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New library on track for August opening

100 turn out for tour

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Castle Rock’s new library celebrated a construction milestone this month as it nears the expected August grand opening.

Despite a sprinkling of snow, more than 100 community members gathered at the Castle Rock Library, 100 S Wilcox Street, on March 16 to tour the progress on the new building, enjoy a BBQ lunch and get details on the future space.

“I want to thank all of the tradesfolk and everyone who’s putting this wonderful facility together for us,” Bob Pasicznyuk, executive library director for Douglas County Libraries, said. “We’re really looking forward to this library.”

Douglas County Libraries invested

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Bozarth, Venafro receive American Legion top honors

Annual public safety awards announced

BY HALEY LENA HLENAD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At the American Legion Department of Colorado mid-year Conference, Douglas County Sheri ’s Deputy Tammy Bozarth and Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department’s Casey Venafro were awarded Law Enforcement O cer and Fire ghter of the year honors.

Role

e American Legion is an organization of veterans who are dedicated to preserving America’s freedoms and believes national security must be maintained to ful ll the mandate for a strong national defense.

e Legion is organized into local Posts, county and area districts, departments for each state and the National American Legion.

Each year, Posts work with local police and re departments to nominate candidates for Law Enforcement O cer and Fire ghter of the Year.

In late January, the American Le-

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gion Harry C. Miller Post 1187 Castle Rock awardees Bozarth and Venafro won at the district and department level for Colorado.

According to Christopher Desmond, Jr. Vice Commander of the American Legion Harry C. Miller Post 1187, the Law Enforcement Ofcer of the Year award is presented to a well-rounded law enforcement o cer who has exceeded the duty requirements of their position. e o cer has also shown a pattern of community service, professional

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BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As news spread about a proposed a ordable housing development near Parker — yet another ashpoint in the ongoing battle against new apartment complexes in the Denver suburbs — many area residents expressed concern about its funding.

“70% of the development cost will be absorbed by Douglas County taxpayers,” one resident wrote to the county.

at’s just one complaint in a long list of comments the county compiled that objected to the development’s funding. Said another: “We do not appreciate subsidizing 60 to 70% of the cost of that development after we have paid over 800,000 for our home.”

“Please hear the voices of the

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The new Castle Rock Library is a two-story, 62,000-square-foot building that will have outdoor amenities, a kids and family area, space for library sta and an archive room, among other features. A grand opening is planned for August.

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existing residents and not the developers who want to use our money to nancially bene t only themselves,” another read.

But there would be no need to increase local taxes solely as a result of the development, according to a county spokesperson.

And the funding the developer could receive runs through a process that di ers from what may be the usual connotation of “subsidized” housing. e bottom line appears to be that Douglas County residents need not worry about a large or even notable portion of their taxes going toward the proposed apartment complex.

Here’s an examination of concerns about funding — and a look at worries about property values and crime, two other topics residents often raised regarding the development.

Not a local tax grab

Douglas County’s elected leaders recently allowed a development to move forward that would put about 200 housing units just south of the Town of Parker near state Highway 83.

Residents of e Pinery, an area that sits between Parker and Castle Rock’s northeast edge, have argued the proposed development does not meet the county’s approval requirements and that it is “incompatible with the existing character” of the area.

e Pinery, a relatively remote set of neighborhoods along a major state highway, consists largely of single-family homes.

Ulysses Development Group, the company behind the proposal, will be applying for an allocation of federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit in connection with the development, according to Connor Larr, a partner at the company.

“It is a federal tax credit. Not a Douglas County tax credit,” Larr wrote in a statement.

e Low-Income Housing Tax Credit was created by President Ronald Reagan and Congress in the Tax Reform Act of 1986, designed to encourage private sector investment in the new construction, acquisition and rehabilitation of rental housing a ordable to low-income households, according to the National

Council of State Housing Agencies.

As a tax credit, it’s technically not funded by tax revenue. A credit is somewhat similar to a tax deduction: It can lower an individual’s or business’ tax bill and results in a person paying less in taxes. e government takes in less revenue than it would without the tax credit, but taxpayers aren’t technically funding an individual tax credit.

e Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program “is not funded by local or federal appropriations,” said Jerilynn Francis, spokesperson for the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority.

ere is no government entity that would need to consider raising tax rates on Douglas County residents as a result of an apartment complex like this being built with LowIncome Housing Tax Credit funding, Francis con rmed.

Based on how the county rezoned the land, if a developer builds any “multifamily” residences — such as apartments — they will have to comply with certain rules about the income of their tenants, said Wendy Holmes, Douglas County spokesperson.

A development “would be entitled to any incentives the state or federal authorities o er for that type of construction,” Holmes said. “ e county o ers no such incentives.”

How the tax credit stacks up

Another complication: Investors are involved, and the exact value of the tax credit can be di cult to pin down.

“ e developer will recoup 9% of the development cost every year for 10 years. at’s a full 90%,” one comment to the county claimed.

But that’s much higher than the amount turns out to be. ere are two types of federal housing tax credits: the 9% credit and the 4% credit, according to the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority.

Credits are redeemable every year for 10 years and calculated as 4% or 9% of the project’s “quali ed basis,” a gure calculated from the gross construction costs of the project’s a ordable units. at’s according to the conservative-leaning Tax Foundation, a tax policy nonpro t.

“Interestingly, the 4 percent and 9 percent credits rarely end up being precisely 4 and 9 percent each year but a 10-year stream of credits equal to 30 percent and 70 percent of the quali ed basis,” the nonpro t says on its website. “As interest rates uc-

tuate with the economy, the yearly value of the tax credits uctuates around 4 percent and 9 percent.”

Ulysses is anticipating utilizing the 4% tax credit, Larr said.

“It should be understood that the tax credits are sold to investors who purchase the tax credits. e proceeds of that sale are used as equity (or funding) in the development” of the property, Larr said.

Larr added: “Given the market factors and unknowns regarding future LIHTC pricing, along with uncertainty with respect to how much of our total development cost will be (eligible), it is impossible to say if the LIHTC equity contributed to the project will equal 30% of the total development cost.”

Unlike direct subsidies, the tax credits are received over time based on performance, according to the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, often called CHFA.

“Investors do not receive their tax credits unless the housing is suitable for occupancy and is rented to households with low-income at restricted rents during the initial 15year term,” CHFA’s fact sheet says.

Who could live there

e proposal documents label the apartment complex as “workforce housing units,” a term that can vary depending on who is using it.

Units would generally be available to individuals and families making no greater than 60% of the area’s median income, as that gure is calculated annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a Sept. 16 letter from the developer’s team to county sta .

As of April 2022, local households making no greater than 60% of the AMI, and thus eligible for a unit, typically earn between $40,000 to $80,000 per year, the letter says.

“Households with incomes in this range may include employees of Douglas County government, Douglas County School District, local businesses … and critical services, including the Parker Adventist Hospital system and other emergency and essential service organizations,” the letter says.

e income limit could end up being even higher for some units.

“As we have presented in our public meetings, we are anticipating providing a 100% income-restricted property to bene t Douglas County. Based on federal guidance we anticipate a range of AMI set asides up

to 80% AMI at the maximum,” Larr said.

Property values on the mind

One comment to the county, as compiled in a December county sta report, claimed that if the apartments are built, nearby property values will be “eroded by potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars.” Several research studies don’t back that assertion.

Some studies have found that Low-Income Housing Tax Credit developments in “higher-income” areas are associated with house price declines, according to the nonpro t Urban Institute.

But results have varied. A New York University study on New York City found that a ordable housing developments have led to increases in property values in many cases.

“ e completion of LIHTC projects is associated with an immediate positive and signi cant ( xed) e ect, indicating that prices surrounding the tax credit housing rise more than prices in the larger neighborhood,” the study reads. “After completion, the degree to which prices in the vicinity of tax credit housing exceed those in the larger neighborhood rises by 3.8 percentage points.”

A 2017 Stanford Graduate School of Business study found that LIHTC construction in neighborhoods with median incomes above $54,000 leads to housing price declines of approximately 2.5% within 0.1 miles of the development site.

“ ese declines, however, are only seen in high income areas with a minority population of below 50%,” the study says.

e impact can also change over time, says the study, which looked at counties in 15 states.

“At distances of 0.3 to 0.4 miles away from the LIHTC site, there are modest declines in house prices right away, but they fall over time. It appears the housing market very quickly ‘prices’ the impact of LIHTC very locally, but it takes 5 to 10 years for the house prices 0.3 to 0.4 miles away to fully adjust.”

A study on Alexandria, Virginia, found that a ordable housing in higher-income neighborhoods has a “positive and highly signi cant e ect on surrounding home values, as does a ordable housing in lowerincome neighborhoods.”

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Garmon is new chamber president

To focus on memberships, community

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As a former small business owner, chamber member and chamber staer of eight years, Castle Rock Chamber’s new president, Stacy Garmon, knows the business inside and out.

“I’ve seen all of the di erent views of the chamber from all of those points of view,” she said.

Garmon, a graduate of from the Institute for Organizational Management through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, took over the top job at the Castle Rock Chamber in December.

She replaces former president Pam Ridler, who retired after 24 years.

In her rst couple of months on the job, Garmon said she’s been getting to meet the excellent chamber sta , learn the businesses and get to know the community. She moved to Castle Rock from Georgia, where she lived in

multiple parts of the state.

“ ere’s a saying in the chamber world that if you’ve seen one chamber, then you’ve seen one chamber,” she said. “ ey’re all di erent because communities are di erent and so are the businesses.”

So far, Garmon sees a lot of opportunities in the town’s growth and welcoming in a variety of businesses. Her and her team recently celebrated the achievement of the chamber receiving a Five-Star Accredation from the US Chamber of Commerce, a national recognition of the chamber’s success.

Castle Rock Chamber is one of just two chambers in Colorado with the Five-Star Accredation distinction. Garmon hopes the honor will highlight the value the chamber o ers to local businesses and attract new members.

“We want (businesses) to join our chamber because we excel in governance, government a airs, nancial policies, and bylaws,” she said. “We also have elite programming and events.”

One of Garmon’s goals for the chamber is to ensure its supporting

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e impacts of the pandemic that linger on workplaces, such as the labor shortage and remote work, are two areas of focus lately, Garmon said.

“We hope that our business members will look to the chamber for guidance on things like connecting with work from home employees, or how are you connecting with your young professionals,” she said.

With 500 current members, and e orts to increase that number, Garmon said another priority is making sure the chamber is providing tools and resources for each kind of business.

“Not every business has the same needs, so we want to be able to provide for the needs of each of our members,” she said.

When she’s not at the chamber or connecting with members, Garmon said she spends a lot of time exploring downtown and enjoying Castle Rock’s parks and outdoor amenities.

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Anti-Semitic propaganda found in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock

Incidents increasing

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Terry Carhart found an antiSemitic and anti-LGBTQ yer in his Highlands Ranch yard on March 4, he was disgusted.

e yer was in a small plastic baggie weighed down with dry beans and, by Carhart’s observation, had been scattered in several yards in his neighborhood near Fox Creek Elementary School.

“I have an issue with someone who thinks that way driving around, passing out literature in my area,” Carhart, 64, said. “It’s nonsensical.”

Carhart felt compelled to report the yers to the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce and the Anti-Defamation League because he has Jewish neighbors and worried about the messaging leading to harm.

e yers Carhart found were just some of the anti-Semitic propaganda found in Front Range areas so far this month, with more yers found in the Terrain neighborhood in Castle Rock on March 7.

Castle Rock Mayor Jason Gray, whose grandfather died in a concentration camp during the Holocaust, spoke out against the messaging

at the March 7 town council meeting, calling it “disheartening” and encouraging the council and town residents to speak out against it and report it.

“It’s not what Castle Rock is about,” Gray said. “ is kind of rhetoric makes my blood boil.”

A report from the Anti-Defamation

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League released on March 8 found that 2022 had over 6,750 instances of white supremacist propaganda reported, the highest number of instances the organization has recorded.

Scott Levin, the director for the Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region, said Colorado had

163 instances of white supremacist propaganda last year compared to 159 in 2021.

Levin said a concern with the increasing propaganda is that it will lead to the normalization of hate, which can lead to violence.

“ e problem is that they do normalize this kind of hate and anger in a way that it might become criminal activity,” he said. “It only takes one person to react to this, think some of it may be true, and act on it.”

e propaganda also serves to recruit people to white supremacist groups and helps those groups make money by connecting people to their websites and media, Levin said.

e yers Carhart found in Highlands Ranch linked to a website featuring Holocaust denial and streaming an anti-Semitic lm, which the Anti-Defamation League report found is often associated with the white supremacist group White Lives Matter.

Levin said the best response to nding propaganda is to loudly rebuke it so that the messaging doesn’t become normalized. He added that reporting instances of propaganda to law enforcement and the Anti-Defamation League helps track the issue.

“Neighbors need to speak out and say ‘ is stu isn’t acceptable’ and they need to give support to those groups that are targeted,” he said.

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HONORS

achievements and heroic acts.

Deputy Bozarth is the 2023 winner.

“Receiving the Police O cer of the Year award from the American Legion was such an honor,“ said Bozarth. “It was very humbling to be in the same room with so many heroes that served our country. I’m truly grateful to the American Legion.”

Bozarth has served the citizens of Douglas County for 19 years. In the summer of 2022, Bozarth became the county’s rst HEART (Homeless Engagement Assistance Team) member, where she is currently serving.

Bozarth looks forward to continuing to serve the community as she is inspired by the compassion, partnership and support that is given to law enforcement.

Castle Rock Fire and Rescue’s Casey Venafro was awarded Fire ghter of the Year.

Before joining the Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department in 2011, Venafro graduated from Colorado Mountain College and enlisted in the United States Army following the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Venafro went on to serve overseas in combat zones during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

As his military career ended in 2008, Venafro enrolled in Pikes Peak Community College Fire Science program and graduated in 2010.

“ e re service is a huge part of my life and I am grateful for the opportunity to serve,” said Venafro.

Since becoming a re ghter/EMT in Castle Rock, Venafro has been involved in the Wildland Team, Special Operations Team (Ice Rescue) Acting Engineer and the Public Education Team.

“One of the things I love most about being a re ghter is that I can make my family proud,” said Venafro. “My wife and son are ab-

solutely the most important things in my life, so to have them feel good about what I do is super important to me. I like to teach my son to do what is right and leave this place better than he found it, so to be about to live that out for him is priceless.”

To be singled out among a group of Castle Rock Fire and Rescue men

and women and receive such an award was a great honor according to Venafro.

“I am thankful that I could do my small part among so many remen and women to bring a potentially dangerous situation to a safe conclusion,” said Venafro. “As with all things we do in the re service, we achieve nothing alone.”

From left: Dave Giboo, formerly USAF, presently Senior Vice Commander Post 1187 Castle Rock & District 6 Judge Advocate, Larry Underwood, formerly USA, presently Post Adjutant, Post 1187, Commander District 6, & Adjutant Dept. of CO, Dr. Annette Johnson formerly USAF, presently Commander Dept. of CO, Castle Rock Fire Fighter, Army Veteran, Casey Venafro, LEO Douglas County Deputy Tammy Bozarth, Wayne Turner, formerly USN/USMC Corpsman, presently Finance O cer Post 1187 & Adjutant District 6, Mike McNairy, USAF Ret., presently Commander Post 1187 & Exec. Committee Dept. of CO. CREDIT AARON SAGER; USAR; POST 1187 & DEPT. OF CO HISTORIAN

Laydon, Thomas attempt civility

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In a near about-face compared to just six days prior, two of Douglas County’s elected leaders engaged in a conversation to try burying the hatchet after a long climate of animosity.

e public doesn’t care whether Commissioner Abe Laydon is right or Commissioner Lora omas is right, Laydon said.

“ ey just see a board that is duking it out in public meetings,” Laydon said.

His comments came in a March 20 work-session meeting of the commissioners titled “Governing with Civility & Professionalism” on the county’s posted schedule. e conversation between omas and Laydon, partly supported by an outside mediator, saw some progress in moving past a con ict marked by public insults, investigations and changes in power on the board.

omas quoted Commissioner George Teal as having said he doesn’t think she has the “capacity” to be a county commissioner. It’s an example of the type of tone she wanted to end. Teal was not present at the meeting.

“Any personal attacks, ad hominem attacks, I will not tolerate,” Laydon responded.

Chalk that up as one of the statements in the meeting that provided some hope that the dynamic on the board could change. Aside from a moment of back and forth between omas and Laydon over whether Laydon was interrupting her — and although the two commissioners aired some policy disagreements — the meeting mostly consisted of what appeared to be constructive conversation.

omas contrasted how, she says, Laydon acts deferential to Teal but cuts her o and doesn’t let her talk. Laydon responded in what seemed to be an earnest tone: “Well, I’d like to.”

“I want to work with you. I think you’re an exceptional leader; I’ve seen you do exceptional things,” Laydon said.

Laydon voiced that he wanted

posals the board is trying to accomplish. omas said that she, at times, has felt out of the loop on certain matters, such as a part of the county’s potential response to homelessness.

“I will be pleased to (provide) as much granular information as possible” so that “everyone is up to speed,” Laydon said.

Laydon and Teal recently removed omas from serving on outside leadership boards in the community, including the Northwest Douglas County Chamber and Economic Development Corporation, a group that represents the local business community; and the Mile High Flood District, which oversees matters such as ood management and stormwater around the Denver region. at was a sticking point for the outside mediator, who said residents in District III, omas’ area of the county, are confused as to why omas is not on some boards. e mediator suggested considering reinstating omas to some position to help move forward.

“I would be thrilled to reappoint you to the committees that you were removed from,” Laydon said. He added: “But if I feel that the county is being undermined at every step, it makes me lose trust.”

Investigations of omas — partly stemming from her circulating an anonymous letter that criticized employees of the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce, allegedly to support her 2022 campaign for Douglas County sheri — came up in the conversation. omas maintains she has been cleared. A criminal investigation didn’t move forward, which Laydon has argued is because authorities misinterpreted the law.

( is story cannot delve into details due to space constraints. For more context, see previous coverage at tinyurl.com/CommissionersConduct.)

Laydon asserted in the meeting that there’s “a ton of evidence” for omas having committed civil wrongdoing.

“And those are really signi cant (issues),” Laydon said.

Ultimately, though, Laydon said: “I’m very willing to move away from the past in the interest of those I serve and put those committee appointments back on the table.”

“And I am deeply sorry for the way that my behavior has a ected you,” Laydon added.

The Douglas County Commissioners chamber.

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Two commissioners discuss grievances with assistance from mediator

LIBRARY

around $26.5 million in the project and contracted with Centennialbased Fransen Pittman for construction.

e new building will be twostories and 42,000 square feet of public library and 20,000 square feet of library sta space with numerous upgrades from the current library, which opened in 2003 and is 45,000 square feet.

“ e building we’re in now was a Safeway before (Douglas County Libraries) moved in, so we had to retro t the building for our needs, but the new library will be built for us,” Nanci Marr, marketing and communications manager for the libraries, said.

e larger building is needed to keep up with the growth of the town and the demand for library resources, Marr said.

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high-income areas necessarily causes nearby property values to decline,” the 2022 Urban Institute study says.

The study adds: “We find that affordable units in the city of Alexandria are associated with a small but statistically significant increase in property values of 0.09 percent within 1/16 of a mile of a development, on average — a distance comparable to a typical urban block.”

Locally, in 2010, the median single-family home price in metro Denver was about $200,000. It was roughly triple that as of 2022, according to Colorado Association of Realtors data.

Worries of crime

Many comments submitted to the county mentioned crime as a concern with the proposed apartment complex.

The Stanford study also looked at the impact of affordable housing development on local crime rates in certain cities.

Some of the main features of the new library include a kids and family space on the rst oor with a ranch-themed play area, a double sided replace at the front entrance, over a dozen individual study rooms, large conference spaces and an archives room.

ere will also be outdoor amenities like an amphitheater-style seating area for storytime events, a drive-thru book drop and patio space.

Marr said the current library building will begin demolition in June to make space for the new parking lot, which will include 218 spaces. e parking lot is expected to be completed in November.

e current library will remain open until the May to June timeframe, when Marr said the process of moving all of the library collections, materials and the book sorter from one building to another will begin.

e library is planning to host a grand opening ceremony in August.

“We find both violent and property crime decline in low income areas, regardless of minority share. However, in higher income areas we do not see any increase in crime, rather property crime may even fall slightly,” the study says.

Lawsuit filed

More than 100 area residents recently filed a lawsuit against Douglas County’s elected leaders for allowing the development to move forward.

Residents of The Pinery brought the lawsuit, arguing the proposed development does not meet the county’s approval requirements and that it is “incompatible with the existing character” of the area.

The Douglas County commissioners voted 2-1 on Jan. 10 to allow the development to move forward. The lawsuit, filed in February, asked a court to reverse the county’s decision and stop the development.

For a look at the lawsuit and the county’s approval requirements, see Colorado Community Media’s previous story at tinyurl.com/ PineryApartmentLawsuit.

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Public meeting crowd takes issue with Douglas County commissioners’ conduct

Residents voice concern

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In a public meeting punctuated by loud interruptions from the audience, several area residents spoke against what they say is unjust treatment of one of Douglas County’s elected leaders by her two colleagues, pointing to a rift accentuated by personal attacks.

“Today, I was told I was bananas and told I needed to stop standing on my soapbox and stop yelling into the abyss,” Lora omas, a Douglas County commissioner, said during the March 14 meeting.

Much of the crowd consisted of people who support omas and took issue with the other two commissioners launching investigations against her, removing her from serving on outside leadership boards in the community and opposing her preference for whom to appoint to the county Planning Commission, a body of citizens who give input on property development decisions. About a dozen speakers criticized the commissioners’ conduct, with many taking issue speci cally with Commissioners Abe Laydon and George Teal.

A couple of attendees oated the idea of a recall election, where

residents would vote on whether to remove an o cial from o ce, a suggestion that garnered applause from the crowd.

And while the meeting didn’t see evidence of gender-based comments from Laydon and Teal speci cally, several speakers said their actions amounted to mistreating omas because she is a woman.

Kay Michelsen, of Highlands Ranch, described the treatment toward omas as “misogynistic, caustic cocktails of meanness.”

Laydon told the audience he sup-

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ports strong leaders, “especially women,” pointing to some county sta .

But he characterized omas as causing problems in di erent government workplaces over the years.

In response to the audience’s complaints, Laydon said: “ is woman will get whatever she wants when she starts acting with respect.”

‘Like a colleague’

One man who said he’s a resident of Castle Rock and led open-records requests stood at the lectern and played audio — apparently from a commissioners’ meeting — of what appears to be Teal saying omas doesn’t “have the intellectual capacity to function as a part of” county leadership.

“Treat her like a grownup, like a woman and like a colleague,” said the man, Michael Campbell, in one of the many statements that elicited applause from the crowd.

A man who identi ed himself as Pete Smith claimed Teal’s wife called omas an o ensive word, though Smith didn’t provide evidence.

“Come on George, stand up and say you’re sorry for what your wife said,” Smith said.

Teal did not respond or comment on the accusation.

Speakers also decried postcards that were critical of omas that were mailed to some number of Douglas County residents over the past few months.

“I’ll just address the elephant in the room because I have heard both of you gentlemen spew the vicious vitriol and venom,” a man named Jay Longmire said. “Either of you two have any idea who sends these out?”

Laydon again said he has no connection to the postcards, and Teal did not comment on the matter during the meeting. (Teal has not returned Colorado Community Media’s call for comment regarding the mailings.)

Removing omas

Speakers at the meeting, who addressed the audience during the public comment portion, also criticized Laydon and Teal’s removal of omas from outside boards and their moves to block her from serving as chair of the county commissioners.

“By two excluding one from (board

positions) and chair, you have singlehandedly decided that our (voices) do not matter,” said one woman, referring to certain voters in the county.

Laydon and Teal recently voted to remove omas from leadership on entities including the Northwest Douglas County Chamber and Economic Development Corporation, a group that represents the local business community; the Mile High Flood District, which oversees matters such as ood management, stream mitigation and stormwater around the Denver region; and the 18th Judicial District forfeiture board. ( e “forfeiture” process relates to property that is involved in a criminal or legal matter.)

e Douglas County commissioners collectively sit on about 40 boards, according to Laydon.

Laydon o ered some supportive comments toward omas, noting they have worked together to tackle issues such as transportation and property taxes.

“I actually think Lora omas is incredibly organized, incredibly capable. She has a lot of thoughts and power and (ability) to move the needle,” Laydon said. He added: “We are all conservative Republicans passionate about the work of this county, and that’s what we need to be focused on.”

But Laydon did detail what he says are problems with omas, saying that for years she’s had con ict with people she’s worked with in other organizations.

omas and the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce — then under di erent leadership — experienced a rift years ago, including during omas’ tenure as Douglas County coroner, according to CCM reporting from 2011. omas has “lost the trust of her Board and co-workers on multiple occasions,” Laydon wrote in a newsletter sent out shortly before the March 14 meeting.

She “has demonstrably failed to represent the county well in the public space, resorting to constant clumsy attempts to undermine fellow Republicans, including her own Board — which has done irrevocable damage to her own credibility,” Laydon wrote. “ is is why she was removed from these board appointments; if we receive more negative feedback regarding her conduct, she will be removed from more boards.” omas has called her removal from outside boards “personal political retribution.”

Allegations of sexism comprised a main complaint among the speakers.

“I don’t know what it means to be a female, but I know what a jerk is, and we don’t need that in Douglas County,” Laydon said, referring to omas.

Security a focus at comment came after Laydon accused omas of “putting kids at risk” by releasing school security information, which he said is a “patent violation of the agreement” that the commissioners had with the Douglas

Douglas County commissioners George Teal, Lora Thomas and Abe Laydon. FILE PHOTO

County school board.

One person in the audience shouted out that the information is “on the internet” and public.

Recently, Laydon accused omas of leaking classi ed materials regarding the commissioners’ 2-1 vote to spend nearly $1 million for advanced metal detector technology at STEM School Highlands Ranch. omas voted against the measure, saying the technology is not proven and she had concerns.

omas had posted links to stories written by CCM reporters in her weekly newsletter, which prompted Laydon to claim the articles are irresponsible, put students at risk and quoted “classi ed” materials.

( e reporters wrote stories based on the public meeting where the vote was taken to spend the funds and through interviews and research. One story quotes the technology company’s website, STEM School o cials, and other information available publicly through online searches, YouTube and documentation from the meeting.)

Laydon said in a February interview that he’s aware details of the technology are public but that o cials don’t want people to know about it for security reasons.

“I know (that) the technology, you can nd it on the internet,” Laydon said, adding that STEM School has shared information about it with parents. “But to widely share information … (is) in my mind a violation

of our agreement and completely inappropriate.”

Investigations on mind

Another topic raised during the March meeting: probes including an investigation Teal and Laydon initiated after accusing omas of circulating an anonymous letter that criticized speci c employees in the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce, allegedly creating a hostile work environment.  ey also accused her of emailing county legal representation with a request not authorized by the full board.

e $23,750 investigation into omas by outside legal counsel found that while omas had distributed the letter, doing so did not create a hostile work environment. It also found she drafted correspondence to legal representation, without informing the board, that was contrary to board direction.  omas appeared in a CBS Colorado news story in July discussing the con dential report that showed the results of the investigation, prompting the Douglas County government’s attorney to nd that omas could have broken the law by doing so. omas had asserted multiple times in meetings and in her newsletter to constituents that she believes the privileged nature of the document had already been broken by Laydon discussing parts of it publicly.

A second investigation — conducted by the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce — did not nd probable cause to believe that omas committed the crime of rst-degree o cial misconduct.

“ e Colorado criminal code does not speci cally prohibit a waiver of privileged and con dential information by a privilege holder. In this case, as a member of the Board of County Commissioners, Lora omas is a privilege holder,” Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce Sgt. Bruce Peterson wrote in a memorandum.

Laydon has argued Arapahoe County “got it wrong” in evaluating omas’ actions, saying “the privileged holder of a con dential document is the board” and not just one member of the board. He based his point on the understanding of the law of Chris Pratt, interim Douglas County attorney.

omas in a Jan. 31 meeting signaled she might take action to have her legal bills paid back if the county doesn’t decide to pay the cost.

“We demand that the legal bills she was forced to incur as a result of the (investigation) be paid by Teal and Laydon,” Michelsen said at the March meeting.

‘Two to tango’ e meeting became tense at times, with Campbell interrupting Laydon from the audience and Laydon saying

he needs to be removed from the room. A sheri ’s deputy walked up to Campbell but ultimately allowed him to stay. Shortly after, Campbell spoke against Laydon again and chose to walk out.

Most of the speakers criticized Laydon and Teal, but one woman from Castle Rock said she wanted to give “a shoutout” to Teal, adding she supports all three commissioners. She felt omas was not prevented from being chair unfairly.

“I don’t feel it’s a bully thing; I don’t feel it’s a sexist thing,” she said.

A couple other speakers were more neutral, lamenting the con ict among the commissioners in general.

“I also think it takes two to tango … We’re not privy to that,” a woman from Castle Rock said. “ e point is this has gone on for months and months and months.”

Another speaker said: “I think we need statesmanship rather than partisanship. I think this needs to be for the common good rather than personal.”

“I really hope that we the people, the voters, don’t have to re one or all of you,” he said.

Summer Camps & Programs 2023

COUNTY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Arapahoe County Libraries

Locations: Multiple locations in Arapahoe County

Website: arapahoelibraries.org

Details: Each year, Arapahoe libraries hosts a variety of reading events and gatherings to help fill the summer hours.

Douglas County Libraries

Locations: See website

Website: www.dcl.org/camp-dcl

Details: Choose from weeklong half-day camps at six DCL locations or full-day camps at select locations from June 5 through Aug. 4. Camps are facilitated by subject matter experts and supported by trained staff and volunteers. Camp themes include science, robotics, creative arts, LEGOs, cooking and baking, with each camp geared to a specific age range.

Englewood – 2023 KidConnections

Summer Camp

Locations: See website

Website: www.bit.ly/3YRWCcC

Details: The program is a fully licensed day care by the State of Colorado, Department of Human Services for children 5 years old (and completed kindergarten) through 14 years old. There is a registration fee of $10 per child.

Highlands Ranch Community Association

Locations: Recreation centers throughout the community

Website: www.hrcaonline.org/ classes-camps-activities/camps

Details: Every year, the Highlands Ranch Community Association works to provide something for everyone in its summer camp program. For children into sports, there are plenty of athletic camps available. For those looking to improve in art, arts and education programs are plentiful.

Parker Arts

Locations: 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker

Website: www.parkerarts.org/education/ classes-camps

Details: Parker Arts is a great place for kids this summer, with a variety of programs serving a variety of ages all summer. With theater camps, a variety of art camps, technology camps and more - there is plenty to keep the mind and imagination a live.

Town of Castle Rock Summer Camp Program

Locations: Vary based on camp

Website: www.crgov.com/3270/ Summer-Camps

Details: From sports camps to jedi training and science and arts — the Town of Castle Rock prevents a full slate of summer camp programs in 2023. Visit the town’s website to learn more about ages, prices and

details.

Town of Parker/Parker Fieldhouse

Location: 18700 Plaza Drive, Parker

Website:  www.parkerrec.com/2029/Summer-Day-Camp

Details: Ages 5 to 13 can join this camp for themed games, activities, crafts and a ton of fun at the Parker Fieldhouse. Campers will be separated into age groups 5 to 6 years, 7 to 9 years, and 10 to 13 years. Expect swimming days and field trips too.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

The Giggling Life Care Farm

Location: 14583 Cherry St., Thornton

Website: www.thegigglinglife.com/ summer-farm-fun

Details: If your kids love animals you need to check out The Giggling Life Care Farm in Thornton for summer activities. The Giggling Life Care Farm is special for a lot of reasons, but the most important one is Kristi — the owner. She has a BS in psychology and a master’s in education, has studied life coaching for the last eight years, and is certified in Equine Assisted Coaching and Pet Therapy.

Highlands Ranch — Camp Backcountry

Location:  6005 Ron King Trail, Littleton

Website: www.hrcaonline.org/ classes-camps-activities/camps/ camp-backcountry

Details: Nestled into 8,200 acres of wildlife conservation property just south of C-470 on Santa Fe Drive, Camp Backcountry is the spot for a build-a-fort, hike-just-to-explore, and don’t-forget-your-binoculars kind of summer for your kids. The Backcountry believes that children learn, grow, and thrive best when outdoors and immersed in nature. Our week-long, full-day outdoor camps support the needs of children by using a whole-child, experiential learning approach. From mini-camps to leaders-intraining programs, the camps are for ages 5-17.

Great Outdoors Summer Camp

Location: Miller Activity Complex

1375 W. Plum Creek Pkwy, Castle Rock

Website: www.crgov.com/3270/

Summer-Camps

Details: This regional park includes the Miller Activity Complex (MAC), Millhouse, Amphitheater, Challenge Hill, ziplines, Adventure Tower, Sky Trek, and adventure playground area as well as over ten miles of hiking and biking trails.  For ages 10-15.

Chatfield Stables Horse Camps

Location: 11500 N.

Roxborough Park Road, Littleton

Website: www.chatfieldstables.com/horsecamps.html

Details: Chatfield Stables is the longest-

running horse camp in the area. Every child has their own horse for the entire week. Kids get to lead, feed, water and work with their horses every day. Campers learn horse care, including grooming and bridling. They water and feed their horses, learn to groom them, and take care of them at the end of the day. We ride daily, whether in the arena or on the trail.

Community Sailing of Colorado

Locations: 4800 S. Dayton St., Greenwood Village

Website: www.communitysailing.org

Details: Community Sailing of Colorado provides premier sailing programs (summer camps, adult classes, adaptive sailing, and community partnership events) at Cherry Creek and Boulder reservoirs. The weeklong summer camps range from beginner through advanced sailing for youth ages 5-17. It’s a perfect fit for any adventurous spirit who loves the outdoors.

MAD SCIENTISTS

Kookalooz Space Playground: STEM

Summer Camp

Locations:

6805 W. 88th Ave., Westminster

Website: www.kookalooz.com/ westminster-co/summer-camps

Details: 5 different camps from the basics of space to engineering. Each camp is one week long. For ages 5-10.

Colorado Adventure Point

Location: 10455 W. 6th Ave., Suite 150, Lakewood

Website: www.coloradoadventurepoint.org

Details: CAP’s STEM Camp isn’t your typical science camp. Our campers get to experiment with chemistry, physics and engineering through a variety of materials, experiments and challenges to meet their curiosities and skill level in our challenge by choice model. In addition to building engineering models and friendships, the campers get to enjoy our climbing wall, archery range and more — and learn the

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science behind these fun activities. Camps are available for ages 6-12.

Butterfly Pavilion

Location: 6252 W. 104th Ave., Westminster

Website: www.butterflies.org

Details: Starting June 5 and running through Aug. 11, the Butterfly Pavilion hosts all the creepy crawlies and your children at camp. There are five themes, which repeat once and include spider week, junior zookeeper and survival stories, where kids can learn about how insects adapt to survive.

Mad Science

Locations: Multiple locations in the Denver metro area, including the Littleton area, Denver and Broomfield

Website: www.colorado.madscience.org

Details: These camps are designed for ages 6 to 12, though sessions such as Red-Hot Robots and Advanced Robotics camps are more appropriate for ages 8 to 12. Instructors are mostly college students pursuing degrees in education or science and teachers off for the summer. Themes include chemistry, space science, forensics, engineering and more. Each camp is weeklong, though times can vary.

Air & Space Camp

Location: Wings Over the Rockies

7711 E. Academy Blvd., Denver

Website: www.wingsmuseum.org/ education/camp

Details: Ready for an aerospace adventure? At Wings Over the Rockies that’s exactly what kids ages 8 to 14 can expect in these week-long camps. The fun starts June 5 and goes on until Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

EMERGING ARTISTS

Center for the Arts: Summer in Color

Location: 31880 Rocky Village Dr., Evergreen

Website: www.evergreenarts.org/ summercamp

Details: Camps explore various media, from clay sculpting and wheel throwing, to pop art and mural painting, to the art of different cultures and the art of the masters. Several of our camps also incorporate outdoor components, including hikes, yoga, and opportunities for photography and eco-art projects. Let kids explore their creative side with imaginative and inspiring camps at CAE this summer. For ages 5-17.

Denver Art Museum

Location: 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy., Denver

Website: www.denverartmuseum.org/en/ summer-camps

Details: The camps at the Denver Art Museum get broken into three age groups: 5 to 6, 7 to 8, and 9 to 11. Overall, the themes remain the same — there are camps about art in nature, how to draw, learning about color and sculpture. Each camp runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and includes plenty of time in the museum to garner inspiration.

Craftsman & Apprentice

Location: 1335 E 22nd Ave., Denver

Website: www.craftsmanandapprentice. com/pages/summer-2023

Details: Ages 5 to 11 can spend the summer creating worlds out of cardboard, paint, hot glue, ribbons, corks, buttons and more at this Denver kids’ crafting studio. Themes include toys, crafty critters, fiber arts and more.

ON THE STAGE

The Apollo Center Summer Camps

Location: 2655 Industrial Lane, Broomfield

Website: www.theapollocenter.com/ summercamps

Details: The Apollo Center offers a variety of skill-based camps for kids and adults alike. Aerial Performance Camps for kids ages 5-17 years focus on learning aerial technique and choreography throughout the week which will culminate with a camp performance based on the camp theme.

Front Range Theatre Company Triple Threat Summer Camp

Locations: 15035

Performing Arts School, Parker

Website: www.frontrangetheatre.org/ triple-threat-summer-camp.html

Details: Working with professional instructors with years of experience, your child will learn the three major elements of any stage performer: Voice, Dance and Acting. The camps are designed to challenge performers in the entire range of life in the theatre, including a live performance in a mainstage venue!

Audience of One Youth Theatre Camp

Location: Highlands Ranch

Website: www.AO1Theater.org

Details: Whether a student is looking to try out theater for the first time, polish skills or have fun with friends, the AO1 has one-to-two-week camps can work in the summer schedule. AO1’s summer programming includes kids’ productions for ages 5-12, workshops for ages 8-18, and a two-week intensive program for teenagers.

The Arvada Center

Location: 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada

Website: www.arvadacenter.org

Details: If your kid is 5 to 12 and loves a bit of drama and/or art, the Arvada Center has a slew of full- and half-day camps available. The best and most economic way to sign up for camp is to do it in three- or four-week blocks, and the venue offers combinations of visual art, musical theater, drama and music.

Kent Denver Performing Arts Camps

Location: 4000 E. Quincy Ave., Englewood

Website: www.KentDenver.org

Details: Summer at Kent Denver School offers all children ages 4–18 the opportunity to experience innovative, creative, hands-on learning in the arts, athletics, our Tiny Farm Day Camp, academics, innovation and technology.

St. Lukes Performing Arts Camps

Location:  8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch

Website: www.StLukesPAA.org

Details: From preschool age to high school

students there are a large variety of summer camp shows planned in Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock areas. Registration is now open.

Castle Rock Dance Academy

Locations: 140 S. Wilcox St. Suite A, Castle Rock

Website: www.castlerockdanceacademy. com

Details: At Castle Rock Dance Academy (CRDA), best friends are made, etiquette and self-discipline are taught, and students learn skills they can carry with them through life. The program offers weekly dance classes in five-week sessions for ages 3–18.

LET’S GET PHYSICAL

ing the circus, or just wants to bend, twist and soar through the air, this is the camp for them. Dates run from May 29 through August 14, and include morning and afternoon camps (9:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3 p.m.) for ages 6 to 16.

LET’S GET MUSICAL

Maestro Music Institute

Location: 6478 Ward Road, Arvada

Website: www.maestromusicinstitute. com/2023-instrumental-summer-camp

Bowlero

Locations: Multiple locations in Cherry Creek, Littleton and Lone Tree

Website: www.bowlero.com

Details: Fun for all skill levels, Bowlero’s modern spin on bowling is the perfect way to spend quality time with the kids. Celebrate every strike, spare and yes, even gutter balls, with the most famous lanes in the game and a delicious menu of classic American eats.

Camp Urbie at Urban Air Adventure Park

Location: 15400 E. Briarwood Circle, Aurora

Website: www.bit.ly/3IuCQOO

Details: Let ‘em Fly for a whole week of play, in-park activities, snacks and more. Camp Urbie’s Adventure Camp is the best way to beat the summer heat and play in the best indoor playground in town. The weeklong camp is open to kids 7 years and up.

Gold Medal Athletic Camp

Location: Castle Rock Recreation Center

Website: www.crgov.com/2628/Camps

Details: Athletes will participate in small- and large-group instruction, drills and games or scrimmages. We welcome beginner athletes to learn how to use proper mechanics and fundamentals of the sport and intermediate or advanced athletes who want to continue to grow their motor skills and skill in the sport. For ages 7-12.

Tigar Gymnastics Camps

Location: 4860 Van Gordon St. Unit B, Wheat Ridge

Website: www.tigargymnastics.com

Details: A variety of programs at a variety of ages is available at the gymnastics center, including ninja classes and programs for older ages.

RMF Soccer Camp

Location: Aurora Sports Park 19300 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora

Website: www.rmfsoccercampsusa. com/soccer-camp-denver

Details: From July 17 to July 21, this pro-run soccer camp will come to Colorado. It’s run by experienced Spanish UEFA coaches, and goes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Kids from 6 to 16 can sign up.

Aerial Cirque Over Denver

Location: 4605 Quebec St., Denver.

Website: www.aerialcirqueoverdenver.com

Details: If your child is thinking of join-

Details: Instrumental Summer Camp is back this year covering a myriad of ensemble opportunities. We will be offering Rock Band, Orchestra, Choir/ Theater, Piano ensemble and composition. Summer campers will have the opportunity to learn new instruments in addition to honing their skills on their primary instrument. Students will work in large and small ensemble groups and perform a variety of music at the end of the week.

Kidzrock Rock Band Camp

Location: 2842 S. Broadway, Englewood

Website: www.musicallifedenver.com/ summercamp

Cost: $319

Details: Rock Band Summer Camp teaches children ages 4 to 7 how to play in a rock band. Campers learn to play drums, electric guitar, keyboard and sing. On the final day, campers perform a short (adorable) concert for parents and family. In addition to rock band time, students get to make music-related arts and crafts, create a fantasy band identity, and play outdoor games at the park next to the school. No prior musical experience is required. No investment in gear is required.

OVERNIGHT CAMPS

Avid 4 Adventure

Locations: Various spots

Website: www.avid4.com/ summer-camps

Details: For two weeks kids get to bask in nature, away from their parent, at either Camp Windy Peak near Bailey, or Camp Blue Sky near Evergreen. The kids sleep in cabins and build their skill sets in nature and with outdoor sport activities.

Cheley Colorado Camps

Location: Cheley Colorado Camps 3960 Fish Creek Road, Estes Park.

Website: www.cheley.com

Details: If your kid is 9 to 17, send them off to a 27-day overnight camp in Estes Park. Full term is June 13 to August 6, or chose a half term from June 13 to July 9, or July 11 to Aug. 6. Activities include horseback riding, water sports, art and plenty of outdoor adventure.

Camp Granite Lake

Locations: 11902 Camp Eden Road, Golden Website: www.campgranitelake.com

Details: Located in the mountains about an hour from Denver, the camp covers 135 acres including a private lake. It’s a co-ed camp for grades second to ninth. Choose from two sessions, either June 19 through July 8, or July 10 through July 29. There are also mini-camp options for grades 1st through 4th, covering the week of July 31 or Aug. 7.

Support for SROs FROM THE EDITOR

Over the last few years, the idea of defunding the police was tied to the idea that we would have better outcomes with depleted law enforcement resources. While I am continually in support of more training, continued discussions when an incident happens and departments evolving for the better with education — I was never on the defund any local law enforcement messaging.

In all the calls for defunding police, an area that likely got caught up unfairly in the discussions was school resource o cers. In 2020, local news reports called for removing SROs in light of a national anger at law enforcement in some Denver metro schools.

Here we are years later and regular crime at a Denver metro high school has gotten so bad that even students at East High School staged a protest to ask for better.

As discussions continued, several have now admitted that the idea of SROs doing more harm than good was a bit misguided.

Before becoming a parent, I worked with SROs in Arizona on a regular basis. I loved working with these o cers. I loved seeing them work with students. ey truly cared about a student having a bad day. ey understand the need to communicate and spend extra time with students who are obviously going through a rough time.

For other students who may have taken rst in a track meet or won the spelling bee — these SROs are some of the biggest cheerleaders in the school.

I loved how receptive these students are to the SROs. ey serve as security, counselor, mentor and friend. ey can spot a student who may be posing a threat to the school based on changed behavior and habits.

Now, I am a parent. As a parent, knowing what I know from my days as a journalist doing a “ride-along” with police, I would never push to take SROs out of schools.

ese men and women are some of the best members of our communities. ey likely have more knowledge of what is happening with students in our schools because they are trained to do so. I do not think I have ever met an SRO who does not like their job. ey are good at their jobs because they love their jobs.

When I see an SRO at a local school, I never think of unneeded authority. I automatically think my kids are likely getting great mentorship from an adult who is trained to protect them and advocate for them.

I believe all of our local school districts should look to bring in more SROs, and frankly, given the state of mental health with our children, especially here in Colorado, another set of eyes, an extra advocate for our children can only be a positive thing.

I hate that negative publicity has hurt these people who are great additions to our education system and I hope, given some recent discussions, they get back on track and in full force in schools.

Just to give a shout out to other community aspects of our local law enforcement — In Douglas County I have taken a class in how to survive in case of a mass shooting. Brian McKnight, prevention specialist/community resources, taught me to sit a certain way in a building. I look around for exits, I look for weapons — I look at how I will survive. ese programs are unfortunately welcome and needed.

I did a ride-along with the Community Response Team in Douglas County. In watching Deputy Zach Zepeski in one day – I was amazed at the di erence he and his team makes in the daily lives of our citizens.

Law enforcement is not just about writing tickets and drawing a gun. From citizen academies, training sessions and community support — I say don’t be so quick to put them down, and instead experience and be a part of the good they o er.

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

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transparent,

the courage to be both

The team building event was held at Top Golf. e vice president of sales was reluctant to have the meeting there as he had never played golf and didn’t want to embarrass himself. His team convinced him that he could just join them and not have to worry about playing or swinging a club.

As the night went on, the team did everything they could to get their boss to step up and give it a try. ere were others on the team that were in the same spot, having played very little or never. Men and women taking their turns embarrassing themselves with awkward attempts to hit that little white ball. In the end, the vice president of sales chose to keep his dignity intact and did not take his turn amongst the team.

Having spoken with some of the salespeople and the VP of sales privately, I heard mixed opinions about the decision not to join the group. Some thought it

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showed poor leadership in not being vulnerable enough to laugh at yourself and have a little fun with your team as there were more hacks trying to hit the ball than there were any good golfers.

When I asked the VP of sales why he chose not to try, he was completely transparent with me, sharing that he just didn’t want to embarrass himself. He felt he was being open and vulnerable to his team as well sharing with them the very reason he chose to stay in the background. It was a bit of a shame because sometimes it’s OK to show humility among our teams and peers.

Two of the words that we hear often when it comes to expectations of leadership and really people in any role are vulnerability and transparency. We no longer must have all the answers or pretend that we do. We no longer have to be perfect or pretend that we are. Maybe the world we live in places that kind of pressure on some of us, and the stress of that pressure can drive us further away from nding the ability to be vulnerable and transparent.

Thelma Grimes

Presentation to spotlight ageism

LIVING AND AGING WELL

Ag eism is all around us: in the workplace, in commercials, movies and TV shows we watch, in the cards we buy, the products marketed to us and yes, even in the language we speak.

Has anyone ever said to you, or perhaps you to another person, “You look great for your age”? Although probably well-intentioned, there is an inherent bias against growing older contained within this “compliment,” an underlying expectation that you wouldn’t or shouldn’t look great as an older adult. Do we o er the same compliment to a 19-year-old

NORTON

Last week I wrote about courage and discretion, and when we should exercise both. What I am sharing here is a di erent kind of courage, the courage to be open to failure, being brave enough to take a swing at a golf ball with our team when we have never played the game before, and being daring enough to admit we don’t have the answers right now but will work hard to nd them.

Some of the most courageous people I have met have also been the most transparent and vulnerable. Being grounded in honesty and integrity provides them the strength they need to be vulnerable and transparent. Looking at failure and saying “So what” positions them to achieve greater things in life as they move past those mistakes, learning

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or a 29-year-old? Somewhere along the way, looking great is not associated with advanced years.

What about the phrase “senior moment”? We tend to attach a brief lapse in memory to only the older adult. However, elementary students routinely forget where they’ve left their backpacks or to feed the dog. Many teenagers have misplaced earbuds or sports jerseys. What about the mom or dad who searches for the car keys or goes out to the garage and upon their arrival, forgets the item they went there to retrieve? e fact of the matter is that we all experience momentary forgetfulness throughout our lives. Yet it is emphasized when it happens as an older adult. And no, it’s not necessarily a sign of dementia, but rather a manifestation of our busy lives.

from each one.

One of the synonyms for courage is audacity. Sometimes when we hear the word audacity we think of a negative connotation. inking things like, “ e audacity of that person.” I like to think of audacity in the positive sense, having the audacity to be courageous in the face of possible embarrassment, to have audacious bravery to own our decisions and our mistakes. To be audacious in the way that we can laugh with others while we laugh at ourselves.

is week you may be asked to do something uncomfortable, something completely outside of your swing zone or comfort zone. And if you are, I hope you will make the decision to audaciously pursue the opportunity. We all learn in di erent ways, and one way that I know we learn the best is by getting knocked o balance. So take the chance, say

“So what,” and watch how your vul-

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Ageism is discrimination or the devaluing of an individual or group of individuals based solely on their age. And it can be directed toward the young as well as older adults. It creeps into our psyche at a very young age and is continually reinforced throughout our lifetime. As a result, many of us are convinced that young people are not able to lead a work group, o er valuable ideas and solutions to societal issues or are not compassionate towards others. On the other hand, society in general believes that as we age, we have nothing more to o er, obstruct the success of younger people on the way up the corporate ladder or are a drain on the economy. None of this is true.

Subtle and not-so-subtle messages about the aging process surround us each day. Do we rec-

nerability and transparency endear others to you. As always, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can show courage in ourselves during moments of vulnerability, it really will be a better than good life.

ognize them and realize the negative e ect they have on us? Can we e ect a change in how we all think, speak and act about aging?

Gretchen Lopez, chair of the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County, will deliver a thought-provoking and entertaining presentation on ursday, May 4, at 10 a.m. at the Parker Library. And we won’t be asking for birth certi cates at the door, so leave those at home! Meetings are free and open to the public.

Seniors’ Council of Douglas County is for older adults who want to be heard, keep learning, and make a di erence. Please check our website for details and possible program changes at douglas.co.us/community-services/services/senior-services/ seniors-council.

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.

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Type in “restaurant” on Google Maps and set the lter to “open 24 hours.” You’ll be hard-pressed to nd any local restaurants serving up food to the night owls, late workers and early risers.

Unless you’re seeking around-the-clock Mexican food.

“We’re open 24 hours, and it’s something fresh, you know?” said Govanny Alvarado, a member of the family who runs Alvarado’s Mexican Fast Food. Compared to other restaurants, “you can taste the di erence,” Alvarado said.

e new Englewood spot that opened in August adds to a small but mighty list of Mexican joints that o er all-day, all-night service in the Denver metro area — a type of restaurant that’s becoming more di cult to nd since the COVID-19 pandemic struck.

“Most people like us, you know, we’re always looking for a late-night snack,” said Alvarado, 21, adding that his family “understands the struggle” to nd restaurants that are open late.

His family members, longtime workers in the Mexican fast-food industry, gained experience at his uncle’s restaurant in Arizona. ey later started working for Taco Star and Tacos Rapidos, two chains with 24-hour locations in the metro area, Alvarado said.

“And Taco Star, the one in ornton here, that’s where my dad worked, and that’s where I started as well when I was young,” Alvarado said of the location near 84th Avenue and Washington Street.

When his family members had the chance to start their own restaurant about six years ago, they opened Tacos Los Compas — another 24-hour eatery, near downtown Denver and the Auraria Campus.

“Most of the people that I’ve known or talked to customer-wise, they’re all from Arizona or California, and they all say they miss that taste of authentic Mexican food,” Alvarado said.

Carrying on authentic recipes is part of the job as well for Tamale Kitchen, a longstanding family business with locations around the metro area.

What makes the restaurant unique is “the green chile, the New Mexico-style red chile, the tamale avors, just the avors in general of just old grandma recipe — the beans, the rice, everything’s grandma’s recipes,” said Jose Bishop, owner of the Westminster and Northglenn locations.

e restaurant grew out of an e ort to sell tamales door to door in 1980, and the rst Tamale Kitchen opened in Lakewood in 1981, according to its website.

Its Northglenn location at 104th Avenue and Huron Street stays open around the clock on the weekends, running from 5 a.m. Friday through 10 p.m. Sunday.

e business has expanded to eight locations, stretching from Adams County all the way to Highlands Ranch, and some are franchises run by people outside the family, Bishop said.

Familiar places see challenges

Alvarado noted that after the COVID-19 pandemic shook up the

LATE-NIGHT

economy, it’s di cult to nd 24hour restaurants.

Staples of late-night food in Denver permanently closed amid the pandemic, including the Denver Diner o Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue and, to the south, the Breakfast King at Santa Fe Drive and Mississippi Avenue. Both had been open 24/7.

Tom’s Diner, also on Colfax Avenue near downtown, shut down in March 2020 during the pandemic’s early days. It reopened in 2022 as a bar and lounge called Tom’s Starlight, no longer open 24/7.

Pete’s Kitchen, located on Colfax in central Denver, remains open 24 hours Friday and Satur-

LATE-NIGHT SPOTS

Looking for a late-night meal? Here are some local restaurants that o er 24-hour service on at least some days each week.

• Alvarado’s Mexican Fast Food

4901 S. Broadway in Englewood, a couple blocks north of Belleview Avenue

Open 24/7 720-664-9260

• Tamale Kitchen

1030 W. 104th Ave. in Northglenn, a short drive west of Interstate 25, at Huron Street

Open 5 a.m. Friday through 10 p.m. Sunday; 5 a.m.-10 p.m. on other days; other locations in the metro area, including in Highlands Ranch, have di erent hours

720-379-7825

• Taco Star

503 E. 84th Ave. in Thornton, a short drive east of I-25

day night, according to the diner’s webpage.

Other than that, though, 24hour options in the metro area tend to be con ned to chains that aren’t local, such as IHOP, Denny’s, McDonald’s or Wa e House.

e trend of restaurant headwinds during the pandemic applies to the entire industry, not just 24-hour restaurants, said Denise Mickelsen, a spokesperson for the Colorado Restaurant Association.

“Operations are proving increasingly di cult in the face of the ongoing labor shortage and soaring costs, causing restaurant owners and operators to make changes that include decreasing operating hours,” Mickelsen said.

‘All walks of life’

Bishop, the owner of the north-

ern Tamale Kitchen locations, has felt the challenges himself. His Westminster location used to o er some 24-hour service like the Northglenn spot, but sta ng issues led to shortened hours starting around spring 2020, he said.

ough they can be tough to operate, Bishop, 38, said 24hour restaurants serve di erent parts of a community.

“ ere’s still 11 p.m. (movie) showings, so people going home at 1 or 2. We get a lot of nightshift workers, people who are going to work at 4 in the morning, a lot of construction workers bringing burritos to their coworkers,” Bishop said. “It’s a little mixed — people of all walks of life going out for entertainment, getting o of work late. Just a variety of di erent people out and about.”

1050 W. 104th Ave. # 8 in Northglenn, near Huron Street

1760 S. Havana St. in Aurora, a short drive north of Parker Road

Open 24/7

303-288-9228 for Thornton location

• Tacos Los Compas

1385 N. Santa Fe Drive in Denver, about a block south of Colfax Avenue

Open 24/7

720-328-0299

• Tacos Rapidos

2800 W. Evans Ave. in Denver, o Federal Boulevard

Open 24/7

Other locations nearby; hours di er 303-935-0453 for Evans location

• Pete’s Kitchen

1962 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, about 1 mile east of Broadway

Open “24 hours Friday and Saturday night,” according to the restaurant’s website 303-321-3139

A sign is lit up at Alvarado’s Mexican Fast Food, one of several Mexican restaurants open 24/7 in the Denver metro area.

The sign at the Tamale Kitchen location in Westminster. The Northglenn location stays open around the clock on the weekends.

PHOTOS BY ELLIS ARNOLD

Alvarado’s Mexican Fast Food, seen here in January, recently opened in Englewood.

‘Great Outdoors’ runs through April

Great Outdoors” is the title for the new exhibit at the Depot Art Center, 2069 W. Powers Ave., downtown Littleton, lasting until April 30. Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Free admission. Juror for this exhibit was Tim Kathka. A public reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on March 24.

Correction

Correction: e Littleton Symphony concert was incorrectly listed in last week’s paper as March 22, but the correct date is March 31 at Littleton United Methodist Church.

No Hudson Gardens concerts

Hudson Gardens, the outdoor venue along Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, has announced that it will not have a summer concert program this year.

Highlands Ranch art show

“Littleton Men of the West” will be an art exhibit featuring Bob Eilert and friends at St. Andrew United

Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. e exhibit runs March 25 to May 2 and gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A reception is planned from 10 a.m. to noon on March 26, for the public to meet the artists.

‘Carousel’

Highlands Ranch-based Performance Now eater Company performs the musical “Carousel” at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood through April 2 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays. See lakewood.showare.com.

Diego Figueiredo

Also coming to Lakewood Cultural Center: international guitar virtuoso Diego Figueiredo on April 7, performing a fusion of Brazilian music and jazz from around the

world. 303-987-7845. Lakewood. org/LCCPresents.

Spring Craft Fair

Vendors and shoppers are invited to the Arapahoe Community College Spring Craft Fair on May 20. Deadline: May 10 $50 for table, chair, booth space. Money for scholarships and the Student Emergency Fund. Also at ACC: “Art, Wine and Design” from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on May 18. Registration required for artists. Tickets: $100. ACC is at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton.

Library reopens

Englewood Library hours, now that it has reopened: 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday to ursday; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Saturday; closed Sunday, April 9.

Theater in Aurora

“tick, tick … BOOM,” a musical by Jonathan Larson, creator of “Rent,” plays through April 23 at Vintage eatre, cabaret stage, 1468 Dayton St. in Aurora, followed by George Zamarripa in a music and humor production, “Naked from the Neck

Up” on March 29 at 7:30 p.m. On the Main Stage: a regional premier: “ e Inheiritance, parts 1 and 2” by Matthew Lopez, winner of the 2020 Tony for best play, directed by Bernie Cardell. Two tickets required: Part I will primarily play on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons; Part II will primarily play on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons. Mature audiences only. Vintageeatre.org.

City Park Jazz

City Park Jazz sends a lineup for a 37th summer series at Denver’s City Park: June 4 to August 8. CityParkJazz.org.

Pastel workshop

“Abstracting from Nature in Pastel” is artist Jane Shoenfeld’s two-day workshop, presented by Heritage Fine Arts Guild on April 14 and 15 at First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. Open to students of all levels of experience. Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Cost: $80, members; $110 for non-members. Space for 20 students. See heritage-guild.com.

“Tucked in the Woods,” a watercolor by Littleton Fine Arts Guild member Pat Harman, is in the “Great Outdoors” exhibit at Depot Art Gallery in Littleton. COURTESY PHOTO

The “Great Outdoors” art show is running at Depot Art Gallery through April 30. FILE PHOTO

SONYA’S SAMPLER

Fri 3/31

Jeffrey Dallet @ 2pm Village at Belmar, 7825 W Alameda Ave, Lakewood

Wendy Clark Band at Sunroom Brewing @ 5pm Sunroom Brewing, 3242 S Acoma St, Englewood

Trouble Bound: High & Lone‐some Classic Country Night @ 6:30pm Western Sky Bar & Taproom, 4361 S Broadway, Englewood

Zikr Dance Ensemble presents "Mysteries, Rites & Revelations"

@ 5pm / $25

Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075

Commons Street, Lone Tree. david taylor.zikr@hotmail.com, 303-8841910

Bertin y su Condesa @ 8pm Stampede, 2430 S Havana St, Aurora

Bertin y Su Condesa - Dinastya Angelito y Su Sabor Costeño @ 8pm / $70 Stampede, 2430 South Havana, Aurora

Mon 4/03

Modern Swing Mondays @ 5pm / $10 Stampede, 2430 South Havana, Aurora

Microwave @ 6pm

Dan Bublitz Jr: Comedy Showcase @ 7pm Centennial Comedy Club, 9200 East Mineral Avenue, Centennial

Joe Dombrowski @ 6:15pm

Comedy Works South, 5345 Land‐mark Pl, Greenwood Village

Joan Osborne @ 6:30pm

Pace Center, Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker

Los Cardenales de Nuevo Leon @ 7pm Stampede, 2430 S Havana St, Aurora

Grupo Pesado @ 7pm Stampede, 2430 S Havana St, Aurora

DUELO DE ACORDEONES

EDICIÓN ESPECIAL

@ 7pm / $100 Stampede, 2430 South Havana, Aurora

Sat 4/01

Jenny Shawhan @ 1pm Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

6 Million Dollar Band @ 6pm Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

Spring Fling Dance @ 11:30pm

Heather Gardens Clubhouse, 2888 S. Heather Gardens Way, Aurora

Dear Marsha,: April Fools with Dear Marsha and her Freaky Band @ 8pm

Mirage Sports Bar, 8340 W Coal Mine Ave, Littleton

Sun 4/02

2023 Platte River Half Marathon & Relay @ 6am Littleton, CO, 2920 Brewery Lane, Little‐ton. logan@platteriverhalf.com

Gothic Theatre, 3263 South Broadway, En‐glewood

Delta Sleep @ 6pm

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

Dan Bublitz Jr: Clean-Ish Comedy Show @ 6pm

Pizzability, 3445 S Broadway, En‐glewood

Thu 4/06

Colony House @ 6pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

CW & Twenty Hands High @ 6:30pm

Tue 4/04 Wed 4/05

Tony Medina Music: The Open Mic at the Alley @ 5:30pm The Alley, 2420 W Main St, Littleton

Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker

YouthTuber - Powderhorn @ 2:20pm / $132

Apr 5th - May 10th

Powderhorn Elementary, 12109 W Coal Mine Ave, Littleton. 720-9960894

Ladies Night @ 5pm Stampede, 2430 S Havana St, Aurora

DJ Rockstar Aaron: Forbidden Bingo at 'Bout Time Pub & Grub @ 7pm

Bout Time Pub & Grub, 3580 S Platte River Dr A, Sheridan

Diego Figueiredo @ 11pm

Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S Allison Pkwy, Lakewood WHL U.S. Development Combine: Denver - Skater @ 11pm / $399

Apr 6th - Apr 9th

South Suburban Family Sports Center, 6901 South Peoria St, Centennial. 888844-6611 ext. 3354

Native American Short Play Festival coming

Littleton United Methodist Church is venue for April events

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After a three-year postponement, the Encore Players at Littleton United Methodist Church will sponsor a Native American Short Play Festival, produced by a new organization, Celebration of Native Arts (CoNA). Mark your calendar for April 21 (7 p.m.) or April 23 (2 p.m.).

e purpose of CoNA is to promote Native American theater, music and dance.

e ve plays — each 10 minutes or less in length — will be presented as staged readings and they explore universal themes such as rites of passage, grief, empowerment and family, according to directors Annawyn Shamas, and Ellen Shamas-Brandt, founder of CoNA and Denver actor/director Pamela Clifton.

e Shamas mother/daughter duo are longtime Littleton residents — and are Chickasaw tribe members, as is Laura Shamas.

Annawyn’s great-grandfather was Chickasaw, she says, and they and sister/playwright Laura have registered as members.

is has been a major project for them and the theater-oriented family has been focused on Native American writing for some time: attending perfor-

mances and making contacts. ese plays, which will have staged readings, were originally performed in Los Angeles at Native Voices at the Autry eater’s Annual Short Play Festival.

ey are: “ e Origin of Law” by Diane Glancy (Cherokee), “Four Women in Red” by Laura Shamas (Chickasaw), “ e Tamale Man” and “Slow Your Roll,” by P.C. Verrone (Osage, Kiowa) and “Flight” by DeLanna Studi (Cherokee).

Native Voices at the Autry was founded in 1994 and is devoted to developing and producing new works for the stage by Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and First Nations playwrights.

ey are “moving, thought-provoking and humorous,” according to ShamasBrandt, who sent out casting calls to the theater community.

Actors/readers will have four rehearsals and will be paid, she said, happy that she had lled the roles when we spoke last week. Applicants sent a head shot, resume, short video and monologue.

Rehearsal time will be brief, but the actors will read from the scripts, rather than performing in the round. It’s a pleasant prospect to have the opportunity to participate in new works and we hope this community will become involved.

Admission is free, and a free will o ering will be taken to bene t the United Methodist Native American Ministries. e festival coincides with Native American Sunday on April 23 at 5824 S. Datura St., Littleton. e church has lots of free parking.

Arguably one of the hardest working women in comedy today, Tammy Pescatelli brings her brassy sexiness and bold voice of witty sarcasm to the PACE Center stage!

The Encore Players at Littleton United Methodist Church are sponsoring the Native American Short Play Festival, produced by Celebration of Native Arts. COURTESY IMAGE

Everybody hates Hamlet at Miners Alley

To be or not to be… bored by the ramblings of a certain prince of Denmark is a question one need not face when going to see the hilarious new entry in Miners Alley Playhouse’s season, “I Hate Hamlet.”

e real question is whether you can relate to an someone struggling with feeling like a failure and searching for the brief moments when things just seem to gel. Which really could be anybody.

“What drew me to this production is how honest it is. It’s hilarious and big, but it also has so much heart,” wrote John Hauser, who plays the show’s lead, in an email interview. “So many artists deal with the same things that Andrew goes through, feelings of inadequacy, imposter syndrome, but also those feelings of being in the moment and owning a role, even if only for a brief moment.”

“I Hate Hamlet” runs at Miners Alley, 1224 Washington Ave., from Friday, March 31 through Sunday, April 23. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., ursday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

e show tells the story of Andrew Rally (Hauser), a daytime television actor whose show has recently been canceled. He is cast in a production of Shakespeare in the Park as Hamlet but isn’t sure he can pull the character o , but when he is visited by the ghost of former Hamlet performer John Barrymore, things

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get a little more complicated.

“It is really a quirky, witty script that moves along nicely,” said director Rory Pierce.

“In addition to how funny and smart it is, there’s a swashbuckling sword ght and just enough Shakespeare to whet your appetite, but not enough to put you asleep.”

While the show does have some inside jokes and references that fans of e Bard will no doubt enjoy, Pierce said knowledge of the playwright’s canon isn’t a prerequisite to having a good time at the show.

“If audiences go away in a better mood than they arrived in and had an evening of fun and laughter, that’s what we’re aiming for,” Pierce said. “We also hope that they’ll have a slightly better appreciation of the work that goes into performing and a greater appreciation of the theater.”

While there are laughs aplenty, as is always the case with a Miners Alley production, everyone has their sights rmly set on the humanity of the story being told.

“ is show is unique in the way that it can be so wild and over the top, but also so genuine and honest at the same time,” Hauser wrote. “I

hope audiences leave with a smile on their face.”

For information and tickets, visit https://minersalley.com/i-hatehamlet/.

Immersive yourself in the power of art and jazz

e Lumonics Gallery, 800 E. 73 Ave., Unit 11, in Denver, is blending its signature approach to artistic light shows with jazz at two Immersive Jazz-Art performances, both held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. e rst is Friday, March 24 and the second is Friday, March 31.

e two events will feature a blend of art, lm and live, improvisational jazz accompanied by the Lumonics light sculptures/video.

According to provided information, Janine Santana, a jazz musician and radio personality, will be hosting the series and selecting an accompanying jazz lm.

For more information, visit www. lumonics.net/jazz.

Learn about cumbia with Ciudad Reina and RedLine Ciudad Reina and RedLine Contemporary Art Center have teamed up to present Una Historia de la Cumbia, an evening that celebrates all things cumbian - history, dance, music and more.

e event runs from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, March 24, at the RedLine Contemporary Art Center, 2350 Arapahoe St. in Denver. Cumbia is a kind of genre and music that was started in Colombia and has spread all over the Americas.

According to provided information, attendees will get to hear from KUVO’s Super Sonido host La Molly and El Jaguar, who will provide some historical context for cumbia, followed by a dance class led by Magally Rizo Luna. e evening wraps up with a cumbia party. Get more information at www. redlineart.org/upcoming-events/

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Centennial working to get unique ZIP codes

Lone Tree, Castle Pines also try

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Should the city pursue getting its own ZIP code? Centennial council members discussed the issue during the March 7 meeting.

Councilmember Mike Sutherland brought up the matter and requested city staff try applying for a ZIP code, or ZIP codes, for the city.

“We’ve talked a lot about identity over all the years I’ve been on council. We’ve talked about how we don’t have a ZIP code,” Sutherland said. “I think a ZIP code or two would be appropriate.”

Sutherland said Centennial shares ZIP codes with Aurora, Littleton, Englewood and portions of Douglas County. The city, home to more than 100,000 people, has a land area of roughly 30 square miles, according to its website.

Roughly five years ago, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow gave the city a roadmap on this matter and explained that the U.S. Postal Service is the agency to go to, Sutherland said.

“I think we need it for identity purposes. I think we need it for businesses to understand where to send their tax dollars,” Sutherland said. “I understand that it’s up to

the U.S. Postal Service as to whether to grant ZIP codes or not, and it may be a futile process.

“And it’s been attempted before, but it’s been at least nine or 10 years since the attempt was made before,” he added. “I think we ought to at least make the attempt to do it.”

Councilmember Marlo Alston

voiced support of the idea.

“We are working on our identity,” Alston said. “And we deserve to have someone pull up our ZIP code and say, ‘Oh, Centennial’ — not Aurora. And that happens quite often.”

Councilmember Don Sheehan said that he likes the idea, but he wondered what impact a ZIP code change may have on businesses.

“Any established business is going to have probably a website, they’re going to have letterhead, they’re going to have legal filings, and a lot of documentation that’s going to have whatever ZIP code they’re a part of right now,” Sheehan said. “And if they had to change that, that could be a pretty significant cost or burden on a significant number of businesses.”

Mayor Stephanie Piko said the city has raised this issue with Crow’s office in the past and with the office of U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper.

“I think it does, pretty much, put

everybody in a stumped position, if you will, of not really knowing how to go forward or even get it passed, but it would be worth looking at, so I would support having us look at it again,” Piko

All members of the council gave a thumbs up for moving forward with the matter.

Centennial is not the only municipality interested in getting its own ZIP code. The City of Castle Pines has been trying to change its ZIP code since 2018.

In 2021, the Castle Pines Community Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives with sponsorship from U.S. Rep. Ken Buck. The bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to designate a single Zip code for Castle Pines.

This act was brought up during a Lone Tree City Council study session on March 7 as part of a legislative update from Jeff Holwell, the city’s director of economic development and public affairs.

“We met with the folks at Castle Pines and also with Representative Buck’s office, and potentially it’s an opportunity for us, as we consider, you know, building into 80134, whether it makes sense to have 80124 as a uniform zip code for the City of Lone Tree,” Holwell said.

Holwell explained there are a series of pieces of legislation written that relate to this issue, as well as a potential for Lone Tree to be added to the list of communities interested in a zip code.

It may take years before the legislation is introduced, but having it drafted and ready may not be a bad thing if the council agreed, he said.

Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet pointed out that the council does not make decisions during its study sessions, but noted a lot of the council members were nodding their heads.

“We might as well try to consider it if it’s happening, so we’ll be working on that and keep you updated,” Holwell said.

Several local communities continue to work to get their own ZIP codes in the Denver metro area, including Centennial, Lone Tree and Castle Pines, which has been going through the process for years. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE

El Mesón adds weekend brunch

Highlands Ranch Mexican restaurant makes changes

change to come to El Mesón Authentic Mexican Cuisine in Highlands Ranch since it came under new management last winter.

“I think it’s gonna be a good surprise for people who come for breakfast,” Inti Salgado told Colorado Community Media. “So they can taste these avors.”

Established nearly two decades ago near Redstone Park, El Mesón is now co-owned by Teresa Hernandez of Highlands Ranch and Bertha Montiel of Denver. Salgado is Hernandez’s husband and part of the restaurant’s leadership team.

e previous owner, Amelia Lopez, is Salgado’s relative by marriage. Lopez’s retirement gave Hernandez the opportunity to move to the area from Mexico and acquire El Mesón in February 2022, Salgado said.

Montiel, who’s worked on and o in the restaurant industry for 18 years, was an acquaintance of Hernandez’s before joining the business in June.

“We have a great team. I know about restaurants. He knows technology. She knows accounting,” Montiel said of Salgado and Hernandez.

e new owners refreshed the eatery by removing the carpet and clearing away some furniture from the vestibule and decor from the walls. Previously painted a variety of bold colors, El Mesón’s interior is now a more serene gray. A cleaner, simpler aesthetic was what they were after, Montiel, Hernandez and Salgado all agreed.

In February of this year, El Mesón debuted its breakfast menu featuring Mexican favorites like huevos rancheros and chilaquiles as well as brunch staples like three-egg omelets and French toast. Because it’s o ered until 3 p.m., even late sleepers can enjoy it, Montiel said.

Montiel has fond memories of

Sunday breakfast out with family and likes the idea of providing that in the community. “I’ve always wanted to do bottomless mimosas and bloody marys,” she said, so El Mesón o ers a handful of boozy brunch beverages in addition to co ee, tea and juice.

Taco Tuesday, a new-to-El Mesón tradition, is another weekly event that Hernandez and Montiel added to their restaurant. e weekday promotion o ers street-style tacos topped with marinated pork, beef barbacoa or grilled chicken for $2.50 a piece. It began in October and has made Tuesdays one of the restaurant’s busiest nights of the week, according to Montiel.

Of course, no taqueria would be complete without a happy hour. El Mesón’s runs Tuesday through Friday from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. and all day on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

It includes $5 nachos, chicharrones and margaritas plus special pricing on mojitos, beer and house tequila.

At El Mesón, colorful cocktails come from a small bar near the kitchen. Enlarging the bar is on Montiel’s list of upgrades she’d like to make. So is adding more tables and chairs. And moving a wall. And — well, the list is long.

e budget isn’t as big as their plans, Montiel said. Not yet, anyway. But it’s only been a year, and they’re just getting started.

oughts of how to make the restaurant better and the business a success follow Montiel home. “My brain, our brains, never stop,” she said.

Teresa Hernandez, co-owner of El Mesón in Highlands Ranch, brings entrees from the kitchen to Friday night customers on Feb. 24.

Teresa Hernandez, co-owner of El Mesón in Highlands Ranch, serves guests at her restaurant. PHOTOS BY RACHEL LORENZ

A ‘thank you’ from the heart

yourselves, there’s nothing we can do.”

Deputy Mike Gentry, who was one of the rst on scene, said he’s performed CPR numerous times during his 13 years on patrol.

“She’s the rst one that we actually brought back,” he said.

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Shirley Bennett was going through the jury duty selection process at the Arapahoe County Courthouse when o cials called a recess. She and other potential jurors walked into the hallway.

“I remember walking outside (of the courtroom) and sitting on a bench,” Bennett said. “And I remember waking up four days later.”

Between the moments she remembers, Bennett, who is 69, went into cardiac arrest. anks to the rapid response of dozens of court deputies and other bystanders on scene that day, she is alive to tell the story.

On March 9, Bennett returned to the courthouse to express her gratitude to the rst responders who saved her life in February by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

“I don’t know you all one by one or name by name, but I love you and appreciate you,” she said. “You’re in my prayers and you’re in my thoughts. I know we hear the prayers and thoughts thing so much with all the tragedy and things that happen. But I mean that from my heart — no pun intended — that I love you, I appreciate you.”

First responders

At the event, South Metro Fire Rescue recognized 19 Arapahoe County law enforcement o cers for their efforts in helping save Bennett’s life.

Sgt. Robert Chase, one of the rst people to arrive on the scene of the emergency, was among those recognized.

“It was clear that Shirley was having a pretty signi cant medical event,” he said. “(We) could tell right away — we assessed real quickly — that we needed to start CPR. So that’s what we did, and more people started showing up as well.”

Chase said the emergency happened during the courts’ lunch break, making

it possible for many deputies, who otherwise would have been in trials, to respond to the scene.

Several o cers performed CPR on Bennett while others gathered witness statements and cleared pathways in preparation for South Metro Fire Rescue’s arrival. ey performed CPR for about 10 minutes before paramedics and emergency medical technicians arrived.

Bennett had two more heart attacks that day, one in the ambulance and one at the hospital.

Early intervention

Jens Pietrzyk, division chief of emergency medical services at South Metro Fire Rescue, told the group at the March 9 event that his department sees about 500 cases of cardiac arrest per year. Of that, only about 10% end in full recovery like Bennett’s case did. One of the most important factors in being able to successfully resuscitate someone when they have cardiac arrest is early intervention.

“When somebody gets to the hospital after cardiac arrest, if they’ve had early CPR, if they’ve had early interventions, then we have something that we can work with,” Jonathan Apfelbaum, medical director for South Metro Fire Rescue, said to the group. “But the time between when something happens and the time that they get there — if it’s not for people like

Mitchell Kohl, a practicing attorney and a medical doctor, was walking out of a nearby courtroom when he saw the commotion.

“I got over there, took o my tie, got my sleeves rolled up and just started helping,” he said. “I will tell you, I wasn’t con dent in the outcome.”

Bennett was unresponsive, not breathing and had no pulse. Deputies used a bag valve mask to help with breathing and employed an automated external de brillator, which didn’t call for a shock. Eventually, her pulse returned. South Metro Fire Rescue paramedics gave Bennett a breathing tube and she began to move.

“Jury duty saved my life”

In Kohl’s eyes, Bennett’s attitude is one of the reasons she survived.

“ ere’s been evidence that shows having a good attitude in your recovery helps patients recover quicker and better,” he said. “And she’s a perfect example — her attitude’s infectious. And if there were more people with her attitude, the world would be a better place.”

Bennett said she hopes her experience inspires more people to get trained in CPR, as it truly can save lives. Before it saved hers, she started the CPR training program at RTD, where she worked for almost 40 years.

“I just wish it’s the kind of thing that everyone could learn to do,” she said. “I’m very much a proponent of CPR, rst aid, and all of those types of things. And I never knew it would go full circle and come back — that one day I would need it, and I had a whole band of angels there who came to my rescue.”

While most people dread receiving a jury summons, Bennett will never look at that civic role the same way.

“People have said ‘I’ll do anything to get out of jury duty,’” she said. “Jury duty saved my life — because if I had not been at jury duty at that time, I would have been at home alone. And the outcome could have been totally di erent.”

Shirley Bennett hugs one of the Arapahoe County deputies who helped save her life when she went into cardiac arrest on Feb. 13.

PHOTO BY NINA JOSS

Woman o ers gratitude to those who saved her life at courthouse

Player of Year selections named

Winter-sports athletes honored for their achievements

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Cherry Creek and Valor Christian won state championships for south metro teams during winter sports season and Ponderosa once again was a runner-up.

e Bruins girls swimming team won its third straight Class 5A state title and the boys of Valor’s hockey team were the state champs for the third time in the past four seasons.

However, for Ponderosa the frustration remained, as the Mustangs were the Class 5A runners-up for the third straight season.

Colorado Community Media has also made its Player of the Year selections for all the winter sports. Athletes from all Douglas County and Littleton Public schools were eligible plus players from Valor Christian, Cherry Creek, Lutheran and SkyView Academy high schools.

e Player of the Year selections were:

Girls swimming

Larson Ficken of Cherry Creek will be attending and swimming at Auburn next season but the senior nished her high school career by winning individual titles in the 50 and 100 freestyles at the state meet. She actually won four titles as she swam a leg on the 200 freestyle relay team, which set a state record of 1:30.81, and was also on the state championship 400 freestyle relay team.

Boys wrestling

Ponderosa junior Jacob Myers won his second straight title, this season at 132 pounds, with a pin in 35 seconds in the title match. He nished the season with a 37-5 record.

Hockey

Valor Christian 165-pound senior defenseman Aiden Owen was one of the state’s top blueliners. He had 10 goals and 21 assists for the state champion Eagles and led the team with 31 points and was the sixth leading scorer among all 5A players.

Owen was the quarterback on Valor’s power play and was a member of the penalty kill unit.

Girls basketball

Macey Huard of Valor Christian, a 6-foot-2 guard, averaged 22.1 points, two assists, 7.6 rebounds and 2.2 steals a game this season. e senior who will play for Montana next season had 32 points and 14 rebounds in her nal high school game, which was a semi nal state tournament loss.

Boys basketball

Caden Stevens and Radek Homer led Mountain Vista into the state tournament

spark plug for Rock Canyon’s team, but Stevens gets the nod as Player of the Year. Stevens, a 6-9 senior who has a scholarship o er from Metro State, averaged 17.2 points a game this season, shot 64% from the eld, grabbed 7.7 rebounds and had 4.4 blocked shots a game.

Valor Christian’s Macey Huard drives in for the layup against Arapahoe’s Emerson Stark during an elite 8 round game of the state 6A girls basketball tournament at the Denver Coliseum March 4.

PHOTO BY HESTON MOSHER

Valor Christian senior Macey Huard, right, drives on Columbine senior Dakota Archuleta during the first half Jan. 17 at Columbine High School. The Rebels gave the No. 1-ranked Eagles a tough game, but Valor eventually took a 68-55 victory to win its 34th straight league win.

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Mountain Vista’s Caden Stevens (22) gets tangled with Denver East’s Gil Gonzalez (4) going for the loose ball. The Golden Eagles ended a stellar season with a Final Four loss to Denver East 86-67 on March 1oth at the Denver Coliseum.

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Cherry Creek’s girls swimming team won its third straight state championship and 29th overall on Feb. 10. Team member Larson Ficken is a Colorado Community Media Player of the Year.

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Social media apps o er route for illegal drug sales

State AG issues report

BY OLIVIA PRENTZEL THE COLORADO SUN

How easy is it to nd illegal drugs on social media apps? Nearly as convenient as calling an Uber or ordering a pizza, the Colorado Attorney General’s O ce said in a report released March 8.

Access to illegal drugs is “staggering” on social media apps, the report found, and has contributed to the surging number fentanyl overdoses, which has become the leading cause of preventable death for adults under 45, outpacing suicide, gun violence and car accidents.

e 182-page report outlined the ways in which drug dealers use aggressive marketing tactics to sell illegal drugs online, often targeting younger customers, and urged social media platforms and state legislators to enforce new policies to crack down on the sales.

e report, which the attorney general’s o ce is calling rst of its kind, was written under a state law passed in 2022 that requires the Colorado Department of Law to study how the internet and social media platforms are used for the sale and distribution of fentanyl and other counterfeit prescription drugs.

With the rise of social media apps, their convenience and lack of regulation, platforms including TikTok, Snapchat and WhatsApp, have become a major vehicle for drug sales, the report said.

“Where once a teen might have had to seek out a street dealer, hassle friends, or learn to navigate the dark web to access illicit drugs, young people can now locate drug dealers using their smartphones — with the relative ease of ordering food delivery or calling a ride-share service,” Weiser wrote in the report. O cials spoke with former drug users and sellers and families of overdose victims for the report.

In 2021, at least 1,881 Coloradans died of a drug overdose and roughly half of those people died of fentanyl, according to state data. Many of those people are taking fentanyl without realizing it, as the cheap synthetic opioid is cut into other drugs like cocaine, heroin and meth-

amphetamine.

As many as six in 10 counterfeit prescription pills contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl, the report said.

It didn’t quantify exactly how large the online illicit drug market has become, citing limited access to the social media platforms’ data. But research suggests that drug dealers and buyers turn to the internet and social media platforms “as a primary vehicle for drug transactions.”

A search for “Denver” and “Boulder” on the Kik messaging app returned dozens of results for groups dedicated to selling and buying drugs that were open to the public, the report showed.

“Connecting with a local dealer took mere minutes,” the report said.

Dealers advertise drugs using slang, emojis, QR codes and disappearing messages that help reach customers while evading content moderation tools on the social media platforms, the report said. Often drug sellers are active on multiple social media platforms — advertising their products on Instagram, but listing their WhatApps or Snapchat handles for inquiries — which makes it harder for law enforcement to crack down on the sales.

Sellers can create new pro les as soon as one is suspended or removed, creating a frustrating “whack-a-mole” e ect for local law enforcement, the report said.

A lot of social media companies, including Meta, TikTok and Snapchat, have policies that ban advertising, buying or selling drugs and some have made e orts to work with law enforcement to address the issue.

But the report said the companies’ responses to drug activity on their platforms have been “uneven in their application and limited in effectiveness.”

Weiser urged social media companies to adopt strong, uniform practices to prevent and respond to illegal drug sales. He also called for a federal agency to oversee social media platforms and legislation that would give the federal government more access to their data.

Hank Dempsey, the head of state public policy for Snapchat’s parent company, Snap Inc., called Weiser’s report a “must-read report” for

anyone working to combat the fentanyl crisis. He said he appreciated working with the attorney general’s o ce “to contribute by sharing our insights and e orts to aggressively combat drug activity on our platform, including our policies that take a zero tolerance approach to this abuse.”

In an email, Meta spokeswoman Jeanne Moran said “content that attempts to buy, sell or trade drugs is not allowed on Facebook or Instagram, regardless of state or country law.” e company is “working hard” to keep drug sales o the platforms and users that post content that violates its policies could have their account removed.

Kayla Whaling, spokeswoman for the Tinder and Hinge parent company Match Group, said the report focused on a critical issue and that the company is “supportive of any conversation that aims to help make internet platforms safer.”

“However, we strongly disagree with how our brand is categorized here and we have been in contact with Attorney General Weiser’s o ce to refute the inaccurate claims in this report,” Whaling said. She said their platforms are “very ine cient” for drug sales since they are designed for one-on-one interactions and that the company has made proactive e orts to ban accounts that mention drugs.

TikTok did not return requests for comment.

e report made several recommendations for Colorado lawmakers to pass new protections to help prevent such sales, including:

• Requiring platforms to create and publicly post their policy on illegal drug sales and how law enforcement can request account records;

• Enforcing platforms to submit annual reports to the Department of Law showing the amount of content on the apps that promoted the purchase or sale of illegal drugs and how many times the posts were shared and viewed. It also suggests listing the number of times the platform proactively provided law enforcement with information about posts selling or advertising illegal drugs; Provide more resources to support local law enforcement e orts to investigate online narcotics cases.

e Department of Law worked with representatives from Meta, Snapchat and TikTok to compile the report, as well as law enforcement, public health experts and harm reduction advocates.

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

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Two arrested in Highlands Ranch booby trap investigation

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County deputies arrested two Highlands Ranch residents after a booby trap on their property sent a man to the hospital.

Bryan Hill, 61, and Tracy Remington, 53, were taken into custody on March 15 after a “short stand-o ” at their Ashburn Court residence, according to a Sheri ’s O ce news replease.

Deputies obtained a warrant to search the property after the man, a door-to-door salesman, reported being injured by a trip wire at the home on March 9 that triggered a device that set o a loud bang. e man told deputies a wire caught around his lower leg.

He said he felt pain in his ear and the incident a ected his vision. He

left the property with the help of a co-worker and was subsequently hospitalized, according to the Sheri ’s O ce.

According to Remington’s and Hill’s arrest a davits, the trip wire set o a blank round for a 12-guage shotgun. Deputies said they recovered wire traps that were set at the front and back entrances of the home. One trap was designed to spray a chemical agent, like pepper spray, when triggered, according to the a davits.  Hill and Remington were booked into the Douglas County Jail for felony second-degree assault, felony menacing and misdemeanor prohibited use of a weapon. Bond for both was set at $25,000.

Hill and Reminton are scheduled to be in court on April 18. e sheri ’s o ce said the investigation is ongoing.

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In support of 2022’s “The Hum Goes on Forever,” they’ll be stopping by Summit Music Hall , 1902 Blake St. in Denver, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28. Joining them are the wonderful alt-rock group Hot Mulligan. Get a ticket at www.livenation.com.

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TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 7, BLOCK 6, THE MEADOWS FILING NO. 12, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of:

4498 Applecrest Circle, Castle Rock, CO 80109

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/2/2023

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/6/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

AMANDA FERGUSON

Colorado Registration #: 44893

355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228

Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO21052

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2023-0009 First Publication: 3/2/2023

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 11, BLOCK 3, CASTLEWOOD RANCH SUBDIVISION-FILING NO. 1 - PARCEL 6, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 1271 Kittery Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/23/2023 Last Publication: 4/20/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/24/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

JENNIFER C. ROGERS Colorado Registration #: 34682 4530 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 10, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 34, BLOCK 2, BRADBURY RANCH FILING NO. 10, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

11850 High Desert Road, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/2/2023

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/5/2023 DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/16/2023

Last Publication: 4/13/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/18/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

DEANNE R. STODDEN

Colorado Registration #: 33214 1550 WEWATTA STREET SUITE 710, DENVER, COLORADO 80202

Phone #: 303.623.1800

Fax #: 303.623.0552

Attorney File #: 8020.0087

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

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First Publication: 3/16/2023

Last Publication: 4/13/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0012

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/10/2023 4:05:00

PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Jasmine Parros

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/2/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 7/7/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021082220

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $535,128.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $523,955.60

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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/or other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

As Nominee for Elevations Credit Union Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Credit Union Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/24/2021

Date of DOT: 12/1/2021

No. of DOT: 2021132930

Recorded in Douglas County.

Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $488,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $482,217.52

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT SIXTEEN (16), BLOCK EIGHT (8), STROH RANCH FILING NO. 18B, 7TH AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

12785 Horton Court, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 12, FOUNDERS VILLAGE FILING NO. 25, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 443 Blue Teal Dr, Castle Rock, CO 80104

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 15 VILLAGES OF PARKER FILING NO. 25 COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of:

11812 Mill Valley Street, Parker, CO 80138 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/25/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 22-029105

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2023-0023

First Publication: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/11/2023 11:34:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Public Notices

Original Grantor: LLOYD RUSTIN HIGBEE

AND TIFFANY HIGGINS HIGBEE

Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for RCF 2 Acquisition Trust c/o U.S. Bank Trust National Association

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/27/2005

Recording Date of DOT: 6/7/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005051396

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$359,200.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $273,270.87

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 207, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO.

112-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of:

9307 Desert Willow Trail, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/9/2023

Last Publication: 4/6/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/11/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 22-028513

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2023-0013

First Publication: 3/9/2023

Last Publication: 4/6/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0018

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/20/2023 9:12:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: SYLVESTER JESSE BENNETT

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PENNYMAC

LOAN SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/16/2015

Recording Date of DOT: 10/20/2015

Reception No. of DOT: 2015075643

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$335,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $257,459.99

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 176 HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-H, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of:

4705 Hunterwood Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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. First Publication: 3/16/2023

Publication: 4/13/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/20/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the

to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: FAILURE

TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

A PART OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 17 AND CONSIDERING THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST 1/4 TO BEARS SOUTH 88 DEGREES 17 MINUTES

11 SECONDS EAST WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 17 MINUTES

11 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE

A DISTANCE OF 780.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF A 60-FOOT ROADWAY EASEMENT; THENCE NORTH 1 DEGREE 42 MINUTES 49 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 867.72 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT AND ALONG SAID CENTERLINE

No. of DOT: 2019013899

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $358,388.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $341,172.56

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 175, COTTONWOOD SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 8745 Aspen Cir, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot 272, Highlands Ranch Filing No. 111-B, County of Douglas, State of Colorado. Which has the address of: 2179 Gold Dust Ln, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/16/2023

Last Publication: 4/13/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/19/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228

Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO21342

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 39 BLOCK 12 FOUNDERS VILLAGE FILING NO. 3 COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 5351 East Kensington Avenue, Castle Rock, CO 80104

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

A DISTANCE OF 295.64 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT, SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF 500.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 38 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 39 SECONDS; THENCE NORTH 35 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 28 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 681.43 TO A POINT OF CURVE; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT AND ALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 118.60 FEET, SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF 500.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 13 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 28 SECONDS; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 46 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 1,292.14 FEET TO A POINT OF THE NORTH-SOUTH CENTERLINE OF SAID SECTION 17; THENCE SOUTH 1 DEGREE 55 MINUTES 01 SECOND WEST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 1,820.32 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; EXCEPT THE SOUTH 30 FEET AND THE EAST 30 FEET FOR ROADWAY, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 4655 Best Rd, Larkspur, CO 80118 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/2/2023

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 12/30/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 22-029131

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https://www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0199

First Publication: 3/2/2023

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0017

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/18/2023 3:01:00

PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Kim Marie Torrez-Hruska

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Bank of England., its successors and assigns

Legal Notice No. 2023-0017

First Publication: 3/16/2023

Last Publication: 4/13/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0001

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/5/2023 7:19:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: DAVID MILLER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST OPTION LENDING, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/25/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 10/28/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013086621 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $217,979.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $198,115.35

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 43, BLOCK 2, IMPERIAL HOMES AT ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 7867 Kyle Way, Littleton, CO 80125

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/2/2023

Public Notices

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/5/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

N. APRIL WINECKI Colorado Registration #: 34861 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 19-023524

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2023-0001

First Publication: 3/2/2023

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0016

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/18/2023 2:11:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Garrett Musson

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Guild Mortgage Company LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/23/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 7/27/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021089586

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$565,250.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $556,796.82

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 3, BLOCK 3, CRYSTAL VALLEY RANCH FILING NO. 12A, AMENDMENT NO . 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

5918 Plains End Court, Castle Rock, CO 80104

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/16/2023

Last Publication: 4/13/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/18/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ILENE DELL'ACQUA

Colorado Registration #: 31755

7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO-22-946526-LL

MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER FILING NO. 7C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

CO 80134

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/2/2023

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/5/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

PETER M. SUSEMIHL

Colorado Registration #: 494 660 SOUTHPOINTE COURT SUITE 210, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80906 Phone #: (719) 579-6500

Fax #:

Attorney File #: ENTRADWAY

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2023-0005

First Publication: 3/2/2023

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0007

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/6/2023 3:19:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JERRI ANNE STYES AND ANTHONY WARREN STYES

Original Beneficiary: NATIONWIDE LENDING

CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN

TRUST 2006-OPT5, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OPT5

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/1/2006

Recording Date of DOT: 3/16/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006021697

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $253,300.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $210,438.14

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

ALL THE REAL PROPERTY TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 15, BLOCK 3, RAMPART STATION FILING NO. 1, AMENDMENT NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 11614 Wilson Circle, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 64, STONEGATE FILING NO. 21A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 10119 Riverstone Drive, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

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

AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/20/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 11/27/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019081170 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $306,195.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $304,924.94

Pursuant to C.R.S. §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.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 16, CHALLENGER PARK TOWNHOMES, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 9567 Deerhorn Ct #16, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/23/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

DAVID R DOUGHTY

Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 23-029174

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2023-0020

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/25/2023 DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

JENNIFER C. ROGERS

Colorado Registration #: 34682 4530 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 10, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89119 Phone #: 877-353-2146

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 48061541

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2023-0024

First Publication: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0006

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/5/2023 1:28:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Steve Busheff

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for M&T Bank, A Corporation, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/30/2018

Recording Date of DOT: 12/3/2018 Reception No. of DOT: 2018072375

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $304,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $290,401.17

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 288, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-R, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 10664 Evondale Street, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/25/2023 3:59:00

PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 3/2/2023

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/5/2023 DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ILENE DELL'ACQUA

Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO-22-950840-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2023-0006

First Publication: 3/2/2023

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

City and County

Public Notice

Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request a Release of Funds

NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT

TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS March 23, 2023

Douglas County 100 3rd Street

Castle Rock, CO 80104

Telephone: 303 814-4326

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by Douglas County.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or about April 10, 2023, Douglas County, Colorado will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Community Project Funding to undertake a project known as GOALS Capital Project located at 14997 E. Oxford Ave., Aurora, CO 80014, for the purpose of renovating and updating an existing communal residential facility to increase allowed occupancy and create a more functional environment for clients who are families experiencing homelessness. This project will upgrade the Evergreen Building which is the fourth un-used building on the GOALS campus so services can also be provided to Douglas County clients. Each family residing at GOALS has a private room and access to common living areas, bathrooms, and kitchens, offering a safe place while they work with Family Tree navigators and community partners to develop long-term goals for stability and economic independence. Residency in the program is up to nine months depending upon unique family needs, with followup and support offered for one year after leaving the residential portion of the program.

The scope of work includes all architectural and engineering services, permitting, insurance, bonds, and construction costs to complete improvements which may include kitchen and bathroom expansion, electrical update to LED, replacing furnaces, water heaters appliances, windows, flooring, and paint, in the amount of $1,000,000.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

Douglas County has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at Douglas County Government, 100 3rd Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104, contact Melanie Grothe, 303 814-4326, mgrothe@douglas.co.us.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Douglas County Community Services Division. All comments received by Friday, April 7, 2023, will be considered by Douglas County prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION

Douglas County Government certifies to HUD that Jennifer Eby in her capacity as Assistant Director of Community Services consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows Douglas County to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will accept objections to its release of fund and the Douglas County certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of Douglas County (b) Douglas County has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR

Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance

with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Region VIII Office at 1670 Broadway Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-4801. Potential objectors should contact U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Assistant Director of Community Services

Legal Notice No. 945169

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Wellspring Community and Covenant Church Annexation

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Petition for Annexation has been presented to the Town Council of the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, and found to be in compliance with Colorado law. The Town Council has adopted the attached resolution setting a public hearing to be held on April 18, 2023 at 6:00 pm in the Town Hall, 100 N. Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado to determine if the property described therein is eligible for annexation under Colorado law.

Given this 8th day of March, 2023.

Lisa Anderson, Town Clerk RESOLUTION NO. 2023-025

A RESOLUTION FINDING THAT THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION SUBMITTED BY MATRIX DESIGN GROUP IS IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE II, SECTION 30(1)

(B) OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND SECTION 31-12-107(1), C.R.S.; AND SETTING A DATE, TIME, AND PLACE FOR A HEARING TO DETERMINE IF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION UNDER ARTICLE II, SECTION 30 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND SECTIONS 31-12-104 AND 31-12-105, C.R.S. (Wellspring Community Annexation)

WHEREAS, on February 6, 2023, a petition (the “Petition”) was filed with the Town Clerk by Matrix Design Group (the “Petitioner”) for the annexation of a 2.07-acre parcel of land located at 498 E. Wolfensberger Road as more particularly described on the attached Exhibit A (the “Property”); and

WHEREAS, the Petition requests that the Town of Castle Rock (the “Town”) annex the Property; and

WHEREAS, the Petition states that it is signed by persons: (i) comprising more than fifty percent of the landowners in the area to be annexed and (ii) owning more than fifty percent of the area to be annexed, excluding public streets, and alleys and any land owned by the Town, as required by Article II, Section 30(1)(b) of the Colorado Constitution; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to §31-12-107(1)(f), C.R.S., the Town Council, without undue delay, is required to determine if the Petition is in substantial compliance with the requirements set forth in Article II, Section 30(1)(b) of the Colorado Constitution and §31-12-107(1), C.R.S.; and

WHEREAS, upon such determination, the Town Council is required to set a date, time, and place for a hearing to determine whether the Property is eligible for annexation to the Town in accordance with the requirements of Article II, Section 30 of the Colorado Constitution and §§31-12-104 and 31-12-105, C.R.S.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO AS FOLLOWS:

The Town Council finds and determines:

A. The Petition requests that the Town annex the Property;

B. The Petition is signed by persons: (i) comprising more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners of the Property, and (ii) owning more than fifty percent (50%) of the Property, excluding public streets and alleys, and any land owned by the Town;

C. The Petition substantially complies with the requirements of Section 30(1)(b) of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and §31-12-107(1), C.R.S;

D. The Petition is accompanied by a map containing the information required by §31-12-107(1)(d), C.R.S.; and

E. No signature on the Petition is dated more than 180 days prior to the date of filing of the Petition with the Town Clerk.

Section 2. Pursuant to §31-12-108, C.R.S., a public hearing is scheduled before the Town Council on April 18, 2023, at 6:00 P.M., at the Castle Rock Town Hall, 100 N. Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, for the purpose of enabling the Town Council to determine whether:

A. The Property is eligible for annexation to the Town in accordance with the requirements of Article II, Section 30 of the Colorado Constitution and §§31-12-104 and 31-12-105, C.R.S.;

B. Whether an election of the landowners and registered electors in the area to be annexed is required under Article II, Section 30(1)(a) of the Colorado Constitution and §31-12-107(2), C.R.S.; and

C. Whether additional terms and conditions are to be imposed upon the proposed annexation.

Section 3. The Town Clerk shall give notice of said hearing in the manner prescribed by §3112-108(2), C.R.S.

Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective on the date and at the time of its adoption.

ATTEST: TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK

Lisa Anderson, Town Clerk

Approved as to form:

Approved as to content: Jason Gray, Mayor

Michael J. Hyman, Town Attorney

Tara Vargish, Director of Development Services

RECEIVED February 6, 2023

PETITION FOR ANNEXATION [WELLSPRING COMMUNITY ANNEXATION

FILING NO. 1]

To the Town Council of the Town of Castle Rock We, the undersigned, constituting and comprising the owners of 100% of the area (territory) (excluding public streets and alleys) described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part of the Petition) the "Described Area"), do hereby petition that the Described Area be annexed to and become part of the Town of Castle Rock and do represent and state:

1. It is desirable and necessary that the Described Area be annexed to the Town of Castle Rock. Annexation into the Town of Castle Rock has benefits for both the current residents and the annexed property. Current residents get a say in the new development that could come with that annexation. The new property then has access to (and helps fund) Town services such as roads, utilities, water, parks, trails, recreation and more.

2. The requirements of Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, C.R.S. 1973, as amended, exist or have been met as these sections apply to the annexation of the Described Area. The described area meets the requirements of section 31-12104; by greater than onesixth of the perimeter of the area proposed to be annexed being contiguous with the annexing municipality. More specifically the described area is surrounded by Town of Castle Rock land. The described area meets the requirements of section 13-12-105; no identical ownership applies to the described parcel.

3. That the signers of the petition comprise the landowners of more than 50% of the territory included in the area proposed to be annexed, exclusive of streets and alleys. The signer of the petition comprises the landowner of 100% of the described area to be annexed.

4. That the undersigned request that the Town of Castle Rock approve the annexation of the area proposed to be annexed.

5. That the legal description of the land owned by each Petitioner hereto is attached to and made part of this Petition.

The Petitioner(s) hereto understand and are cognizant of the fact that the Town of Castle Rock ("Town") is not legally required to annex the Described Area, and that if the Town does annex the Described Area, the annexation shall be upon the conditions and agreement of the Petitioner(s) as set forth in the Annexation Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the forgoing statement, and in further consideration of the benefits which will accrue to the Petitioner(s) and the obligations resulting to the Town if the Described Area is annexed to the Town, the Petitioner(s) agree and covenant that if the Described Area is annexed to the Town, the Petitioner(s) will comply with all applicable provisions of the Code of the Town of Castle Rock, as amended, and all applicable ordinances, resolutions, and regulations of the Town now existing or as hereinafter amended.

The covenants and agreements herein above set forth shall run with the land owned by each Petition hereto which is subject to this annexation and shall extend to and be binding upon the heirs, assigns, legal representatives and successors to each Petitioner. Each Petitioner expressly accepts the aforesaid covenants and agreements by proceeding with the Petition for Annexation to the Town of Castle Rock.

Nicole DeVries

Executive Director Wellspring Community 826 Park Street Castle Rock, CO 80109

Exhibit A WELLSPRING COMMUNITY

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: (FROM TITLE COMMITMENT)

PARCEL A:

COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 8 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO; THENCE N60°50'W, 976 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE N36°50'W, 220.00 FEET; THENCE N53°10'E 90.0 FEET; THENCE S36°50'E 340.00; THENCE S53°10'W 90.00; THENCE N36°50'W 120.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. (PARCEL A LEGAL DESCRIPTION FROM THE TITLE COMMITMENT IS INCOMPLETE, MISSING INFORMATION ADDED IN ITALICS FONT AND UNDERLINED)

PARCEL B:

COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 8 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO; THENCE N60°50'W, A DISTANCE OF 976 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S53°10'W, A DISTANCE OF 396 FEET; THENCE N36°50'W A DISTANCE OF 220 FEET; (THIS POINT BEING 24 FEET EAST OF THE 1/16TH LINE); THENCE N53°10'E, A DISTANCE OF 396 FEET; THENCE S36°50E, A DISTANCE OF 220

TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

PARCEL C: (OMITTED, ALREADY ANNEXED)

FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE MOST EASTERLY COR-

OF TRACT B "CASTLE HIGHLANDS FILING NO. 2" AS RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2001019899 IN THE DOUGLAS COUNTY RECORDS.

Legal Notice No. 945106 First Publication: March 16, 2023;

Publication: March 23, 2023;

Publication: March 30, 2023;

Publication: April 6, 2023

Douglas County News Press

Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

A public hearing will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023 at 6:00PM before the Planning Commission and Tuesday, April 25th, 2022 at 2:30PM before the Board of County Commissioners, in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, for approval of a Preliminary Plan on a property located north of the Singing Hills Road and Hilltop Road intersection and west of Flintwood Road. For more information call Douglas County Planning at 303-660-7460.

File No./Name: SB2022-036/ Fields Preliminary Plan.

Legal Notice No. 945176

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

This Ordinance and any changes thereto shall be considered for adoption at a public meeting of the Castle Pines City Council at 6:30 p.m. on March 28, 2023, which may be postponed at said meeting, and which meeting shall be open to the public.

ORDINANCE NO. 23-06

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CASTLE PINES, COLORADO, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACT G1, CASTLE PINES NORTH FILING NO. 27, 3RD AMENDMENT

The complete text of all Ordinances is available through the City Offices and on the City’s official website: www.castlepinesgov.com.

By: Tobi Duffey, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945158

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

A public hearing will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023, at 6:00 P.M. before the Douglas County Planning Commission and on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 2:30 P.M. before the Board of County Commissioners in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, to consider a major amendment to the Pinery Development Plan. The purpose of the proposed amendment is to allow a Veterinary Clinic/Hospital as a Use Permitted by Right in Planning Area 62 of the Pinery Planned Development.

For more information call Douglas County Planning Services at 303-660-7460.

File No./Name: ZR2023-001/Pinery Planned Development, 30th Amendment

Legal Notice No. 945160

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL TALLMAN GULCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT §1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Tallman Gulch Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled at the election, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled pursuant to §1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

The following candidates for director are declared elected by acclamation:

Tim Craft 4-year, Term, Until 2027

Randall David Roberts 4-year, Term,

Until 2027

By: /s/ Dianne Miller

Designated Election Official Tallman Gulch Metropolitan District

Legal Notice No. 945126

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS

and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

DISTRICT NOS. 1, 3 & 4

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on February 28, 2023, there were not more candidates than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates, for each of the Mirabelle Metropolitan District Nos. 1, 3 & 4 (collectively, the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 2, 2023 are hereby cancelled.

The following candidate for each of the Districts is declared elected by acclamation:

Michele Marie Miller: Until May 2027

The following offices remain vacant for each

District:

VACANT: Until May 2027

VACANT: Until May 2027

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

Contact Person for District:

Trisha K. Harris, Esq. WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800

Legal Notice No. 945133

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELATION OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 2, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513 (1), C.R.S.

The following candidates are hereby declared elected: Keith D. Simon: 4 Year Term

May 2027 /s/ Sue Blair

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the District: Sue Blair, Designated Election Official Community Resource Services 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.381.4960 (voice) 303. 381.4961 (fax) sblair@crsofcolorado.com

Legal Notice No. 945155 First Publication: March 23, 2023

Publication: March 23, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELATION OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Hunting Hill Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513 (1), C.R.S.

The following candidates are hereby declared elected: Christopher R. Nelson: 4-Year Term

Until May 2027 Edward M. Yosses: 4-Year Term Until May 2027

/s/ Sue Blair

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the District: Sue Blair, Designated Election Official Community Resource Services 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.381.4960 (voice) 303. 381.4961 (fax) sblair@crsofcolorado.com

Legal Notice No. 945151

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELATION OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Franktown Business Area Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513 (1), C.R.S.

The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

Public Notices

Sue Blair, Designated Election Official

Community Resource Services 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.381.4960 (voice) 303. 381.4961 (fax) sblair@crsofcolorado.com

Legal Notice No. 945150

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELATION OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 7, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513 (1), C.R.S.

The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

Keith D. Simon: 4 Year Term Until May 2027

Kenneth Lee Linhardt: 4 Year Term

Until May 2027

/s/ Sue Blair

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the District:

Sue Blair, Designated Election Official Community Resource Services 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.381.4960 (voice) 303. 381.4961 (fax) sblair@crsofcolorado.com

Legal Notice No. 945156

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL ROBINSON RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

§1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Robinson Ranch Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled at the election, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled pursuant to §1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

No self-nomination and acceptance form nor affidavit of intent to be write-in candidates were filed; therefore, no candidates are declared elected by acclamation and offices to be filled at the May 2, 2023 election shall be vacant.

By: /s/ Dianne Miller

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 945128

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

§1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104, -11-103(3) C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Jordan Crossing Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513(6) C.R.S.

The following candidates are declared elected for the following terms of office:

Carolyn Jacobson: Next Regular Election, May 2025

Vacant: Next Regular Election, May 2025

Vacant: Next Regular Election, May 2025

M. Alberta Saran: Second Regular Election, May 2027

Patrick D. Ziegler: Second Regular Election, May 2027

/s/ Ann Finn

(Designated Election Official)

Contact Person for the District: Ann Finn

Telephone Number of the District: 303-987-0835

Address of the District: 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, CO 80228

District Facsimile Number: 303-987-2032

2023, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected:

Whitney Vincent: Four-Year Term to 2027

Vacancy: Four-Year Term to 2027

WEST DOUGLAS COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

By: /s/ Sarah H. Luetjen

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 945165

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Notice

2 MAY 2, 2023

1-13.5-1105(2)(d), 1-13.5-502 C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the eligible electors of the Sierra Ridge Metropolitan District No. 2 of Douglas County, Colorado.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election is to be held on Tuesday, the 2nd day of May, 2023, and that said election shall be conducted by mail ballot. Accordingly, ballots will be distributed by U.S. Mail not earlier than April 10, 2023, and not later than April 17, 2023 to eligible electors of the District entitled to vote in the election. The purpose of the election is to submit to the eligible electors of the District referenced above, the election of members of the Board of Directors.

At said election, the eligible electors of the District shall vote for Directors to serve the following terms of office on the Board of Directors of the District.

The names of the persons nominated for Director to serve a four-year term (2023-2027) are:

Lena Higgins

Kim Barb

David Gibbs

Alexis Beeman

Robert Drucker

Eligible electors may apply for new or replacement mail ballots and return voted mail ballots to the office of the Designated Election Official which is also the ballot drop-off/walk-in voting location: at Spencer Fane LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, Colorado 80203. The office of the Designated Election Official is open Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. from April 10, 2023 through May 1, 2023, and from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on May 2, 2023 (Election Day). Please contact the office of the Designated Election Official at (303) 839-3800 to coordinate walk in voting or drop off of ballots.

By: /s/ Becky Johnson

Designated Election Official

2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELATION OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Remuda Ranch Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513 (1), C.R.S.

The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

Contact Person for the District: Peggy Ripko

Telephone Number of the District: 303-987-0835

Address of the District: 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, CO 80228

District Facsimile Number: 303-987-2032

District Email: pripko@sdmsi.com

Legal Notice No. 945167

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF INCLUSION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THERE HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PARKER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO. A PETITION PRAYING FOR INCLUSION INTO THE DISTRICT.

The names and addresses of the Petitioners and

Legal Description of the property are as follows:

PETITIONER: William L Coyle PO Box 210 Kiowa CO 80117 and Ralph & Marsha Perkins, Jr Living Trust 11383 Bradbury Ranch Drive Parker CO 80134

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 3 AND PARTLY IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 4, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 3 AND CONSIDERING THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 3 TO BEAR NORTH 89°52'31" EAST WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO;

THENCE NORTH 89°52'31" EAST ALONG SAID

NORTH LINE A DISTANCE OF 670.60 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 14°31'31"

WEST A DISTANCE OF 1117.09 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 00°07'22"

WEST A DISTANCE OF 410.00 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 83°28'25"

WEST A DISTANCE OF 460.79 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 73°12'48"

WEST A DISTANCE OF 913.60 FEET;

THENCE NORTH 50°36'41"

WEST A DISTANCE OF 417.11 FEET TO A POINT ON A CURVE AND A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF COUNTY ROAD NO. 43;

THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY

RIGHT OF WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING FOUR COURSES;

THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET, SAID CURVE HAVING A CENTRAL

ANGLE OF 3°05'46", A RADIUS OF 925.25

FEET AND A CHORD WHICH BEARS NORTH

51°41'27" EAST A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENT; THENCE NORTH 53°14'20" EAST ALONG SAID TANGENT A DISTANCE OF 1023.50 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT A DISTANCE OF 574.81 FEET, SAID CURVE HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 38°51'38", A RADIUS OF 847.50 AND A CHORD WHICH BEARS NORTH 33°48'31" EAST A DISTANCE OF 563.86 FEET; THENCE NORTH 12°47'27" EAST A DISTANCE OF 409.59 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE NORTH 00°07'22" WEST ALONG SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; EXCEPT ANY PORTION LYING WITHIN COUNTY ROAD NO. 14, AND ALSO EXCEPT THAT PARCEL CONVEYED IN FINAL RULE AND ORDER RECORDED FEBRUARY 3, 2000 IN BOOK 1806 AT PAGE 878, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

ALSO KNOWN AS 7800 CROWFOOT VALLEY ROAD, PARKER CO 80134

DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Rampart Range Metropolitan District Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the elections there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the elections to be held on May 2, 2023, are hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

The following candidates are declared elected for District Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9:

Keith Simon: until the second regular election (May 4, 2027)

Ken Linhardt: until the second regular election (May 4, 2027)

Vacant: until the second regular election (May 4, 2027)

The following candidates are declared elected for District No. 5:

Keith Simon: until the second regular election (May 4, 2027)

Ken Linhardt: until the second regular election (May 4, 2027) Jennifer Miller: until the second regular election (May 4, 2027)

DATED: February 28, 2023

/s/ Jennifer S. Henry Designated Election Official for the Rampart Range Metropolitan District Nos. 1, 3-6, 8 and 9

c/o McGeady Becher P.C.

450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400 Denver, Colorado 80203-1254

Phone: 303-592-4380

Legal Notice No. 945152

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION and

CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

§1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104, 1-11-103(3) C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Regency

Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513(6) C.R.S.

The following candidates are declared elected for the following terms of office:

Matthew Hanson: Next Regular Election, May 2025

Lisa Brinkman: Second Regular Election, May 2027

Shelley Marshall: Second Regular Election, May 2027

/s/ Ann Finn

(Designated Election Official)

Contact Person for the District: Ann Finn

Telephone Number of the District: 303-987-0835

Address of the District: 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, CO 80228

District Facsimile Number: 303-987-2032

District Email: afinn@sdmsi.com

Legal Notice No. 945166

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS §1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104, 1-11-103(3) C.R.S.

The following candidates are declared elected for the following terms of office:

VACANT: Next Regular Election, May 2025

Young-Sun Yun: Second Regular Election, May 2027

Allison Provence: Second Regular Election, May 2027

/s/Steve Beck (Designated Election Official)

Contact Person for the District: Steve Beck Telephone Number of the District: 303-987-0835 Address of the District: 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, CO 80228 District Facsimile Number: 303-987-2032 District Email: sbeck@sdmsi.com

Legal Notice No. 945136

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE THUNDERBIRD WATER ND SANITATION DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Thunderbird Water and Sanitation District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on February 28, 2023, there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected:

Gary D. Cammarata : Four-Year Term

Larry Morris: Four-Year Term

Vacant: Four-Year Term

THUNDERBIRD WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

By: /s/ Peggy Rupp

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 945134

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS §1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104, 1-11-103(3) C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Parker Homestead Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513(6) C.R.S.

The following candidates are declared elected for the following terms of office:

Vacant: Next Regular Election, May 2025 Shelley Marshall: Second Regular Election, May 2027 Lisa Brinkman: Second Regular Election, May 2027

/s/ Ann Finn

(Designated Election Official)

Contact Person for the District: Ann Finn

Telephone Number of the District: 303-987-0835

Contact Person for the District: Sue Blair, Designated Election Official Community Resource Services 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.381.4960 (voice) 303. 381.4961 (fax) sblair@crsofcolorado.com

Legal Notice No. 945157

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS §1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104, 1-11-103(3) C.R.S.

District Email: afinn@sdmsi.com

Legal Notice No. 945144

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the West Douglas County Fire Protection District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election or thereafter there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Roxborough Village Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513(6) C.R.S.

The following candidates are declared elected for the following terms of office:

Ephram Glass: Second Regular Election, May 2027

Debra Prysby: Second Regular Election, May 2027

/s/ Peggy Ripko (Designated Election Official)

Accordingly, Notice is hereby given to all interested parties to appear at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the District at 18100 E. Woodman Drive, Parker, CO at 6:00pm on March 23, 2023 and April 13, 2023 and show cause in writing, if any they have, why such petition should not be granted.

Legal Notice No. 945129

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL §§ 1-11-103(3), 1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Highfield Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at or after the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election to be conducted on May 2, 2023, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election was canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513, C.R.S., and the following candidates were declared elected by acclamation:

Hugh Smith: Four (4) year term

Mike Stefanski: Four (4) year term

VACANT: Two (2) year term

By: /s/ Alexandra L. Moore

Designated Election Official

Highfield Metropolitan District

Legal Notice No. 945139

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the North Fork Fire Protection District, Jefferson & Douglas Counties, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513(6) C.R.S.

The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

James A. Owsiany, 16791 S. Bryn Mawr Rd, Pine, CO 80470 – 4 year term

Elinor F. White, 21006 Spring Creek Rd., Buffalo Creek, CO 80425 – 4 year term

Signed - Michael Timothy Bono, Designated Election Official District Contact: Michael Timothy Bono,

Assistant/

Creek, CO 80425

838-2270 / nffpd@aol.com

Legal Notice No. 945175

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

§1-13.5-513(6),

Address of the District: 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, CO 80228

District Facsimile Number: 303-987-2032

District Email: afinn@sdmsi.com

Legal Notice No. 945146

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL §§ 1-11-103(3), 1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Lincoln Station Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at or after the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election to be conducted on May 2, 2023, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election was canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513, C.R.S., and the following candidates were declared elected by acclamation:

Natalie Dustman: Four (4) year term

VACANT: Four (4) year term

By: /s/ Alexandra L. Moore

Designated Election Official Lincoln Station Metropolitan District

Legal Notice No. 945140

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELATION OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Bella Mesa Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado,

that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513 (1), C.R.S.

The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

Maxine Hepfer: 2 Year Term May 2025

John V. Hill: 4 Year Term May 2027

Vacancy: 2 Year Term May 2025

Vacancy: 4 Year Term May 2027

/s/ Sue Blair

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the District:

Sue Blair, Designated Election Official Community Resource Services 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.381.4960 (voice) 303. 381.4961 (fax) sblair@crsofcolorado.com

Legal Notice No. 945147

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

§1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104, 1-11-103(3) C.R.S.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Villages at Castle Rock Metropolitan District No. 6, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513(6) C.R.S.

The following candidates are declared elected for the following terms of office:

Nancy Boehler: Second Regular Election, May 2027

Stanley DePue: Second Regular Election, May 2027

William Paris: Second Regular Election, May 2027

/s/ Ann Finn

(Designated Election Official)

Contact Person for the District: Ann Finn

Telephone Number of the District: 303-987-0835

Address of the District: 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, CO 80228

District Facsimile Number: 303-987-2032

District Email: afinn@sdmsi.com

Legal Notice No. 945171

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELATION OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Olde Town Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-13.5-513 (1), C.R.S.

The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

Michael J. Kleinman: 4 Year Term

Until May 2027

Rudy E. Byler: 4 Year Term Until May 2027

VACANCY: 4 Year Term Until May 2027

/s/ Sue Blair

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the District:

Sue Blair, Designated Election Official Community Resource Services 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.381.4960 (voice) 303. 381.4961 (fax) sblair@crsofcolorado.com

Legal Notice No. 945154

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Pres

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Rock Canyon Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023, is hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513, C.R.S.

The following candidates are declared elected:

Kevin Collins: until the next regular election (May 6, 2025)

Kenneth Sean Allen: until the second regular election (May 4, 2027) Vacant: until the second regular election (May 4, 2027)

DATED: February 28, 2023

Bid packages will be available electronically after 10:00 a.m. on March 30, 2023. Send request for bid documents to Adam@Silverbluffcompanies.com. Include company name, contact name, and contact information in the request.

Bids shall be made on the forms furnished by the Owner and shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope and endorsed with the name of the Bidder. A Bid Bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total Bid amount will be required. The Bid Bond will be retained by Owner as liquidated damages should the Successful Bidder fail to enter into a Contract with the Owner in accordance with the Bid. Bidders must supply a list of Subcontractors providing Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) or more in labor and/or materials to the Project.

Attention is called to the fact the Bidders offer to assume the obligations and liabilities imposed by the Contract Documents. The Successful Bidder for the Project will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond in the full amount of the Contract Price, in conformity with the requirements of the Contract Documents.

prior to the bid date.

Electronic construction plans, specifications and forms for preparing bids may be obtained on Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System: www.bidnetdirect.com//town-of-parker on March 16, 2023

All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount of at least five percent (5%) of the Bid. The vendors can upload their bid bond when responding online. The bond will be retained by the Town as liquidated damages if the successful bidder refuses or fails to enter into a Contract and Performance, Payment and Maintenance bond in accordance with his bid when notified of the award.

The Town shall issue a written addendum if substantial changes which impact the technical submission of Bids are required. Addenda will be posted on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System: www.bidnetdirect.com//town-of-parker.

Plan Holders are responsible for either revisiting website prior to the due date to ensure that they have any addenda which may have been issued after the initial download.

CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER

THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $775,335.55

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-660-7527. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is ROBINSON WATERS & O'DORISIO PC 1099 18TH STREET SUITE 2600 DENVER, CO 80202, 303-297-2600. Dated 2/23/2023, Castle Rock, CO

for

2023, at the Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District 3280 Redstone Park Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.

on March

A Bid Opening is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on April 6, 2023, at 3280 Redstone Park Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.

Electronic copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained after 11:00 a.m. on March 23, 2023 by contacting Emmalyn White at ewhite@highlandsranch.org.

For questions regarding this project, please contact the Project Manager, Dirk Ambrose at dambrose@highlandsranch.org.

Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District

By: Tammy Tucker

Date: March 23, 2023

Legal Notice No. 945172

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice Notice of Final Payment/Final Settlement Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board Notice is hereby given that at 9:00 am. On Monday, April 24, 2023, the STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD shall make final payment and settlement to the following contractors in connection with all services rendered, materials furnished and for all labor performed in and for the referenced project:

1. Iron Woman Construction and Environmental Services, LLC in the amount of $99,177.91 pursuant to the contract for work performed in Sterling Ranch Filing No. 6 dated December 3, 2019.

2. Iron Woman Construction and Environmental Services, LLC in the amount of $384,838.86 pursuant to the contract for work in Sterling Ranch Filing General dated December 3, 2019, for work performed in Sterling Ranch Waterton Road and Pond Improvement work.

Any person, individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust estate, trust, limited liability company, partnership, association or other legal entity that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance, or other supplies used or consumed by a contractor or his or her subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor may, at any lime and up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted ID be done, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of the claim.

All such claims shall be filed with the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board, 8220 Piney River Avenue, Littleton, CO 80125 on or before the above-mentioned dale and time of final settlement.

Failure on the part at a claimant to timely file a verified statement of the amount due shall relieve the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board from any and all liability for making payment to the claimant.

BY ORDER OF THE STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD Legal

Bidders are hereby advised the Owner reserves the right to not award a Contract until sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of Bids, and Bidders expressly agree to keep their Bids open for the sixty (60) day period. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any informality, technicality, or irregularity in any Bid, to disregard all non-conforming, non-responsive, conditional, or alternate Bids, to negotiate contract terms with the Successful Bidder, to require statements or evidence of Bidders’ qualifications, including financial statements, and to accept the proposal that is, in the opinion of the Owner, in its best interest. Owner also reserves the right to extend the Bidding period by Addendum if it appears in its interest to do so.

Any questions concerning this bid shall be submitted no later than 4:00 pm on Monday April 17, 2023 and must be directed by email to: Adam@ Silverbluffcompanies.com.

Legal Notice No. 945170

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice INVITATION TO BID

Notice is hereby given that Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 5 will accept sealed bid proposals for the RidgeGate East Filing 2 and 3 Street and Utilities Project in Sections 23 and 24, Township 6 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M. The project is located within Douglas County and the City of Lone Tree, Colorado and includes, but is not limited to; installation and maintenance of erosion control Best Management Practices (BMPs), traffic control, demolition and removals related to storm sewer and roadway construction, earthwork, curb & gutter, asphalt pavement, traffic signals, sidewalk, detention pond, installation of 18-inch to 42-inch storm sewer, installation of sanitary sewer, installation of approximately 570 linear feet of 16-inch water main. It is anticipated the Notice to Proceed will be issued on June 14th, 2023.

Bid packages will be available electronically at no charge on or after April 11th, 2023. Email requests for an electronic copy should be submitted to teresa.robinson@merrick.com and carson. besgrove@merrick.com, phone number 303-3533857. Upon receipt of an email request to Merrick & Company, an electronic bid package will be sent to the requestor.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held virtually on April 20th, 2023 at 3:00 PM.

Bids will be accepted until 3:00 PM on May 9th, 2023, at CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. As soon as practicable, after said bid closing time, all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud. Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked PROPOSAL, RAMPART RANGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5, MD5-012, MD5-015, MD5-016, RIDGEGATE EAST FILING 2 AND 3 STREET AND UTILITIES PROJECT.” Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after said closing time.

Bidder pre-qualifications will not be required for this project; provided, however, upon evaluation of bids, the apparent low bidder must be prepared to demonstrate his qualifications by submitted evidence to the District such as financial data, previous experience, authority to conduct business in the jurisdiction where the project is located, and other requirements as may be specified in the Contract Documents. Bid security in the form of a Bid Bond, Cashier’s Check or Certified Check, payable to Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 5 in the amount equal to ten (10%) percent of the total amount of the Bid, to be retained by the District, will be required until a contract is executed. If the successful Bidder should fail to enter into a contract with the District, his check or bid bond will be held as liquidated damages, in which event the Contract may then be awarded to the next lowest qualified bidder.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive any informalities or irregularities therein, and to accept the proposal that in the opinion of the Owner is in the best interest of Rampart Range

No.

The Plan Holder shall certify its acknowledgment of the addendum by signing the addendum and returning it with its Bid. In the event of conflict with the original contract documents, addenda shall govern all other contract documents to the extent specified. Subsequent addenda shall govern over prior addenda only to the extent specified.

The extent of the work is approximately as follows:

The project consists of repairs to the existing Pine Drive bridge over the Sulphur Gulch. The scope of the work consists of but not limited to the structural concrete removal/ replacement (120 CY), concrete flatwork, bridge railing stone veneer removal/reset cut stone veneer, pedestrian rail removal/reset, HMA pavement, excavation/backfill, pavement markings, traffic control and erosion control. This contract may be subject to a potential option to renew for subsequent years per the contract General Notes.

Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the time fixed for closing them. The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities, to waive technical defects accordingly as the best interest of the Town may be served, may reject any and all bids, and shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder as determined by the Owner.

All bidders questions and inquires shall be directed to the Town of Parker’s Project Manager, Tom Gill at tgill@parkeronline.org or #303-805-3190.

Tom Williams, PE, Engineering/Public Works Director

This Notice to Bidders is not valid without the above signature.

NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT BIDDERS

The purpose of this notice is to comply with C.R.S. § 8-19-104(3). If a nonresident bidder is from a state that provides a bidding preference to bidders from that state, then a comparable percentage disadvantage will be applied to the bid of that nonresident bidder. Nonresident bidders may obtain additional information from the Web site for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

Legal Notice No. 945174

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

District Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2021CV30136, Division/Courtroom # SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 23000220

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

BC WOLFENSBERGER LLC

Plaintiff: v. ROBERT A. PARKER

Defendant(s)

Regarding: Lot 4, Block 8, Valley Park Filing No. Three, County of Douglas, State of Colorado, commonly known as 3028 Valley Park Blvd., Larkspur, Colorado 80118 (the "Property"); also known as: 2974 VALLEY PARK BLVD LARKSPUR, CO 80118 (the “Property”)

Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on June 16, 2022, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 20th day April 2023, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. 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. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR

(602) 255-0103

E-MAIL: tmy@tblaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MARICOPA COUNTY JUSTICE COURTS, ARIZONA HIGHLAND JUSTICE COURT HIGHLAND JUSTICE COURT

LEAR WEST, INC., an Arizona corporation, Plaintiff, vs. NORTH AMERICAN STEEL BUILDING LTD., a Colorado limited liability company; ABC COMPANIES 1-5; XYZ PARTNERSHIPS 1-5; and WHITE CORPORATIONS 1-5, Defendants.

Case No.: CC2022-202309RC

THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANT(S):

NORTH AMERICAN STEEL BUILDING LTD

1. YOU ARE SUMMONED to respond to this complaint by filing a written ANSWER with this Court and by paying the required fee. If you cannot afford to pay the required fee, you may request that the Court either waive or defer the fee.

2. If you were served with this summons in the State of Arizona, the Court must receive your answer within twenty (20) calendar days from the date you were served. If you were served outside the State of Arizona, the Court must receive your answer within thirty (30) calendar days from the date you were served. If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, you will have until the next working day to file your answer. When calculating time do not count the day you were served with the summons.

3. The court is located at (physical address Highland Justice Court 55 E. Civic Center Drive, Ste. 55 Gilbert AZ 85296

4. Your answer must be in writing.

(a) You may obtain an answer form from this Court, or from the Self-Service Center of the Arizona Judicial Branch website at http://www.azcourt .go / under the "Public Services" tab.

(b) You may visit http://www.azturbocourt.gov/ to prepare your answer electronically; this requires payment of an additional fee.

(c) You may also prepare your answer on a plain sheet of paper, but your answer must include the case number, the court location and the names of the parties.

5. You must provide a copy of your answer to the Plaintiff's attorney in accordance with JCRCP Rule 120.5. The name and address of Plaintiff's attorney is:

Tara M. Young, Esq. TIFFANY & BOSCO, P.A. Seventh Floor Camelback Esplanade II 2525 East Camelback Road Phoenix, Arizona 85016-4229

IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A WRITTEN ANSWER WITH THIS COURT WITHIN THE IME INDICATED ABOVE, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU, AS REQUESTED IN THE PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT

Date: NOV 16 2022

Jordan Ray, Justice of the Peace YOU ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP THE COURT ADVISED OF YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER. THE CLERK CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH A NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORM. REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MUST BE MADETO THE COURT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE A COURT PROCEEDING

Legal Notice No. 945004

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009 Castle Rock, CO 80109 720-437-6200 Plaintiff: ACM Dawson Trails VIII

rado Limited Partnership; Unique Mobility, Inc. aka Unique Mobility aka UNIQUE MOBILITY, INC., a Colorado Corporation; MSP Investment Co. aka MSP Investment Company aka MSP Investment Co., LLP aka MSP Investment Company, Inc. aka MSP INVESTMENT CO., a Colorado Limited Liability Partnership; Bellamah Community Development, aka BELLAMAH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, a New Mexico Limited Partnership; Jefferson Bank & Trust aka JEFFERSON BANK & TRUST, a Colorado Banking Corporation; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver for Jefferson Bank & Trust, aka Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Resolution Trust Corporation as receiver for Sun State Savings and Loan Association, F.S.A., aka RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION, Administratively Dissolved, December 17, 1993; Sun State Savings and Loan Association aka SUN STATE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, an Arizona bank; Dawson Ridge Metropolitan District No. 1 aka DAWSON RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1, a Colorado Quasi-Municipal Corporation; Douglas County Development Corporation, a Colorado Corporation; DCDC II, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; Plateau Natural Gas Company, a Colorado Corporation, Dissolved December 30, 1970; Dawson Trails I LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company; Dawson Ridge LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company; FirstBank of Castle Rock, N.A., a Colorado Corporation; Westside Property Investment Company, Inc., a Colorado Corporation; Sun NLF Limited Partnership aka Sun NLF aka SUN NLF LIMITED PARTNER-

SHIP, a Delaware Limited Partnership; SBAB, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company, Dissolved January 1, 2002; Westpac Financial II aka

WESTPAC FINANCIAL II, an Arizona Corporation, dissolved January 10, 1996; The Pueblo Bank and Trust Company aka THE PUEBLO BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; SRKO Family Limited Partnership aka SRKO

FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Colorado Limited Partnership, Dissolved January 10, 2022; SWQ LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company; Westfield Metropolitan District No. 1 aka WESTFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1, a Colorado Quasi-Municipal Corporation; M.D.C. Land Corporation, a Colorado Corporation; Richmond Homes, Inc. I, aka RICHMOND HOMES, INC. I, a Delaware Corporation; Plateau Natural Gas Company, a Colorado Corporation; Castle Rock Industrial Bank, a Colorado Corporation; Bryan H. Scott, an individual; Brenda C. Scott, an individual; Dean C. Stange, an individual; Marcus S. Palkowitsh, an individual; Jannie Ho Duk Richardson aka Jannie H D Richardson aka Jannie H Richardson an individual; Emeline W. Haney, an individual; Mae E. Haney, an individual; Mary Alice Haney, an individual; E. Michelle Haney, an individual; Margaret M. Haney, an individual; Franklin L. Haney II, an individual; FRANKLIN L HANEY CO, a Tennessee Corporation; Thomas J. Mancuso, an individual; Colleen K. Huber, an individual; Robert Anderson, Jr., an individual; Victoria Lee Crecelius, an individual; Jonathan K. Anderson, an individual; Margaret S. Palkowitsh, Deceased; Merrill M. Miller, an individual; Robert R. Graft, Deceased; Kathleen T. Sheehan, an individual; Michael J. Boryla, an individual; Lynette L. Lechman, an individual; Gregory W. Aggeler, an individual; Susan G. Peterson, an individual; Gary K. Duke, an individual; Rex Martin, Deceased; the Town of Castle Rock, a Colorado home rule municipal corporation; Christine M. Duffy as the Public Trustee of Douglas County, Colorado; Sue Sandstrom as the Public Trustee of Arapahoe County, Colorado; and all unknown persons who may have an interest in the subject matter of this action.

Attorneys for ACM Dawson Trails VIII JV LLC

Alan E. Curtis, #34571 Virginia M. Sciabbarrasi, #39753 WHITE & JANKOWSKI LLC

1333 West 120th Avenue, Suite 302 Westminster, CO 80234

Telephone: (303) 595-9441

Fax: (303) 825-5632

alanc@white-jankowski.com virginias@white-jankowski.com

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

Case No. 22CV30920

TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED DEFENDANTS:

a. Plateau Natural Gas Company; b. Bellamah Community Development; c. Castle Rock Industrial Bank; d. Rex Martin; e. Robert R. Graft.

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this Court an answer or other response.

You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons on you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff in and to certain water situate in Douglas County, Colorado, more particularly described on Exhibit B of the Complaint, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof.

Dated February 28, 2023

WHITE & JANKOWSKI LLC

Alan E. Curtis, #34571

Virginia M. Sciabbarrasi, #39753

Attorneys for Plaintiff ACM Dawson Trails VIII JV LLC

EXHIBIT B TO COMPLAINT TO QUIET TITLE

DESCRIPTION OF WATER RIGHTS

1. Water Rights Decrees. All right, title, and interest to all nontributary and not-nontributary ground water decreed in Case No. W-4765, W-9496-78, 80CW365, and 83CW356, all in Division 1 Water Court, State of Colorado, including but not limited to all rights and obligations arising under those decrees; any amounts of water

banked under the terms of the decree and existing statutes, rules, and regulations; and any claims made but not fully disposed of in each case. The Water Rights adjudicated in each decree are generally summarized as follows:

a. W-4765 Water Rights. Nontributary ground water with an appropriation date of June 5, 1959 and a decreed amount of 0.084 cfs to be withdrawn from the Dawson Formation and used for commercial purposes, as confirmed by the April 4, 1977 Decree in Case No. W-4765, Water Division

1.

b. W-9496-78 Water Rights. Nontributary ground water rights confirmed by the May 29, 1980 Decree in Case No W-9496-78, Water Division 1, with appropriation dates of August 21, 1972, which are decreed for municipal, domestic, irrigation, power generation, mining, recreational purposes, including fishery and wildlife, manufacturing, mechanical, fire protection and stock watering uses, and the maintenance of adequate storage systems and reserves and may be withdrawn from the following aquifers in the following amounts:

(a) 300 acre-feet annually from Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifer; and (b) 1,200 acre-feet annually from the Arapahoe Aquifer.

c. 80CW365 Water Rights. Nontributary Denver Formation ground water in the amount of 489 acrefeet per year with an appropriation date of August 21, 1972 to be withdrawn at a maximum pumping a rate of 450 gallons per minute (gpm)/0.999 cfs for municipal, domestic, irrigation, power generation, mining, industrial, commercial, manufacturing, mechanical, stock watering, recreation including fishery and wildlife and fire protection uses, and the maintenance of adequate storage system and reserves, as confirmed by the October 12, 1982 Decree in Case No. 80CW365, Water Division 1.

d. 83CW356 Water Rights. 81 acre-feet per year of nontributary ground water to be withdrawn from the Denver Aquifer Formation to be withdrawn at a maximum pumping rate of 150 gpm for municipal, commercial and industrial purposes, inclusive of but not limited to domestic, irrigation, power generation, mining, recreational purposes including fishery, wildlife, manufacturing, mechanical, fire protection, stock watering, and the maintenance of adequate storage systems and reserves, as confirmed by the December 28, 1988 Decree in Case No. 83CW356, Water Division 1.

2. Well Permit Rights. All rights in Techtrack Well No. 1 (Permit No. 23514-F), Well D-2 (Permit No. 2169-F), and any other permits and water rights associated with so-called “pre-213” wells to the extent they exist on the Water Agreement property; and all rights to all well permits identified in and/or all well permits that may be issued under the terms of the Water Rights Decrees identified above.

3. Water Agreement. All right title and interest in the water and water rights described or conveyed as appurtenances in the Water Agreement dated July 15, 1983 and recorded with the Douglas County Clerk and Recorder on July 18, 1983 at Reception No. 1983308035, Book 483, Page 282 (Water Agreement).

4. Deeded Water. All right title and interest in the water and water rights described in or conveyed or encumbered as appurtenances in the following deeds recorded with the Douglas County Clerk and Recorder and also attached as EXHIBIT C (Deeded Water).

a. Bargain and Sale Deed from Douglas County Development Corporation, DCDC II, Inc., and Emeline W. Haney, Mae E. Haney, Mary Alice Haney, E. Michelle Haney, Margaret M. Haney and Franklin L. Haney II to ACM Dawson Trails, recorded in Douglas County at Reception No. 2022065657 on October 5, 2022.

b. Bargain and Sale Deed from Dawson Trails I LLC to ACM Dawson Trails, recorded in Douglas County at Reception No. 2022065717 on October 6, 2022.

c. Bargain and Sale Deed from Dawson Trails I LLC to ACM Dawson Trails, recorded in Douglas County at Reception No. 2022065714 on October 6, 2022.

5. Unadjudicated Water. All of the right, title and interest in and to the unadjudicated ground water located on, under, or appurtenant to property listed in EXHIBIT A, but specifically excepting therefrom those properties identified in paragraph 85 of the Complaint, to wit, Lots 1, 2, and Part Lot 59 of Twin Oaks Subdivision. Such unadjudicated ground water includes but is not limited to: (a) all nontributary ground water, as defined by C.R.S. § 37-90-103(10.5); (b) all not-nontributary ground water, as defined by C.R.S. § 37-90-103(10.7); (c) all nontributary ground water and not-nontributary ground water, as may exist now or in the future; and (d) the exclusive right to withdraw and use the ground water from all formations including the: (i) Shannon Sandstone Member of the Pierre Shale, (ii) Lower Pierre Shale, (iii) Niobrara, (iv) Carlile, (v) Greenhorn, (vi) Graneros, (vii) Dakota, and (viii) Lyons.

6. All Other Water Rights. In addition to the water rights described above, all of the right, title, and interest in and to all other waters, water rights, and rights to use water or ground water located on, under, or appurtenant to the property in Douglas County, Colorado described in the Water Agreement, Deeded Water, and EXHIBIT A (collectively, the Other Properties) including all right, title, and interest in and to: (a) all tributary ground water; (b) all surface water; (c) all designated ground water; (d) all ditches and ditch rights;

(e) all reservoirs and reservoir rights; (f) all water wells; (g) all monitoring wells; (h) all well permits; (i) all ponds; (j) all stock ponds; (k) all springs; (l) all artesian springs; and (m) all water tanks, wells, well casings, pumps, pipelines, sprinklers, irrigation equipment, windmills; and (n) all other appurtenances used in association with these water rights.

7. Any return flows remaining from the Additional Water Rights described above in 1-6 above and the right of disposition of such return flows.

Douglas County News Press.

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO 80109 Telephone: (720) 437-6200

Case No. 2022CV30345 Division: 5

MS MAN DEBT, LLC, a Florida limited liability company Plaintiff, v. DERRICK MYERS, an individual; WILLIAMMRK HOMES, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; and 303 INVESTMENTS, INC., a Colorado corporation; COLLEGIATE PEAKS BANK, A DIVISION OF GLACIER BANK; BERKLEY BANK, A BRANCH OF THE FIRST BANK OF DOWNS; AMK CONSTRUCTION, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; HILLTOP METROPOLITAN DISTRICT; DAVID GILL, in his official capacity as the Douglas County Public Trustee; STEPHEN SPEZIALY, an individual; SHEILA SPEZIALY, an individual; FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Texas corporation; CHRISTOPHER REDIGER, an individual; and ANY UNKNOWN PERSONS THAT MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES, Defendants.

Attorneys for Plaintiff Deanne R. Stodden, #33214 Reagan Larkin, #42309 Sarah Donahue, #45212

MESSNER REEVES LLP 1550 Wewatta Street, Suite 710 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 623-1800 Facsimile: (303) 623-0552 Email: dstodden@messner.com rlarkin@messner.com

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY:

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of the Court an Answer or other response.

You are required to file your Answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons will be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice.

This action seeks to impose an equitable lien and foreclose the real property situated in the County of Douglas, Colorado, and described as follows: LOTS

You are further notified that a copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court during regular business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and that default judgment may be entered against that party upon whom service is made by this notice if he or she fails to appear or file a response within thirty (30) days after the date of publication.

Dated this 21st Day of August, 2019

By: /s/ Magistrate Clerk of the Combined Court 4000 Justice Way Castle, Rock, Colorado 80109

Legal Notice No 944992

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL VILLAS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Villas Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the regular election to be held on May 2, 2023, is hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S. The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

Kathryn Witt to a 4-year term until May 2027

Fred Blackmon to a 4-year term until May 2027 Matt Gibb to a 4-year term until May 2027

VILLAS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/Robin A. Navant

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 945159

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

TO: ZECHARIAH STANSBURY:

You are notified that you have 10 days after publication for this notice of levy to file your claim of exemption with the District Court of Douglas County, 4000 Justice Way, #2009, Castle Rock, CO 80109 in Case 2021CV30729 entitled: WELLS FARGO BANK N.A. v. ZECHARIAH STANSBURY $2,006.61 garnished at Bellco Credit Union, 7600 E. Orchard Rd., Ste 400, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

Legal Notice No. 944996

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Notice TO: STEVEN PAULA: You are notified that you have 10 days after publication for this notice of levy to file your claim of exemption with the District Court of Douglas County, 4000 Justice Way, #2009, Castle Rock, CO 80109-1918

/s/

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Unincorporated Areas of Douglas County, Colorado, Case No. 22-08-0219P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp , or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. 945143

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO

CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS FILED IN THIS COURT

UNDER THE “UNIFORM DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE” AND “UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION” ACTS, due diligence has been used to obtain personal service within the State of Colorado and further efforts would be to no avail: therefore, publication has been ordered:

NUMBER : NAME: TYPE OF ACTION

Notice is hereby given that in the following proceedings filed in the Court during the month of February 13, 2023, under the Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act, the above Court has found that due diligence has been used to obtain personal service of process within the State of Colorado and that efforts to obtain same would be to no avail,

14-10-107(4) (a) has ordered five publications of a Consolidated Notice of said proceedings:

2022DR000498: Daubin Estelle Hebert-Gonzalez v Jose Armando Gonzalez Dissolution

A copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the above Court during regular business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and that failure to respond to this service by publication within thirty-five (35) days of the publication date may result in a default judgment against the non-appearing party.

Street, Denver, CO 80216 720-299-3456

Notice No. 945162

Publication: March 23, 2023

Publication: March 23, 2023 Douglas County News-Press

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2) 2013 FORD CMAX VIN 1FADP5BU1DL506280

3) 1962 BUICK VIN 4J101G786

4) 1995 CHEVROLET BOX TRUCK VIN 1GBJC34K9SE280732

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2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Notice to Creditors Public Notice Notice to Creditors Estate of Cheryl Rae Rowlette, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30018

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado, on or before August 4th, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred. Michael Rowlette, Personal Representative 2503 Innisbrook Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80104

Legal Notice NO. 945130

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KEVIN G. LEWIS , Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR030098

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before July 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Lewis: Personal Representative 5250 Lorraine Rd. Larkspur, CO 80118

Legal Notice No. 945163

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

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Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jo Anne Ibanez Yionoulis, also known as Jo Anne I. Yionoulis, also known as Jo Anne Yionoulis, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30104

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before July 16,

Hopes for designation for colleges serving first-gen students ends

Funding formula stymies

House Bill 1114

BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

On the surface, the bill had a simple premise — to recognize Colorado universities and colleges that enroll a high number of students who are the rst in their family to go to college and communicate to those students that they are welcome on campus.

e most symbolic bill, however, prompted a more complicated conversation about whether creating a rst generation-serving designation would lead to those schools getting more state funding. In a state that funds its public colleges near the bottom of the nation, any hint at changing the distribution of money raises concerns for university leaders.

Faced with opposition from larger schools that serve fewer rst-generation students, the sponsors pulled House Bill 1114 before it went to vote on the House oor.

Bill co-sponsor state Rep. Rick Taggart, a Grand Junction Republican, said he wants to talk more with university leaders and bring the bill back next

year. He said it troubled him that the opposition centered on funding concerns when the bill didn’t call for any changes to the higher education funding formula. At the same time, he said he understands why money is a sensitive subject.

“I totally respect the reason that folks are really concerned about the funding formula is that higher education is way underfunded in this state, just severely underfunded,” Taggart said. “If you start messing with the formula, you’re going to rob Peter to pay Paul.”

For university leaders, the bill did place funding under the microscope.

Supporters such as Colorado Mesa University President John Marshall said he hoped the designation would kick o a larger conversation about the money schools need to educate rstgeneration students who often need more support. Colorado Mesa University and Metropolitan State University of Denver supported the bill and would have almost immediately earned the rst generation-serving designation.

In a statement, MSU Denver President Janine Davidson said the school was proud to stand behind the bill.

“While we’re disappointed it didn’t pass, we remain committed to making MSU Denver a vibrant home for those trailblazing students who are the rst in

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2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas M. Yionoulis

Personal Representative 9211 Rockport Lane Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Legal Notice No. 945107

First Publication: March 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of Patricia Ann Wall, AKA Patricia A. Wall, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30094

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before July 16, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Helen Elizabeth Reddish

Personal Representative

21983 E. Ridge Trail Circle Aurora, Colorado 80016

Legal Notice No. 945100

First Publication: March 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of Geraldine J. Wolk, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30046

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Douglas County District Court Probate Division, Colorado on or before July 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Theodore A. Wolk, Personal Representative

P.O. Box 3 Franktown, CO 80116

Legal Notice No. 945035

First Publication: March 9, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of JENNIFER KELLY BLOCH, a/k/a JENNIFER K. BLOCH, a/k/a JENNIFER BLOCH, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30091

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado or on or before July 10, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Clifford A. Bloch, Personal Representative

5791 S. Havana Ct. Englewood, Colorado 80111

Legal Notice No. 945081

First Publication: March 9, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

their families to go to college,” she said.

Opponents such as Colorado State University System Chancellor Tony Frank said during committee testimony that other schools also serve students who are the rst in their family to go to college in their family. He worried that the designation would create unfair considerations later on. A CSU System spokeswoman did not return a request for comment.

e bill passed the House Education Committee unanimously last month, but Taggart and co-sponsor state Rep. Serena Gonzales-Guttierez, a Denver Democrat, pulled the bill from consideration before a full House vote last week.

Taggart said schools should get recognized for what they do for students, and students should know about their options. For example, schools whose student populations are 25% Hispanic or more are designated Hispanic-Serving Institutions. However, that federal designation does come with extra money. Other schools or programs might get special designations for what they’ve accomplished, Taggart said.

Taggart hopes he can nd more agreement when he brings the bill back next year. Educating rst-generation students will be a big part of how Colorado gets a more educated population,

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Estate of Johanna Carlson Santucci, a/k/a Johanna C. Santucci, a/k/a Johanna Santucci, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30068

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before July 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Maria S. Carrington, Personal Representative 54 Eastwick Drive Gibbsboro, NJ 08026

Legal Notice No. 945102

First Publication: March 16, 2023 Last Publication: March 30, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Ellen Bowe, a/k/a Mary E. Bowe, a/k/a Mary Bowe, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30008

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before July 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jennifer Evans, Personal Representative c/o Baker Law Group, LLC 8301 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 405 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Notice No. 945138 First Publication: March 23, 2023

Publication: April 6, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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TO CREDITORS Estate of Arvie Nadine Beitel, Deceased Case Number: 23PR28

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before July 9, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Darla R. Davis

he said.

“I am disappointed because this evolved into a funding discussion rather than sticking to a designation that these universities deserve,” Taggart said.

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named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before July 24, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeffrey Kriese, Personal Representative

Gubbels Law Office, P.C.

4th Street, Ste., 120 Castle Rock, CO 80104

2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kevin John Clark, Personal Representative 19385 East Prentice Lane Centennial, CO 80015

Notice No. 945068

Legal Notice No. 945137

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of Barbara Jean Bundy, aka Barbara J. Bundy, aka Barbara Bundy, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30089

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before July 23, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

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of NANCY G. OGLESBY, a/k/a NANCY GREEN OGLESBY, and as NANCY OGLESBY, Deceased Case Number :2023PR30073

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

LYONS GADDIS, PC Attorneys for the Personal Representative

Richard B. Oglesby, Co-Personal Representative

Ann B. Oglesby, Co-Personal Representative

c/o LYONS GADDIS P.O. Box 978 Longmont, CO 80502-0978

Legal Notice No. 945118

First Publication: March 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

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Estate of RICHARD A. SCHWARTZ, a/k/a RICHARD ALLEN SCHWARTZ, a/k/a RICHARD SCHWARTZ, a/k/a DICK SCHWARTZ, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30082

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court, Douglas County, Colorado on or before July 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred. Thomas A. Rodriguez, #30377

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before July 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Todd E. Mackintosh PO Box 200782 Denver, Colorado 80220

Legal Notice No. 945092

First Publication: March 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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Estate of James E. Genasci, a/k/a James Earnest Genasci, a/k/a Jim Genasci, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30099

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before July 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gail Wells, Personal Representative c/o Woodson L. Herring, Esq., Woodson L. Herring, LLC 5800 S. Nevada Street, Littleton, CO 80120

Legal Notice No. 945123

First Publication: March 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of Thomas J. Levinson, aka Thomas Joel Levinson, aka Thomas Levinson, and Tom Levinson, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30096

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before July 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Zachary S. Levinson, Personal Representative 9975 Melbourne Circle Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80130

/s/ Jonathan F. Haskell Attorney to the Personal Representative Jonathan F. Haskell, #42476 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 600 Denver, Colorado 80246

Legal Notice No. 945149

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on September 28, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court. The Petition requests that the name of Abigail Mary Van Matre be changed to Abigail Mary Daly Case No.: 2022C540

By: Blake Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945141

First Publication: March 23, 2023

Last Publication: April 6, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 13, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of

Some Colorado public colleges like Metropolitan State University of Denver serve large populations of first-generation students. Pictured: Metropolitan State University’s Center for Visual Art on Santa Fe Drive in Denver.