Centennial Citizen January 11, 2024

An edition of the Littleton Independent

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Why South Suburban Parks and Rec is lowering tax rate

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BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Following spikes in property valuations across the Front Range, the South Suburban Park and Recreation District has decided to lower its property tax rate for this year.

Because property valuations have skyrocketed, the decreased rate may not actually mean lower tax bills for homeowners. And overall, the district, which provides everything from golf courses to playgrounds to metro area residents south and west of Denver, expects to receive millions more in tax revenue than it did last year.

But instead of collecting the maximum that it could, the district is giving its residents a break in a move that bucks South Suburban’s trend of increasing tax rates since 2021.

The district gained the power to do that when voters approved a 2019 measure allowing it to up its property tax rate, also known as a mill levy, incrementally to offset losses of revenue linked to statemandated property tax assessment

The Board of Directors meets at the South Suburban Sports Complex at 4810 E. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOUTH SUBURBAN PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT County Line Rd. in Highlands Ranch.

rate reductions.

South Suburban, which formed in 1959, is a regional provider of parks and recreation services. The special district manages recreation centers, indoor sports facilities, golf courses, playgrounds, parks and trails in its 46-square mile area, which includes portions of Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson Counties.

In 2023, taxpayers paid about $8.43 in taxes to the district per $1,000 of assessed property value, according to the district’s budget.

This year, the rate is lower, at $8.32

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per $1,000 of assessed property value.

This means a house valued at $500,000 will pay about $279 in taxes to the district in 2024.

The mill levy is made up of several smaller mill levies that go towards different parts of the district, such as operations and debt service.

The portion of the mill levy that is decreasing is that which goes toward the district’s debt.

Since valuations increased, the district could afford to lower the debt service mill levy and still get the

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Colorado’s Healthy Meals for All program sees dramatic increase in daily meals served The Healthy School Meals for All initiative run by the Colorado Department of Education allows all students access to free school meals regardless of family income.

BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

On any given day, as many as 400 students pass through Andrea Cisneros’s lunch line at West Woods Elementary in Arvada. Depending on the meal, that number is roughly 100-200 more than she’s used to serving in prior years.

The increased demand is due to the voter-approved Healthy School Meals for All initiative run by the Colorado Department of Education. The program allows all students access to free school meals regardless of family income.

When the bill passed, many speculated more students would take advantage of the program because it would reduce the stigma associated with qualifying for free or reduced lunch and eliminate financial constraints for others. Yet, no one knew for sure.

After five months, the verdict is in.

Ellie Agar, director of communications for Hunger-Free Colorado, the

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organization that led the campaign to pass the HSMA program, confirmed schools are seeing an average increase of 30-40% in lunch and breakfast participation.

“The increase is even higher among students who previously didn’t participate in free or reducedpriced lunch either due to income or stigma,” Agar said.

Cisneros, kitchen manager and 23year Jefferson County school district

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veteran said she sees the impact on low-income families daily.

“One mom of three kids in my school missed qualifying for free lunch by $1 last year,” Cisneros said. “She used to worry constantly about how to feed her kids lunch. It’s been a huge burden lifted from her shoulders.”

Cisneros also sees how free meals have changed students’ attitudes toward going through the lunch line.

“I’ve been told it’s now cool to get your food for free. There’s no stigma — everyone just gets to eat.”

Cisneros said she used to risk getting reprimanded for giving kids who had nothing to eat without charging them, but she couldn’t stand letting any child in her school go hungry. It makes her happy to know that it’s no longer an issue.

According to Agar, parents can save more than $1,250 per student each year, alleviating financial stress while food and living costs rise.

Feeding more students doesn’t come without challenges, however.

Kitchens remain understaffed, and Cisneros says by the time some kids get through the line, they’ve sold out of meals, or the student has little time to eat before lunch is over.

Agar acknowledged the issue and noted that districts could apply for grants for more local purchasing, scratch cooking training, and wage boosts for front-line staff next year.

She’s hoping the wage increases will help address some of these issues.

Parents have also communicated that they’d like more fresh and culturally relevant options in the coming years. While those plans are in the works, Agar said families can partner with school districts through student and parent advisory com-

mittees to help provide students with more enticing food.

Phase II implementation

The next phase of HSMA implementation, which begins in the ‘24-’25 school year, allows schools to apply for local purchasing grants for high-quality, locally sourced food.

“When the HSMA program is fully implemented, it will have one of the most robust farm-to-school programs in the nation,” Agar said.

“Farmers and producers are already strategizing how to use the newly available resources to strengthen local food systems and support small farmers.”

The next phase also involves gaining feedback from student and parent advisory committees and giving decision-making power to these groups to ensure meals remain healthy and appealing.

“Colorado is the first state in the nation to establish these committees, providing a unique opportunity to set a new transformational standard for the country,” Agar said.

Anyone wanting to get involved can contact their local nutrition staff or the Hunger Free Colorado team to share their experiences.

Eliminating poor-quality food

Cisneros recently won Education Support Professional of the Year by the Colorado Education Association for her efforts to boycott junk food from her school and begin a composting program that teaches kids about recycling and reducing food waste.

She was part of a bargaining effort on behalf of the Jefferson Education Support Professional Association that successfully won a pilot program to begin working with local farmers to provide fresh food for three Jefferson County schools.

Cisneros is on a mission to teach her students about the impacts of junk food and the importance of eating the colors of the rainbow.

She also wants her students to know where their food comes from and is constantly looking for creative ways to help them learn about food while standing in line.

Cisneros is up for National Education Association Support Professional of the Year. The winner will be announced in March.

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I Bought Some Jeffco Property Tax Liens at Auction; Here’s What I Learned

In Colorado, if you haven’t paid your property taxes by June, your county sells the resulting tax lien at auction a few months later. In Jefferson County, that auction was held online over Nov. 6 and 7, and I decided to buy a few in Golden, where I live, to learn about the process so I could share it with you, my readers.

This year, 85 other buyers and I purchased a total of 1,130 tax liens totaling $6.4 million, paying a premium of $400,415 or 6.25% more overall than what was actually owed in property taxes plus accrued interest and fees by the property owners. The county treasurer received the $6.4 million on behalf of the properties’ respective tax districts, and the $400,415 went to the county’s general fund.

The reason people purchase tax liens is to pocket the 15% interest that is added to the taxes owed. When the property owner “redeems” his property, he basically pays the lien holder the amount of the lien plus interest from the date of the sale through the date of redemption.

Thus, if the taxpayer takes a year to pay it, I earn 15% interest minus the premium which I paid. If he redeems it soon after I have purchased the lien, I

lose money depending on how much I bid up the lien amount.

I chatted with a fellow lien buyer and learned his technique for making money on tax liens. He researches each property owner to determine whether he’s likely to pay quickly, slowly, or not at all. For example, was he delinquent in prior years?

I didn’t do any of that research, so I have no idea whether a year or two from now I will be counting my profits or my losses on the four liens I purchased. I’ll chalk up any losses to the cost of publishing this column!

Statistically, 7% of tax liens are redeemed within a month of the sale, 22% within 3 months, and 38% within 6 months. It’s been two months since the sale, and none of my four tax liens have been redeemed. All but 4% of purchased tax liens are redeemed within 4 years.

In the next column is a chart showing how many tax liens were sold at auction since 2001, so you can see that this year’s numbers are not much different than in prior years. The $6.4 million figure is higher than last year, but can be attributed in part to the increase in assessed valuation of Jeffco properties.

Fifty-two tax liens totaling $13,909 were not purchased in the online auc-

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is never redeemed, but in the past 5 years only two improved properties ended up being acquired in that matter. One was a home with a possible meth issue, and the other was an abandoned gas station that remains closed and unsold 3 years later.

Until 2004, tax liens were sold at the county treasurer’s office in a live auction, but since then it has been conducted online by a vendor in a very streamlined manner.

I was impressed at how easy it was for buyers to participate.

In my posting of this article on Substack, I provide more details from the treasurer’s office about this complicated topic.

In conclusion, I learned a lot, but I don’t think I’ll buy more tax tion, so those liens remain held by the liens next year.

Although I was studying Jeffco, other county. The country treasurer, Jerry DiTullio, explained that those are mostly counties operate similarly, I’m told. unimproved slivers of land that are often purchased ultimately by adjoining prop- I’m Now Publishing on Substack Everything you read in this ad each erty owners.

According to Deputy Chief Treasurer week — and more — is published at Dave Villano, as of November 17, 2023, http://RealEstateToday.Substack.com Jeffco held 479 tax liens that failed to and comes to you automatically each sell between 2010 and this cycle. Most Wednesday. I also write a political colof these will not get paid since they are umn you might like. Find it at http:// unbuildable strips and eventually get TalkingTurkey.Substack.com. Starting in January, I’ll be writing a travelogue cancelled and the process starts again. of our world cruise on the Viking Sky. In theory, the purchaser of a tax lien You can subscribe to that publication at could end up acquiring the property http://wherearejimandrita.substack.com. through a treasurer’s deed if the tax lien

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Hardwood flooring was added in the common areas plus the primary bedroom. Partially visible to the left is the newer 2-car carport that could easily be enclosed to be a detached garage, and next to it is a large shed with 4 separate storage rooms. Typical for this seller, both the carport and shed have a shingle roof, gutters and downspouts that match those on the home. After viewing the narrated video tour, come to the open house this coming Sunday from 11am to 1pm, or call listing agent Kathy Jonke, 303-990-7428, to see it.

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‘Very important’ to Littleton economy, DISH Network merges with EchoStar Merger still might not be enough to save satellite TV company, some analysts say

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The end of the year brought a large business change to DISH Network, a satellite television company that has faced significant financial challenges, as it completed a merger with its former sister company, EchoStar.

DISH Network is a major employer in Littleton, with hundreds of jobs at its campus on the west end of downtown.

The merger reunites two compa-

nies with a shared history, as they used to be the same company before they separated in 2008. EchoStar, a satellite services and internet communication company, was founded by billionaire Charlie Ergen in 1980.

At the time of the merger, which was completed on Dec. 31, 2023, Ergen was chairman of both companies, as reported by Bloomberg.

In a press release about the merger, Ergen said the union will launch “a new era of connectivity” for customers as it combines DISH Network’s satellite technology, streaming services and 5G network with EchoStar’s satellite communications solutions.

In the wake of recent financial challenges faced by DISH, some analysts say the decision looks like a survival technique to prevent what appeared to be a looming

bankruptcy.

“Dish’s rationale for the merger likely centers on tapping Echostar’s roughly $2 billion in cash and modest free cash flow, though challenges remain, with the new company still likely to face difficulties gaining share from well-entrenched, wellfunded incumbent rivals,” analysts from Bloomberg said in an article.

The analysts said the merger will provide DISH access to muchneeded funds for its remaining 5G network build-out, but the company will still need to fund its debt.

As reported by Bloomberg, DISH had $24.6 billion in short- and long-term debt.

In early November, DISH announced layoffs of about 500 Colorado employees.

It also reported its third-quarter 2023 finances, which showed rev-

enue totaling $3.70 billion, down from $4.10 billion for the corresponding period in 2022.

It reported losing $139 million in the quarter and Forbes reported its shares fell to a 25-year low.

Some analysts have said they do not think the merger will be enough to save the company.

In Littleton, leaders are still processing the announcement and trying to figure out how it will impact the local economy.

“We don’t really know that much about (the merger),” said Kelli Narde, the city’s director of communications. “Obviously, (DISH is) a very, very, very important employer in our community. We value them being here. And if this merger makes them more successful, you can be sure that we’d be supportive.”

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Deputies seek woman after Walmart carjacking

BY TAYLER SHAW TWSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Office is asking for help identifying a woman who is believed to be involved in a carjacking at a Centennial Walmart.

The sheriff ’s office shared photos of the woman on social media a day after the Jan. 2 incident, as she is believed to have left the crime scene with the alleged armed carjacker.

According to police, an armed man forced a woman out of her silver Honda Civic in the Walmart parking lot, stealing her car. As he drove off, a customer pulled a gun and fired shots at the car. The alleged suspect drove

away and then picked up the woman deputies are seeking.

According to the images, she appears to have dyed, light-colored hair and a tattoo on her chest. She was wearing a red, long-sleeved crop top and a lanyard in the images.

Arapahoe County, Colorado, officials described the male suspect, who is still at-large, as a heavy-set man. He allegedly pointed his gun at the woman in the Civic in the parking lot near Walmart’s automotive center on Briarwood Avenue.

“While this was going on, a customer in the area saw what was happening and went out to help,” said Deputy John Bartmann, a public information officer for the Arapahoe County Sher-

iff ’s Office.

Bartmann said the customer fired two rounds at the vehicle, striking the passenger door of the victim’s vehicle but the suspect drove the car away.

The customer had a concealed weapons permit, Bartmann said.

He said deputies believe that just the car was hit and not the suspect. Bartmann added that no bystanders at the Walmart appeared to be hit.

After the carjacking, it was reported that a female got into the passenger seat of the stolen car with the suspect, he said. Deputies believe that they were together.

The sheriff ’s office said anyone recognizing the woman should call the department’s tip line at 720-874-8477.

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Chad Clifford selected for House District 37 seat after Ruby Dickson’s resignation

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A vacancy committee selected Chad Clifford to represent House District 37 and fill the vacancy left by former state COURTESY PHOTO Rep. Ruby Dickson.

Just days before the 2024 legislative session at Colorado’s Capitol is set to begin, a Democratic committee has selected a replacement for Ruby Dickson, the representative who suddenly resigned several weeks ago, citing a toxic political environment.

Chad Clifford, a lobbyist who serves as a police officer for several agencies through the Colorado Rangers, will step in for Dickson to represent House District 37, which includes parts of Greenwood Village, Centennial and unincorporated Arapahoe County.

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Dickson, a Democrat whose term was slated to end in January 2025, resigned in December, citing the “sensationalistic” and “vitriolic” nature of the current political environment and the effects on her family. And, Rep. Said Sharbini, a former public defender from Brighton, also resigned, complaining about vitriol, long hours and low pay at the legislature.

Clifford acknowledged the political climate looks difficult.

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and see what kind of difference I could make,” Clifford said during a candidate forum this week.

He believes he can make a difference regarding the “vitriolic nature that we have in the Capitol,” saying he has strong negotiation skills and can bring people together.

“It’s just really crazy that the Democrats are fighting the Democrats in a building where it’s supposed to be a place of debate,” he said.

He said he suspects there may soon be a vote of “no confidence” for Speaker of the House Julie McCluskie as well as a potential vote to censure state Rep. Elisabeth Epps.

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Gov. Jared Polis on Jan. 3 released the findings of the state’s Colorado Native Pollinating Insects Health Study at the Butterfly Pavilion.

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Polis pitches pollinator protection Governor unveils health study at Butterfly Pavilion event

BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As vivid groups of butterflies flitted above his head Wednesday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis produced a plan the state’s scientists and wildlife officials hope will head off an “insect apocalypse.”

The 308-page Colorado Native Pollinating Insects Health Study is the first-of-its-kind probe into pollinator health in Colorado. The study was authorized under SB22199, sponsored by state senators Sonya Jaquez Lewis and Kevin Priola, and representatives Cathy Kipp and Meg Froelich.

The study gauges the health of Colorado’s native pollinators and makes recommendations on how to protect native pollinators in Colorado, Polis told a crowd at the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster on Jan. 3.

“This is a landmark event,” Polis

said. “This will help us with a path forward to preserving the state’s pollinators.”

Colorado is home to various native insects and bats who pollinate the state’s farms and ranches, flowering plants and the state’s ecosystem, Polis said. Pollinators are also key to the state’s economy.

“From Crested Butte’s beautiful spring meadows to Palisade peaches and Rocky Ford melons, Colorado’s pollinators sustain our flora and enable many foundational industries in every corner of the state,” Polis said in a news release. “As our climate changes, we must safeguard the pollinators that generate and regenerate the Colorful Colorado we love.”

Colorado is home to over 1,000 species of bees — nearly 30% of North America’s and about 5% of the world’s bee species — and nearly 300 species of butterflies. That represents over 40% of the diversity of butterflies in North America north of Mexico, some of which are already listed under the federal Endangered Species Act, according to the news release.

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Many pollinators — including bees — are facing worldwide extinction from loss of habitat and from the harmful use of pesticides, Richard Reading, vice president of science and preservation at the Butterfly Pavilion.

“So much of our food comes from pollinators and I don’t think many people know the implications,” Reading said.

After years of ignoring the problem, some work is being done to preserve pollinators, he said. The European Union has banned some

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As reported by Colorado Politics, on Nov. 23, Epps, a Denver Democrat, joined pro-Palestinian protesters in the House gallery and later shouted down to the House floor. At one point, she called other legislators “fascists,” according to the article.

In December, McCluskie made the decision to remove Epps and Rep. Bob Marshall, D-Highlands Ranch, from the House Judiciary Committee, which The Colorado Sun said is one of the most influential panels in the legislature.

pesticides that wipe out bees and other key insects.

“There is real effort to apply pesticides more precisely so that whole groups of helpful insects aren’t killed,” Reading said.

Pollinator districts are also emerging to allow the insects to thrive in pesticide-free zones, Reading said.

“There is work going across the world …to restore their habitats,” he said. “If nothing is done, all pollinators will die off in a few generations.

“It will simply be an insect apocalypse,” Reading said.

The state already promotes policies that benefit native pollinating insects including

enhancing pollinator-friendly native plantings along I-76 following its designation as a Colorado Pollinator Highway by the Colorado Department of Transportation, according to the news release.

Areas of immediate action and priorities highlighted by the Pollinator Report, according to the news release, include: Priority 1: Protect imperiled native pollinating insects. Priority 2: Protect, restore and connect pollinator habitats. Priority 3: Mitigate environmental changes that negatively impact pollinators and their habitats. Priority 4: Reduce the risks from pesticides to pollinating insects. Priority 5:

Monitor and support native and manage pollinator health.

Polis’s annual budget includes $100,000 to support education and incentives to encourage the use of pesticide alternatives in agriculture production and residential or commercial landscaping, according to the news release.

Colorado’s First Gentleman Marlon Reis, who also serves as the honorary chair of the Butterfly Pavilion’s Board of Directors, said the pollinator report will work as a guide as the state pursues propollinator policies.

“We haven’t always seen how linked we all are,” Reis said. “This gives us a roadmap to make things better.”

Three candidates, including Clifford, Ashish Vaidya and Kevin Biehl, ran to fill Dickson’s vacant seat. According to the Colorado Democratic Party, vacancies are run by the political party of the resigning member. The members of the district’s vacancy committee are the voting members.

In the vacancy committee’s initial vote on Jan. 3, Vaidya got 20 votes, Clifford got 19 votes and Biehl got two votes. Per the election rules, a candidate needed 50% plus one of the votes to win, so a re-vote was held between just Vaidya and Clifford.

On the re-vote, Clifford won with 22 votes while Vaidya got 19. After

winning, Clifford thanked the committee and said he was about to cry.

When asked about being prepared for this role, Clifford said he would have spent every day in the legislative session anyway as a lobbyist.

“I already have a ton of relationships inside the Capitol.

I’ve already been at work with other legislators and some leadership on bills that I plan to introduce this session, going right in,” he said.

“I plan to introduce three different pieces of legislation that I’ve already been at work on,” he added.

Clifford said the biggest issue facing House District 37 is housing.

“We currently have a pretty significant crisis with housing inventory that has trickled down to cause issues all across the board,” he said. “The number one thing that we must deal with first is inventory.”

He said he wants to incentivize builders to come to the community and reduce the red tape they may face.

“I just couldn’t be more proud to be going to represent our district,” he said. “It wasn’t something I had in my bingo card for 2024 and I couldn’t be more pleased or excited to go and make a real difference.”

Clifford said he expects to campaign to keep the House District 37 seat in the November election.

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Our national acts begin with the iconic rock ‘n’ roll band Foghat plus two recently added shows including Grammy®-nominated, multi-platinum powerhouse KT Tunstall as well as four-time Grammy Award® winner and legendary blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan (brother to musician Stevie Ray Vaughan).

Rounding off our national shows is comedian Karen Morgan who brings her outrageously funny yet clean humor to the PACE stage.

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This season’s cultural events include the unique, all-male percussive dance group Malevo, the multi-sensory experience of iLuminate and a musical revue of Broadway’s most celebrated shows with Neil Berg’s 100 years of Broadway.

MAR 1 Electric Avenue: The 80’s MTV Experience

Back by popular demand is our repeat event Crime and Wine based on a real murder that took place in Douglas County in 1900. We’ve also added the touring masterclass, The Psychology of Serial Killers, which dives into the psyche of some of the most notorious killers.

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Hugs, laughter and cheers abounded from a large crowd in the Centennial City Council chambers as four members were sworn in and one, Candace Moon, stepped down.

“Thank you, everyone,” Mayor Stephanie Piko said at the Jan. 4 meeting, calling it a celebration of those who strive to serve the city.

Three of the four council members sworn in were familiar faces, as they had won re-election bids in November. They include Christine Sweetland of District 2, Richard Holt of District 3 and Don Sheehan of District 4.

New to council is Amy Tharp, who won the District 1 election. She is replacing Moon, who served as a council member for eight years before reaching her term limit.

Moon’s time in office was recognized with keepsakes, such as a photo album, a street sign with her name

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district could afford to lower the debt service mill levy and still get the money it needs, Executive Director Rob Hanna said.

“When valuations go up, we reduce (the debt service mill levy) so that we’re only getting the money that is needed to pay off those bonds on an annual basis,” he said.

Hanna said rising property valuations and the higher taxes that homeowners will contend with inspired the district to decline the opportunity to raise the mill levy this time around.

Because the state legislature did mandate property tax assessment

Centennial City Council Member Don Sheehan was sworn into office Jan. 4, 2024.

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on it and a large stack of balloons that included a crescent moon.

“The accomplishments that you’ve had in representing District 1 are quite notable and remarkable,” Piko said to Moon.

Piko said Moon always

thought of the community, not just District 1 residents.

She added that she was proud of some accomplishments over the years, such as those related to expanding the city park and building a fiber network.

Moon said she was touched to see so many

people in the crowd, including her family, friends and spiritual leaders.

“Nothing gets done in this city with one person. It takes all of us. And that you had so much faith in me to elect me twice, I really am very appreciative,” she said.

“Centennial is my home.”

rate reductions during its special session, the district could have chosen to increase its mill levy, but did not.

“There’s been a lot of talk about the impacts to the citizens about the increase in valuation,” Hanna said.

“Staff showed that we could balance the budget without that (increase).”

Even with the decision to decrease the property tax rate, the district expects to receive about $5.5 million more in property tax revenue than it did in 2023 because of the increase in assessed valuation of the district.

The district’s assessed valuation increased by 19.16%, according to district documents.

As such, it anticipates it will receive about $37 million in property tax

revenue from residents this year.

For some, the decrease in the mill levy is not quite enough.

“I believe it is important for the SSPRD community to understand that their tax burden to support their local park and recreation district will be increasing by over $5,000,000 in 2024,” said resident Elizabeth Watson, who ran for the board last year. “In my opinion, SSPRD taxes are out of control, the district’s debt is through the roof … and I’m concerned that a majority of the 150,000 taxpayers that SSPRD relies on really aren’t seeing a corresponding increase in amenities or benefits.”

Hanna said the district reduced the mill levy to benefit residents, but didn’t

reduce it more because the district still needs to keep its revenue up with inflation.

He said the increase in assessed value translated to a tax revenue increase equaling only 4.7% of the organization’s total budgeted expenditures.

“It goes back to just trying to keep up with inflation, and cost of goods and the cost of doing business,” he said.

Resident John Levene said he was thankful the district lowered its mill levy, but he still sees a need for change in the district, especially with how it runs elections.

In South Suburban’s most recent election, a mere 1.6% of eligible voters submitted ballots. Voters must request an absentee ballot or vote in person for elections run by the district.

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Colorado Catholic preschools make their case at trial challenging nondiscrimination rules

BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Two Catholic parishes recently presented the case in court regarding Colorado’s PHOTO BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT universal preschool program.

Enrolling preschoolers from LGBTQ families would conflict with the religious beliefs and obligations of Catholic preschools, attorneys for two Denver-area Catholic parishes said on Jan. 2 as the trial began in a lawsuit challenging the nondiscrimination rules in Colorado’s universal preschool program.

Two Catholic parishes that run preschools — St. Mary’s in Littleton and St. Bernadette’s in Lakewood — and the Archdiocese of Denver sued the state in federal district court in August. They argued that a nondiscrimination clause in an agreement required by the state for participation in the preschool program conflicts with their mission to provide a Catholic education.

Senior U.S. District Judge John L. Kane, who is presiding over the trial, recently issued an order dismissing the archdiocese as a plaintiff.

Attorneys for the state said Catholic preschools under the archdiocese are being treated the same as other preschools in the program, and that the nondiscrimination agreement in question is similar to the ones some Catholic schools have signed in the past for other kinds of publicly funded programs.

The lawsuit could have big implications for the new $322 million preschool program, which launched in August and enrolls more than 60% of the state’s 4-yearolds this year. A win for the Catholic preschools could bring more faithbased schools into the preschool program, but it could limit the state’s ability to set nondiscrimination policies for an education program that it pays for.

A win for the state could deter some faith-based preschools from participating, but it means families with LGBTQ parents or children couldn’t be shut out of preschools because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

The trial is expected to last several days, with the judge making the decision.

Four witnesses testified for the Catholic preschools in early January,

including the mother who said her family would have saved several thousand dollars if the Catholic preschool her 4-year-old attends had been able to participate in universal preschool this year.

Colorado’s universal preschool program offers 10 to 30 hours of tuition-free preschool a week to 4-year-olds. Families can pick preschool classrooms in public schools, private child care centers, faith-based programs, or statelicensed homes.

The two parish preschools that sued declined to join the program after the archdiocese instructed them not to sign the state’s nondiscrimination agreement, which prohibits discrimination based on religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity, among other factors. The lawsuit asserts that the nondiscrimination clause could prevent them from prioritizing children from Catholic families for enrollment, or force them to admit a child who identifies as a gender “at odds with their biological sex,” or a child whose parents “identify as gay or lesbian” or are “part of a same sex couple.”

The suit also argues that the state’s nondiscrimination rules would prohibit preschools from hiring employees who agree with the Catholic Church’s mission and teachings, including “that marriage is limited to one man and one woman for life.”

The lawsuit is one of two that religious preschools have filed over the state program. The other one, filed by a Christian preschool in Chaffee County that’s participating in the universal preschool program this year, also argues that the nondiscrimination provision could impede hiring, but didn’t focus on enrollment questions. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction in October in that case, barring the state from punishing or withholding funds from the Chaffee County preschool even though some of its policies appear to violate the nondiscrimination agreement.

A third lawsuit was filed by several school districts last summer and SEE PRESCHOOLS, P18

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BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For some people, going to the gym can be a burden, a dreaded to-do or a miserable New Year’s resolution. It can also be lonely, intimidating and even painful. Cole Crawford wants to change all of that.

At Carbon Strength and Conditioning, a new gym that Crawford recently opened with his wife, the aim is to make working out accessible, fun and communityoriented.

“Fitness is super helpful, and it’s great,” he said. “But just being really fit and not having any friends is not very helpful.”

The gym, located at 250 E. Dry Creek Road in Littleton, is designed to embrace community through its class styles and physical layout, Crawford said.

“When you walk in, you don’t just see the workout area,” he said.

“We’ve got couches with a TV, a ping pong table and then a stretching area. So the goal is that before or

after class, you can hang out.”

The gym offers group workout classes that focus on strength and conditioning, Crawford said. He aims to make the classes accessible to people in all stages of their fitness journey.

“I’d previously done CrossFit before and I was just hurting myself a lot because I was just not moving as well as I could have been,” he said.

“I stumbled upon this other type of programming which combines the functional fitness side of things with some more intentional bodybuilding-type of workouts.”

Crawford’s main class, which he teaches four times on weekdays, takes members through body weight and weightlifting exercises, cardio, mobility work, strength training and stretching.

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s we begin the new year, many of us are entering it with a lack of trust. Our cynicism and skepticism muscles seem to be growing harder, WINNING stronger, and faster WORDS than our trust muscles as our hearts and minds grapple with all of the misinformation and disinformation wars that are being waged against us.

The MiriamWebster Dictionary Michael Norton word for 2023 was “authentic.”

This is interesting because in a world filled with mistrust, we long for true and authentic conversations and information. If we search on the words “fact check” on Google, there are 6 billion results that appear. We seem obsessed with trying to find the truth, yet for as hard as we work to uncover the truth, it only seems to slip further away.

There is no doubt that some people manipulate the truth for personal gain or out of fear that the real truth will expose them. And others will just flat-out lie without giving it a second thought. And how many of us, if not all of us, have

convinced ourselves that those little white lies we told were done for the greater good so someone else wouldn’t get hurt?

This sweeping erosion of trust is gaining momentum every day. We feel like we are being lied to at every turn. In the past week I intentionally asked people where they felt that

they could get the most accurate news. And almost to a person they all chuckled a little or shook their head sadly before answering. While answering they all said that they can’t be 100% sure in any news outlet, because of their belief that all are politically driven.

Many feel like they cannot trust

big tech or corporations as they are all about earnings and control. As a whole, we also do not trust politicians or the political machines behind them. All platitudes and empty promises that leave us wondering if we will ever have a president who

living in that state.) I learned three things from this young man: that he had taken a year off college to be part of Tim Scott’s inner circle, that he did not know who he was now going to support, and that he planned to seek out other young people to dialogue with before supporting particular candidates.

Statistics show that more people (like me) are registering as independents nationwide.

I would hope that we can ask ourselves and others questions before voting.

Person or policy? If voting for a person rather than an issue, is the person’s character/personality or their policy views more important to me?

Party bias? Have I always voted for party over issues without deeper examination?

Media bias? Which media sources do I consult, and do I recognize bias?

Historical knowledge? How much have I researched or analyzed the voting choices?

Future planning? What are the

possible long-term consequences to my decisions?

Values? Are conventional values more important to me than ones that have recently changed?

Worldview?

What is my philosophical and ideological view of the world? Does that worldview affect my decisionmaking?

May we all examine what’s important and then act in this civic duty.

Linda Mazunik, Lone Tree

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Questions before voting

Like it or not, 2024 will be a year of politics. I would hope we can ask questions of ourselves and others before voting.

I recently had an opportunity to ask questions when I flew to Des Moines to visit grandchildren. On the plane, I sat next to a 21-yearold male who readily talked to me about his primary reason going to Iowa: to canvass for their upcoming caucuses on Jan. 15. (It’s an interesting social process that I loved during my three decades of

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isn’t afraid to tell us the truth.

It used to be said that people will buy from people who they like and who are like them. But the reality is this, if trust has not been established, the likelihood of a sale is very low.

The more accurate statement is that people will talk to people that they like and who are like them, but they will do business with people they trust and respect. This is where many salespeople fall short, they work so hard to be liked, but don’t work as hard to earn the trust of their prospects and customers.

Do you trust your company?

Do you trust your leadership and management teams? The same principle holds true as too many leaders and managers work hard to be liked but miss the mark when it comes to trust and respect. I find that people can deal with difficult decisions, however, what they can’t deal with is leaders and managers who don’t tell the truth.

Earning trust, building trust, furthering trust, and maintaining trust should not be as hard as we are making it out to be. The keys to any healthy and thriving relationship are trust and open and honest communication. When trust and

communication are gone, so is the relationship.

OK, so far this column has painted a pretty bleak picture of a trustless future that is only going to get worse, but here’s the thing, we get to decide who earns our trust. We also get to decide if we are trustworthy ourselves. There is a quote by Mahatma Gandhi, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Well, if we wish to live and work in a more trust-filled world, let us be the difference makers and lead the revolution by making sure we are trustworthy and let’s set clear boundaries and expectations that anything less than the truth is simply unacceptable.

The new year offers a blank canvas.

Choosing trust as our guide promises masterpieces painted through risk, courage, and grace. Its colors are vibrant. Its hope contagious. I would love to hear your thoughts on trust at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can build trusted relationships, based on open and honestly communicating with others, it really will be a better than good life.

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

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Linda Irene (Nauman) Hillman July 11, 1944 - December 24, 2023

Linda Irene (Nauman) Hillman, of Littleton, Colorado passed away in her home on Christmas Eve day, December 24th, 2023. Born July 11th 1944, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Pearl Marguerite (Stroh) and Reuben C. Nauman, Linda was the oldest of seven children and the oldest grandchild to her maternal grandparents, Rose and Carl Stroh of Parker, Colorado.

The family moved to Denver and then to Littleton in 1955 where they purchased property with a barn and horse pasture, a large yard and swimming pool. As a child Linda was involved in 4H and raised rabbits and horses, took piano and dance lessons, and helped with her mother’s garden. Summers days were often spent at Centennial Race Track in Littleton with her family where her father was on the board of directors; or at the family’s second home in Heeney, Colorado on Green Mountain Reservoir.

Linda graduated from Littleton High School, Class of 1962. She went on to attend Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado for a year before returning to Littleton, where she married her first husband, bought a home and raised their son while obtaining her realtor license. She owned numerous businesses, CORNS

worked for the US Census Bureau and was a realtor, a profession she maintained an interest in to the end.

She lived in various places in Montana, Colorado and Wyoming. She met her husband Gary in Powell, Wyoming and they celebrated 45 years of marriage in July.

Linda loved to garden and kept a beautiful yard. She loved to read and stay informed on life’s important matters. She was practical and always had good advice for anyone willing to listen to her. She never met a stranger and could, and did, engage in conversation with anyone and everyone she met. Linda will be truly missed by all who loved her.

Linda is survived by husband, Gary Hillman, son, John Forrester-Raymond and his wife, Jennifer of Wyoming; three grandchildren, Samantha Keller, Miranda and Ilyana Raymond; three great grandchildren, Anyston, Keaton and Braxton Keller; four sisters, Judy Revis of Colorado, Susan Noble of Florida, Carol Vaisanen and her husband Dan of Colorado, Jill Moffat of Montana, brother, Jack Nauman and his wife, Teresa, of Wyoming, along with many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Memorial service will be at the First Presbyterian Church of Littleton on Friday January 26th, 2024 at 1pm.

Lee Rae (Arness) Corns

December 12, 1931 - December 12, 2023

Lee Rae Corns passed away peacefully on December 12, 2023, at home with her granddaughter by her side. Lee was born in Fork, Minnesota on December 12, 1931, to Carl and Thyra Arness.

She is survived by her sons Kevin (Carmelita), Greg (Tobi), and Gary (Alice), nine precious grandkids, and sixteen greatgrandkids Lee is preceded in death by her husband STENE

Doug Corns, beloved daughter Karen Barenberg (Rod), and her brother Carl “Buz” Arness.

A service will be held at Christ Lutheran Church located at 8997 South Broadway, Highlands Ranch, CO. 80129 on Saturday, January 13th at 10:30 am.

In lieu of flowers, Mom would ask that you take the time to feed the squirrels.

Roger Stene

November 14, 1928 - December 24, 2023

Roger Stene, 95, of Littleton Colorado, was called home to be with his Lord on December 24th, 2023, in his residence in Fort Worth, TX. He was born on November 14th, 1928, to Sam and Cora Stene. Roger married the love of his life, Betty LaGrow, on August 28th, 1954 and had 2 children, Don Stene & Debbie Lutz. He worked several jobs throughout his life, noting most of his tenure at Tenneco Refinery and owning Alrite Scaffolding, where he retired. Roger Stene (Most Illustrious Grand Master 2002-03) was first initiated in Arvada Lodge No.141 on January 12,1977. He served and was involved in many side orders and honorary bodies of

Freemasonry. He held some of the highest degrees and honors attainable.

Roger had an undying love for the fraternity in all its iterations.

Roger is survived by daughter: Debbie Lutz, and many Grandchildren & great Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Betty Stene, his son: Don Stene, and all of his brothers and sisters, with Roger being the youngest.

Visitation will be 4-6pm on January 14th at Drinkwine Family Mortuary. Funeral services will be held at 11am on January 15th at Drinkwine Family Mortuary. Graveside service will follow at Littleton Cemetery.

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BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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hile it’s long been trendy for New Year’s resolutions to focus on improving health, a growing group of people is tackling that goal by participating in Dry January.

Dry January is a 31-day challenge to not drink any alcoholic beverages, serving as a sort of cleanse after the winter holidays when it’s common to drink more excessively. According to a February 2023 poll from CivicScience, 16% of American adults abstained from alcohol last year for the challenge.

There’s a multitude of physical and mental health benefits from cutting out alcohol, even temporarily, said Jill Hefti Breed, a family nurse practitioner at AdventHealth, such as better sleep, improved blood pressure, reduced indigestion and potential weight loss.

Hefti Breed cited a 2018 study on Dry January participants that corroborated the advantages of going alcohol-free.

“By week one, you’re sleeping better, you have better decision-making, you’re more creative and you tend to have better eating patterns,” she said. “The liver gets a chance to clear out fats, which even for a month can be quite beneficial. We also see that with the stomach if it’s inflamed from alcohol.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends women limit drinking to one drink per day and men limit drinks to two per day.

Hefti Breed said even drinking the recommended amount comes with a higher risk for some cancers.

She pointed to break periods, like Dry January, as a tool to evaluate how alcohol impacts an individual’s quality of life.

“Don’t be afraid to talk to your health care provider and ask questions because you won’t be labeled and there’s no dumb questions,” Hefti Breed said.

Kayla Phillips, general manager at Golden Moon Speakeasy, said her own experience with Dry January prompted her to create a mocktail program at the bar in 2021 that focuses on maintaining the experience that comes with drinking craft cocktails.

Options for teetotalers at Golden Moon aren’t the typical bitters and soda water or juice mixes that most bars offer. That’s because the mocktails, which are crafted with housemade ingredients, include

mimics of the bar’s popular original drinks and unique combinations of teas, syrups, juices and sodas.

“I wanted to make drinks that were clearly intentional,” she said. “For the house classics that are a staple on our menu, I wanted to make nonalcoholic twins of those so it doesn’t even have to look like you’re not drinking.”

Phillips said her goal with her mocktail options is to make it worth the value and equal in experience to a cocktail.

For example, the bar serves a drink called Phoenix Down, which is a play on a smoked whiskey old fashioned that comes in both alcoholic and alcohol-free options. Both options come with a fancy presentation where the drinks are smoked and served tableside.

“When we pour the drink from the bottle (it’s mixed in) to the glass, the smoke comes out before the liquid does and gives a really cool effect,” Phillips said. “It adds a wow factor and I think especially when people order nonalcoholic, they’re not expecting a full show.”

Since the speakeasy started offering its nonalcoholic options, they have gotten more popular across a broad spectrum, Phillips said.

“It’s not only people who are interested in only mocktails, but it’s a good option for people who aren’t trying to drink all night or want to alternate,” she said. “I see more mocktail orders in these months because I think people get overwhelmed with holiday drinking obligations.”

This January, Phillips is supporting her customers who have health resolutions by creating a seasonal menu of drinks, with and without liquor, that use less sugar and highlight superfoods, such as a carrot turmeric tonic.

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For Dry January participants who want to avoid the temptation of a bar, but still want to enjoy group activities and social events, The Phoenix provides in-person and online sober get-togethers throughout the state.

Vince Huseman, community engagement manager for The Phoenix, said the concept started in Boulder in 2006 with the desire to maintain an active social life without substances. Volunteers organize fitness and entertainment activities, such as CrossFit, comedy nights, dance parties and hikes, all across the state that are free for sober participants.

Huseman said the events are inclusive of people who are in recovery, SEE DRY JANUARY, P17

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fully sober, sober-curious and sober allies. He added that activities are accessible to people of all abilities and skill levels. The only participation requirement is to be sober for 48 hours before the event.

“We make our events accessible for everyone and will tailor activities so that even folks with no experience can participate,” Huseman said. “Folks will come for our events that we lead, but I think they stay for the community.”

The group works to build a community of people who don’t imbibe in an effort to make the choice to not drink easier and help reduce stigma around sobriety and recovery, Huseman said.

“I think when you’re with other people who are also sober or evaluating their relationship with alcohol, it helps you build a foundation for your sobriety,” he said. “Some of the events we’ve produced, such as our Denver Pride dance party, are really setting a new standard for sober fun.”

On Jan. 25, The Phoenix is hosting its third annual open mic night, featuring a dozen performers with music, comedy and poetry at Free Spiritual Community in Denver. Huseman said he recommends the event to anyone interested in joining The Phoenix for the first time.

LEFT: For those looking for Dry January activities, the Phoenix is a sober community that hosts a variety of fitness and entertainment events, including Cross Fit, COURTESY OF THE PHOENIX throughout Colorado. Dry January, a 30-day challenge to not drink alcohol, is a growing trend.

RIGHT: At the Golden Moon Speakeasy, general manager Kayla Phillips crafted a mocktail program with non-alcoholic versions of favorite cocktails, as well as unique COURTESY OF GOLDEN MOON SPEAKEASY original beverages. Phillips favorite mocktail is the Phoenix Down, a smoked whisky-like drink.

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partner workout classes. These are often more focused on cardio than the regular classes are, he said.

Members can bring unlimited guests to the partner classes and the group gets a chance to exercise and have fun together.

Crawford started the gym after working in tech for over seven years.

He logged many career victories, but decided he wanted a change.

“I was just asking myself a lot of reflective questions, like, ‘Is this exactly what I want to be doing forever? Is it time to potentially look at making a change?’” he said. “I

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deals with services and funding for preschoolers with disabilities as well as other high-needs students.

Nick Reaves, a lawyer for the Catholic preschools, said that in rare circumstances, schools overseen by the Archdiocese of Denver have turned away families on the grounds that their beliefs or practices conflict with what the school teaches. He said there have been no complaints from any LGBTQ families about any of the 36 preschools that operate

day.”

For him, exercise is not only about strength, but about sustainability.

“I want to do this the rest of my life,” he said. “And that’s my goal with every client — I’m not trying to get you as strong as possible in two months. I want to get you stronger, absolutely, but I want you to be able to enjoy life outside of the gym and do this forever just because of all of the health benefits of it.”

decided in February of this last year … to leave.”

With experience in CrossFit coaching, a personal passion for fitness and his wife as a business

partner, Crawford decided to take a leap of faith to start the gym.

Dedicated to the company, Crawford and his wife are in the process of moving from Aurora to the south metro region to be closer to their business.

In addition to making people stronger, Crawford said he hopes his classes can help people move and feel better — even outside of the gym. Crawford said it’s important to work out properly to prevent injury.

When he was younger, he used to exercise in ways that ended up hurting him, he said.

“I used to go just destroy myself every day, and I thought that if I left the gym feeling destroyed, that was a good workout,” he said. “But then I would just feel pain … the rest of the

under the archdiocese.

During her testimony on Jan. 2, Avery Coats, principal of the pre-K-8 school operated by St. Bernadette’s, described turning away a prospective fifth-grade student because the parents were a same-sex couple and school officials worried Catholic teachings would cause confusion and conflict in the family.

Of the more than 1,900 preschools that joined Colorado’s universal program this year, 40 are faithbased. Together, they serve about 900 children. State rules allow faithbased preschools to give children in their congregations priority for enrollment. But beyond that, they

don’t allow enrollment decisions based on a family’s religion or beliefs.

While some families choose religious preschools to match their faith, others choose them because the schools are close to their homes or jobs, or because they offer fullday care or flexible schedules.

Lawyers for the Catholic preschools asked a state witness to clarify what kind of enrollment restrictions or conditions preschools in the universal program are allowed to have. For example, Reaves asked, could a Jewish preschool, as a condition of enrollment, ask parents to sign a statement of faith saying

they won’t eat pork and will keep kosher?

The witness, Michael Cooke, who helped roll out the universal preschool program, said that the question hadn’t come up before but that the state wouldn’t object to an enrollment condition based on the preschool’s particular program.

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“It’s kind of the story of ‘What lines are you willing to cross to achieve the American dream?’” Rosa said.

Inspiration and family

Although the story is fictional, much of it is based on history. To write it, Rosa incorporated research about the history of organized crime and the Italian mob in Colorado.

In real life, the organized crime scene in Denver was run for over 50 years by the Smaldone family, which came from Potenza, just like the families in the book. Mob activity was taking place from Denver to Pueblo at the time.

Rosa said his inspiration for the book came from his own family and other stories he had heard throughout his childhood.

“Growing up as an Italian-American, it’s always on the fringes — the mob and all of that stuff,” he said.

“You would hear stories about cousins and uncles … that had rubbed shoulders with it. Just growing up, I was fascinated with it.”

Rosa’s family, from Potenza, worked in the carnation industry for several decades, he said. In many ways, his family mirrors the fictional Donatos.

Some of the characters in the book are loosely based on his family members.

Rosa started working on the book when his father passed away from COVID in 2022. He chose to base one main character of the book, Little John Donato, on his father.

Another main character is based on his father’s cousin, Jimmy.

“My family always told me, ‘You should write a story about your dad and Jimmy and all their adventures,’” Rosa said. “And so when he passed away, I was like, ‘Yeah, to kind of honor him, I thought – maybe I’ll do

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When Littleton local John Rosa was a child, he used to write comic books.

He also wrote for his student newspapers in middle and high school. He went on to become a journalist, even working as an editor at Colorado Community Media.

Now, Rosa has come full circle back to fiction. He’s taken his creative mind and writing skills to the next level in his first novel, “Sons of Potenza,” which he self-published on Amazon in October.

Although Rosa is also busy with his current communications job at the Colorado Department of Human Services, he made time to work on the novel in pieces.

“Before work, I would write,” he said. “On my lunch hour, I would write. And then, as soon as (work) was over, I would write some more.”

For 18 months, Rosa immersed himself in 1960s Denver, where the plot he imagined played out on the pages between two Italian families.

In the story, both families immigrate to the Denver area from Potenza, Italy and choose very different paths.

“One of the families went and became the biggest organized crime family in Denver,” Rosa said. “And the other one went into the carnation industry.”

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Beyond stories of his father, Rosa incorporated some of his own memories into the book. His family’s “Sunday pasta” tradition, for example, is replicated in the opening lines of this scene from the novel: “Sundays were always Johnny Donato’s favorite day of the week. The smell of his mom’s sauce cooking in the kitchen would greet him as he woke up; the aroma of the tomato sauce simmering on the stove filled their split-level ranch house and served as a make-shift alarm clock.”

Rosa’s novel took him on a journey beyond his family’s stories, blending history with fictional escapades.

It became a healing experience for Rosa. He had lost his mother a decade earlier, and he said the story helped him process both deaths.

“It was cathartic, it really was,” Rosa said. “I think it was good for me to write this … I know my mom would (be proud). I think my dad would be really proud of it too.”

Rosa said he hopes readers enjoy the story and the characters.

“I hope that they can relate to the characters,” he said. “And I kind of want them to think – Little John Donato has to make a decision at one point. And it’s a decision that if he goes one route, it will definitely change the direction of his life from here on out. And I kind of want them to think, you know, what would they do in that situation?”

Rosa said the novel asks to what extent people would go to support their families and keep them safe and happy.

“I think for the Italian immigrants that came over here, it was just that simple – that they could survive and provide for their family and make sure everyone was safe and healthy,” he said. “Family is such a big part of being Italian-American.”

Rosa said he hopes to write at least two more books with the characters from “Sons of Potenza” because he, too, enjoyed seeing where the story went and how it ended.

“Sons of Potenza” is available on Amazon, priced at $15 for a paperback version and $25 for a hardcover.

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Conifer boys basketball falls to Englewood in non-conference action

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Conifer boys basketball struggled to dig out of an early hole against Englewood on Jan. 4 on the Pirates’ home court.

The Pirates (2-7 record) were able to snag their second victory of the season after jumping out to a 12-0 run early in the first quarter against the Lobos (3-6 record). Englewood relied on its passing, depth and size to outmuscle the game from Conifer to win 64-51.

“We’re just trying to go 1-0 each game,” Englewood Head Coach John Nonemacher said after the win. “The biggest thing was we came together harder today than we have in our previous games, and we moved the ball around and took better shots. We just kind of got them uncomfortable

so it was a great job by everybody there.”

Sophomore Jonah Singer poured in 14 points in the first half for the Pirates and would lead all scorers with 16 on the night. Englewood started strong with a 15-6 lead going into the second quarter.

A big factor in the win was the Pirates’ ability to find the open man in the halfcourt offense. Nonemacher said that was a point of emphasis going into the game.

“We’ve watched film. We’ve had open men all the time,” he said. “We get selfish and we try and put the team on our shoulders, but we’ve been working on moving the ball. They moved the ball well tonight. We still took a couple bad shots but not nearly as many as we have (this season), and it’s amazing what happens when you take better shots.”

The Pirates hit six 3-pointers in the first half to lead 37-22 at the half.

The Lobos battled early in the second half and went on several runs the Pirates were able to withstand.

A breakdown in defensive intensity early led to a long climb back into the game, according to Conifer Head Coach John Raff.

“We have to have a more consistent game,” Raff said. “We’ve got to play the 32 minutes more aggressively with more intensity. We started off poorly and we just didn’t play with any energy in those first four minutes.”

Conifer ramped up their defense going into the second half, but Englewood was able to respond and maintain the lead. The game was played evenly most of the way, but the difference was the Pirates early run to make it a double-digit game throughout.

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The Lobos’ guards — Ely Miller, Evan Dougherty and Issac Pratt — showed flashes, hitting big shots and hustling in transition to keep the game competitive, and junior Benson White led all Lobos with 15 points.

With 6:42 left in the fourth quarter, Englewood hit a big shot to bring the Pirates’ lead to 52-38, but the Lobos didn’t fold and came close to cutting it to single digits throughout the fourth.

But it was too late to overcome the deficit.

“Second half was pretty intense,” Raff said. “We were the aggressor and that’s what we needed to be, so I was pleased with that. We need to learn to ratchet that up and be more consistent throughout the whole game.”

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POPsux hits the sweet spot in Centennial Centennial cake pop maker grew from couple’s home-based business

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BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

POPsux is at 15352 E. Ida Drive, unit D, in Centennial, off Orchard Road east of Parker Road. It’s open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. Inquiries about large orders can be made at popsuxbysamara.com.

It took weeks to arrive and cost four times more to get through customs than expected, but the industrial machine that rolls cake crumbs into perfect spheres is just one of many examples of how POPsux has evolved from the home-based operation that Samara Gonzales founded in 2013 to the Centennial business it is today.

“My wife and I have done it all ourselves,” said Elmer Gonzales, Samara’s husband, as he explained how the business went from supplying a couple dozen or a couple hundred treats for friends’ birthday parties and family members’ weddings to producing 10,000 cake pops a week for coffee shops across the nation.

Once students together at Abraham Lincoln High School in Denver and now Centennial residents, Samara and Elmer run POPsux in the town where they live. Elmer retired from a career in the geotech/material industry in 2020 to support his wife and her business after it had the opportunity to expand alongside Ziggi’s Coffee, a Colorado brand with over 75 locations in the U.S. “It was a big learning curve from going from being a home bakery to doing manufacturing,” Elmer told

a week in the tiny store at the front of their manufacturing space near the intersection of Orchard and Parker roads.

As POPsux has scaled up its business, it’s changed the intermediary vendors it uses for ingredients and packaging materials with an eye toward decreasing expenses.

“Our next goal is to just order straight from manufacturers for our chocolates and our sprinkles and our sticks,” which would be more cost-effective, Elmer said. But that requires quite large orders, say 3,000 pounds of chocolate instead of 600, and the space to store it all once it’s delivered POPsux.

In the past three years, POPsux has more than tripled the number of units it produces weekly and, naturally, it has had to hire help to handle the increased demand. Besides Samara and Elmer Gonzales, the team now has six others, including a few family members. Samara said she’s training her daughter to be her replacement someday.

“My goal is to eventually be able to leave my children with something,” she said. “And the way that I can do that is by growing and expanding my business the quickest way possible.”

Elmer Gonzales explains how POPsux’s newly acquired machine rolls crumbled cake PHOTO BY RACHEL LORENZ into balls on Dec. 8.

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At first, every pop was hand-rolled from cakes baked in-house before being hand-dipped and decorated with sprinkles. But in October 2022, Samara and Elmer began outsourcing the baking, and soon after, they let the machine they had purchased from overseas do the rolling.

They’d all have really big biceps, Samara joked, if her staff tried to hand-roll 10,000 cake pops themselves. However, the pops are still dipped, decorated and packaged by hand.

Shipping and delivery is another area that’s evolved over the last decade for POPsux.

When Ziggi’s first expanded outside of Colorado, it took a bit of

trial and error and a lot of ice packs before POPsux learned how best to transport the confections. The first 500 or 600 cake pops sent out of state arrived a “melted mess,” Elmer said, until they settled on a carrier and determined the best days of the week to ship. In February 2023, POPsux began working with Gold Seal Distributing, which took over their delivery of the cake pops.

While POPsux doesn’t do small orders with customized colors and flavors for the general public — too time-consuming — their standard and cake pops can be ordered by anyone through food delivery services like DoorDash and catering services like ezCater. They also have cake pops available for walk-in customers to grab-and-go five days

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COMMUNITY MEDIATION CONCEPTS Services and Other CREDIT SERVICE COMPANY INC MISC. CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION Supplies CUMMINS ROCKY MOUNTAIN LLC Supplies CYDNEY GRAHAM MISC. Carrie Warren-Gully Services and Other Christopher Clark Supplies Claudia Meeks Services and Other Craig Nelson Supplies DAIOHS USA Supplies DARRINGTON CHARLES RENEAU MISC. DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES INC Services and Other DAVID R SIDERFIN Services and Other DELL MARKETING LP Services and Other DELL MARKETING LP Supplies DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTH Supplies DENVER WATER Services and Other DLR PROFFESSIONAL CLEANING SERVICES MISC. DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS INC Services and Other DOUBLE BEAM RANCH LLC MISC. DUANE LINDSAY MISC. David Hankins Services and Other Drake Pearson Services and Other Dylan Pierce Services and Other EDITH A CARREON MISC. EDUCATE 360 Services and Other EL PASO CO DA MISC. ELECTRI TEK LLC Services and Other ELLIOTT AUTO SUPPLY CO INC Supplies ELLIOTT LEGAL INVESTIGATIONS INC MISC. EMPOWER BENEFITS INC MISC. ENTERPRISE Services and Other ENTERPRISE LEASING CO OF DENVER Services and Other EP BLAZER LLC Supplies ERGOMETRICS & APPLIED PERSONNEL Services and Other ERIMAS HADERA MISC. EXPERIS US INC Services and Other EXPRESS TOLL Services and Other EZ LINER INDUSTRIES Supplies Elizabeth Hinojos Services and Other Eloisa Altamira Services and Other Emily Bild Services and Other FAMILY SUPPORT REGISTRY MISC. FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC Services and Other FASTENAL COMPANY Supplies FASTENER HOLDINGS INC Supplies FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION Supplies FELSBURG HOLT AND ULLEVIG Services and Other FINNEY CO ATTY-KANSAS MISC. FIRST ARMORED SERVICES Services and Other FJGG PC MISC. FOP LODGE 31 MISC. FORENSIC TRUTH VERIFICATION GROUP Services and Other FORSGREN ASSOCIATES INC Services and Other FOUR M ENTERPRISES INC Supplies FOX’S CUSTOM BUILDS LLC Supplies FRANCE ENTERPRISES, LLC Services and Other FRANCY LAW FIRM MISC. FRANCY LAW FIRM PLLC MISC. GARTNER GROUP Services and Other GENERAL AIR SERVICE AND SUPPLY Supplies GPS SERVERS LLC MISC. GRAINGER Supplies

FUNDS SUMMARY: 10 General Fund 11 Social Services 12 Electronic Filing Te 76,195.84 14 Law Enforcement Auth 15 Arapahoe / Douglas W 16 Road and Bridge 20 Sheriff’s Commissary 21 Community Developmen 25 Developmental Disabi 26 Grants 28 Open Space Sales Tax 29 Homeland Security 33 Building Maintenance 34 Fair Fund 41 Capital Expenditure 42 Infrastructure 70 Central Services 71 Self-Insurance Liabi 73 Self-Insurance Worke 74 Self-Insurance Denta 80 Arapahoe County Publ 84 E-911 Authority 91 Treasurer 94 Opioid Abatement Fun TOTAL

6,738,746.54 2,019,835.38 100,068.63 411,883.92 213,953.98 28,034.94 661,685.18 40,803.24 4,852,543.34 2,602,751.44 32,464.17 158,624.56 6,185.66 1,859,754.11 135,884.50 401,599.94 100,374.38 445,828.84 148,657.21 344,673.23 445,392.13 7,913,905.11 78,415.66 29,818,261.93

PREPARED BY APPROVED BY FUND REPORT - 10 General Fund 4IMPRINT INC Services and Other A2M4SEEN LLP Services and Other A2M4SEEN LLP Supplies ABC LEGAL SERVICES LLC MISC. ABDUL-BASIR HOLLIS MISC. ACSO EMPLOYEE TRUST FUND MISC. ADAMS COUNTY Services and Other ADVANCED NETWORK MANAGEMENT INC Services and Other AED EVERYWHERE Services and Other ALEXIS HARRISON MISC. ALL DIGITAL REWARDS LLC Services and Other ALLEGIANT MORTUARY TRANSPORT LLC Services and Other ALPINE CREDIT INC MISC. ALTITUDE COMMUNITY LAW PC MISC. AMERICAN INCOME LIFE INSURANCE Services and Other ANDRE HALCROMB MISC. ANGEL ARMOR LLC Supplies ANNETTE M ROWLAND Services and Other AQUA SERVE Services and Other ARAMARK CHICAGO LOCKBOX Services and Other ARAMARK CHICAGO LOCKBOX Supplies ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC AIRPORT Services and Other ARAPAHOE COUNTY WATER AND Services and Other ARAPAHOE LIBRARY DISTRICT Services and Other ARCHULETA HOLDING COMPANY INC Services and Other ARMORED KNIGHTS INC Services and Other ASCENDANT STRATEGY MANAGEMENT GROUP Supplies AT&T Services and Other AT&T MOBILITY II LLC Services and Other AUTOZONE STORES INC Supplies AVIAT US INC MISC. AXON ENTERPRISE INC Supplies Ana Flores Services and Other Anne Ames Services and Other Antonia Galvez-Saldana Services and Other BACKGROUND SOLUTIONS LP Services and Other BASELINE ASSOCIATES INC Services and Other

2,224.91 1,003.92 1,293.11 30.00 15.00 1,634.27 122.00 9,846.58 117.00 15.00 20,000.00 14,121.50 94.00 69.22 8.00 15.00 1,262.44 250.00 224.00 18,600.00 157,394.20 1,875.00 49,505.43 11,362.50 3,100.00 7,352.69 36,000.00 145.00 838.93 261.31 71,114.14 43.90 51.09 117.51 33.21 795.00 1,725.00

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75.00 18,016.04 3,924.40 261.60 1,278.89 15.00 15.00 212.27 69.10 1,299.24 16,186.65 64.60 15.00 6,129.75 350.00 9.50 1,239.47 12.71 18.25 35.00 19.05 86.43 546.75 200.00 28,610.36 15.00 3,622.66 275.08 5,504.94 5,557.86 5,692.70 69.10 13,000.00 31,144.42 216.00 6,965.86 140.90 76.84 64.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 11.50 22,278.89 1,476.00 561.99 367.35 190.00 630.00 554.59 6,000.00 30,701.50 816.74 432.00 1,409.12 1,226.08 4,926.00 926.73 130.00 5,137.34 6,940.00 34,806.86 196.69 375.00

406.25 15.00 200.00 30.66 15.00 185.36 500.00 33.87 59.99 288.93 15.00 1,348.00 1,170.00 9,427.60 628.00 512.54 791.16 15.00 350.00 15.00 15.00 15.68 167.18 81.35 15.00 34,965.00 9.30 140.00 461.84 15.00 23,261.93 8,995.29 25.00 106.13 50.00 69.10 5,248.00 153.65 161.58 142.78 16.36 38.21 5,864.05 1,960.00 1,815.72 480.62 164.14 1,392.50 2.50 1,052.40 21.27 33,849.00 630.00 8,409.01 391.75 2,165.00 1,300.00 15.00 90.00 62,140.00 170.53 60.00 456.28

GRANITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC Services and Other 4,378.55 GUGLIELMO & ASSOCIATES PLLC MISC. 711.31 George Abad Services and Other 74.21 Gerardo Alvarenga Rivera Services and Other 15.72 HARMONIC MEDIA INC Supplies 298.00 HOME DEPOT USA INC MISC. 16,281.82 HOME DEPOT USA INC Supplies HOMETHRIVE INC MISC. 4,280.00 HONNEN EQUIPMENT CO Services and Other 1,180.53 HONNEN EQUIPMENT CO Supplies 313.04 I D EDGE INC MISC. 4,997.50 I-70 PUBLISHING COMPANY INC Services and Other 1,972.00 IMPACT DESIGN LLC Supplies 750.52 INFINITE PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS MISC. 15.00 INSIGHT AUTO GLASS Services and Other 3,168.76 INSIGHT GLOBAL Services and Other 5,848.00 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC Services and Other 108,489.92 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC Supplies 761.66 INTERMOUNTAIN RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOC Services and Other 896.21 INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGEMENT MISC. 467,515.77 ITXCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC Services and Other 3,040.00 JACK’S TIRE & OIL MANAGEMENT CO INC Supplies 16,363.64 JANE RINGER Services and Other 250.00 JEFFREY TODD MEYERS Services and Other 2,405.00 JENNIPHER ALEXANDER MISC. 350.76 JJL PROCESS CORP MISC. 30.00 JOE JOHNSON EQUIPMENT LLC Supplies 425.62 JOEL MILNER MISC. 61.60 JOHN BARNETT MISC. 15.00 JOHN ELDREDGE III MISC. 64.60 JOSE DEJESUS CECENA CORONADO MISC. 15.00 JOSEPH MICHAEL CUMMINGS Services and Other 1,040.00 JOSHUA BANDSTRA Services and Other 1,105.00 JOSPEH L STOKLEY MISC. 15.00 JOYA WONDERLIGHT Services and Other 200.00 JOYCE MARIES TAILORING Supplies 533.80 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA MISC. 154,035.28 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. Services and Other 419,225.86 JT PUMPING LLC Services and Other 1,180.00 JULIAN NUNEZ MISC. 15.00 Jace Bakke Supplies 264.00 Jahsana Banks Services and Other 90.39 James Dunst Services and Other 33.60 Jeffrey Baker Services and Other 70.61 Jennifer Marquez Services and Other 138.00 Jessica Campbell-Swanson Services and Other 7.34 Joan Lopez Services and Other 14.70 Jordan ONeal Services and Other 185.60 KAISER PERMANENTE MISC. 1,267,888.15 KELLY SPICERS INC Supplies 9,029.00 Karina Edwards Services and Other 40.61 Karl Herrmann Services and Other 203.90 Katelynn Steitz-Bebee Services and Other 20.00 Katherine Smith Services and Other 61.25 Kevin Nelson Services and Other 117.25 Kevin Nienhaus Services and Other 204.96 Khanh Pham Services and Other 112.33 Kim Verdoorn Services and Other 13.62 L.N. CURTIS & SONS Supplies 4,348.56 LANGUAGE TESTING INTERNATIONAL INC Services and Other 252.00 LARSON LATHAM HUETTL LLP MISC. 15.00 LASATER & MARTIN PC Services and Other 2,480.00 LAW OFFICE OF WYN T TAYLOR MISC. 457.35 LAW OFFICES OF BRANDON R CEGLIAN PC MISC. 405.60 LCC ENTERPRISES LLC Supplies 31.39 LE ARGUELLO MISC. 365.52 Continued to Next Page Arap 1301

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Continued From Last Page: Page 2 of 4 Arap 1301 LEE MOENCTL MISC. 57.60 LEEANN SPIRK MISC. 25.00 LEWIS RICE LLC MISC. 15.00 LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS FL INC Services and Other 1,365.34 LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMP MISC. 15.00 Lisa Mason Services and Other 925.98 Lisa Rogers Services and Other 55.81 Loretta Adams Services and Other 118.50 MADAI CRUZ AZAMAR MISC. 15.00 MAHAMET CAMARA MISC. 69.10 MARCUS GONZALEZ MISC. 15.00 MARISA L. MONTINI Services and Other 50.40 MARK A LEACHMAN PC MISC. 240.00 MARK STEWARD MISC. 69.10 MARTEL JOYNER MISC. 15.00 MCGEE COMPANY Supplies 194.81 MERCURIAL SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC Services and Other 140,953.14 METRO COMMUNITY PROVIDER NETWORK Services and Other 100,000.00 METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC Supplies 325.01 MICHAEL O’CONNELL MISC. 15.00 MICHAEL PATRICK DOYLE MISC. 40.00 MONIKA COULSON MISC. 69.10 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Services and Other 86,233.62 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC MISC. 79,191.07 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC Services and Other 7,787.79 MULTISOURCE DOCUMENT SERVICES LLC Supplies 502.84 Mary Richards Services and Other 10.49 Matthew Davis Services and Other 276.00 Matthew Foster Supplies 134.91 Mi Rae Park Services and Other 1,329.99 Michael Axinn Services and Other 64.65 Michelle Halstead Services and Other 333.20 NAME INC Services and Other 1,680.00 NAPA AUTO PARTS Supplies 1,329.72 NATIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES INC Services and Other 11,260.50 NAVIGATE WELLNESS LLC Services and Other 10,794.57 NELSON AND KENNARD MISC. 15.00 NETWORK CLAIMS REDUCTION TECH LLC Services and Other 1,050.00 NEVEN MORCOS MISC. 66.10 NEXTREQUEST LLC Services and Other 1,798.00 Nicolette Watson Services and Other 1,200.00 O’REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES LLC Supplies 329.99 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTERS OF SW Services and Other 760.00 OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY Services and Other 1,488,860.12 OJ WATSON COMPANY INC Supplies 108.96 ON WINGS INC Supplies 193.19 ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT LLC MISC. 197.00 OSBURN ASSOCIATES, INC. Supplies 686.21 OWENS EQUIPMENT LLC Supplies 1,542.06 PAMELA KRAMER MISC. 57.60 PARKER TRAILER & RV INC Supplies 153.88 PERFECT HOSE FITTINGS Supplies 86.85 PERRY FRIEDENTAG MISC. 132.20 PIVOT HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES INC Services and Other 1,975.00 POMP’S TIRE SERVICE Supplies 298.84 POSTMASTER LITTLETON Supplies 310.00 PROFESSIONAL FINANCE COMPANY MISC. 15.00 PROFESSIONAL PROCESS SERVERS LLC MISC. 15.00 PROVEST LLC MISC. 15.00 PUEBLO HOTEL SUPPLY CO INC MISC. 1,252.44 PURE CYCLE CORPORATION Services and Other 119.77 PURPLE COMMUNICATIONS INC Services and Other 1,083.00 Paul Bolte Services and Other 448.00 QWEST CORPORATION Services and Other 4,980.23 RAY L HUGHES PC MISC. 15.00 REED ELSEVIER INC Services and Other 1,132.00 RESHARD DAVID GOUGIS MISC. 15.00 REVVITY OMICS INC Supplies 52.50 RICHARD T SALL Services and Other 100.00 ROBERT DUAH MISC. 15.00 ROBERT WAYNE KIRKHAM MISC. 15.00 ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER LLC Services and Other 1,833.87 ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER LLC Supplies 133.72 ROYAL CUP INC Supplies 144.72 ROYCE INDUSTRIES, LC Services and Other 552.86 RUNBECK ELECTION SERVICES, INC. Supplies 2,809.09 Rachel Beck Services and Other 151.67 Romana Grabchenko Services and Other 1,200.00 Russell Johnson Services and Other 203.69 SALAM INTERNATIONAL INC Supplies 196.24 SAP PUBLIC SERVICES INC Services and Other 225,704.93 SARA GARRIDO METZ Services and Other 6,050.00 SCHWAB MFG & ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPLY Supplies 2,614.90 SELINA MICHELLE CASTILLO MISC. 15.00 SENERGY PETROLEUM LLC Services and Other 951.50

SHERMAN & HOWARD LLC Services and Other SHIRLEY NIX MISC. SILVERWEST-I INVERNESS LLC Services and Other SNIPERCRAFT INC Supplies SOUTH RIVER TECHNOLOGIES INC Services and Other SOUTHERN VETERINARY PARTNER LLC Supplies SOUTHLAND MEDICAL LLC Supplies SPLASH MANAGEMENT MISC. SPRINGMAN BRADEN WILSON MISC. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY MISC. STATE OF COLORADO Services and Other STATE OF COLORADO Supplies STATE OF UTAH OFFICE OF RECOVERY MISC. STEPHEN ASBELL MISC. STERICYCLE INC Services and Other STEVEN H IMHOF Services and Other STOKES & WOLF P.C. MISC. SUCCESSFACTORS INC Services and Other SUMMIT PATHOLOGY Supplies SUNCOR ENERGY SALES INC Services and Other SWEETBAUM MILLER PC MISC. Scott Shaw Services and Other Sheila Gains Supplies TARAMART & GAS INC Services and Other TD NASH ENTERPRISES INC Services and Other TERRY RAY JOHNSON Services and Other THE INFOSOFT GROUP LLC Services and Other THE MOORE LAW GROUP, APC MISC. THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO Supplies THE SUPPLY CACHE INC Supplies THERMO FLUIDS INC Services and Other THERMO FLUIDS INC Supplies THOMAS P HA MISC. THOMCO ENTERPRISES INC Supplies THOMSON REUTERS-WEST Services and Other TINT PRO INC Supplies TOI M ALEGRIA Services and Other TOP HAT FILE AND SERVE INC MISC. TRANS UNION Services and Other TRANS-WEST INC Supplies TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Services and Other TRITECH SOFTWARE SYSTEMS Services and Other TSCHETTER HAMRICK SULZER PC MISC. Tatyana Lepler Services and Other Tyler Brown Services and Other Tyler Fechner Services and Other ULINE INC Supplies UNDERGROUND CONSULTING SOLUTIONS Services and Other UNITED ENERGY TRADING LLC Services and Other UNITED POWER AND BATTERY CORP Services and Other UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE Supplies UNIVERSAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC Services and Other UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL Services and Other UTILISYNC LLC Services and Other UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER OF Services and Other VANESSA GOMEZ MISC. VARGO & JANSON PC MISC. VECTORS, INC Supplies VISION CHEMICAL SYSTEMS INC Supplies VISION SERVICE PLAN MISC. VISTA FD LLC Supplies Valerie Paparazzo Services and Other Vicki Struckle Services and Other WANCO INC Supplies WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO Services and Other WELLPATH LLC Services and Other WENDY RENEE MISC. WEST NETWORKS LLC Services and Other WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Supplies WEX BANK MISC. WMU HOMER STRYKER MD SCHOOL MED Supplies Writer Mott Services and Other XCEL ENERGY Services and Other XEROX CORPORATION Services and Other YEN LIU MISC. Yanxia Lin Services and Other ZAYO GROUP HOLDING INC Services and Other

1,090.00 15.00 17,275.00 228.00 750.00 102.00 124.30 61.60 367.60 110,356.07 12,206.47 28,818.18 15.00 57.60 1,768.69 200.00 538.62 2,203.43 144.00 1,599.00 29.30 134.28 28.34 28.80 80.00 200.00 6,750.00 221.62 35.56 1,037.80 592.71 358.06 70.00 67.45 4,218.46 190.00 200.00 75.00 534.47 36.56 66,000.00 37,118.25 15,679.10 66.00 843.34 1,184.00 526.03 1,650.00 5,178.59 395.00 1,890.00 637.00 2,297.55 2,400.00 147.06 15.00 30.00 992.39 814.00 13,371.55 2,924.61 21.62 25.41 728.00 11,759.67 653,350.94 15.00 2,198.00 150.00 41,180.65 1,000.00 33.79 55,661.88 18,265.38 30.00 160.14 4,366.67

FUND REPORT - 11 Social Services 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUNVENILE CT Services and Other 7,717.34 22ND CENTURY TECHNOLOGIES INC Services and Other 118,406.44 4 IMPRINT INC. Community Programs 1,179.74 AAPEX LEGAL SERVICES Services and Other 130.40 ACF TECHNOLOGIES INC MISC. 21,556.00 ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS Community Programs 184.13 ADAMS COUNTY Services and Other 39.00 ADOPTION OPTIONS Community Programs 3,333.33

ALTITUDE COMMUNITY LAW PC MISC. 1,122.06 ALYSSA R MACIAS Community Programs 400.00 ARAPAHOE COUNTY Community Programs 43,131.42 ARAPAHOE COUNTY Services and Other 140.00 ARAPAHOE COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD Community Programs 5,943.60 ARAPAHOE COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD Services and Other 21,222.31 ARAPAHOE/DOUGLAS WORKS Community Programs 470,932.20 ARBORETA APTS LLC Community Programs 1,000.00 ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER MORTUARY Community Programs 1,500.00 ASSURANCE INVESTIGATIONS & Services and Other 225.00 Abigail Arellano Services and Other 132.37 Aisa Humphries Services and Other 147.64 Alexandra Eggleston Services and Other 25.61 Amanda Castillo Services and Other 354.49 Amanda Lueth Services and Other 217.98 Amy Goldberg Services and Other 24.82 Angelica Ros Services and Other 77.95 Angelique Aikoriegie Services and Other 283.62 Ania Stein Services and Other 149.34 Ashley Wunderle Services and Other 21.75 Audrey Johnson Services and Other 113.25 BRADY REALTY SOLUTIONS LLC Community Programs 1,300.00 Bailey McGuinness Services and Other 91.63 Bidita Dutta Services and Other 143.45 Blake Askew Services and Other 161.79 Brenda Armour Services and Other 226.37 Brenda Flores Services and Other 339.55 Brenda Ondijo Services and Other 521.84 Brenda Salais-Ramirez Services and Other 137.29 Brittany Bohlen Services and Other 519.02 Brooke Downer Services and Other 31.83 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other 16,970.91 CENTER FOR WORK EDUCATION AND Community Programs 196,046.71 CESCO LINGUISTIC SERVICES INC Services and Other 12,364.40 CHILDRENS WELLNESS CENTER OF Services and Other 6,465.00 CHRISTINA DALPIAZ Community Programs 640.00 CHRISTOPHER LEE MISC. 225.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MISC. 1,789.34 COMITIS CRISIS CENTER Community Programs 20,130.00 COMPASS INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY INC Services and Other 150.00 COMPSYCH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE Services and Other 184.65 CONTACT WIRELESS Services and Other 1,686.23 CORPORATE TRANSLATION SERVICES INC Services and Other 9,670.50 CROSSING POINTE SOUTH LLLP Community Programs 50.00 Caitlin Commons Services and Other 164.47 Chandra Wilson Services and Other 347.35 Chelsey Niewedde Services and Other 341.22 Cheryl Ternes Services and Other 226.96 Christiana Fladen Services and Other 159.99 Clarissa Cotto Services and Other 63.14 DBOA LLC Community Programs 4,027.50 DELL MARKETING LP Services and Other 2,063.55 DENVER REAL ESTATE MOGULS Community Programs 1,375.00 DISTINCTIVE THREADS INC Community Programs 1,762.48 DISTINCTIVE THREADS INC Services and Other 520.75 DISTINCTIVE THREADS INC Supplies 723.28 DOUGLAS COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES Community Programs 9,507.25 Deanna Stepaniuk Services and Other 641.51 Deborah Batts Services and Other 48.34 Deborah Bowers Services and Other 35.11 Deborah Drury Services and Other 153.99 Delmy Acosta Services and Other 45.20 Destiny Bates Services and Other 93.53 Donald Brown Services and Other 135.00 Drew Easley Services and Other 332.94 ECOSPACE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Community Programs 3,575.00 EXPERIAN Services and Other 42.00 Elise Thomas Services and Other 88.03 Emery Barber Services and Other 150.91 Emily Rozzisi Services and Other 8.25 FAMILY SUPPORT REGISTRY MISC. 1,342.84 FAMILY TREE INC Services and Other 8,919.99 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITIED Community Programs 395.00 FLATS AT TWO CREEKS LLLP Community Programs 563.00 FREMONT COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT Services and Other 38.36 GERMAN MADERA COCIA Community Programs 1,000.00 GLOBAL TEL LINK CORP Services and Other 2,697.94 Galeane Hale Services and Other 277.98 Georgette Dhliwayo Services and Other 40.74 HAWA MARY BAMISEBI Community Programs 758.51 HOPSKIPDRIVE INC Community Programs 127,759.34 HOY BAKER FUNERAL HOME Community Programs 1,477.77 HSS SECURITY LLC MISC. 37,555.00 HSS SECURITY LLC Services and Other 5,540.00 Hanna Davis Services and Other 173.12 Heather Morgan Services and Other 66.16 ILLUMINATE COLORADO Community Programs 151.50 IRON MOUNTAIN RECORDS Services and Other 568.90 JAMES CHRISTOPER ROOT Services and Other 2,015.00 JAMES G. ANDERSON PC MISC. 354.32

JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPT OF HUMAN SVCS Community Programs 34,927.56 JEREMY BONNETTE MISC. 100.00 JORGE SALAS Services and Other 4,160.00 JUSTICEWORKS CO LLC Community Programs 11,855.00 Jacqueline Murphy Services and Other 301.96 Jessica McKnight Services and Other 89.21 Joe Roybal Services and Other 71.79 Joleta Gatton Services and Other 114.56 Jordan McGinnis Services and Other 339.34 Juanika Barnett Services and Other 90.06 Julianna Rohn Services and Other 216.61 KAISER PERMANENTE MISC. 480,894.75 KFED DOR 85B LLC Community Programs 2,116.90 KGA-CHEY LLC MISC. 47,728.00 Katharina Mittler Services and Other 347.08 Kayla Contreras Services and Other 161.06 Kelli Davila Services and Other 293.64 Kierra Rangel Services and Other 183.47 Kristi Melchior Services and Other 135.78 Kristin Davis Services and Other 258.99 Kurt Pafford Services and Other 52.40 Kylie Wilcox Services and Other 117.83 LANGUAGE TESTING INTERNATIONAL INC Services and Other 2,556.00 LEXIS NEXIS RISK DATA MANAGEMENT Services and Other 400.00 LEXISNEXIS RISK DATA MANAGEMENT INC Services and Other 714.35 LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS FL INC Services and Other 354.12 LIBERTY CREEK APAPRTMENTS Community Programs 2,108.68 LIONGATE APARTMENTS LLC Community Programs 1,780.00 LITTLE ROCKIES KIDS DENTAL Community Programs 2,850.00 LONNIE EDDY Services and Other 3,510.00 Lauren Phalen Services and Other 296.13 Leba Hirsch Services and Other 513.65 Lesley Garcia Services and Other 270.19 Lesly Borrego Services and Other 202.92 Linley Stricker Services and Other 43.89 Lisa Straight Services and Other 344.07 Lynesha Laws Services and Other 312.57 MARK A LEACHMAN PC MISC. 143.54 MERCURIAL SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC Services and Other 5,072.72 MISSOURI SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION Services and Other 5,176.00 MOUNTAIN PEAK LAW GROUP LLC MISC. 600.55 Mariah Jordan Services and Other 13.62 Marina Sarinana Services and Other 250.34 Marlene Palomino Services and Other 231.28 Megan Jensen Community Programs 24.20 Megan Jensen Services and Other 613.56 Michelle Scott Services and Other 122.81 Michelle Wohlgemuth Services and Other 148.88 Mikayla Madison Services and Other 354.56 Molly Craig Services and Other 274.97 Morgan Myre Services and Other 350.86 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHANGE, PC Services and Other 3,000.00 NICH LAM Services and Other 70.00 Natalie Coronado Services and Other 66.35 Nicole Primm Services and Other 90.00 PAWS 4 PRODUCTIVITY LLC Community Programs 460.00 PITNEY BOWES BANK INC Supplies 6,633.00 PITNEY BOWES GLOBAL FINANCIAL Services and Other 4,100.10 PITNEY BOWES INC Services and Other 796.77 PITNEY BOWES PRESORT SERVICES INC Supplies 222.66 PROFESSIONAL FINANCE COMPANY MISC. 308.03 Pamela Yanett Services and Other 117.38 Patricia Stanton Services and Other 299.07 Phallon Treece Services and Other 18.60 RECOVERY MONITORING SOLUTIONS CORP Services and Other 17,278.00 RNN ARCHITECTS INC Capital Outlay 20,950.00 ROYAL BUYING GROUP INC Community Programs 10,015.84 Rebecca Burney Services and Other 32.10 Rose Kahler Services and Other 104.08 Roxann Tademy Services and Other 55.87 SABOR Community Programs 4,052.40 SALVATORE L FAZIO JR Services and Other 1,413.75 SHANE MCDANIEL Community Programs 755.00 SHILOH HOUSE INC Community Programs 78,067.81 SHILOH HOUSE INC Services and Other 756.68 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION MISC. 1,724.34 STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY MISC. 26,449.85 STEPHANIE HAILEMARIAM MISC. 479.09 STORMSOURCE LLC Services and Other 2,160.50 Sarah Lockhart Services and Other 641.71 Shaela Newby Services and Other 82.99 Shayla Reichert Services and Other 92.94 Shea Yuran Services and Other 157.00 Stacey Irwin Services and Other 38.19 Susan Sundstrom Services and Other 75.19 Sydney Romero Services and Other 242.28 THE CENTER FOR RELATIONSHIP Community Programs 5,000.00 Continued to Next Page Arap 1301

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Community Programs Services and Other Services and Other Community Programs Services and Other MISC. Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other MISC. Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Community Programs

1,200.00 3,006.25 7,277.63 500.00 2,710.00 10.00 2,128.17 4,800.00 305.23 152.53 365.79 4,736.34 54.56 85.08 82.46 3,537.80

FUND REPORT - 12 Electronic Filing Technology COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE US IMAGING INC

MISC. Services and Other

10,578.00 65,617.84

FUND REPORT - 14 Law Enforcement Authority District BLUE 360 MEDIA LLC CELLCO PARTNERSHIP COLORADO DEPT OF HUMAN SVCS COMPSYCH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE FAMILY SUPPORT REGISTRY FASTENAL COMPANY FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION JUDICIARY COURTS STATE OF CO KAISER PERMANENTE LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS FL INC MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS SOUTHERN VETERINARY PARTNER LLC STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY SUNCOR ENERGY SALES INC TARAMART & GAS INC TEXAS CHILD SUPPORT UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL VICTIM ASSISTANCE LAW VISION SERVICE PLAN

Supplies Services and Other

5,168.66 6,634.07

Services and Other

1,320.00

Services and Other MISC. Supplies

19.83 1,167.60 1,210.48

Supplies

6.10

Services and Other MISC.

122.00 62,829.03

Services and Other Services and Other

510.24 11,374.38

Supplies

68.00

MISC. Services and Other Services and Other MISC.

4,508.15 1,066.00 19.20 784.62

Services and Other Services and Other MISC.

1,531.70 950.00 778.57

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4IMPRINT INC Services and Other ADAMS COUNTY Community Programs ADAMS COUNTY Services and Other AMBIUS (20) Services and Other Angela Raval Services and Other BOULDER COUNTY, WORKFORCE Services and Other CARTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE LLC Community Programs CASTLE ROCK CHMBR OF COMMERCE Services and Other CDL CERTIFIERS INC Community Programs CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 5 Community Programs CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER Community Programs CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER Services and Other CLIFFORD CARTER Community Programs COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Community Programs COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MISC. COLORADO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY INC Community Programs CONCORDE CAREER INSTITUTE Community Programs CORNELL UNIVERSITY Community Programs CYBERUP Community Programs DANIEL AGUILAR Community Programs DEION BRANDON Community Programs DENISE GRICEL GAMBOA Community Programs Debra Dawson Services and Other Dee Wittmer Services and Other Drusilla Welborn Services and Other EL PASO CTY PIKES PEAK WORKFORCE Community Programs EL PASO CTY PIKES PEAK WORKFORCE Services and Other EXCEL DRIVER SERVICES LLC Community Programs Emily Tapia Services and Other GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPACE, INC. Community Programs GRANT PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION Community Programs Heather Huelsman Services and Other IRON MOUNTAIN RECORDS Services and Other IVY CROSSING JV LLC Community Programs JAMES FESSLER Community Programs JEFFERSON COUNTY Community Programs

2,535.85 1,164.00 1,898.01 116.32 88.75 446.61 5,795.00 750.00 4,550.00 843.54 310.00 7,900.00 2,309.54 100.00 85,180.76 138.46 5,800.00 6,504.32 2,730.00 10,000.00 200.00 100.00 350.00 155.72 33.67 9.69 16,845.04 2,629.89 3,500.00 100.61 4,500.00 875.00 5.37 396.49 1,124.00 250.00 13,350.00

JEFFERSON COUNTY JEWELL PARTNERS LLC JOHN D NEBEL JOHN TERRY JOSEPH LEBLANC JUSTIN C WERNER Jennifer Wintermote Jose Villafane Judith Noon KAISER PERMANENTE Kelsey Klaus Korin Metz Kristin Oberle Kristina Hayes LARIMER COUNTY LARIMER COUNTY LEORA TILELLI Larisa Romagnoli MARIO LOZANO MESA COUNTY MESA COUNTY Monica Vaughn NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKFORCE NICOLE GARLAND PATRICK RIAH POPE PINNACLE AT DTC LLC Rachel Driggers Ruth McCormick Ryan Fischer SHEMAIAH FAITH HOLIWAY STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES Sasha Easton Sasha Larson Sergio Rodriguez Gomez Sydney Golditch TALEVATION LLC THE FORT COLLINS DIGITAL WORKSHOP THE JOB STORE THE MASTER’S APPRENTICE THE RIGHT WAY FOUNDATION TRACEY BLUSTEIN LLC UNIVERSITY OF DENVER US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY VISION SERVICE PLAN WELD CNTY DEPART OF HUMAN SERVICES WELD CNTY DEPART OF HUMAN SERVICES WEX BANK

Services and Other Community Programs Services and Other Community Programs Community Programs Community Programs Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other MISC. Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Community Programs Services and Other Community Programs Services and Other Community Programs Community Programs Services and Other Services and Other

537.15 1,400.00 4,870.00 400.00 500.00 400.00 67.27 171.32 9.37 62,131.32 213.65 259.46 94.58 401.49 5,307.96 1,395.87 100.00 244.24 400.00 4,451.51 645.20 9.17

Services and Other Community Programs Community Programs Community Programs Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Community Programs

4,500.00 400.00 100.00 1,697.00 101.85 25.15 11.79 100.00

MISC.

4,245.22

Community Programs Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other

1,192.35 92.97 102.45 101.00 25.28 4,856.00

Community Programs Community Programs Community Programs Community Programs Services and Other Community Programs

5,137.60 34,212.45 45,000.00 6,000.00 1,625.00 8,000.00

Services and Other MISC.

27.00 660.01

Community Programs

19,933.10

Services and Other Community Programs

785.90 5,355.60

FUND REPORT - 16 Road and Bridge ALSCO INC Supplies CALIFORNIA STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT MISC. CARTEGRAPH SYSTEMS INC Services and Other CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other DISTINCTIVE THREADS INC Supplies EAST JORDAN IRON WORKS INC Supplies ENNIS-FLINT Supplies FASTENAL COMPANY Supplies GRAINGER Supplies GREATWOOD LUMBER AND HARDWARE Supplies HOLCIM WCR INC Supplies INTERMOUNTAIN RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOC Services and Other JK TRANSPORTS INC Services and Other JOHNSON STORAGE Services and Other KAISER PERMANENTE MISC. KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE CO Supplies LOWES COMMERCIAL SERVICES Services and Other LOWES COMMERCIAL SERVICES Supplies LUMIN8 TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES Services and Other MATHESON TRIGAS INC Supplies NORTHERN IMPORTS Supplies NORTHWEST SIGN RECYCLING LLC Supplies OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTERS OF SW Services and Other RDP BARRICADE CO, LLC DBA Services and Other ROGGEN FARMERS ELEVATOR Supplies ROTH SHANNON Services and Other STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY MISC. SUNBELT RENTALS INC Services and Other SUNSTATE EQUIPMENT Services and Other SUNSTATE EQUIPMENT Supplies UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER OF Services and Other VISION SERVICE PLAN MISC. WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO Services and Other XCEL ENERGY Services and Other

1,580.90 528.92 22,917.07 1,822.09 2,227.56 4,207.70 3,473.95 1,519.47 380.40 50.57 1,185.68 256.37 19,696.90 550.00 46,430.74 21,013.78 2,674.91 448.07 6,194.65 351.00 65.90 7,003.62 702.00 55,755.00 42.29 1,920.00 2,435.94 1,911.00 1,222.22 71.88 55.47 462.39 3,094.03 1,701.51

FUND REPORT - 20 Sheriff’s Commissary ARAMARK CHICAGO LOCKBOX

Services and Other

5,110.05

ARAPAHOE LIBRARY DISTRICT BAKER & TAYLOR COMCAST COMPSYCH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE DEBRA RENEE TYGRETT DEMCO INC KAISER PERMANENTE STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY THE DENVER POST USA TODAY VISION SERVICE PLAN

Services and Other Supplies Services and Other

13,887.50 39.33 556.40

Services and Other Services and Other Supplies MISC.

2.05 1,440.00 612.59 5,175.48

MISC. Services and Other Services and Other MISC.

402.24 408.00 342.38 58.92

FUND REPORT - 21 Community Development BROTHERS REDEVELOPMENT INC CIVITAS LLC COMCOR INC EVERNEST HOLDINGS LLC FAMILY PROMISE OF KAISER PERMANENTE Katherine Smith LITTLETON HOUSING AUTHORITY METRO COLLECTION SERVICE INC MORTON ASSOCIATES LLC STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY VISION SERVICE PLAN

Services and Other Services and Other Community Programs Services and Other Services and Other MISC. Services and Other

15,684.62 9,910.50 2,091.00 7,825.00 2,553.59 6,712.50 11.07

Services and Other

611,693.29

MISC. Services and Other

866.85 3,750.00

MISC. MISC.

514.28 72.48

FUND REPORT - 25 Developmental Disability DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS

Services and Other

40,803.24

FUND REPORT - 26 Grants 4390 EAST MISSISSIPPI ST LLC Community Programs 7,154.25 ADVANTAGE TREATMENT CENTER Community Programs 1,689.40 ALSCO INC Supplies 900.89 ANANEO COLORADO LLC Community Programs 9,397.30 ARAPAHOE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC Services and Other 30,674.44 ARBORETA APTS LLC Community Programs 4,514.95 ATLAS REAL ESTATE LLC Community Programs 751.83 AURORA COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY Services and Other 80,545.89 AURORA HOUSING AUTHORITY Services and Other 1,500,000.00 Anne Kruger Services and Other 300.91 BAY INDUSTRIES INC MISC. 5,603.35 BAY INDUSTRIES INC Supplies 45.89 BELL FUND VI CHERRY HILLS LLC Community Programs 10,539.14 BRIX INVESTMENTS LLC Community Programs 7,348.68 Brenda Simons Services and Other 108.33 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other 1,409.76 CENTENNIAL EAST APARTMENTS LP Community Programs 4,055.70 CENTERSPACE LP Community Programs 17,663.33 CH GREENWOOD POINT COMMUNITIES LLC Community Programs 6,461.81 CH REALTY IX-MF DENVER THE MARKS LP Community Programs 4,177.75 CITY OF AURORA Services and Other 184.58 COLORADO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY INC Community Programs 200.00 COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTERS INC Community Programs 238,164.57 COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTERS INC Services and Other 94,790.59 COMPSYCH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE Services and Other 11.63 COMPTIA TECH CAREER ACADEMY Community Programs 1,840.00 CORRECTIONAL MANAGEMENT Community Programs 342,443.84 CORRECTIONAL MANAGEMENT Services and Other 14,050.25 DENVER WINAIR CO Supplies 1,023.21 DOUBLE LC INVESTMENTS Services and Other 275.00 David Hankins Services and Other 138.11 Denise Holter Services and Other 42.71 EVEREST MECHANICAL NORTHERN CO LLC Services and Other 10,550.00 EXCEL DRIVER SERVICES LLC Community Programs 3,500.00 Eloisa Altamira Services and Other 59.75 Emily Bild Services and Other 234.73 FAITH CHURCH Services and Other 1,000.00 FALCON RUN APARTMENTS LLC Community Programs 9,353.38 FAMILY SUPPORT REGISTRY MISC. 346.14 FLAVIO J AND MARYALICE RAEL Community Programs 11,100.00 FORSGREN ASSOCIATES INC Services and Other 7,206.12 GELT WILLOW POINT Community Programs 11,076.64 GEORGE T SANDERS COMPANY Supplies 1,770.14 H & A PROPERTIES LLC Services and Other 9,034.45 HL LOFTS LLC Community Programs 1,527.45 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE Services and Other 2,050,000.00 HUNTERS RUN HOLDING LP Community Programs 2,151.34 IMT CAPITAL REIT V LLC Community Programs 2,966.60 INTERVENTION COMMUNITY Community Programs 6,364.09 JASCO PROPERTIES LLC Community Programs 4,437.00 Jovian Lucero-Colin Services and Other 144.03 KAISER PERMANENTE MISC. 29,424.30 Katherine Smith Services and Other 24.83

LARIMER COUNTY Community Programs 202.50 LOCKBOX NUMBER: 234070 MISC. 2,030.28 LOWES COMMERCIAL SERVICES MISC. 692.12 LOWES COMMERCIAL SERVICES Supplies 7,288.88 METRO COMMUNITY PROVIDER NETWORK Services and Other 114,678.97 MORTON ASSOCIATES LLC Community Programs 10,434.02 MULTI SERVICE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS Supplies 380.49 Mary Richards Services and Other 41.98 Molly Steffen Services and Other 17.29 NORTH CAROLINA DEPT OF REVENUE MISC. 156.69 OLIVE RIDGE COOLING LLC Services and Other 16,450.27 PEACE WITH CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH Services and Other 14,340.00 PINNACLE AT MOUNTAIN GATE LLC Community Programs 19,420.38 PLC FITZ APARTMENTS LLC Community Programs 5,212.85 POPULUM REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC Community Programs 6,867.09 POSITIVE ENERGY CONSERVATION MISC. 4,335.00 POWERS CIRCLE APARTMENTS LLP Community Programs 7,072.00 PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATES Services and Other 1,730.00 REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Community Programs 3,596.04 RECOVERY MONITORING SOLUTIONS CORP Community Programs 1,485.00 REGINA BOSMA/PETTY CASH Supplies 146.79 ROCK GATE CAPITAL Community Programs 5,455.60 Rachel Colorado Services and Other 105.19 S & B CONFLUENCE CO LLC Services and Other 1,052.58 SERVICE PARTNERS LLC MISC. 7,069.75 STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY MISC. 1,498.30 STARS & STRIPES HOMES INC Community Programs 11,460.00 SUMMEET KUMAR Community Programs 12,816.34 Shauna Whitworth Services and Other 88.16 TCR SOUTHCREEK LP Community Programs 5,100.80 TRANSWORLD SYSTEMS INC MISC. 186.39 TYCO FIRE & SECURITY (US) Services and Other 260.91 UNITED EDUCATION INSTITUTE Community Programs 3,595.00 VISION SERVICE PLAN MISC. 255.56 Vicki Struckle Services and Other 115.74 WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO Services and Other 349.15 WATERFIELD COURT GARDENS LP Community Programs 5,951.16 WELLPATH LLC Services and Other 23,977.50 WHOLE ENERGY AND HARDWARE INC MISC. 7,240.08 XCEL ENERGY Services and Other 599.55 Zachary Ahrens Services and Other 7.86 FUND REPORT - 28 Open Space Sales Tax AG WASSENAAR INC MISC. 10,835.00 APPLEGATE GROUP INC Services and Other 2,110.00 APPLEJACK WINE & SPIRTS LLC Supplies 149.94 ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC AIRPORT MISC. 43,303.25 ARAPAHOE COUNTY WATER AND Services and Other 11,556.57 All C’s Fan Expo MISC. 1,140.00 Andrew Markiewicz Services and Other 56.94 Applewood Arts Festival MISC. 669.00 BOHANNAN-HUSTON INC Services and Other 50,435.06 BRADBURY LAND CATTLE LLC Services and Other 7,060.00 Brandon Cary Services and Other 171.61 Brandon Cary Supplies 88.50 CARROLL W SCOTT Services and Other 3,690.67 CDW LLC Services and Other (264.09) CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other 1,124.19 CHERRY CREEK VALLEY Services and Other 547.14 CINTAS CORPORATION NO2 Services and Other 1,028.84 CITY OF AURORA Services and Other 44,132.64 CODE 4 SECURITY SERVICES LLC Services and Other 1,129.48 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE MISC. 1,349.31 COLORADO DESIGNSCAPES INC MISC. 17,296.67 COLORADO WATERSHED ASSEMBLY Services and Other 800.00 COMPSYCH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE Services and Other 6.84 CPS DISTRIBUTORS INC Services and Other 51.30 CTL THOMPSON INC Services and Other 2,153.89 Cody Spoelstra Services and Other 141.48 Cody Spoelstra Supplies 88.50 Crystal Organ Services and Other 23.71 DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES INC Services and Other 245.00 DENALI ALIGNMENT LLC Services and Other 325.00 DESTINATION COLORADO MEETINGS Services and Other 818.85 DISTINCTIVE THREADS INC Supplies 414.41 Denver NLF Events MISC. 350.00 ECI SITE CONSTRUCTON MANAGEMENT INC MISC. 1,818,081.51 EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS INC Services and Other 203.78 Continued to Next Page Arap 1301

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Continued From Last Page: Page 4 of 4 Arap 1301 FELSBURG HOLT AND ULLEVIG GOOD ANGLE STUDIOS LLC GRAINGER Glen Poole Gunnar Zollinger Gunnar Zollinger HOME DEPOT USA INC High Plains Kennel Club INTERMOUNTAIN RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOC JLL PIONEER INC Jason Matthews Jason Matthews Joshua Garcia KAISER PERMANENTE KALEIDOSCOPIC ART EXPRESSIONS KATHRYN SCOTT PHOTOGRAPHY LLC Katherine Smith LOCLYZ LLC Life Line Screening of America MAC EQUIPMENT INC MATTHEW DAVID LEMKE Mary Del Valle Norma Jurado OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTERS OF SW Pickens Technical College RANGEVIEW METROPOLITAN DISTRICT REILLY JOHNSON ARCHITECTURE INC ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER LLC S & B CONFLUENCE CO LLC SAFFIRE LLC SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK & RECREATION STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY STANLEY CONSULTANTS INC STREAM DESIGN LLC SUNBELT RENTALS INC SUNSTATE EQUIPMENT Samuel Bahl Samuel Bahl Sonic Drive in Tanner Gun Show VISION SERVICE PLAN WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO WENK ASSOCIATES INC West Arapahoe Conservation District XCEL ENERGY Zachary Fellhauer Zachary Fellhauer

Services and Other Services and Other Supplies Services and Other Services and Other Supplies Supplies MISC.

880.00 554.40 120.28 46.36 138.86 88.50 2,443.50 955.00

Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Supplies Services and Other MISC.

321.30 6,309.45 144.10 88.50 45.30 23,455.42

Services and Other

250.00

Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other MISC. Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other MISC.

250.00 15.39 10,125.00 150.00 708.83 400.00 8.71 494.50

Services and Other MISC.

118.00 1,100.00

Services and Other

1,427.13

Services and Other

7,500.00

Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other

72.95 14,951.06 1,800.00

Services and Other

410,775.00

MISC. Services and Other MISC. Services and Other Supplies Services and Other Supplies MISC. MISC. MISC.

782.21 4,324.38 47,050.92 2,395.25 44.93 141.48 88.50 1,100.00 1,500.00 239.30

Services and Other MISC.

1,890.23 23,817.91

MISC. Services and Other Services and Other Supplies

75.00 12,009.65 150.65 88.50

FUND REPORT - 29 Homeland Security - North Central C SCOTT KELLAR CADWELL IRREVOCABLE TRUST III CELLCO PARTNERSHIP CHARLES SCOTT KELLAR CRITIGEN LLC ISLAND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT III S & B CONFLUENCE CO LLC SOUTHFIELD PLAZA LLC STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY VISION SERVICE PLAN XCEL ENERGY

Services and Other

11,858.00

Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other

381.08 137.40 919.75 8,790.00

Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other

3,013.50 409.62 6,725.54

MISC. MISC. Services and Other

16.11 22.12 191.05

FUND REPORT - 33 Building Maintenance Fund A & A TRADIN POST INC Services and Other AIR FORCE FILTER LLC Supplies BACKFLOW TECH INC Services and Other BRADY INDUSTRIES OF COLORADO LLC Supplies BRIGHTLY SOFTWARE INC Services and Other CENTURYLINK Services and Other CHARLES D JONES & CO INC Services and Other COCAL LANDSCAPE SERVICES INC Services and Other DCPS CLEANING LLC Services and Other DG INVESTMENT INTERMEDIATE Services and Other ELECTRI TEK LLC Services and Other FIRE ALARM SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES INC Services and Other GENERAL AIR SERVICE AND SUPPLY Services and Other GRAINGER Services and Other HOME DEPOT USA INC Supplies IRON MOUNTAIN RECORDS Services and Other KEESEN LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT INC Services and Other MCDONALD FARMS ENTERPRISES INC Services and Other PEAK FENCING INC Services and Other

PEST PREDATOR LLC Services and Other PRECISION CONCRETE CUTTING Services and Other QWEST CORPORATION Services and Other RAMPART SUPPLY INC Services and Other RAMPART SUPPLY INC Supplies ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER LLC Services and Other SUMMIT LABORATORIES INC Services and Other TAFT ENGINEERING INC Services and Other THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY Services and Other TRANE INC Services and Other WHISLER BEARING COMPANY Services and Other WOOTEN LIMITED Services and Other

2,200.00 1,278.13 350.96 188.53 (24.34) 197.60 2,374.00 2,218.30 950.00 441.22 551.90 45.80

FUND REPORT - 34 Fair Fund CORRAL WESTERN WEAR

Supplies

6,185.66

FUND REPORT - 41 Capital Expenditure AP MOUNTAIN STATES LLC BOLDER ENERGY ENGINEERS LLC HYDER CONSTRUCTION INC REILLY JOHNSON ARCHITECTURE INC TRUEPOINT SOLUTIONS LLC XCEL ENERGY

Capital Outlay

1,704,196.61

Capital Outlay Capital Outlay

7,562.50 74,572.82

Capital Outlay Services and Other Capital Outlay

44,315.38 6,600.00 22,506.80

FUND REPORT - 42 Infrastructure ALFRED BENESCH & COMPANY CONCRETE EXPRESS INC DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES INC DIEXSYS LLC SHORT ELLIOTT HENDRICKSON INCORP WILSON & COMPANY INC XCEL ENERGY

Services and Other MISC.

6,322.74 32,853.84

Services and Other Services and Other

78,498.27 3,316.50

Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other

11,411.26 2,819.87 662.02

FUND REPORT - 70 Central Services ADVANCE AUTO PARTS MISC. AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS INC MISC. BOBCAT OF THE ROCKIES LLC MISC. BRIDGESTONE RETAIL OPERATIONS LLC MISC. BRUCKNER TRUCK SALES INC MISC. CLEAR CHOICE MISC. COLORADO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CO MISC. EDECO SOUTH WEST SERVICES MISC. ELLIOTT AUTO SUPPLY CO INC MISC. FEDEX MISC. FEDEX FREIGHT MISC. FIRST ARMORED SERVICES MISC. GAL & DAL LLC MISC. JACK’S TIRE & OIL MANAGEMENT CO INC MISC. MOTION AND FLOW CONTROL MISC. NAPA AUTO PARTS MISC. NATIONWIDE AUTO PARTS MISC. OJ WATSON COMPANY INC MISC. OWENS EQUIPMENT LLC MISC. PHIL LONG FORD OF DENVER MISC. PITNEY BOWES PRESORT SERVICES INC MISC. POMP’S TIRE SERVICE MISC. POTESTIO BROTHERS MISC. SENERGY PETROLEUM LLC MISC. THE PITNEY BOWES BANK INC MISC. TRANS-WEST INC MISC. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE MISC. VISTA FD LLC MISC.

47.82 1,531.38 162,165.96 752.86 448.29 450.45 1,770.00 342.42 172.33 76.77 138.00 6,131.73 4,698.00 6,520.00 654.91 1,147.86 5,477.05 570.26 202.86 67,760.00 2,763.09 4,404.98 80.79 90,562.78 40,000.00 1,226.74 958.25 544.36

FUND REPORT - 71 Self-Insurance Liability

11,961.40 65.00 190.00 5,845.81 48,559.96 215.11 419.28 300.00 634.00 17,909.00 4,579.62 280.00 106.44 404.25 2,930.79 825.76 26,090.29 1,409.00 25,126.75

CBIZ OPERATIONS, INC. Services and Other CDW LLC Supplies Craig Fisher Services and Other EP BLAZER LLC Services and Other IMA FINANCIAL GROUP INC Services and Other J AND R BENNETT WELDING INC Services and Other JACK’S TIRE & OIL MANAGEMENT CO INC Services and Other KC CONSTRUCTION INC Services and Other KEN CARYL GLASS INC Services and Other PORTER AUTO BODY Services and Other POWER EQUIPMENT CO Services and Other SANTA FE GLASS INC Services and Other TRANS-WEST INC Services and Other VISTA FD LLC Services and Other

12,840.00 1,658.91 376.58 569.15 2,835.00 58.93 722.66 13,400.00 1,808.00 37,102.11 960.59 25,491.00 2,289.60 261.85

FUND REPORT - 73 Self-Insurance Workers Comp CANNON COCHRAN MANAGEMENT

Services and Other

445,828.84

FUND REPORT - 74 Self-Insurance Dental DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF COLORADO

Services and Other

142,680.58

ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESERVE LLC

Services and Other

5,976.63

FUND REPORT - 80 Arapahoe County Public Health Fun AT&T MOBILITY II LLC Services and Other 7,186.11 Adrienne McCune Services and Other 16.70 Alexandra Arnaiz Services and Other 49.71 Alix Rizzuto Services and Other 8.97 Amara Thomas Services and Other 26.46 Amy Gregory Services and Other 10.48 Angela Bennett Services and Other 19.65 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP Services and Other 193.45 CIRCLE CORPS LLC Services and Other 1,250.00 Caley McManus Services and Other 63.54 Carrie Knowlton Services and Other 644.72 Cassandra Harris-Sowell Services and Other 101.53 Celina Amezcua Services and Other 17.03 Cheryl Tabor Services and Other 159.82 Clinton Whatley Services and Other 293.83 Conner Gerken Services and Other 225.12 Courtney Tomlin Services and Other 217.20 DAIOHS USA Services and Other 204.95 DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL Services and Other 53,180.00 DIXON SHANE LLC Supplies 3,976.71 Danielle Henderson Services and Other 109.00 Danielle Weiss Services and Other 78.60 Devan Lorimer Services and Other 82.46 Diana Rashash Services and Other 38.32 Diane Garibay Services and Other 108.01 Dylan Garrison Services and Other 10.48 Elicia Chacon Services and Other 142.59 Emily Vaughn Services and Other 310.34 Erica Cleveland Services and Other 101.32 Ericka Paolini Services and Other 296.58 FIS CAPITAL MARKETS US LLC Services and Other 331.79 Gabriel Elson Services and Other 114.10 Genevieve Jones Services and Other 77.62 Grace Perez Services and Other 97.86 Haley Blaylock Services and Other 91.24 Hanna Kundert Services and Other 26.20 Holly Adams Services and Other 10.15 Holly Cheng Services and Other 36.68 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC Supplies 2,643.84 Iliana Macias Services and Other 21.81 JERRY B YAGER Services and Other 1,600.00 Jaclyn Blitz Services and Other 12.45 Jennifer Ludwig Services and Other 239.08 Jeremy Lozano Services and Other 21.88 Jesse Temple-Trujillo Services and Other 279.29 Jessica Paulin Services and Other 48.34 Jill Bonczynski Services and Other 37.99 Joshua Skeggs Services and Other 155.89 KAISER PERMANENTE MISC. 142,087.59 Kaitlin Wolff Services and Other 102.70 Kaleigh Hensen Services and Other 97.60 Karl Schiemann Services and Other 28.17 Kathleen DeMars Services and Other 136.24 Kena Pina Services and Other 401.77 LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA Community Programs 3,068.55 LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES Services and Other 9,106.68 LANGUAGE TESTING INTERNATIONAL INC Services and Other 1,323.00 LEIGH DYE Services and Other 1,050.00 Laura Brayer Services and Other 41.66 Laura Bruner Services and Other 287.96 Laura Davis Services and Other 93.93 Laura DeGolier Services and Other 4.32 Laura Dechant Services and Other 103.56 Lisa DeVries Services and Other 35.37 Lori Carlson Services and Other 89.08 Lynn Wagner Services and Other 64.19 MARIA DROSTE SERVICES COLORADO INC Services and Other 1,315.00 MEDICAL SYSTEMS OF DENVER INC Services and Other 682.78 MERCURIAL SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC Services and Other 6,018.73 Madeline Hostetler Services and Other 9.50 Makena Slater Services and Other 57.97 Maren Zbacnik Services and Other 221.39 Marty Easter Services and Other 46.11 Melanie Bartels Services and Other 220.41 Melissa Adair Services and Other 7.27 Meredith Bohn Services and Other 177.77 Meridith Hatterman Services and Other 10.61 Michael Morgan Services and Other 138.73 Michael Roy Services and Other 172.85 Michele Askenazi Community Programs 48.93 Michele Askenazi Services and Other 19.91 Nancy Gibbs Services and Other 103.75 Norma Rodriguez Services and Other 13.49 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTERS OF SW Services and Other 332.00 Odina Trotman Services and Other 150.65 Olivia Harlow Services and Other 29.61 PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT GROUP Services and Other 49,597.24 Penny Grande Services and Other 44.87 QUICKSILVER EXPRESS COURIER Services and Other 347.76 REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Services and Other 144.00

REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Services and Other ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOTTLED WATER LLC Supplies Rachel Gamache Services and Other Rebecca Rapport Services and Other SANOFI PASTEUR INC Supplies SHOW AND TELL CORPORATION Services and Other STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY MISC. STATE OF COLORADO OF Services and Other Sandra Gwinn Services and Other Sarah Costello Services and Other Sarah Farnsworth Services and Other Shounta Revels Services and Other Sia Lor Services and Other Steven Chevalier Services and Other Summer Dennis Services and Other T-MOBILE USA INC Services and Other Talitha Appel Services and Other Tracey Stevenson Services and Other VISION SERVICE PLAN MISC. Vanessa Ellingwood Services and Other Vanessa Fiene Services and Other WM CAPITAL PARTNERS 86 LLC MISC. Wendy Pabilonia Services and Other

675.00 44.95 156.15 36.29 2,401.24 500.00 10,251.44 17,338.00 292.02 139.84 178.16 127.07 187.99 9.76 90.46 44.40 54.49 277.26 1,547.12 126.74 79.78 17,081.35 30.13

FUND REPORT - 84 E-911 Authority ALLIANCE CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS LLC BUEHLER MOVING STORAGE BYERS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT #9 CATHERINE M RALEY COLORADO NETWORK CABLING AND CCTV COMCAST CONVERGEONE, INC CONVERGEONE, INC CONVERGEONE, INC DELL MARKETING LP ENGLEWOOD LOCK AND SAFE INC FAIRFIELD AND WOODS PC GREAT GUYS HOMES SERVICES INC INNOVATIVE IMPRESSIONS LLC LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES MCS OPCO LLC PM SMITH CONSULTING LLC QWEST CORPORATION SABLE ALTURA FIRE PROTECTION SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE TDS LONG DISTANCE CORPORATION TRITECH SOFTWARE SYSTEMS VOIANCE LANGUAGE SERVICES LLC WOLD ARCHITECTS INCORPORATED XYBIX ERGONOMIC SYSTEMS XYBIX ERGONOMIC SYSTEMS

MISC. Capital Outlay

221,767.35 1,478.25

Services and Other Services and Other

18,942.24 160.41

Services and Other Services and Other Capital Outlay MISC. Services and Other MISC.

3,239.00 396.39 900.00 2,426.17 42,354.73 1,835.00

Capital Outlay Services and Other

882.51 5,547.84

Services and Other Services and Other Services and Other MISC. Services and Other Services and Other

250.00 1,708.00 1,526.12 34,096.88 10,835.19 24,456.61

Services and Other

3,819.24

Services and Other

38,511.07

Services and Other Services and Other

210.28 18,227.17

Services and Other

2,153.49

MISC. Capital Outlay Services and Other

5,366.75 1,801.44 2,500.00

FUND REPORT - 91 Treasurer CITY OF AURORA MISC. CITY OF CENTENNIAL MISC. CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE MISC. CITY OF ENGLEWOOD MISC. CITY OF GLENDALE MISC. CITY OF LITTLETON FINANCE DEPT MISC. CITY OF SHERIDAN MISC. COLO DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIR. MISC. COLORADO DEPT OF REVENUE MISC. COLORADO STATE TREASURER MISC. TOWN OF COLUMBINE VALLEY MISC. TOWN OF FOXFIELD MISC.

2,002,418.71 524,684.40 100,120.33 254,063.59 29,494.88 309,950.92 41,295.72 798.00 4,633,867.52 5,320.00 11,647.81 243.23

FUND REPORT - 94 Opioid Abatement Fund PARADIGMONE INC Services and Other THE HORNBUCKLE FOUNDATION Services and Other

50,915.66 27,500.00

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0438-2023 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 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) Par Three Residential Trust Dated April 14, 2022 Original Beneficiary(ies) Merchants Mortgage & Trust Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Toorak Capital Partners, LLC Date of Deed of Trust April 22, 2022 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 29, 2022 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) E2047967 Original Principal Amount $509,850.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $491,200.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof' THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LEGAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A Purported common address: 4400 South Elati Street, Englewood, CO 80110.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/07/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/06/2023 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:

Erin Croke #46557 Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423 Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-23-966115-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 LEGAL DESCRIPTIONEXHIBIT A 0438-2023 ALL THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN WOLLENWEBER’S BROADWAY HEIGHTS, SECOND ADDITION, BEING IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A POINT WHICH IS 1620 FEET WEST AND 580 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH 1/2 OF NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST; THENCE NORTH 50 FEET; THENCE EAST 125 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 50 FEET; THENCE WEST 125 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice NO. 0438-2023 First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0462-2023 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 17, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Melissa M. Grow and Michael Chad Grow Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust January 23, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 29, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8011257 Original Principal Amount $330,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $239,334.60 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 5, BLOCK 1, COMANCHE CROSSING SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 840 Shoshone Street, Strasburg, CO 80136.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/14/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/21/2023 Last Publication: 1/18/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/17/2023 Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Erin Croke #46557 Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423 Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-23-966760-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal NO. 0462-2023 First Publication: 12/21/2023 Last Publication: 1/18/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0483-2023

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2, BLOCK 1, HIGHLAND VIEW II, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 8132 S Fillmore Way, Centennial, CO 80122.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/28/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 1/4/2024 Last Publication: 2/1/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/31/2023 Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Erin Croke #46557 Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423 Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-23-968325-LL

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

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.

On October 31, 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.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Original Grantor(s) Kellie D. McAdamis Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for M&T Bank, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust February 09, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 17, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5015202 Original Principal Amount $128,600.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $105,828.04 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

Legal Notice NO. 0483-2023 First Publication: 1/4/2024 Last Publication: 2/1/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0488-2023

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D4113740 Original Principal Amount $53,411.61 Outstanding Principal Balance $27,523.53 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations thereof THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 12, EXEMPTION SURVEY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPLAT OF LOTS 10, 11, AND 12, IN HOMESTEAD FARM FILING 6, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 5987 E. Jamison Ln, 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, 03/06/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 1/11/2024 Last Publication 2/8/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 11/03/2023 Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Erin Croke #46557 Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423 Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-23-968483-LL

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

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.

On November 3, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Original Grantor(s) Nancy J. Johnston Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust November 28, 2014 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 04, 2014 Recording Information

Legal Notice NO. 0488-2023 First Publication: 1/11/2024 Last Publication: 2/8/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0445-2023 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 10, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described

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Original Grantor(s) AWES10 HOMES, LLC and Austin Martinson, individually Original Beneficiary(ies) Ronald W. Reely as to an undivided two-thirds interest, and Don B. Owen, Jr., as to an undivided one-third interest Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Ronald W. Reely as to an undivided two-thirds interest, and Don B. Owen, Jr., as to an undivided one-third interest Date of Deed of Trust June 30, 2020 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 07, 2020 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) E0082122 Original Principal Amount $715,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $687,848.51 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 43 AND THE SOUTH 1/2 OF LOT 44, BLOCK 17, JACKSON'S BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 4111 South Broadway, 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, 02/07/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/10/2023 Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Fred Gabler #8978 Karsh Gabler Call PC 1658 Cole Blvd, Bldg 6, Suite G10, Lakewood, CO 80401 (303) 759-9669 Attorney File # 4111 South Broadway 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. 0445-2023

First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0481-2023 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 27, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

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 # 19-023527 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

Original Grantor(s) ALLEN DARRINGTON AND LORI C. DARRINGTON Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC, AS NOMINEE FOR FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Legal Notice NO. 0481-2023 First Publication: 1/4/2024 Last Publication: 2/1/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST, SERIES 2007-SEA I Date of Deed of Trust June 02, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 09, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6086132 Original Principal Amount $340,850.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $313,620.35

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

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: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 11 TO 14, INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 3, CAPITOLIA THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE. STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 5794 S PRESCOTT ST, LITTLETON, CO 80120.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/28/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 1/4/2024 Last Publication: 2/1/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/27/2023 Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0482-2023

On October 31, 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) P Stephens Porterfield Original Beneficiary(ies) World Savings Bank, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust January 31, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 24, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5026849 Original Principal Amount $238,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $233,080.81 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 16, BLOCK 7, THE HIGHLANDS 460, 3RD FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Purported common address: 8137 S Garfield Way, Littleton, CO 80122.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: Pursuant to that certain Affidavit Re: Scrivener’s Error Pursuant to C.R.S.§38-35-109(5) recorded in the records of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on 10/5/2023 at Reception No. E3068493 to add the legal description to the Deed of Trust.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/28/2024, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by

law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 1/4/2024 Last Publication: 2/1/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 10/31/2023 Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Erin Croke #46557 Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423 Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-23-967341-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. 0482-2023 First Publication: 1/4/2024 Last Publication: 2/1/2024 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

City and County PUBLIC NOTICE A draft of Sheridan Housing Authority’s Annual Plan for 2024 is available for review and comment at the administrative offices of the Authority at 3460 S. Sherman Street, Ste101, Englewood, CO 80113. The Annual Plan will go before the Authority’s Board of Commissioners for public hearing and approval Monday, February 26th, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., at 4101 S. Federal Blvd., Sheridan, Colorado 80110.

Equal Housing Opportunity Legal Notice No. 532476 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE Englewood Housing Authority, dba Innovative Housing Concepts, will open the pre-application period its two Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program lottery pools at 8:00 a.m. on January 22nd, 2024. The lottery pool application period will close on January 23rd, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.

Pre-applications for the lottery pool will be available online at www.innovativehousingportal.org.

Preapplications will only be accepted online.

Preapplication to the lottery pool does not guarantee that your number will be drawn. The amount of lottery numbers drawn depends on available funding. This lottery pool will be active until December 31st, 2025.

Innovative Housing Concepts is an equal opportunity housing provider.

Legal Notice No. 532480 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF SUBDIVISION PLAT Purpose: The City of Sheridan’s Planning and Zoning Department has received an application for a Minor Subdivision for property located at 3025 W. Hampden Ave. The owner of this property seeks to adjust lot lines of the existing parcels; written comments will be taken at the city for 14 days.

Owner: International Union of Elevator Constructors Local Number 25 City Contact: Nathan Rassmussen, Planner I Planning and Zoning Department Phone: 303-438-3207 Email: nrassmussen@ci.sheridan.co.us Legal Notice No.532457 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, January 9th, the Centennial City Council approved the following ordinance on second and final reading: ORDINANCE NO. 2023-O-14 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE) CONCERNING THE SIGN CODE The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk and is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com. The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-754-3371.

(First published December 5, 2023) By: Christina Lovelace, CMC Interim City Clerk Legal Notice No. 532483 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen PUBLIC NOTICE A draft of Englewood Housing Authority’s Annual Plan for 2024 is available for review and comment at the administrative offices of the Authority at 3460 S. Sherman Street, Ste101, Englewood, CO 80113. The Annual Plan will go before the Authority’s Board of Commissioners for public hearing and approval Wednesday, February, 28th, 2023 at 4:00 p.m., at 3460 S Sherman St, Ste 203, Englewood, CO 80113.

Equal Housing Opportunity Legal Notice No. 532475 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF LITTLETON PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE ZONING MATTER Notice is hereby given that the following public hearing will be held by the City of Littleton at the Littleton Center, 2255 West Berry Avenue, Littleton, Colorado: To consider an application for a Conceptual Master Plan at 5151 S Federal Blvd, Columbine Square Redevelopment (Case MDP23-0004).

All those wishing to be heard should be present at the time and place stated.

PLANNING COMMISSION Public Hearing at 6:30 p.m. on January 22, 2024 For more information, call the Littleton Planning Division at 303-734-8076 or contact city staff: Teri Whitmore, twhitmore@littletongov.org, 303-795-3787. Further information regarding the project may be found on the city’s Development Activity List on http://www.littletongov.org/dal.

Legal Notice No.532472 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Description: The Southern 35ft of Lots 1217 and Lots 18-23 of the Sunny Ridge Subdivision

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Project: Valley Country Club Lift Station Rehabilitation Project ACWWA Project No. 030 Project Owner: Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority (ACWWA) Project Location: Centennial, Colorado The Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority (ACWWA) plans to accept the above titled project as completed and ready for Final Settlement by HPM, Inc. on February 7, 2024.

In accordance with applicable statues for public works construction contracts, the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority (ACWWA) may withhold a portion of the remaining payment to be made to HPM, Inc., as necessary, to protect the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority (ACWWA) from loss on account of claims filed, and failure of HPM, Inc. to make payments properly to subcontractors or suppliers.

Project subcontractors and suppliers of HPM, Inc. are hereby notified that unresolved outstanding claims must be certified and forwarded to: Sandor Rebek, Water Resources Engineer ACWWA 13031 East Caley Ave Centennial, CO 80111 As soon as possible, but no later than February 5, 2024.

Legal Notice No. 532481 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Final Publication: January 25, 2024 Newspaper: Centennial Citizen Littleton Independent Not consecutive publications.

Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (PAVEMENT PRESERVATION PROGRAM) Project No. 22-04-02 Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 38-26107, C.R.S., that the City of Centennial, Colorado (the “City”) will make final payment at the hour of 10:00 a.m. on January 26, 2024 (the “Final Settlement Date”) to the following contractor: A-1 Chipseal Company 2505 E. 74th Avenue Denver, CO 80229 (hereinafter, the “Contractor”) for and on account of all work completed by the Contractor on City Project No. 22-04-02, including for purposes of this Notice of Final Settlement on (the “Project”).

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

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

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

Legal Notice No. 532482 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT SECOND AMENDMENT TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (MILL AND OVERLAY 2023) Project No. 21-01-02 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 January 26, 2024 (the “Final Settlement Date”) to the following contractor: MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. 2710 WYCLIFF ROAD RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27607 (hereinafter, the “Contractor”) for and on account of all work completed by the Contractor on City Project No. 21-01-02, including for purposes of this Notice of Final Settlement on (the “Project”).

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

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

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

Legal Notice No. 532467 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2022CV30513 Division: 21 Plaintiff: Maintenance Association for Piney Creek East, Inc. a.k.a. Tuscany Maintenance Association, Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendants: Chris Tyszka; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”); and Public Trustee of the County of Arapahoe This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to a Order for Final Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated July 28, 2023 and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S., by Maintenance Association for Piney Creek East, Inc. a.k.a. Tuscany Maintenance Association, Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation, the current holder and owner of a statutory lien against the real property located in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows, to wit: LOT 24, BLOCK 3, TUSCANY SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO also known by street name and number as: 18707 E. Berry Pl., Aurora, CO 80015.

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of the Sheriff's Office of County of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 8th day of February 2024, at 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number (720) 874-3845. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. Please telephone (720) 874-3845 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid.

Amount of judgment entered on July 28, 2023: $7,161.27 with post-judgment interest at 8% per annum. The amount of the foreclosed lien is not stagnant. Amount of foreclosed lien as of October 6, 2023: $8,802.77. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH

OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. **

and K. L. KLOEWER, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31424

Attorneys for Association: Moeller Graf, P.C.; Associate Attorney Gail R. Gudder, Reg. No. 17820; ggudder@moellergraf.com; 9557 South Kingston Court, Englewood, CO 80112; Phone: (877) 279-4499.

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 May 11, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Date: November 14, 2023 Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff County of Arapahoe, Colorado

Karen Pierce, Personal Representative 3388 S. Flamingo Way Denver, CO 80222

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No. 532469 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 25, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No. 532300 First Publication: December 14, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rex S. Hunt, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR031453

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Hanson, a/k/a Jack Hanson, a/k/a John Malcom Hanson, Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31391 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 May 11, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

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 May 11, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia Toquinto Roberts, a/k/a Patricia Hanson Personal Representative 12551 East Harvard Circle Aurora, Colorado 80014

Bonnie M. Lindberg, Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. 532458 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Legal Notice No. 532471 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 25, 2024 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JEFFREY J. KICIA, a/k/a JEFFREY JULIUS KICIA, a/k/a JEFFREY KICIA and JEFF KICIA, Deceased Case No.: 23PR31136 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 May 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

David L. Mitchell, Personal Representative 1105 Hover Street Longmont, CO 80501 Legal Notice No. 532455 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Debra Kay Miller, aka Debra K. Miller, aka Debra Miller, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31416 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 May 11, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shannara Quissell Shannara Quissell, #52547 Zalessky Law Group, LLC Attorneys for Personal Representative, Joshua Matthew Miller 9725 E. Hampden Ave. #103 Denver, CO 80231

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Estate of Wanda Sue Ingwers, aka Wanda S. Ingwers, aka Wanda Ingwers, aka Wanda Sue Fields, aka Wanda S. Fields, aka Wanda Fields, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31425 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 May 6, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Fred Christopher Ingwers, Personal Representative c/o Dana Petersen, Attorney 8811 E. Hampden Avenue, Suite 217 Denver, CO 80231 Legal Notice No. 532453 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of IOLENE BURSTEIN, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31451 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 May 13, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gayle Burstein, Personal Representative 126 W. Stern Parkway Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 532470 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 25, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charles T. Fote, a/k/a Charlie T. Fote, a/k/a Charles Thomas Fote, a/k/a Charles T. Fote, Sr., Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31422

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KENNETH LEE KLOEWER, also known as KENNETH L. KLOEWER, aka KENNETH KLOEWER, aka KEN KLOEWER,

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 May 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 532466 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 25, 2024 Publisher:Littleton Independent

Kaye Lynn Fote Personal Representative 3 Bridle Path Lane Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 Legal Notice No. 532459 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Bruce Gubbins, a/k/a John B. Gubbins, a/k/a John Gubbins, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR031371 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 May 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathleen Jo Gubbins Thomas, Personal Representative c/o Mollie B. Hawes, Miller and Steiert, P.C. 1901 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 532452 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Desaree Patricia Sanchez, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31436 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 May 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Joey Sanchez, Personal Representative c/o M. Carl Glatstein, Esq. Glatstein & O'Brien, LLP 2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 350 Denver, Colorado 80222 Legal Notice No. 532450 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Elizabeth Chan, a/k/a Maria Elizabeth Wah Tse, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 31115 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 May 11, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Baysore & Christian Fiduciary Services, LLC Special Administrator 7000 E Belleview Ave., Suite 150 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 532465 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 25, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robin Ruth Volden, a/k/a Robin R. Volden, a/k/a Robin Volden, a/k/a Robin Ruth Benak, a/k/a Robin R. Benak, a/k/a Robin Benak, a/k/a Robin Ruth Walker, a/k/a Robin R. Walker, a/k/a Robin Walker, Deceased Case Number 2023PR031423 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 May 11, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Colorado Estate Planning Law Center Attorney to the Personal Representative 6870 W. 52nd Ave., Suite 103

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Bringing the West to life downtown National Western Stock Show parade kicks off annual celebration

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The National Western Stock Show kicked off for 2024 with a stampede of 30 longhorns roaring down 17th Street downtown, while crowds of cowboy gear-clad folks cheered with excitement and screamed “Yahoo”!

Legendary Denver Linebacker Randy Gradishar was the grand Marshall on Jan. 4.

Arrow Electronics presented the parade.

The Stock Show is officially set to kick off Jan. 6 and runs through Jan. 21 at the National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St. The event features a lively combination of rodeos, livestock shows, contests, performances and food.

Advance tickets are available online at https:// nationalwestern.com/tickets/buy-tickets/ and can be purchased daily at the complex’s ticket window.

Spanish explorers and settlers brought the Texas longhorns, which PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD likely arrived in the late 1600s, to the United States.

The Mexican Rodeo Chichimec Dancers thrilled the crowd.

Public Notices Arvada, Colorado 80002 Legal Notice No. 532479 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 25, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Maxine T. Bortz, a/k/a Maxine Touart Bortz, a/k/a Maxine Bortz, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR31413 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 or on or before April 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Matthew C. Deaver, Personal Representative 9984 Hough Pt. Parker, Colorado 80134 Legal Notice No. 532445 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lily Naomi Palmer, aka Lily N. Palmer, aka Lily Palmer, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR031228 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 April 28, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Brian Palmer, Personal Representative c/o Solem Woodward & McKinley, P.C. 750 W. Hampden Ave, Suite 505 Englewood, Colorado 80110 Legal Notice No. 532440 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on December 20, 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 Ronit Lehavah Fisher-Winkeljohn be changed to Ronit Lehavah Winkeljohn Case No.: 23C48757

The petition requests that the name of Sawyer Gable Mack be changed to Sawyer Gable Watson Mack Case No.: 23 C 100895 By: Judge Colleen Clark Legal Notice No. 532444 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

By: By Kim Boswell Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk

Public notice is given on December 21, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Legal Notice No. 532454 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent

The petition requests that the name of Gabriel Jeremiah Yearian be changed to Jeremiah Gabriel Shields Case No.: 2023C100978

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on December 6, 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 Evan James Knight be changed to Evan James Knight Sonne Case No.: 23 C 100951 By: Judge Colleen Clark Legal Notice No. 532451 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 21, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 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 Jacklynn Elizabeth Connely be changed to Elizabeth Jacklynn Chavez Case No.: 23 C 100859 By: Judge Colleen Clark Legal Notice No. 532460 First Publication: January 4, 2024 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Public notice is given on October 10, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Legal Notice No. 532473 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 25, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent

The petition requests that the name of Baasantseren Orsoo be changed to Saruul Slankauskas Case No.: 2023 C 100778

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on December 7, 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 Antoin Lee Roland be changed to Antoin Lee Roland-Calhoun Case No.: 23 C 100957 By: Judge Colleen Clark Legal Notice No. 532441 First Publication: December 28, 2023 Last Publication: January 11, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 532474 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 25, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

By: Clerk of the Court Legal Notice No. 532468 First Publication: January 11, 2024 Last Publication: January 25, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Children Services (Adoption/Guardian/Other) Public Notice District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 In the Matter of the Petition of: Jenifer Lundberg and Lans Pursel For the Adoption of a Child Case Number: 23JA68 Division: 22 Courtroom: 22 NOTICE OF HEARING To: Richard Nye and Brandi Mackey Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/ have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.

If applicable, an Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on January 25, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. in the court location identified above.

Public notice is given on December 28, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s).

The petition requests that the name of Cesar Santiago Ramirez be changed to Santiago Ramirez, Ill Case No.: 2023CV32434

Legal Notice No. 532418 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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