when the gun accidentally went o ,” according to the arrest a davit.
However, police interviewed the girlfriend separately, and she said that McLean told her to tell the story of the accidental discharge of the gun, per the a davit.
e girlfriend said what really happened was that as she and McLean argued, he “charged” her as she
stood in the closet and then struck her in the face, the a davit said.
She reportedly said McLean then exited the closet, grabbed a handgun and pointed it at her. McLean then allegedly red one shot in her direction. His girlfriend said she feels this was accidental and that “he was just trying to scare her,” per the a davit.
In a later interview with police, McLean reportedly said he was arguing with his girlfriend and they both allegedly “struck each other several times before both started to pack his belongings,” the a davit said.
e two continued to argue when he reportedly grabbed the handgun and struck his girlfriend in the area of her left knee, which he said caused the handgun to go o , according to the a davit.
“ e gun accidentally went o , but he did intentionally point the handgun at (his girlfriend),” the a davit said.
McLean was found guilty May 30 of several charges, including second-degree assault, third-degree assault, illegal discharge of a rearm and reckless endangerment, according to information provided by Eric
Ross, a spokesperson for the 18th Judicial District.
On July 24, McLean was sentenced to a total of ve years in community corrections, with 139 days credit for time already served, Ross said via email. Restitution has been ordered and will be determined in less than 45 days.
Community corrections provides a sentencing alternative in lieu of prison incarceration for felony offenders, according to the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice. e division said o enders in community corrections reside in the program and are supervised “around the clock” by security and case management sta in the facility.
“When signed out to the community for work, treatment, or privilege passes, their whereabouts are randomly veri ed by sta and they are subject to strict curfews to return to the facility,” the division said on its website.
For Sally Strelecki, although she is no longer on life support, her boyfriend said at the sentencing hearing that she still faces “signi cant ongoing physical injuries,” as reported by 9News.
Movement 5280, a program with the mission to provide a “family of support” to unhoused at-risk youth and other adults, celebrated the opening of its new facility, e Hub, in the old Englewood Bible Church.
Executive Director Tina Hayhurst said e Hub at Movement 5280 is a community resource center where other organizations in the community and surrounding communities work in collaboration with the nonpro t.
“We decided that we wanted to be a good neighbor,” Hayhurst said.
Many people spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony including Lindsey Runyan, executive director of the Englewood Chamber of Commerce.
“For over 10 years Movement 5280 has been helping homeless youth and at-risk young people in our community and beyond,” Runyan said during the July 28 event. “I think this is the largest ribbon cutting event
part of.”
Runyan said over 280 people attended the event not including sta from Movement 5280.
“With this larger expanded space and the ideas planned for the future, Movement 5280 will continue to impact our community and make a di erence in our young
folks’ lives,” Runyan said. Hayhurst said there are several organizations within the Hub including Lost and Found Church, Corey’s House, Celebrate Recovery, Englewood’s Table: A Food Resource, HAAT Force and the Englewood Schools Clothing Bank. Recently the organization received a $50,000 donation
cluded $20,000 to help with the renovations of the new facility. Additionally, the Arapahoe County Commissioners awarded Movement 5280 with a $1.5 million ARPA grant to purchase the church.
e faith-based organization, which started about 12 years ago, focuses on sup-
porting at-risk young adults who have aged out of foster care or are experiencing homelessness.
“We have several components. We call it survive, thrive and revive. We just welcome anyone of all ages,” Hayhurst said.
With the assistance of donations, volunteers and fundraising the organization provides hot meals, clothing, showers, hygiene products, mentoring, work program assistance, education assistance, life skills classes and access to mental health care to people.
Last year, Movement 5280 served 805 individuals, 175 being youth, as reported by their 2022 Ministry Impact Report.
Over the years, as the program has continued to grow, there became a need for a bigger facility.
Hayhurst said Englewood Bible Church sold the 34,000 square foot building that sits on two acres of land to Movement 5280 for $2.2 million and the organization mortgaged the balance.
(but there are always extra boxes available on pick up date)
For more than a decade, Bridget Molloy has been teaching people how to enhance their wellbeing through the use of plants.
Now, Littleton locals can learn to make herbal teas, try botanical tru es and purchase aromatherapy and tincture kits at Molloy’s new storefront, just o of Main Street.
Bridget’s Botanicals, which Molloy started in 2014, is a company that embraces health, wellness and fun through experiential classes and natural products.
Molloy, who grew up in Littleton, said she hopes her store becomes “a community place to experience botanicals and (connect) to nature in a really fun way.”
Learning about botanicals
Molloy has studied ecology, molecular biology, teaching, pharmacology and medicinal chemistry, including graduate work at Harvard and Georgetown. She said her company allows her to combine two of her main passions in life: teaching and herbalism.
“Herbalism is really the practice of when you’re using botanicals — it can be leaves, owers, berries … to bene t your health,” she said. With over 40 courses developed, Molloy and her team will o er classes ranging from an in-depth herbalism study to an elderberry syrup-making class. She will also teach sessions about ethnobotany, which is the study of traditional knowledge and customs of di erent groups and cultures concerning plants and their uses.
Some of her classes are o ered as private events, which people can schedule for their teams, workplaces or friends, Molloy said.
Sustainable products and kits
Her shop also sells a variety of products, including tea blends, tinctures, elderberry syrups, aromatherapy mists and cocktail bitters — all made by Molloy. She said she hopes to partner with other local businesses to o er some of her products for use on their drink menus.
In an e ort to be sustainable, Molloy’s product line have labels that are all ink-based and made in a windrun printing facility in Colorado, she said.
Of her products, Molloy is most excited about the kits, which o er curated selections of tea, aromatherapy mists, tinctures and other products that aim to address speci c mental or physical wellness goals.
She sells kits for menstruation care, fertility, sleep and stress,
Saturday, August 12, 2023
Sweetwater Park 6 - 9 p.m.
Daily general admission is $25 and includes unlimited carnival rides, free parking, fireworks depending on weather and fire risk, rodeos, concerts, a petting farm, the Canine Stars Stunt Show, 4-H exhibits, Public Competitions, Kids Corral activity area and more. Gates close at 11 p.m. on July 28-29 and 9 p.m. on July 30.
For more information visit Arapahoe County Fair.
Admission is free!
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indirectly provide services through competitive and nonexclusive partnerships with private businesses, per the website.
e Centennial City Council then adopted a “ ber master plan” in 2015. e following year, it allocated $5.7 million to implement the plan and begin constructing the 50-mile ber network.
e city o ers “dark ber leases” on its network for the
Going forward, Hayhurst said Movement 5280 hopes to build a home outside the Hub to provide temporary housing to those who need time to get back on their feet.
She said the name of this initiative, Corey’s House, is named after Corey who was unhoused and lost his life.
“We decided enough is enough we need housing.
city’s businesses, internet service providers, community anchor institutions and government entities, the city said on its website.
So, we are doing transitional housing for young adults,” Hayhurst said.
“We’re going to start with a phase one with men ages 21-29 and that will be a single-family home model.”
Tami Slipher, director of development, encourages individuals, families, and other organizations to “Adopt-A-Room” in the Hub to help expand services.
For more information call 720-248-7075 or visit movement5280.org. e Hub is located at 3190 S. Grant St.
“Centennial has long recognized broadband as a vital component to our infrastructure. e pandemic further highlighted its impor-
mental wellness and sexual vitality. Several of these showcase her passion for women’s wellness and sexual health.
“Traditionally (women have) been very marginalized in the medical system, and it’s been very shameful to talk about di erent things,” she said. “So I think it’s great to have a space where women can feel comfortable and con dent to come to.”
tance to both our residential and business communities,” Mayor Stephanie Piko said in the news release. “We’ve seen the impact of bridging the digital divide, and we are committed to preventing it from widening again.”
e city said a key part of this project is understanding current and future ber and broadband usage patterns among both residents and businesses in the city, hence the surveys.
“We’re fortunate to partner with a forward-thinking city and community like Centennial to ascertain the community’s internet usage
Community support
Members of the Littleton Chamber of Commerce, District 1 Councilmember Patrick Driscoll, At-Large Councilmember Pam Grove and other community members gathered at 5733 S. Prince St. to celebrate the company’s grand opening on July 27.
“We just are really happy that you have the courage to do what you’re doing, and you decided to do it in Littleton,” said Pat Dunahay, co-president of the chamber. “ is community really will support you. You
patterns and explore their anticipated access needs and preferred services,” John Zannos, principal at Digital Ubiquity Capital, said in the release.
According to the city’s website, the survey information is being collected by the rm Millan Chicago, in partnership with Digital Ubiquity Capital and the city. e information will be used to explore broadband access options and will not be sold, the city said. ose interested in learning more and lling out the online surveys can visit centennialco.gov/ bersurvey.
wouldn’t have the people here today if they didn’t have heart for what you’re doing and believe in what you’re doing.”
Molloy thanked her family, who baked cupcakes and set up for the event, for their unwavering support of her goals and for helping her create her shop.
“I’m very excited for her,” her husband said to the group. “ is is a dream of hers and I’m — as we’ve helped already — all-in to help her with whatever she needs to be happy and successful in this.”
and our reporters have talked to many of whom are just down on their luck and falling through a variety of trapdoors that get them stuck.
EDITORAs an editor of newspapers in multiple counties, sometimes I feel like I get a front-row seat to the problems and proposed solutions owing through the Denver metro area. One of those major problems is homelessness. It’s been interesting over the last year to watch how each municipality and county has chosen to view the growing crisis.
In Arapahoe County, I have been impressed with the proactive, somewhat uni ed, approach many are taking. Littleton, Centennial, Sheridan and Englewood clearly care on a regional level about working together and solo to address the growing crisis.
Littleton continues to take the lead, hosting forums and really working with neighbors to talk about what’s happening. In a recent forum, Littleton gave business owners, community leaders and residents the opportunity to talk about the issues.
Of course, business owners are concerned when the homeless may interfere with their ability to conduct business and if the crisis continues to grow — those voices will get louder.
I was also impressed with a forum where a man who had been homeless and struggling talked about the path back. He talked about his struggles and shared a story we all need to hear. We all say we know it’s a problem — but without a face — we just look at the negatives and want it gone.
What this man did in this forum was personalize a national problem. Our homeless population is made up of human beings who should not be tossed aside like trash. ey are not all associated with criminal behavior
Centennial has hired a homeless coordinator to address the issue head-on.
In Denver, the new mayor jumped out of the gates declaring the homeless crisis an emergency. Hopefully that declaration turns into an approach that includes working with the metro area.
en, we have Douglas County. I can be hard on Douglas County sometimes because I’m not always a fan of the self-care approach to a regional issue. Will a camping ban really work? Is it fair to ship the homeless back into the heart of the metro area?
Aurora’s mayor has raised concerns over this practice and rightfully so.
A problem isn’t solved when one area wants to shove it out of sight and claims it isn’t a problem in their county. A problem is solved when all counties and municipalities start admitting it’s a problem for the entire area and clear, united solutions are needed.
I get the concerns. When I drive home in the evenings and see growing homeless camps along the interstate — I get frustrated. When a homeless woman takes o her shirt and my children are watching at a red light — I have concerns.
However, I do not think forcibly moving them to where I do not see them anymore means the problem is gone for me. e problem is there and even with e ort — is going to grow increasingly visible in every city, town and county in the metro area until a true, united e ort is on track.
To those counties and towns already doing it — I say great job. To others — I say the problem is not going away just because you push them out with a policy.
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It may be a good time to rethink what swear words or curse words really qualify as such anymore. I mean we hear them with such frequency that they are almost indiscernible from the other regular words we seem to use so often. I almost feel like when someone tells me to go “F” myself, they are really just saying, “Hello, how are you?” Not only are we hearing them all the time, but we are also hearing them from almost everyone and from people of all ages including very young children.
or not. e torrent of “F” bombs and other awful expletives were screamed at one another. It wasn’t just the words that caught my attention, it was the intensity of their words and body language at such a young age.
words
Not being a prude, I get it, I just think it may be time to change it up a bit. I was walking past four children playing on a beach. ey appeared to be playing a game called running the bases, and they could not have been more than 10 years old. One of the boys and one of the girls got into an argument about whether they were safe on base
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Where did they learn that from? Maybe it’s watching news reels and videos of passengers losing their minds and yelling at each other, threatening to `F” word kill each other or beat the “S” word out of each other. Maybe it’s from older siblings or cousins, parents or grandparents, or next-door neighbors. It is still happening in the corporate world too. For some, maybe it seems like it helps them to underscore a point more e ectively or seem stronger in a heated debate.
Like I said, it’s everywhere with unabashed frequency and malicious intent. I wish we could ignore them and come up with new ones, but the truth is that nasty and troubling words have been around forever, so we will never change those. But maybe we can change our own use of them and our
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A Douglas County nonpro t is planning a multifamily housing project in Lone Tree catered to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Tall Tales Ranch is in the early stages of building 28 income-restricted apartments in the Ridgegate area to serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as others.
e project is expected to cost around $20 million.
e rst phase of construction will include 14 units and is expected to start in summer 2024.
Laura McKenna, executive director of Tall Tales Ranch, said the project aims to help relieve some of the high demand for housing in Douglas County and create an inclusive community.
McKenna said the housing will prioritize people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, but will also accept neurotypical residents, and is aiming to serve people making between 30-60% of the area media income.
“To be able to a ord a typical rent in Lone Tree is really impossible for (people on social security) so our goal is to make it a ordable for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to stay there,” she said.
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own cadence, tone and frequency of how we use them. We all lose our cool from time to time, I get it. It really just sounds, feels and seems like we are allowing our foul language threshold to slip lower and lower all the time.
“But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will run wild and cause you grief.” — Unknown
Words we use should be a construction zone, building others up along the way. Building people up with words of hope and encouragement. Beautiful and wonderful words of life that separate us from those who would rather operate through a demolition zone, using words to tear others down, and worse, doing it intentionally.
So, let’s use the rest of this column to focus on what those beautiful and wonderful words of life are, and how we can use them to foster an environment of love, grace, unity and compassion.
I am not sure about you, but this has been a very deliberate and intentional movement or change in my own life. I was de nitely a little looser in my language and
On top of the housing units, which will be a mix of one and two bedrooms, the Tall Tales Ranch project will include a community space with amenities for residents, as well as an event barn and co ee shop, where Tall Tales Ranch will have its o ces located.
“Our residents, or even people who don’t live there, will be able to work in the co ee shop because employment is just as di cult (to nd) as housing for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities,” McKenna said.
Earlier this month, Douglas County’s commissioners discussed providing $2 million to help fund the project, which would come from monies distributed to the county by the American Rescue Plan Act. e commissioners also challenged Tall Tales Ranch to raise matching donations to their contribution.
Tall Tales Ranch partnered with Schweiger Ranch to lease four acres, while Shea Homes is donating land development services and PCL Construction is donating their services for the commercial elements of the project.
McKenna said the support from the county and Lone Tree has been crucial to Tall Tales Ranch’s ability to grow and invest in housing.
“We have had phenomenal support from the people in Lone Tree, they’ve been really warm,” she said.
word choices in the past — anyone reading this knows who I was and also knows who I have become, can validate that. I intentionally keep a word bank, a word bank that is top of mind and heart. A word bank that includes words like love, grace, kindness, gentleness, goodness, mercy, justice, forgiveness, passion, compassion, patience, faith, hope, encouragement, excellence, praiseworthy, joy, happiness, pure, powerful, positive, courage, strength, endurance, gratitude, humility, motivation, inspiration, success and so many more.
It’s been said that you can’t trust people who don’t curse. Or, that people who curse are smarter than those who don’t. I am fairly sure both of those were created by someone who loved to curse. How about you, do you feel smarter, funnier, stronger when you use swear words? Or are you a little ashamed or embarrassed at times? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can use the beautiful and wonderful words of life instead, 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.
ADenver-based nonpro t music education organization is helping local rising stars showcase and enhance their musical talents, record music and learn podcasting for free.
Youth on Record, founded by local musician community organizer Flobots in 2008 works with people aged 14 to 24.
“Flotbots’ mission was to bring music to young people to improve academic success and youth outreach, and it grew into what is now known as Youth on Record,” said Haley Witt, a guitar musician and singer-songwriter who manages Youth on Record.
Youth on Record recently rocked at its ninth annual block party in support of youth in music with over 20 live music performances, teen activities and vendors at its o ce location near downtown Denver.
“We have a state-of-the-art recording studio soundboard and all sorts of instruments,” Witt said. “So young people can drop into our programs and learn about mixing, mastering songs and learn about songwriting and instrumentation.”
After school programs
e Youth on Record runs afterschool, out-of-school and in-school programming with Denver Public Schools and Aurora Public Schools middle and high schools.
“We partner with the schools to teach four-credit classes, and we hire local professional artists to teach those classes,” Witt said. “Our Youth on Record teaching artists come to the schools, and the young people are able to learn from them. It’s one way that you nd our Youth on Record programs through the schools.”
Youth on Record also has afterschool programs at the Youth on Record media studio space called the open lab on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and is available to young people from 14 to 24 years old.
“It’s self-guided so that they can explore their interests. ey come into the space with a passion for music, making songwriting production, and we teach them the skill set they need to accomplish the projects they’re passionate about,” Witt said.
Witt said Youth on Record also o er an internship and fellowship program and a fellowship program, both of which are paid programs by donors.
“Youth on Record is a nonpro t organization so donors fund our program,” Witt said.
Witt said Youth on Record has had a lot of talented program graduates.
Baily Elora from Hudson/ Keenesburg Colorado, featured in the Fort Lupton Press, went through the program and signed on with Sony Music Subsidiary e Orchard.
“We are proud of all of our program graduates and all of the various directions that they’re headed, it’s really important to us to connect with young people with economic opportunities, “ Witt said.
Witt said Youth on Records is a pillar of academic success, economic opportunity and community activation.
“Our economic opportunity pillar, it’s really important to us to connect young people to community careers and job opportunities,” Witt said.
Witt said they have young people who play gigs in the community and support booking those gigs and paid opportunities for young people to perform.
Youth on Record also places young people into community internships and fellowships.
“Our fellows will have the opportunity to have community internships with local partners as well. It’s important to us to connect young people to jobs in the industry and to connect them to opportunities in creative elds and show them that it’s possible,” Witt said.
ere also is an open mic every rst Friday, and it is open to the public, where the youth perform and gain experience in combination with all the First Fridays and art walks across the city, speci cally in collaboration with the Santa Fe Art Walk.
“ at’s a program run by our fellows and learn how to put together a music festival, run it, secure porta potties and design posters for the festival and how it ties in economic opportunity. e block party is a youth-led program,” Witt said.
David Ladon, Youth on Record audio arts innovation manager, teaches youth how to do podcast interviews. Ladon has been teaching podcasting for nine years and has worked with Youth on Record for three in a half years.
“We have a podcast show that comes out monthly called ‘Generation Collaboration’ that we produce in collaboration with Colorado young leaders,” Ladon said, adding that they just nished season one and that the podcast airs on KGNU.
“We have another monthly show called ‘Youth on Rewind,’ which is a segment-based show and the tagline podcast amplifying young people’s voices, stories and ideas,” Ladon said.
Ladon said the podcast features segments produced by interns, peer navigators and fellows, covering whatever interests them.
“Our third show is called ‘Underground of the Showcase’ as
the official podcast of the underground music showcase, which Youth and Record helps put on.”
The podcast is hosted and produced by youth interns from 16 to 24 years old.
Ladon said his love for the application of podcast work expanded beyond media production or journalism.
“It gets to the root of socialemotional learning and developing yourself because you’re learning to exercise your voice and get to practice hearing your voice, which is not something we’re all comfortable with,” Ladon said.
Oren Bregman, executive director of the Mobile Studio nonprofit music outreach program has partnered with Youth on Record.
Bregman’s program brings the mobile studio to Denver, Green Valley and Montebello pathway schools in Aurora.
“We focused on singing, rapping, and poetry so we bring our equipment and expertise so students can create music to express themselves and share it online with their family and friends,” Bregman said.
Bregman said Youth on Records helped Mobile Studio get their
first grant and gave them some instruments.
“We are happy to be part of the family,” Bregman said.
Witt said that the young people the programs serve are incredibly talented. “It blows me away to see the ways that they’re able to cultivate their skills, and it’s inspiring to watch and build strong mentorship relationships with our staff and to feel connected to a sense of community through our programs,” she said.
For more information about Youth on Record, visit youthonrecord.org or call 303993-5226.
he “Best of Colorado” exhibit, juried by abstract painter Christian Dore, will ll the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Downtown Littleton, from Aug. 8 to Sept. 10.
Dore selected 60 works for the exhibit from over 400 submitted by Colorado artists. Gallery open, admission free, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.
Littleton Fine Arts Guild
Littleton Fine Arts Guild, which operates the Depot, also will host a “Home on the Range” a Western Welcome Week art event through Sept. 10 at Stanton Gallery in the Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Downtown Littleton. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and during performances. For information, call 303-794-2787.
Rox Arts Gallery
Rox Arts Gallery, at Aspen Grove, has moved to Suite 222, next to See’s Candy, and has new artwork exhibited by many members. e gallery o ers instruction throughout the week. See website, aspengrovecenter.com/retailer/rox-arts-gallery/, for schedules and registration info. Aspen Grove o ers a lot of free parking.
Bega Park Art Fair
Littleton Fine Arts Guild will hold a Bega Park Art Fair on Aug. 4, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free so wander through this green, historic park and enjoy. e Guild will also have an exhibit at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., during August during regular hours.
Chatfield Farms
Chat eld Farms, part of Denver Botanic Gardens, is located at Chat eld State Park
and includes the historic Hildebrand Farm, lavender gardens and much more, plus spots for family picnics. Denver Botanic Gardens members are free, others need tickets. Be sure to visit the immersion sculpture, “One Fell Swoop,” by Patrick Daugherty. While on site, visit the Butter ies: Swallowtail, Monarch, Mourning Cloaks, Painted Ladies and more. With paved walkways that are wheelchair accessible – remember the last entry is 2:45 p.m.
Smash Fine Arts Festival
e Smash Fine Arts Festival will run Aug. 12-13 in the Cherry Creek North area. e show is open between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Fillmore Plaza, located at 105 Fillmore St., between First and Second streets.
Shakespeare in the Wild Theater Company e Shakespeare in the Wild eater Company will present “As You Like It,” at Goodson Recreation Center on Sept. 18, 20, 25-27. Get more information at shakespeareinthewild.com.
The Peach Festival
e Peach Festival will be held in Centennial on Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 8242 S. University Blvd., Unit # 150.
Denver Botanic Gardens
Denver Botanic Gardens at York St. hosts summer concerts, organized by Swallow Hill Music and Denver Botanic Gardens. and Evenings Al Fresco on select Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30to 8:30 p.m. Musicians and small ensembles will appear throughout the gardens. For tickets, visit the website at https://shorturl.at/ fNR47.
Photographer Andy Marquez
Littleton area photographer Andy Marquez has published a new book, “Sacred Seasons,” hardcover, $24.95. Available from the artist: andymarquez.com. or andymarquezimages@gmail.com. Added $10 for shipping.
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Electric Whiskey Experiment @ 5pm Locavore Beer Works, 5950 S Platte Canyon Rd, Littleton
Chase Wright
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Adina Howard
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@ 3pm Parker Recreation Center, 17301 E Lincoln Ave., Parker
The Sensational Barnes Brothers: Backyard Beats 2023 @ 5pm Sweetwater Park, 8300-1/2 Sweet Water Rd, Lone Tree
Axeslasher @ 7pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Englewood
Pancake Stampede 5K @ 7am / $25
The Hudson Gardens & Event Center, 6115 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. SarahN@ssprd.org
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@ 7pm ViewHouse Centennial, 7101 S Clinton St, Centennial
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Giant Zero at Private Party @ 2pm private party, Sedalia
Little Jam Free Concert @ 5:30pm
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The Potato Pirates @ 7pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood
The Denver Pops with The Ultimate Stones @ 7pm / $30-$50
The Amphitheater at Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 W Plum Creek Pkwy, Castle Rock
Dave Mensch - Tailgate Tavern - Parker, CO @ 11am
Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker
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Tom Mcelvain Music @ 5pm
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The Newarkansans live at The Inverness HIlton Denver @ 4pm
Hilton Denver Inverness, 200 Inverness Dr W, Englewood
Wind, Women, & Water Clinic @ 4:30pm / $55
Cherry Creek Reservoir, 4800 S Dayton St, Greenwood Village. 303-757-7718
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When we’re young, the art and entertainment we connect to can really take a hold and shape who we are and what we like. Usually, that art remains in our past — something we think of fondly occasionnaly. But every now and then it gets an update that turns it into something else.
at’s the case with “Avenue Q: e Musical,” the new production
at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden. e show is an adult modernization of the kind of puppet-driven storytelling that has been a part of growing up for years.
“So many of us have memories of these kinds of stories, but this is more about real life,” said director Warren Sherrill. “ e overall theme is that no matter how well we prepare ourselves in life, there are going to be curveballs, disappointments and unknowns that mess things up. ings get worse and then better.”
“Avenue Q” runs at Miners from Friday, Aug. 11 through Sunday, Sept. 17. Performances are at 7:30
p.m. ursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
According to provided information, the musical focuses on Princeton (David Otto), a recent college grad who has moved into a run-down New York City apartment on Avenue Q. As he meets neighbors and makes friends (with a cast that includes Ava Francis, Mike Martinkus, Keandra Hunt, Emily Gerhard, Carter Edward Smith and Corey Exline) they try to nd jobs, relationships and meaning in life. e production features music direction from Susan Draus, who has served as musical director for “ e Book of Mormon,” “Mamma Mia”
and many more.
“ e show is a bit cartoonish because of the puppets, so I wanted to add more cute and funny sounds to the score,” Draus said. “I really want the music to match the show — when it’s funny, the music should be funny and when it’s tender, it should be tender.”
As if working with puppets, which were designed by Cory Gilstrap, wasn’t a big enough challenge, there were also the normal challenges of staging a musical in an intimate space. But Draus said it was great fun to be a part of the project.
BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Local author Leslie Tucker, who is also a preschool teacher, has published an appealing new book for small family members: “I Can Be Anything: A Book About Careers,” with illustrations by Courtney Sarro.
It should o er subjects for numerous family conversations with kids, parents and grandparents.
And perhaps some inducements for family eld trips to see who is doing what out there ...
Tucker’s friend found Sarro’s name and art on Facebook, she said — and the illustrations ow well with the story.
e kindergarten types are an ethnic mix and show varied interests, ranging from mechanics and medicine to concert musicians and astronauts ... all in a Pre-K style.
Although Tucker was an art major in college, she didn’t choose to illustrate this one herself. But it ts into her idea of how the book should look, she said. With a
girl in the Army and the boy, a nurse, for example.
Tucker said she is also working on several other books presently and has more ideas in mind for topics appropriate for children and adults.
Tucker, who works as a substitute teacher at local preschools, said the book is available through Amazon and she hopes it can be added to story times at area schools.
Tucker’s imagination is working overtime shaping possible storylines and interactions ... She said she designed the book’s cover and conveyed her idea to the illustrator. She is happy with the result, which introduces the kids who live within the covers. She was able to express her thoughts to the illustrator is a social worker who enjoys “working with children to help them understand their feelings and learn to advocate for themselves.”
e author’s next book will perhaps be about a homeless child. She is in the formative stages and will probably soon hit the computer keys...
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Further investigation has revealed the damage to the 87-inch-diameter stormwater pipeline under Oxford Avenue at Navajo Street that caused a sinkhole on June 22 is more extensive than the City of Englewood previously thought.
According to a statement from the city released July 24, this new development will change the repair e orts of the city. Completion of the construction is on track for mid-August. e statement said the damaged portion of the pipe is adjacent to the retaining wall near the Oxford Station apartment complex.
“ is requires a 108-inch-diameter casing pipe to be bored beneath the retaining wall to protect the wall and building from damage during the repair,” the release said. be replaced with a more reinforced concrete 87-inch-diameter pipe that
will be installed through the new cas-
casing pipe needed, a custom steel casing pipe must be fabricated to surround the new concrete pipe for added structural integrity as it travels below the adjacent retaining wall,” the statement reads.
e amount of time taken to create this custom pipe material and the continued rainstorms are contributing to the delay of this project, which was originally estimated to be completed in late June or early July.
“ is repair project is very high priority, and the city and its contractor are working as quickly as possible to secure the necessary pipe materials, complete the repair and restore access to the roads,” the city said in its statement.
Public Works Director Victor Rachael said the contractor for the project has increased safety measures by placing more barriers and caution tape around the site.
A Highlands Ranch woman being held on a murder charge was found dead in a Douglas County jail cell. e county Sheri ’s O ce, which oversees the jail, said Victorine Grice was discovered unresponsive alone by
a detentions deputy at about 6:30 a.m. on July 28, 2023. In a press release, ofcials said there are no signs of trauma, though the nal cause and manner of death are yet to be determined.
e Sheri ’s O ce said in a statement that a Critical Incident Response Team will conduct a full investigation. Douglas County participates
A waitlist is open for one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartments at Alyson Court, an a ordable housing property serving adults ages 62 and older and adults with disabilities. e waitlist for the property, managed by South Metro Housing Options, is open from July 24 at 8 a.m. until July 28 at 4 p.m.
SMHO is a public housing authority based in Littleton that administers voucher programs and provides housing for families, students, professionals, seniors and disabled adults.
Applicants may apply for Alyson
Court by submitting a pre-application online at bit.ly/alysoncourtapply. Applicants may be from any jurisdiction, must be 18 years old or older and must have a valid email address, according to SMHO. Placement on the waitlist is based on the date and time of submitting a pre-application to the list. If a person is chosen from the waitlist, they will go through the application process for a project-based voucher. ose who are selected and qualify will receive project-based rental assistance through SMHO and will pay 30% of their adjusted gross income on their rent. Rent includes all
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in the team with with Lincoln and Elbert counties. e team also said it would receive assistance of the Castle Rock Police Department.
Grice, 56, was being held on second-degree murder and domestic violence. She was taken into custody on July 18 after she walked out of a residence on the 9600 block of Timber
Hawk Circle in Highlands Ranch. Inside, a man was found shot to death. Grice’s bond was set at $500,000.
According to the Sheri ’s O ce, the Critical Incident Response Team is tasked with death investigations on critical incidents and in-custody deaths. ere is no timeframe for the report to be complete.
Karen DeSantis knew early on in becoming a golf pro, the journey would take her far beyond the course.
Almost 40 years after starting down that path, she’s arrived.
“It was just something I wanted real badly,” DeSantis said. “I just loved it.”
She has the same passion now as she did when she rst picked up her own club: Grow the game and make it more accessible to any who might want to try it, especially women. DeSantis’ dedication to the game, and a welcoming and helpful demeanor to those who come to her for guidance, has long been her trademark teaching and coaching on Aurora courses.
Her love for the game started at 31. She would go out to courses with her husband, Carl DeSantis, to spend time with him while he played. She got bored watching and wanted to try it out herself. She took lessons and never looked back.
She once thought of going on tour, but money mattered, and teaching, and the stable income that comes with it was more appealing.
DeSantis started certi cation from the Ladies Professional Golf Association. In order to do that, she needed to work at least part-time at a golf course to gain experience and earn no less than an associate’s degree in a business–related eld. So she got to work.
Beginning as a part-time instructor at Springhill Golf Course in 1980, where DeSantis teaches today, she had to work nights as a server at Red Lobster to supplement her income. All the while, she went to Pickens Technical Institute in Aurora to get her associate’s degree in management of technology.
“It was a struggle, but I was pretty young,” DeSantis said. “Teaching just became my outlet. When I was on the lesson tee, I was in my own world and my own boss.”
Helping people solve a problem with a swing or a putt was as satisfy-
ing as her own personal wins.
By 1984, she was o cially an LPGA Pro.
While she was working toward her LPGA Pro certi cation at Meadow Hills Golf Course — where she worked for a few years between stints at Springhill — DeSantis noticed the virtual dearth of female players. Tee times were dominated by men, especially on weekends when working women had time o , too, and could theoretically take tee times of their own.
She wanted to see more women in golf, so she decided to take action.
DeSantis came up with a proposal to the then Head PGA Pro of Meadow Hills, Mickey Byrne: come up with a program encouraging women to learn the game, socialize, have fun and, ultimately, compete.
Byrne was all for it. After he and DeSantis got the OK from the City of Aurora’s manager of golf, Dennis Lyon, the Working Women’s program was up and running in 1984.
In its inaugural season, there were about 45 members. By the second season, it exploded to more than 100 members. With the boost in popularity and a novel idea, Aurora Hills Golf Course o ered their course to the group.
Today, more than 150 Working Women rotate rounds between all ve Aurora city golf courses every weekend, backed by the Colorado Women’s Golf Association.
Over time, DeSantis realized the e ect of bringing more women into golf was about much more than just the game. Many women who came to play were leaders in their industries. Some were bringing clients out to courses to play. Not only were women learning to play golf, but also about the social intricacies of golf that can often drive business connections.
Most important, though, were the friendly, casual relationships on the course that women could make with other women.
“( e social aspect) is very important,” DeSantis said. “ ere’s still to this day so many women that want to
go and play with other women, but don’t have an outlet. So that’s where the Working Women’s (program) came into play. … It kind of expanded and blew up, and now there’s all kinds of ladies groups that you can join.”
ough female participation in golf has been growing slowly since DeSantis has been a pro, the COVID-19 pandemic is where it really began to skyrocket. e National Golf Foundation reported that in 2019, there were 5.6 million female golfers. Today, there are 6.4 million, a 15% increase in the female player base in comparison to a 2% increase in male players during that time period.
“Way unexpected,” DeSantis said. “I mean, the lessons went crazy, the rounds went crazy. Most of it was because it was one of the few sports that people could still come out (and play). … I think it introduced a lot of people back into the sport and into the sport.”
She has taught LPGA 101, a beginner’s golf lessons program for women and their families, since its inception in 2019. at’s when she began to work with Dan O’Shaughnessy, who took over as Head PGA Pro at Springhill in 2020.
O’Shaughnessy, whose main goal is to expose the game to as many people as possible, built a dedicated learning area in 2021 for DeSantis and others to teach newcomers. Even though 70-year-old DeSantis retired in 2021, O’Shaughnessy has kept the door open for her to teach on weekends, a nod to the value she brings to the course.
Plus, DeSantis doesn’t think she’ll ever stop wanting to teach.
“I would say Karen is a bit of an anomaly in that she still loves to teach after” 40 years in the business, O’Shaughnessy said. “A lot don’t. … (She’s) passionate about teaching, helping golfers, giving them the tools for starting out. She’s just really good at knowing what to give people and how much to give them, so (students) aren’t overwhelmed.”
at passion and knack for teaching is what got Liz Vonau to stick
around for a ve-lesson course from DeSantis.
Vonau had a little experience golfing as a teenager with her father, but she never got into it. Last summer, at 41, she decided to jump back in. She wanted to take up something outdoorsy, and with her father still being an avid golfer, she wanted to be able to do that with him.
One of the only ways to get better at golf is to go out and play a course, but for many new golfers, doing so can be intimidating at rst. According to Vonau, DeSantis has a air for making the learning process more comfortable.
“She really taught you the basics, but then also taught you to not be intimidated,” Vonau said. “It was just like building that con dence of (saying) if you hit well, you don’t need to hit far. (She) really makes you feel like you don’t have to be the best player, you don’t have to be the farthest hitter to go and play and have fun.”
A year after taking lessons from DeSantis, Vonau still plays with her dad every week.
Karen said her husband mentored her during her career in golf, as they traveled across the country during winters to play as she got better at the game. Her fondest memories were when she and Carl played golf in Hawaii on two occasions to celebrate anniversaries. is year will be their 40th anniversary.
DeSantis said that her proudest accomplishments were earning her LPGA Pro certi cation and becoming the rst assistant golf pro at Springhill when she moved back there from Meadow Hills in 1987.
“To have the opportunity that they gave me was just such a blessing,” DeSantis said. “I’ve never regretted it, I never regretted getting into the LPGA. I’ve been around the city so long that I don’t go somewhere where I don’t meet someone, and they tell me a story.”
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BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN
Did you hear the one about the state government o ering the public free lawyers to harass … the state?
It’s no joke. In one of the rst tangible impacts of environmental justice policies and rules that are working their way into multiple battlegrounds overseen by state and federal regulators, Colorado’s public health department now links community groups with pro bono lawyers who can help the groups become o cial “parties” in complex environmental rulemaking, giving them a voice ampli ed by legal muscle.
e rst such e ort will play out later this year as the Air Quality Control Commission writes new rules requiring some of the largest industrial polluters in Colorado to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by set percentages. e community group Climate Equity Community Advisory Council wants to ensure the state requires 18 targeted industrial polluters to make real cuts using the best technology, not just the cheapest. And they want an accounting of the results down the road.
e air commission and many other state agencies have always taken public comments, said Rachael Lehman, a member of the advisory council, and a Community College of Denver faculty member who volunteers to work on environmental issues.
But too often, Lehman said, “the result is ‘We got your comments,
now shut up.’ I’ve seen it in multiple situations, where they say, ‘Yes, we had so many community meetings.’ OK. But did they actually listen and incorporate what the community said?”
Regulators from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment put the community council in touch with volunteer Wyatt Sassman of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law’s Environmental Law Clinic. ey are now a party to the industrial pollution rulemaking, sitting shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Anheuser-Busch, Cargill, Molson Coors and environmental giants like the Sierra Club.
“It’s important for us to just have that ability to be able to keep an eye on things, and make sure that the rule is being written in a way that is understandable,” Lehman said. She worries that the big companies targeted by the industrial rules “have the big, big pockets, and you can sort of buy your way out of this.” Sassman, she said, is helping the community group understand the rule drafts word by word, and “what’s even in the realm of possibility.”
State o cials said they have worked hard to create meaningful community engagement.
A series of state and federal policies made into law in recent years require agencies to consider how past pollution has disproportionately impacted communities with lower incomes and higher minority populations. By default or conscious zoning, Colorado industries are concentrated in communities like north Denver, Adams and Pueblo counties, and in other locations with measurable impacts on the physical health of lower income residents.
“We just are looking at our process from beginning to end, thinking about how we can interact with all
stakeholders and open the door to include voices we aren’t hearing, which was quite a few,” said Lauren McDonell, climate change outreach planner for the Air Pollution Control Division. e division sta s the air quality commission and carries out day-to-day air regulation.
e commission’s rulemaking sessions debate how to carry out directives from the legislature. As part of Colorado’s overall e ort to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, the legislature added details in 2021 requiring the largest industrial polluters to cut emissions 20% by that year, from a 2015 base year. Any industrial company emitting over 25,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases a year would need to start limits in 2024.
After rounds and rounds of lings by the parties, public comments and state responses, the commission will take up the industrial rules, called GEMM Phase 2, in September. e list of 18 Colorado companies ranges from American Gypsum to Molson Coors and Cargill Meat Solutions, to Sterling Ethanol and Suncor Energy’s Commerce City re nery.
Public comments are great, McDonell said, but if a community group is granted “party” status, “they’re actually around the table with other entities, who actually can get into the details of the rule language, they can propose di erent language, alternate proposals.”
Becoming an o cial “party” has more involvement and in uence, “but it’s also more time, and it comes with deadlines and things that are related to a legal process.
ey don’t require an attorney, but it’s a heck of a lot easier if you have one,” McDonell said.
e APCD’s Clay Clarke reached out to the Colorado Bar Association environment committee and wound
up with a list of pro bono attorneys willing to dig in on behalf of community groups.
e corporations will have their general counsel and expensive private attorneys, and the established environmental nonpro ts have their sta and contract attorneys, Sassman said. Community members who may live right next to the industrial plants, meanwhile, are facing “complex and jargony” issues, in their spare time.
“ at’s where somebody like us could come in and help,” Sassman said.
State o cials say they are prepared to handle the results from their e orts at balance, and know full well they are handing the community a list of lawyers who could make regulators’ lives miserable.
“No one’s ever too happy with us” anyway, McDonell said. “But in all seriousness, I think the priority here is to get the voices to the table to have a normal conversation because historically, again, it’s those wellfunded groups that have been part of the conversation. We don’t have any control or expectation about them being supportive of us or the proposal. We know they’re going to challenge us and we want that, we welcome that.”
Lehman and the advisory council already have some buzzwords in the rule drafts for which they are seeking more legal explanations.
Carbon capture, for example, bothers Lehman to no end. She fears state regulators may allow the industrial polluters to keep spewing damaging air into neighborhoods but then o set it through buying carbon credits or stu ng the carbon underground in long-term storage, an ethically controversial tradeo .
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Denver Disruptors bicycle racers coming to Dick’s stadium
BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Can’t get enough professional sports teams in Colorado? Good. e National Cycling League has you covered. It’s bringing an exciting, free professional bicycle race to the Front Range.
e NCL Cup, a series, is in its rst year, and composed of 10 cycling teams composed of men and women — including the league-leading Denver Disruptors. ey compete in three races across the country for one NCL Cup champion to be crowned this fall. e rst event in Miami in April rallied nearly 20,000 spectators. e league is hopeful for similar numbers as cyclists race a course around the Colorado Rapids’ soccer stadium at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on Aug 13.
“It’s the world’s rst majorityminority and female-owned sports league,” said Reed McCalvin, the vice president of teams and operations for the NCL. “ e four founders, and then myself, a founder with a very little ‘f,’ basically wanted to help change the face of sports and
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equality in sports.”
e founders include successful executives, tech company veterans, NFL agents, lawyers, and more, with high-pro le investors in professional sports, such as the NBA’s Bradley Beal and the NFL’s Jalen Ramsey and Derwin James.
ey all have the same goal: to bring cycling to the next level on a new, even playing eld. e races are not multi-day, grueling races
with mountain passes somewhere along the way like the Tour de France and ones closer to home from years past, including the Colorado Classic and USA Pro Challenge.
e NCL is criterium-style racing, meaning they’re fast-paced as cyclists ride on a set race course, doing laps to gain points along the way. e women and men compete in di erent competition groups for the same team, so each side brings equal weight to the scoreboard.
A new, even playing field
For example, the Goldman Sachs ETFS Racing women’s team and Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team men’s team combined, and they’re currently sitting in third place.
ing teams, and several of the riders are former Olympic and worldrenowned athletes.
Why Denver?
After a year of diligent research, which included meeting advisors from a plethora of other professional sports leagues and studying cycling in America, Denver emerged as a prime candidate for an NCL hub not only to host a local team but to hold events in the future.
“Colorado is just a cycling state,” McCalvin said. “Denver makes it consistently in the top 10 cities. We had a 49-row wide Excel spreadsheet of di erent reasons, including socioeconomics, number of people that bike, what the city spends on infrastructure around bikes, all that stu . Denver was in the top 10 in nearly every category.”
Noah Granigan is one of the Denver Disruptors, as has been a part of the Colorado cycling community since he attended CU Boulder in 2014, where he was a member of the college’s cycling team.
As a fourth-generation international-level cyclist, Granigan has cycling in his blood. He now lives in Superior and said Colorado is the perfect place for cyclists.
“Colorado is such a great place to be a cyclist in terms of training roads, weather, and the massive cycling community so I ended up just staying in the area after I graduated,” Granigan said. “Colorado has become my new home so it’s pretty cool to now be on a Denver-based team.
“Denver is such a strong cycling community because it’s simply a great place to be a cyclist,” Granigan added. “ at’s why there are so many professional cyclists that come from or move to Colorado. e road cycling is world-class, and then you have such incredible mountain biking, gravel, bike parks, and bike friendly cities like Denver on top of that.”
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“ e National Cycling League is setting a new standard for inclusivity in professional sports by championing diversity. I was drawn to the opportunity to impact and transform communities through our mission,” said CEO Andrea Pagnanelli. “With more than 50 million cyclists in the U.S., we have an opportunity to grow the passion and excitement for the sport of cycling among the next generation of fans.”
But perhaps the experience and cohesion of the Disrupters is what has them so ahead of the pack. Currently the team is in rst place with a score of 139. e Miami Nights are in second sitting at 95.
“Everybody has a mother, daughter, girlfriend, cousin, niece, what have you, that wants to see them equally represented and paid well. Sport is the great equalizer. One of our underlying taglines is ‘Make bike racing look like America looks,’” McCalvin said.
Just because Denver is a great hub for cycling doesn’t mean the team was guaranteed success. In fact, McCalvin said there was some experimenting in bringing together the NCL, and he followed a popular movie’s method for nding and creating the best teams.
“One of the things I came up with was this ‘Ford vs. Ferrari’ concept,” McCalvin said. “It started with a blank slate. So we have a Miami team that I made more ‘Ferrari’, where it was a bunch of existing criterium racers in America and some track racers. And with Denver, we went with more long endurance road racers and former Tour de France riders and some track racers as well. is was like our beta test for our rst year. We’re just trying to see what works.”
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A preschool in Greeley that has shepherded countless kids through the rst years of their education over the past 21 years may welcome its last class of 4-year-olds next month, eyeing an uncertain future as it dives into the state’s newly expanded preschool program.
Nearby, a di erent preschool that caters to mostly children of lowincome families has only been able to ll a quarter of its classrooms for the start of the school year and is weighing its options — which could include closing its doors.
Preschools across Colorado are sprinting to make nal preparations for the start of the state’s expanded preschool program, known as universal preschool. And with less than a month until the rst day of school, many question whether they’ll have enough state funding to stay open. at question has bubbled up in the past month, after Colorado’s new Department of Early Childhood changed the way it will calculate how much funding preschool providers will receive during their rst few months of the program.
Instead of paying a provider for the number of students it has the capacity to educate, as originally promised, the department will now dole out funding based on the number of students enrolled. It might seem like a subtle shift, but to preschool providers who already run their programs on thin margins, it could mean the di erence between continuing their classes and closing them down for good.
e new approach “de nitely cuts providers o at the knees with their ability to step into this rst year of (universal preschool) and have adequate facilities and adequate sta ready to go, trained,” said Scott Bright, owner of ABC Child Development Centers, which has 25 preschool sites across Weld County, six of which will participate in Colorado’s expanded preschool program. “ is is a system that providers have been hesitant to jump into because they haven’t gotten clear answers from the departments on how this is all going to go down.”
e Early Childhood department, which has a $322 million budget for its inaugural year of the expanded preschool program, previously pledged to compensate preschools participating in universal preschool based on the number of 4-year-olds they had room to educate, regardless of whether they lled all their seats. at’s a much more predictable and reliable method of funding, providers say.
During a Jan. 12 meeting among members of the department’s Rules Advisory Council, M. Michael Cooke — then a universal preschool representative from Gov. Jared Polis’ o ce — said that through monthly state payment to providers from August through October, those providers would receive a dollar amount based on their capacity, regardless of whether providers could ll all their seats. en in November, she added, the department would reassess how many kids had actually enrolled in provider programs and adjust payments based on those numbers.
“We want to be helpful,” Cooke added. “We don’t want to create a situation where we’re creating a budget shortfall for community partners. We don’t want to create a situation where there has to be a layo of sta .”
However, as the state tried to balance the number of preschool slots available with the number of kids
actually being enrolled, it became clear that the scale tipped too far. Data “showed a signi cantly higher number of available seats in the universal preschool system than participating families,” Early Childhood department spokesperson Hope Shuler wrote in an email to e Colorado Sun, noting that there were about two seats open for every child whose family applied.
Bright, who also serves as board president of the Early Childhood Education Association of Colorado, sees the decision to change funding as something of a bait-and-switch after the Early Childhood department simply couldn’t a ord to pay all participating providers for the surplus of preschool slots.
“ ey realized they ran out of money based on the promise they made, and now providers are left carrying the load,” said Bright, who typically keeps his business a oat with no more than two weeks of operating cash in the bank at any one time.
Without upfront payment from the state for all kids who enroll in universal preschool at his centers, Bright said he won’t have the funds to pay his sta .
Under the revised funding plan, which Shuler said was communicated to providers by June 27, the state assessed the number of kids enrolled in programs on July 9. Programs will receive funding Aug. 1 based on that count of kids. However, the latest round of matching preschoolers with speci c programs — so far it has facilitated four sets of matching — was completed later in July. at means providers could end up with preschoolers on the rst day of classes who they haven’t been paid to educate. ey won’t receive funding for those students until the next payment from the state, scheduled for Sept. 8.
Each month from August through May, Shuler said, providers will receive a payment determined by the number of students enrolled in their program on the 15th of the previous month. e sum will be adjusted each month so that the amount given to providers accounts for any enrollment swings and re ects the number of students in their classrooms.
at leaves providers like Bright feeling pinched.
“It is very di cult for a provider to hire their sta , prepare their facilities for kids and then not necessarily have all of those seats full but yet have to pay payroll and have to pay the mortgage payment and have to turn the lights on and have to turn the heat and/or AC on,” Bright said. “It’s very di cult for us to do that when you’re now told late in the game that we’re only going to pay you based on enrollments and we’re going to true up your enrollments every month.”
e state is rolling out something of a nancial safety net for providers so that they’re guaranteed at least the same amount of funding they received last year under the state’s previous preschool program, called the Colorado Preschool Program. At the end of the school year, the state will compare the amount paid to each provider this year under universal preschool to the amount paid to each provider last year through the Colorado Preschool Program, according to Bright. If a provider earns less in universal preschool than the amount they earned last year through the Colorado Preschool Program, the state will pay them the di erence, he said.
It’s not yet clear whether providers like Bright who own more than one preschool center — including two that participated in the Colorado Preschool Program and six slated to be part of universal preschool — will be compensated for each licensed facility, which will a ect the amount of funding owed by the state.
e Early Childhood department was not able to clarify details of its plan to ensure providers receive at least as much funding this school year as they did last year.
Bright added that he can’t wait until the end of the school year for funding that is crucial to his ability to keep running his business.
e only nancial path forward, he said, involves keeping kids who enroll last-minute on the sidelines until the state pays providers for them. at means, for instance, that any family who enrolls their 4-year-old from late July through mid-August will have to wait to start universal preschool until September, when Bright receives money from the state for that particular child.
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e Early Childhood department doesn’t believe any preschools will have to postpone the start times for any kids, with Shuler writing in an email that “payments will be reconciled for the next month and providers will receive pay if children start earlier.”
She said the department is also con dent that the rst payment in August, along with the monthly payments recalculated to compensate providers for any enrollment changes, will “help support providers” and are “much more providerfriendly” than other preschool subsidy programs that have paid based on the number of kids attending their program.
Bright noted that under the Colorado Preschool Program he received funding for the entire school year starting in August with monthly payments through May, contingent on his facilities having all seats funded by the state lled with kids by Nov. 1.
He doesn’t see another option other than a delayed start for kids who enroll late.
“I would drown my company if I were to provide services that I was not paid for,” he said.
Bright and other preschools are also worried about having to shutter centers altogether.
One of the six ABC Child Development Centers Bright owns that is participating in universal preschool has 12 classrooms, only three of which are full with kids whose families have opted into universal preschool. He needs all classrooms full to stay nancially whole at the center, which mostly serves lowincome families.
He expects all the classrooms to ll by November, but to keep the school open until then, he needs the upfront funding from the state. If the school stays open with empty classrooms, he’ll have to lay o teachers and will be unable to accept new students until the state pays their tuition.
Meanwhile, Melissa Lelm, director of Early Childhood University in
Community groups also want tough enforcement language written into the rules, Lehman said. If she gets too many speeding tickets, her driver’s license is taken away, she said. But companies like Suncor have years of multiple air violations and never lose their permits.
“It is a dual system of justice,” Lehman said. “Big polluters continue to do what they want, and our government doesn’t have the courage to just say we are in the business of protecting our citizens and you have
Greeley, has enrolled only 33 students through universal preschool, far short of the 96 licensed spots in her center. e state has matched another 10 students with her facility, but though Lelm has repeatedly called and emailed those families to encourage them to accept their match, she’s been met with silence. At the same time, she has to renew her lease this year with her landlord wanting to raise her rent.
“I don’t know if we’ll be in business at the end of May of 2024,” said Lelm, who has worked in early childhood education for more than 40 years.
Lelm recently laid o four employees who are now collecting unemployment, keeping only one teacher and one teacher assistant on her sta . And as the Early Childhood department pivots to paying providers based on the number of kids enrolled, she anticipates her reserves will dwindle as she tries to cover even the smaller payroll. She’s applying for grants to help ll in the gaps and has so far collected $26,000, including from the state’s Child Care Stabilization and Workforce Sustainability Grants and a $4,000 state Capacity Building Grant that can fund necessities such as furniture and educational and health care materials.
“ at money will go very quickly for payroll and rent,” Lelm said.
She might be forced to lay o her teacher assistant if enrollment continues to stagnate, but Lelm knows that having more than one trained adult in the classroom helps kids and teachers form better bonds.
Lelm wonders if she’ll be up against the same uncertainties around how many students she’ll serve and how many sta she needs each year of universal preschool — if she manages to stay open.
“I just hope it works,” she said. “I don’t know if they thought it through thoroughly enough.”
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.
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e air pollution division knows the lawyers on their pro bono list will bring those arguments, and more, to the industrial pollution rules, and other upcoming policy battles.
“We absolutely have a deep commitment to environmental justice,” McDonell said. “But we can only say that so many times.”
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So far, Ford is crushing Ferrari, and endurance-based riding is dominating.
“It didn’t take long for our team to really start to understand, read, and communicate with each other midrace,” Granigan said. “With riders from all over the world, all with their own strengths and styles, we were quick to take all of that and create a really strong unit, which we demonstrated in the Miami Beach cup in the rst race of the year.”
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e experimentation is still ongoing, McCalvin said. e three events this year are all in di erent formats.
e Miami event was held on Ocean Drive. e Denver event is held at a professional sports facility. e Atlanta event will be more private and VIP-based.
“We’re trying to gure out what the model is in relation to keeping it community-based and getting the local families and community involved. I want your aunt to go and have a good time. Not just you because you enjoy cycling,” McCalvin said.
But McCalvin knows the future of all sports is in broadcasting. e NCL events are all broadcast on the GCN+, the Global Cycling Network
streaming service. It’s all about expanding the league’s reach and getting new fans invested and interested in the sport.
“We’re very excited about being at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park,” McCalvin said. “A big part of what we’re doing is development of the future. It’s one of our pillars. It’s the best thing in the community.”
At the Aug. 13 event, there will be free junior racing, free mountain bike crit racing for kids, and a community ride for fans of all ages.
In fact, everything involving the event is free: the parking, the tickets, the community-based activities involved, and watching the pro race. e only thing interested fans will need to purchase is food and souvenirs, unless they want VIP tickets, which can be purchased on www. nclracing.com.
“Now we’re the cycling team in Denver and Colorado, and that’s important to us,” McCalvin said. “I remember when the Mammoth rst started, and I remember when the Rapids rst started. It didn’t quite happen all at once. It started semi-small-ish, and it’s grown into a [signi cant] fanbase and community staple.”
For more information on the NCL and the Denver Disruptors, visit the team’s website at www.nclracing. com/teams/0/denver-disruptors. “Paint your faces, bring your ags, and come out and support!” McCalvin said.
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What makes the show unique isn’t the puppets — it’s the searchingly human way topics like racism and LGBTQIA+ issues are examined. And that deep humanity is what Sherrill hopes audiences take away from the production.
“ e puppets allow the meaning and messages to be more subtle, instead of right in your face. It allows for boundaries to be broken,” he said. “ ere are important reminders in the show about taking life one day at a time. So much of what we worry about won’t even matter in a year.”
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Get thoughtful at Walker Fine Art’s Evocation exhibition
I think most of us imagine artmaking to be an extremely introspective pursuit and that is often the case, as Evocation, the latest exhibit at Walker Fine Art, 300 West 11th Ave., No. A, in Denver, beautifully explores.
On display through Saturday, Sept. 2, the exhibit features worksVirginia Steck,Matt Christie,Atticus Adams,Kim Ferrer,Peter Illig and Doug Haeussner. According to provided information, the artists use nature and landscape to work their way through memories. e resulting pieces come in a variety of mediums – painting, wall sculpture and mixed media – and invite the viewer to participate in their own introspective process.
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Celebrate highland life at Colorado Scottish Festival
e Denver Polo Club is inviting people to get their Scottish on at the 59thAnnual Colorado Scottish Festival, which will be held at the club, 6359 Airport Road in Sedalia, on Saturday, Aug. 5 and Sunday, Aug. 6.
Hosted by the St. Andrew Society of Colorado, the club celebrates all things Scottish — culture, tradition and history. e family-friendly event features a range of activities, including athletics, music and dance, Celtic merchandise, drinks and eats and much more. Spectators can check out the Scottish Games and traditional Irish Step Dancing by the Heritage Irish Stepdancers while sampling haggis, whisky and other delicacies. Find all the details atwww.scottishgames.org.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — boygenius at Red Rocks
Musical super groups aren’t things we see very often anymore, which is a shame, because even if they’re not always good, they’re usually interesting. Fortunately, boygenius, the group made up of indie/alt-rockers Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, are not just good, they’re great. e three women are among the sharpest tunesmiths around right now and together they explore the pitfalls of life and relationships with a novelist’s eye for nuance. eir debut full length,“the record” is one of the year’s best releases.
e group’s visit to Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, is one of the season’s most anticipated concerts. ey’ll be joined by arthouse rockers illuminati hotties, making this a don’t-miss performance. Secure tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.
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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE
SALE NO. 0192-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 2, 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)
MASOUD MORADI AND JOSEPH KONON
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAMILY
FIRST FUNDING, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Great Lake Funding I Trust
Date of Deed of Trust
March 11, 2019
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
March 26, 2019
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or
Book/Page No.)
D9025671
Original Principal Amount
$2,900,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$2,873,770.02
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.
THE REAL PROPERTY, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY, IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
TRACT 20, PLAT OF RESUBDIVISION OF TRACTS 19 (PARTLY), 20, 21, 22, 23, COUNTRY HOMES, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 49 SUNSET DRIVE, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113.
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, 08/30/2023, 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 7/6/2023
Last Publication 8/3/2023
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: 05/02/2023
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 # 00000009230798
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
Legal Notice No. 0192-2023
First Publication: July 6, 2023
Last Publication: August 3, 2023
Publisher: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0239-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 26, 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) Gina L Iacolino
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Allied First Bank, SB dba Servbank Date of Deed of Trust
February 16, 2018 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust
February 20, 2018 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
28, 1985 IN BOOK 4583 AT PAGE 499, AND THE FOURTH ANNEXATION OF ADDITIONAL LAND TO OLDE MILL CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED OCTOBER 16, 1986 IN BOOK 4921 AT PAGE 525, AND ALL PREVIOUS ANNEXATIONS OF RECORD AS REFERRED TO AND DESCRIBED THEREIN, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING COMMON ELEMENTS: COVERED PARKING SPACE #39 AND GARAGE #87, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Legal Notice NO. 0239-2023
First Publication: 8/3/2023
Last Publication: 8/31/2023
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0222-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 16, 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)
Brenda Stokes
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Nations Lending Corporation, it successors and assigns
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 #: 2075-29-2-29-067
Also known by street and number as: 6775 S IVY STREET UNIT A7, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/27/2023, 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: 8/3/2023
Last Publication: 8/31/2023
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: 05/26/2023
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. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-027666
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 0239-2023 CONDOMINIUM UNIT A-7, IN CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 17, OLDE MILL CONDOMINIUMS PHASE III, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP ENTITLED OLDE MILL CONDOMINIUMS PHASE III,AS RECORDED ON OCTOBER 22, 1985 IN BOOK 86 AT PAGES 13 TO 18 IN THE RECORDS OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER'S OFFICE, AND ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITIONS, TERMS AND PROVISIONS IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR OLDE MILL CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED OCTOBER 23, 1984 IN BOOK 4290
First Publication: 7/20/2023
Last Publication: 8/17/2023
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0237-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 23, 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)
REGINA BALAGUL Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR NORTHPOINTE BANK
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
December 11, 2020
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
December 11, 2020
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
E1074447
Original Principal Amount
$240,000.00
On May 9, 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)
Choice Property Investments LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company
Original Beneficiary(ies)
Merchants Mortgage & Trust Corporation
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
Toorak Capital Partners, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
March 21, 2022
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
April 08, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
E2039861
Original Principal Amount
$450,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$450,000.00
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 make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Nations Lending Corporation
Date of Deed of Trust
April 16, 2021 County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
April 22, 2021
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
E1066103
Original Principal Amount
$480,260.00
Outstanding Principal Balance $468,991.12
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 36 AND 37, BLOCK 5, RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 14, 15 AND 16 OF WINDERMERE GALLUP'S SUBURBAN HOME, SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 5949 S Bemis St, Littleton, CO 80120.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/13/2023, 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: 7/20/2023
Last Publication: 8/17/2023
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: 05/16/2023
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 # CO21434
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Re-
vised 1/2015
Legal Notice NO. 0222-2023
Outstanding Principal Balance
$232,270.47
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 5, BLOCK 5, SOUTHWIND SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 7232 S SHERMAN ST, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122-1158.
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, 09/20/2023, 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: 7/27/2023
Last Publication: 8/24/2023
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: 05/23/2023
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 # 00000009804766
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. 0237-2023 First Publication: 7/27/2023 Last
LOT 17 AND 18, BLOCK 20, JACKSON'S BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO
Also known by street and number as: 4166 South Delaware Street, 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, 09/06/2023, 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: 7/13/2023
Last Publication: 8/10/2023
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: 05/09/2023
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-23-955469-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. 0202-2023
First Publication: 7/13/2023
Last Publication: 8/10/2023
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0208-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 9, 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)
Miguel Casillas Guevara
Original Beneficiary(ies)
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CITYWIDE HOME LOANS, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust
July 16, 2020
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
July 23, 2020
Recording Information
(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)
E0091408
Original Principal Amount
$386,863.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$369,785.62
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 12 AND 13, BLOCK 15, TOWN OF SHERIDAN, TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF VACATED PARK PLACE, AS A RESULT OF VACATION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
Also known by street and number as: 3332 S Clay Street, 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, 09/06/2023, 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: 7/13/2023
Last Publication: 8/10/2023
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: 05/09/2023
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. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 22-026877
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. 0208-2023
First Publication: 7/13/2023
Last Publication: 8/10/2023
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0199-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:
On May 5, 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)
Earl T Brotten, Jr.
Original Beneficiary(ies)
CANVAS CREDIT UNION
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
CANVAS CREDIT UNION
Date of Deed of Trust
February 18, 2022
County of Recording
Arapahoe
Recording Date of Deed of Trust
February 24, 2022
Recording Information (Reception No. and/or
Book/Page No.)
E2021989
Original Principal Amount
$405,000.00
Outstanding Principal Balance
$400,066.34
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 44, HOMESTEAD IN THE WILLOWS FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.
APN #: 207529204027
Also known by street and number as: 6703 South Locust Court, Centennial, CO 80112.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/06/2023, 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 Publication7/13/2023
Last Publication8/10/2023
Name of PublicationLittleton 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: 05/05/2023
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. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990
Attorney File # 23-029786
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
Legal Notice No. 0199-2023
First Publication: July 13, 2023
Last Publication: August 10, 2023
Publisher: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103
FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0224-2023
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 16, 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) Brian C Reseigh Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust
December 11, 2020
Englewood, CO 80112.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/13/2023, 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: 7/20/2023
Last Publication: 8/17/2023
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: 05/16/2023
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
Scott D. Toebben #19011
Aricyn J. Dall #51467
David W Drake #43315
Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710
Attorney File # 23CO00112-1
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Legal Description 0224-2023
The land referred to herein is situated in the state of Colorado, County of Arapahoe described as follows:
Building A, Condominium Unit 217, Dry Creek Crossing Condominiums, according to the Condominium Map for Dry Creek Crossing Condominiums and as described in the Declaration of Condominium and of Easements, Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Dry Creek Crossing, recorded on September 1, 2006, in the office of the Clerk & Recorder of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado, at Reception No. B6126819 and Condominium Map for Dry Creek Crossing Condominiums recorded September 1, 2006 at Reception No. B6126818, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Building A, Garage Unit 51, Dry Creek Crossing Condominiums, according to the Condominium Map for Dry Creek Crossing Condominiums and as described in the Declaration of Condominium and of Easements, Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Dry Creek Crossing, recorded on September 1, 2006, in the office of the Clerk & Recorder of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado, at Reception No. B6126819 and Condominium Map for Dry Creek Crossing Condominiums recorded September 1, 2006 at Reception No. B6126818, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.
Legal Notice NO. 0224-2023
First Publication: 7/20/2023
Last Publication: 8/17/2023
Name of Publication: Littleton Independent City
Public Notice
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
PUBLIC NOTICE & OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
for public comment during a minimum 30 day public comment beginning Friday, August 4, 2023 through Sunday, September 3, 2023, and can be reviewed at http://arapahoegov.com/index.aspx?NID=334. The amendment and plans will also be available by request. Comments and/or requests can be made to Jeremy Fink at jfink@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 request to HUD. As such, a summary of the comments will be incorporated into the final document.
If you need special accommodations or translation services to review the amendment or plans, or submit comments, or if you would like to request related documents in a language other than English, please contact Jeremy Fink at jfink@ arapahoegov.com.
Legal Notice No. Arap 1221
First Publication: August 3, 2023
Last Publication: August 3, 2023
Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen
Public Notice
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
PUBLIC NOTICE & OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Arapahoe County, Community Development Housing and Homeless Services (CDHHS) staff will be amending our 2022 Annual Action Plan to cancel the Medici Bonsai Apartments project for $150,000. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Medici project will be reallocated to a future project and included in a future Annual Action Plan or amendment.
The substantial amendment for the 2022 Annual Action Plan changes mentioned above will be available for public comment during a minimum 30 day public comment beginning Friday, August 4, 2023 through Sunday, September 3, 2023.
The substantial amendment and Annual Action Plans can be reviewed at http://arapahoegov.com/index.aspx?NID=334.
The amendment and plans will also be available by request. Comments and/or requests can be made to Jeremy Fink a jfink@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 Substantial Amendments to the Annual Action Plans. As such, a summary of the comments will be incorporated into the final document.
If you need special accommodations or translation services to review the amendment or plans, or submit comments, or if you would like to request related documents in a language other than English, please contact Jeremy Fink at jfink@ arapahoegov.com.
Legal Notice No. Arap 1219
First Publication: August 3, 2023
Last Publication: August 3, 2023
Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen
Public Notice
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
PUBLIC NOTICE & OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Arapahoe County, Community Development Housing and Homeless Services (CDHHS) staff will be amending our 2020 and 2021 Annual Action Plan to cancel and reallocate City of Littleton project funds to the 2023 City of Littleton project for W. Crestline Avenue Sidewalk Improvements.
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 Substantial Amendments to the Annual Action Plans. As such, a summary of the comments will be incorporated into the final document.
If you need special accommodations or translation services to review the amendment or plans, or submit comments, or if you would like to request related documents in a language other than English, please contact Jeremy Fink at jfink@ arapahoegov.com.
Legal Notice No. Arap 1220
First Publication: August 3, 2023
Last Publication: August 3, 2023
Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen
Public Notice
ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF CONTINUATION FOR DECISION
CASE NO. LDC23-003, OIL AND GAS REGULATIONS / LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT
On July 18, 2023, the Arapahoe County Planning Commission commenced a duly noticed public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Land Development Code in Case No. LDC23-003, Oil and Gas regulations, heard such comments as were presented, and then closed the public hearing. The Planning Commission then voted to continue the hearing to August 15, 2023, at 6:30 P.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, for additional information from staff on the proposed amendment, and for further deliberation and final decision on its recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners on the proposed amendments. Such continued hearing will be held at 5334 S Prince St, East Hearing Room, Littleton CO 80120.
PLEASE NOTE THAT the public comment portion of the hearing in this case was closed and the Planning Commission will not hear further public comment on the proposed amendments unless Planning Commission elects to re-open comment on revisions, if any, to the regulations from what was proposed on July 18th.
The meeting agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing and can be viewed on our website at https://arapahoe.legistar. com/Calendar. You can also listen to, or speak at, the meeting by calling 1-855-436-3656. To join the speaking queue, press *3 on the telephone keypad. Please note that pressing *3 more than once will remove/drop you from the queue and you will have to start over and be moved to the back of the line. More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S Lima St, Centennial CO 80112 (please call ahead to schedule an appointment if you plan to walk-in), by calling 720-874-6650, or by emailing planning@arapahoegov.com during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).
Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board
Legal Notice No. Arap 1216
First Publication: August 3, 2023
Last Publication: August 3, 2023
Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen
Public Notice
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
PUBLIC NOTICE & OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Arapahoe County, Community Development Housing and Homeless Services (CDHHS) staff will be amending our 2021 Annual Action Plan to adjust the funding allocations for Arapahoe County’s HOME-ARP Program.
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.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Arapahoe County, Community Development Housing and Homeless Services (CDHHS) staff will be submitting a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to change Arapahoe County’s (Including City of Centennial –administered by Arapahoe County) Program Year start/end dates from the current program year dates of May 1st through April 30th to October 1st through September 30th to better align with the Federal fiscal calendar.
The proposed programmatic change to the County’s HUD program year dates will be requested and submitted to the HUD Region VIII office in the Fall of 2023 and, if approved, will be reflected and effective for the 2024 program year, with updated start/end dates of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
The programmatic amendment will be available
The 2020 Annual Action Plan will be amended to cancel the City of Littleton S. Bannock Street Sidewalk project for $114,750. The 2021 Annual Action Plan will be amended to cancel the City of Littleton S. Hickory Street Sidewalk project for $114,750, as well as the City of Littleton Sewer Line Repair/Replacement project for $100,000. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the aforementioned projects will be reallocated to the 2023 City of Littleton W. Crestline Avenue Project, which will be funded at $500,000.
The substantial amendment(s) for the Annual Action Plan changes mentioned above will be available for public comment during a minimum 30 day public comment beginning Friday, August 4, 2023 through Sunday, September 3, 2023.
The substantial amendment and Annual Action Plans can be reviewed at http://arapahoegov.com/index.aspx?NID=334.
The amendment and plans will also be available by request. Comments and/or requests can be made to Jeremy Fink a jfink@arapahoegov.com or (303) 738-8062 or by TDD (303) 738-8033, or at Arapahoe County Housing and Community
The original allocation for the HOME-ARP program ($2,691,031 award) included 25% of the grant ($672,757) allocated to Non-Congregate Shelter and 10% of the grant ($269,106 including $3 carryover) allocated to Administration and Planning. The substantial amendment to the 2021 Annual Action Plan will revise these two allocations, moving 5% (minus $3 carryover) from Non-Congregate Shelter to Administration and Planning. The funding allocation change will increase Administration and Planning from $269,106 to $403,654, and subsequently decrease Non-Congregate Shelter from $672,757 to $538,209. The $3 carryover originally allocated to Administration and Planning will be applied to Non-Congregate Shelter, as the Administration and Planning category has a statutory limit of 15% and therefore cannot exceed $403,654.
No other changes will be made to the original funding allocations for the HOME-ARP Plan. Supportive Services will remain at 10%, $269,103; Tenant-Based Rental Assistance will remain at 5%, $134,551; Development of Affordable Rental Housing will remain at 40%, $1,076,412; NonProfit Operating will remain at 5%, $134,551; and, Non-Profit Capacity Building will remain at 5% 134,551. Given the aforementioned changes, the total HOME-ARP Award of $2,691,031 is fully allocated between the seven eligible funding/
BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
They are called the Mini Brew Crew. Together these four mini horses, Jerry, Elaine, Kramer and their friend, Mariah, are going out to the public to raise awareness for Zuma’s Rescue Ranch, located in Douglas County near Louviers.
Jerry, Elaine, Kramer and another horse, George, had curled feet and were ill when they came from an auction in Montana.
“ ey were in rough shape,” said Jodi Messenich, owner of Zuma’s Rescue Ranch, a local nonpro t.
Due to di erent kinds of infections, parasites and ticks, all four horses were put into quarantine at Zuma’s.
eir feet had become what Messenich described as “slippers” because their hooves had overgrown so much, they curled up. It took several rounds of trimming their hooves to get them back to a healthy condition.
Unfortunately, George did not make it as his conditions were too chronic.
Once trained as a tick pony in Los Angeles, Mariah was being fed an unhealthy diet and was overweight when Zuma’s rescued her.
Messenich founded Zuma’s Rescue Ranch in 2008 after rescuing 16 horses within four years.
Zuma’s is now a nonpro t organization and partner-based behavioral health center, dedicated to o ering animal-assisted learning and therapy programs.
In addition to two licensed therapists, the ranch currently has over 60 rescue animals including horses, donkeys, goats, a cow, a sheep as
well as cats.
Some of the behavioral health programs consist of support groups, family therapy and an equine assisted learning program. Messenich said one of their biggest clients is Denver Children’s Home who bring a group of kids to the ranch every Tuesday.
e nonpro t also works to help Veterans through the Department of Defense’s Skills Bridge Program for Veterans.
“ ey intern with us and they learn a trade,” said Messenich. “We help veterans in that way and we get funding from Lockheed Martin for our veterans program.
with a grill. e building is three stories tall and the one-bedroom apartments are 550 square feet each.
As caring for the animals and the ranch is expensive, Jerry, Elaine, Kramer and Mariah are out in the public doing their part to raise awareness for the ranch.
According to Messenich, most of Zuma’s funding comes from their equine education and their mental health programs.
“It takes so many hours and dollars to keep all tasks completed for a happy, healthy and safe ranch,” said Nancy Hoag, a volunteer with the organization.
e Mini Brew Crew went on their second outing to Max Taps Co. in Highlands Ranch where 20% of the proceeds went to the nonpro t.
accepted.
Zuma’s was invited back to the brewery on Aug. 19 where there will also be food trucks and live music.
Messenich said they plan on doing a brewery tour with the Mini Brew Crew.
“It lets people know we’re here, lets people know we need help, we need volunteers badly,” said Messenich. “We need nancial help, we need physical help and just awareness.”
Also, items can be donated to the ranch. ese include cleaning and medical supplies and supplements. e items are listed on the ranch’s Walmart and Amazon wish list.
utilities except for electricity, which tenants pay on their own.
Alyson Court, located at 5807 S. Gallup Street in Littleton includes secure entrances, elevators, a community room with a large kitchen, games, a piano and an outside patio
No paper pre-applications will be available or accepted. SMHO encourages people who need access to a computer or internet to complete this task to do so at their local libraries.
Only one application per family can be accepted. Applications submitted after the list closes will not be
project categories.
The substantial amendment for the 2021 Annual Action Plan changes mentioned above will be available for public comment during a minimum 30 day public comment beginning Friday, August 4, 2023 through Sunday, September 3, 2023.
The substantial amendment and Annual Action Plans can be reviewed at http://arapahoegov.com/index.aspx?NID=334.
The amendment and plans will also be available by request. Comments and/or requests can be made to Jeremy Fink a jfink@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
After a pre-application is submitted, applicants can check their status and update their information as needed at https://onlineportal. smho.co. Applicants must ensure the contact information on their preapplication is always current.
Applicants who would like to request a reasonable accommodation should call Helen Hoy at (303) 7949608. A reasonable accommodation
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 Substantial Amendments to the Annual Action Plans. As such, a summary of the comments will be incorporated into the final document.
If you need special accommodations or translation services to review the amendment or plans, or submit comments, or if you would like to request related documents in a language other than English, please contact Jeremy Fink at jfink@ arapahoegov.com.
Legal Notice No. Arap 1218
is a change, exception, or adjustment to a rule, policy, practice, or service that may be necessary for a person with disabilities to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Applicants with questions about the process can call SMHO at (303) 794-9608 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through ursday.
