Castle Rock News Press 042023

Restaurateur reflects on quarter-century

Angie’s still serving Italian, Mexican favorites in Castle Rock

BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

While Castle Rock has changed a lot in the last 25 years, Angie’s Restaurant on the corner of Fourth and Jerry has not.

“I like to call us the OG Italian and Mexican of Castle Rock,” said April McCa rey, who runs the eatery with her husband, Mike McCa rey Jr.  e full-service family restaurant, which has been serving the two disparate but delicious cuisines in Douglas County since Bill Clinton was in the White House, marked its silver anniversary in March.

Other than a fresh coat of paint, new carpet and a little bit of upholstery, the dining area is the same as ever, McCa rey told Colorado Community Media. Antique radios ring the room above walls paneled

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County pays for helicopter to fight wildfires

Residents urged to sign up for alerts

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As wild re risk continues to cause concern in Colorado, Douglas County approved spending on aerial wild re- ghting resources, including helicopter use.

Outlining why the county needs the helicopter resource, a county sta memorandum noted “increas-

Wise hopes settlement puts students before politics

Districts settles lawsuit for $800K

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County School District will pay former superintendent Corey Wise more than $800,000 to settle claims that Wise’s ring amounted to discrimination.

Wise led a complaint with the Colorado O ce of Civil Rights against the school district and four school board members — Becky Myers, Mike Peterson, Christy Williams and Kaylee Winegar — in April 2022 after he was red without cause, claiming he was dismissed for advocating for marginalized students by favoring a mask policy in schools and working to implement an equity policy.

ing annual re occurrence coupled with warmer and drier than average climate forecasts for 2023.”

Douglas County’s commissioners at their April 11 meeting voted to approve $1.1 million for this year’s helicopter use contract, lasting from June 1 to Oct. 31 to cover what are historically the months of highest re frequency and severity in the county, according to the memo.

“We know the biggest natural hazard threat to Douglas County is a wild re,” Commissioner Abe Laydon said in a news release.

Helicopter use goes back years

e county started contracting for helicopter use for wild re suppression in 2011, according to Mike Alexander, the deputy director of emergency management for the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce.

At that point, county o cials contracted for helicopter use on a “call when needed” basis.

“In March 2011, we utilized our CWN contract with Rampart Helicopter to suppress the Burning Tree re near Franktown, to great success,” Alexander said.

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Under the settlement, the school district will pay Wise $270,733 for the remainder of his superintendent contract, as well as $562,000 to resolve the lawsuit. According to a news release from Wise’s attorneys, the money will come from the district’s insurance policies, so no money will be diverted from students.

Wise told Colorado Community Media the settlement is vindicating for him, adding that he hopes it will deter politicization and discrimination in Douglas County moving forward.

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April McCa rey holds a tray of uncooked, freshly-made spaghetti noodles in the kitchen of Angie’s Restaurant in Castle Rock on April 7.

PHOTO BY RACHEL LORENZ

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Climb4Change slated for June 10 in Castle Rock

e Climb4Change event in Castle Rock is returning on June 10. Complete the Challenge Hill at Philip S. Miller Park to raise money to help change someone’s life. More information can be found at CRgov.com/ Climb4Change.

Photo source: Town of Castle Rock Twitter

Commissioners commit funds to fight wildfires

On April 11, e Board of Douglas County Commissioners committed over $1.5 million to Douglas County’s 2023 wildland re aerial re ghting contracts. is will ensure reghting air support is quickly available in the event of a wild re.

Photo source: Douglas County Commission

Douglas County Rodeo tickets on sale

Tickets are on sale now for the annual Douglas County Fair and Rodeo! Tickets for the event will be 30% through April 30th.

Photo Source: Douglas County Colorado Twitter

Are you looking to become involved in your local government? Do you want to have a voice in the public policy and decisions that affect Castle Rock? If so, apply now for open positions on our Town Boards and Commissions during our annual volunteer recruitment.

Visit CRgov.com/Boards to view positions and submit an application. Applications due by April 24, 2023

Resident donations go toward Help and Hope Center anks to county citizen contributions to DouglasHasHeart. org, a $2,500 donation was made to the Help and Hope Center. is donation is a part of the countywide “Handouts Don’t Help” campaign.

Photo Source; Douglas County Colorado Twitter

Children’s Hospital to host Community Fest

Children’s Hospital Colorado is putting on a free Community Fest on April 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet members of the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce, the Denver Broncos Cheerleading squad, and Miles the Mascot at the South Campus! Free crafts, photobooths, face painting, and much more will be available.

Photo source: Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce Twitter account.

Apply for Castle Rock advisory boards

Applications are open to volunteer and serve on one of Castle Rock’s 11 advisory boards and commissions. Completed applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 24. Applications are available at CRgov.com/Boards.

Participate in Douglas County Homeless Initiative

e Douglas County Homeless Initiative Committee meets on the second ursday of every month from 9-10:30 a.m. To get involved, visit douglas.co.us/homeless-initiative.

County ordinance aims to decrease human tra cking

A new ordinance in unincorporated Douglas County is aiming to reduce human tra cking numbers. is ordinance establishes business

licensure requirements for massage facilities. Read more at douglas. co.us.

Recycling available

Spring cleaning has begun! Douglas County citizens can recycle old or unwanted electronics for free Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., as well as on one Saturday each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. is recycling takes place at Techno Rescue, 3251 Lewiston Street, Suite 10 in Aurora. Proof of residency is required.

Parks technicians needed Douglas County is looking for experienced and entry level parks maintenance technicians to inspect, maintain, and build county parks, trails, and open spaces. Application link can be found on the Douglas County Colorado Twitter page.

Douglas County voters split on school funding, per survey

2023 ballot question considered

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County voters remain split on whether they support approving a bond and mill levy override for the school district since the funding measures narrowly failed in November 2022, according to new survey results.

e Douglas County school board received survey results from registered voters likely to participate in November 2023 election from Denver-based consultants Pac/West Strategies. e results were discussd during the April 11 meeting.

Of the 400 voters who answered the survey, 49% would vote for a mill levy override to pay sta competitive wages and 48% would vote for a bond to help nance new schools and building maintenance. When asked if they generally supported increasing school funding, 67% of voters agreed.

Mark Truax, president of Pac/ West Strategies, said the di erence is likely because jargon used for ballot questions can be hard for voters to decipher. Truax added that he is optimistic about the results because they show that support from last year hasn’t dropped.

In the 2022 election, a $60 million

mill levy override to increase sta salaries and bene ts received 49% of the vote, while a $450 million bond for new schools and building maintenance received 46% of the vote.

“ e fact that there has not been an erosion in support between election day of last year and spring break of this year bodes very, very well,” he said.

When it comes to e ective arguments for the bond and mill levy override, survey results show 66% voters are persuaded by messaging

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about how investing in schools is an investment in the entire community and 65% are persuaded by the details of the school district’s lack of funding comparative to other districts.

A majority of respondents said competitive pay, increased career and technical education, improving safety and security, and maintaining buildings were important to fund.

Truax said he wants voters to think of the bond and mill levy over-

ride as a package deal that will both contribute to attracting and retaining sta , who drive the success of the district, which ultimately helps the success of the community.

“It’s looking at it as an investment in our students and schools and looking at it holistically and what are the resources needed, not just the people, but the infrastructure,” he said.

One challenge the results pointed to is that voters may be reluctant to raise taxes with the current level of in ation, with 66% of respondents saying that they’d be less likely to approve funding because of economic impacts.

Respondents said the district’s top two issues are that the environment is too political and the lack of competitive pay for teachers and sta .  Additionally, while 54% said the school district has a favorable reputation, only 32% said the school board has a favorable reputation.  e board has not made any ofcial decisions on putting a bond or mill levy override on the 2023 ballot, but their discussions have indicated they will return to voters again this year, though the asks may be slightly di erent.

Board members are considering increasing the mill levy override question from $60 million for sta compensation to around $65 million for sta compensation and adding 10 school resource o cers to the district.

Jill Alldredge, MD

Kian Behbakht, MD Bradley Corr, MD

Lisa Marie Babayan, PA-C

Lindsay Brubaker, MD

Jaime Arruda, MD

Catherine Bouts, PA-C

Nicole Marjon, MD Christine Walsh, MD

Carolyn Lefkowits, MD

Marisa Moroney, MD Saketh Guntupalli, MD

Spyridon Mastroyannis, MD

The Douglas County School District will move forward with the equity policy. FILE PHOTO

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with wooden doors — complete with brass doorknobs and room numbers — that were rescued from Denver’s Spears Chiropractic Hospital before it was demolished in the 1990s.

“Friendly service, good quality. Hopefully none of that’s changed,” McCa rey said of her restaurant.

Angie’s specialty is its homemade spaghetti. Many restaurants, and home cooks for that matter, make their pasta dishes with dried noodles. But the spaghetti, linguine and fettuccine noodles at Angie’s are made fresh in-house, which means the long pastas have a tender, almost velvety, texture after they’re cooked.  e bread, the sauces, the dressings, almost everything, is homemade, McCa rey said. Her husband and the kitchen crew handroll about 450 meatballs a week, each larger than a golf ball and made with a mixture of ground pork and ground beef.

On the Mexican side, most of the dishes — including old-school favorites like beef burritos and chicken chimichangas — are served with either mild or hot housemade green chile. McCa rey’s personally likes the crispy chili relleno, with its cheesy center and egg roll-like skin, best.

All the restaurant’s recipes come from her father-in-law, Mike McCaffrey Sr., who opened the rst Angie’s in Denver in 1965. ere have been 13 di erent locations since then. Today the Castle Rock eatery and a location in Je erson County west of

Littleton remain and both are still owned and operated by the McCaffrey family.

“I’m glad that the town is growing,” McCa rey said of Castle Rock’s evolution over the past quarter of a century that Angie’s has been in business. “I think towns that don’t grow will shrivel up and die. You also have to rely on the institutions that have been there, that have built that town from the beginning.”

She noted that more people are living downtown now than when the restaurant rst opened. She has customers that walk from their homes these days, when once upon a time people only ever drove. Plenty of commercial development has come to the area as well.

“ ere’s a lot more restaurants which has made us appreciate our business a lot more because, you know, people have a choice,” McCa rey said. “And we’re happy that they’ve chosen us.”

McCa rey is not only pleased that Angie’s Restaurant has been successful for so long but also that, over the decades, she and her husband have been able to connect with customers and become part of the Castle Rock community.

“We have been able to establish a business where a lot of people know who Mike and April are and who Angie’s is,” McCa rey said. “ at makes me proud.”

IF YOU GO

Homemade tiramisu is one of several desserts on the menu at Angie’s Restaurant in Castle Rock.

The L.R.S. combination plate at Angie’s consists of lasagna, cheese ravioli and spaghetti topped with a red sauce.

County aprpoves $1.6M to fix Louviers water

Sedalia help also approved

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Years of high levels of radium, a contaminant linked to the risk of cancer, in the rural community of Louviers may soon come to an end now that Douglas County sent federal funding to help the local water system x the problem.

Residents in Louviers — an area south of Highlands Ranch along U.S. Highway 85 — saw a notice from their water provider in early 2019, alerting them that their system exceeded a safety limit for radium in drinking water.

Another letter from the provider, the Louviers Water and Sanitation District, in 2021 outlined that the water had violated the “maximum contaminant level” for radium since late 2018.

In a small community, cost stood in the way of xing the problem. e federal American Rescue Plan Act came in as a lifeline.

e act, often called ARPA, is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill signed into law in March 2021 with a goal to support the economic and public health recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

“Any assistance, especially nancial, that Douglas County could provide through ARPA” would be “critical in keeping this community going,” Matt Collitt, board president

of the Louviers water district, wrote in a 2021 letter.

His words were addressed to Douglas County’s elected leaders, who voted to send federal funding for upgrades to Louviers’ water system at an April 11 meeting this year. e county commissioners also voted to provide American Rescue Plan dollars to Sedalia — a short drive south of Louviers on the same highway — where another aging water system has often experienced issues.

Health risks in Louviers

e discovery of radium in the water put the Louviers water district under an enforcement order from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, according to a county news release.

Radium is a naturally occurring radioactive chemical element that forms when uranium breaks down, according to a state health department fact sheet.

Uranium and radium generally occur naturally at low levels in soil, water, rocks, coal and plants in Colorado, the fact sheet says. Colorado’s natural geology includes some areas with high mineral content and high uranium and radium as well. Radium cannot be detected by taste or smell.

“Everyone breathes in and swallows low levels of radium from the air, water, and food every day,” the fact sheet says. “Exposure to low levels of radium is unlikely to harm

your health, but exposure to high levels can increase the risk of cancer and other health e ects.”

e agreement between Douglas County and the Louviers water district, approved April 11, provides $1.6 million for construction associated with a radium treatment system. e funding may also be used for replacement of aging or undersized water and wastewater lines, according to county sta .

(Aside from supplying drinking water, the Louviers district also provides sewer services.)

Construction could start by this December and could nish by December 2024, according to the agreement.

e agreement also provides that the Louviers water district will participate in other regional water and wastewater agreements along the Highway 85 corridor, Dan Avery, the county’s special projects manager, said during the meeting.

Fixing water lines in Sedalia

Down the road in Sedalia, another water system faces its own issues, including “frequent breaks,” a presentation linked on the county’s website says.

e presentation notes the “limited” nancial capabilities and revenue sources in the also-small community.

“ ese infrastructure improvements are absolutely vital for us to continue to have a sustainable water source,” Mary Kasal, an engineer for

Sedalia Water and Sanitation District, told the county commissioners about the county’s funding decision for Sedalia.

e agreement the commissioners approved April 11 between the county and the Sedalia water district provides $2.6 million for leak repair and costs associated with water line replacement. e agreement also provides that Sedalia’s water system be equipped with an “emergency interconnection” to regional infrastructure that can deliver renewable water supplies, Avery said.

Overall, the project cost totals $8.3 million. Along with funding from the county agreement, Sedalia has more federal funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kasal said. Construction could start in summer 2024 and could nish in 2025 or early 2026, according to the agreement.

About the communities

Hundreds of residents live across the Louviers and Sedalia areas, which are unincorporated, meaning they aren’t managed by a city or town government.

Despite its name, the Sedalia Water and Sanitation District does not provide sanitary sewer services, its website says.

Wastewater in Sedalia and surrounding areas is handled by onsite wastewater treatment systems, according to a 2012 report to the commissioners about infrastructure planning in northwest Douglas County.

“I feel validated that this sends a statement that politics should not enter education and, at the same time, discriminatory acts have consequences,” Wise said.

e administration o ce for the school district said on Monday it did not have any comment on the settlement.

e settlement is not an admission of liability for the district or board members.

Board President Peterson said in a statement that he voted to re Wise because of a lack of competency and reiterated that the settlement is not an admission of liability.

“As one director, I voted to terminate the former superintendent due to a lack of competency - period,” he said. “I will not allow this matter to distract me from focusing on our students and securing more competitive pay for our teachers and sta .”

Board Member Williams also provided a statement, saying she voted to re Wise because she felt he was “unable to meet the requirements of an e cient and e ective leader.”

“I’m thankful we can nally move forward and put the focus back on our students and sta ,” Williams said.

Myers, Peterson, Williams and Winegar campaigned and were elected on platforms that included removing mask mandates in schools and making changes to the district’s equity policy.

Wise’s complaint alleged those actions, as well as numerous statements from the four board members, were evidence they were motivated by discriminatory views against immunocompromised people, people of color and LGBTQ+ people.

“I think their actions were retaliatory and discriminatory, not only against me, but all of the students that we were trying to protect,” Wise said, adding that they showed “poor leadership.”

e goal with the complaint is to stand up against discrimination and push back against partisanship and misinformation, Wise said.

Iris Halpern, Wise’s attorney, agreed,

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As opposed to the “call when needed” arrangement, Douglas County has contracted for socalled “exclusive use” helicopter support since 2018, according to Alexander.

Since 2018, the county’s contract helicopters have responded to 34 wild res and made 416 water drops, Alexander said.

“One of our most successful missions was the 2020 Chatridge 2 re where our contract helicopter arrived with the rst units and was instrumental in structure protection,” he added.

Douglas County can also help out its neighboring counties, according to Alexander.

“One notable 2022 incident was the Snow Creek re, an assist to Je erson County,” he added.

From June 1 to Oct. 31, 2022, Douglas County’s contracted helicopter responded to 11 wild res and made 148 water drops on res.

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saying it’s important for there to be consequences to putting politics before students, which is a ght not unique to Douglas County.

“Hopefully this sends the message to communities that we have to be careful about how our education systems are politicized, not to vilify minority groups that need the most support and that there is an intentional playbook that is talking place right now,” Halpern said. “ ere’s a larger attempt to exploit the situation and create division and hate for political power. It’s not happening by accident.”

Wise said he is thankful for the support he’s received from community members and wants the best for the district. He urged the district to continue to focus on educational equity and nd ways to come together.

“Each of our students’ experiences going through school is the social piece of learning, so (addressing equity) is just as imperative as teaching academics,” he said. “If we don’t provide a safe environment for every student to learn, how are they going to reach their potential?”

Wise’s ring was a watershed for the school district, with more than 1,000 teachers calling out sick and students walking out of class to protest the termination the day before it happened.

It came under extra scrutiny when school board members Elizabeth Hanson, Susan Meek and David Ray alleged the decision had been made outside of public meetings, which would violate Colorado’s Open Meetings Law.

Douglas County resident Bob Marshall, who is now also a state house representative, sued the district over the alleged open meetings law violation and that suit is still in court.

In a preliminary order issued in March 2022, Douglas County District Court Judge Je rey Holmes agreed that the board members had violated the law and ordered the members to conduct all public business in public meetings and follow open meetings law.

School board members Myers, Peterson, Williams and Winegar maintain they did not violate any laws. Wise currently works for the Cherry Creek School District.

ed to were held to 5 acres or less, and most of these did not receive any media attention due to rapid suppression,” Alexander said.

In 2022, Douglas County’s helicopter costs totaled about $1 million, according to Alexander.

e county does not own any helicopters or other manned-aviation assets, he said.

“Our primary mission is initial attack wild re suppression, and we have utilized the helicopter on a limited basis for smoke investigations, lightning re reconnaissance, and search and rescue support,” he added.

e county contracted with a company called Trans Aero Ltd. A type 2 helicopter capable of delivering 300 gallons of water to the front lines of a wild re will be ready to respond from June through October this year, according to the news release.

Additionally, the county commissioners approved four “call when needed” air support contracts for use from April 12 to Dec. 31 this year, each for up to $100,000, providing additional re ghting resources, the news release said.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Slash-mulch site open

The County’s main slash-mulch site, at 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock, is open Saturdays only from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. through Oct. 28. For more information, directions and a list of acceptable items, please visit douglas.co.us and search Slash Mulch

Join us for a Live Town Hall on Property Taxes

Join us for a Live Town Hall - What’s Happening with Your Property Taxes - on Wednesday, April 26 at 6 p.m., in person, by phone or online. Visit douglas.co.us and search Live Town Halls for more information.

Are you, or do you know, a Veteran in need of help?

Funds are available to provide emergency assistance to Veterans struggling with housing, transportation, employment, healthcare and other immediate needs. Visit DouglasVeterans.org to learn more.

What’s happening with your County government?

Our commitment to open and transparent government includes online posting of information about public meetings at which the business of government is conducted. To view public meeting agendas, participate in-person or remotely, or watch select meetings via live stream, visit douglas.co.us and search for Business Meetings / Public Hearings.

Local business, nonprofit team up to help students with cost of prom

Eagle Academy benefits

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Lone Tree Councilmember Marissa Harmon learned that students at Eagle Academy High School would be having their rst-ever prom this April and some students face nancial burdens, she began brainstorming ways to help.

“A lot of these kids … face this food insecurity, housing insecurity, are under a ton of nancial pressure,” Harmon said, explaining she wanted to do something to help the students. “We have to surround them with love in some way.”

Harmon — who owns a hair salon in Lone Tree called Roots and Mane along with her sister, Jessica Crimi, and brother-in-law, Jeremy Crimi — consulted with her sister about how to help the school.

After doing some online research, Harmon came across Clover’s Closet, a nonpro t based in Castle Rock that o ers free formal attire to students. Together, Roots and Mane and Clover’s Closet partnered to bring prom clothing options to Eagle students.

“When people like Marissa come to me, it’s just a blessing and I just appreciate it so much,” said Karen

Davis, who started Clover’s Closet with her daughter, Molly, in 2019.  roughout the month of March, Roots and Mane hosted a prom drive at its salon to collect clothing and accessories to donate to Clover’s Closet, which organized the clothing into a retail setting for students to shop.

Taking it a step further, for Eagle students, the salon hosted a cash and gift card drive.

“Our Roots and Mane family and all of our clients that come here, they … have the most generous, huge hearts. And so it was the perfect platform,” she said. “Truly, it’s touched Jess, my sister, and Jeremy,

and I’s heart, with just the amount of donations and people showing up with gift cards and sticking cash in the envelope after an appointment.”

A di erent way of learning

Eagle Academy is an alternative, afternoon and evening high school that serves students between the ages of 16 and 20.

Eagle came to Lone Tree in 2017, said Je Broeker, the high school’s principal. It was founded, however, in the early 1990s as a program that was housed in Highlands Ranch High School.

Initially, the program took about 120 students who were identi ed by an at-risk quali er, Broeker said.

“In the state of Colorado, at-risk has a number of quali ers anywhere from truancy, to credit loss, to learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, homelessness — they’re all various examples of what could identify kids (as) at risk,” he said.

Once the program moved to Lone Tree, it was able to expand to up to 150 students, he said.

“ ey come from all over our district. In fact, all nine traditional schools have representation at Eagle. And occasionally, we will get some out-of-district candidates,” he said, saying the high school has had students from Denver Public Schools, Littleton Public Schools and Cherry Creek Schools.

Eagle is considered a school of choice and is a public school, Broeker said. It is quarterly school, so the student population is frequently changing. e only prerequisite for students is that they have attempted traditional high school.

“What I would like people to understand is that the word ‘alternative’ shouldn’t bring about this perception of ‘bad,’ or kids that don’t follow rules, or are doing bad things.

“‘Alternative’ should say, ‘ is is a school that provides a di erent way of learning for kids that need a different way of learning,’” Broeker said. “I think what we do is we provide a unique learning environment for kids who learn di erently, and it’s got a tremendous amount of support.”

Supporting Eagle’s first prom

One of the perceptions some students have about attending an alternative school is that it means they will give up certain big-school tradi-

tions, such as prom, Broeker said.

“Prom is a pretty important component, and to bring something like that into a small school setting, it allows our kids to have that same experience,” he said. “Even though they know that the traditional schools are probably not the best place for them to get their academic and mental health needs met, they can still have that same high school experience.”

Eagle Academy will be hosting its rst prom on April 29 at the new Legacy Campus in Lone Tree, with the theme of a night in Paris.  e idea has been in the works since 2019, said Heather Clark, the volunteer coordinator for Eagle Academy. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the planned 2020 prom had to be canceled.

“I promised the group of students I worked with back in 2019, they made me promise that I wouldn’t change the theme for the rst prom,” Clark said. “It’ll be beautiful, and it’ll be fun.”

When Mayor Jackie Millet and Harmon came to tour Eagle Academy earlier this year, the upcoming prom came up, as did conversations about the nancial hardships some students face.

“I think it’s safe to say that a lot of people assume that Douglas County is a very wealthy district. And I think, for the most part, you do have a signi cant number of families that are fairly well o ,” Broeker said. “But like any community, you always are going to have pockets of people that maybe struggle more.”

Some students at Eagle Academy are working to contribute to their home, he said. Clark added that some are working full-time jobs to help pay for groceries and rent.

“We have a lot of families that are struggling to get by. is is not the cheapest place to live, Douglas County. I mean, Lone Tree is expensive enough, but so is the rest of the county. And you know, people are working hard just to get by,” Broeker said.

“It’s awesome because it gives some of our students that don’t have semi-formal apparel a way to get it. And if they don’t have the funds, then they have a way to get it,” she said. “I’m very grateful for that because it’ll allow more of our students to go and dress up.”

Clark said she has the mentality that everyone doing a little bit accomplishes a lot.

“Every little thing helps and is de nitely helping our teens who are dealing with adult stu , adult bills, and just trying to make it through high school, and trying to push through and nish and have some fun while doing it,” she said.

Clover’s Closet aims to help

When a student comes to a Clover’s Closet pop-up shop to select formal attire for an upcoming prom or homecoming dance, a goal for Davis is to make it similar to any other shopping experience.

Lone Tree City Councilmember Marissa Harmon, right of the center, smiling with her sister, Jessica Crimi, left of the center, and two other Roots and Mane employees March 7.

PHOTO BY TAYLER SHAW

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“It’s important to us to do it in a retail setting, so that when they’re coming in, it’s a store. It doesn’t look any di erent from any other store,” Davis said. “So when they come in, they’re able to come in and shop there with their friends. ey’re maintaining those social norms that any kid would have.”

e main di erence from a traditional retail shopping experience is that after a student has found what they want, they don’t have to pay anything.

“It’s available for all students, so it’s all inclusive,” Davis said. “It’s no money, no transactions. You just come in, you shop and everything’s free.”

e importance of this work was evident to Davis during Clover’s

Closet prom event last year, when a young lady came in with her mother.  e student selected a bubblegum pink tulle ball gown, a pair of shoes, a purse, some jewelry and makeup, Davis recalled.

“And her mom was sitting there and she was kind of nervous. She goes, ‘So how does this work?’” Davis said, explaining that she then told the mom that everything was free.

“And she looked at me and she started crying,” she said. “And you know, that’s why we do it.”

In addition to hosting these popup shops in the spring and fall, Clover’s Closet also does community outreach with other organizations such as Douglas County Human Services, local food banks and churches.

“Especially this last couple of years, there was a lot of need out there,” she said. “We try to make sure

Fertilizer: arch enemy of waterways.

Streams, lakes and reservoirs don’t need it. Your lawn may not need it, either. Fertilizer, like other products that serve a necessary purpose, can become a problem if misused. Most lawn fertilizers contain nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, represented by a three-number string on the front of the bag. Nutrient needs vary from lawn to lawn and can only be determined by testing the soil. If over-applied, rain carries away excess nutrients not needed by plants and washes them to the nearest waterway, causing excess algae growth that uses up vital oxygen for fish.

Please take the time to have your soil tested to determine your lawn’s needs. This simple, small change in your lawn care makes a huge difference, not only to the health of your lawn but also to your nearby rivers, creeks and lakes.

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A collection of donated clothes and accessories for the prom drive sits in the corner of Roots and Mane in Lone Tree March 7.

PHOTO BY TAYLER SHAW

South Metro Fire Rescue service plan approved by 3 counties

560,000 receive services

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A largely technical change in the records of South Metro Fire Rescue met approval from the elected leaders of the three counties over which the re ghting agency spreads, the agency says.

Residents in the south Denver metro area earlier this year received a letter from the agency about an “amended service plan.” e letter contained legal language and pointed to then-upcoming public meetings of county leaders who would vote to approve or deny the proposed changes.

e amendment doesn’t set the stage for any changes to how South Metro Fire Rescue operates, said Mike Dell’Orfano, a South Metro Fire o cial.

While it’s essentially a housekeeping matter, the document has value historically and in terms of transparency for a re agency that has grown to cover a large swath of the metro area, according to Dell’Orfano.

“How did our legal existence go from this small re protection district to what we are today? And how not only each of those entities came together but each of them grew independently before that also,” Dell’Orfano said. e agency’s history is “several decades of these several districts becoming bigger and then ultimately consolidating together.”

e agency’s original service plan dates back to 1967, when the organization was known as Parker Fire Protection District. e old agency served about 2,000 residents over 105 square miles in portions of Arapahoe and Douglas counties.

Now, South Metro Fire Rescue covers 560,000 people over 285 square miles, stretching over much of the south metro area after many re protection agencies combined over the years to form today’s agency.

It now covers many cities and towns, including Bow Mar, Castle Pines, Centennial, Cherry Hills Village, Columbine Valley, Fox eld,

Greenwood Village, Littleton, Lone Tree and Parker, along with nearby unincorporated portions of Arapahoe, Je erson, and Douglas counties. (“Unincorporated” means an area doesn’t sit within a city or town.)

ere’s historical value in neatly summarizing how the districts changed and then came together, Dell’Orfano said. For curious members of the public, the updated document also can provide other information clearly.

“A service plan is required for all special (government) districts, and you would hope that the document is pretty transparent when it comes to the services provided, how it’s being nanced, how it’s being governed and what’s the impact to people,” Dell’Orfano said.

He added that the updated plan “is more comprehensive and understandable than the previous one, which was just several county and court documents that we pieced together.”

When a person has to “do a research project” to gure out what the

plan is, that’s not helpful, he added.

Amid recent public scrutiny of “special districts, mainly metro districts, I feel like this helps us keep up with current expectations,” Dell’Orfano said.

(Metro districts are a type of government entity that carries out some government functions, such as the Highlands Ranch Metro District that oversees some services in that community.)

The amendment is “just recognizing that we might be offering the same services, but over the past 55 years, the volume, the expertise, the types of incidents have all evolved,” Dell’Orfano, who serves as the agency’s chief government affairs officer, has said.

It also aims to take a new “snapshot” at the features of the fire district, such as the hazards, the number of cities and the population, he said.

Since the agency’s start decades ago, its original service plan was amended a couple times to account for the ability to take on debt

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that we have available what the community needs.”

“We really want to support the community.”

‘A big di erence’

As a result of the donations the Roots and Mane salon got from the community, they had four full carloads of men’s and women’s prom apparel that went to Clover’s Closet, Harmon said.

On the opening weekend of Clover’s Closet pop-up shop, she said there were 117 pieces of formal attire including dresses and men’s wear, as well as shoes, accessories, makeup and purses.

In total, the salon raised more than $1,500 in cash and gift cards to

and to make sure all its services were reflected, Dell’Orfano said. Those amendments occurred in 1983 and 1996.

“As of right now, we don’t have debt, and we haven’t used debt to fund major capital projects for several years,” Dell’Orfano said in February. “Capital” costs include paying for fire trucks, fire stations and ambulances, for example.

The amendment won’t change the way the agency spends money, and it won’t change South Metro Fire’s hiring ability or the pay that employees receive, Dell’Orfano said.

South Metro Fire’s property tax rate — the mill levy that property owners in the fire agency’s service area pay — would not increase as a result of the amended plan.

Leaders in Douglas, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties held public meetings on the proposed change in late February. The three boards of county commissioners all approved the plan unanimously, Dell’Orfano said.

be given directly to Eagle Academy, which Harmon said she dropped o at the school in a gift basket.  e salon also gave prom accessories — including hairspray, combs and bobby pins — for students to use for the big day. e salon will also be paying for a photo booth at the prom for students to use.

Harmon said the students at Eagle were so excited to share with her the dresses that they got from Clover’s Closet.

“I want each of those students to know that we’re here for them, and we see them and we support them. And we are so proud of them for making the choice to continue to get up every day (and) do what you need to do to better yourself and your family,” Harmon said.

“Lone Tree, we really just want to focus on always continuing to build

South Metro Fire Rescue serves more than 500,000 people in its service area south of Denver. COURTESY OF ERIC HURST; SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE

Castle Rock Town Talk — Coloring community green

Ibegan last month’s column by writing about signs of spring.

Continuing on a similar theme, I’d like you to focus for a few minutes on the color green.

Not the green in the grass that’s coming back to life or the buds beginning to form on plants, but rather the green in the Town’s many environmental initiatives. With the celebration of Earth Day upcoming, now’s a good time to review Castle Rock’s e orts in this area.

An obvious topic to touch on is the Town’s preservation of open space. Roughly 30% of the Town’s land area is dedicated open space that the community can enjoy in perpetuity. at’s a fact of which I, and your Town Council, are incredibly proud. And, we’re continually exploring opportunities to add to that inventory.

ere are several other ways the Town lets its green shine through, as are reviewed in our spring edition of Outlook magazine, recently delivered to your mailbox and available online at CRgov.com/Outlook. A quick rundown:

• Castle Rock Fire and Rescue has conserved over 5.5 million gallons of water since purchasing a piece of water pump-testing equipment in 2019. It helps other area re agencies save water, too.

• Speaking of saving water, lowmaintenance ColoradoScapes do that – and save money – while beautifying the areas outside local homes and businesses. Locate plants to brighten your landscape at CRconserve.com/PlantFinder

• On the topic of buildings, you should know that Town employs sustainable planning, building and zoning practices, from requiring energy e ciency standards to preserving beloved local landmarks. Learn about the latter at CRgov.com/

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our community around us,” she said. “Because that’s really what we all rely on.”

Clark of Eagle Academy noted how much the support of the community can impact the students.

“Every little bit counts. Every little thing, every donation — whether it’s monetary, clothes, food, gift cards, all of it matters. And all of it makes a big di erence,” Clark said.

at sense of collaboration and community is something Harmon highlighted, as well.

“You never know what anybody’s going through. And so, how can we all lean in together and support each other, whether it’s our schools, your neighbor, or any challenges that face our city?” Harmon said. “I think that we all work better when we have partners and community, and so I’m excited to be a part of that.”

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David L. Corliss

HistoricPreservation – May is historic preservation month.

• Blue might be Castle Rock Police Department’s favorite color, but the department goes green in a number of ways, including by using bicycles for patrols and by providing residents a safe way to dispose of unused medications. In addition to being Earth Day, April 22 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Find details about both at CRgov.com/ Events.

• Our Public Works team embraces conservation by reusing old pavement as a road base and by timing tra c signals around Town for optimum e ciency. ey also sweep streets following winter salting and sanding to help ensure appropriate air quality. Give a wave when you see a sweeper making its way through Town.

• Volunteers, meanwhile, help paint the Town green by planting trees, picking up trash and improving bluebird populations locally, among other activities. Get involved at CRgov. com/Volunteer.

• Last, but not least, a team of Town sta volunteers – called Project Green – o ers educational opportunities, events and solutions toward a more sustainable work environment, including recycling holiday lights and trees, paper, batteries and plastic lm.

As I conclude this month’s column, I ask you to take a moment to pause and appreciate all that’s green around you. en, consider how you might be able to pitch in to the community’s environmental sustainability.

e future Castle Rock will be glad you did.

David L. Corliss is the town manager of Castle Rock

Clover’s Closet o ers free formal attire to students.

PHOTO BY KAREN DAVIS

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Wrapped in stress

There seems to be some kind of “awareness month” for almost every topic on the planet, so I was not overly surprised to see that April is Stress Awareness Month. Not sure a month quite does it for the level of stress we are under these days, but hey, at least there is an established time to educate the public about it. By nature, I am a stressed person. I have regular anxiety. I have imposter syndrome in several aspects of my life. en, there are the daily realities of life that I do not create in my head to add to the stress. In doing some research, I learned about three levels of stress, which include:

• Acute stress – is is known as more “brief” stress. However, those brief stresses are common and frequent. is kind of stress is caused by reactive thinking where negative thoughts re ect current events and situations.

• Episodic acute stress – is is when a person experiences acute stress frequently. is level of stress may leave someone feeling like they are always under pressure and that things are always going to go wrong.

• Chronic stress – is is the most harmful type of stress, especially if left untreated. is level of stress never fades, leaving someone to feel pressured and overwhelmed over a long period of time.

Stress does not just a ect the mind. I can attest to that in telling you all something I rarely talk about. Not because I am embarrassed, but it is hard to explain.

In my early 20s, I was getting my journalism career started, had recently been married and was waking up feeling o some mornings. My tongue was hurting and something was wrong.

After getting married and moving in with my husband, we found out I was having seizures in my sleep. I never had them during the day and they only happened on occasion. ey had also never happened before.

I was sent to a neurologist who ran tests and found nothing wrong or nothing to explain it, especially given that the seizures only occurred in my sleep. He considered it to be hormones and maybe other causes but eventually told me I would either have to learn to deal with the stress of my job or nd another career.

Seizures can a ect everyone di erently. For me, it impacted some of my memories. I do not remember dating my husband and sometimes he has to remind me of things that happened in those early years of marriage.

ere was no way I was going to give up my career, so I started working with doctors and therapists on what to do.

To this day, I am still a stressed person by nature, but on those particularly bad days, I have a di erent feeling or sense. I know that before going to sleep, I must destress. I must take some time to smile and try not to think about the day I just had.

I haven’t had a seizure since I was 32. I am now 44.

To this day, we still do not know for sure what exactly triggered these seizures, but it did force me to be a lot more aware of what is happening to me on a mental health level.

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

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Polis wants renters, not owners

Jared Polis’ SB23-213 is designed to make us all renters forever instead of homeowners who can build wealth and equity by living happily in our beautiful Colorado communities. is bill would impose ”a ordable housing” that is, apartment buildings, on town and cities, overriding their local control with dictatorial statewide mandates (coloradocommunitymedia.com/stories/local-leaders-oppose-govpolis-housing-bill-for-taking-away-local-control,428079) But it’s market forces that govern housing prices, and its in ation, and out-ofcontrol homebuilding regulations, and especially the disastrous construction defects law that are making homeownership too costly for so many of our citizens. e legislature should x these problems before trying to change all

of our communities into look-alike cities with citi ed apartment housing.

Our Colorado property rights are being trampled on by Colorado legislators bent on turning Colorado into a sea of apartment dwellings usurping authority away from local politicians to support ownership, especially single family ownership.

Single family ownership that is being swamped, being overrun in favor of non-ownership rentals by short-sighted state and local government policies does not solve the growing “a ordable housing” crisis. is is not left or right, but a right or wrong issue.

Families trying to raise their kids do not want to be forced to live in rental “ ats” as they do

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Don’t let fear block goals

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She was invited to speak at her rst women’s conference. Although Carolyn was excited about the opportunity to nally be invited to share her story, she was petri ed of speaking in public. Without a real opportunity to speak that was immediately in front of her, she would dream about one day becoming a speaker. She could see herself on stage wowing the audience.

But now, it suddenly became very real for her, and with each passing day, her panic levels increased. She couldn’t eat, she couldn’t sleep, and she couldn’t focus on her full-time job. And sadly, a week before she was scheduled to speak, she backed

Allen is in sales. Allen is having a very di cult beginning to his year as his numbers are way o . He has heard the word “no” so often already

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this year that he has developed a fear of asking the prospect for the business. Before each call he began thinking to himself, “ is prospect will just say no too.” He decided he would rather just not ask for the business, hoping they would ask him for an agreement, because he feared the word, “no.”

is became so bad for Allen that he actually stopped making prospecting calls as he was fearful that no one would take his calls. His email and social media reach out campaigns became informational without any calls to action as he was afraid no one would reply or he would be blocked. So now he shared that his biggest fear is losing his job for non-performance. Unfortunately, Allen is right, he is in danger and has been placed on a performance improvement plan.

Fear impacts us all in di erent ways. For some the grip of fear becomes paralyzing. For others, they have learned to work through their fears, developing strategies and coping mechanisms to

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Healthy aging means avoiding trips and falls

Older adults can learn to avoid trips and falls plus schedule a mobility assessment through the Douglas County Health Department. is vital topic will be explored on ursday, June 1 at the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County meeting held at the Douglas County Miller Building, Conference Rooms A&B, in Castle Rock. e meeting is from 10-11:30 am and is free and open to the public.

Clara and Ollie were living a calm retirement when a fall changed their lives.

Clara was 75 years old and in good health when she tripped on a loose rug, fell, and broke her wrist. e injury required surgery and a cast. e related pain required medication.

One night, after getting home from the hospital, Clara got up from bed. As she stood, her head began to swim. Lightheaded from the pain

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in Europe. Moms and dads raising families need air to breathe and yards to play or work in. People of all ages want to live in ownership units to preserve wealth building. Single family units are the key to wealth building no matter how much appointed planners or follow the money politicians think otherwise e long solution: Give quality developers the challenge to solve a ordable housing issues o ering ownership instead of renters. Remove the heavy hand of government agendas now calling the shots against developer innovation and creativity. Developers have become a hated group unnecessarily. Good developers can and will solve the affordable housing crisis ... untie their hands.

help overcome their fears in certain situations. And some of us face our fears head on. It’s not that the fear isn’t there, it’s just that they acknowledge their fear and summon the courage to deal with it in that moment. Still there are others who say they have no fear, that they aren’t afraid of anything, and these are the folks who lie about other things too.

We all have fears, and that’s normal and okay. What we should strive to work towards is not letting our fears stop us from achieving our goals. We can never let our fears get in the way of who we want to be and what we want to do. When fear wins, we lose, and when we allow fear to cheat us from achieving our goals it’s a double loss.

Here are a few things that I have learned to lean into when I have felt fearful. First is this that hope and fear are the same thing, a belief that something is going to happen in the future. So why not live with hope instead of fear, hoping that something good will happen and not anything bad. Second is turning fear into an acronym, F.E.A.R. stands for False

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“As we began planning for our new health department, we asked our community what they wanted from public health,” said Michael Hill, director of the Douglas County Health Department. “Based on community engagement and research, we saw that injury prevention was one of the top three needs in our community.”

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medication, Clara fell again. is time, she hit her head on the bedside table and su ered a fatal brain injury. Ollie was devastated by the loss of his wife, and he died the next year from a broken heart.

For older adults, a fall can be lifealtering. Each year, nearly 3 million older adults nationwide are treated in emergency departments for injuries sustained during a fall. Helping Douglas County’s 52,000 adults over age 65 prevent falls is a priority for the new Douglas County Health Department.

e short solution: If defending your property rights is important to you, Join up with a multiple county coalition forming against property right abuses. A Public Outcry Alert was held in Lakewood on April 11th at the Rockley Event Center. e place was packed. Homeowners/ taxpayers showed up from these ve surrounding counties; Je erson, Arapahoe, Adams, Douglas, Denver plus towns Lakewood, Parker and Westminster. Add your name to the list held by organizer RameyKJohnson@gmail.com

Evie Zur, Parker Zoning plans hurt homeowners Douglas County commissioners are considering zoning regulations changes that would let them approve new high-density developments without regard to the character of the existing neighborhood. ese changes would give developers an easier route to getting multi-family,

Health care professionals and public health agencies are working together to better understand what leads to falls, including some of the realities our older adults face, such as:

1. Decreased strength, conditioning, and balance

2. Side e ects of medications, both prescribed and over-the counter

3. Limited vision and hearing

4. Hazards in/around the home, such as stairs, rugs, and uneven sidewalks or oors

What can older adults do? Laura Larson and Dr. Owen Stene, Doug-

HUD projects, apartments, and other urban-style housing inserted into Douglas County’s longtime single-family traditional communities. Governor Polis is attempting a similar result with the terrible SB23213 that steals the zoning authority

las County Health Department, will discuss the plan to prevent older adults from injury-related falls as well as introduce the new Health Department’s priorities, at the June 1 Seniors’ Council meeting.

e Douglas County Health Department is committed to providing person-centered care that supports overall health and wellbeing for older residents. e department is located at 410 S. Wilcox Street, Suite 103, in Castle Rock and can be contacted at 720-643-2400.

Seniors’ Council of Douglas County serves and advocates for older adults. Information and updates are available at www.douglas.co.us — search for Seniors’ Council. Our signature event for older adults, Vintage & Vibrant, is planned for Saturday, Sept. 28 in Parker. Details and updates can be found on our website.

of citizen-elected council members in towns across Colorado, handing one-size- ts-all control to the state in the name of more “a ordable housing.”

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Evidence Appearing Real. And lastly, the famous quote said by so many, but I will choose this version, “Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the realization that there is something more important than fear.” -

D. Roosevelt

Franklin

Here’s the good news, Carolyn overcame her fear of public speaking by learning how to be overprepared with her content. She learned other helpful speaking tips from Toastmasters, and she is doing awesome. Allen not only survived his 90-day performance improvement plan, he is also back to focusing on doing his sales behaviors, following a sales process, and winning business. Fear for both is a thing of the past.

Are you holding on to any fears that are keeping you from achieving your goals? I would love to hear your hope and fear story at gotonorton@ gmail.com and when we can never allow our fears to cheat us out of our goals and dreams, it really will be a better than good life.

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

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In a state that has over 400 breweries and almost 100 distilleries, approaching the topic of sobriety can be a hard conversation for many people to have.

But with low-key, no-fuss non-alcoholic options at many establishments across the metro, it doesn’t have to be a big deal if you don’t want to drink, whatever your reasons.

Mocktails that you wouldn’t even know were NA

Golden Moon Speakeasy in Golden uses all its own distilled spirits and creates unique craft cocktails at’s all the more reason that general manager Kayla Veatch sees to o er quality, non-alcoholic options.

“My overall philosophy when I changed the menu was to have the same options as the alcohol menu,” Veatch said.

So no, you won’t have to order a water if you’re the designated driver. e mocktails at Golden Moon use highly steeped teas to replace alcohol and utilize many of the same syrups and NA ingredients the cocktails use.

Mocktails are a great option for people ready to slow down on alcohol for the night, people taking certain medications, pregnant people and people exploring sobriety, Veatch said. e speakeasy even serves mocktails to children before 9 p.m.

Having an inclusive menu makes an establishment like this a gathering place for groups, Veatch explained.

“People can still come together….if I didn’t have mocktails, I wonder if they would still be excited to come,” she said about group members who don’t consume alcohol.

Some of the mocktails Veatch makes include the Cloud City, which features an earl grey tea base, ginger, lemon and elder ower, or the Cheshire Cat, which features a butter y pea ower tea base, passionfruit juice and lime. Veatch even makes a copycat smoked whiskey.

Golden Moon Speakeasy is located at 1111 Miner’s Alley in Golden.

An alcohol alternative

For those looking for another NA drink option, perhaps with health bene ts, kombucha has been a popular choice.

Kombucha has been added as an option at many breweries, bars and co ee shops around Colorado; but Marc Gaudreault owns one of only two kombucha tap rooms on the front range.

Before the pandemic, the Trubucha tap room in Lone Tree had space for people to sit inside and enjoy a glass of kombucha. According to Gaudreault, Trubucha actually grew during the pandemic, and the demand for his product is so great he needs most of his shop space for fermenting the kombucha in huge vats.

Still, Trubucha boasts 31 taps in the store and has a spacious patio for people to enjoy kombucha, lemonade, ginger beer or cold brew.

So, what is kombucha? Put simply, Gaudreault explained, it’s lightly fermented tea. But the health bene ts are much more lengthy, he said. Most notably, the drink has an abundance of natural probiotics,

Kayla Veatch crafts a mocktail.

A lineup of mocktails at Golden Moon.

‘Chicks Fly!’ at Wings Over the Rockies

Women have played a role in aviation since humans rst took to the sky, but as is so often the case, they don’t receive nearly the recognition and celebration their male counterparts do.

e Wings Over the Rockies’ Chicks Fly! Showcase aims to do something about this fact.

“In the aviation world, ‘chick’ is a term of endearment for women pilots. I’ve been ying for 20 years and have always loved being referred to as a chick pilot,” wrote Ann Beardall, Exploration of Flight Program Coordinator at Wings Over the Rockies, in an email interview. “We’ll have a couple of pilots on duty for airplane rides and you will be amazed at the diversity and depth of experience they have.”

Chicks Fly! will be held at Wings

Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight, 13005 Wings Way in Englewood, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. e event will feature guest speaker Col. Kim “Killer Chick” Campbell, who will also be signing her book, “Flying in the Face of Fear.”

Beardall answered some questions about the event, what audiences can expect and more:

Interview edited for brevity and clarity.

Tell me about why it is important to showcase women in aviation.

ere are women who y or have own who have done fantastic things in both their careers and

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as well as B vitamins and an acidic composition that some say can help your gut health.

For many, this drink has become a replacement for beer and other alcoholic beverages, partly due to its prevalence in drinking establishments.

“We have some breweries that go through three of these (kegs) in a week,” Gaudreault said.

People who choose not to drink should have options besides a soda, Gaudreault said.

“You want something that is a little more sophisticated,” he said.

Trubucha is located at 10047 Park Meadows Drive Unit A in Lone Tree.

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e county’s proposed zoning changes come after the commissioners voted 2-1 ( omas and Teal yes, Laydon no) to rezone so a 220-unit apartment complex can be built on the northwest corner of Scott Avenue and Parker Road. Over 50 upset homeowners from Stone Creek Ranch and the Pinery, many of them residents for decades, testi ed at the January commissioner hearing to voice their concerns about strained water resources, more tra c, and

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the aviation community. Telling their stories and having them meet with future aviators is a great way to generate interest and foster dreams for young girls and young boys.

Clarke Reader

Why is it important to host events like this?

We look for all kinds of di erent aviation events to host and showcase. It is important to highlight di erent aspects of aviation, simply because most people think it’s only about the pilot. Later in the Summer we will highlight First Responders (safety/air ambulance), Taildraggers, helicopters, and we cover drones, air marshalling and much more. As part of our mission we educate, inspire and excite everything aviation, as well as teach the teachers through our Teachers Pathway program.

What part of the event are you most looking forward to?

I can’t wait to see the women pilots come in and I hope they will display objects on their aircraft that will designate it as a Chick Plane. I know my plane will be there. And I am really looking forward to meeting the Killer Chick, herself!

What do you hope attendees come away with?

I really hope that people from

Make it at home yourself

For those looking to have an NA drink at home, e Spice and Tea Exchange in Idaho Springs has almost everything you need to get started on your very own mocktail creation.

Logan Houser, manager at e Spice and Tea Exchange in Idaho Springs, explained that the shop has all sorts of ingredients to make cocktails or mocktails at home.

e sugar and salt wall, which contains countless canisters of avored granules, is a good place to get ingredients to sweeten your mocktails or rim the glasses, according to Houser.

“It all just depends on what you’re trying to achieve,” he said.

e store has many types of teas, some of which can make for a good mocktail base.

all walks of life will be inspired by listening to Col. Campbell. I also hope that the kids who come, see themselves in aviation. No dreams are out of reach.

Visit Wingsmuseum.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

See the world through the eyes of ‘Blind Visionaries’

e work done by composer and artist Daniel Kelly shows why the idea of siloing arts o into di erent mediums is a foolish idea. His work is a multisensory presentation that highlights his songwriting and piano playing while simultaneously projecting “light painting” portraits, created by visually impaired and sighted photographers from the Seeing With Photography Collective, according to provided information.

Kelly’s show, “Blind Visionaries,” is coming to the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, at 7:30 p.m. April 21. Get tickets for the performance at https://lakewood.showare.com/.

Explore the Titanic, as told by the movies

ere are many great debates centered on movies: should Ilsa have gone with Rick at the end of “Casablanca?” Was the latter half of “Inception” a dream? Dude, where’s my car? But one of the great discussions for a certain generation is whether or not the door at the end

“We have like four or ve teas you can use for mocktails,” Houser said.

He said the fruity teas do really well for those drinks, but you can try out lots of combinations.

“Really anything you buy here is multipurpose,” Houser said.

e shop also o ers cocktail kits with sugars, teas and syrups to make drinks, which Houser said are popular for people to use for NA drinks.

“You can change them out for club soda,” he said of champagne or other alcohol recommended in the recipes.

e Spice and Tea Exchange is located at 1634 Miner St. in Idaho Springs.

If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, call the alcohol addiction hotline at 331200-1664, or visit alcohol.org.

other problems. e month before, the eight-member Planning Commission had voted unanimously to deny the developer’s rezoning request because this large development didn’t meet some of the rezoning criteria, primarily that it was not compatible with the character of the surrounding neighborhood according to current zoning regulations and the Douglas County Comprehensive Master Plan. Two commissioners ignored the advisory body they had appointed and voted to rezone anyway. Now the proposed zoning criteria changes would essentially allow more apartments to be built by removing the

requirement for new development to preserve the character of the existing neighborhood. Zoning is the mechanism that determines the very nature of a community; zoning criteria preserve the reasons that residents love Douglas County and have invested their sweat, tears and savings into their homes and raising their families here. ese families have every right to expect local government to preserve their communities without being labeled NIMBYs.

Government should not permanently alter neighborhoods after thousands of families have moved in, trusting the existing rules.

Also, changing the zoning criteria

of “Titanic” could safely hold both Jack and Rose while they waited on rescue.

As part of the Molly Brown House Museum’s, 1340 Pennsylvania St. in Denver, annual recognition of the anniversary of Titanic’s sinking, it is hosting Room for Two: Titanic Story in Film at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 22. e event will feature an “irreverent” exploration of the vessel’s story in lm and include movie-themed snacks and cocktails. Get the details at www. mollybrown.org.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Wiz Khalifa and Joey Bada$$ at Red Rocks

I’d be pretty pressed to think of a more tting kick o to the warm seasons in Colorado than Wiz Khalifa and Joey Bada$$ co-headlining Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 6:45 p.m. April 22.

e rappers will be joined by a slew of genre stalwarts, including Action Bronson, Berner, Marlon Craft, Chevy Woods and Little Stranger, creating the perfect lineup for a spring Saturday night. You can sample all kinds of approaches to rap by attending but they all share a hazy, feel-good vibe. Get tickets at www.axs.com.

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

as proposed would make it nearly impossible for citizen groups to appeal the commissioners’ rezoning decisions. It’s probably not a coincidence that the local homeowners’ group that objected to the rezoning is doing just that; their appeal is now before the Colorado District Court. Bit by bit, state and even local governments seem allied in their determination to chip away at our property rights and urbanize our neighborhoods. If you’re concerned, email your county commissioners who will meet in May to vote on the new zoning rules: BOCC@douglas. co.us

Joy Overbeck, Parker

Kayla Veatch strains a mocktail.

Water gardeners to show o ponds

Co lorado Water Garden Society members, including Jim Arneill of Centennial, will conduct tours of the ponds at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. in Denver, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on April 20. They will also have advice for prospective water gardeners.

Installation coming to museum

“Abstract Expressions,” a new sound and garden installation, will open on the terraces of the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver in May, envisioned by artist Nathan Hall, in collaboration with Kevin Phillips Williams, assistant curator and horticulturist, Denver Botanic Gardens. The museum is at 1250 Bannock St. in downtown Denver. See clyffordstillmuseum.org.

Highlands Ranch Concert Band

The Highlands Ranch Concert Band will present “Natural Wonders Across America” at 3 p.m. on May 7 at Littleton High School Auditorium, 199 East Littleton Blvd. Rob Yost will conduct. Free.

Arapahoe Philharmonic

“Summer Songs of Support” will be a fundraising concert, banquet and silent auction held by the Arapahoe Philharmonic at 7 p.m. on June 2 at The Dome at AMG, 6295 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village. Tickets, $75. Featuring Sauel Chang, piano; Jackson Bailey, violin; Jacob Martin, cello.

Benefit craft fair

A craft fair to benefit the ACC Foundation will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 6 in the first-floor, west-side Summit Room at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. Vendor registration fee benefits ACC Foundation and Study Abroad Programs.

Dog walks

Historic Littleton Inc. leads dog walks along a di erent section of the City Ditch. Meet in Ridgewood Park, 2492 West Euclid Ave. See some of the oldest sites in Littleton. Tour guide is Rebeca Kast, with Dog-Mayor Murdoch and friends. Questions? email historiclittleton@gmail.com. Park in small lot at Lower Ridgewood Park . Dogs are welcome. Tours are free. Donations are welcome. Next one is at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 7.

Spring Show

e Arapahoe Community College

Art and Design Department is hosting its annual Spring Show at Aspen Grove April 20-May 7. Reception: April 20, 5-7 p.m. 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton.

Lone Tree e Mary Louise Lee Orchestra will perform music of Natalie Cole at 8 p.m. April 21 at Lone Tree Arts Center. Tickets: $31-$45. See lone-

treeartscenter.org.

Artists invited Douglas Land Conservancy announces Plein Air Community Day at Sandstone Ranch Open Space. Artists, both professional and casual are invited. Five awards will be given at the end of the day, to young artists. See douglaslandconservancy.org.

Stories on Stage

Stories on Stage will perform “Confessions of a Wedding Singer” at 2 p.m. on May 7 at Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Virtual performance May 11 and after. Tickets: $24. 303-494-0523, storiesonstage.org.

Book launch

Mary Taylor Young’s new “Bluebird Seasons” will launch at e Bookies, 4315 E. Mississippi, Denver, at 2:30 p.m. on May 7.

‘The Little Prince’ “ e Little Prince” by Rachel Port-

man will be presented at Lamont School of Music April 20-23 in University of Denver’s Newman Center. bit.ly/lamontopera.

Art in Highlands Ranch

Ken Caryl Art Guild Exhibit will be at St. Andrew UMC, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch, from May 5 to June 14.

Vintage Theatre

“ e Inheritance” by Matthew Lopez runs through May 14 at Vintage eatre, 1468 S. Dayton St, Aurora. Part 1 and Part 2 add up to three hours with intermissions. See website to arrange timing for tickets: vintagetheatre.org.

Aurora Fox

“Treasure Island: a New Musical for a New Generation,” directed by Nick Sugar will run April 28 to May 21 at Aurora Fox Arts Center. Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. See aurorafox.org.

Hudson Gardens is gem for generations

Lovely acreage has roots in namesake couple

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

I spent a happy Monday afternoon soaking up Colorado sunshine and the beautiful views at Hudson Gardens with my grandson. And I wanted to remind readers that it’s a really lovely way to spend a few hours — just being there! It’s free, beautifully maintained by South Suburban Parks and Recreation District and o ers an ever-changing menu of growing things. Soon, the

Colorado Water Garden Society members will conduct tours of the ponds at Denver Botanic Gardens.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS

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Thu 4/27

Tom Mcelvain Music @ 5pm

The Englewood Tavern, 4386 S Broadway, Englewood Jamie Lissow @ 6:30pm

Comedy Works South, 5345 Landmark Pl, Greenwood Village

Fri 4/28

Mark O'Connor @ 6pm Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St, Lone Tree

Vamonos Pest/Mobro:

Vamonos Pest at Cherokee Ranch & Castle @ 5:30pm

Cherokee Ranch & Castle, 6113 N Daniels Park Rd, Sedalia

Wild Pink @ 6pm

Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Englewood

R�N for Fire Heroes - Fire�ghter Strength Challenge & 5K @ 11pm / $30

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1071 Round Top Lane, Castle Rock

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Social Skills: Group for Teens (1317 yrs) S/S23 @ 5am

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Parker Recreation Center, 17301 E Lincoln Ave., Parker

Kids’ Zone: Gym Jam (3-6 yrs) S/S23

@ 5am

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Jamie Lissow @ 6:15pm

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

Tom Mcelvain Music @ 7pm Wild Goose Saloon, Parker

Dave Hadley: Water 2 Wine w/ June Star

@ 5pm Water 2 Wine, 8130 S University Blvd #110, Centennial

Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts @ 8pm Wild Goose Saloon, Parker

Miguel Mateos @ 8:30pm

Stampede, 2430 S Havana St, Aurora

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The Slocan Ramblers: Five String Barn Concert @ 6:30pm

Five String Barn Concert, Castle Rock

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Parker Recreation Center, 17301 E Lincoln Ave., Parker

BOOM Sports: (18 mos-6 yrs) 10 Punch Card S/S23 @ 5am May 1st - Aug 31st

Parker Fieldhouse, 18700 E Plaza Dr, Parker

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Denver Concert Band: Young Artist Concert @ 1pm / $22

Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075

Commons Street, Lone Tree. Info@ DenverConcertBand.org, 720-5091000

Ruston Kelly @ 6pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

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Dear Marsha,: DM Acoustic @ Brewability @ 5:30pm Brewability Lab, 3445 S Broadway, Englewood

Whitechapel

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Littleton YMCA Offering Free Family Fun on Healthy Kids Day @ 8am Littleton Family YMCA, 11 West Dry Creek Court, Littleton

6 Million Dollar Band @ 7pm Wild Goose Saloon, Parker

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New Pornographers @ 7pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 South Broadway, En‐glewood

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Colorado Democrats clash over provisions in elections

Recounts, public funds for ads an issue

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado Senate President Steve Fenberg rejected a provision requested by Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a fellow Democrat, limiting when candidates can pay for recounts in his measure this year tweaking the state’s election code.

And in another snub, Fenberg’s measure, introduced Tuesday, would prohibit the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce from using state or federal funds for advertising that features candidates for federal, state or local o ce.

e move appears to come in response to controversial television commercials run by Griswold featuring herself and former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams, a Republican running to be Colorado Springs mayor, in the lead-up to the 2022 election. Griswold was running for reelection at the time.

e measure, Senate Bill 276, represents a rare open disagreement among two powerful, rising Democratic stars in Colorado and it hinges on the sensitive issue of election conspiracies and misinformation.

Colorado law requires that mandatory recounts be conducted in races that are decided by an extremely small margin — when the number of votes separating the leading two candidates is less than 0.5% of the number of votes cast for the leading candidate. So, for instance: If Ronald McDonald had 1,000 votes and the Burger King had 999 votes, the one-vote di erence would be 0.1% of McDonald’s votes, triggering a recount.

For races where the margin between candidates is larger, a recount can be requested by a campaign and is conducted if they pay for the work.

Griswold wanted to prevent those so-called permissive recounts by candidates who lose by more than 2 percentage points to prevent election workers across the state from having to duplicate their work in contests with a clear outcome.

In 2022, for instance, then-Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters paid more than $100,000 for a recount in her

GOP primary loss in the secretary of state’s race after alleging fraud and malfeasance but providing no evidence. ere was no shift in Peters’ 14-percentage-point loss after the votes in each of Colorado’s 64 counties were tallied for a second time.

But Fenberg, who lives in Boulder, worried that limiting permissive recounts would decrease con dence in Colorado’s elections.

“I think we want to increase con dence in our elections and not remove options for people,” Fenberg told reporters Tuesday. “Especially if someone is an election denier, I don’t want to do something that feeds into (conspiracies).”

Colorado State Sen. Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, prepares to address fellow lawmakers as the legislative session opens in the Senate chambers Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Restricting permissive recounts to races when candidates were within 2 percentage points of each other was a top legislative priority for Griswold this year.

“ e Secretary of State’s o ce does not write legislation but instead works with Colorado’s County Clerks to recommend policies that are needed to administer elections that are free, fair and secure,” Annie Orlo , a Griswold spokeswoman, said in a written statement. “It is disappointing that the Senate president was unwilling to include this already agreed-upon provision that was supported by Colorado’s county clerks and would have protected the state’s dedicated election administrators from performing unnecessary recounts. ese unnecessary recounts are being used by election deniers all over the country as a means to sow doubt and burden election workers to the point they are no longer willing to do these jobs.”

Meanwhile, the provision around how advertising dollars can be spent would prohibit a federal, state or local candidate from being prominently featured — either by name, photograph or likeness — in any advertising by the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce.

“ is bill is about building condence and trust in our democracy, which includes strengthening transparency standards, preventing con icts of interest and ensuring election administration isn’t per-

ceived as partisan in nature,” Fenberg said in a statement.

Griswold and Williams came under re for appearing together in a TV ad that ran in the months before the 2022 election that was aimed at combating voting conspiracies. e Secretary of State’s O ce spent more than $1 million on the spot.

e ad was the subject of a campaign nance complaint led by a conservative political nonpro t.

Griswold, in an interview Tuesday with e Colorado Sun outside of a courtroom where she was testifying against a man who allegedly threatened her, called the provision “reckless.”

“Doing voter education, outreach to Coloradans is something that statewide elected o cials do in the course of normal business,” Griswold said. “To propose something so dramatic without stakeholding, when lives are literally being threatened, feels very reckless.”

Griswold’s o ce, which in a statement called the restriction “incomprehensible,” said the provision would also restrict its ability to promote business and licensing programs.

e advertising provision only applies to Griswold’s o ce, but other statewide elected o cials have used their likeness in ads paid for with public dollars. For instance, the ofce of Treasurer Dave Young, also a Democrat, spent thousands of dollars on Facebook ads that featured the treasurer’s photo publicizing its

“Great Colorado Payback” program in the weeks before the November election.

Gov. Jared Polis sent a letter to Colorado taxpayers that accompanied Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refund checks that were sent out in August and September.

Both Polis and Young, like Griswold, successfully ran for reelection in November.

Fenberg’s bill, which was drafted in partnership with Griswold’s o ce and county clerks, would also make a host of other changes to Colorado’s elections. at includes requiring counties with more than 10,000 voters — more than half of Colorado’s 64 counties — to begin counting ballots at least four days before Election Day in an e ort to ensure results are posted as quickly as possible to prevent election conspiracies from spreading.

e measure also seeks to make candidates’ state nancial disclosures more robust and accessible to the public and expand automatic voter registration to tribal land.

Colorado Sun correspondent Sandra Fish contributed to this report.

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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April Topic: The Importance of Truthfulness

Sunday, April 23rd @ 10:30 am - Noon

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Reality sets in as seniors look at future as adults

BY DELANEY JORDAN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

With 56 days until the seniors at Castle View High School walk the Red Rocks Stage at graduation, saying goodbye to 13 years of their lives, many are feeling like time is running out as they look to a future known as “adulthood.”

“It’s very daunting. I didn’t expect it to come so soon,” said senior Misha Syed.

With 13 years in the K-12 education system, countless deadlines met, a solidly developed work ethic, and 20 hours of community service under their belts, one would think these students have been well prepared to move on.

“I am turning 18 in a little over a month, but I don’t feel like an adult,” Syed said. “I am excited to start college because it’s a fresh start and a progression towards my future, but it is a very big change and happening really fast.”

Senior Carter St. Clair said the process is all “bittersweet,” noting she is excited to start new things while at the same time being sad to leave old things behind.

With only two months left in the last year, it is common for students to get senioritis, which is a supposed a iction of students in their nal year of high school or college, characterized by a decline in moti-

vation or performance. Castle View

stay focused and not let the idea of graduating a ect my motivation and how hard I work. It’s de nitely tempting to stop trying since I have already committed to CU Boulder, but I have to remind myself to nish strong and that I still have AP tests to take,” Syed said.

Senior Kyra Markert said she has been taking challenging classes, and working hard to try and stay on top of schoolwork so she can graduate feeling good about her high school experience. For some seniors, like Alexa Posch, graduation has already come and gone. Each year, a handful of students have taken an early graduation program o ered at Castle View High School. “Since graduating early, I’ve been able to work a lot to be more nancially prepared for college,” Posch said. “I’m planning on pursuing a double major in nance and youth ministry, so I’ve been having nancial talks with my parents before fully committing.”

Early graduation is a unique experience for many reasons, one of them being no longer returning to school with your classmates.

“It didn’t really settle that I had graduated until everyone went back to school [after winter break] and I didn’t,” Posch said. “If I’m being honest, I don’t know if it has truly set in and I won’t until I walk across the stage in May. While that’s a little scary, it also makes me proud of myself for doing how well I did in

school and that I have made it this far.”

Posch, who has her heart set on attending Indiana Wesleyan University in the fall, is still nervous for adulthood.

“I think there are a couple of things that I might not be totally prepared to face like cost of living, but I am excited to be able to be more independent,” she said, “I’m scared to leave the familiar. I know so many people here and my family lives here, so it’s hard for me to go to a place 15 hours away with no friends or family around me.”

Posch is not the only one worried about being on their own.

“I am still stressed about [college], even though I know where I’m going. e change in scenery and independence is overwhelming. I know I’ll enjoy [college], but it will be a di cult adjustment for sure,” Syed said.

“Making sure I am self-su cient enough to continue my academic vigor in whatever environment I choose to go in is important to me,” St. Clair added. “I’m worried that I won’t be disciplined enough to maintain a sustainable lifestyle outside of high school and the structure that’s been built for me.”

Some students are welcoming this independence.

“I’ve felt independent for a very long time, so I’m not worried about being entirely on my own, I’m actually excited for it,” Markert said when asked about her feelings towards “adulthood”.

It’s not just the students feeling like time is running out. Castle View Counselor Zac Ross has noticed “a lot of avoidance” as graduation approaches.

“Avoidance and procrastination are probably the two biggest things we’re seeing right now,” he said. “ ere’s also a little bit of panic, mainly around things like community service and kids realizing the short amount of time they have left to complete it.”

Ross said it is common to see general senioritis with students knowing they are close to being done, don’t want to attend school anymore and just wants to be done. Ross, who de nes his job in the “post-grad” world as “assisting students in whatever their goal is after college” including college, trade school, military, work force, and gap years, has a bit of a chaotic few months ahead of him.

“I have about 70 seniors in my caseload, but I also have 260 kids total, so I’m preparing to get our seniors out while also making sure all of my other students are staying on track with academics, helping them with social and emotional things,” he said.

Ross is not alone when he says graduation is “a light at the end of the tunnel for me”.

“It’s a really, really busy season,” he said. “I’m making sure they [seniors] have a plan, so that when they walk across that stage and walk out of that building, they’re not just going o into nothingness, they actually have a solidi ed plan.”

With these newfound plans, students know their mindsets and lifestyles will be shifting with this new chapter of adulthood.

“I think the biggest issue for me today, especially with social media, is body image and how people compare themselves with others,” said Senior Allyson Ferguson. “I think as people mature, they become comfortable with themselves and don’t put themselves down in the same way teenagers do.”

Student Lily Defnet also had some opinions on the changes in society’s issues as she grows older.

“A lot of prominent issues among Americans, like climate change and equality, are necessary in the progression of society. I think it is important to address them,” she said.

Defnet went on to say, “As I grow older, I expect these issues to change as our culture shifts. Historically, we’ve seen American society evolve, accepting ‘radical’ ideas like women’s su rage, racial equality, child labor laws, things like that. As I become an adult, I expect there to be progress made and new issues to emerge.”

ese ideals are apparent in the routes of study students are taking .

“I want to study something along the lines of environmental science,” St. Clair said. “I want to study it because I feel like it can make a big di erence in the world around me as I go through life.”

Defnet said as seniors become a new generation of adults, they have to be willing to take on and progress issues facing society.

Delaney Jordan is a senior at Castle View High School serving as a spring intern for Colorado Community Media.

Senior Alexa Posch

Senior Carter St. Clair

Final days a mixture of emotions

Senior Kyra Markert

Seniors Lily Defnet (L) and Misha Syed (R)

Children’s Hospital opens new location in Parker

urgent care services

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

To expand accessible care to families in the Parker community, Children’s Hospital Colorado opened a pediatric urgent care center.

Having been in the emergency department at Parker Adventist Hospital a few years ago, Dr. Erin Harvey, assistant professor of pediatrics and director of urgent care at Children’s Hospital Colorado said they are excited to have their own freestanding urgent care in the community.

Parker Urgent Care includes Children’s Hospital Colorado doctors, nurses, sta and board certi ed o cials who are trained in pediatric care. Doctors will communicate directly with the child’s primary care provider, keep families informed of all diagnoses, treatments and tests in order to keep the medical record up-to-date and accurate.

“[Pediatricians] learned the speci c mechanisms of pediatric injury and how they’re di erent from adults and how medications a ect kids di erently,” said Harvey. “With our nurses and assistants are also pediatric trained and know how to deal with children at di erent developmental levels and provide a comforting and nurturing environment.”

Families can expect the care provided at Parker Urgent Care to be

the same as the care received at the Anschutz location.

“Pediatricians, who are sta ng our sites, do three extra years of training to speci cally be able to take care of kids,” said Harvey.

e new facility includes outpatient care during the week, which can be made by appointment. According to the website, the facility o er’s specialty care clinics available through referral from the child’s primary care physician.

Conditions treated at the new location include but are not limited to mild allergic reactions and asthma attacks, minor broken bones and sprains, coughs, cold and congestion, fever in patients over 60 days old, rashes, skin irritation, sore throats, vomiting and or diarrhea.

When your child is unwell or injured, it can be di cult to determine whether to take them to an urgent care or the hospital. Harvey’s advice is for families to rst call their pediatrician.

“ ey know your child,” said Harvey. “ ey can help decide whether this can wait until they can see you in the o ce or it needs to be seen on a more urgent basis and then decide where.”

Harvey also recommends families look at the ParentSmart Healthline and Children’s Hospital Colorado website for information.

In addition, pediatric sports medicine specialists are also available in the Parker Urgent Care facility. Care includes comprehensive

assessments for improved sports performance, treatment and care for acute and overuse-related sports injuries, sports injury prevention education, physical therapy and access to a sports gym designed for agility training, cardio and strength training.

“ ere’s a variety of other subspecialists who rotate through this space,” said Harvey. “ ey’re on sort of a weekly or monthly basis.”

Located at 9399 Crown Crest Blvd.

Suite 300 in the Sierra Medical Building on the third oor, the Parker Urgent Care will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. all year round, including holidays.

“We really do value the medical home and are really committed to communication with patients, primary care providers about any of the care that’s done there, any of the test results, follow up plans, new medications, anything like that,” said Harvey.

Sign for the Children’s Hospital Colorado pediatric urgent care facility in Parker.

PHOTO BY JOSE ROBLEDO

South Suburban candidates speak at forum

Multiple issues discussed

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At a forum on April 12, candidates for the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District board of directors tried to win votes from dozens of community members by explaining why they care about the district and how they plan to lead if elected.

South Suburban is a regional provider of parks and recreation services. Its May 2 election will ll two seats on the ve-seat board of directors.

Candidates Michael Edwards, Elizabeth Watson, John Priddy and Alexis Barrere attended the forum, which was hosted by the Littleton Business Chamber and the South Metro Community Foundation.

Pam Eller, who could not attend the event due to a pre-planned vacation, submitted statements to be read at the forum by former mayor John Ostermiller.

No reason was publicly announced to explain the absence of Ken Lucas.

Property care and the unhoused population

David Long, a Littleton Business Chamber board member, moderated the event by asking questions provided by the chamber.

For the rst prepared question, Long asked candidates what they will do to improve and care for South Suburban’s outdoor properties, listing examples such as overgrown trees and weeds to vandalism and destruction.

“In formulating your answer, please factor in that the growing homeless population continues to utilize South Suburban open space to sleep, and on occasion, members of that population may engage in illegal activities,” Long read.

Edwards said he would like to nd a way for people to alert authorities or maintenance teams of overgrowth and other property issues so they can be dealt with properly from a habitat and ood control standpoint.

In regards to unhoused individuals sleeping in open spaces, Edwards said there are other resources available for them.

“It’s a lot of people who do not want to take advantage of those and comply with the conditions,” he said.

Watson said she would make sure South Suburban dedicates an appropriate percentage of its budget to maintenance and upkeep of the outdoor facilities in its 2023 master plan, as taxpayers had said was a priority for them.

“Also, the homeless issue is

said. “ at is something we can really reach out to some community members and existing organizations and make sure that we are interacting with them to make sure homeless people are aware of existing resources.”

Priddy agreed that maintenance of parks should be a top priority in terms of where the district puts its money.

“ e second thing is, we need to give the community an opportunity to get back to us with these concerns,” he said. “Are we taking that feedback? Are we putting that back into our processes for maintaining the overgrown trees? at’s the way I would approach it.”

Barrere said she would use her relationships with local organizations to address concerns about the unhoused population and would establish a plan of action that would consider all parties involved.

“Our parks and open spaces are key to our quality of life here in the district and in Littleton, but they also have to be a place where we feel safe,” she said. “And I’m increasingly hearing from community members, friends and families that they’re not feeling safe in our parks.”

Littleton Golf and Tennis Club design

For the next question, Long told

Chamber had received negative feedback about the exterior design of the Littleton Golf and Tennis Club at West Bowles Avenue and South Federal Boulevard.

“What is your opinion of this project?” he asked the panel. “Do you feel it can be improved, and if so, how?”

e candidates all said they thought the board should have taken more community input or aesthetic considerations into account when choosing how to design the building.

“I know there were quite a few citizens who put input into the construction and the ideas behind it and it doesn’t seem like those opinions were heard or heard loud enough to have an impact,” Barrere said. “If I am elected to the board, I will make sure that decisions like this are made in consideration of public opinion and with consideration of the aesthetics and the feel that it brings.”

“I do think they completely missed an opportunity to build something that Littleton could be proud of, and it could be a community space,” Watson said. “Littleton deserves to be respected and listened to and have their community supported in an equal way to all in-district members.”

Several candidates pitched some ideas for improving the building.

“I guess what I see is hopefully a blank canvas, and some creative artists can hopefully bring something to that particular design,” Edwards said. “I was wondering about something historic, or if you can incorporate something that does bring in that Littleton, and as you look out at it, you’re not seeing just a steel building out there.”

“In terms of where do we go from here? Do we plant big trees? What do we do?” Priddy said. “ at’s the question but there’s a lesson in this

for us, right? Which is making sure that when these opportunities come up, grab the table, making sure that the opinion of the community and the character of the town is taken into account.”

Hudson Gardens

To set up the third question, Long said South Suburban recently announced that concerts and other events would not take place at Hudson Gardens in 2023. Long said South Suburban is analyzing business operations and creating a strategic plan to identify opportunities for the venue and patrons.

“In your own words, what would you expect the strategic plan to address and what events do you see will continue, be pursued and/or be discontinued?”

Watson said the strategic plan for Hudson Gardens is a great opportunity for community involvement. She said it isn’t about what she thinks is important, but what the community values there.

“( e nancial aspect) should be a consideration,” she said. “But an also equally important consideration should be what the community wants, what events are important, what events encourage our kids to get out and engage with nature… Involve the community in the creation of this plan. It is vital.”

Priddy agreed that both nances and community opinion should be considered in the formulation of the plan.

“Having had the experience of creating a number of strategic plans in my career, I think without a doubt, how the events and activities that were held in that facility… perform is a critical component of it,” he said. “It is my expectation that this plan will be inclusive of consideration of the value, not just scal value but other community value that’s brought as it relates to all of the activities and events.”

Barrere said she would love to see the venue collaborate more with businesses in downtown Littleton.

“I’m looking at ways to partner for programs, you know, picnic baskets that you can pick up at one of the restaurants in downtown Littleton to bring to a concert or things like that, opportunities to drive the economy,” she said.

She said she would also like South Suburban to have a plan for stewardship of the historical components of Hudson Gardens.

Edwards said he thought early community input was the most important part of a new strategic plan for the gardens.

“Looking at the bene ts, or the nancial aspects of these di erent events, how popular were they?” he said. “How important are they to the community, but also from a nancial standpoint, how well are they supported? Can they be improved?”

Closing statements

In his closing statement, Edwards said his interpersonal abilities, especially his ability to receive criticism, would make him a great board member.

“I think one of the most important

Santa traded his sled for skates recently as South Suburban Parks and Rec hosted him for a day of skate and fun at the Family Sports complex in Centennial.

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Jury convicts man for threatening secretary of state

Griswold testifies

BY SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN

A Denver jury has convicted a 52-year-old man of retaliating against an elected o cial for threatening Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold in a phone call to the Democrat’s o ce.

Kirk Wertz told Colorado State Patrol troopers investigating the threat that he called the Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce on June 30, two days after the 2022 primary, and told a worker to “tell the secretary that the angel of death is coming for her in the name of Jesus Christ.”

Wertz has been held in the Denver Downtown Detention Center since July 6 on a $2,000 bond, jail records show. At one point, a mental health stay was instituted in the case and later lifted, court records indicate.

Authorities traced the cellphone from which the call came and saw that it was moving from Kansas toward

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In 1940, Col. King C. Hudson was stationed at Fort Logan in Denver and his wife, Evelyn, joined him. He was ready to retire soon and the couple decided they would like to live in the area and start the restaurant she had been wanting to operate after a career in the foods business in Chicago. (Marshall Field’s tearoom in particular.)

ey looked at various properties and decided on a large plot of farmland in Littleton, near the bank of the South Platte River.

Local old-timers in this primarily agricultural community shook their heads over that restaurant idea. “People will never come this far south to have dinner,” they said.

First, the Hudsons built a log home for themselves, close to the riverbank, then they designed and built the log Country Kitchen Restaurant on Santa

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things that I can bring to this to this seat is the ability to talk to people and listen,” he said.

Priddy noted the diversity of the district and thanked South Subur-

Colorado. e threat prompted the Colorado State Patrol to provide Griswold with round-the-clock protection.

“It made me feel like a sitting duck,” Griswold testi ed in court on April 11. “All I knew is that someone said they were going to come kill me and started driving toward this state.”

Troopers eventually tracked Wertz to a Je erson County convenience store. ere, Wertz told the troopers his call was protected by his First Amendment right to free speech. “I have a right to call,” he said, “and disagree and give her a piece of mind.”

Public defenders and the prosecutor trying the case refused to say where Wertz is from, though voting records from 2022 list his address as Littleton. Wertz’s conviction marks the second time a man has been found guilty of charges after threatening Griswold.

In October 2022, a Nebraska man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from threats he made against Griswold on social media. at was among the rst cases pursued by federal authorities as they

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e pair had traveled widely in Europe and Asia and she had written a series of “Tummy Travel” books about food they’d enjoyed. (Some reprints are available in the Gardens’ shop.)

e restaurant opened with bu et assortments of foods re ecting various nationalities and added some more traditional menu dinners as well. e Country Kitchen was an immediate success, was recommended in the latest Duncan Hines travel guidebook that many driving travelers carried and, drew crowds from Denver, as well, who returned soon with more friends in tow. At rst, the pair would close the restaurant in the winter after the holidays and travel for a while, opening again in warmer weather, but eventually, it had a sta who could keep the operation running.

In the early 1950s, Marathon Oil and Martin Marietta both opened labs nearby, drawing employees who enjoyed good food. Our family came to work for Marathon and soon visited the Hudsons’ restaurant with our families. (Moving here, in the middle of the U.S., with Rocky Mountains close

ban’s staff for the work they do.

“My intent is to bring my vast nonprofit leadership and business experience to aid the current board and the leadership of the institution as it sets, so we can make progress and move forward into the future,” he said.

Barrere said her experience as a nurse practitioner and a Littleton

tried to protect election o cials and workers across the country from a rise in threats stoked by former President Donald Trump’s false and baseless claims that he won the 2020 election.

Wertz was tried under a state law passed in 2021 that made it a crime to threaten elected o cials.

Griswold told jurors that she received few threatening messages before the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. She said that event “changed the atmosphere for election workers and secretaries of state.”

“ e onslaught of threats toward me happened in the summer of 2021,” Griswold said.

At the time, she had enacted a rule prohibiting third-party audits of election results or equipment. e prohibition was aimed at preventing rogue actors from following through with demands for audits from Trump supporters.

“Congresswoman Lauren Boebert tweeted out falsely that I was stopping all audits,” Griswold said. “ at was retweeted by (U.S. Sen.) Ted Cruz and the threats started to come in. It was

enough for a picnic excursion, seems to guarantee lots of company, which is usually ne, as long as there’s time to wash sheets in between!)

Eventually, the busy couple retired, renting the log building to another food person, who operated as e Northwoods Inn, with a huge Paul Bunyan gure standing by their sign. e Hudsons continued to live in their riverside home. He raised purebred horses and she became interested in beautifying her city, contributing trees and planting materials to the new Arapahoe Community College campus and elsewhere. She also served on the Littleton Fine Arts Board, seeking ways to pay for sculpture and an art collection for the growing city.

She told me of a visit to the city planning o ce to inquire about something. (A visit she made quite frequently.) While there, she saw a drawing on a desk of riverfront land that included hers, she realized. Planners’ drawings showed that land lled with houses and apartments.

I can remember Evelyn telling me a few days later that she had driven home and immediately called her

resident gives her a unique perspective.

“I will bring a diverse voice,” she said. “I have a background in healthcare and working with youth and families… I would bring the voice of Littleton to the board which I think is important as the district kind of shifts its focus from this northwest corner of the district more towards the southeast corner.”

Eller, whose statement was read by Ostermiller, focused on her experience as a South Suburban board member from 2010 to 2018.

“I possess invaluable current and historical knowledge, leadership and relationship with South Suburbans many municipal and other partners,” Ostermiller read. “Those endorsing me consistently mention my work ethic, integrity, availability to residents and my ability

really scary. I was receiving 10 threats a day.”

Griswold has been outspoken against election deniers, often posting to social media and speaking out on cable TV news shows about the safety and security of Colorado’s elections. She is chair of the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, a political organization.

is isn’t the rst time the 2021 law has been used in Colorado courts.

A Colorado man accused of making numerous calls to U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Lafayette, and his sta in January pleaded guilty to threatening an elected o cial. A Denver man was also arrested last week for threatening Neguse over the congressman’s support for gun control.

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.

lawyer and set up a foundation that day, which would protect the Hudson acreage as open land. Her thinking quickly progressed to creating a place of beauty that people of all ages could enjoy and appreciate — and perhaps learn a bit about how to grow beautiful plants and teach others about that beauty.

She called a few close friends and her beloved nephew, Don Had eld, and soon was involved in setting up the rst Hudson Gardens Board of Directors, which met in her living room monthly — and at times, more often. Local landscape architect Doug Rockne was hired to design Hudson Gardens, with input from British horticulturalist Andrew Pierce. Board members and sta were generous with time and expertise at public gardens visited across the U.S. and in Canada. From Longwood Gardens in Philadelphia to Buchart Gardens in Vancouver, Canada. Plans were drawn and redrawn and plant lists were developed and landscapers hired. Soon, a lovely garden was open for business ...

I feel certain, Evelyn is somewhere, smiling ...

to listen, study and seek opinions.” Watson, who ran for the board last year, is running again because she feels strongly that there could be improvement in communication with the South Suburban community.

“I’m running for the board of directors because I believe in transparency and in district representation,” she said. “One person that has this vision of being inclusive and providing important information to our district can make a difference.”

More information on the candidates running for board can be found on Colorado Community Media’s website in their candidate profiles.

Absentee ballot applications are due by April 25 and votes must be cast, either absentee or in person, by 7 p.m. on May 2.

Colorado to receive $31 million settlement from Juul

Stems from nationwide case

BY OLIVIA PRENTZEL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado is expected to receive $31.7 million from electronic cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs in a multistate settlement over claims the company used deceptive marketing tactics and promoted products to teens, the state’s attorney general announced April 11.

e lawsuit, led in 2020, claimed Juul was misrepresenting the health risks of their vapes and targeted young people by hiring social media in uencers to promote e-cigarettes and brand ambassadors to give free samples to teens at Colorado convenience stores.

“ is settlement is a victory for the state of Colorado and everyone who fell victim to Juul’s reckless, deceptive, and unconscionable marketing tactics,” Attorney General Phil Weiser said in a statement. “While no amount of money or new restrictions on Juul’s business practices can undo the harms caused by the teen vaping epidemic, this settlement will make great strides toward reducing it and can support young people who are hurting now more than ever.”

Vapes typically contain the same addictive nicotine as other tobacco products.

e settlement funds will be used solely to address tobacco prevention and teen mental health programs,

Weiser said in a news conference, despite a news release his o ce sent earlier that said it would be used in part to cover attorneys’ fees.

“ at $31 million is going to be dedicated entirely to supporting young people who have su ered both from a public health and from a mental health perspective,” Weiser said. “ e kids are not OK. Right now they’re su ering. is vaping epidemic is part of that, it has in icted harms that remain and that need to be addressed.”

e attorney general’s o ce will send $167,000 to the National Association of Attorneys General to reimburse them for a grant they provided for investigation and litigation costs,

according to the settlement.

Under the settlement agreement, Juul will be prohibited from using those marketing tactics in the future, Weiser said. e company will also be required to hire a compliance o cer and provide the public opportunities to review documentation of their compliance with the agreement.

Most recent state data shows that 16% of Colorado teens reported they had vaped in the past month. When Colorado led the suit, the state had the highest rate of vaping teenagers in the nation at 27%, double the nation average, according to the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey.

Juul has settled lawsuits with 47

states and territories, paying more than $1 billion, the company said.

“With this settlement, we are nearing total resolution of the company’s historical legal challenges and securing certainty for our future,” a company spokesman said. “Since our companywide reset in the fall of 2019, underage use of JUUL products has declined by 95% based on the National Youth Tobacco Survey.” Colorado sued Juul with other attorneys general, including from California, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico and New York. e total settlement was $462 million.

Late last year, Juul announced it settled more than 5,000 cases brought by about 10,000 plainti s in the U.S., sidestepping a substantial amount of legal issues for the company.

“ ese settlements represent a major step toward strengthening Juul Labs’ operations and securing the company’s path forward to ful ll its mission to transition adult smokers away from combustible cigarettes while combating underage use,” the company said in a news release.

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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Jaguars, have mercy: Rock Canyon routes Grandview 12-0

Sets tone in Continental League

BY ALEX K.W. SCHULTZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

If the Rock Canyon baseball team continues to do what it did on April 12 against Grandview the rest of the season, watch out, 5A Continental League.

In their second-to-last nonleague game of the year, the Jaguars scored early, they scored often and they scored emphatically.

Led by Chase Jaworsky’s two-home-run day, the Jaguars pummeled Grandview 12-0 in a ve-inning, mercy-rule a air on their home diamond.

Jaworsy’s two dingers — a bomb to straightaway center eld and a moonshot deposited over the rightcenter eld fence — gave the senior seven homers on the season, which is second-most in Colorado. Jaden Clause also smacked a home run — the junior’s rst of the year.

Combined, Rock Canyon hit .524 (11-for-21) against the Wolves, who were forced to burn through four pitchers as the Jaguars teed o all afternoon.

“We can hit the ball,” fth-year Rock Canyon coach Allan Dyer said. “We work on it every day. It’s the focal point of our practices every day.”

Added Jaworsky, a three-year varsity starter: “All the boys were hot today. We saw the ball well. We’re a good team.”

e Jaguars got the scoring party started early, sending 11 batters to the plate, scoring seven runs and knocking out starting pitcher Justin Dean — all in the rst inning.

Matthew Shipley’s two-run triple to the rightcenter eld gap on a 3-2 count spotted the Jaguars a quick 4-0 lead. Next up was Zach Perry, whose laserbeam triple o the left eld fence scored Shipley. David Brabb and Will Garduno also had RBI singles in the opening frame.

“Once we’re on, we’re hot and we stay hot,” Jaworsky said. “We don’t go cold.”

And stay hot the Jaguars did. ree more runs in the second inning — courtesy of Jaworsky’s rst big y and a two-run double smashed to left eld by Manaav Bhatt — stretched Rock Canyon’s lead to 10-0.

Jaworsky’s and Clause’s third-inning home runs rounded out the scoring.

While the Jaguars’ (8-3) hitters were doing damage at the plate, their pitchers were shutting down the Wolves (6-5) on the mound.

Starting pitcher Austin Bowker threw 41 pitchers — 28 of them going for strikes — and surrendered just two hits, one of which was an in eld single in the rst inning. Bowker also tallied four strikeouts.

Chase Goode and Eric Hagner also got some pitching work in and combined to give up only two hits.

“To keep it small, we want to win as many innings of every game as we can. en the games will take care of themselves,” Dyer said. “We won all ve of those innings today. at’s something we talk about.”

Rock Canyon won the Class 5A state title in 2015 but has had some lean years since, including 2018 (eighth-place nish in league) and 2017 and 2019 (seventh-place nish both seasons).

But Dyer feels this year’s group has a chance to make some noise in the 5A Continental League and perhaps even in the state tournament, primarily because seven starters from last year’s squad are back and nearly everyone on the roster has been playing together since before high school.

“We’ve got a good, experience group,” Dyer said. “ e kids have been playing together a long time — club ball, youth ball. ey’ve been around each other a long time.

“We still have a long way to go. We haven’t put together a complete game yet, but today was a good day.”

Rock Canyon’s Chase Goode delivers a pitch April 12 against Grandview. Goode gave up no runs and one hit in a 19-pitch outing for the Jaguars, who won the nonleague game 12-0.

PHOTO BY ALEX K.W. SCHULTZ

Rock Canyon’s Chase Jaworsky takes a swing April 12 against Grandview. Jaworsky hit two home runs in the game, powering the Jaguars to a 12-0 win.

South metro sports roundup

Valor, Heritage girls keep rocking soccer field

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Girls soccer

Valor Christian and Heritage continue to play good soccer.

Valor (5-1-1), ranked fourth in the latest state poll, defeated Lakewood 5-1 on April 13 as all the goals in the match were scored in the second half. Addison Whitehouse tallied three goals for Valor.

Valor whipped Bear Creek 10-0 on April 14.

Sixth-ranked Heritage (7-0-0) edged Castle View 1-0 on April 10 with Charley Bell scoring the winning goal. e Eagles’ Kailin Gudewicz got the only goal as Heritage nipped Chat eld 1-0 on April 12.

No. 5 Mountain Vista (6-1-0) outlasted Grandview, 2-0, on April 10 with Riley MacDonald and Keira Woody scoring for the Golden Eagles, Arapahoe (6-2-1) edged Cherokee Trail, 2-1, on April 13 with Karli Holmes and Jordan Stead scoring for the No. 7 Warriors. Bella Lopez assisted on both goals.

Lutheran, ranked fourth in Class 4A, defeated Golden, 4-0, on April 15. Four di erent players scored for the Lions and keeper Bissett Bussey made four saves.

Boys volleyball

Douglas County, ranked fth in the state poll, swept No. 3 Legend 3-0 in a Continental League rst place showdown on April 14.

e win left the Huskies unbeaten in the league with seven wins and a 12-1 overall record. Legend dropped to 5-1 and 16-3.

Second-ranked Valor Christian (14-2) outscored Mountain Vista 15-9 in the deciding fth set to pull out a 3-2 win on April 14. Gabe Repplinger had 21 kills for Valor in the match while Tucker Shearn contributed 46 assists.

Boys swimming

Cherry Creek (6-1), ranked second in the PrepSwimCo.com poll, defeated Fossil Ridge 399-190 in an April 15 dual meet. Creek’s Zachary Reese won the 100 backstroke in :52.82 and the 200 IM in 1:58.33.

Sixth-ranked Highlands Ranch (31) downed No. 7 Heritage 227-128 in a dual meet on April 11.

Sota Kawahata of Highlands Ranch won two events. He was rst in the 100 freestyle in :49.15 and won the 200 freestyle in 1:46.07. Heritage was second and Ponderosa fourth in the April 15 Smoky Hill Invitational. Littleton’s Connor Wherry won the diving with 436.70 points and Heritage’sJacob Maestas was rst in the 100 backstroke in :52.35.

Boys lacrosse

Top-ranked Cherry Creek (10-0) got past Denver East 17-10 on April 14 while Magnus Langtry scored six goals and had four assists to pace No. 2 Legend (8-0) to a 17-6 victory over Rock Canyon on April 11. ird-ranked Valor Christian (9-1) defeated No. 10 Castle View 17-3 on April 13. Rush LaSelle had four goals and ve points for Valor while Baden Brown nished with seven points with two goals and ve assists.

No. 5 Regis Jesuit handed a 10-7 defeat to No. 6 Mountain Vista (7-2) on April 11. No. 7 Arapahoe (3-5) lost 5-3 to Kent Denver on April 11.

Girls lacrosse

Second-ranked Valor Christian (72) went two overtimes before nally beating St. Ignatius College Preparatory 14-13 on April 14. Eliza Osburn had four goals and three assists for Valor.

No. 6 Cherry Creek (8-2) downed third-ranked underRidge 15-4 on April 14 as Ava Whitt led the way for the Bruins with six goals and an assist. Creek routed Arapahoe 20-2 on April 12.

Ninth-ranked Rock Canyon (8-0) defeated Air Academy 13-10 on April 13.

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

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Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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:

trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 65, PINERY WEST FILING 1I, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 4849 Raintree Circle , Parker, CO 80134

The Deed of Trust was modified by a document recorded in Douglas County on 2/17/2023, Reception number 2023006692. Reason modified and any other modifications: DOT & NOTE WRONG DATES.

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 14, 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.

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.

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: 2/14/2023 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

#: (303) 350-3711

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

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: 1/30/2023

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 #: 48065998

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0026

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

the deed of trust have been violated as follows: FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 1, BLOCK 6, CRYSTAL VALLEY RANCH FILING NO. 15 AMENDMENT NO. 2 TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 4779 Trails Edge Lane, Castle Rock, CO 80104

NOTICE OF SALE

COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: RUSSELL J. SPRAGUE Colorado Registration #: 40558 215 MATHEWS ST. #300 , FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524 Phone #: (970) 221-2637 Fax #: (970) 221-2638

Attorney File #: 24985

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

2023-0026

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/27/2023 4:39:00 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: 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

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.

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.

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/

Public Notices

To Whom It May Concern: On 2/15/2023 11:29:00

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: Todd Jilbert

Original Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/12/2005

Recording Date of DOT: 11/2/2005

Reception No. of DOT: 2005105947

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$43,900.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $39,006.17

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A

FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 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 DELL'ACQUA

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

Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO-23-952513-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0041

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. 2023-0023

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/25/2023 9:05:00

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: ETHNA M RONDEAU

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

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.

AS NOMINEE FOR PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR

MORTGAGE LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/16/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 7/17/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019042837

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

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.

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/25/2023

DAVID GILL

The

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

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.

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$465,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $458,665.36

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/

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: 2/9/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

N. APRIL WINECKI

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

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 23-029164

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0035 First Publication: 4/6/2023 Last

5/4/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR JFQ LENDING, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Holder of Evidence of Debt: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Recorded in Douglas County.

Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $306,195.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $304,924.94

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

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

Which has the address of:

9567 Deerhorn Ct #16, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

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

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/23/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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

Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 23-029174

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0020

First Publication: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

ARC HOME LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/27/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 4/30/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021056179

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$564,752.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof:

$551,799.49

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 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

First Publication: 3/30/2023

Last Publication: 4/27/2023

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

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.

Douglas County News Press

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

400,

on May 2, 2023 are hereby cancelled.

The following offices remain vacant:

VACANT Until May 2027

/s/ Ashley B. Frisbie

Designated Election Official

Contact Person for the Districts: Blair M. Dickhoner, Esq.

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

Legal Notice No. 945378

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE REATA NORTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

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 The Yard 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:

VACANT May 2025

VACANT May 2027

VACANT May 2027

VACANT 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

(303) 858-1800

Legal Notice No. 945351

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

of the Districts, if organized. Two of the original directors are to serve until they or their successors are elected and qualified at the next regular elections occurring in any year following that in which the proposed Districts are organized, and three of the original directors are to serve until the second regular elections. Pursuant to Section 321-804.3, C.R.S., a nomination for director to serve either term may be made by self-nomination and acceptance form or letter as provided in Section 32-1-804.3, C.R.S., with the time and manner of filing such form or letter as directed in the Order of the District Court authorizing the election.

/s/ Clerk of the District Court Douglas County, Colorado

Legal Notice No. 945353

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

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

File #: 22-026211

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0040

First Publication: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

A public hearing will be held on, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 2:30 p.m., in the Commissioners' Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock, CO, for a proposed vacation of unused portions of Meridian Blvd. and Jamaica St. ROW near the realigned intersection of Meridian Blvd. and Jamaica St. For more information call Douglas County Planning, 303-660-7460.

File #/Name: SB2020-069/Vacation of Portions of Intersection at Meridian Blvd. and Jamaica St.

Legal Notice No. 945364

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 25, 2023 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas will conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed adoption of a resolution amending the 2023 adopted budget. Any interested elector of Douglas County may file an objection to the proposed amendment to the budget at any time prior to it’s final adoption by the Board of County Commissioners. A copy of said resolution may be obtained for inspection at the offices of the County Commissioners at the above address in Castle Rock, Colorado, or viewed on-line at www.douglas.co.us.

Legal Notice No. 945357

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Scissors & Scotch

S&S Highlands Ranch, LLC d/b/a Scissors & Scotch has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas County to grant a Liquor License for a Tavern liquor license at the location of 1493 Park Central Drive, Suite 200 in Highlands Ranch, CO 80129. The Public Hearing on this application is to be held by the Douglas County Local Liquor Licensing Authority at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80104 on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.

Date of Application: February 3, 2023

Officers: Sean Finley – Managing Member

Tanner Wiles – Principal Officer

Legal Notice No. 945375

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Metropolitan Districts

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Reata North 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:

Vincent Rousseu Four-Year Term to 2027

Vacancy Four-Year Term to 2027

Nance Meyer Two-Year Term to 2025

REATA NORTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Sarah H. Luetjen

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 945369

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF ELECTION CANCELLATION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF ELECTION RESULTS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Castle Pines Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado, that at the close of business on February 27, 2023, there were not more candidates for the position of District Director than offices to be filed, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 2, 2023, is hereby cancelled pursuant to 1-13.5-515(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. 945355

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS NEWLIN CROSSING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

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 Newlin Crossing Metropolitan District (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:

Jennifer S. Thornbloom

Until May 2027

Jonathan Bailey Beckwitt

Until May 2027

Joseph Huey 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. 945356

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITIONS FOR ORGANIZATION

IN RE THE ORGANIZATION OF THE RANGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there was filed in the District Court in and for the County of Douglas and State of Colorado, on the 6th day of April, 2023, Petitions entitled "In Re the Organization of the Range Metropolitan District No. 1," "In Re the Organization of the Range Metropolitan District No. 2," and "In Re the Organization of the Range Metropolitan District No. 3," which Petitions pray for the organization of metropolitan Districts pursuant to the provisions of Title 32, Article 1, Part 3, Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended. Notice is further given that a Service Plan for the proposed Districts and a Resolution adopted by Douglas County, Colorado, approving the Service Plan were also filed with the Court in this matter as required by law. Said documents are now on file at the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Douglas County, 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009; Castle Rock, CO, and are available for public inspection (Case Nos. 2023 CV 30282; 2023 CV 30283; and 2023 CV 30284).

The proposed Districts shall have the power and authority to provide the public improvements as described in the Service Plan as approved by Douglas County, Colorado, by resolution dated April 3, 2023, within and without the boundaries of the proposed Districts as such power and authority is described in the Special District Act, and other applicable statutes, common law and the Constitution, subject to the limitations set forth in the Service Plan and any intergovernmental agreement(s) between the proposed Districts and the County of Douglas, as any or all of the same may be amended from time to time.

The proposed Districts consist of approximately 400 acres located entirely within Douglas County, Colorado. The property included within the proposed Districts is generally located east of Highway 85 and west of N. Daniels Park Road and is entirely within the limits of Douglas County, Colorado. A precise description of the boundaries of the Districts is on file with Douglas County as part of the Service Plan.

No later than ten days before the Court’s public hearing on the Petitions for Organization, the owner of any real property within the proposed Districts may file a petition with the Court stating reasons why said property should not be included in the proposed Districts and requesting that said real property be excluded there from. Such petition shall be duly verified and shall describe the property sought to be excluded. The Court shall hear said petition and all objections thereto at the time of the hearing on the Petitions for Organization and shall determine whether, in the best public interest, said property should be excluded or included in the proposed special Districts.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that by Order of the District Court in and for the County of Douglas, Colorado, a public hearing on said Petitions for Organization will be held in the District Courtroom of Judge Andrew Baum, Division 6, at Douglas County Court, 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009, Castle Rock, Colorado, on May 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m., via WebEx call-in number 720-650-7664, Meeting Number (Access Code): 2596 619 7656, at which time and place any interested parties or persons may appear if they so desire, within the limitations provided by law.

Such interested parties, as defined by the Control Act, Title 32, Article 1, Part 2, C.R.S., as amended, are as follows:

1. The governing body of each municipality or special district which has levied an ad valorem tax within the next preceding tax year and which has boundaries within a radius of three miles of the boundaries of the proposed District; and

2. Any residents or property owners within the proposed special District.

Any such interested party or person who has appeared and presented his or her objections before Douglas County, Colorado, shall also have the right to appear and be heard at the hearing by the Court on the Petitions for the organization of the Districts.

In the event the Court orders that the question of the organization of the proposed Districts be submitted to the electors of the proposed Districts at an election to be held for that purpose, at said election the electors of the proposed Districts shall elect up to five electors of the Districts. Those elected shall constitute the Board of Directors

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Solitude 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:

Scott T. Wetzel Four-Year Term to 2027

Andrew D. Wolf Four-Year Term to 2027

SOLITUDE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Sarah H. Luetjen

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 945381

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION and CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS TRAILS AT CROWFOOT 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 Trails at Crowfoot Metropolitan District No. 1 (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:

Zachary Benjamin Burgeson Until May 2027

Sarah Hunsche

Until May 2027

/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. 945360

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE MEADOWLARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT §1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104, 1-11-103(3) C.R.S.

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

The following candidates are hereby declared elected:

Gary Fantasky: Four-Year Term until May, 2027

Chelsey Green: Two-Year Term until May, 2025

VACANCY: Four-Year Term until May, 2027

MEADOWLARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

BY: /s/ Nikolas T. Wagner

Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 945362

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE REATA SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Aquifer is not-nontributary as defined in C.R.S. § 37-90-103(10.7), and the Denver, Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers are nontributary as defined in C.R.S. § 37-90-103(10.5). Estimated

Amounts: Applicants estimate the following annual amounts may be available for withdrawal based on a 300-year withdrawal period:

Aquifer Annual Amount (acre-feet)

Dawson (NNT)

11.38

11.23

4.82

Denver (NT)

Arapahoe (NT)

Laramie-Fox Hills (NT) 3.62

Proposed Uses: Use, reuse, and successive use for domestic, including in-house use, commercial, irrigation, industrial, stockwatering, fire protection, recreation, and augmentation purposes, including storage, both on and off the Subject Property.

Jurisdiction: The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this application pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 37-90-137(6), 37-92-203(1), 3792-302(2). Summary of Plan for Augmentation:

Groundwater to be Augmented: Approximately

3.15 acre-feet per year for 300 years of Dawson Aquifer groundwater. Water Rights to be Used for Augmentation: Return flows from the use of not-nontributary and nontributary groundwater and direct discharge of nontributary groundwater.

Statement of Plan for Augmentation: The Dawson Aquifer groundwater will be used in up to fourteen (14) wells, each well providing in-house use in up to one (1) single-family home (0.3 acre-feet per well, 4.2 acre-feet per year total), irrigation, including home lawn, garden, and trees, of up to 6,000 square-feet (0.3 acre-feet per well, 4.2 acre-feet per year total), stock watering for up to 4 large domestic animals (0.05 acre-feet per well, 0.7 acre-feet per year total), and fire protection, on the Subject Property. Applicants reserve the right to amend the amount and uses without amending the application or republishing the same. Sewage treatment for in-house use will be provided by non-evaporative septic systems. Return flow from in-house use will be approximately 90% of that use, and return flow from irrigation use will be approximately 15% of that use. During pumping Applicants will replace actual depletions pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-90-137(9)(c.5). Depletions occur to the East and West Cherry Creek, and Monument Creek, stream systems and return flows accrue to those stream systems and are sufficient to replace actual depletions while the subject groundwater is being pumped. Applicants will reserve an equal amount of nontributary groundwater underlying the Subject Property to meet post-pumping augmentation requirements. Applicants request the Court approve the above underground water rights and augmentation plan, find that Applicants have complied with C.R.S. § 37-90-137(4) and water is legally available for withdrawal, find there will be no material injury to the owners of or persons entitled to use water under any vested water right or decreed conditional water right, and grant such other and further relief as is appropriate.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THE FOREGOING APPLICATION(S) MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT AND PROTEST WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE, OR BE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or application as amended, may file with the Water Clerk a verified statement of opposition setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions, such statement of opposition must be filed by the last day of May 2023, (forms available at Clerk’s office or at www.courts.state. co.us, must be served on parties and certificate of service must be completed; filing fee $192.00).

The foregoing are resumes and the entire application, amendments, exhibits, maps and any other attachments filed in each case may be examined in the office of the Clerk for Water Division No. 2, at the address shown below.

Witness my hand and the seal of this Court this 11th day of April 2023.

/s/ Michele M. Santistevan

Michele M. Santistevan, Clerk District Court Water Div. 2 501 N. Elizabeth Street, Suite 116 Pueblo, CO 81003 (719) 404-8832

Legal Notice No. 945366

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO MARCH 2023

WATER RESUME PUBLICATION

TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications, and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of MARCH 2023 for each County affected.

2023CW3027 (15CW3176) ARAPAHOE LAKE

NO. ONE ASSOCIATION, c/o Janelle Mauch, Westwind Management Group, Inc., 27 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, CO 80112, Telephone: (303) 369-1800. PLEASE DIRECT ALL PLEADINGS AND CORRESPONDENCE

TO: Bernard F. Gehris, Esq. and Peter D. Jaacks, Esq., Burns, Figa & Will, PC; 6400 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, #1000, Greenwood Village, CO 80111; (303) 796-2626; bgehris@ bfwlaw.com; pjaacks@bfwlaw.com. APPLICATION FOR DILIGENCE OF CONDITIONAL WATER RIGHTS IN ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, WELD AND DENVER COUNTIES. II. Applicant requests entry of a finding for reasonable diligence for the remaining conditional portion of the water rights originally decreed on Sept. 30, 2016 in Case No. 15CW3176, and made partially absolute in Case No. 18CW3213. III. Summary of Existing Decree: Arapahoe Lake Augmentation Plan and Exchange; Date of Original Decree: March 7, 2017;

Case No.: 2015CW3176; Court: Water Division

1 1. Description of Storage Structure and Right:

a. Name: Arapahoe Lake (“Arapahoe Lake”). b.

WDID: 0803401. c. Location: SW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 22, Township 5 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. The center of the dam is located approximately 1,420 feet from the north section line and 1,890 feet from the east section line. Arapahoe Lake is a reservoir situated upon, and in the bed of, Goldsmith Gulch. d. Source: Goldsmith Gulch, which is a tributary of Cherry Creek, which is a tributary of the South Platte River. e. Amount:

12.6 c.f.s. inflow and 24.9 acre-feet storage, absolute, with the right to refill (all absolute). f. Date of Appropriation: April 30, 2013. g. Uses: Recreation, piscatorial and wildlife habitat (all absolute). All recreational uses are within the high water line of Arapahoe Lake. h. Size of Reservoir: 24.9 acre-feet, with 23.6 acre-feet of active and 1.3 acre-feet of dead storage. i. Surface Area: 3.6 acres. j. Maximum Height of Dam: 21 feet. k. Length of Dam: 240 feet. 2. Description of Plan for Augmentation with Exchange: a. Structure being Augmented: Arapahoe Lake, as described above. b. Statement of Plan for Augmentation: The plan accounts for out-of-priority depletions from lake evaporation and replaces the depletions with water leased from Denver Water. Deliveries are made and measured at the outfall of the replacement release facility and/or accounted for pursuant to Denver Water’s relevant decrees. c. Source of Augmentation Water: Water leased from Denver Water pursuant to Contract No. 16113A dated December 17, 2015 (the “Contract”), for up to 11 acre-feet per year. d. Locations Where Replacement Supplies are Introduced: Replacement supplies identified in the Contract are delivered to or made available for augmentation and replacement in the South Platte River system above the location where the then-calling water right is being administered, including but not limited to the following locations: i. Denver Water’s South Reservoir Complex the outlet works for which delivers water to the South Platte River in Adams County, Section 1, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th

P.M.

ii. Metropolitan Denver Wastewater Reclamation Plant which discharges water to the South Platte River in Adams County in Section 1, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. iii. Calculated LIRFs from the Goldsmith Gulch Sub-basin or the Cherry Creek Sub-basin pursuant to Paragraph 27.3, and/or LIRFs quantified above the Burlington Administration Point identified in paragraph 23.2.1 of the Decree in Case No. 04CW121. The calculated LIRFs for the Goldsmith Gulch Sub-basin may be used to directly augment depletions within the same Sub-basin.

iv. Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant which discharges water to the South Platte River in Arapahoe County in Section 33, Township 4 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. v. The confluence of the South Platte River and Bear Creek.

vi. Chatfield Reservoir, the outlet works of which are located in the NE Corner of Section 1, Township 6 South, Range 69 West, 6th P.M. in Jefferson and Arapahoe Counties. vii. Future Outfall of Wastewater Treatment Plants: The outfall of any existing or future wastewater treatment plants that treat Denver’s reusable water supplies and discharge upstream of Denver Water’s South Reservoir Complex.

3. Description of Appropriative Right of Exchange: a. Name of Exchange: Arapahoe Lake Augmentation Exchange. b. Operation of the Augmentation Exchange: This exchange is pursuant to Sections 37-80-120 and 37-92-302(1)(a), C.R.S. The exchange operates within all or part of the following reach: from the Denver Water Board’s points of replacement at or upstream of Denver Water’s South Reservoir Complex outlet works located in Section 1, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M.; thence up the South Platte River to the confluence of Cherry Creek in the NE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 33, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M.; thence up Cherry Creek to the confluence of Goldsmith Gulch in the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 20, Township 4 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M.; thence up Goldsmith Gulch to the point of depletion at Arapahoe Lake in the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 22, Township 5 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M. c. Exchange From Locations: i. Denver Water’s South Reservoir Complex, the outlet works for which delivers water to the South Platte River in Adams County, Section 1, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. ii. Above the Burlington Ditch headgate, which is located on the east bank of the South Platte River, in the NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 14, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M., in City and County of Denver, Colorado, 2456.2 feet east of the west line of the southwest quarter and 2347.7 feet north of the south line of said southwest quarter of Section 14. The headgate is located approximately at latitude 039°47’24.69”N, longitude 104°58’9.97”W. The UTM coordinates are approximately NAD 1983 UTM Zone 13S 502616.89 mE 4404471.42 mN. iii. Metropolitan Denver Wastewater Reclamation Plant which discharges water to the South Platte River in Adams County in Section 1, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M. iv. The confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River. v. Cherry Creek, at the intersection of the downstream Cherry Creek Sub-basin boundary with Cherry Creek, at approximately Logan Street. d. Exchange To Location: Arapahoe Lake. e. Affected Exchange

Reaches: South Platte River, Cherry Creek and Goldsmith Gulch. The exchange will operate within all or part of the following reach: from Denver Water’s points of replacement at or upstream of Denver Water’s South Reservoir Complex outlet works located in Section 1, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M., up the South Platte River to the confluence of Cherry Creek in the NE1/4 NW1/4 of Section 33, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M.; thence up Cherry Creek to the confluence of Goldsmith Gulch in the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 20, Township 4 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M.; thence up Goldsmith Gulch to the point of depletion in the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 22, Township 5 South, Range 67 West, 6th P.M.

NOTE: Water released from any points that are located on the South Platte River above its confluence with Cherry Creek must be delivered to the confluence with Cherry Creek where it can then be exchanged up Cherry Creek and Goldsmith Gulch to Arapahoe Lake. f. Purpose of Exchange: This exchange allows delivery of replacement water to replace out-of-priority depletions from upstream storage in Arapahoe Lake,

acre-feet (10.02 acre-feet absolute, and 0.98 acre-feet conditional). j. Source of Replacement Supply Water: Water obtained by the Contract. k.

Uses: Recreation, piscatorial and wildlife habitat in Arapahoe Lake. l. Water Quality: Pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-305(5), the substituted water provided by Denver Water for the exchange will be of a quality and quantity to meet the requirements of use for which the water of senior appropriators has normally been used. III. Other. 1. Metro Agreement: Applicant has agreed with Metro Wastewater Reclamation District (“Metro”) that nothing stated in any decree entered herein shall affect or prejudice any of Metro’s rights and obligations as they existed immediately prior to the entry of the decree, including under the July 29, 1968 Agreement between Denver Water; Metro; the Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company (“FRICO”); the Burlington Ditch Reservoir and Land Company (“Burlington”); and Henrylyn Irrigation District (“Henrylyn”). Any reference in the decree entered herein to the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District’s Robert W. Hite Treatment Facility’s outfall or the pump station located at the Robert W. Hite Treatment Facility as a place of replacement or source of exchange shall not prejudice any right of Metro, Applicant, or Denver Water to seek a future determination of the rights and obligations, if any, of Metro, Applicant, or Denver Water regarding the right to move the location of Metro’s outfalls and/or its points of discharge of some or all of the wastewater treated at the Robert W. Hite Treatment Facility. 2. Burlington Bypass: Applicant has not and will not operate the exchange in a manner that increases the bypass obligation set forth in paragraph 44 of the decree entered in Case No. 2002CW403, District Court, Water Division No. 1. Outline of work done during the diligence period toward completion of the appropriation and application of water to a beneficial use as conditionally decreed:

A. In Case No. 18CW3213, Applicant applied for and obtained a decree to make absolute a significant portion of the water rights conditionally decreed in Case No. 15CW3176. B. Since the decree in Case No. 15CW3176 was entered, Applicant has coordinated its storage, exchange and augmentation operations with the Division 1 River Operations/Compact Commissioner, the local Water Commissioner, and Denver Water, with a spreadsheet of monthly operations prepared and sent to each. C. Applicant has continuously retained a water engineering firm and legal counsel to assist in maintaining its conditional water rights, including for the application filed in Case No. 18CW3213 and this diligence application. VI. Name of Owners of the Land upon which any Structure is Located, upon which Water will be Stored, or upon which Water is or will be Placed to Beneficial Use: Applicant - Arapahoe Lake No. One Association. WHEREFORE, Applicants respectfully request a judgment and decree of this Court that the remaining portion of the exchange volume decreed in Case No. 15CW3176 (0.98 acre-feet) continue as conditional.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of MAY 2023 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No. DCNP100 First Publication: April 20, 2023 Last Publication: April 20, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Storage

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Public Notice

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3) 1998 Olds Eighty Eight Vin. W4866369

Legal Notice No.945367

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

1) 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA VIN KMHDN45D83U517089

2) 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER VIN 1GNDT13W1X2170100 Villalobos Towing LLC 5161 York Street, Denver, CO 80216 720-299-3456

Legal Notice No. 945379

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023 Douglas County News-Press

Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

Estate of Trenton James Taylor, Deceased Case Number: 23PR53

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

Legal Notice No. 945286

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PATRICK D. PERLINGER, also known as PATRICK DENNIS PERLINGER, and PATRICK PERLINGER, Deceased Case Number 2023PR30139

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 August 20. 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christopher Perlinger Personal Representative 10306 Fairgate Way Highlands Ranch , CO 80126

Legal Notice No. 945365

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Dixie A. Manesiotis, Deceased Case Number: 23PR49

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

Kimberly M. Greer, Personal Representative 14949 Furrow Rd Larkspur, CO, 80118

Legal Notice No. 945382

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lothar Herbert Kremer, Deceased Case Number: 23PR56

Case Number: 23PR30105

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 August 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Terry D. Boucher, Personal Representative 1268 Eureka Court Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Legal Notice No. 945374

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate 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 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

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 KENT ALLEN MCKNIGHT, aka KENT MCKNIGHT, aka KENT A MCKNIGHT, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30606

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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 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Reiner Kremer, Personal Representative 11887 Kokomo Road Franktown, CO 80116

Legal Notice No. 945368

First Publication: April 20, 2023 Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Estate of Norma Burdick, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30136

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 August 25, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carol Leatherman, Personal Representative 8531 Flying B Way, Unit 3505 Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129

Legal Notice No. 945383 First Publication: April 20, 2023

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Floyd Ray Dial, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30141

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 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Becky Gayle Lanzisera Personal Representative 2037 Zenato Court Colorado Springs, Colorado 80921

Legal Notice No. 945354

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

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

All persons having claims against the above-

Local couple looks to open Sky Zone franchise in Highlands Ranch

Construction expected this summer

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Sky Zone, an innovative indoor active entertainment experience that brings child-like fun for all, is opening its sixth Colorado location in Highlands Ranch.

“As long-time fans of Sky Zone, we jumped at the opportunity to open a franchise as it perfectly aligns our values as a place for families to come and have fun together,” said franchise couple.

As Colorado natives who have lived in Douglas County a majority of their lives, Nick and Lisa are excited to be involved in the community where they grew up.

Nick and Lisa have enjoyed bringing their two kids to Sky Zone, which provides activities such as ultimate dodgeball, skyslam and skyhoops, freeclimb, foam jousting and a ninja warrior course.

As Douglas County and Highlands Ranch o er a place for young fami-

lies to live in an active community, Nick and Lisa would like to provide that experience for more at the local level.

“I think we are both very excited to share the experiences a Sky Zone has to o er with the community, o ering an active immersive play environment for all ages,” said the couple. “We want everyone to have the same joyful experience we had the rst time we stepped into a Sky Zone.”

Knowing they wanted to o er the kind of services the Sky Zone franchise provides, Nick and Lisa started looking for possible locations in the Highlands Ranch area in 2022. With a prospective location in mind, the couple said they hope to have the space under contract and start property improvements in late spring or early summer.

“We are excited to introduce Highlands Ranch families to Sky Zone and show them why we’re the best option for parties, play dates and so much more,” the couple said.  Sky Zone owns, operates and franchises parks across the U.S. and Canada.

According to the Sky Zone press

Public Notices

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.

Patricia Jo Stone, Attorney for Personal Representative 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

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 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

Legal Notice No. 945275

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of REBECCA LYNNE O’ROURKE, a/k/a REBECCA L. O’ROURKE, Deceased Case No.: 2023PR30149

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 August 21, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Todd A. O’Rourke, Personal Representative c/o CHAYET & DANZO, LLC

650 S. Cherry St., #710 Denver, CO 80246

(303) 355-8500

Legal Notice No. 945361

Courts, Drop Zones, Zip Lines and

immersive iWalls.

In a statement, Senior Vice President of Franchise and Business

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Tomasz Orlik, aka Tom Orlik, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30106

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

First Publication: April 13, 2023

Last Publication: April 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Stephen Craig Palmer, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR000057

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 21, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Justin M. Palmer, Personal Representative 8591 Rabbitbrush Way Parker, Colorado 80134

Legal Notice No. 945352

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Name Changes

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 PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

As the Nettletons felt the need for this type of experience in their com-

tion in mind, the team hopes to have the space under contract shortly and in possession to start improvements late spring or early summer of this year.

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 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

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 April 3, 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 Mekhi Christopher Frazier-Porter be changed to Mekhi Christopher Porter

Case No.: 23C180

By: B. Fields, Magistrate

Legal Notice No. 945376

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

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

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 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

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

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 , 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 Mark Peter Pavlovcik be changed to

Mark Peter Pavden Case No.: 23C135

By: R. Fields Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945283

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 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 Matthew Joseph Leach be changed to Matthew Joseph Stone Case No.: 23C153

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945245

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: April 20, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Children Services

(Adoption/Guardian/Other)

Public Notice District Court , Douglas County, Colorado 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO 80109

In the Interest of: ROSALEIGH STRASSER, Minor Case Number:2023 PR 30110 Courtroom C

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.

To: John Doe, Ryan Schrecongost, Finn

Last Known Address, if any: no known address

A hearing on Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Minor for Rosaleigh Strasser by Jason Strasser and Kelly Kasch-Strasser will be held at the following time and location or at a

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