Centennial Citizen 082423

THOUSANDS SEE RELIEF IN PROPERTY VALUATIONS IN DOUGLAS, ARAPAHOE COUNTIES

Spacecraft technology company launches new manufacturing facility

BY SHEA VANCE SVANCE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

True Anomaly, a Denver-based aerospace and defense company founded in 2022, hosted a grand opening of their new GravityWorks spacecraft manufacturing facility in Centennial on Aug. 17.

e event was attended by several local o cials including Congressman Jason Crow, Centennial Mayor Stephanie Piko, Centennial Mayor Pro Tempore Richard Holt, and city councilmembers.

“Centennial really is the epicenter, in my view, of defense, aviation, aerospace, and space in the future of those industries and our national defense,” Crow said. “ ank you for your innovation, your entrepreneurship, and for bringing it home to Centennial.”

As the aerospace industry turns a page in the manufacturing speed and necessity of defense spacecraft, True Anomaly aims to rise to the challenge as an industrial partner to national space security.

“True Anomaly was founded to answer this call and address this

exact challenge: to be an industrial partner to the national security space community by assuming our part in the task of global competition,” said Even Rogers, CEO and co-founder of True Anomaly.

“GravityWorks is how True Anomaly will do it.”

The facility introduces an assem-

bly line manufacturing model, an unusual approach in the industry, and has the capabilities of producing a satellite in five days.

“Continued prosperity on Earth depends on the peaceful utilization of space. Without the space domain, the world looks very, very different, less stable, and less

prosperous,” Rogers said.

Space was recognized by NATO as the fth operational domain for military operations in 2019, joining maritime, air, land, and cyber-

“ e U.S. government and industry, we nd ourselves as partners at what we view as an in ection point at True Anomaly: to deliver asymmetric capabilities to sustainably secure the domain at the speed of operational requirement,” Rogers

True Anomaly conducted a national search for the location of the GravityWorks manufacturing site, and eventually landed back in Colorado, a hub of spacecraft technology in the United States.

“ ey stayed in Colorado, and they chose Centennial, and I’d like to think it’s because we are a business-friendly community,” Mayor Piko said. “We have an opportunity here to really continue to create an atmosphere of growth and private sector-public sector cooperation in order to bene t not just us here in Centennial, but everyone around the globe.”

Littleton approves raises for city manager, attorney

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Littleton city council approved salary increases for City Manager Jim Becklenberg’s and City Attorney Reid Betzing’s on Aug. 15.

Both the city manager and city attorney employment contracts state that city council will consider increases to salaries based on annual reviews.

Council members discussed performance evaluations of Becklenberg and Betzing during executive sessions, which are meetings not open to the public, on May 16, June 20 and July 18.

For both evaluations, council worked with a consultant facilitator and incorporated feedback from sta .

Becklenberg was hired in June 2022 with an original annual salary of $236,000. Council approved a 1.7% increase increase, pushing his

annual income to $240,000.

“We’re glad we have Jim onboard here,” Mayor Kyle Schlachter said. “It’s been just over a year, and so you’re doing a good job and we hope you stick around and keep doing a good job.”

Betzing is receiving his third raise since starting with the city in 2019. His annual salary over the last year was $228,895. Also receiving a 1.7% increase, his new annual salary will increase to $232,895.

District 2 Councilmember Jerry Valdes said although council’s discussion seemed short, it was because they had discussed the performance evaluation extensively for several months.

Schlachter said he has spoken with sta about creating a handbook as a guide for future councils to know the steps and criteria more clearly for evaluation of these positions.

Company leaders and city o cials cut the ribbon and open GravityWorks. PHOTO BY SHEA VANCE

AdventHealth rebrands in Castle Rock, Parker, Littleton

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e name might look a little di erent, but the same care team will be delivering the same quality of care as AdventHealth continues to manage ve hospitals and various care facilities.

As of Aug. 1, Parker, Castle Rock and Littleton Adventist hospitals along with Avista Adventist Hospital in Louisville and Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver have been rebranded to be AdventHealth.

Each hospital held a celebratory event called “Welcome Home” to introduce team members to AdventHealth.

Related care sites and physician practices will also be renamed to reect AdventHealth’s national brand. AdventHealth is one of the nation’s

largest faith-based health care systems where they aim to make patients feel whole as they believe health should be measured in terms of the whole person - mind, body and spirit.

“To be consistent with the brand that AdventHealth has established across the country,” said Brett Spenst, the newly appointed president and CEO for the Rocky Mountain Region of AdventHealth. “ eir tagline as far as ‘feel whole,’ that is what has driven the rebranding.”

Although AdventHealth has always owned these ve hospitals, the hospitals had been managed through a partnership with CommonSpirit Health and AdventHealth. Called Centura Health, the partnership was formed in 1996 as a management company.

After 27 years of partnership, CommonSpirit and Adventealth have separated and are now operating and

managing their own hospitals. rough the disa liation process, Centura Health is no longer going to be an entity at these locations and AdventHealth is assuming direct management of the ve hospitals.

Physicians employed by the hospital will become members of the AdventHealth Medical Group.

“Our hospitals have been delivering high quality care for many many years,” said Spenst. “And there will be no change to that.”

In addition to the ve hospitals, the AdventHealth care network includes freestanding emergency rooms, emergency and urgent care center, imaging services, mother and baby care, occupational physical and speech therapy, outpatient services and primary and specialty physician practice locations.

As Denver and the Front Range

continue to grow, the team at AdventHealth have plans to continue to expand and grow their mission.  Spenst said AdventHealth plans to grow the number of care sites as well as the number of physicians in their networks to ensure they meet the needs of each of the communities they serve.

Whole person care at AdventHealth has typically applied to patients, however, Spenst would like to expand the services to the entire team, including physicians and care partners as well as the community.

While the locations have o cially been renamed, the physical signs will take some time to get changed.

“AdventHealth has a long history of delivering high quality care across the county,” said Spenst. “[ is] will allow us to continue to expand and make an impact in our community.”

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School districts, ed orgs sue Polis over universal preschool program

BY ERICA BREUNLIN THE COLORADO SUN

Six Colorado school districts and two education organizations are suing Gov. Jared Polis, the Colorado State Board of Education and state education agencies and leaders as districts begin the rst classes of preschool under Colorado’s newly expanded preschool program.  e lawsuit, led in Denver District Court, alleges that a lack of access to enrollment information from the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, continued changes to funding and resulting complications around serving students with disabilities are compromising the plainti s’ ability to run preschool programs that meet the needs of families and comply with federal and state law.

Leaders from both the school districts and education organizations gathered for a media brie ng on Aug. 17, shortly before the lawsuit was led. e plainti s include

Brighton School District 27-J, Cherry Creek School District, Harrison School District 2, Mapleton Public Schools, Platte Valley School District and Westminster Public Schools.

e Colorado Association of School Executives and the Consortium of Directors of Special Education are also listed as plainti s.

In addition to Polis and the Colorado State Board of Education, they are suing the Colorado Department of Education, Educational Commissioner Susana Córdova, the Colorado Department of Early Childhood and its executive director, Lisa Roy.   In a text message, Conor Cahill, a spokesman for Polis, wrote that the state will “vigorously defend this landmark program in court so that even more families can bene t from preschool.”

“While it’s unfortunate to see different groups of adults attempting to co-opt preschool for themselves, perhaps because they want to not

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Arapahoe librarian shares books with communities

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Since the 1960s Arapahoe Libraries have had a Bookmobile and Librarian Abigail Sewall is driving the legacy forward in the organization’s current Library on Wheels.

For about a year Sewall has driven the Bookmobile for Arapahoe Libraires brining di erent types of books and other materials to communities in the county.

“I just think we have the best patrons. Everyone is always so happy to see us, and our patrons are very polite and nice which unfortunately is not always the case at the libraries,” Sewall said.

She said she loves meeting new people and she’s grateful that those she meets enjoy the Bookmobile.

“I’m very fortunate to get to work with such lovely people,” Sewall said. Growing up in a military family, Sewall said she “bounced around a lot.”

Sewall came to Colorado to pursue an undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado Boulder.

e “chatty, silly, intuitive quick thinker” is good at reading people, so she felt she would make a perfect librarian.

“I really love talking to people. I love books and I like learning, so I think being a librarian just seemed like a

good t,” she said.

bile provides an easier opportunity for people to browse for their favorite books.

“Something I think about is that it can take an enormous amount of time and privilege to bring your family to the library and to take that time out of your busy day with your kids,” she said. “What we do is we make the library as easy to go to as possible.”

She said the point of the traveling library is to encourage those who aren’t going to their local library to embrace reading and other resources a library o ers.

“We’re getting them signed up for a

card. We’re introducing them to the library in this kind of small, curated way,” Sewall said. “It’s an opportunity to tell them about more services we have.”

For Sewall, one of the best aspects of her position is the fact that every day is di erent as she doesn’t do the same thing.

She said in addition to the Bookmobile, she drives the library’s mobile library van which brings carts of books to residents in assisted living facilities.

“I like the variety. I like being in a di erent place every day and seeing di erent people,” she said.

Sewall said Arapahoe Libraries’ mobile services have created a love of libraries in communities as well as a safe space for children and people to visit.

“ ere’s not a lot of kid friendly spaces these days and so we come in, we’ve got this bus and there’s toys everywhere,” she said. “ ere are kid’s books. We do story time.”

She said the Bookmobile is very welcoming for children and o ers thousands of books as well as many activities including ice cream making, crafts and more.

Initially Sewall didn’t think she would work with children in her career, but her current position has revealed her passion.

“I originally wanted to be an academic librarian and work at a univer-

sity,” she said. “I ended up here and I just love it. I love working with kids.”

Arapahoe curates its traveling collection so that it contains the more popular books and other materials people want to check out.

“Some of the stu that’s popular are horror movies, horror books, urban ction and a lot of non ction,” Sewall said. “It’s kind of interesting to learn what people’s interests are.”

e Bookmobile cycles through location around Arapahoe County every two weeks.

Sewall said the organization is working on getting another mobile vehicle which will be a classroom. Going forward Sewall hopes the Bookmobile will reach more people and she can build better relationships with community members and organizations.

“Something I am really passionate about is trying to turn our slow stops into busy stops,” she said.

She said she wants to determine if Arapahoe Libraries need to do more to inform the public about its mobile services.

“At more stops I want to build more relationships with people in the communtiy and really do a better job of bringing people in,” Sewall said.

To learn more about the Bookmobile call 303-542-7279 or visit arapahoelibraries.org/mobile-libraryservices.

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Librarian Abigail Sewall sits in the driver’s seat of the Arapahoe Libraries Bookmobile at one of its Glendale stops on Aug. 14, 2023. PHOTO BY ELISABETH SLAY

Soul Dog Rescue thrift store serves community, helps animals

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In a small orange building on South Broadway lies Soul Dog Rescue & Humane Society, which is a thrift store with a big heart for serving animals and people in Englewood and neighboring communities.

With less than 700 square feet, the store is often lled with various merchandise including dog products, clothing, jewelry, kitchenware and more.

Englewood resident and threeyear volunteer Wendi Roth said the store is operated by about 10 volunteers of multiple ages.

“I think the volunteers here (are) all happy and we love it here. We don’t have a boss and we work well together,” she said. “We get a lot of really positive comments.”

Longtime volunteer Janet Yench said the store opened its doors in 2011 and is an extension of the nonpro t animal rescue organization, Soul Dog Rescue.

“We leased (the building) and painted it orange because it’s Soul Dog’s color,” Yench said.

Soul Dog, which began work in 2010, provides spay and neuter, vaccinations and other services to assist with issues of overpopulation and a lack of resources for dogs and other animals in the Four Corners

region. e nonpro t promotes “responsible rescue” tactics to assist with these struggles on the tribal lands in that area.

Roth said the idea for the store came from the founder and director of Soul Dog, Shelby Davis.

“Before she opened the store, she spent a lot of time in the Four Corners area and she would bring dogs back, but she realized that that wasn’t going to address the issue,” Roth said. “She coordinated a spay and neuter program and had to pay for it somehow, and I think that’s where the idea for the store came from.”

She said they stock the store with quality products for reasonable prices and accept donations from

people in the community.

“We take donations down to reservations and that’s a big piece of what we do,” Roth said.

Volunteers will take clothes, dog harnesses, leashes and other necessities to the tribal lands.

Roth said proceeds from the thrift go back into the function of the store and assisting with costs for the spay and neuter program.

“Our primary mission is to help the spay and neuter program for Soul Dog Rescue on the reservation lands,” Roth said. “We pay for gas. We pay for supplies. We’ll pay for lodging just so they can keep that program going.”

Roth said there is now a Soul Dog shelter in Fort Lupton, which also provides a spay and neuter clinic.

Yench said spaying and neutering dogs and cats can limit health and quality of life issues for the animals in the Four Corners region.

“Overpopulation kills. We pick up animals that are skin and bones. Worms coming out at both ends.

ey’re not vaccinated,” Yench said. “As long as they’re able to reproduce that’s what they’re going to do.”

Roth said Soul Dog hosts weekend spay and neuter clinics as much as possible and during those events the organization can see up to 200 animals.

Both volunteers said the organization will take whatever people can

a ord when it conducts clinics on tribal lands even if it’s nothing.

“Soul Dog will do it anyway for the sake of the animals,” Yench said.

e store is described by volunteer Kimberleigh Anders as a fun, welcoming place for both dogs and people. Anders said she became a volunteer three years ago after stumbling upon the store and its mission while thrifting.

“We are making a di erence in animals’ lives. It’s going straight to the animals,” Anders said.

Yench said in addition to animals and people in the Four Corners area, the Soul Dog Rescue & Humane Society thrift store serves those unhoused in the Englewood community.

“If they need a pair of shoes, a coat, a shirt, a jacket or whatever, any of the volunteers will buy it for them,” Yench said.

Both Yench and Roth said over the last few years the store has increased its customer base and its merchandise.

Going forward Roth hopes for the store to continue its growth and that it will continue to provide support for Soul Dog’s spay and neuter program.

“My dream would be that we could keep going for several more years,” Roth said.

For more information regarding Soul Dog Rescue visit souldog.org.

Scout sits in the Soul Dog Rescue and Humane Society thrift store on Aug. 16, 2023. The store provides funding for the Soul Dog Rescue spay and neuter program. PHOTO BY ELISABETH SLAY

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More than 4,000 attend Centennial Under the Stars

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ousands of people of all ages danced, sang and laughed the night away during the 17th annual Centennial Under the Stars event at Centennial Center Park.

e City of Centennial’s annual celebration drew an estimated crowd of 4,200 attendees, city spokesperson Allison Wittern said via email.

e four-hour event kicked o with a live performance by the band Libélula, featuring musical duo Wrenn & Ian, who played a mix of funk, jazz, and rhythm and

blues music.

e musical headliner was 6 Million Dollar Band, an 80s dance band that performed hits like “Africa” by Toto, “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” by Simple Minds, and “Love Shack,” by e B-52’s.  With the park’s amphitheater lled with people, a large group gathered in the open space right in front of the stage to dance and sing along to the songs. Surrounding the park were attractions for families to enjoy, including face painting, food trucks and a large Ninja Nation obstacle course. Attending the summer event has become some-

what of a family tradition for David and Rachelle Allred, who attended with their daughters Stella, 7, and Everly, 4.

Living in the Centennial area, David Allred said they come pretty much every year for the celebration.

“We love the community. It’s cool to see live music,” he said. “Obviously, we love the amphitheater.”

Rachelle Allred said her favorite part of the night was watching her daughters, who both had colorful face paintings, dance and enjoy the music.

“ ey’re ready to go dance some more,” David Allred

Cherry Creek coach Dave Logan

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said.

As the sun set, colorful lights and glow sticks scattered throughout the amphitheater decorated the night sky, and lights from the stage illuminated the excited crowd.

Centennial Mayor Stephanie Piko said Centennial Under the Stars is the city council’s favorite event.

“I can’t tell you how much it means to all of us to have everyone here this night,” Piko said. “It’s so great to have so many people come out to the park, and we enjoy seeing you and especially seeing all the kids having all the fun.”

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e head football coach at Cherry Creek High School is also a member of eight halls of fame, including the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. He was a three-sport athlete at Wheat Ridge High School and at the University of Colorado and a draft choice of the Cincinnati Reds.

But it’s Dave Logan’s connection to CU that prompted an appraisal of CU’s chances in the foreseeable future during the Colorado High

School Activities Association’s media day Aug. 14 at Empower Field at Mile High. (He knows that area of town, too. Logan is the radio voice of the Denver

“I’m excited for their (CU’s) chances,” Logan said in between assessments of Cherry Creek’s chances for a fth straight prep football crown this fall. “I will always bleed black and gold. e program

has been so bad, I’m willing to take a step back and see if there’s anything di erent and if now, what is.”

Logan thinks CU’s new coach, Deion Sanders, will improve the program’s fortunes but not overnight.

“I suspect things are going to be much better,” Logan said. “I’m willing to take a step back and say, ‘Let’s put one foot in front of the other.’”

Logan also thinks Sanders will help improve local recruiting prospects.

“ e state has been overlooked for football talent,”

Logan said. “We’ve gone out of state to play some of the best teams, and we’ve been right there. I know the talent in the state. I know there’s a base talent that’s been overlooked. I’d like to see that change.”

Logan has taken his teams to 15 state title games in his 30 years as a high-school coach. He’s coached the Bruins since 2012. Logan is starting his 33rd year in the radio booth for the Denver Broncos and his 26th season as the team’s radio play-byplay voice.

A large crowd of people gathered to enjoy live musical performances during the Centennial Under the Stars event on Aug. 12, 2023. PHOTOS BY TAYLER SHAW

The headliner of the 2023 Centennial Under the Stars event was 6 Million Dollar Band, an ’80s dance band.

Vintage & Vibrant event, info on Medicare coming

LIVING AND AGING WELL

The Seniors’ Council of Douglas County, in collaboration with Aging Resources of Douglas County and Douglas County government, is cohosting a daylong educational event entitled Vintage & Vibrant 2023: Exploring the Latest Trends in Living Well & Aging Well. Our signature event will be held on ursday, Sept. 28 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Parker Arts, Culture and Events (PACE) Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave in Parker.

Vintage & Vibrant 2023 is specically designed to entertain, inform and intrigue an older adult audience. Our program will include two engaging keynote speakers, multiple informative breakout sessions, three interactive activities, numerous event partners, morning refreshments, lunch, guest bags and door prizes. Your $10 registration fee covers it all, with scholarships available if needed.

We begin the day with a continental breakfast and our morning keynote speaker Jeanne Nott, 2022 Ms. Colorado Senior America. Jeanne’s philosophy of

life is “… have a sense of humor and enthusiasm! It will add years to your life and life to your years.” Her positivity will energize us and set the stage for the rest of the day.

During lunch our keynote speaker is Dr. Carson Bruns, associate professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He will share his research on converging nanotechnology and biomedical engineering on the skin to create a new wave of “tattoos” that strive to keep us healthier. You’ll de nitely be intrigued!

Vintage & Vibrant 2023 would not be possible without the support of our cohosting organizations Aging Resources of Douglas County (ARDC), a local nonpro t organization providing a wide variety of services to our older population, and Douglas County government, currently conducting a comprehensive Older Adult Initiative, as well as our event partners.

And now meet our Platinum event partners: Visiting Angels - Littleton, Seven Stones Botanical Garden Cemetery, Centura Health, the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and Bridgewater Castle Rock. Each of these partners focuses on enhancing the lives of older adults in their own special way. Be sure to visit their tables at the event to learn

more about their fabulous organizations.

To review our complete Vintage and Vibrant program, meet the rest of our event partners and register to attend, please visit douglas.co.us and search for Vintage & Vibrant. Online attendee registration began Aug. 1 — seating is limited so register soon!

Our regular general meeting on ursday, Oct. 5 from 10-11:30 a.m. will feature Desiree Bolt, Colorado State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) manager, from the education arm of Medicare. She will present what is new in Medicare open enrollment for 2024, as well as how to best utilize the comparison tools and how to access a SHIP counselor for guidance in making these decisions. is is not a forum suited to sharing grievances or personal issues regarding the Medicare system. is meeting is free and open to the public. It will be held at the Douglas County Miller Building, 100 ird St. in Castle Rock.

Gretchen Lopez is the chair of the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County, which aims to advocate for and engage older adults. For up-to-date information about Seniors’ Council visit Facebook and our website at douglas.co.us — look for Seniors’ Council.

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Residents get answers on valuation appeals

BY ELLIS ARNOLD AND NINA JOSS COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

In a year that saw property owners le a record number of attempts to lower their property values — as calculated for tax purposes — in Arapahoe and Douglas counties, thousands of property owners have now received notices that their values have been decreased.  at means those owners will see some relief in next year’s property tax bills.

In Douglas County, a higher percentage of property owners who appealed saw relief than in Arapahoe County.

Toby Damisch, who leads Douglas County’s property valuation o ce, said 37% of properties whose values were appealed saw some relief.

In Arapahoe County, that number is about 23%, county spokesperson Anders Nelson said.

Homeowners around the Denver metro area checked a notice from their county assessors this spring and saw that their home value had jumped by sometimes shocking amounts.

Driven by a costly real-estate market, those home values have spiked since the last time homeowners received notices of value two years ago. In Douglas County, residential properties faced increases between

30% and 60%, with a median of 47%.

In Arapahoe County, residential properties saw almost a 42% increase on average, according to PK Kaiser, the head of Arapahoe’s property valuation o ce.

e high increase in property values means families’ property tax bills could jump up next year.

Both counties received an overwhelming number of appeals after sending out the notices of value. In appeals, owners argue their property value should be lower.

One of every four residential property owners led appeals this year in Douglas County, Damisch said. With roughly 36,000 properties appealed for, this year’s total more than doubled the next-highest total for appeals in Douglas County from back in 2009, Damisch estimates.

Arapahoe County saw about 31,000 appeals — more than three times Arapahoe’s next-highest appeal rate in the past decade, about 9,000 in 2019.

“ is was a historic number of appeals that we received and we take every one very seriously,” Nelson said, adding: “We wanted to make sure everyone had equal opportunity on this, to have their property evaluated.”

How many saw relief e property valuations that

homeowners received around early May were based on data as of June 2022, near the recent peak in the real-estate market.

Even though home prices have declined since then, property values from the county assessor’s o ces re ect last year’s exceptional highs.

In Douglas County, property owners saw a relatively high rate of success in appealing their values. About 2 in 5 properties whose values were appealed saw some relief, said Damisch, the county assessor.

e Douglas assessor’s o ce lowered values for about 41% of the residential properties that were appealed, Damisch said.

In the past, “we’ve adjusted between 25% and 40% of appeals” in any given year for residential properties, Damisch has said.

Including other types of land — such as commercial and vacant land — that rate was 37%, Damisch said.

In Arapahoe, the number of appeals that resulted in a reduced property value this year was in line with recent years, Nelson said. Usually, about 25% of appeals see a reduction. is year, it was about 23%.

What a successful appeal means

So how much did values come down for appealed properties?

Typically, when an appeal suc-

ceeds, the Douglas assessor’s o ce decreases a property’s value by 5% to 10%, according to Damisch. is year, his o ce’s average decrease for residential property was 7%, Damisch said. e average adjustment for all appeal types was also about 7%.

In Arapahoe County, the average adjustment on a single-family home that successfully received a lower value was a reduction of about 4%.

Nelson emphasized that the number includes many di erent types of single-family residences, ranging from detached homes to condos.

What made an appeal successful?

A successful appeal can stem from something small: e assessor’s ofce could have some characteristic wrong, like incorrect information about the deck of a house.  Other wrong information in the records could relate to the bathroom count, square footage or garage, according to Damisch.

In Arapahoe County, Nelson said a lot of unsuccessful appeals this year did not provide market-based support for their claims.

“A lot of appeals simply said ‘value is too high’ or ‘I couldn’t sell my house for that price,’” Nelson wrote in an email.

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VALUATION

But whether the county assessor’s o ce accurately valued a property depends on what price the property could have sold for as of June 2022, Damisch said.

Some appealers did not realize their home values were based on that timeline, and provided market data after June 2022 to try to make a case for lowering their values.

at discrepancy “was especially prevalent this year as many neighborhoods saw decreasing sales prices after (June 30) due to increased supply and higher mortgage rates,” the email from Nelson said.

How property values are determined

Assessors’ o ces use what are called “mass appraisals” because there are so many properties in a county and limited numbers of workers to analyze them.

at means the assessor’s o ce looks at properties built around the same time with a similar construction style, location, size and amenities. It uses an algorithm to help value them.

“State law requires assessors to use

sales (information) to value residential property,” Corbin Sakdol, the Colorado Assessors’ Association director and a former Arapahoe County assessor, has told Colorado Community Media. Data from property sales are used to value all the unsold properties, Sakdol said.

Many factors played a role in whether an appeal succeeded, Nelson wrote. Sometimes there is an “outlier” sale in the area that in ates the property’s value — or incorrect information about the property or comparable sales.

Appeals can also succeed when a property owner provides alternate sales that are more comparable than under the mass appraisal system, Nelson said. In other cases, the condition of the property and remodeling could make a property’s original valuation incorrect.

Appeal approaches between counties

Asked why Douglas County experienced a higher rate of successful appeals than Arapahoe County — and whether the assessor’s party a liation played a role — Damisch, a Republican, said he doesn’t know whether a liation makes a di erence.

“With respect to the adjustment rate, I do not have an explanation for why

some counties are higher or lower than others. I just know that we take the approach of trying not to be defensive in supporting our assessments,” Damisch said.

His o ce’s philosophy on adjustments this year was that “we want to give, given the situation in front of us, grace and deference to our property owners as much as possible,” Damisch said.

“And I asked (sta ) to ask the same question I told the public to ask, and that is: As you’re looking at an appeal, could the property have sold for this as of the appraisal date, June 2022?” Damisch said, adding that he gave his sta “wide permission” to adjust values if they had any evidence to do so.

Kaiser, a Democrat, said his work as an assessor is nonpartisan. He said he could not comment on Douglas County’s numbers of approved appeals.

“At the assessor’s o ce, we don’t have any philosophy” in evaluating appeals, he said. “Every appeal is being seen on its own. We treat every appeal individually.”

He said his sta puts all of the information for each individual appeal into the system and analyzes the data with no predetermination of how they will adjust values.

His o ce has strong beliefs about

educating taxpayers on the appeals process, he said, through public events and working with municipal governments.

“Our approach is: let the people know their rights, encourage them to contact the assessor’s o ce and make (the) assessor’s o ce accessible for every single possible taxpayer,” Kaiser said.

How to take an appeal further June 8 was the deadline to le an appeal with the Douglas and Arapahoe assessor’s o ces.

Douglas County’s decisions for all the 2023 appeals were postmarked and mailed Aug. 15, and digital versions were to be available on the assessor’s o ce website either that night or the next day, Damisch said.

Arapahoe County nished mailing its notices out on Aug. 11, days before the deadline.

ose whose appeals are denied but want to go further can raise the appeal to their county’s board of equalization. And if a person is still dissatis ed, they can le their appeal of that decision to authorities including the state Board of Assessment Appeals. See more information about the process at cdola.colorado.gov/appealof-your-valuation-reminder.

Transparency — try it

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No on Trump

FROM THE EDITOR

As an editor, and citizen, one of my biggest pet peeves is when elected leaders and volunteers on public boards seem clueless about the power in the statement, “the public’s right to know.”

It’s not selective. You don’t get to just decide when and how residents and taxpayers can learn something.

After months of seeming to be civil, the Douglas County commissioners went back to their old ways with the twomember board majority deciding to pick another ght with fellow Commissioner Lora omas. omas dared to question what the Douglas County Cultural Council is doing with money the commission gives the group each year. For educational purposes — it should be stressed — that money is taxpayer money, and the cultural council helps decide how arts and culture money should be spent . If a Douglas County resident o the street wants to know how it is being spent — public record laws require you to tell them.

So, you have a commissioner questioning it. Isn’t she elected to ask questions? Even if you don’t like her questions — she has a right as a resident to ask.

To the cultural council that seems overly sensitive about omas’ approach in asking — sure, I agree, you are all volunteers. I love the volunteers who take time to work in our community. However, I don’t love volunteer boards who want all the glory but somehow think they should be immune to criticism. Bottom line, you are being given a portion of taxpayer dollars to spend as you think is best. I emphasize — it’s taxpayer money and we have a right to weigh in if we want to.

Like a planning and zoning commission answers to councils

and commissioners — you are volunteers who do not just get to have the nal say and never be questioned. If you do not like to be questioned — volunteer somewhere else.

en, we have Commission Chair Abe Laydon saying what omas did was resort to “doxing.” I have grown to hate this term. It’s used to create victims that really aren’t victims. First, she listed the volunteer board members from your own Douglas County website. It’s a public website and these board members provided pictures and information. A bit of a stretch to even claim doxing.

As for doxing itself — the world wide web allows all of us to nd a person’s address, phone number and social media accounts within minutes. Get good at it and you can nd a lot more legally.

While I will take a wait-and-see approach — the timing and topic of this ght just seems suspicious.

In Arapahoe County, the issue of transparency also caught my attention after a short conversation with one of my journalists.

Cherry Creek School District is an impressive district. My children attend, so I know it well.

However, the fact that the elected school board is so far behind the times that meetings are not livestreamed or recorded is concerning to me as a parent. If I want to research or get more involved in an issue — it’s not OK that it’s not readily available.

You are a district where parents approve bonds and give money. It’s a great district but this is disappointing, and in the name of true transparency it should be considered a high priority. Record meetings, live stream meetings and show that the public’s right to know does matter.

Again, to all public o cials, boards and organizations — the public has a right to know and you should consider that a responsibility more than a liability.

As a woman, almost 80 years old, who lived 64 years in California before moving to Douglas County, I am unable to grasp why Trump continues to have the support he does. As a lifelong “blue blood” Democract, it is di cult to understand how an individual that exhibits the ethical, moral, lying, ignorance, ego-driven hate- lled bullying that characterizes Trump’s persona generates any support at all. A man who has been married three times and cheated numerous times on each wife, allegedly defrauded the government, has been indicated and impeached, and used the presidency to his nancial advantage and personal gain is not t to be president.

Voters who continue to support him demonstrate no respect for our democracy, the tenets of the constitution, the ag they y 24/7, and the teaching of their respective religious organizations. And as a closing note, DeSantis , with his bigotry, attack on education and history, and disregard for the rights of women and girls, is no better. His policies would continue the hate and division that is permeating this country. It is amazing that the Republicans cannot do better!

Barbara Morton Highlands Ranch

Unintended consequences

During the last Douglas County School District (DCSD) board meeting, Director Susan Meek asked our community to provide suggestions on how to “come together over race and di erences.” is was in response to the recent civil rights complaint led against the school district by three families whose students were the recipients of racial slurs and harassment in their respective schools. is is undoubtedly a very unfortunate incident, and I agree that a community conversation can be bene cial.

ere has been a marked change in the Douglas County Schools culture since the educa-

tional equity policy was passed in early 2021. Kids are coalescing around identity groups such as sexual orientation, skin color or ethnicity, which I believe is an unhealthy practice. is behavior creates an “us versus them” mentality as it highlights our di erences instead of our commonalities. ese identity groups further divide students on our college campuses. We now have segregated dorms and graduation ceremonies.

Unfortunately, the educational equity policy that Director Meek voted for and has subsequently defended encourages this divisive behavior. It’s very concerning that school administrators and teachers choose to celebrate certain identity groups by way of posters and ags in the classroom and halls. I believe that picking and choosing favorites based on an attribute that can’t be changed — such as race — breeds resentment, and we’re seeing that play out in mean-spirited, bullying behaviors. I would ask that Director Meek consider the unintended consequences of policies that she continues to endorse.

Susan Renton Highlands Ranch

Not Trump — exactly ere are legendary if apocryphal stories about disc jockeys who played the same song over and over until security broke down the studio door.

In the same sense of inspired redundancy, I’d like to see editor elma Grimes’ editorial “Not Trump — please” reprinted in your paper every week for the next year.

It might cause a few people to rethink their vote when it comes to a Monster of a Human Being. It would also receive national attention.

An editorial like this in a county known for its conservative rut was nothing short of courageous.

Of course, Ms. Grimes might have to move to Mars for a while too.

Craig Marshall Smith Highlands Ranch

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

Thelma Grimes

Whose footsteps are we following in?

Sometimes we lead, and other times we follow. Even leaders sometimes must become followers as we don’t always know everything or have all the answers. So, we follow the wise council of our trusted advisors. And the journey to becoming a leader meant that there were those that went ahead of us whose footsteps we chose to follow in.

When I was a very young boy, my father died, leaving my mom with four children.

My mom’s dad, my grandfather, stepped up and, along with my grandmother, played a huge role in raising me and my siblings. I looked up to him as he was such a man of integrity, so faithful, so loving, and one of the hardest-working people I would ever know. I wanted to walk in his footsteps.

When it came time for my wedding day, my grandfather had become fairly sick and as it turned out, he would be unable to make the wedding. I stayed at a hotel the night before my wedding, as I was not supposed to see my bride until she walked down the aisle. On the morning of my wedding, I went to work for a little while, just to help the hours pass. But then I decided since my grandfather couldn’t come to me, I would go to him.

I packed up my tuxedo and went to his house. We had lunch, and we talked, and he helped me make sure my tuxedo was on right and he pinned the ower to my lapel. What does this have to do with deciding whose footsteps we will choose to walk in? Well, there is a Bruce Springsteen song, “Walk Like a Man,” that reminds me whose footsteps I chose to follow in, and the rst set of lyrics goes like this:

“I remember how rough your hand felt on mine

On my wedding day

And the tears cried on my shoulder I couldn’t turn away

Well so much has happened to me at I don’t understand

All I can think of is being ve years old following behind you at the beach

Tracing your footprints in the

Trying to walk like a man”

To this day, every time I hear this song or think of my grandfather, I tear up with good happy and healthy tears. To this day I still want to follow in his footprints in the sands of life. It was like Bruce wrote this song just for me and my grandfather. In my life journey and my career journey, I have been blessed to have followed others in their footsteps, people who I knew I could learn from. People who I knew went through life’s hardships and corporate challenges and had successfully fought their way through both.

And we have to be careful too as we have all heard stories about someone who chose to follow another person who they thought was a good person to follow and maybe even idolize. Only to nd out that they weren’t really who they made themselves out to be. It turned out that they were only about themselves and self-absorbed, unwilling to share any teachings with the people who looked up to them. Even today I look for people that I would like to follow in their footsteps for certain things. ere are so many men and women whom I admire and respect for the way they handle their approach to life. Sometimes they demonstrate behaviors that intuitively I know that I should be doing, or I already am doing them, they are just doing them di erently. And age doesn’t matter, I look at some of the brightest and best in the business world and as much they are seeking my learned wisdom, I am seeking their new paradigm regarding how they look at the business world and also life in general.

Are there people in your life worthy of following in their steps? Even as a leader, are you vulnerable enough to still follow when it’s the right thing to do? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can choose the right footsteps to follow in, 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.

CULTIVATING CREATIVITY

Creators across Colorado show positive impact of fairy gardens

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A tiny, magical place hides in plain sight by a residential sidewalk in Highlands Ranch, inviting guests to crouch down to get a better view.

Miniature tree trunk stumps lead the way to a small door near a sign that reads, “Fairy Garden.” Behind that door is a mystical land where fairies can gather, sit at a table, admire a pond, enter a small hut or hang out with other animals.

“I love kids, and there’s a lot of kids in our neighborhood. And I wanted something for them to just have fun with and see,” said Angie Gallagher, the creator of the fairy garden.

Fairy gardens hold magical powers beyond being a gathering place for mystical creatures — they are also a hub for people’s creativity, community and positivity.

“It gives us that hope,” Gallagher said. “It reminds us of the magic in the world, and I think we

need that.”

Scattered throughout Colorado, fairy gardens come in all shapes and sizes.

An elementary school in ornton, Riverdale Elementary, had students in an after-school club create potted fairy gardens to be placed in the school courtyard.

In the west metro area of Golden 7-year-old Juniper Kenyon’s eyes lled with wonder as she assembled her own fairy garden in a glass container alongside her 9-yearold sister, Olive, and her mother, Kelly at the Golden Library.

“I wanted to make a house for the fairies that we could put … outside so they could live in it,” Juniper said.

She said once she got back to her family’s home in Golden, she planned

CIRCLE PHOTO: Angie Gallagher holds a small house that she plans to put in a Thaibased fairy garden she hopes to create. PHOTOS BY TAYLER SHAW SEE CREATIVITY, P17

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to put a bed inside her garden for the fairies to enjoy.

e family was among about 20 participants in the library’s community workshop to make fairy gardens in late July.

“We really love fairies,” Kelly said. “I just think it’s fun that we’re all together and just being creative.”

Seeing the excitement and pride on the faces of children like Juniper and Olive as they made their fairy gardens was a highlight for Alada Ramsey, a librarian at Golden Library who helped with the event.

Making fairy gardens has been a big part of Ramsey’s family, she said.

“My kids always built fairy gardens at my house, and at … my mother’s house, and at my grandmother’s house” she said. “We’re constantly doing fairy gardens.”

When children are young, their imaginations can become enamored with the idea that fairies will come to the gardens and play, she said.

“It’s just so fun, and it also is a great opportunity to teach kindness,” Ramsey said. “Because if you can imagine that there are fairies and you can imagine what their needs and wants are, that’s all good for getting you out of yourself and into the world and opening yourself up to the natural world around you.”

Emily Due, also a librarian at Golden Library who helped lead the event, said she loved to see how intergenerational the event was, as there were young kids, parents and grandparents who participated and made their own fairy gardens.

“I wasn’t expecting the adults to get so into it,” Due said.

Putting together the fairy gardens consisted of putting pebbles, air plants, moss, seashells, stones and other decorations into a glass bowl.

Although everyone had access to the same materials, each garden ended up looking di erent, Due said, which highlights the artistic expression that is possible.

Due said she likes that so much of fairy gardens comes from folklore and mythology, which ties into the literacy elements that libraries want to promote.

“We have an opportunity to educate and maybe get them interested in stories that are already on our shelves, but then also, we’re encouraging them to play,” Due said.

In her research on fairy gardens, Due said she found out that some people believed that fairies were the rst magical creatures to inhabit British islands, arriving before humans had.

“When people came, the fairies got a little bit scared and so they went underground. And so, fairy gardens was a way for people to say, ‘Hey, come on back. Spend time with us,’” Due said.

Angie Gallagher, of Highlands Ranch, compared fairy gardens to bird baths and birdseed being o ered in people’s yards.

“It’s to help the birds with the migration, and it’s

kind of the same idea,” she said of fairy gardens.

In addition to assembling a fairy garden in the community, Gallagher has made fairy garden starter kits that she has given out to people, which included a sheet about fairies.

e sheet explained that fairies are all over the world, such as in Mexico, ailand, Russia, and the United States, and they are ying to new places all across the globe.

“I wanted the fairies to be multicultural because I’m half ai,” she said.

Gallagher said she had wanted to create a community fairy garden for a long time, gathering inspiration from the app Pinterest and getting materials from the dollar store and Amazon.

Part of the fun is having fairy gardens in little, unexpected places, she said.

“To have little pockets of fun is just really all you need to keep the faith,” she said.  e community response to the fairy garden has been great, she said. e magical place really resonated with a few young girls in the community, who Gallagher said are obsessed with the garden.

“We see them all the time,” she said. “And they even started leaving notes, so then I would write little notes back.”

One note came after a rainstorm, and the girls expressed concern for how the storm may have impacted the fairies and their garden, wanting to make sure the fairies were OK, Gallagher recalled.

“ ey were so worried during the rainstorm about how the fairies were su ering,” she said. “So, I wrote a note back.”

Gallagher said she gave the girls ample fairy garden supplies beyond the starter kit, and the girls actually created a fairy garden not too far from Gallagher’s.

On top of the notes from young fairy admirers, Gallagher said she has gotten some notes from parents who are thankful for the time she has spent to feed their children’s creative minds.

“ at just brings smiles to our faces when we see parents or grandparents bringing the little kids,” she said. “I love hearing the kids talk about what they think fairies are about, or — they just start coming up with stories about who they think is living there.”

Gallagher does not put any gurines of fairies in her garden, wanting to reinforce people’s creativity as they imagine who the fairies are.

In the future, she plans to add to her fairy garden by creating new sections that incorporate di erent cultures, hoping to increase representation and expand people’s imagination of what a fairy may look like.

“I’m going to make a ai-based fairy garden, and then I’ll probably make one that’s a Parisian fairy garden,” she said.

She also hopes to add fairy gardens to some of the Airbnb properties her family owns.

“I think there’s always something really fun about just this idea of positive hope — that someone is looking out for you. It’s like another version of an angel,” Gallagher said of fairies. “It gives you hope to kind of move about your day with con dence.”

A small fairy door next to the sign that says “All fairies are welcome” sits within a fairy garden in Highlands Ranch. PHOTOS BY TAYLER SHAW

Juniper Kenyon prepares to add a fairy figurine into her fairy garden at a workshop at the Golden Library.

A fairy garden sign is placed near the entrance of Angie Gallagher’s community fairy garden in Highlands Ranch.

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The Inablers: Matt Hynes Acoustic - Old 121 Brewhouse @ 3pm Old 121 Brewhouse, 1057 S Wadsworth Blvd #60, Lakewood

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The Newarkansans live at The Inverness Denver @ 4pm

Hilton Denver Inverness, 200 In‐verness Dr W, Englewood

Legends of R&B @ 7pm / $50-$100

Stampede, 2430 South Havana, Aurora

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2 Penguins Tap and Grill, 13065 E Briarwood Ave, Centennial

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Movie night coming to Hudson Gardens

Hudson Gardens and Event Center will show “Super Mario Brothers Movie” at 7 p.m. on Aug. 30. A $10 ticket covers up to six family members. Concessions available. No outside alcohol allowed, but bring a picnic. Open at 5:30. 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive. Free parking. See hudsongardens. org.

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“Avenue Q” runs at Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden through Sept. 17. Directed by Warren Sherrill, with a cast of actors and puppets. (But it’s not for little people.) Runs through Sept. 17.

Tickets: $44 to $56, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays at 2 p.m. 303-935-3044. MinersAlley.com.

Castle Rock Library

Festivities at the new Castle Rock Library include: The Castle Rock Band will perform on the lawn of the library, 100 S. Wilcox St., at 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 27. Author Mary Taylor Young will talk about her new book, “Bluebird Seasons,” based on her personal chronicles of the seasonal cycle of nature and habitats in her native state at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 15. Mark the calendar.

Denver Art Museum

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“The Russells in Denver, 1921,” highlighting a solo show Charles

M. Russell held at the Brown Palace Hotel in late November/ early December, 1921. His wife was Nancy Russell. The exhibit will open in the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Galleries of American Art on the seventh floor of the Martin Building. Included with general admission. Members free. See denverartmuseum.org.

Arvada Center

“Beautiful — The Carole King Musical” will play at the Arvada Center from Sept. 8 to Oct. 15. Directed by Lynne Collins, with choreography by Kelly Van Oosbree and musical supervision by Susan Draus. ASL-interpreted performances at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 and 2 p.m. Sept. 24. Tickets start at $56. arvadacenter.org/events/ beautiful-the-carole-king-musical.

Kirkland Museum

Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art, 1201 Bannock St., Denver, hosts “An Evening with Dave Yust” on Sept 13 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. (Limited attendance). The exhibit of Yust’s work, “David Yust — Evidence of Gravity and Other Works,” runs through Oct. 1 during museum hours. Many works are on loan from the artist. See kirklandmuseum.org.

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Museum illuminates state’s mining history

Extraction industries did much to create Colorado

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Littleton Museum has an exhibit called “Below the Surface” explaining “how mining altered Colorado’s social and cultural landscape” through Oct. 27. Mining explains a lot about how our state developed, especially from the 1860s on. Gold was, of course, the big draw, but below the surface, miners also found, and are still nding, silver, molybdenum, coal and numerous other elements that are valued...

e exhibit opens with the arrival of Europeans in 1541, pointing out that Native Americans, including Colorado’s Utes, used precious metals for decoration long before the newcomers drove them o much of their land.

Exhibition text makes the point that “People who came to the region in search of gold and silver did not arrive to an empty and unutilized setting ... Development of mining in this region provided a chance for people to make a new life, new businesses to emerge. Colorado devel-

oped on many tracks ... ore buckets and milk cans are both exhibited ...

Near Calhan, there is evidence of people living there for 10,000 years, for example ...

In 1893, President Grover Cleveland repealed the Sherman Silver Purchase Act, which devastated the Colorado economy and decreased the demand for ore. Display cases include an arrowhead display and other Native American items, including a painted buckskin par eche and a shield cover.

Discovery of gold in the 1850s brought a wave of new people to the area, who at times failed to comprehend the Utes’ relationship with the land ... and displacing them. By the 1860s, Natives realized the newcomers intended to stay, reinforced by the Sand Creek Massacre, when women and children were killed. Settlers intended for the Native Americans to take up farming instead of staying on the move ...

Before the gold discovery, there were nomadic natives, whose world changed dramatically. ere is a scene of a Native bu alo hunt. It’s interesting to see accounts of current attempts to develop contemporary bu alo herds, with Native Americans in charge of them.

In 1860, 22,086 of the 26,797 Colorado residents were miners,

according to this exhibit’s text. An exhibited scale, used by an assayer to weigh precious metals, was widely used and is included in this comprehensive exhibit.

“ e New Eldorado,” this territory was called ... ere’s a photo of Green Russell, who was involved with the Pikes Peak gold rush and development of Colorado Springs. Towns like Littleton developed to supply miners and farmers with food and items they needed. Dairy farming developed in Littleton and south into Douglas County as soon as railroads developed to haul milk into Littleton or Denver for processing. Eventually, a dairy and

creamery developed in Littleton, as well as a grain mill and a downtown business area, treasured today. is exhibit continues until Oct. 27 and will interest most family members — and out-of-town visitors — who will enjoy this well-mounted exhibit, as well as the adjoining farm, which replicates Littleton’s surrounding area, once the railroad reached us in 1861 ... e Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., is open Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. is well-run city asset is a Smithsonian a lliate, which speaks of high standards ... 303-795-3950.

THAT ‘FLIRTY CRAZY OLD HAG’: Kellie Collins enjoys cosplay, festivals

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

One day 54-year-old Kellie Collins could be Lucinda Jinx a “ irty crazy old hag” with gray mangled hair, monochromatic eyes and bad teeth who likes to eat children and the next she could be the Mad Hatter, Ursula the Seawitch or a swashbuckling pirate.

Originally from Lakewood, the Littleton-area resident calls herself a “happy quirky cosplayer” and a good friend who has enjoyed dressing up in unique costumes and embodying dark and goofy personas for most of her life.

“I’ve always loved costumes and Halloween and everything like that,” Collins said.

Since she was 15 years old, Collins has attended the Colorado Renaissance Festival. She said she eventually got a job working in a booth before auditioning for the cast and becoming Lucinda Jinx the child-eating witch. Collins has portrayed Lucinda every summer for the last eight years.

“I can relate to (Lucinda) as the crazy fun weirdo and by being Lucinda in that out t and in that environment, I can completely engulf it and it’s entertaining for people,” she said.

Collins said she created Lucinda,

who is based o a witch from Ukrainian folklore who lives in a house on rooster legs and eats children.

“Me being half Ukrainian I wanted to do a Baba Yaga and I wanted to go witchy because there is so much court and I’ve never really been a fancy one,” Collins said.

As Lucinda Jinx, Collins has long tangled gray hair, a dark black eye and a bright milky eye, gnarled black teeth and she carries a walking stick covered in an assortment of children’s shoes and clothing.

“I just wanted to be comfortable and haggish because that’s just more my personality,” Collins said.

Collins has lived in the Littleton area for about 30 years and when she’s not dressing up in costumes, she works as an event planner for Dish Network.

ough she is portraying a character, Collins said she feels she can wholeheartedly be herself when she acts as Lucinda and other characters.

“I am in corporate American, and I am still quirky and weird there too, but you have to be professional,” Collins said. “I can walk up the hills as Lucinda and start up a conversation with myself and it amuses me. You can just be full on crazy.”

e mother of two said Lucinda

ABOVE: Littleton-area resident Kellie Collins dressed as Lucinda Jinx at the Colorado Renaissance Festival on July 23, 2023. She has attended the festival for 40 years. BELOW: Collins as herself looking fondly on a piece of art representing her witch character Lucinda Jinx created by a friend. Collins loves dressing up year-round as various characters.

PHOTOS BY ELISABETH SLAY

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inspired so much in her life including her spirituality, her house décor and even her license plate which says “LJINX.”

“I just love this character so much. At home my whole house is decorated with skulls and witchy stu , which sparked from when I got this job,” Collins said.

Additionally, Collins said she is honored and surprised by how

enjoys portraying other characters at di erent events throughout the year and was initially inspired by pirate costumes. She said the love of pirate costumes set the tone for her characters.

“It was never really the princess or the fairy it was always the rough-

In high school, Collins said she learned how to sew and when her children were young, she would make their costumes for Halloween. Now she makes her own costumes.

“My sister got a sewing machine 45 years ago and I still have that

same sewing machine, so I learned how to sew, and I’ll do a lot of my cosplay stu ,” she said. “I am very much a creative person. Costuming

Collins said she is grateful for the friends she has made and the community she has become a part of through cosplaying and in her everyday life.

“I am incredibly fortunate to have amazing friends in my life and wonderful people,” Collins said. Going forward, Collins said she hopes she can continue to portray her characters and dress up.

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Kellie Collins portraying her hag witch character Lucinda Jinx at the Colorado Renaissance Festival on July 23. 2023. Collins loves interacting with the di erent people who visit the festival.

PHOTO BY ELISABETH SLAY

Ursula is one of the many characters Littleton-area resident Kellie Collins portrays when she cosplays. COURTESY PHOTO

Littleton celebrates Western Welcome Week with Grand Parade

BY LILLIAN FUGLEI LFUGLEI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Main Street was lled with festivities on Aug. 19 as Littleton celebrated Western Welcome Week with the annual Grand Parade.

e parade — planned by the Western Welcome Week Parade Committee — brought together local businesses, government organizations and schools from Littleton and beyond. Hundreds of people gathered, lining Mains Street to enjoy the celebrations.  is year’s parade included several special visitors. Delegates from Littleton’s sister city — Bega, Australia — were in town, visiting as part of a cultural exchange program

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Members of Grandview High School’s color guard rehearse in the parking lot of the Littleton Historical Museum before the parade on Aug. 19.

The annual Western Welcome Week parade kicks o .

PHOTOS BY LILLIAN FUGLEI

A member of the Honor Bell Foundation passes out American flags to children during the parade.

the delegates waving many year

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the cities have had since 1961. e delegates walked in the parade, waving Australian ags and meeting many residents of their sister city.  is year also marked the 95th year Western Welcome Week has

been celebrated. e annual week long festival celebrates the community and history of Littleton through a wide variety of events.

“I’m feeling great,” Jim Stanley, who rode on the Littleton Elks Lodge oat, said. “I look forward to the Western Welcome Week parade every year. I love just seeing all the people that have turned out and have a good time.”

Welcome Week’s 2023

shal, Cindy Hathaway, who is the executive director of Western Welcome Week, waves to the crowd.

Several floats celebrated local organizations, such as Town Hall Arts Center.

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Visitors from Littleton’s sister city — Bega, Australia — wave to parade goers from their float.

County panel highlights issue of human tra cking, hears from survivor

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Most human tra cking isn’t like in the movie “Taken,” with children being kidnapped. Instead, it often arises out of poverty or situations involving families.

at’s according to Kelly Dore, a survivor of sexual abuse who now works to ght human tra cking. She spoke to an audience in Douglas County at an Aug. 17 town hall about the issue.

Dore says she grew up in a “fairly a uent” community but was being abused and tra cked by her biological father. She told several adults, but they didn’t understand how to help, she said.

People can be forced into tra cking without the signs being clear to observers, Dore told the audience.

“I was just the everyday aver-

age girl,” said Dore, who said she excelled as a soccer player and had a high grade-point average as a youth. But away from the public eye, she was told if she revealed to people what was going on, “I will kill your mother. I will kill your brother.”

e abuse was so normalized, she thought other girls were commonly going through the same thing.

She cautioned the public against sharing the “things we see on the internet and social media” regarding human tra cking because spreading misinformation makes the work people do to ght tra cking more di cult.

“Make sure that you understand the source” of the information, she said.

Jenelle Goodrich is the founder of the organization, From Silenced to Saved, which supports survivors of

sexual exploitation, its website says. ose involved in human trafcking are often someone people might not suspect in their community, Goodrich said.

“It’s a middle-aged man with two children who’s White,” Goodrich said, adding it could be people you sit at a soccer game next to.

“It’s not drag queens, no matter what you feel about them. It’s not the priest … no matter what you think about them … It’s not the Black guy walking down the street with the baggy pants,” Goodrich said.

Sometimes people are tra cked through coercion rather than being “chained to a wall,” said Johanna Spille, who also works to support survivors of tra cking with the organization Covered Colorado.

“It’s so important to understand that a victim’s prison is mental —

it’s emotional, it’s not physical,” Spille said, telling the crowd about a survivor they worked with who sat in a co ee house.

“ ey look like you and I,” Spille said.

Abusers nd a way to control victims through vulnerabilities, like a drug addiction or if “their dad wasn’t around,” taking advantage to form what’s called a “trauma bond,” Goodrich said.

County Commissioner Abe Laydon brought up the example of someone who might provide a topless photo in exchange for money and then gets blackmailed.

Dore urged parents to be involved with their child’s technology and to “have a basic conversation about sex with your children.”

“Have a basic conversation about

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if you send a topless picture to your friend, it is never going away,” Dore said.

Sheri Darren Weekly urged people to remember the advice: “If you see something, say something.”

“A lot of times, people are hesitant to get involved if something bothers them,” Weekly said. “If something doesn’t sit right with you,” let law enforcement know, he said.

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e 24/7 hotline and resource directory is managed by the Laboratory to Combat Human Tra cking, a Colorado-based nonpro t. You can also text the hotline between noon and midnight mountain time at 720-999-9724.

For more information on human tra cking, see the Colorado Department of Human Services’ website at cdhs.colorado.gov/ child-tra cking-in-colorado or the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s website at cbi.colorado.gov/ sections/investigations/humantra cking.

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0263-2023

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

On June 6, 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)

NOLAN W STAUFFER

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR CHANGE LENDING, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CHANGE LENDING, LLC

DBA CHANGE HOME MORTGAGE

Date of Deed of Trust

September 24, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 06, 2022

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

E2100823

Original Principal Amount

$320,512.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$319,757.80

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 11, BLOCK 6, SOUTHGLENN - FIRST FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as:

6550 S HIGH ST, CENTENNIAL, CO 80121.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 10/04/2023, 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: 8/10/2023

Last Publication: 9/7/2023

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: 06/06/2023

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 # 00000009815366

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. 0263-2023

First Publication: 8/10/2023

Last Publication: 9/7/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0268-2023

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

On June 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)

Joshua Sweet

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as beneficiary, as nominee for Amerisave Mortgage Corporation

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust

September 07, 2022

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

September 08, 2022

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

E2093092 Book: n/a Page:

Original Principal Amount $300,162.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $299,471.89

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.

Lots 25 and 26, Block 54, South Broadway Heights, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 4593 S Grant St, 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, 10/11/2023, 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: 8/17/2023

Last Publication: 9/14/2023

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: 06/09/2023

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:

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 # 23CO00195-1

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

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0268-2023

First Publication: 8/17/2023

Last Publication: 9/14/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0274-2023

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

On June 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)

Ann Elizabeth Martin Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

January 09, 2017

County of Recording

Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

January 17, 2017

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

D7005665

Original Principal Amount

$435,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$158,818.86

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 69, THE KNOLLS WEST - FILING NO. 2 AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 2683 E Fremont Place, Centennial, CO 80122.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 10/18/2023, 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: 8/24/2023

Last Publication: 9/21/2023

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: 06/16/2023

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:

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 # 22-027929

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. 0274-2023

First Publication: 8/24/2023

Last Publication: 9/21/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0259-2023

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

On June 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)

Larry J Idol

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

December 23, 2016

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 30, 2016

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D6152681

Original Principal Amount

$531,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $196,697.88

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 29, BLOCK 2, WILLOW CREEK TOWNHOUSES, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 8035 E Phillips Avenue, 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, 10/04/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince

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 1230

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CASE NO LDC20-004, LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT

TO CHAPTER 3, SECTION 3-2.1, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 3-1.1 AGRICULTURAL USES, AND CHAPTER 7, DEFINITIONS, TO ADD STORAGE CONTAINER

PROPOSAL: The applicant, Arapahoe County, is proposing amendments to the Land Development Code Chapter 3, Section 3-2-2, Permitted Uses; Chapter 3, Section 3-1.1 Agricultural Uses and Chapter 7 Definitions to add Storage Containers as an allowed accessory land use in A-E, A-1 and RR-A agricultural zone districts.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 12, 2023, the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing at 9:30 A.M., or as soon as possible thereafter at 5334 S Prince St, Littleton CO 80120; at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described LDC20-004, Land Development Code Amendment, Storage Containers. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing and can be viewed on our website at https://arapahoe. legistar.com/Calendar.

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 1223

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado will hold a Public Hearing on the 2024 Proposed Budget on Monday, SEPTEMBER 11, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.

The purpose of the hearing is to receive citizen input concerning the 2024 Proposed Budget.

Interested parties may express opinions virtually, in person at the Civic Center, or in writing, to be received by the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on September 11, 2023. Please contact the City Clerk’s office at 303-762-2430 or email cityclerk@englewoodco.gov for any questions.

By order of the Englewood City Council

Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk City of Englewood

1000 Englewood Parkway Englewood, Colorado 80110

Legal Notice NO. 531907

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Second Publication: August 31, 2023

Third Publication: September 7, 2023

PUBLISHED: ENGLEWOOD HERALD

Public Notice

Call For Nominations For School Directors Littleton Public Schools

(Arapahoe County School District Number Six) Arapahoe County, Colorado

The Board of Education of Littleton Public

Schools in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, calls for nomination of candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

At this election two directors will be elected for one 4-year term each. To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector and a resident of the school district for at least twelve consecutive months before the election. A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.

A person who desires to be a candidate for school director shall file with the school district a written notice of intention to be a candidate and a nomination petition in accordance with law.

Nomination petitions may be obtained at the Littleton Public Schools’ Finance Office, 5776 South Crocker Street, Littleton, CO. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Completed petitions should be submitted with 50 eligible signatures to the Littleton Public Schools’ Finance Office by 4:30 p.m. on September 1, 2023.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Education designated election official, Jonathan Levesque of Littleton Public School District 6, in the County of Arapahoe and the State of Colorado, has caused this call for nominations to be given this August 9, 2023.

Legal Notice No. 531640

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

Call for Nominations for School Directors Sheridan School District Arapahoe County, Colorado

The Sheridan School District in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, calls for nomination of candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

At this election 2 directors will be elected representing the following director districts B and D for a term of office of four years. To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector of the school district for at least 12 consecutive months before the election and a resident of the director district which will be represented. A

person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.

A person who desires to be a candidate for school director shall file a written notice of intention to be a candidate and a nomination petition signed by at least 50 eligible electors who are registered to vote in the regular biennial school election.

Nomination petitions may be obtained at Sheridan School District 4150 S. Hazel Ct. Englewood CO. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Completed petitions shall be submitted to Polly Plancarte no later than 4:00 p.m. September 1, 2023.

Legal Notice No. 531938

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Public Notice

CITY OF CENTENNIAL

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

ARAPAHOE URBAN CENTER

DISTRICT NO. 4 (AUC-4)

REGULATING PLAN

CASE NUMBER: REGP-23-00001

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL WILL CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED AUC-4 REGULATING PLAN.

The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider the proposed Regulating Plan at a public hearing on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. and provide a recommendation to the City Council. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.

The City Council will consider the proposed Regulating Plan at a public hearing on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.

The hearings will be held in City Council Chambers, Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road Centennial, CO 80112 at the above noted dates and times. Interested parties may file written comments with the City Clerk, at: councilcomments@centennialco.gov or by mailing them to City Clerk, 13133 E. Arapahoe Rd, Centennial, CO 80112 any time prior to the public hearing dates. Any written comments received will be provided to the Planning and Zoning Commission and/or the City Council prior

to the public hearing and made part of the record. Further information concerning the proposed Regulating Plan may be obtained at centennialco. gov/auc4 or by e-mailing centennialplanning@ centennialco.gov or calling the City of Centennial Community and Economic Development Department at 303-754-3308.

Legal Notice No. 531929

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CASE NO. SDP23-001, CHICK-FIL-A QUINCY & PICADILLY / SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN

PROPOSAL: Chick-fil-A, Inc., with the permission of property owners, PNQ, LLC and Colorado EC Land, LLC, proposes the construction of a restaurant on a vacant two-acre lot located on the northwest corner of the intersection of E. Quincey Avenue and South Picadilly Road.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 12, 2023 at 9:30 A.M., or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Arapahoe County Board of County Commission permits, a public hearing will be held; at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described SDP23-001, Chick-Fil-A Quincy & Picadilly / Specific Development Plan. The public hearing will be held at 5334 S Prince St., East Hearing Room, Littleton CO 80120, with the option to participate remotely. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing and can be viewed on our website at https://arapahoe.legistar.com/Calendar. You can also listen to, or speak at, the meeting by calling 1-855-436-3656. To join the speaking queue, press *3 on the telephone keypad.

More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S Lima St., Centennial CO 80112 (please call ahead to schedule an appointment if you plan to walk-in), by calling 720-874-6650, or by emailing planning@arapahoegov.com during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).

Public Notices

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board

Legal Notice No. Arap 1233

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

2023 Eagle Street Facility Upgrades Project No. 23-01-01

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., that the City of Centennial, Colorado (the “City”) will make final payment at the hour of 10:00 a.m. on September 8, 2023 (the “Final Settlement Date”) to the following contractor:

Chavez Construction Inc. 6832 Lakeside Circle Littleton, CO 80125 (hereinafter, the “Contractor”) for and on account of all work completed by the Contractor on City Project No. 23-01-01, including for purposes of this Notice of Final Settlement on (the “Project”).

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

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

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

Legal Notice No. 531930

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT FOR THE SHERIDAN SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 2

NOTICE is hereby given by the Board of Directors of the Sheridan Sanitation District No. 2 that final settlement of a contract with C&L Water Solutions Inc. of Littleton, Colorado for the 2023 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project will be held at the regular meeting of the Sheridan Sanitation District No. 2, at 6:00 p.m. on the 13th of September, 2023, at the Sheridan Recreation Center, Dream Room at 3325 West Oxford Avenue, Sheridan, CO 80236. Payment to the Contractor is scheduled to be released no sooner than October 3, 2023.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by the Contractor, or his or her subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be performed who has not been paid by the Contractor or its subcontractor may file with the Sheridan Sanitation District No. 2 a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, addressed to:

Sheridan Sanitation District No. 2

% Jim Swanson, Manager.

P.O. Box 5460

Englewood, CO 80155

Upon receipt of such claim, on or before the date and time of such final settlement, the Sheridan Sanitation District No. 2 shall withhold from all payments to the Contractor sufficient funds, not to exceed the 5% retainage amount, to insure the payment of said claim. The Sheridan Sanitation District No. 2 shall hold such funds until the claim has been paid as filed or withdrawn. Such funds

shall not be withheld longer than ninety (90) days following the date fixed for the final settlement unless an action is commenced within that time to enforce such unpaid claims and a notice of lis pendens is filed with the Sheridan Sanitation District No. 2.

DATED this 3RD day of August, 2023.

SHERIDAN SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 2

By: Dallas Hall

Dallas Hall, President

Legal Notice No. 531888

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Public Notice

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND BID WILLOWS WATER DISTRICT 6930 South Holly Circle

Centennial, CO, 80112

SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM

Willows Water District is requesting Proposals and Bids for the annual Capital Improvement Project Service Line Replacement Project as part of the District’s Capital Plan. Bids are DUE NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM September 5, 2023.

Sealed proposals and bids must be submitted by mail or hand delivery, no fax or email, to Willows Water District, 6930 South Holly Circle, Centennial, CO, 80112. Proposals and bids must be clearly marked “2023 Fall Service Line Replacement Project” on the outside of the envelope and received at our office no later than 3:00 p.m., local time, on September 5, 2023. Proposals and Bids must include Bid Price Proposal. This contract requires a performance Bond.

Bid price shall include total cost to remove and replace approximately 52 Service Lines, and price per square foot for concrete and asphalt restoration. Any other assumptions, accommodations, or pricing schemes must be clearly stated.

The winning bidder must be able to perform and complete all tasks by October 27, 2023.

Willows Water District will provide the winning bidder with City of Centennial Pave schedule, District SLRP Schedule, and maps. Contractor is responsible for initiating locates.

The estimated device counts in our Service area are as follows:

by the contractor or subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim with South Englewood Sanitation District No. 1, c/o, Darryl Farrington, Semple, Farrington, Everall &Case, PC, 1120 Lincoln Street #1308, Denver, CO 80203, on or before the date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to final settlement will release the District, its Board of Directors, officers, employees and agents of and from any and all liability for such claim.

s/s South Englewood Sanitation District

Legal Notice No. 531909

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

CITY OF ENGLEWOOD

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT ENGLEWOOD PARKS RENOVATIONS, CFC-21-30

On or about August 31, 2023 the City of Englewood will make a final settlement to:

ECI Site Construction Management, Inc. 2526 14th Street SE Loveland, CO 80537

For the construction of: Englewood Parks Renovations, CFC-21-30.

Notice is hereby given that after 5:00 p.m. local time on or about August 31, 2023 final settlement to ECI Site Construction Management, Inc. Contractor, will be made by the City of Englewood, Colorado for and on account of the contract for the construction of the above-referenced project.

Any person, co-partnership, an association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by the contractor identified above or any subcontractor thereof in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractor, may in accord with section 38-26-107 (1) C.R.S., file with the Director of Finance, City of Englewood, Colorado, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on or before August 31, 2023.

Claims must be submitted to Jackie Loh, Director of Finance, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110-2373, (303) 762-2416.

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Joel Tracy Jenkins, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR368

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia Kay Jenkins Personal Representative 6097 S. Lamar Dr., Littleton, CO 80123

Legal Notice No. 531893

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Elisabeth Doornik, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30870

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 26, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nicole M. Doornik, c/o Nicole Andrzejewski

Personal Representative

c/o Meurer Law Offices, P.C. 5347 S. Valentia Way, Ste. 335 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 531923

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: September 7, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The Estate of Karen Lynn Booth, aka Karen L. Booth, aka Karen Booth, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30720

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District/Probate Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before December 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

David Hooper, Personal Representative

Deceased Case Number: 23PR30913

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 26, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

DARLENE KILSDONK, Personal Representative

Patrick A. Schilken, P.C. 7936 E. Arapahoe Court #2800 Centennial, CO 80112

Legal Notice No. 531933

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: September 7, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Joyce King Duden, aka Joyce K. Duden, and Joyce Duden, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30546

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

W. Dirk Costin, Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives, Dianne Peck and Stephen McNichols 1720 S. Bellaire Street, Suite 205 Denver, CO 80222

Legal Notice No. 531896

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LOUIS BERNARD CHRISTIAN, Deceased Case Number:2023PR30906

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jennifer S. Gormley, # 26808 Attorney for Personal Representative, Alice Christian Law Office of Jennifer S. Gormley, P.C. 6060 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Suite 300 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

Legal Notice No. 531897

Willows Water District reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and bids, and to accept any proposal, which, in its opinion may be in the best interest of the District. Willows Water District also reserves the right to negotiate further with the submitter for changes in the overall work plan.

Contact Randy Mitchell, District Manager, at 303.770.8625 with any questions you may have regarding this proposal and bid submittal.

Legal Notice No. 531940

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 38-26-107, C.R.S., that on September 5, 2023

final settlement with Insituform Technologies, Inc. will be made by South Englewood Sanitation District No. 1 for the “2022 Capital Improvement Program Project” subject to satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said facilities by the District. Any individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or its subcontractor, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid

Failure on the part of a claimant to file such statement prior to the final settlement date and time will relieve the City of Englewood from all and any liability of such claim as provided by law.

Jackie Loh, Director of Finance

City of Englewood, Colorado

Legal Notice NO. 531906

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Second Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: ENGLEWOOD HERALD

Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of VICKI LEIGH NEVILLE, also known as Vicki Neville, and Vicki L. Neville, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30506

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 18, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Heidi Bartsch, Personal Representative c/o Renet Greer Greer Law, LLC

7899 S. Lincoln Ct, #100 Littleton, CO 80122

Legal Notice No. 531890

c/o Dana Petersen, Attorney 8811 E. Hampden Avenue, Suite 217 Denver, CO 80231

Legal Notice No. 531886

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ROBERT HUNTER SENIOR, a/k/a ROBERT H. SENIOR, a/k/a ROBERT SENIOR, and BOB SENIOR, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR380

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of ARAPAHOE County, Colorado on or before DECEMBER 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

MILNOR H. SENIOR, Ill Personal Representative 6160 S. ELATI ST. LITTLETON CO 80120

Legal Notice No. 531905

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of RICHARD CHARLES PETERSON, a/k/a RICHARD C. PETERSON,

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Ileana M. Ellis, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30709

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Edward Eugene Ellis Personal Representative 6074 South Steele Street Centennial, Colorado, 80121

Legal Notice No. 531902

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Bernice M. Feliss, also known as Bernice Feliss, Deceased Case Number 2023PR30826

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 17, 2023, the claims may be forever barred.

Jeanne Marie Anthone

Castle Rock council to consider indecency ordinance

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Castle Rock’s town council will discuss addressing public indecency in the town code at a September meeting after months of public commenters requesting a local ordinance.

Stemming from conversations about restricting the Castle Rock PrideFest, some residents and town council members have been asking the council to enact laws around public nudity and indecent exposure for the past several meetings.

At the Aug. 15 meeting, the council meeting room overflowed with people, a majority holding signs reading ‘We want the discussion.’

During council comments at the beginning of the meeting, the council voted unanimously to review the town code at their Sept.

PRESCHOOL

allow gay parents to send their kids to preschool, or they want to favor school district programs over community-based early childhood centers, the voters were clear on their support for parent choice and a universal, mixed delivery system that is independently run, that doesn’t discriminate against anyone

19 meeting. Council member Desiree LaFleur, who made the motion to have the discussion, said she supports a review provided the town isn’t “singling out any particular group, event or viewpoint on this issue.”

“It is not appropriate to focus on one group when these issues can and will involve everyone,” LaFleur said.

Following the unanimous vote, the crowd stood and clapped in approval.

In previous meetings, council member Tim Dietz motioned to add an age restriction to PrideFest and council member Laura Cavey motioned to have a discussion about the jurisdiction of the Douglas County Fairgrounds, where PrideFest is held, and its rules. Those motions did not pass. ough the town doesn’t have public indecency or indecent exposure ordinances, state laws apply.

and o ers free preschool to every child no matter who their parents are,” Cahill wrote.

CDEC could not immediately be reached for comment.

District leaders who are part of the lawsuit described a dizzying set of challenges that they have long been concerned about, dating back to the rst days the state began designing its new preschool program, known as universal preschool.

Now, with the program in full motion, and major questions

Public Notices

Name

Public notice is given on July 24, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Ardith Mosette Henderson be changed to Mosette Alyna Henderson

Case No.: 23 C 193

By: Ben L. Leutwyler III District Court Judge

Legal Notice No. 531680

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 24, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child

Most public commenters thanked the board for their action and encouraged them to update the code to address indecency and prurient behavior.

Local Pastor Dave Love, of the Cavalry Church, who gave the invocation at the meeting, said he is grateful that the board listened to the community.

“It did begin with PrideFest, but the only thing we were against with PrideFest was that behavior before kids,” Love said. “When we looked further into the town and municipalities, we saw that this was possibly a problem going forward.”

Another speaker, Christian Pruett, said his concern for children was not limited to PrideFest.

“What we are trying to do is address any sexual act or exposure or performance in front of any children, any where here in the town,” Pruett said. “It’s not a one event matter.”

remaining over enrollment and funding, districts are suing to get full access to CDEC’s enrollment system so they can have more control over how they fill their classrooms.

“ e school year has started, and incredibly problematic events of (universal preschool) have been raised over and over again and have not been addressed,” said Bret Miles, executive director of CASE. “We’re truly disappointed to be forced to le this claim as we’ve

Meghan Zavadil, a board member of Castle Rock Pride, said she is not opposed to the town enacting a public indecency measure, so long as it is not used as a tool for discrimination.

“Such measures, when appropriately crafted and applied, can contribute to the well-being of our community,” Zavadil said. “However, I’m aware that this measure is being spear-headed by those with bigoted intentions to target the LGBTQIA+ community, particularly drag queens and queer people.”

More people were prepared to give comments at the end of the meeting, when the council has an optional agenda item for additional public comment time. However, when the board voted to extend the meeting for additional public comments, Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Bracken dissented, so the motion failed and the meeting ended.

shared with CDEC, the governor’s o ce and CDE for months, and they did not address our serious legal issues.”

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has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Sergio Damian Duarte be changed to Sergio Damian Godoy Duarte

Case No.: 2023C100433

By: Judge Colleen Clark

Legal Notice No. 531919

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: September 7, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 25, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Joseph Anthony Grant be changed to Joseph Edward Pacheco-Barnes

Case No.: 23C100544

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531677

First Publication: August 10, 2023

Last Publication: August 24, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 2, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Hope Jordan Cleveland be changed to Hope Jordan Hartung

Case No.: 23 C 100513

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531917

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: September 7, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 27, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Peter Manse be changed to Peter Scuderi

Case No.: 23C100550

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531891

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 2, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Amy Gayle Partain be changed to Amy Gayle Park Case No.: 23C100507

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531813

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: September 7, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent ###