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Je Gaylord’s death shines light on life of strength and selflessness

Land-use bill authors stand by plan

Opponents

proposal

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BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

According to authors of the land use bill making its way through the Colorado Legislature, the primary goal is stopping communities from exclusionary zoning that prohibits the construction of multifamily housing.

From pro sports to the streets

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On March 15, a deceased man was found at the north bus stop at Englewood Parkway and South Acoma Street in Englewood. O cials said the man was “likely a transient” and that his death did not seem criminal in nature.

Little did they know, the man was Je Gaylord, a prominent football player, professional wrestler, brother and friend.

At his memorial service at Southeast Christian Church in Parker, dozens gathered to share stories of

with him.

“As I’m looking around this room today, I see many familiar faces, as well as new ones,” said Angelia Anderson, executive director of a program called Treasure House of Hope that Je participated in. “ is isn’t surprising to me because Je never met a stranger ... He always was so generous and outgoing.”

Athletic history

Je , who was born in 1958, grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City as the middle child of ve. From a young age, he was an impressive athlete, showing speci c strengths as a discus thrower and football player during his high school years.

“During his senior year, he was able to bench press 610 pounds,” his brother, Tim Gaylord, said at the

ing him a full-ride scholarship (for football) … Je chose Missouri.”

In college, Je became a four-year letterman and was named All-Big Eight and All-American in the early 1980s.

Je ’s success as a college athlete drew attention to him, inspiring the Los Angeles Rams to draft him in 1982. Released prior to the start of their season, he was picked up by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. With this team, he competed in the league’s championship game called the Grey Cup.

He later played for the Boston Breakers and the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League and was named First Team

Known as SB23-213, the land use bill was unveiled in March by Gov. Jared Polis and Democrats as a solution to the growing housing crisis. While municipalities statewide are voicing opposition to the bill, authors are saying the 105-page document is vital to the state’s future in providing an adequate supply of a ordable housing.

In this case, a ordable housing does not mean more single-family homes, but instead duplexes, triplexes, other multiplexes, town-

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not swayed by claims of a ordability,

Photos, certificates and awards from Je Gaylord’s life on display at his memorial service at Southeast Christian Church.

PHOTO BY NINA JOSS

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Douglas County students walk out for gun control

Join nationwide discussion

When a threat was made against a Douglas County school last week, it rea rmed for Nirali Narayan, a junior at Highlands Ranch High School, her decision to walk out of class at noon April 5 to protest gun violence.

“It’s ridiculous that students have to be scared about going to school every morning and our families have to be scared about us returning,” Narayan said.

She joined around 75 students from Highlands Ranch High School — as well as at least 200 students from STEM, Chaparral High School, Mountain Vista High School and Sierra Middle School — who participated in the walkout, a nationwide event coordinated by Students Demand Action in the wake of the recent Nashville school shooting.

Asella Straus, a senior at Highlands Ranch High School and a member of Falcons for Progress, which organized

the walkout at the school, said students were reeling from recent events and wanted to respond.

“What happened in Tennessee and East High, which is only like 30 minutes from us, really struck a lot of people at our school,” Straus said. “We’re hoping to get across that more lawmakers need to listen to the younger generation.”

Narayan, who is president of Falcons for Progress, agreed, saying students wanted to send a message to legislators that they support more gun control.

“For me this protest was about getting student voices out there to demand change because it’s so, so overdue,” she said.

reats to schools have become

treat a threat of a school shooter at our reality because at this point it is,” she said.  is session, state legislators are debating bills that would increase the age to purchase ri es from 18 to 21 and to expand the Red Flag Law, which allows guns to be taken from someone who poses a risk to themselves or others.

Additionally, in March, the Douglas County School Board discussed asking voters to fund more school resource o cers in the district.  Students at the walkout called for swift action, with signs saying “How many more?” and “Will we survive the next shooting?”

When the walkout ended, Straus said she wasn’t sure she felt heard by those in power, but she still felt the impact of speaking up.

“For the moment, it brought us as a community closer together and our school community closer together,” she said.

Students at Highlands Ranch High School walk out at noon on April 5 to rally in support of gun control. The walkout was part of a nationwide event coordinated by Students Demand Action. COURTESY OF TIFFANY BAKER

At least 1,000 Denver high school students walked out of class on April 7 in response to the death of a 16-year-old classmate at East High.

PHOTO BY JOHN DALEY/DENVERITE

Elbert County resident, 19, faces school-threat charges

A davit describes plans, manifesto

BY SCOTT GILBERT SGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A 19-year-old Elbert County resident is facing two charges of attempt to commit rst-degree murder in connection with threats involving a Colorado Springs school district.

An arrest a davit identi es the defendant as William Whitworth and notes that the suspect uses the name Lily, which is used throughout the rest of the a davit.

Elbert County sheri ’s personnel arrested Whitworth at home

a few miles south of Kiowa on March 31 and noted in the afdavit that a drunken Whitworth described plans to carry out a shooting, with Timberview Middle School referred to as one of the “main targets” and with plans including a “layout of the school, active rearm planning and starting a manifesto.” Other potential targets were described as churches, Prairie Hills Elementary School and Pine Creek High School.

Whitworth described attending Timberview Middle School as recently as seventh grade with only home schooling afterward, the a davit says.

e sheri ’s o ce responded to the home after a report from Whitworth’s sister. e a davit says the sister described a disturbance

at the home and said Whitworth had made threats to shoot up a school on March 31 and March 29.

e a davit says Whitworth showed sheri ’s personnel the manifesto with a list of rearms and how to 3D-print them, a list of “numerous named individuals to be killed” and information about building improvised explosive devices. Other writings included references to the Columbine and Sandy Hook killers.

In addition to the attempted murder charges, Whitworth has been charged with criminal mischief, menacing and interference with educational institutions. Whitworth was jailed on $75,000 bond with a preliminary hearing set for May 5 in Elbert County District Court.

Whitworth COURTESY OF 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

Plan for new truck stop o I-25 in Larkspur moving forward

Town needs planner

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A proposed new truck stop o Interstate 25 in south Douglas County has raised opposition from some area residents, but there seems to be little standing in the way of its approval.

e Town of Larkspur has run into one snag: It doesn’t have an o cial who can evaluate the developer’s design plan.

“What your (town) code says is the town planner shall approve or deny the site plan,” said Dan Krob, who provides attorney services to the town. “We don’t have a town planner.”

Larkspur, a small town of about 200 residents, doesn’t have the sta to plan development like a large city would, Krob noted during an April 6 town council meeting.

In the past, on smaller projects, the lack of a planner hasn’t come into play, Krob said.

“So we have historically forgone the planner, used the planning commission and their expertise to give a recommendation to council for the decision,” Krob said. A planning commission is a group of residents who are appointed to advise council on development matters.

But the land that would house the proposed truck stop — or “travel center,” as the town calls it — has

commercial zoning, and town rules say any commercial development has to include a site plan, according to Krob. A site plan lays out the proposed changes to a property.

Krob recommended the council hire a planner as part of an agreement under which the developer

would reimburse Larkspur so that the town doesn’t pay the planner’s cost.

But “the town council chooses that planner. So it’s not the developer saying, ‘Hey buddy, you’re my planner.’ It’s us choosing the planner,” Krob said.

e truck stop would sit at 255 Upper Lake Gulch Road, just west of I-25. e town council voted to change the property’s zoning — the rules for what can be built on it —from “PUD,” or planned unit development, to commercial in July after public hearings in front of the planning commission and the council. (A PUD typically denotes a special type of zoning for a small

A town planner’s evaluation of a site plan could include suggested changes such as letting a developer know a “gradient is o , this setback needs to be moved” or other such items, Krob said. Or, for example, a planner could tell a developer they need to address an issue regarding the Colorado Department of Transportation, according to the meeting e planner, not the town council, approves or denies the site plan as long as the development is a “use by right” situation, meaning the developer’s right to build on the land doesn’t require higher scrutiny.

But if it’s a “use by special review” situation, the plan is in “the discretion” of the council, Krob said.

Whether the project may fall under special review is a determination that the planner should make, Krob said, based on the planner’s ability to interpret the town’s rules. e council at its next meeting was to decide whom to hire as planner. e motion to nd a planner for the project passed 5-2.

A sign sits o Interstate 25 in March in the Castle Rock area.

PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

Wind Crest works to cut water use ahead of summer

Change comes over 2 years

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

One of Centennial Water and Sanitation District’s biggest users cut its outdoor irrigation usage almost in half over a two-year period by updating sprinkler systems and implementing drought-resistant landscaping.

Wind Crest, a senior living community on 85 acres in Highlands Ranch, was using over 33 million gallons of water on outdoor irrigation in 2020, which put them in the top ve biggest water users in the district, according to Centennial Water Conservation Specialist Paige McFarland.

So Wind Crest and Centennial Water partnered to conduct an irrigation analysis, which looked for ine ciencies, like sprinklers spraying sidewalks or spraying too long.

e analysis prompted Wind Crest’s resident action council to endorse a project to address water usage, resident Sara Jo Light said.

“We wanted to raise the bar and be consistent with e orts in the state,” Light said.

With the data from the analysis and overwhelming resident approval, Wind Crest began the process of switching out its irrigation system for a more water-friendly one. e changes made resulted in a savings of more than 15 million gallons in

2022, or a reduction of 45% from 2020.

With over a thousand sprinkler heads on the property and some as old as 15 years, replacing the system was no easy task. Wind Crest’s Senior Facilities Director Andrea Simmons said it was a team e ort over the course of several months.

“We did a lot of customizing and a lot of assessments, so we are hitting the grass areas, are we overshooting into the rocks or watering the sidewalk,” she said.

In addition, the community built 16 native-species gardens last year and, this year, will add a pollinator garden and begin to change out its landscape from turf to remediated soil, native grasses, drought-resistant trees and wild owers.

“Now going forward, we do a master landscape plan and start looking at what areas of grass we can start cutting back, so that’s what we’ll focus on this year,” Simmons said. “We’re hoping to keep seeing our (water usage) numbers decreasing

because it was shocking to see the di erence.”

McFarland said outdoor irrigation typically accounts for roughly half of the district’s annual water use, so changes to watering systems and landscaping can make a huge impact.

“ ere’s a multitude of bene ts beyond water conservation and water conservation is just the beginning of having a more sustainable landscape,” she said.

To support those e orts, Centennial Water o ers annual funding for homeowners associations to conduct irrigation analyses, like Wind Crest, on a rst come, rst serve basis. is year, Centennial Water budgeted $90,000 for irrigation analyses.

e irrigation analysis helps water users pinpoint the big issues and prioritize changes, McFarland added.

“It helps know where to begin because we can’t solve a problem if we can’t see what all the issues are,” she said. “It’s important to be an example and for everyone to equally do their part in relation to the amount of water they use.”

Being an example for other homeowner’s associations is why Light felt compelled to share the success at Wind Crest.

“I would love to see our property be a role model for all of Highlands Ranch,” Light said. “Our tagline for the project was ‘Protect the land, ensure your legacy.’”

Wind Crest Senior Facilities Director Andrea Simmons, resident Sara Jo Light and Grounds Supervisor Andrew Thomas sit in front of the future pollinator garden at Wind Crest in Highlands Ranch. The garden is part of a larger project at Wind Crest to reduce outdoor watering.

PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD

All-American USFL nose tackle by the Pro Football Review in 1984, Tim said. Je then su ered a major knee injury, bringing his football career to a close. But as an athlete, he was only getting started.

At a gym in San Antonio, Je was o ered the opportunity to train to be a wrestler.

“Je , with his impressive physique, had done some bodybuilding competitions,” Tim said. “He trained for four months for his debut in professional wrestling in 1985.”

He carried the nickname “ e Missouri Tiger” into the new sport, competing for the Universal Wrestling Federation, World Class Champion Wrestling, United States Wrestling Association and American Wrestling Federation.

Among many accomplishments, he won the USWA World Tag Team Championship twice with Je Jarrett.

From stardom to the streets

After 12 years as a professional wrestler, Je decided to start a career that would take less of a toll on his body. He worked successfully in the automobile eld, but after a few years, he began to face some personal and nancial struggles.

“In 1999, Je left Gaylord Sales and Leasing and went to work for another dealer,” Tim said. “ ings didn’t work out well for Je and he blamed his personal nancial conditions and turned to becoming a bank robber.”

Je committed a couple bank robberies and served about 12 years in prison, Tim said at the service. While Je was in prison, his wife passed away.

“ at was a crushing blow to my brother,” Tim said. “After his release from prison, with no hope, Je went to live on the streets while self-medicating with whatever he could nd.”

Treasure House of Hope

For about two decades, Tim said, he prayed for his brother. In 2020,

Je said he was ready for a change. is is when he started participating in the Christian-based recovery program, Treasure House of Hope.

“It’s a house and it’s a safe place where broken, hurt … people come, voluntarily come here, and we saturate them with love, compassion, and give them hope for a better future, a better tomorrow,” said Anderson, the executive director.

At the home, Je joined other men who were struggling with addiction, mental health, homelessness and other challenges in a journey to improve themselves physically, mentally and spiritually.

During the year-long program, Je developed an identity in Christianity and was baptized. For his family and many in his church community, these decisions were monumental.

“ e best parts of the Je Gaylord story have been the last two years,” his nephew TJ Gaylord said at the memorial. “Je Gaylord nally coming to the Lord ... makes the story complete, makes it a story of joy instead of one of tragedy.”

After graduating from Treasure House of Hope in Aurora, Je stayed at the house to support the men by providing nutrition guidance and physical training.

“Everybody just loved Je , you know?” Anderson said. “He was

just that kind of guy. He just always tried to help somebody else … that’s just who he was.”Living at Treasure House came with its challenges for Je , however. He was older than most of the other program participants and he tended to bottle up his frustration and pain, said housing director Rick Alston.

As time went on, Je began drinking again, Alston said, turning to alcohol as a remedy for signi cant pain from his athletic career. is resurfaced behavior was against house rules and began to impact others who also struggled with alcoholism.

“ e biggest problem that we began to have is that it started to a ect others in the home,” Alston said. “It did get to the point where we just could not have him in the home.” e Treasure House team found several alternative treatment facility options for Je , but he decided to return to the streets, Alston said.

Champion of love

On the day Je died, Tina Hayhurst, executive director of the Englewood organization Movement

5280, informed his family of his passing.

Movement 5280 acts as a support system for many who are unhoused, o ering shelter, food, clothing, showers, mental health support, housing navigation, health and dental services, addiction recovery services, Christian Bible studies and more.

Hayhurst said she wishes more people would recognize that those who struggle with homelessness are human.

“When you get to know them, they’re a person and they’re somebody’s son and daughter and uncle — and they’re not that much different from us,” she said. “We have a fear of what people on the streets are like. And when you sit with them and you have a cup of co ee with them, you realize that they’re just the same (as) us.”

During the last year of his life, Je re-started using several services that he relied on before Treasure House, including Movement 5280. Not only was he a part of the community, but he constantly brought others to help connect them with services.

“You can talk about a lot about his days in football … e champion I saw in him was, while he was on the street, he was helping others on the street to get services,” said Jim Hayhurst, a board member for the organization. “I don’t know that, if I was living on the streets, I could be as sel essly generous as he was in trying to help others.”

Je leaves behind the legacy of a gentle giant who, despite his challenges and mistakes, lived hard and loved even harder.

For Anderson, who has experienced homelessness herself, people like Je are worth getting to know.

“People are so beautiful,” she said. “Before you judge, before you be critical and stereotype, take a moment. It takes just as much energy to be negative and to be judgmental as it does to go and say ‘Hey, what’s your name? How did you get here? What could we do to get you out of here?’’ ... Just share some compassion. Just share some love. at’s all it takes.”

Je Gaylord in his high school football uniform. PHOTOS COURTESY OF TIM GAYLORD

Je Gaylord as a young adult.

Colorado collecting higher gasoline tax

As planned, the State of Colorado will be collecting an added 2 cents per gallon of gas. The collections started April 1.

Total to be 3 cents

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado began collecting a 2-cent-per-gallon fee on gasoline purchases on April 1.

Revenue from the fee, which increases to 3 cents per gallon on July 1, will go toward addressing the state’s multibillion-dollar transportation project backlog. e charge was imposed through a bill passed by the legislature in 2021 that also added fees on deliveries, rideshare rides and electric vehicles.

e gas fee was originally supposed to begin in July 2022, but the legislature delayed the start until April 1, at a cost of $45 million, because of high gas prices. A year ago, the average cost of a gallon of regular gas in Colorado was $3.97. is week, it was hovering around $3.47.

Fuel prices reached an all-time high in Colorado in June 2022, when a gallon of regular gasoline averaged $4.92 and diesel was at $5.54 a gallon, according to AAA.

e gas fee is set to increase gradually by 1 cent per year until it reaches 8 cents per gallon in July

2028. In July 2032, the fee will be adjusted annually based on in ation.

Other fees imposed by the bill include:

• A 27-cent fee on deliveries

• A 30-cent fee on rideshares

• A 4-cent-per-gallon fee on diesel fuel. Like the gas fee, the diesel fee increases annually — but by 2 cents — until it reaches 16 cents in 2028.

e fuel and road-usage fees are the subject of a lawsuit led in Denver District Court by conservatives who argue the charges were illegally imposed. Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights requires that voters approve all tax increases, but fees can be imposed by the legislature as long as the revenue goes to a set purpose.

Colorado also collects a 22-cent tax on each gallon of gas sold. e state’s gas tax is among the lowest in the country.

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Snowpack is peaking higher than usual

Spring floods a concern

BY SHANNON MULLANE THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado’s snow season is nearing its typical peak with above-average snowpack, and water o cials are beginning to worry about ooding and gauging potential reservoir releases. But in some places, the snow just keeps coming.

Each year, April marks the point in the season when the snowpack starts to reach its peak as temperatures warm and spring runo begins. It’s also an important point for water o cials, water users and even emergency managers: How high the snow piles up is a key indicator of water supply for the next year, but how fast it melts can have big impacts on ooding and seasonal irrigation.

“We do anticipate high water,” said Sgt. Todd Wheeler, emergency management coordinator for Mo at County in northwestern Colorado. “Will it be higher than normal? at remains to be seen.”

In the Colorado River Basin, which supplies water to 40 million people spread across seven Western states and 30 Native American tribes, the snowpack was above average as it reached its seasonal peak.

In the Upper Colorado Region, which includes Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah, the snowpack usually peaks around April 8, and on ursday, it was about 160% of the median from 1991 to 2020, according to Natural Resources Conservation Service data. It was even nearing the highest snowpack recorded since 1986.

e Lower Colorado Region, which includes Arizona, California and Nevada, was at 446% of the historical median as of ursday.

e above-average snow is welcome news for the parched basin, which is facing its worst drought in 1,200 years. However the basin’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, will need to see this kind of snowfall for multiple years to recover from the impacts of pro-

longed drought and overuse, experts say. e water levels at Lake Mead are even projected to fall further this year, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.

“While this year has been really good news in terms of above-average snowpack and above-average stream ows into Lake Powell over the summer, it’s not enough to totally re ll those reservoirs or even get them back to normal,” said Peter Goble, a climatologist with the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University.

e seasonal peak refers to the snow-water equivalent — the amount of liquid water in snow — in the snowpack. e peaks vary regionally and year to year, and the data can be sparse for elevations higher than 11,000 feet and lower than 9,000 because of the distribution of data collection stations, called SNOTEL sites, Goble said.

In Colorado, the snowpack has already passed its historical peak in southern basins, including the Upper Rio Grande, Arkansas and

the combined San Miguel-DoloresAnimas-San Juan basin. Northern basins, like the Yampa-White, Gunnison, Colorado main stem, North Platte and South Platte, will peak this weekend or later this month.

at means more winter storms might roll through — and help add to the water supply — but they will balance out with spring runo as temperatures warm.

“ at’s not to say that the moisture that falls after peak snowpack isn’t important,” Goble said. “In fact, it is really important, what happens in late April and May, in terms of the overall runo that we get. But I think you’ll probably see our numbers peak quite soon here.”

Western Slope river basins, which feed the Colorado River, were all reporting above-average snowpack Wednesday. e snowpack in the Upper Rio Grande basin, which usually peaks April 2, was at 135% of the historical median, according to SNOTEL data April 5.

In southwestern Colorado, the combined San Miguel-DoloresAnimas-San Juan basin blasted past its historical median this season, reporting the highest snowpack in the state at about 180%. e basin typically peaks April 2 with a snowwater equivalent of 18.1 inches. is year, the basin reported 31.5 inches, which is half an inch lower than the maximum recorded between 1987 and 2022.

“In the modern SNOTEL observation era, we’re right on the doorstep of a record,” Goble said. “I’m not sure if we’re going to get there … but we’re going to get darn close to a new, modern era snowpack record in the San Juan combined basin.”

e region has been hit hard by the drought in recent years, and water o cials, farmers, ranchers and other water users are enthusiastic about the deep snowpack.

For Ken Curtis, general manager of the Dolores Water Conservancy District, the plentiful snowpack means that the local reservoir will ll, and the district is even starting to plan a managed release for rafters and

ecological purposes, he said.

Montezuma County emergency manager Jim Spratlen said the high snowpack could also mean ooding as rivers swell in May and June. Spratlen’s team was already updating emergency planning resources online and handing out sandbags to people in the towns of Dolores and Mancos in early April as a precautionary measure.

“Basically, we prepare for everything,” he said. “We prepare for the worst and hope for the best.”

As of April 6, projections from the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center indicated that three areas of the Western Slope, in Mo att, Routt and Gunnison counties, are already more than 50% likely to see ooding.

Higher, northern elevations are still seeing new snow, and spring runo is weeks away; however, emergency managers in those areas are also preparing for the spring runo .

ey’re taking precautionary steps, like clearing ditches and culverts, holding planning meetings, running high-water public service announcements and monitoring ow-rates and areas prone to ooding. ey’re also watching weather forecasts for signs of prolonged warming, higher nighttime temperatures and duston-snow events, all of which can speed melting.

e Gunnison County snowpack was well above average according to SNOTEL data, said Scott Morrill, the county’s emergency manager.

“What the Snotel data does not re ect is the mid and low elevation snow levels/water content,” he said in an email to e Colorado Sun. “As of a couple weeks ago, readings at all of the low/mid elevation sites were very high, with some of them at historic highs.”

e Gunnison and Yampa-White basins were at 161% and 146% of their historical medians, respectively, as of Wednesday. Both will pass their usual seasonal peaks this weekend. e Colorado main stem, which was 132% of its historical median Wednesday, usually peaks around April 14.

In Routt County, particularly north of Steamboat Springs, conditions are similar to 2011 which was a big ood year, said David DeMorat, emergency operations director.

“It all depends on how quickly it melts. at’ll be a key thing,” he said.

Before the spring runo heightens in coming weeks, the key for community members is to contact their local emergency management o ces and sign up for their alert systems, Spratlen said.

“To us, that is one of the biggest things that the public really needs to do, and then they will be noti ed if something’s going on,” he said. “ ey’re going to be very aware of it, whether it’s a law enforcement issue, a ood, a re evacuation, or whatever.”

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Snowplow removing snow from a street.

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Castle Rock o cials oppose ‘draconian’ land use bill

Zoning, local control at issue

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Castle Rock o cials had no shortage of disparaging things to say about a proposed land use bill that would pre-emptively allow multifamily development in residential zoning in a large portion of the Front Range, even questioning whether it’s constitutional.

During the April 4 council meeting, the bill, SB23-213, was described by Castle Rock Town Manager David Corliss as a threat to single-family neighborhoods, adding he was scared for the quality of life in the town if the bill passed.

“At its heart, it’s an attack and a removal of the single family only zoning district in most of urban Colorado,” Corliss said.

Currently, the bill requires certain municipalities, including Castle Rock, Lone Tree, Parker, and Castle Pines, to accept up to six units per lot in residential zoning, as well as accessory dwelling units. Municipalities would be limited from requiring parking.

Sponsors of the legislation have said the goal is to stop exclusionary zoning and address the housing affordability crisis by adding supply.

However, Corliss said he thinks the bill is misguided and noted that the current version does not have a ordability requirements for new development.

“It’s based on, I think, a faulty premise, that if more housing units of some type are built, somehow that’s going to be responsive to the fact that housing prices are high and we don’t have enough housing for everybody who wants to attain it,” he said.

According to reporting by the Denver Post, new development can drive up prices within the surrounding area, though the additional supply may help lower prices across the broader market.

Additionally, Corliss said the town wasn’t consulted on the bill before it was introduced and pushed back against the idea that Castle Rock isn’t developing multifamily units.

Town data shows 1,578 multifamily

units and 4,862 single-family homes were built from 2018 to 2022. From 2018 to 2021, Castle Rock’s population grew by almost 10,000 people, according to the state demographer.

“Castle Rock has been part of the housing solution in Colorado,” he said. “It’s not an attitude issue in Castle Rock, the issue is the state has decided one size ts all.”

e bill had its rst hearing on April 6, with almost 300 people signing up to testify on it. Sponsor Sen. Domenic Moreno said the bill will likely see multiple amendments to address concerns. Some of the proposed amendments include lowering the max number of units in residential areas from six to four, allowing some parking requirements and adding a ordability requirements, according to Colorado Public Radio.

However, Castle Rock o cials weren’t interested in amending the bill because of concerns that the bill gives the state more authority than municipal governments on development and growth, which has been a pain point in Castle Rock for a while.

Council member Laura Cavey questioned whether the legislation violates the state constitution for undermining local control and multiple council members expressed fear that the bill would erode municipal authority.

“It’s still on (the town) and the taxpayers to fund (density) from a water and police and re and roads perspective,” Cavey said. “So I want the taxpayer to understand that not only is this going to hurt the value of their home, but it’s going to hurt us as a municipality holistically.”

Mayor Jason Gray called the proposed regulations “overreach” that he is deeply uncomfortable with.

“I would never go to another town or city in the state of Colorado and presume to know their town better than they know themselves and that’s what’s happening here,” Gray said. “ e state presumes to know our town or any town better than we do and that’s just at out wrong.”

e board voted unanimously to approve a resolution opposing SB23213 and send a letter of opposition to lawmakers. So far, Westminster, Lone Tree and Centennial have also passed resolutions opposing the bill.

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Grandview students tour, perform in Ireland

Sites, competition and fun

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ey marched down cobblestone streets, sang and played instruments in stained-glass cathedrals and recited Shakespeare on the grounds of a historical castle. Students from Grandview High School Performing Arts performed at historical sites as they traveled across Ireland.

Around 200 students and sta landed in Dublin, sorted out luggage and instruments and loaded onto buses to head to their rst destination in mid-March.

On the way to the city of Cork, students and sta were welcomed to the Rock of Cashel with a bright rainbow overlooking the green pasture.

Cork, Ireland

As the rst bus made it to Cork, the seniors changed into nice clothing and went to city hall to meet the Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork and city dignitaries. e remaining students and sta were taken through a quick tour of the city where they walked through the famous English Market.

After two days, the group was set to perform on St. Patrick’s Day.

At the Roman Catholic Church St. Mary and St. Anne, three Grandview choirs brought 81 voices together to perform powerful pieces, one being “ e Gift Be Simple/Shenandoah”

by David Zimmerman.

While the choir was nishing their performance, the marching band

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began to warm up for e Cork St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival.

e sound of drums and horns blasting “Hey Look Ma’ I made It” by Panic! At e Disco through the small streets of Cork grabbed the attention of the public. People from di erent countries came by to take pictures and videos of the marching band, color guard and baton twirler.

A news anchor and cameraman from TV 3 Ireland, Virgin Media Television came to spotlight the marching band. With the band playing “I Want You Back” by e Jackson 5, the color guard and baton twirler performed their routine as a sta member of the band was interviewed.

e marching band even went viral on Tik Tok.

When the parade nished, the orchestra was on their way to city hall to perform at a reception for the Lord Mayor of Cork.

“ ere were all these dignitaries from Cork that had come from the parade to hear this speech by the Mayor and some local music groups were also performing there,” said Orchestra Director Mindi Loewen.

e orchestra performed various pieces, including “American Landscape” by Soon Hee Newbold, “America’s Cup” by Alan Silva and a “La La Land” melody.

“It wasn’t like we were background music, it was more like we were the show and they were so kind and attentive and supportive. And it was really quite a spectacular event for the students to get to do,” said Loewen.

Before leaving Cork, the groups had the chance to walk around and experience Blarney Castle and Gardens, where many students lined up to kiss the Blarney Stone.

On the way to the next city, there was a stop at Bunratty Castle and

Folk Park in County Clare. On a ledge covered in green moss and in between old canons, the theater group took turns reciting Shakespeare on the entrance to the castle.

Limerick, Ireland

e next set of performances took place in Limerick, starting with the theater group performing at the Milk Market.

As the rain poured down, the marching band embraced the weather - whether they wanted to or not - and prepared for the 51st Annual Limerick International Band Competition. Although everyone was soaking wet and cold, the band had fun randomly playing with another band and getting into a friendly drumline battle while waiting for the event to start.

“I was most proud of the band for battling through very cold temperatures and pouring down rain in Limerick, but still having a wonderful performance and earning ‘Best Youth Band’,” said Marching Band Director Keith Farmer.

After the marching band dried o , they went to St. Mary’s Cathedral to watch the orchestra and choir perform.

e orchestra and choir performed Mozart’s “Ave Verum Corpus” together. e choir went on to perform with beautiful stained glass behind them.

Galway,

Ireland

e groups enjoyed sightseeing and exploring some of the most famous landmarks such as the Cli s of Moher on their way to Galway.

Tucked away in a side street, in the Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas, Grandview had the chance to watch the performing arts in Ireland. After Grandview’s musical theater performed numerous classic broadway pieces with multiple quick changes, a school musical theater group performed some of their more mellow pieces.

Following musical theater, the students got a taste of Irish culture as they listened to a group play their violins, banjo and utes. Students erupted with excitement as traditional Irish step dancing began.

e Grandview orchestra and choir then shared their pieces for the students and public of Galway.

Grandview High School Wolf Pride Marching Band performing in the 51st Annual Limerick International Band Competition . PHOTO BY HALEY LENA

Grandview High School Wolf Pride Marching Band waiting their turn for the International Band Competition in Limerick. PHOTO BY MIGUEL ORTEGA

homes, condos and apartments.

According to the authors of SB23213, some Colorado cities and counties have implemented zoning policies that decrease or completely bar the construction of multifamily housing.

Rep. Steven Woodrow, D-Denver, co-authored SB23-213 with Rep. Iman Jodeh, D-Arapahoe County, and Majority Leader Sen. Dominick Moreno, a District 21 Democrat covering Adams County, Commerce City, Federal Heights and Westminster.

Woodrow said while some communities have done an “exemplary” job at addressing a ordability, others have not and state intervention is required to stop the growing crisis where housing costs are at an all-time high and availability is at an all-time low.

“ is bill really does increase individual property rights,” Woodrow said. “If you are a property owner, you have the right to build an accessory dwelling unit and the government will not be able to prevent that. Some feel like we are taking away rights. We are adding to them. is bill will have some exibility, but it does set forth some minimum standards.”

Since the bill’s introduction, several Denver metro communities have passed resolutions to oppose the bill, including Westminster, Castle Rock, Lone Tree and Centennial. Other communities have said they may take similar votes.

At the center of the opposition is the plan for the state intervening in local development decisions, removing home rule authority. Home rule is a form or structure of governing dened by the citizens of a municipality or county that allows for more control over matters of local signi cance.

According to the proposed bill, municipalities will be required to submit land-use codes to the state. e state will review the proposed codes and if they are deemed insu cient, the state will impose its own codes.

Arapahoe County Commissioner Carrie Warren-Gully said the bill takes a one-size- ts-all approach and it will not work for all Colorado communities.

Woodrow said he disagrees, that the bill allows communities to develop and plan growth, but they have to meet minimum standards to avoid state intervention. He stressed the bill has tiers to address all populations, including suburban, urban and mountain towns.

“It is not a one-size- ts all,” he said. “ is only goes into e ect if a community refuses to adopt the (minimum) required standards. e only time you are a ected is if you decided to ignore it.”

e reason the state is taking steps to intervene in local control is because of the excessive use of “exclusionary zoning,” by some Colorado communities, Woodrow said. Exclusionary zoning laws place restrictions on the types of homes that can be built in a neighborhood. Oftentimes, these laws prohibit multifamily homes and set limits on building heights.

Rep. Lisa Frizell, R-Castle Rock, said SB23-213 is a misguided piece of legislation that does nothing more than declare war on single family home construction.

“It’s built on a faulty premise that everyone wants to live in high density housing,” she said.

Frizell said if the Democratic-led legislation wanted to adequately address the housing crisis, it would focus on the impact fees and permit fees that cities and towns are charging developers.

Pointing to Castle Rock as an example, Frizell said home prices have skyrocketed due to the costs home

builders are having to pay local entities to build.

According to the fee sheet on the Town of Castle Rock website, a developer building a 2,000 square foot home can pay over $21,000 in impact fees, which includes a line item for parks and recreation, re protection, municipal facilities, police and transportation.   at total does not include other required permit fees.

e construction of a multifamily building is more than $17,000 per unit, according to the fee schedule.

In drafting the legislation, Moreno said the authors looked at what other states have done, speci cally naming California and Oregon, which have also implemented landuse codes.

Moreno said the steps taken by both the Democratic-led states would not t Colorado’s current and future needs.

“(SB23-213) is drafted to provided local options for municipalities to choose from,” he said. “ is sets goals and gives choices on how to meet those goals. It’s easy. If (municipalities) don’t then the state will step in. ere is a bit more choice than other states.”

In its early stages, Moreno said lawmakers have agreed not to immediately take votes on the proposed legislation, instead opting on April 6 to listening to debate, concerns and ideas.

Moreno said he has heard complaints that the bill does not address a ordability enough. e Adams County senator said amendments are likely as the bill moves through the process.

Moreno said the bill does address

a ordability in the area of availability. Moreno said it increases stock, which means added supply will drive down home prices.

According to a monthly report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors, the median price for a single-family home in February was around $600,000, a more than 5% decline from the month before. e median price for a condo was around $400,000 in February.

As amendments for better language, and clarifying information on water and infeasibility are already on the table, Rep. Mark Baisley, a District 4 Republican, which covers parts of Douglas County, Fremont County and Je erson County said he is “pleasantly surprised” that both Democrats and Republicans have expressed opposition to the bill’s current language.

Even with possible amendments coming to the bill, Baisley said it still wouldn’t work because the entire bill lacks “humility” and the only way to x it is to redo it completely. No matter what concessions are made in areas of a ordability and language, Baisley said at the core of the bill is taking away home rule, which likely will not be eliminated. e state intervening just means more government, more state oversight and less local control, Baisley said. at aspect alone makes the bill unlikely to ever be successful.

Woodrow said it is sweeping legislation and can take time, noting that success will be gauged in 10 or 12 months. Instead, he said this bill addresses current needs while allowing Colorado to grow in a more strategic way.

“I tried to get them ready for how great the acoustics are in Europe,” said Loewen. “ ey get that last note in that last song and it reverates through the hall; I try to get them ready for it and when it happens, as it did, every kid just lit up with a smile as soon as they heard the magic ray on the last note. ey get it. It cascades down like glitter. It’s amazing.”

Dublin, Ireland

Before departing for the last city, the groups fought harsh winds and rain while exploring the Kylemore Abbey and learning about sheep herding at Dan O’Hara’s Homestead.

Blue skies appeared for the performing arts last full day in Dublin.

As the sun shined through the stained glass and centered in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the choir’s voices echoed throughout the church. e high notes in “Northern Light” by Ola Gjeilo and the upbeat melody of “Battle of Jericho” by Moses Hogan enchanted the public.

“ e cathedral acoustic is such a unique thing,” said Choir Director

Darin Drown. “Most of the songs we sing are meant to be performed in the acoustic environment of the cathedral. We really need to use our eyes more than our ears in such an environment. You cannot trust your ears to tell you because of the echo.”

To celebrate a week’s worth of performances, students and sta took time to walk around Dublin before going to Taylors ree Rock for an evening lled with traditional Irish entertainment.

“ e last night’s dinner and entertainment was truly memorable and had the entire group up and out of their seats and dancing and singing along,” said Farmer.

A valued life FROM THE EDITOR

Afew weeks ago during a regular sta meeting, Colorado Community Media reporter Nina Joss brought up a story she was working on regarding a homeless man who had been found dead in Englewood. Police said he was a “transient” and no foul play is suspected.

Story done — right? Not even close. After hearing some tips about who the man was, Nina dug a little deeper, learning that he was a former pro athlete who was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams and later became a wrestler.

You see, Je Gaylord was not just some problem on a park bench. He was a human being who had fallen on hard times after losing his career. He made some bad choices, he became reliant on alcohol. All these things lead many to homelessness. It’s a series of trapdoors that for some reason just keep opening and closing behind someone. is story is what humanity should be about. We so often look past the person. We so often see that homelessness is a problem but do not want to look at the human part of it. Yes, homelessness is a problem not just in the Denver metro area, but the entire nation.

People in this situation — whether through choices or bad luck — should not be looked past but instead considered a part of society. ey are people who matter to their families, friends and others they have helped throughout their lives.

In this case, Nina attended the funeral for Je Gaylord. She listened to the stories from his friends and family about his natural talents in sports. About his abilities and dedication. She heard about his service to members of those going through the Treasure House of Hope where he coached and helped fellow members make good nutritional choices.

I loved this story for so many reasons. It took me into a life of someone we would have never given another thought to. Had Nina not followed up on a tip we would have just passed this o as a data point. So often the homeless population is boiled down to numbers. How many are there on any given night? How much funding is needed to help address the problem? How do they impact the healthcare system? How many have died?

In this case — Nina skipped the data and got right to the heart of who this human being was and why we should stop and think about how people who are struggling to survive deserve some sympathy and empathy.

Am I saying he was perfect? No. In fact, Nina, being a journalist, found that he also had a criminal record that took him to prison and likely helped lead him to the streets. However, he served his time and we are supposed to be a society driven by second chances.

In the end, he was just a member of our population who died alone without truly knowing the love many had for him. I appreciate Nina for giving us a little more insight into a life that mattered to many.

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

LINDA SHAPLEY Publisher

New beginnings begin with gratitude

He picked up his grandson from preschool and for a treat the grandfather decided to take his grandson to McDonald’s. It was late afternoon and hardly anyone was in the restaurant at that hour. As they ordered their meal and sat down at a table, the grandson was fascinated by the people cleaning up, sweeping the oor, wiping down tables and taking care of the trash.

As they nished their meal, the grandson was holding his grandfather’s hand as they were leaving the building. e grandson tugged on his grandfather’s hand and said, “Let’s go this way so we can say thank you to the people who work here.” e grandfather smiled, and walked with his grandson as he said thank you to the McDonald’s team. e look on the faces of those behind the counter was genuine warmth as they received the young boy’s gratitude. e only smiles bigger than the grandfather’s, were on the faces of the people working that day.

e boy was only four years old. What a lesson for all of us.

Last week I wrote about another season of new beginnings. If we have been challenged, in a rut, or facing di culties in our lives, we have every chance to start over, give ourselves a new beginning and stop doing what we have always done and expecting di erent outcomes. And maybe our new beginnings begin with gratitude.

New beginnings mean change. Whether we are doing really well and just want to raise the bar for ourselves, or we are struggling in some way, we nd ourselves looking to change something. A change in attitude, behavior, strategy, or maybe learning or elevating a skill. And when it comes

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to changing our attitude I like to think about one of my favorite Jimmy Bu ett songs, “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes. “

A part of the lyrics go like this

“It’s those changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes

Nothing remains quite the same With all of our running and all of our cunning If we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane”

Our attitude has so much to do with the way we choose to live, laugh, love, work and play. And it has been said that gratitude is one of the strongest human emotions. It’s also been said that the more we show our gratitude for what we have, the more we will have to be grateful for. So I think back to the story of the 4-year-old boy and his grandfather, asking myself: Am I saying thank you enough? Am I showing gratitude to everyone, not just those closest to me? Am I living out the actions of living and working with an attitude of gratitude?

Again, it’s spring, it’s less than a week past Easter, and it’s the perfect time for new beginnings as life seems to be blooming all around us.

You have all probably heard about this thing called a gratitude challenge. It’s where we are challenged to come up with a few things every day that we are grateful for. One of my close friends, John Brokken, does this every day and posts his gratitude list on social media. It’s

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Survey responses highlight taxes, water

You may ... or may not ... be one of the more than 1,000 residents who participated in our March 5-13 2023 Citizen Survey, yet we believe you will want to know one of the most signi cant ndings this year: 72% of Douglas County residents agree their local tax burden is too high, almost double the results of the same survey question in 2021.

is is the highest “agree” response to the same survey question since 2006, the rst year Douglas County conducted a survey by Hill Research Associates.

We heard the sentiment again almost two weeks later at a March 28 live town hall dedicated to the special concerns of older adults.

We know this is a real concern and we know you need relief. We continue to engage with members of our state delegation, other local leaders and local taxing authorities on this issue.

Are you among those who aligned with the 73% who told us that an “adequate water supply that meets the long-term needs of county residents” is a high priority; and with the 78% who agreed with the statement: “Douglas County should centrally coordinate many water issues now administered by multiple water districts”?

We hear you and continue our work with county water providers as together we advocate for a solid, long-term water plan.

You may or may not be surprised by the analysis of our pollster, who noted for the second time since conducting the survey over two decades that partisanship was “pervasive and a driving force behind

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Misguided a ordable housing bill Senate Bill 23-213 is a 105-page jerrycan of gasoline ready to pour onto the re of housing shortages in Colorado. e bill’s title alone is 148 words long.

SB213 sets out to “diagnose and address housing needs across the state.” e Department of Local Affairs will manage “Several hundred million dollars for a ordable housing [that] will become available in the second half of 2023 due to the enactment of Proposition 123” (from the department’s website). at measure, approved by Colorado voters last year, authorizes one-tenth of 1% on federal taxable income taxes to be spent on a ordable housing.

e approach being taken in SB213 is to displace local zoning rules with a statewide mandate to incorporate a ordable housing everywhere. is misguided worldview ignores the natural balance of market forces and neighborhood sensibilities. e real shame is that nothing in this 105page radical masterpiece will resolve the actual housing troubles. Rather, it will simply move Colorado several steps closer to liberal utopia, which maintains an embarrassing track record of unsuccess.

Excessive housing costs, like so many other challenges that Coloradans face, are created by government meddling. We repeatedly hear from the Democrats that “we must do everything possible to x this problem.” And I repeatedly respond that they do not possess the humility to “do everything possible.”

A study by the National Association of Homebuilders concludes that, “Regulations imposed by all levels of government account for 23.8% of the current average sales price of a new single-family home …” NAHB Chairman added that, “ is study illustrates how overregulation is exacerbating the nation’s housing a ordability crisis and that

opinions with sharp breaks in many results along party lines,” and attributes this to “increased partisan rifts stemming from the divisive national politics.” is is particularly evident on questions regarding the “direction of Douglas County” where 49% chose “wrong track” versus 48% “right direction,” which is the lowest “right direction” recorded in Douglas County in more than two decades.

Our pollster tells us that other perceptions, such as the response to “Douglas County has good government” and “Douglas County listens to the people’s voice” questions, have been waning over three or four consecutive surveys beginning in 2017, an indication that these are not just a one-year phenomena and may combine to explain the growing sense that “things in the county are on the wrong track.”

On the other hand, high levels of satisfaction were recorded for: parks and trails (92%); motor vehicle registration (88%); sheri ’s o ce (88%); and elec-

policymakers need to take bold steps to reduce or eliminate unnecessary regulations that will help builders increase the production of quality, a ordable housing.”

Adding to the cost of regulation is the $250% increase in lumber costs thanks to the Biden administration’s in ationary supply chain mess. is accounts for an additional $35,872 premium to the average house. If the Democrats were honest with themselves, they would direct their attentions to reducing in ationary housing regulations. But their religious devotion to government micromanagement concludes as it always does; treatments for the symptoms while clinging to the causation.

e Colorado Legislature should “do everything possible” to address a ordable housing by weeding out costly regulations from the existing laws. en, watch the magic of free enterprise do what it has always done — respond to demand with attractive supply.

Mark Baisley State senator for District 4, including rural Douglas County Woodland Park

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tions management (82%).

And questions on which residents across all demographic categories agreed: Douglas County is a “good place to raise a family” (93%) and “a safe place to live and work,” (94%). Additionally, 88% agreed “property values are stronger than most” (88%); and 83% agreed Douglas County is a “friendly place.”

We recognize — just as you do — that we do not always agree with one another and may also have di erent viewpoints from those we serve. We think this leads to healthy debate and better outcomes.

We are united in our belief that your opinion is valued. Survey ndings inform and guide our present and future decisions regarding services, communications and public engagement opportunities, spending priorities and planning. We hope you know our focus as stewards of the public trust is rst on the lives and livelihoods of all Douglas County residents and taxpayers. anks to all who participated in this survey. We encourage you to stay engaged with us — as a volunteer on our boards and commissions; as a participant in our live town halls, business meetings and public hearings; and we encourage you to subscribe to receive county news directly.

We encourage you to seek additional information on survey methodology, margin of error, resident outreach, and engagement details on the county’s website at https://bit.ly/3Gwqlkv.

is column was provided by Douglas County Commissioners Lora omas, Abe Laydon and George Teal.

OBITUARIES

Betty L Watson

April 22, 1922 - April 3, 2023

After her husband passed, Betty moved to Castle Rock to be near some family.

Betty is survived by her 5 children.

Keith (Diana) Bramer of Castle Rock, Kathy (Jim) Bowers, Sherri Bramer; Barbara

Memorial service, First United Methodist Church of Castle Rock on Wednesday, April 19 at 11 am.

Ethel Rene Wesson

November 28, 1931 - March 24, 2023

Celebrating the Life of Ethel Rene Wesson

Ethel Rene Wesson was born November 28, 1931 to Ethel Lugertha Ford in Memphis, Tennessee.

Ethel relocated to Kansas City, Missouri, in 1965. A few years later graduated from Metropolitan Community College KC receiving an Associate in Arts Degree.

Ethel was married to Albert Wesson who preceded her in death. She was a devoted mother to her daughter, Barbara Lewis and son Herbert Tillman. She was employed in the healthcare industry with Menorah Medical Center, Trinity Lutheran Hospital and retired from Baptist Medical Center. During her service she was an active member of the Dietary Association.

As a young adult Ethel became a member of the Vance Avenue Church of Christ in Memphis, Tennessee. A lifelong member of the Swope Parkway Church of Christ located in Kansas City Mo. Ethel gave unsel shly of her time, resources and talent while serving as church culinary manager, prison ministry member and in the singing group. She was also closely a liated with the Inner City Church of Christ.

In 2019 she relocated with her daughter to Parker Colorado to be close to more family and shortly after arriving became a member

of the Parker Church of Christ. Ethel’s soft voice and tenacity in community leadership as president of NAMI’s board, (the National Alliance on Mental Illness), class Instructor of Mental Illness Class, Prisoner Advocacy, supported the CIT-KC (Crisis Intervention Team) and the Kansas City Levy Board member.

Her fun activities included traveling to Alaska, Germany, Italy and many trips with the Seniors Travel Group at Swope Park Church of Christ. Her favorite exercise was walking long distances even at age 91 years old, singing member of the Kansas City Women’s Chorus and square dancing. She is preceded in death by her mother, Ethel Lugertha Ford, brother, Mack Russell Ford, and sister, Bessie Mae Fuller and departed friend Mamie Williams.

Answering her call to eternal life on Friday, March 24, 2023. Ethel leaves to cherish her memories to, her daughter, Barbara L omas, son, Herbert T Green, brother, Henry Sylvester Waller (Beverly Burnett), grand-daughter Scherrazade Conner, grandson, Ellington D omas (Sarah), three great grand-children, Sierra Conner, Braeden omas and Amara omas, host of nieces, nephews, cousins and special lifelong friendships of May Holland and Barbara Shear.

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Warm Hearts Warm Babies serves hospitals, agencies across Colorado

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Surrounded by colorful fabric patterns, handmade baby items and frequent laughter, volunteers of the Warm Hearts Warm Babies nonpro t went to work on a Friday morning to put together layettes for organizations who need them.

e nonpro t has a list of roughly 40 agencies it delivers items to throughout Colorado, said Kathleen Williams, the nonpro t’s grant coordinator. e list includes the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Platte Valley Medical Center and Denver Medical Center.

“Warm Hearts is totally made up of volunteers,” said Sandi Powis, president of the board of directors. “Everyone’s volunteering with their heart and skills to make things for newborn (babies), preemies to help them get a good start in this world.”

Volunteers sew, knit, crochet and quilt items such as bibs, burp pads, jackets, hats and blankets. e items are assembled into a layette, which is a collection of clothing and accessories for newborn infants.

Each layette contains a quilt, two receiving blankets, bibs, burp pads, clothing and a goodie bag containing items such as a bottle, some diapers and a small toy. ese items are delivered in a handmade tote bag.

“All these items are made with love,” Powis said. “We don’t connect to the individuals personally. We deliver the layettes to hospitals, birthing centers, food banks — anyone that can help us help the newborn.”

A number of the mothers who receive these items are experiencing homelessness, sometimes living in shelters or in their cars, Williams said.

e nonpro t also o ers items for the neonatal intensive care units at hospitals in Colorado, such as positioning roles that are used to help support the infants.

“We also provide clothing for babies that don’t survive, from tiny little babies to full-term babies,” Williams said. “We have clothing for them that we hand out at the hospitals.”

Included in those burial layettes is a cloth-made envelope intended for the parents to hold important items and memories, Powis said.

“It’s sad, but it’s so important,” Powis said. “And to know that a mom wouldn’t have to go out, or send her mom or her sister to go out and nd things for her precious one that has passed — that it can be given to them and that’s not a worry for them.”

How it began

e nonpro t’s origin dates back to 1996, when a woman named Victoria Swain gave birth to a stillborn infant, according to the nonpro t’s website. e hospital she was at could not provide a blanket or clothes for her infant, prompt-

ing Swain to look into how she could help donate these types of items.

After recruiting some volunteers and spending a few years working through a di erent organization called Newborns in Need, in 2000, Swain and the other board members decided to create their own nonpro t: Warm Hearts Warm Babies.

Powis estimated the nonpro t currently has about 200 volunteers and 12 work groups throughout the state including in Arvada, Brighton, Littleton and ornton.

Powis is part of the work group in Conifer, where she lives. She joined the organization roughly six years ago.

“I’ve been doing things for babies for many years, donating to other groups, but they were all missing something. ere was no social connection with anyone else making things,” Powis said. “I found that they had a local organization up here in Conifer and it was like, that’s it — that’s one I can link up with. I can meet people right here in our community.”

Williams learned about the nonpro t through a quilt show, as representatives of the organization had a table at the event. Living in Aurora at the time, she initially joined the Aurora group. Since then, she has moved to Colorado Springs

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CIRCLE PHOTO: Eleanor Morris, left, smiles alongside her grandmother, Glenda Bredeson, on March 17 at The Baby House in Arvada.

TOP RIGHT: Signs hanging in the Warm Hearts Warm Babies’ building, called The Baby House, in Arvada on March 17.

Information pamphlets within Warm Hearts Warm Babies’ building in Arvada on March 17.

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Sandi Powis, president of the board of directors

Women+Film Festival brings small stories to big screen

There are many features that make lm festivals special events for attendees, but one that keeps me returning every year is the opportunity to catch lms on the big screen you might not be able to any other time. And providing that very experience to audiences is one of the top priorities of the 2023 Women+Film Festival

“So many lms, including a lot of independent lms, just don’t have the same budgets as major studio projects. So, we’re excited to bring smaller lms to local audiences so they can be seen,” said Ambriehl Turrentine, Denver Film programming manager. “ is year we’re looking to connect with viewers who may not be as familiar with the lm world and work we do at Denver Film.”

is year’s festival runs from April 13 through April 16 at the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver. e festival will screen 11 full-length movies, as well as short lms, and Denver Film ensured that special events aimed at drawing in more of a crowd are included as part of the lineup.

One of the most exciting events is a marketplace, which will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on April 15 in the Sie lobby. According to provided information, shoppers will be able to peruse “gifts, artwork, crafts and novelties from local, woman-owned businesses.” ere will also be live question and answer sessions with

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lmmakers following showings of “ e Disappearance of Shere Hite” on April 15 at and “Girl Talk” on April 16.

“We’ll also have a discussion after ‘Plan C’ on Friday, which will feature the director and representatives from Planned Parenthood,” Turrentine said. “We always look for was to tap into the local lm community, and this lm is a great opportunity to do so.”

As far as lms to get excited about, there’s also festival opener “Judy Blume Forever,” which will be shown before its streaming debut. With a lm version of Blume’s immortal, “Are You ere God? It’s Me, Margaret” coming later in the month, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the wonderful author.

No matter what audiences see, Turrentine hopes people come away with something new to explore.

“I don’t want people to be intimidated by any of the lms or the festival. At the end of the day, it’s another form of entertainment,” she said.

“ ey provide the chance to connect — with a story, someone in the audience or a lmmaker.”

Full festival details and tickets can be found at www.denver lm.org.

gradually grown and expanded in di erent areas of Colorado, said Bredeson, vice president of the nonpro t’s board.

Take a trip to world of the beyond with Paranormal Cirque

Most of us probably have a pretty good idea of what a circus performance will look like. at’s not how Cirque Italia does things, and “Paranormal Cirque,” its latest production, proves that and then some. Described in provided information as an “innovative horror story” for a mature audience, the show aims to take audiences on a thrilling and sexy ride that combines theatre, circus and cabaret.   e show will be staged under a big top tent at the Denver Premium Outlets parking lot, 13801 Grant St. in ornton, from April 20 through April 23. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. ursday and Friday, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

All the information and tickets van be found at http://www.paranormalcirque.com/tickets.

Samantha Bee, Your Favorite Woman, comes to Denver

Canada’s Samantha Bee is, quiet simply, one of the funniest people on the planet. It’s a total bummer her talk show, “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” was cancelled last year, as the world could really use her whipsmart take on the day’s events right now.

Fortunately, Bee is doing a national tour and she’ll be bringing “Your Favorite Woman” to the Paramount eatre, 1621 Glenarm Place in Den-

ver at 7 p.m. April 15. I’m not even a little doubtful that it will be one of the year’s funniest and most thoughtprovoking evenings, so secure tickets by visiting https://www.ticketmaster. com.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Dawes at the Ogden Theatre ere’s not a lot of folk rock bands making the rounds on the music scene anymore, which is too bad. e genre was at its peak at the same time some of the century’s best music was being written. ankfully, there are still a few laborers working in the eld of this particular genre, and one of the best is Dawes. e Los Angeles based group not only excel in the kind of music pioneered by e Byrds and CSNY, but over their career they’ve added alt-rock elements, which keeps the sound from growing stale. Last year’s “Misadventures of a Doomscroller,” is their most experimental and far-ranging release to date.   Dawes will be performing at e Ogden eatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, at 8 p.m. April 19. I saw them perform at the Arvada Center last summer and can personally attest to the quality of live performance attendees are in for. Get tickets at https://www.ticketmaster.com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

and joined the local work group there.

e importance of the nonpro t’s work resonated with Williams after an interaction she had with a stranger a number of years ago, she said.

“I was still up in Aurora, out buying onesies and things for our (goodie) bags so that we could deliver onesies and diapers and things, and a lady was standing behind me at the cash register,” Williams said.

e woman asked her what she was buying the materials for, to which Williams began to explain Warm Hearts Warm Babies.

“And she stopped me and she said, ‘ en, I need to thank you, because my daughter just had a baby at the hospital and it was wintertime and … we had nothing to bring that baby home in. And I told the nurses and they brought us one of your bags,’” Williams said.

“And so that keeps me going,” she continued. “I think about that and that keeps me going and seeing how important it is, the work we do.”

Fostering community

Materials for making items and assembling the layettes are stored in the nonpro t’s building, based in Arvada, which is nicknamed “ e Baby House.”

Among the volunteers who gathered at the building that Friday was Glenda Bredeson, an Arvada resident who has been a part of the organization since 1999.

Over time, the nonpro t has

Volunteering for the nonpro t has become a family a air, as Bredeson’s 18-year-old granddaughter, Eleanor Morris, worked alongside Bredeson in e Baby House.

“I remember volunteering here when I was a little girl,” Morris said, explaining she and her cousins would help assemble goodie bags.

“I’ve always loved it.”

Since then, she began crocheting and knitting items to donate.

“She was thrilled when she made her rst two baby hats and brought them in,” Bredeson said.

Although Morris lives in Virginia, she visits when she can and also plans to still create items to donate and ship them to the nonpro t.

“I was so excited just to be here and volunteer because I grew up always coming here. Every time I visited, I would be here, and it was just amazing,” she said.

One of Bredeson’s favorite parts of the nonpro t is the people. Vickie Lutz, an Arvada resident who began volunteering for the organization in 2020, agreed and said that’s true for most of the volunteers.

Lutz said the nonpro t has incredibly talented volunteers. She showed o intricate blankets, toys and clothing items in e Baby House that volunteers spent hours creating.

Challenges and goals

e talent of the volunteers isn’t just for making impressive items, though — it can also be applied toward teaching younger people the craft.

“Eleanor came to us. She didn’t know how to knit or crochet, and now she’s phenomenal at it. ere are so many people here that are willing to teach,” Lutz said.

e need for more younger volunteers is a challenge the nonpro t faces.

“We’re all older, and it’s just not going to be sustainable if we don’t get young people,” Lutz said.

Powis said the organization also needs more volunteers who will sew.

“ e last couple of months, unfortunately, we’ve had to cut back. We’ve had to cut back on the clothes,” Powis said. “We were sending out two out ts. Now it’s down to one.”

Before COVID-19, the nonpro t was able to have a backup supply of clothing, she said. Now, the organization is scraping by, month by month, due to losing a lot of active members.

On top of the need for volunteers, there are also nancial pressures.

“Our donations have gone down drastically over the last couple of years,” Powis said. “And again, our volunteers and the items coming in have really gone down — but the need is still the same — more, more.”

To help raise funds to pay for costs such as rent, volunteers will create items to sell at various craft shows.

e nonpro t is also one of the charities that people can select as part of the King Soopers Community Rewards program.

As the grant coordinator, Williams plans to work this year on nding new areas to get donations and support, she said. She noted that Sue Lee, cofounder of the nonpro t

Sock It To ‘Em Sock Campaign, has helped by not only donating socks to Warm Hearts Warm Babies but also in providing connections to other people.

e nonpro t creates 125 to 150 layettes every month, Powis said.

e main goal she has for this year is getting enough donations of money and items to continue the nonprofit’s work.

“ ere are other organizations out there that would love to have us help them, but at this point, we can’t go out and look for more agencies. But I know they’re there — I know there’s more mamas that could use the help,” she said. “I would (like) not only to be able to help who we have, but also for it to grow and help more.”

ere are a variety of ways that community members can support Warm Hearts Warm Babies, Williams explained.

“Even if people don’t sew or … they don’t crochet, but they can help in, you know, at e Baby House or they can help in collecting donations for us — do a donation drive for us in their schools or their churches — to help us so that we can continue to help these mothers and babies and give them a good start in life,” Williams said.

Powis encouraged people to reach out to the nonpro t and come visit them. ose interested in learning more about Warm Hearts Warm Babies can visit warmheartswarmbabies.org.

“We’re a world that needs to be more interactive with each other,” Powis said, emphasizing the importance of volunteering. “It’s so good for your soul.”

Clarke Reader

Town Hall gallery opens ‘Performances’ exhibition

Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton, has a new exhibit of works by Littleton Fine Arts Guild members, “Performances.” e show includes “Island Sunset,” a digital painting by Jacqueline Shuler.

New at Depot

New works at the Depot Art Gallery in Littleton include: Best of Show — “Ian” by Kathy Triplett; Best of eme — “Bald River” by Richard Simpson; Second Place — “Just Before the Morning”; ird Place — “Prairie Homes” by William Knoll. Honorable Mentions: Pat Hartman, Carl Paulson, Laurel Burns and Peggy Dietz. e juror was Tim Kathka. See depotartgallery.org for location and hours.

Lecture on city’s culture

Historic Littleton Inc. invites readers to a lecture, “Littleton’s Culture,” by Pat Cronenberger, former mayor and city council member, at 7 p.m. on April 25 at Carson Nature Center King sher Center, 3000 W. Carson Drive in South Platte Park. Free admission.

Opera at DU

Lamont Opera eatre presents Rachel Portman’s “ e Little Prince” at the Newman Center for Performing Arts, University of Denver, on April 20-23. Tickets: bit.ly/lamontopera.

Art in Lakewood

CORE New Art Space at 40 West Art Hub, 6501 W. Colfax Ave. in

Lakewood, features works by Kathryn Cole and Edgar Dumas: “Autonomy” and “Works on Paper.” Gallery hours: Fridays, 5 to 10 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m.; or by appointment.

Month of PhotograCurtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E. Orchard Road in Greenwood Village, hosts “Inside and Out,” as part of Month of Photography Denver.

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 303-797-1779.

Theater for kids

“Robin Hood” by Scott Koop, directed by Amy Arpan, will be presented at Miners Alley Playhouse

Children’s eater, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, on Saturdays through April 22 and May 27-June 24. 303935-3044, minersalley.com.

Central City Opera

Central City Opera’s Summer Festival tickets are now on sale. Opening on June 24: Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet,” followed by “Kiss Me Kate” and “Othello.” 303-292-6700 or centralcityopera.org.

National Geographic Live

National Geographic Live — “Life on the Vertical with Mark Synnot” will be at the Newman Center on

May 15 at 7:30 p.m., presented by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science in June Swaner Gates Hall. Synott is a pioneering big wall climber. Travel with him to Ba n Island, Pakistan, Yosemite. newmancenterpresents. com, 303-871-7720.

Spring Plant Sale

Denver Botanic Gardens at 1007 York St. will hold its Spring Plant Sale on May 12 and 13 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Birdathon reminder

Denver Audubon reminder about Birdathon: Pick a day in May. Sign

up as a Green Team (only walking and biking to birds) or a Group Team (driving allowed). Get a form at denveraudubon.org/birdathon-teamform. Rules, fundraising tips and team pro les available at: denveraudubon.org/birdathon. Get pledges (for example, $1 a bird or a lump sum amount). Individuals who don’t have a team, but would like to help can contact Rhonda at info@denveraudubon.org. ere is a Birdathon webpage for easy donation access. ere will be a Birdathon workshop on April 16 at Denver Audubon Nature Center, 9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton. 303-973-9530.

Voices West Chorale to share TV themes

April 29 performances are set for rec center in Highlands Ranch

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e south metro area’s Voices West Chorale will have one more season performance on April 29, called “TV eme Songs,” before members take a summer break.

It will be a cabaret-style concert and fundraiser at Wildcat Mountain Auditorium at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road in Highlands Ranch. Tickets are available at voiceswest.org. ere will be two performances, at 2 p.m.

Voices West Chorale will give two performances on April 29 at Southridge Recreation Center in Highlands Ranch.

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“Island Sunset” by Jacqueline Shuler of the Littleton Fine Arts Guild is a digital painting exhibited at Town Hall Arts Center. COURTESY PHOTO

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Outlook grim for Colorado River Basin reservoirs

Good snowpack not enough

BY SHANNON MULLANE THE COLORADO SUN

e healthy snowpack whitening Colorado’s mountain peaks has given water o cials some breathing room to manage the Colorado River Basin’s ongoing drought. e challenge will be not to squander it.

As winter storms wind down, water managers and policymakers are mulling over decisions about how to release and retain water in shrunken reservoirs across the basin, which supports 40 million people across the West. is year, many Colorado reservoirs will have the chance to re ll, but the situation is still grim for the two largest reservoirs in the system, Lake Mead and Lake Powell.

“While having a decent year of snowpack doesn’t solve all of our problems, it does give us a little bit of breathing room to focus on longerterm issues,” said Amy Ostdiek, chief of the interstate, federal and water information section at the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the state’s leading water agency.

Western Slope basins that feed the Colorado River have seen above-average snowpack this year, and some areas of the Colorado River Basin have reported record levels of snow, according to Natural Resources Conservation Service data.

“ e challenge that the basin states face is, what will people do in response to this gift, this tremendous success?” said Chuck Cullom, executive director of the Upper Colorado River Commission, an interstate water administration agency. “Are we going to squander it? Or are we going to store it and rebuild resiliency in this potentially once-in-a-decade, potentially once-in-a-century, type of runo ?”

Reservoirs that capture Colorado River Basin water can hold, in total, about 60 million acre-feet of water.

e system helps water managers control when and how water moves through the diversions, ditches, streams and rivers in the basin, and acts as a savings bank for dry years. Together, Lake Powell on the Arizona-Utah border and Lake Mead on the Nevada-Arizona border hold

about 83% of the total storage capacity for the basin.

e issue is that the Colorado River Basin is in a 23-year megadrought and those reservoirs are running short on water savings. If Lake Powell and Lake Mead fall too low, they cannot produce hydroelectric power — or release water to downstream users at all.

As of early April, the basin’s entire reservoir storage system held about 19 million acre-feet, or about 32% of its capacity, according to the Bureau of Reclamation. An acre-foot is enough water to supply two to three U.S. households for a year.

“It would take something like six years in a row like this year to re ll these reservoirs, and no one thinks that’s very likely,” said Brad Udall, senior water and climate scientist at the Colorado State University Colorado Water Center. “I don’t think we’re ever going to see these reservoirs ll fully again, based on what we’ve seen in the last 23 years and based on what climate science tells us we’re in for in the future.”

Lake Mead and Lake Powell have fallen to critical levels in recent years, prompting emergency releases from upstream reservoirs. Last summer, the federal government directed states to develop a plan to cut water use by 2 million to 4 million acre-feet in 2023.

“We’ve had a wet winter; we’re all joyous. is is in no way any kind of a solution,” U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper said in a recent news brie ng in Grand Junction with Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille

Touton and other o cials. “It gives us a little more time to gure out what the solution will be.”

e water elevation at Lake Powell was at 3,522 feet above sea level and about 22% of its full capacity. Below 3,490 feet in elevation, Glen Canyon Dam can’t produce hydroelectric power, and below 3,370 feet, it can’t send water downstream to Lake Mead.

e last time Lake Powell hovered around 3,522 feet was in 1967 and 1968 when the reservoir was still lling, according to Bureau of Reclamation historical data.

At the end of March, Lake Mead’s water elevation was 1,046 feet, about 183 feet less than its full capacity. Below 895 feet in elevation, water can’t pass through Hoover Dam to downstream users, and below 950 feet, the dam can’t produce hydroelectricity.

Each month, water insiders keep a close eye on projections from the Bureau of Reclamation about how much water will likely enter and leave reservoirs around the basin.

e reports, known as the 24-Month Study, project scenarios of monthly conditions in the Colorado River Basin two years out, including a most probable outcome and best- and worst-case scenarios.

In the most-probable scenario, Lake Powell will likely see about 10 million acre-feet of water ow into the reservoir by the end of September, and the dam will likely release about 7.8 million acre-feet downstream, according to the March report. By the end of the water year

in September, the lake is projected to rise by about 35 feet to an elevation of 3,557 feet.

at downstream release is on the low end of what’s allowed by management guidelines set in 2007. e reservoir is still on the knife’s edge, Udall said.

Lake Mead will likely keep dropping, the report showed. Hoover Dam is projected to receive about 7.8 million acre-feet from Glen Canyon Dam and to release about 8.7 million acre-feet of water during the water year. Lake Mead’s elevation will fall by about 12 feet to 1,034 by the end of September.

at’s driven largely by the amount of uses in the Lower Basin as of March 1, Cullom said in early April during a Southwestern Water Conservation District event.

“People should live within the supply that’s available. In the Lower Basin, that means rebuild your storage by managing your uses downward,” he said. “I believe they will, but we will see.”

In Colorado, this year’s snowpack gives the state’s reservoirs a muchneeded opportunity for recovery, Ostdiek said.

In 2021, Upper Basin states, which include Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, released a total of 161,000 acre-feet from Blue Mesa Reservoir in western Colorado and Flaming Gorge in southern Wyoming to shore up the water supply in Lake Powell. In 2022, Flaming Gorge released over 400,000 acre-feet. Cullom said the debt from those reservoirs will be repaid this year.

“In the Upper Basin, we’re taking this opportunity to repay the loans from Flaming Gorge and Blue Mesa. at’s not squandering this opportunity,” he said. “A failure is when we have in ows of this magnitude and we do not rebuild storage in Lake Powell and Lake Mead. at’s a challenge for Reclamation. It’s, more importantly, a challenge for how the Lower Basin manages its water use.” 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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Glen Canyon Dam at Page, Arizona, holds back the massive Lake Powell on March 25, 2022. Drought conditions in the West have led levels of water in the lake to drop near where the dam will no longer be able to generate electricity.

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Reducing barriers to mental health treatment

Growing up in rural Iowa, mental health struggles were not something we spoke about openly or took seriously in any way. Most of my time outside school was spent working or playing sports, and there was never any time to address mental health — there was always something “more important” that needed to be taken care of.

It was especially unheard of at the time to think that a mental illness could be just as disabling as a physical injury.

I have struggled with suicidal thoughts since I was 9 years old and went without any sort of professional care or treatment for over two decades. From my experience, I know that professional intervention can have lifechanging results, and one of my priorities as a legislator has always been to ensure those su ering from mental illnesses are able to access care that is as high quality as it is a ordable.

To further this goal, I was a prime

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has a need to possess a weapon that can liquefy the organs of a child with the pull of a trigger.

I’ll save you some time: we do not need access to these weapons. ere is absolutely no reason to have unfettered access to these weapons. When the Bill of Rights was rati ed in 1791,

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sponsor of SB154 in 2021, which established a 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline in Colorado to coincide with the federal launch in July 2022. For these e orts, I had the honor of being named a legislative champion by Mental Health America.

But there is always more to be done in correcting the healthcare gap between mental and physical illnesses. HB231130 is a bill currently gaining traction in our state legislature that is looking to reduce the amount of time between a patient with a serious mental illness (SMIs) being prescribed personalized treatment and when they are able to a ord it and actually begin receiving this form of care. is delay is primarily caused by “step therapy,” which is

assault ri es had not yet been developed. I think we can easily assume that our Founding Fathers did not intend for the Second Amendment to be a free pass for untrained, average citizens to access rearms that are solely for the purpose of hunting and slaughtering other human beings, including children.

Voting to pass HB23-1230 and ban assault weapons in Colorado will send a number of crucial messages to Coloradans. It will tell us that our elected

a treatment approach used by health plans to keep medication costs low.

When a patient is prescribed a drug by their doctor, their health insurance provider or Medicaid will have them try lower-cost medications rst to determine if they will be e ective at treating the patient’s condition. If those treatments don’t work, the patient can “step up” to the potentially more expensive treatment originally recommended by their doctor. HB1130 recognizes the signi cant harm that a patient may experience as a result of this delay by seeking to limit its use when treating SMIs.

When HB1130 passed the House with an overwhelming majority vote and show of support from lawmakers with 39 representatives signing on as cosponsors, I knew I wanted to do everything in my power to ensure a similar result in the Senate. A rst “step” was signing on as a prime cosponsor. e bill does not eliminate step therapy altogether, as it recognizes that

o cials are dedicated to the safety of their citizens. It will also tell us that they hold a great respect for our Founding Fathers, our Constitution, and the Second Amendment — as its original intention was not, in fact, to give citizens the right to weapons of war. And nally, most importantly, it will send the message to those who have survived the abject terror of being targeted by an assault weapon — that they matter, and everything will be done to prevent it from happening

insurers need to keep initial costs low to serve a greater number of patients. HB1130 remedies existing step therapy laws to allow patients with SMIs to try only one drug before they will receive insurance coverage for the prescribed drug.

Additionally, HB1130 does not lessen step therapy requirements for all Coloradoans with a mental illness, and rather focuses on those with severe mental illnesses that are impacted the most by delays to the most e ective treatments.

As a lifelong advocate for behavioral health being accessible to all who need it, I am proud to be a prime co-sponsor for HB1130. is legislation is a leap forward in recognizing that mental illnesses can be as debilitating as physical illness, and require the same highquality, a ordable, and individualized care as any other health condition.

Chris Kolker is the Colorado State Senator for District 16 in Centennial.

again.

To my fellow Coloradans reading this: get on Twitter, get on social media, and start sending emails to your elected o cials. We deserve better. Let’s show our neighbors in Tennessee who are currently outraged with their lawmakers about inaction on this issue; that we know how to organize and hold lawmakers accountable to protect their constituents.

Gina M. Myers Castle Rock

Bu alo Wild Wings GO brand-new location in Parker

Now open

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Parker is now home to the newest Bu alo Wild Wings GO location, becoming Bu alo Wild Wings 50th opening of the new takeout and delivery-focused model nationwide.

Bu alo Wild Wings hosted a private ribbon cutting ceremony for the store team and a few members of the local community, including Mayor Je Toborg, said a Bu alo Wild Wings spokesperson.

Located at 11153 S Parker Rd. Ste L, this GO location is the chain’s rst in Parker and is designed to o er the brand’s award-winning chicken wings and 26 signature sauces and seasoning options closer to home, according to a press release.

“To celebrate our Grand Opening, a few of our Bu alo Wild Wings GO team members will be hanging out at Parker Pavilion, handing out Free Wing cards,” said a Bu alo Wild Wings spokesperson. “Look for them in their BWW GO shirts.”

e restaurant’s unique takeout and delivery-focused model was introduced two years ago. e Parker GO location will feature a walk-up counter, digital menu boards and some seating. Residents can expect traditional and boneless wings, hand-breaded tenders, burgers, chicken sandwiches, sides and all 26 Bu alo Wild Wings sauces and dry

e GO location also provides guests with a contactless experience. Guests who order online will be able to pick up their meal from individual takeout lockers.

e opening of the Parker location will bring 25 full-time and part-time jobs to the community, according to a press release statement.

“We are still looking for dedicated

said a Bu alo Wild Wings spokesperson.

To learn more about open positions and submit an application, visit the Bu alo Wild Wings website, click on careers, type in your location to look at open positions. ere are currently two open positions available.

e Parker GO location is e open

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ursday and 11 a.m. - midnight Friday and Saturday.

“We are so excited to be opening our 50th GO location in Parker,” said a Bu alo Wild Wings spokesperson. “Our GO locations o er great deals on wings and bundles, in a convenient model that makes it easy for guests to enjoy our iconic wings and sauce at home.”

Interior of the Bu alo Wild Wings GO Parker location.

PHOTO BY RACHEL RUSSELL

Valor Christian girls drop close contest against Broomfield

Highlands Ranch school is ranked 2nd

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Broom eld struck quickly at the start of both halves on April 8 and downed Valor Christian, 2-1, in a battle between the nation’s and state’s top girls soccer teams.

“We have to be ready to play,” said Valor coach Brian Schultz. “It was di cult for us. It’s di cult as the girls aren’t used to coming from behind. at was new to us.”

Broom eld, top-ranked in the CHSAANow.com April 3 poll, improved to 6-0 this season while second-ranked Valor fell to 3-1-1 for the young season.

Coach Jim Davidson’s Broom eld team is ranked third nationally in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll while Valor of Highlands Ranch was ninth.

Broom eld controlled possession for a majority of the game but it was the two quick goals by University of Denver commit Michaela McGowan that turned out out to be the di erence.

McGowan scored just over four minutes into the game to give Broom eld an early lead. And then she rebounded a goal into the the net in the rst minute of the second half to push the visitors ahead 2-0.

Davidson said his team talked about how good they play early in the game and during the late stages of a half.

Schultz applauded the way his team kept playing despite the de cit but Valor had trouble generating many shots on goal against the stout Broom eld defense.

Jo See, Valor’s leading scorer, scored on a penalty kick with 2:15 remaining in the contest to cut into the lead but the team could never mount another threat.

Valor starts play in the 5A Je erson County League on April 11 and Schultz pointed out that it will be tough with games against teams that received votes in the CHSAA poll, such as Columbine, Arvada West, Ralston Valley and Chateld.

State football championships

e 4A and 5A CHSAA state football championship games will be held at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins next season as the CHSAA announced a partnership with Colorado State University.

e 3A state title game will move to Canvas Stadium in 2024-25 and all three games will be played the same day.

e underbowl in Pueblo will be the site for the 2023 state title football game. Empower Field at Mile High has hosted the 5A/4A football championship contests since 2005. e contract with the Denver Broncos and Colorado Sports Hall of Fame ended at the conclusion of the 2022-23 school year.

CHSAA Commissioner Mike Krueger said it was di cult to leave Empower Field but the move to Fort Collins could be bene cial.

“I believe it is a strength when we recognize the diversity in our state and acknowledge that our kids come from all over,” he said. “Bringing this championship event to Fort Collins continues our

Kay Morse (3) of Valor Christian tracks down the ball during the April 8 game against Broomfield.

Valor Christian’s Ella Ashouri (19) tries to get to the ball despite the e orts of a Broomfield player during the April 8 game at Valor Christian. Broomfield scored early in each half and got a 2-1 win over Valor.

PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON

Vista golfer stays positive

Abby Aeschleman is medalist at season’s second tourney

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Abby Aeschleman, a senior at Mountain Vista high school, has tucked a positive attitude into her golf bag so far this season.

Aeschleman fashioned a 3-under-par 69 to take medalist honors at the Continental League’s second tournament of the season on April 4 at South Suburban golf course

She was pleased with her playing, noting: “I made some good putts.”

She made four birdies on the front nine and was 5-under-par after 11 holes. She bogeyed the 12th and 13th holes but recovered with pars on the nal ve holes.

“I just try to stay postitive and not be negative,” Aeschleman explained. ‘I don’t know how to explain it but I always just try to think about the good stu . Like if there is water, I’ll ignore it and think it’s going to go on the green or in the hole. I like to be super con dent.

“I just try to think about the next shot and what I can do with that.You never know, you can make a great shot and turn a bad hole around.”

Mountain Vista coach Ray Bikulcius was not surprised by Aeschleman’s 69 at South Suburban.

“She created a plan for the course during our practice round and she was very committed to that plan,” he said. “Her course demeanor was excellent all day. As a coach I don’t know if she is under par or 10 over. I’m so proud of her commitment to make the team better and as captain it starts with her.”

e start of the girls golf season can be tough because of the spring weather and the lack of time to be outside playing golf during the winter.

“I worked a lot over the winter indoors and did a lot of things with coach but it is so hard to get outside with the weather,” said Aeschleman. “It is de nitely a disadvantage to be playing in the spring instead of the fall (like high school boys).

“I just try to focus and try to keep it simple like hitting balls on the range and don’t try to overcomplicate it.”

Aeschleman was fourth last year at the state tournament and has high hopes for this season’s CHSAA state championships.

“My goal this year is to win state,” she aditted. “I’m excited for that. You have to treat state the same. A tournament is a tournament whether it be at state, so you have to kind of have the right mindset.

“I would say my putting is the biggest improvement in my game. I’ve always been pretty good tee to green but once I get on the green my putting has alwys let me down. is year I’ve worked really hard and try to make those putts.”

Besides Aeschleman, sophomore Ashleigh Wilson of Rock Canyon had a 1-under-par 71 at the April 4 league tourney.Rock Canyon’s Ashley Chang red a 76 and Brooke Hudson of Chaparral carded a 79.

Rock Canyon took team honors in the league’s second meet wirh a 325 total to edge Mountain Vista (328) and Legend (350).

paid by the Hall of Fame in exchange for 100% of the ticket revenue. e CHSAA was guaranteed no less than $60,00 for each event.

e orts to build upon that strength.”

e Colorado Sports Hall of Fame released gures from the 18-year agreement with the CHSAA to help host the games.

All the game day expenses were

Net revenues for the Hall of Fame were donated to youth sport organizations in Colorado.

Largest attendance at the state title games was in 2021 when 15,952 people watched the games. e gross revenue in 2021 was $244,995.

Mountain Vista senior Abby Aeschleman carded a 3-under-par 69 to capture medalist honors on April 4 at the Continental League tournament at South Suburban golf course. Aeschleman has averaged a score of 72 in the league’s first two tournaments this season.

PHOTO BY JIM BENTON

C R O W S S U P D R O E L Z Z

and 5:30 p.m., according to chorale president Kelli Chan, who lives in Highlands Ranch.

Chan says the chorale will reach a 45th anniversary in August of this year.

It started as the Littleton Chorale and was rst directed by Bud Nicholson, with musical members of the Friends of the Littleton Library joining together to make music and entertain local friends.

Subsequent directors included Vicki Burrichter, Larry Johnson, Glen McCune and James Ramsey. Many of the original members were also involved in creating “Fiasco,” a musical spoof of Littleton: its city council, school board and whoever else was active around town. at show was created by members for a number of years and was a source for lifelong friendships

Since that was just a beloved spring event, they continued to gather and sing together through the year, performing an occasional concert at Littleton United Methodist Church, another church, or a school.

Chan says Voices West membership is about 50 right now, although it had reached 70 before the COVID scene hit the world of entertainment hard. All members are volunteers except the director, assistant director, accompanist and assistant accompanist.

Michael Krueger, who is director of Voices West, is also director of music

NORTON

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one of my very favorite things to read each day.

Here are a few ways that I am changing in my word choices when it comes to showing gratitude, I am sure you have your own too, but feel free to put these to good use as well. “ ank you very much.” “I appreciate you so very much.” “I am so grateful for you.” “I am so thankful that you are in my life.” “ ank you for being such a blessing to me.”

How about you? Is it time for new

at King of Glory Methodist Church in Lakewood.

“ e chorale is a lot like a family. We are getting younger and younger members,” she says of choir members, who o er a mix of age, economic status, political views and abilities.

Chan said that when she joined the choir, she had not sung for over 30 years, but on the rst night, she could feel her voice coming back. When she was a child, she joined a band, a choir and sought out music wherever she could.

“For other members and myself, making music together brings joy to us and the audience.”

“Members cover a wide range — not all are music teachers, music majors — there’s a wide range of interests.”

“We’ll watch for opportunities to collaborate with other area groups. Our rst event after the pandemic was a collaboration with Ballet Folklorico,” she said.

After the nal concert for this season, planning for the next season will be underway. e group will travel to Spain and Portugal, leaving a day after Christmas.

Smaller groups from the membership perform throughout the community during the year and Chan hopes to have a quartet or two to sing at the August Western Welcome Week booth the group is planning. (Near the ice cream store.)

Prospective members can see the chorale in the Western Welcome Week Parade and inquire about membership, Chan says, or can go through the website at voiceswest. org.

beginnings in your own life? And would a new beginning have a better chance of success if you started with lling your gratitude bucket?

I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we remember to show our gratitude, even just a simple and sincere “thank you,” it really will be a better than good life.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0035

To Whom It May Concern: On 2/9/2023 10:18:00

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: JOHN BREILO

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

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

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/18/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 10/20/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021119555

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$1,162,500.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $374,680.93

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 has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable.

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 2, PARKER VILLAGE FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 12301 Pine Dr , 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 31, 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.

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.

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

First Publication: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0034

To Whom It May Concern: On 2/8/2023 4:56:00

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.

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, June 7, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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

APRIL WINECKI Colorado Registration #: 34861 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990

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

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.

Original Grantor: Andrew T. Kester and Jennifer J. Kester

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Citywide Banks, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/25/2003

Recording Date of DOT: 4/2/2003

Reception No. of DOT: 2003043665

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$239,100.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $133,448.78

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Dated: 2/9/2023

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 #: CO21429

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0034

First Publication: 4/13/2023 Last Publication: 5/11/2023

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/23/2023 9:20:00 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: COLLIN T LOVETT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR JFQ LENDING, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS 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

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

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10, BLOCK 1, THE VILLAGES OF PARKER FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 10896 Omaha Lane, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein,

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0023

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Zing Credit Union Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/24/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 7/30/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019046328

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$428,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $413,259.31

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 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 PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0036

To Whom It May Concern: On 2/9/2023 10:07:00

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: Christian Bartholomew and Becky Lyn Bartholomew

Original Beneficiary: U.S Bank National Association ND

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

U.S. Bank National Association

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/25/2005

Recording Date of DOT: 11/4/2005

Reception No. of DOT: 2005106906

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $71,200.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $69,997.56

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: 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 407, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO. 121-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 9762 Westbury Cir, 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 31, 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.

Douglas County News Press

The name, address and telephone numbers of the

Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MICHAEL F JONES AND TEASHA J JONES

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

Holder of Evidence of Debt: ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC

QUICKEN LOANS INC.

of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/28/2018

Date of DOT: 10/3/2018

Reception No. of DOT: 2018060580

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$385,700.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $398,665.11

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 19, BLOCK 11, THE PINERY SW FILING NO. 1A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of:

5335 Military Trl, Parker, CO 80134-5171

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 10, BLOCK 6, STROH RANCH FILING NO. 12, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 12813 Domingo 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 24, 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: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/3/2023

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 #: 23-029244

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0029

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

JENNIFER C. ROGERS Colorado Registration

(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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 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.

COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: RANDALL CHIN Colorado Registration #: 31149 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #:

File #: 00000009719345

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

To

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: JODI WEEKS Original Beneficiary: BOKF NA DBA COLORADO STATE BANK AND TRUST Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BOKF, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/31/2016

Recording Date of DOT: 11/2/2016

Reception No. of DOT: 2016079106 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $384,950.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $346,283.00

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

Which has the address of: 14103 Double Dutch 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, 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.

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 67, PINERY WEST FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 6721 Club Villa Rd, Parker, CO 80134-3272

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, June 7, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/10/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

RANDALL CHIN

Colorado Registration #: 31149 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204

Phone #: (303) 350-3711

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 00000009594086

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0037

First Publication: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0024

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 below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JOHN O KUFFOUR AND DELIA S CLARK

Original Beneficiary: LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: RRA CP Opportunity Trust 2

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/29/2004

Recording Date of DOT: 10/4/2004

Reception No. of DOT: 2004102623

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$76,600.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $57,072.07

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 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.

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 Highlans Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0030

To Whom It May Concern: On 2/3/2023 2:13:00 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: Pete Surette

AND Rachel W Surette

Original Beneficiary: Washington Mutual Bank, FA

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/23/2005

Recording Date of DOT: 7/29/2005

Reception No. of DOT: 2005070385

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$489,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date

hereof: $486,461.94

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: failed to make the monthly mortgage payments as required by the terms of the Note 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 13, Highlands Ranch filing No. 108-D, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of:

3730 White Bay Dr., Highlans Ranch, CO 80126-5020

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 24, 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.

Which has the address of: 4779 Trails Edge Lane, 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.

numbers of the

representing the legal holder of

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/28/2020 Recording Date of DOT: 3/4/2020 Reception No. of DOT: 2020015070

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $386,650.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $307,227.46

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 MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST. ***This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 1/27/2022 at Reception No. 2022006436 in the records of the Douglas county clerk and recorder, Colorado.***

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 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 31, 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: 4/6/2023

Last Publication: 5/4/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/8/2023

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 #: CO21329

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

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.

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.

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 121, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-Q, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 10629 Wynspire Way, 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, June 7, 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: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/15/2023 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

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.

Legal Notice No. 2023-0033

First Publication: 4/6/2023

Last Publication: 5/4/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0040

To Whom It May Concern: On 2/15/2023 10:05:00

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: VANCE W BRYFOGLE

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SYNERGY ONE LENDING, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NORTHPOINTE BANK Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/20/2021

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

AMANDA FERGUSON

Registration #: 44893

UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228

Recording Date of DOT: 8/25/2021 Reception No. of DOT: 2021099937 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $692,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $690,707.43

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 97A, SIERRA RIDGE FILING NO. 3, 1ST

AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 14872 Vienna 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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 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 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

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0016

First Publication: 3/16/2023

Last Publication: 4/13/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/17/2023 11:53:00

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: Priscilla Santana

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for United Wholesale Mortgage, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/20/2018

Pursuant

Town Council will be held on May 15, 2023, at 7:00 pm, or soon as possible thereafter. All public hearings will be held in the Council Chambers of the Town of Parker Town Hall, 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80134, or at such other time or place in the event this hearing is adjourned. Public input will also be gathered at the Town of Parker Parks, Recreation and Open Space Advisory Commission meeting to be held on April 25, 2023, at 5:30 pm, or as soon as possible thereafter, at the Town of Parker Town Hall, 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80134, or at such other time or place in the event this meeting is adjourned.

by close of business or postmarked no later than June 30, 2023. If the last day to appeal falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it is deemed to have been timely filed if postmarked on the next business day.

The Assessor’s Office, located in the Wilcox Building at 301 Wilcox Street in Castle Rock, will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. We are highly encouraging in-person appeal meetings are made by appointment. Information regarding the valuation process, appeals and appointments can be obtained on the Assessor’s website at www.douglas.co.us/assessor, or by phoning the office at 303-660-7450.

The

Further information is available through the Town of Parker Community Development Department at 303.841.0353.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND AND PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. Legal Notice No. 945341

Legal Notice No. 945311

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION AND

CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

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 1-13.5-515(6), C.R.S.

The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

Tad Walden for a 4-year term, until May 2027

Michael Lanam for a 4-year term, until May 2027

/s/ Karen Goldman

Designated Election Official Castle Pines Metropolitan District

Legal Notice No.945333

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE NEU TOWNE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

& SANITATION DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN and particularly to the electors of the Silver Heights Water & Sanitation District of the County of Douglas, Colorado:

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a regular election of the Silver Heights Water & Sanitation District shall be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. The election is being conducted as a mail ballot election. Mail ballots are required to be mailed to eligible electors between April 10, 2023 and April 17, 2023.

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 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.

First Publication: 3/16/2023

Last Publication: 4/13/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/17/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

HEATHER DEERE Colorado Registration #: 28597

355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228

Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO21320

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0014

First Publication: 3/16/2023

Last Publication: 4/13/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press City and County

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Parker Planning Commission and the Town of Parker Town Council shall hold public hearings to review and receive public comment on the following matters, pursuant to the Town of Parker Municipal Code and Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-23-206:

A RESOLUTION TO READOPT THE TOWN OF PARKER PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN, AS PART OF THE PARKER 2035 MASTER PLAN

The Town of Parker is making a minor text update to the adopted Parks, Recreation & Open Space Master Plan. This minor update removes the date range of 2018-2022 from the cover page.

The public hearing for the Planning Commission will be held on May 11, 2023, at 7:00 pm, or as soon as possible thereafter. The public hearing for

District No. 4, County of Douglas, State of Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for the office of board of director than the 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 to the Board of Directors of the Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District No.

Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District No. 5 County of Douglas, Colorado

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District No. 5, County of Douglas, State of Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for the office of board of director than the 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 to the Board of Directors of the Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District No. 5:

Name: Harold R. Smethills, Jr. Elected to Serve a Term of: 4 years

Until: May, 2027

Name: Charles Richard Shaw, III Elected to Serve a Term of: 4 years

Until: May, 2027

Name: Vacancy Elected to Serve a Term of: 4 year Until: May, 2027

Name: Kim J. Koehn Elected to Serve a Term of: 2 years Until: May, 2025

By: Designated Election Official Catherine T. Bright Designated Election Official Contact Person for the District: Cameron J. Richards, Esq.

Address of the District: 8155 Piney River Avenue, Suite 150 Littleton, CO 80125

Telephone Number of District: (303) 902-5719

Email of the District: cameron.richards@sterlingranchcab.com

Legal Notice No. 945308

First Publication: April 13, 2023 Last Publication: April 13, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

Northern Douglas County Water and Sanitation District County of Douglas, Colorado

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Neu Towne Metropolitan 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, 2023, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected:

Vacancy: Two-Year Term to 2025

Vacancy: Two-Year Term to 2025

Vacancy: Four-Year Term to 2027

Vacancy: Four-Year Term to 2027

NEU TOWNE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Sarah H. Luetjen

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 945345

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

MAHER RANCH METROPOLITAN

DISTRICT NO. 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 Maher Ranch Metropolitan District No. 4 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation:

Robert Sexton Until May 2027 Mark R. Andrews Until May 2027

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for District:

K. Sean Allen, Esq.

WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122

At said election, the electors of the District shall vote for two (2) Directors to serve four (4) year-terms of office on the Board of Directors of the District:

Larry Ray Brown

Roy L. Richards

William Richard (Dick) Ansteth

Richard Rasmussen

Eligible electors may apply for new or replacement mail ballots and return voted mail ballots to the offices of the Designated Election Official, which is also the ballot drop-off/walk-in voting location, c/o Community Resource Services of Colorado, 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. The offices of Community Resource Services of Colorado are open Monday through Friday during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 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).

SILVER HEIGHTS WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT

By: /s/ Sue Blair, Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No.945290

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS PROMENADE AT CASTLE ROCK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(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 Promenade at Castle Rock Metropolitan District No. 1 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidate for the District is declared elected by acclamation: Scott Hall Until May 2027

The following office remains vacant: VACANT Until May 2027

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

4-6

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 Cherry Creek South Metropolitan District Nos. 4-6 (collectively, the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 2, 2023 are hereby cancelled.

The following candidates for each of the Districts are declared elected by acclamation:

Christopher Elliott

Brian C. Trybus

Sarah Hunsche

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie

Until May 2027

Until May 2027

Until May 2027

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for Districts:

Kristin B. Tompkins, Esq.

WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000

Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800

Legal Notice No. 945329

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Northern Douglas County Water and Sanitation District, County of Douglas, State of Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for the office of board of director than the 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 to the Board of Directors of the Northern Douglas County Water and Sanitation District:

Name: Kevin Collins: Elected to Serve a Term of: 4

(303) 858-1800

Legal Notice No. 945344

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District No. 6 County of Douglas, Colorado

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District No. 6, County of Douglas, State of Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for the office of board of director than the 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 to the Board of Directors of the Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District

Contact Person for District: Clint C. Waldron, Esq. WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800

Legal Notice No. 945331

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE LINCOLN MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Lincoln Meadows Metropolitan 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, 2023, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected:

Carol Leo: Four-Year Term to 2027

Vacancy: Four-Year Term to 2027

(303) 770-2700 Email of the District: bvanderwall@svwpc.com

LINCOLN MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Sarah H. Luetjen

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 945298

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL OMNIPARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

District Telephone Number: (303)

until 7:00 p.m. The election is being conducted as a mail ballot election. Mail ballots are required to be mailed to eligible electors between April 10, 2023 and April 17, 2023.

At said election, the electors of the District shall vote for two (2) Directors to serve four (4) year-terms of office on the Board of Directors of the District:

Kim Johnson Greg Jewell

In addition, the electors of the District shall vote on Ballot Issue 6A:

Ballot Issue 6A

(Tax Extension of 3.472 Mills):

SHALL THERE BE AN EXTENSION UNTIL DECEMBER 1, 2033, OF THAT PORTION OF THE PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT GENERAL FUND MILL LEVY OF 3.472 MILLS TO CONTINUE TO BE USED, WITH THE BALANCE OF THE PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT’S CURRENT MILL LEVY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUING TO FUND DISTRICT’S OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING STREET IMPROVEMENTS, TRAFFIC SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS, THE MAINTENANCE OF LANDSCAPED MEDIANS AND RIGHT-OF-WAYS, AND AGREEMENTS WITH HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS AND BUSINESSES; AND SHALL THE REVENUE FROM THE 3.472 MILLS AND THE BALANCE OF THE PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT’S CURRENT MILL LEVY, AND INVESTMENT EARNINGS THEREON, BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, OR ANY OTHER CURRENT OR FUTURE LAW WHICH LIMITS THE DISTRICT’S REVENUES OR EXPENDITURES?

Eligible electors may apply for new or replacement mail ballots and return voted mail ballots to the offices of the Designated Election Official, which is also the ballot drop-off/walk-in voting location, c/o Community Resource Services of Colorado, 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. The offices of Community Resource Services of Colorado are open Monday through Friday during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 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).

PARK MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Sue Blair, Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 945296

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press and Lone Tree Voice

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

LANTERNS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 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 Lanterns Metropolitan District No. 4 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation:

Reggie Carveth (Director District No. 1)

Until May 2027

Ryan Carlson (Director District No. 3)

Until May 2027

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for District:

Clint C. Waldron, Esq.

WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000

Centennial, Colorado 80122

(303) 858-1800

Legal Notice No. 945325

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL SOUTHGATE SANITATION DISTRICT AND SOUTHGATE WATER DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Southgate Sanitation District and the Southgate Water District of Arapahoe and 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 regular election to be held on May 2, 2023, is hereby canceled pursuant to Sections 1-13.5-513(6), C.R.S. The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

John Spisak to a 4-year term until May, 2027

Alan Ridgeway to a 4-year term until May, 2027

Rod Gallegos to a 4-year term until May, 2027

Contact Person for the District: Russell W. Dykstra District Address: c/o Spencer Fane LLP

Lincoln Street, Suite 2000 Denver, Colorado 80203

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to §

1-13.5-513(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 The Canyons Metropolitan District Nos. 8-11 (collectively, the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 2, 2023 are hereby cancelled.

The following candidates for each District are declared elected by acclamation:

Brian Alpert Until May 2027 Darren Everett Until May 2027

The following office remains vacant: VACANT Until May 2025

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

Contact Person for District: Clint C. Waldron, Esq.

WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800

Legal Notice No. 945337

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS CASTLE OAKS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 1-13.5-513(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 Castle Oaks Metropolitan District (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.

The following offices remain vacant:

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

Contact Person for District: Kristin B. Tompkins, Esq. WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800

Legal Notice No. 945320

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION

PINES

NOTICE OF REGULAR ELECTION TO BE CONDUCTED BY MAIL BALLOT PARKER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN and particularly to the electors of the Parker Water and Sanitation District of the County of Douglas, Colorado:

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a regular election of the Parker Water and Sanitation District shall be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. The election is being conducted as a mail ballot election. Mail ballots are required to be mailed to eligible electors between April 10, 2023 and April 17, 2023.

At said election, the electors of the District shall vote for three (3) Directors to serve four (4) year-terms of office on the Board of Directors of the District:

Robert E. Kennah

Kory Nelson Dale K. Reiman Merlin Klotz

Bill Wasserman

Eligible electors may apply for new or replacement mail ballots and return voted mail ballots at the following locations:

Parker Water & Sanitation District

18100 E. Woodman Drive Parker, CO 80134

Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (April 10 to May 1, 2023)

Election Day: May 2, 2023 –7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Community Resource Services of Colorado 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (April 10 to May 1, 2023)

Election Day: May 2, 2023 – 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. elections@crsofcolorado.com

PARKER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

By: /s/ Ron Redd, Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 945291

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE

DISTRICT NO. 2

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 Lanterns Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation:

Eric Lehman: Until May 2025

Christopher Osler: Until May 2025

Timothy Lee Westbrook: Until May 2027

Reginald E. Carveth: Until May 2027

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie Designated Election Official

Contact Person for District:

Clint C. Waldron, Esq.

WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800

Legal Notice No. 945323

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

DISTRICT NOS. 1 & 4

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 Castle Pines Commercial Metropolitan District Nos. 1 & 4 (collectively, the “Districts”). Therefore, the elections for the Districts to be held on May 2, 2023, are hereby cancelled.

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS

LANTERNS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5

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 Lanterns Metropolitan District No. 5 (the “District”). Therefore, the election for the District to be held on May 2, 2023 is hereby cancelled. The following candidates for the District are declared elected by acclamation: Reggie Carveth (Director District No. 1)

will be among the factors in bidder qualifications and the award of the contract.

Proposals for consideration are to include Bid Form with price for services and form signed by authorized representative of the bidder. The District reserves the right to reject any bidder as not qualified, reject any and all bids, waive irregularity in the bidding, or accept responsive and responsible bids as the best interests of the District may be served, said determination to be made in the sole discretion of the District. Bidders shall have no right to hear or review competing bids or the documentation or analysis thereof.

If there are any questions regarding the project scope, please direct them to the Park Meadows Business Improvement District Director Whitney Miller, at whitney@mulhernmre.com or at 720420-7143.

tion for work related to MD5-014B TOD FILING

1 STREET AND UTILITIES PROJECT all of said work being within or near the boundaries of Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 5, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 5, c/o CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP., 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 5, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

RAMPART RANGE

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5

By: /s/ Denise Denslow District Manager

Legal Notice No. 945316

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 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, May 1, 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. Advanced Concrete Construction in the amount of $186,597.66 pursuant to the contract for work performed in Sterling Ranch Filing Nos. 3 and3B for trunk and in-tract improvements installed under the contract dated December 1, 2022.

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, 9350 Roxborough Park Road, 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 Notice NO. 945342

First Publication: Thursday, April 13, 2023

Last Publication: Thursday, April 20, 2023

Published in: Douglas County News Press

Questions will be received until 4 pm MDT on April 22nd. Questions from any bidder with corresponding answers will be issued to all bidders by 4 pm MDT on April 23rd.

A Pre-bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 10:00 am local time to review pertinent details related to the submission of a price proposal for the work. The meeting will take place in the Park Meadows Management Office conference room. Each invited bidder is asked to attend.

Bids are due by 3:00 pm MDT on Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 at the Park Meadows Management Office. Responsive bids must comply with the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS as laid out in RFP.

Sincerely, Park Meadows Business Improvement District Whitney Miller District Director of Operations

Legal Notice No. 945304

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids for the Hillside Way Water Line Replacement and Drainage Improvements Project (“Bids”) will be received by the Denver Southeast Suburban Water and Sanitation District (the “Owner”) until 2:00 PM local time May 10, 2023 (the “Bid Opening”) at 5242 Old Schoolhouse Road, Parker, Colorado 80134. At said time and place, all Bids that have been timely received in compliance with the requirements of this Invitation to Bid and the applicable contract documents (the “Contract Documents”), will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bids may be submitted to Richard Krulish, Engineering Project Manager, electronic PDF on USB flash drive, AND ONE hard copy must be delivered to the District office located at 5242 Old Schoolhouse Road, Parker, Colorado 80134.

WORK INCLUDED: The Project generally consists of construction of approximately 5,300 feet of 8-inch PVC water main, service lines, meter pits, connections to existing water system, pavement removal, pavement replacement, drainage improvements, erosion control, and related site restoration work. The site (the “Site”) on which all work (the “Work”) on the Project shall occur is located near Parker, Colorado, which is within the boundaries of the Owner and located in Douglas County, Colorado. The Work will be performed under a single lump sum contract and shall include furnishing and installation of all materials, labor and equipment as indicated in the Contract Documents and as otherwise required to provide a complete working system for the purpose intended.

DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE: The Contract Documents will be available to prospective bidders on April 21, 2023 and may be obtained directly from the Owner via email request to RKrulish@ pinerywater.com. Contract Documents shall not be redistributed to preserve integrity of Owner’s list for updates and changes.

INTERPRETATION: Bidders may request interpretations or clarifications of the Contract Documents from the Owner by electronic mail. The Owner will not be bound or responsible for any explanations or interpretations other than those given in writing by the Owner. No oral interpretations shall be binding on the Owner. Bidders may request interpretations or clarifications from the Owner through the following contact: Richard Krulish Pinery Water and Wastewater District 5242 Old Schoolhouse Road, Parker, Colorado 80134 Phone: 720-751-2635 email: RKrulish@pinerywater.com.

The deadline for requesting interpretations or clarifications from the Owner is 3:00 pm on May 3, 2023.

PRE-BID MEETING: A Pre-Bid meeting is not scheduled. Prospective Bidders can arrange a site visit by contacting Richard Krulish.

All Bidders: The Park Meadows Business Improvement District invites you to submit a Proposal for the above referenced project that includes the seasonal floral design and maintenance for the floral beds and entrances for the Park Meadows Shopping Center. The scope of work has been identified on the proposal form and RFP. Bid package and documents will be available on April 3, 2023. It will be the contractor’s responsibility to verify the conditions and specifications of the property as described in the RFP. Potential bidders are advised that demonstrated past performance on work similar in type to that defined in the bid documents, bid responsiveness, and financial capability to perform

BONDS AND SECURITY: The successful Bidder will be required to furnish the Performance Bond, Payment Bond and Maintenance Bond, as security for the faithful performance and the payment of all of the successful Bidder’s obligations under the Contract Documents. The requirement that the successful Bidder furnish a Performance Bond, Payment Bond and Maintenance Bond can be also satisfied by furnishing a combined Performance, Payment and Maintenance Bond. All required bonds shall be in a form satisfactory to the Owner.

INSURANCE: The successful Bidder will be required to submit a Certificate of Insurance demonstrating that the Bidder carries insurance coverage with limits of not less than those set forth in the Contract Documents, Worker’s Compensation Insurance, Employer’s Liability Insurance, Commercial General Liability Insurance, Automobile Liability Insurance, Umbrella Liability Insurance, and Builder’s Risk Property Insurance.

SPECIAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS: The Contract Documents contain provisions

concerning the employment of or contracting with illegal aliens.

WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS: No Bids may be withdrawn for a period of fifty (50) days after the Bid Opening.

SCHEDULE: The Notice of Award will be issued on or about May 18, 2023. Substantial and Final Completion dates, as well as liquidated damages provided for failure to meet the Substantial and Final Completion dates, will be included within the Contract Documents available to potential bidders.

OWNER’S RIGHTS RESERVED: The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, may choose to award all, none, or any combination of the project schedules, the right to waive any informality or technicality contained in any Bid and the right to waive any formality or technicality in the bidding procedures.

By: Heather Beasley, District Manager Denver Southeast Suburban Water & Sanitation District

Legal Notice No. 945327

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

CENTENNIAL AIRPORT

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

The Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority (the “Authority”), is the owner and operator of Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colorado and is soliciting Requests for Qualifications for Insurance Broker Services.

The proposer must supply all information required by the Request for Qualifications for Insurance Broker Services. The Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities and minor irregularities in the submittals and to select the proposer deemed to be in the best interest of the Airport.

For any questions and to obtain a complete copy of the Request for Qualifications for Insurance Broker Services for the Authority please contact Luke Skaflen, Sr. Business Support Specialist for Centennial Airport at 303-790-0598 or lskaflen@centennialairport.com.

Proposals must be submitted electronically to Luke Skaflen (lskaflen@centennialairport.com) no later than 2:00 p.m. MST, May 5, 2023.

Legal Notice No. 945299

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

INVITATION TO BID

RE: Nightly Sweeping - RFP Park Meadows Shopping Center Lone Tree, CO

All Bidders:

The Park Meadows Business Improvement District invites you to submit a Proposal for the above referenced project that includes the seasonal floral design and maintenance for the floral beds and entrances for the Park Meadows Shopping Center.

The scope of work has been identified on the proposal form and RFP. Bid package and documents will be available on April 3, 2023. It will be the contractor’s responsibility to verify the conditions and specifications of the property as described in the RFP. Potential bidders are advised that demonstrated past performance on work similar in type to that defined in the bid documents, bid responsiveness, and financial capability to perform will be among the factors in bidder qualifications and the award of the contract.

Proposals for consideration are to include Bid Form with price for services and form signed by authorized representative of the bidder. The District reserves the right to reject any bidder as not qualified, reject any and all bids, waive irregularity in the bidding, or accept responsive and responsible bids as the best interests of the District may be served, said determination to be made in the sole discretion of the District. Bidders shall have no right to hear or review competing bids or the documentation or analysis thereof.

If there are any questions regarding the project scope, please direct them to the Park Meadows Business Improvement District Administrator Whitney Miller, at whitney@mulhernmre.com or at 720-420-7143.

Questions will be received until 4 pm MDT on April 22nd. Questions from any bidder with corresponding answers will be issued to all bidders by 4 pm MDT on April 23rd.

A Pre-bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 at 11:00 am local time to review pertinent details related to the submission of a price proposal for the work. The meeting will take place in the Park Meadows Management Office conference room. Each invited bidder is asked to attend.

Bids are due by 3:00 pm MDT on Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 at the Park Meadows Management Office. Responsive bids must comply with the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS as laid out in RFP.

Sincerely, Park Meadows Business Improvement

District

Whitney Miller District Administrator

Legal Notice No. 945305

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for Bayou Gulch Road (Pradera Parkway to Scott Avenue), Douglas

County Project Number CI 2015-010 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of improvements to Bayou Gulch Road from Pradera Parkway to Scott Avenue. The improved configuration will include realignment of a single driving lane with shoulders in each northbound and southbound directions, construction of an embankment, extension of a concrete box culvert and a new urban storm sewer system. Bid items include removal of sidewalk, asphalt and curb and gutter, hot mix asphalt, soil retention blanket, trench drain, extension of box culvert, installation of storm water system, and traffic control.

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 17, 2023, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address. Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Benjamin Pierce, Project Engineer by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the same address.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities:

• 90,290 cubic yards embankment replacement

• 3,391 tons hot mix asphalt 1,707 linear feet reinforced concrete pipe (complete in place)

• 5,114 linear feet curb and gutter

• 810 square yards concrete sidewalk

Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process shall be directed to Benjamin Pierce Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

Plan holder information, can be found on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website.

Legal Notice No. 945343

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Account Number: 2734 Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District Owner 62 Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129

The Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District is requesting proposals for the design and installation of new playground equipment, surfacing, and miscellaneous construction items for the renovation of Big Dry Creek Park Playground. Surfacing may be poured-in-place or EWF, or mixture of both.

Contractors may obtain Request For Proposal instructions after 12:00 P.M. (Local Time) on April 13, 2023 by contacting Emmalyn White at ewhite@highlandsranch.org.

A Mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting is scheduled for 10:00 A.M., (Local Time) on April 19, 2023 at Big Dry Creek Playground at 9898 Atherton Way, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 80126.

For questions regarding this project, please contact the Project Manager, Taylor Irelan at tirelan@ highlandsranch.org.

Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District will accept Proposals until 5:00 P.M. (local time) on May 3, 2023 to ewhite@highlandsranch.org.

Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District By: Tammy Tucker, Director Date: April 13, 2023

Legal Notice No. 945318

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO 4000

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 PARTNERSHIP, 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

Case No. 22CV30920

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED DEFENDANTS:

a. Victoria Lee Crecelius;

b. Westpac Financial II.

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 March 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.

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.

Legal Notice No. 945252

First Publication: April 6, 2023

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 1-3, 6-30, HILLTOP, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also commonly known and numbered as:

1. 5126 Freddy’s Trail, Parker, CO

2.

CO

5622 Freddy’s Trail, Parker, CO

5625 Freddy’s Trail, Parker, CO

5690 Freddy’s Trail, Parker, CO

MESSNER REEVES LLP

/s/ Deanne R. Stodden Deanne R. Stodden,

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,

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

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18800 E. Clarke Road, Parker, CO 80134 303-841-9161

Legal Notice No. 945338

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MARIA OTILIA DA SILVA, aka MARIA O. DA SILVA, aka MARIA DA SILVA, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030122

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Douglas County Probate Court on or before August 7, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Maria Isaura Marques, Personal Representative 12735 Buffington Trail Parker, CO 80134

Legal Notice No. 945246

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Albert E. Fabyanic, Deceased Case No. 2023PR30078

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Douglas County District Court on or before July 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marco D. Chayet Jennifer R. Oviatt

Personal Representative 18th Judicial District Public Administrator’s Office P.O. Box 460749, Denver, CO 80246 (303) 355-8520

Legal Notice No. 945214

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Wilson Reid Lowther, also known as Reid Lowther, also known as W. Reid Lowther, also known as Wilson R. Lowther, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30088

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 August 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

William Ryan, Personal Representative c/o Long Reimer Winegar LLP 1800 Glenarm Place, Ste. 1202 Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. 945241

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Donna Elaine Beasley, aka Donna E Beasley, aka Donna Beasley, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR030114

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 30, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Mulvihill & Fruhwirth, P. C.

Cheryl Mulvihill ,

Attorney for the Personal Representative

19751 East Mainstreet #330 Parker, CO 80138

303-841-2752

Legal Notice No. 945191

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of Robert S. Meer, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30137

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 31, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

s/Jeffrey M. Villanueva

Jeffrey M. Villanueva, #10001

Attorney for Personal Representative 1755 Blake Street, Suite 225 Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Notice No. 945235

Publication: March 30, 2023

Publication: April 13, 2023

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TO CREDITORS

of Barbara Jeanne Henry, a/k/a Barbara J. Henry, a/k/a Barbara Henry, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30159

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 August 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael T. Henry, Personal Representative c/o Briana Fehringer, Esq., Anderson & Jahde, PC 5800 S. Nevada Street, Littleton, CO 80120

Legal Notice No. 945345

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOHN OSCAR BREILO, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030003

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 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jonathan P. Shultz, Attorney for the Personal Representative 19751 E Mainstreet, Ste 200, Parker, CO 80138

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Estate of Reynold Murray, a/k/a Reynold C. Murray, a/k/a Reynold Corbin Murray, a/k/a Ron Murray, a/k/a Ronnie Murray, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030117

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 August 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kimberle Farmer, Personal Representative 120 Gene Bell Cove Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913

Legal Notice No. 945317

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of BRUCE KLAAS, aka BRUCE G. KLAAS, aka BRUCE GREGORY KLAAS, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030118

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 or on or before August 17, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Bruce G. Klaas Jr., Personal Representative

2100 Rim Ridge Dr. Castle Pines, Colorado 80108

Legal Notice No. 945217

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of William Benjamin Spangler, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30076

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 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia Jo Stone, Attorney for Personal Representative

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

TO CREDITORS Estate of KENT ALLEN MCKNIGHT, aka KENT MCKNIGHT, aka KENT A MCKNIGHT, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30606

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 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jonathan P. Shultz, Attorney for the Personal Representative 19751 E Mainstreet, Ste 200, Parker, CO 80138

Legal Notice No. 945276

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Name Changes

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 14, 2023, 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 Mackenzie Newell Bredesen be changed to Mackenzie Newell Renaud

Case No.: 23C94

By: Magistrate B. Fields

Legal Notice No. 945232

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 17, 2023, 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 Stephanie Dyan Glick be changed to Stephanie Dyan Stone Case No.: 23C154

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 28, 2023, 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 Joe Anthony Garcia be changed to Joe Anthony Alvarado Case No.: 23C110

By: B. Fields

Legal Notice No. 945254

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 21, 2023, 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 Michelle Christine Jones be changed to Maya June Celeste. Case No.: 23C155

By: B. Fields Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945251

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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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 an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Christina Monique Stern be changed to Alexis Monique Stern Case No.: 23C141

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945209

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

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 August 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Anastasia Fainberg Attorney to the Personal Representative 3600 S Yosemite Street, Suite 810 Denver, CO 80237 Legal Notice No. 945314

Publication: April 13, 2023

Publication: April 27, 2023

Douglas County News-Press

TO CREDITORS Estate of Mark S. Johnson, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30013

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 August 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

John J. Vierthaler, Attorney for Personal Representative 8441 W. Bowles Ave., Ste, 210 Littleton, CO 80123

Legal Notice No. 945192 First Publication: March 30, 2023 Last Publication: April 13, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JAMES LEE DURKIN, a/k/a JAMES L. DURKIN, a/k/a JAMES DURKIN, Deceased Case Number : 2023PR30072

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 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

19751 E Mainstreet, Suite 200 Parker, CO 80138

Legal Notice No. 945278

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of James Anthony Gianetto, a/k/a James A. Gianetto, a/k/a James Gianetto, a/k/a Jim A. Gianetto, a/k/a Jim Gianetto, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30107

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado, located at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009, Castle Rock, Colorado 80109, on or before July 31, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Doris Keilt Gianetto, Personal Representative

c/o Kathryn T. James, Esq. Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C. 18 South Wilcox Street, Suite 200 Castle Rock, Colorado 80104

Legal Notice No. 945215

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 14, 2023, 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 Laurie Catt Jarrell and Laurie Diane Catt be changed to Aurie Catt Jarrell

CASE NUMBER: 2023C30982

By: Stephanie K Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945203

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Estate of Courtney T. Peterson, AKA Courtney Peterson, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30128

Legal Notice No. 945244

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 27, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Thomas Marc-André Louis Marchand be changed to Thomas Louis Marchand

Case No.: 23C165

By: Judge B. Fields

Legal Notice No. 945294

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 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 an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Bobbie Spirit Arias be changed to Bobbie Spirit Martinez Case No.: 23C151

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945297

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 27, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Alexis Alain Louis Marchand be changed to Alexis Alain Marchand

Case No.: 23C164

By: Judge B. Fields

Legal Notice No. 945295

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 6, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Eli Zambrano be changed to Eli Cristiano Zambrano Molinar Case No.: 23C122

By: Stephanie K. Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945242

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 15, 2023, 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 Paula Sue Loletta Dutenhoeffer be changed to Paula Sue Loletta Wills Case No.: 23 C131

By: Magistrate Brian Fields

Legal Notice No. 945227

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 27, 2023, 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 Kathleen Frances Schavey be changed to Kathleen Frances Meadows Case No.: 23C174

By: Blake Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945301

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before 13Aug-2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Jedd Taylor 10674 Briarglen Circle Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

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 31, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 17, 2023, 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 Amy Lynn Wheeler be changed to Amy Lynn Grace Case No.: 23 C140

By: Magistrate B. Fields

Legal Notice No. 945233

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Public notice is given on March 9, 2023, 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 Jennifer Lee Fuentes be changed to Catori Vi Casary Case No.: 2023C89

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945201

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: April 13, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Law gives runaways edge over treatment sta

Authority is limited

BY JENNIFER BROWN THE COLORADO SUN

Workers who care for kids in residential treatment centers say they feel powerless to prevent them from running away because of a Colorado law that limits their authority to restrain them.

Sta reported in a new study that they’re regularly confused and paralyzed by what’s known as the Colorado “Restraint and Seclusion Act,” which says they cannot physically prevent a child from leaving a residential treatment center unless the child is in imminent danger. Even police o cers who respond to a barrage of runaway calls often do not understand that treatment center sta cannot restrain or block kids from eeing, sta reported.

In one case, a worker watched helplessly as a 13-year-old boy ran from a center in the middle of a blizzard wearing only sweats and ip- ops. Instead of trying to catch him, she kept an eye on the boy from her car until, gratefully, the child returned to the facility on his own. She feared that he would freeze to death while she also wondered if she would lose her job if she touched him.

e study is part of legislation passed last year that set up a task force overseen by the state child protection ombudsman to determine why so many children and teens are running from foster care placements and residential treatment centers.

A 2021 joint Colorado Sun/9News investigation found that kids are running from the centers nearly every day and that two boys who ran away from di erent facilities were struck by cars and killed. e Sun investigation found that Denver police were called to Tennyson Center for Children about once per day and to Mount Saint Vincent center about twice per week.

Each year, 20-30 kids run away from foster care placements in Colorado and are not found. eir child welfare cases are closed.

e new study, by researchers from the University of Denver’s Evaluation and Action Lab, included interviews with 15 sta as well as 21 young people ages 12-17 who have run from placements.

A key reason they run is that they are looking for “connectedness,” the researchers found, often by run-

ning to family members. Also, they are living in “ ght, ight or freeze” mode, a constant state of stress. Children are typically “dysregulated at the time of a run” and are “unable to access parts of their brain that allow them to make rational decisions and understand consequences,” according to the study.

ey run when they are triggered by upsetting events. ey run because they are not connected to sta members and they’re seeking connection. ey feel ignored and unseen. Some run to nd drugs or alcohol. Many run to a place of familiarity, the study found.

Children are placed in residential treatment centers either because they are in foster care due to abuse and neglect, or because their behavioral and mental health issues are beyond their parents’ control.

In the past few years, updates in state law and regulation have attempted to strike a balance between children’s safety and the use of restraints and seclusion. One new law came in response to concern that the youth corrections division was relying too heavily on solitary connement and straitjackets to control behavior. Other state regulations say that residential treatment center sta cannot use physical restraint on children in out-of-home placements

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run away? I put him there for him to be safe. How can you just say that you guys let them walk away?’”

Kids who have run away say that when they are returned to residential centers they feel like they are punished, the study found. “Like you can’t change your clothes. You can’t wear shoes. You have to wear your slides. You have to only wear scrubs,” one child said. “You can’t wear your personal clothes. You’ll be separated, so you won’t be with the unit.”

One child described it plainly — they run because they want to go

“I honestly just didn’t want to sit here and do another six months of treatment,” the child said. “It’s really hard because a lot of us, me, we, have so many people at home that we care about. For my speci c situation, I have two little sisters, and I’m missing my little sister’s rst days of kindergarten, and she’s getting bullied in school right now. And I have to hear about it over a phone. It really sucks. So, I guess I just wanted to leave. at’s pretty much why I ran.”

unless there is imminent danger to themselves or others.

Sta interviewed for the study said they want the state to de ne “imminent danger” so they have a clearer understanding of when they are allowed to prevent a child from running either by restraining them or physically blocking a doorway. ey also want help from the Colorado Department of Human Services, which includes the child welfare division, in creating better collaboration between youth residential facilities and local law enforcement o cers who respond when children try to run.

Workers also reported that when they write required reports about children running from a center, they take the blame, feeling “the assumption was that they had not done everything in their power to keep youth from running.” Often, the only option is calling the police.

e law that prevents physical intervention leaves no room for what a parent would want, sta complained.

“If I was the mother of one of those children, I would want a voice,” one sta member reported to the study authors. “I don’t think we listen to our families enough in that interpretation. I used to get numerous phone calls, ‘How do you let my kid

e task force is named for Timmy Montoya-Kloepfel, who was 12 when he ran from Tennyson Center for Children in Denver in June 2020 and died after he was hit by a Chevy Tahoe. His mother did not know for 26 hours where he had gone after running from the center.

Timmy and Andrew Potter, 15, were killed in separate incidents with similar details — both were struck by cars late at night after running away from di erent centers, two years apart.

eir deaths and the escalating runaway problem at some residential child care facilities sparked calls for investigation and allegations from residential centers that they were suffering from years of inadequate state funding. Some called for review of state regulations that prohibit centers from locking their doors or using physical force to prevent children from running away.

e task force, which includes former foster kids, foster parents, social workers, a police o cer and county child welfare o cials, must submit reports to the legislature by October 2024.

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.

Cleo Wallace Academy is inside the Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health building complex seen on April 21, 2021, in Westminster. COURESTY OF THE COLORADO SUN