Castle Rock News Press 091423

Fort Logan honor guard seeks members

All Veterans Honor Guard in dire need of volunteers for military funerals

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e American ag being folded and presented to family members, the perfectly aligned ri es and the sound of taps. All powerful moments that make up the ceremony to pay nal respects to those who served in the U.S. military.

e nonpro t, All Veterans Honor Guard, is made up of ve teams that provide nal honors at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Since forming in 1994, they have provided nal honors for over 20,000 veterans.

When the organization rst started, it was made of six teams. In their rst year of providing this service, they attended nearly 63 funerals.

Kathy Kraski, an Air Force veteran and All Veterans Honor Guard volunteer, got involved with the organization nearly 20 years ago.

“Just about every year since then, the number [of funerals] has increased,” said Kraski. “But the number of volunteers hasn’t.”

SEE GUARD, P6

PRIVILEGES TAKEN

Thomas loses credit card, allowance P2

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Castle Rock opts into program created by state’s voters P5

ABLE SHEPHERD

Sheriff’s office leaves door open to controversial group P10

A team of veterans from the All Veterans Honor Guard conduct the rifle detail during a funeral service. COURTESY OF KATHY KRASKI

Laydon, Teal take Thomas’ credit card, allowance

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e two-member majority of Douglas County’s elected leaders voted again in rebuke of the third member, this time restricting her ability to spend on matters of county a airs.

e move comes a week after Commissioners Abe Laydon and George Teal voted to remove Commissioner Lora omas from outside boards that oversee organizations in the community — and it comes two weeks after they voted to censure, or formally disapprove, of her.

at censure vote occurred in response to what one of the commissioners has called public shaming of county volunteers with inaccurate information.

omas in her email newsletter had criticized the actions of a volunteer board that advises the county on how arts and culture funding should be spent. She argued for the group to support spending a part of

its funding in a di erent way.

Actions including “public shaming” by omas have “diminished the council’s morale,” James Smith, chair of the council, wrote in a letter o ering to step down after omas had criticized the group.

In response to omas’ criticism, con ict continues among the county commissioners. Teal and Laydon voted at a Sept. 5 meeting to cancel omas’ county credit card, to suspend her travel and mileage allowance, and to take other action regarding omas’ expenses. e county credit card covers spending for items like hotel rooms and airline travel on county business, according to county sta .

“You cannot prohibit my ability to work on behalf of the citizens of this county,” omas said at the meeting.

Laydon said a county policy manual provides for “budgetary restrictions” for those who break policy.

Laydon and Teal had based their vote to censure omas on what they say is “behavior contrary to the Douglas County commissioner code

of conduct.”

‘Not going to apologize’

Teal said Smith, in his letter o ering resignation, requested an apology from omas.

“Do you want to give an apology … right now, to Mr. Smith?” Teal asked omas in the meeting.

“I’ve done nothing wrong,” omas said. “I’m not going to apologize for telling the public what’s going on.”

omas’ email newsletter had taken issue with the actions of the cultural council.

“ is year there was more funding available for distribution than there were requests, but (Douglas County) commissioners did not learn about this windfall until after the council had made recommendations,” omas wrote in an Aug. 6 newsletter.

Organizations outside of Douglas County that can prove that they provide services to county residents are eligible for funding, according to omas’ newsletter.

But “I felt strongly that after all of the requests for funding had been ful lled, that the Cultural Council should disperse the additional (money) only to organizations located in Douglas County,” omas wrote.

e cultural council recently met, and the request to keep the dollars in Douglas County failed on a 5-2 vote, according to omas’ newsletter.

omas’ newsletter criticized the decision and said: “I would like to give credit and applaud the courage of Cultural Council members Ann Speer and Sid Simonson who voted in the minority to respect Douglas County taxpayers and organizations.”

e newsletter then included a link that read: “Click here for a roster of the cultural council members.” It led to a page on the county’s website that describes the cultural council and lists its members.

Laydon had described the newsletter as engaging in “doxing,” which means to publicly identify or publish private information about someone.

omas has said that the link to all the board members’ names is public information on the county’s website.

omas at the Aug. 22 meeting

said: “I did not post anybody’s picture or name in a public place.”

One of omas’ newsletters included what appears to be a screenshot of a videoconferencing meeting that includes video-feed images of members of the cultural council and their names.

omas has argued that when people get involved in government and have input on public spending, the public has the right to information.

Smith wrote in a document sent to the county that the cultural council’s funding should focus on impact to residents.

“ e Scienti c and Cultural Facilities District’s primary goal is to ‘bring arts, culture, and scienti c experiences within reach for every resident,’” the document said. “ e residents of Douglas County are our primary stakeholders, and decisions should re ect their interests, not the interests of a handful of organizations that have a home o ce in Douglas County.”

( e cultural council works with the SCFD, the Denver-area arts funding district.)

Ultimately, Laydon expressed satisfaction with the council’s process. In the end, the county commissioners voted 3-0 to certify the funding as recommended by the cultural council, according to county sta .

‘Insinuating bad intent’

Laydon at the Sept. 5 meeting said the problem is not omas’ asking questions of the cultural council.

“It’s about you insinuating bad intent without information that can support that,” Laydon said.

Laydon said omas insinuated the Douglas County Community Foundation — a nonpro t that is building up a “relief fund” that can help take care of people during natural disasters or other emergencies — was mishandling funds. Laydon said that was not the case.

omas had also asked county sta to obtain from the foundation the budget for how dollars from the county were to be spent.

“You know the information and you know that zero of these dollars have been used for their gala,” Laydon said.

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Castle Rock seeks grants for open space, park renovation

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Castle Rock is applying for grants to fund the purchase of more than 600 acres of open space and future improvements to the town’s oldest park.

At a Sept. 5 meeting, council members unanimously approved applications for two grants that would support the acquisition of Lost Canyon Ranch and renovations at Centennial Park.

For the Lost Canyon Ranch project, the town is applying for $2 million from Great Outdoors Colorado to cover part of the $14.5 million purchase of 681 acres next to Castlewood Canyon State Park. e town plans to preserve the land as open space.

“ is particular purhase will provide protection of the habitat, the cultural resources that are on the site and future passive recreation opportunities on the open space,” Director of Parks and Recreation Je Brauer said. “It is one of the last undeveloped parcels of this size in the area.”

e property features a prehistoric archeological site, Willow Creek, large cli s, a canyon and a variety of habitat types, such as grassland, ponderosa forest and riparian.

Castle Rock is paying $6.4 million and Douglas County is contributing $6 million to the Lost Canyon Ranch project, with the remaining money coming from fundraising through the town’s conservation fund.

e town council was very enthusiastic about the project and its bene ts to the town. Council member Laura Cavey called the move to preserve the open space “one of the best things we’ve done.”

Mayor Jason Gray agreed, noting it will be one of the biggest parks in the Front Range.

“It’s a pretty amazing piece of property and there aren’t many places like it,” Gray said.

e second grant is seeking $800,000 from Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Land and Water Conservation Fund to improve the tennis court area at Centennial Park, which is estimated to be a $1.75 million project. Brauer said the park currently has accessibility issues, cracking courts and

crumbling infrastructure.

If the town receives the grant, it would be used to replace the basketball and tennis courts, add shade and seating, and address accessibility issues. Brauer said it’s also possible one of the tennis courts could be converted into two pickleball courts.

“We’re ready to refurbish this facility and get it up to current standards,” he said.

Centennial Park was originally built in the 1970s and was funded in part by the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Brauer said this year, the fund is prioritizing upkeep for projects it funded in the past, giving Centennial Park an advantage.

Construction is projected to happen in 2025 and 2026.

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Castle Rock opts into state a ordable housing fund

Aims to add 250 units

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Castle Rock will aim to build more than 250 a ordable housing units over the next three years after the town council opted to participate in a state fund reserved for addressing Colorado’s lack of housing.

At the Sept. 5 meeting, the council unanimously approved opting into a new fund created by voters passing Proposition 123 in 2022, which dedicates .1% of the state’s annual revenue to a variety of a ordable housing programs, such as land banks and down payment assistance.

By opting in, a ordable housing projects in Castle Rock will be eligible for funding opportunities, which is around $160 million for 2024. e funding is project speci c and does not have an impact on local zoning or land use ordinances.

e main requirement to opt into the funding is that the town, or regional group, commits to increasing the a ordable housing supply by 9% over three years, which is equal to 277 units for Castle Rock by 2026.

Currently, Castle Rock has 3,067 affordable units.

e town will partner with the Douglas County Housing Partnership and other Douglas County municipalities to work as a region, which would allow any participating members to

ALLOWANCE

Lawsuit and board removals

During a meeting of county o cials on Aug. 28, along with Teal and Laydon’s vote to remove omas from outside boards, the two commissioners also voted to ensure that the county’s volunteer boards and some outside boards would hear of omas’ censure. And in a separate matter, omas recently led a lawsuit against Laydon and Teal, seek-

pool their a ordable housing units when they calculate the increase.

“By committing to working to increase our speci c units for Castle Rock by 277 over the next three years, that allows Douglas County Housing Authority access to these new dollars, which could incentivize or fund additional units,” Castle Rock Development Director Tara Vargish said.

As a region, Douglas County’s aims to increase a ordable housing by 1,203 units.

So far, Lone Tree has also opted into the fund and Castle Pines, Parker and Douglas County are scheduled to discuss participation soon, Vargish said.

If Castle Rock or the Douglas County region doesn’t meet the 9% increase over three years, they will be ineligible for funding in 2027.

“ ere’s not a repayment or any other issues that are triggered by (missing the target),” Vargish said.

If the town opted out of the program, a ordable housing projects in Castle Rock would not be eligible for state funding.

Vargish said the town is already working on increasing a ordable housing units, such as with the Wellspring renovation of the former La Quinta Inn for housing for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Mayor Jason Gray said he likes that the funding allows local control.

“It helps us put a ordable housing in places we believe are available for it,” he said.

ing to recover attorney fees she incurred amid accusations and investigations of her last year that stemmed from her release of documents.

“While Laydon and Teal directed multiple legal actions against me using county-funded lawyers, they forced me to personally shoulder my own legal expenses to defend against their ridiculous and outrageous allegations,” omas wrote in an Aug. 29 news release.

See Colorado Community Media’s coverage of the lawsuit and related details at tinyurl.com/ CommissionersLawsuit.

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Reserve your day pass at Rueter-Hess Reservoir

The reservoir is open for non-motorized water activities including paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking and fishing from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays into late October.

Due to parking limitations, reservations are required. The cost of a day-long pass is $10. Reservations must be made online. Visit douglas.co.us and search Reservations.

Youth Congress seeks delegates

Douglas County students, in grades 9-12, have an opportunity to become involved as youth delegates at the 2023 Douglas County Youth Congress on Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the State Capitol. To complete your online registration or to learn more, visit douglas.co.us and search for Youth Congress.

Condo development approved in Lone Tree

FAA, airport oppose

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A new residential development of 190 condo units and 80 townhome units will be coming to the City of Lone Tree, despite some concerns about its proximity to Centennial Airport and the Federal Aviation Administration’s opposition.

e development will be located east of Interstate 25 near the southeast corner of the intersection of

GUARD

In 2015, the number of teams dropped to ve - Castle Rock, Littleton, Aurora, Arvada and Fort Loganand in 2021, the teams attended over 1,500 funerals.

Kraski said the honor guard now has less than 80 volunteers.

She has been going to multiple Veteran events attempting to recruit volunteers, but Kraski said it’s not as easy as it seems.

By law, one must be a military Veteran to participate in nal honors.

According to the United States

RidgeGate Parkway and Lyric Street.

Construction is already happening in the area as part of the RidgeGate East development, which is south of Lincoln Avenue and east of I-25. Planned development includes a city center, commercial districts, a regional park and three residential villages.

One of the residential villages is the Southwest Village, which is also referred to as Lyric. e condominium and townhome units will be within this area, according to a city sta report.

e currently undeveloped land

Department of Defense, it is by law that an honor guard detail for eligible Veterans consists of at least two members of the U.S. Military. Additionally, one of the members must have served in the same service branch as the deceased Veteran.

will consist of 19 condo buildings, with 10 units in each building, as well as 20 townhome buildings with four units in each.

e developer of the combined 270 dwelling units is Lokal Homes. According to the developer’s website, building will begin around the summer of 2024, with the goal of the townhomes and condos being ready for residents to move in starting in early 2025.

FAA strongly opposed development e townhomes and condos will be located southwest of Centennial

or her service to the county, as well as the relationship to the ag.

e service also includes a chaplain to conduct a prayer, a bugler to play taps and a ri e detail with weapons from World War II.

Airport, prompting concerns from both the airport and the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, about potential impacts for future residents.

In a letter sent April 24, the FAA said it “strongly opposes” the development because of its close proximity to Centennial Airport.

e FAA said the northern boundary of the development is less than 2.5 miles from the end of one of the airport’s runways.

“ is means residents of the proposed development will be subject to

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e worst part is, if we go under, there’s nobody to replace us,” said Kraski. “And I don’t ever want to have to tell you or somebody you know that we can’t provide honors.”

e All Veterans Honor Guard does joint services with the military, which folds the ag to be handed to a fallen service member’s family member.

e honor guard provides the commander who conducts the service and talks about the deceased and his

As the honor guard continues to provide the service to hundreds of families, Kraski said the organization is in dire need of volunteers.

e organization provides the training and the uniforms for the service but they are running into a few problems, including that most funerals take place on weekdays.

“ at eliminates the young Veterans for the most part because they’re working and they have families,” said Kraski.

Kraski also said the organization will take disabled Veterans as volunteers, however, a lot of them su er from post-traumatic stress disorder related to combat and the ring of the weapons would trigger the Veterans.  Although volunteers don’t receive monetary compensation for their time, Kraski said it’s an honor being able to provide nal military honors for the deceased and their families.

“We’re not even asking for a day a week,” said Kraski. “If we can get a couple of days a month, it would help us.”

To volunteer or make a donation to the organization can be found done through their website, https://www. allveteranshonorguard.org/.

Elbert, Douglas counties to get FEMA funds for tornado damage

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

County o cials will be meeting with state and Federal Emergency Management Agency o cials to go through all the expenses that were incurred related to the severe storms that took place across the state between June 8 and June 23.

President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration for the State of Colorado on Aug. 25 to provide funding to several counties for their e orts to make repairs in their communities.

Douglas, Elbert, Cheyenne, El Paso, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties — which saw ooding, severe storms and tornadoes — are receiving federal assistance.

Colorado was approved for FEMA’s Public Assistance Grant Program.

After an event like a tornado, earthquake, wild re or ooding, the assistance program provides supplemental grants to state, tribal, territorial and local governments.

Following the declaration, FEMA o cials and public assistance experts will work with the state and counties to formally go through expenses from the damage assessment.

“We write out everything,” said Micki Trost, a state communications director for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, when it comes to damage and recovery. “And then that’s approved by FEMA.”

e funding is aimed at “qualifying expenses” for public infrastructure and does not include assistance to individuals, according to an email from Trost.

“ e public assistance grant is intended to address emergency and permanent work for government infrastructure and certain nonpro t organizations,” said Shane Pynes, Elbert County’s director of emergency management. “Currently, it is not intended for private businesses or property owners.”

In late June, an EF1 tornado caused damage to trees, buildings and homes in Highlands Ranch. (EF1 tornadoes bring winds at 86 to 110 mph.)

At the end of June and early July, FEMA o cials came to Douglas County to survey the damage.

rough the damage assessment, they were able to verify that there was enough damage to include the county in the disaster declaration and to assist with reimbursing the county for up to 75% of eligible projects.

According to FEMA’s website, cost is the funding tied directly to eligible work which must be documented, authorized and reasonable. Eligible costs include materials, labor equipment, contract work and direct and indirect administrative costs.

Counties must provide documentation to FEMA and the state that money has been spent and the repairs have been made before reimbursement is made.

“After that is submitted and approved by FEMA, then they will begin the reimbursement of those costs up to 75%,” said Trost. “It’s to support the country so they can get back some of those disaster expenses.”

ere is no set amount of cap for the amount of funding a county will receive.

When o cials do the damage assessment, they get a good idea of how much is eligible for reimbursement, said Trost. en with county o cials, they will ll out what they call a project worksheet which provides recipes for expenses.

e reimbursement only covers non-insured losses.

Insured costs, such as damage to Douglas County schools, are not eligible for reimbursement because they have already been paid by an insurance company.

“What happens is FEMA allocates money in that amount based on those written and agreed upon project worksheets,” said Trost.

Certain types of private nonpro t organizations that quickly responded to the emergency and have quali ed expenses can go through the same process with FEMA.

Additionally, most disasters in Colorado take ve to 10 years for projects to be completed and for all the reimbursements to take place, said Trost.

“It isn’t something that’s going to be over really quick,” said Trost. “I think Douglas County might go a little faster because a lot of the work has been done.”

However, there are still repairs

throughout the county that need to be completed.

Trost said there will be a better idea on the actual allocations around the end of September for Douglas County.  In June, an Elbert County news release said “assessment of several bridges that may have been impacted by owing debris and scouring of streambeds” was underway.

“During this ooding event, segments of 16 roads were closed,” the Elbert release said.

Low-interest federal disaster loans are also available to certain private nonpro ts in Colorado following Biden’s federal disaster declaration, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Private nonpro ts should contact Trost by calling 303-472-4087 or by emailing micki.trost@state.co.us or visiting dhsem.colorado.gov, the SBA’s news release said.

FEMA will determine whether the private nonpro t provides an “essential governmental service” and is a “critical facility” as de ned by law, the release said.

“If so, FEMA may provide the private nonpro t with a Public Assistance grant for their eligible costs,” the release said. “If not, FEMA may refer the private nonpro t to SBA for disaster loan assistance.”

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Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce cuts ties with Able Shepherd

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After Able Shepherd, a Centennialbased tactical security training organization, planned a protest at Castle Rock PrideFest, the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce prohibited the group from participating as a vendor at a multi-faith safety summit.

In an interview with Colorado Community Media, Arapahoe County Sheri Tyler Brown said his o ce has cut ties with Able Shepherd and does not think future partnerships or collaborations will happen between his department and the group, “unless there (are) some drastic changes in their philosophy.”

“I’m not going to tolerate disrespect for other people’s rights,” he said.

During Castle Rock PrideFest on Aug. 26, protesters delayed the start of a “G-rated” drag show at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Approximately 75 men — wearing matching shirts reading “Stand To Protect Children” — blocked the stage, postponing the beginning of the show by 30 minutes.

Able Shepherd was responsible for organizing the protest. According to emails obtained by Colorado Community Media, Able Shepherd’s

organization of the protest included details all the way down to what time to arrive, talking points for the protest and the coordination of matching T-shirts.

‘Safety in Faith’ summit

Less than a week after the protest, Able Shepherd was going to be a vendor at a “Safety in Faith” summit hosted by the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce. e event included presentations by local experts in the

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Papulias, denied the group’s o cial involvement in the protest and said Able Shepherd CEO Jimmy Graham and others were there in their capacities as individuals, not on behalf of the group.

Emails organizing the event, however, show the organization’s involvement.

Brown said that key players being involved in the protest was enough to make it clear to him and his sta that they should not be at the summit.

“Key players from Able Shepherd were instrumental,” in the protest, Brown said. “Community members felt that it was an associated event and that was one of the reasons that we decided to not include them in (the summit) ... e coincidence was just too close.”

eld of safety and security, demonstrations and vendor booths, according to the event page.

Brown said his o ce does not have a formal partnership with Able Shepherd, but the group was going to be at the event to share information with attendees about the services they o ered.

After the Castle Rock PrideFest protest and the information showing a “possible connection” to Able Shepherd, Brown’s o ce asked the group to not be a vendor at their summit.

“We didn’t want this to be a conversation of Able Shepherd and any actions that could be construed as being connected to the Pride event that happened in Castle Rock,” Brown said.

“We wanted to make sure that we were providing a platform for all houses of worship to come and not feel like their platform or their ability to get that information was being hijacked by another narrative,” he said.

Brown said the decision is rooted in the belief in the First Amendment.

ose participating in PrideFest were exercising their rights of free speech, he said, and the protest disrupted their ability to exercise those rights.

He wanted everyone who attended the summit to feel they were welcome and included, he said.

In a statement, Able Shepherd’s operations manager, Melissa

Moving forward

Brown said his department has no formal partnerships with the group and does not plan on including Able Shepherd in future events.

“Moving forward, I don’t think that we will include them in in certain situations if this is going to continue to be their stance,” he said.

Brown said the sheri ’s o ce provides a high level of training and expertise to help community members come up with safety plans, so the department has no need for a partnership with Able Shepherd.

“I don’t want to partner with people who aren’t inclusive to every group in our community,” Brown said. “I think it’s important that that we’re open, and we have honest discussions with each other, and that every voice at the table needs to be heard  — and I don’t want one voice excluded because of the actions of a singular group.”

Brown said his exclusion of Able Shepherd from participating in the summit was not impeding their First Amendment rights because they have many other venues to share their message.

“Everybody knows that Able Shepherd is still a company that provides that training,” he said. “Me not including them in that one event didn’t exclude them from still sharing their message.”

Following the PrideFest protest, Arapahoe Community College also cut ties with Able Shepherd.

Members of Able Shepherd stand in front of the stage at PrideFest on Aug. 26 to block the family-friendly drag show. Protesters eventually moved so that the stage was visible and the show could continue.

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Pettersen pushes for naloxone access

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With thousands of Americans dying each year due to opioid overdoses, health professionals and a Colorado congresswoman are working to change federal law so that more hospitals are reimbursed for giving people an antidote — naloxone.

Naloxone, commonly referred to as Narcan, is a medicine that reverses an opioid overdose, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

It is the most powerful tool to prevent opioid overdose deaths, said Don Stader, an emergency and addiction medicine physician at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood and the executive director of e Naloxone Project.

For too long, many people struggling with addiction have had to go to a pharmacy to get naloxone, he said.

“We have a miraculous drug that should be in everyone’s hands,” Stader said. “But what we’ve done for too long is we’ve said, ‘Let’s hide it in a place further away.’”

Only one naloxone prescription is dispensed for every 70 high-dose opioid prescriptions, according to the CDC.

Stader said less than 2% of people ll a prescription for naloxone after an overdose.

Hoping to increase access to naloxone, Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen, of Colorado’s District 7, introduced the Hospitals As Naloxone Distribution Sites (HANDS) Act on National Overdose Awareness Day, which was Aug. 31.

e bill aims to require Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE to cover hospital providers physically handing naloxone to patients upon discharge if they are identi ed as at-risk of an opioid overdose.

“We’re taking this work at the national level to make sure that, across the country, that people who are the most vulnerable for an overdose actually have this life-saving medication,” Pettersen said.

Bringing Colorado’s work to a national level

Stader has been working on expanding access to naloxone for years.

In 2021, he created e Naloxone Project with the goal of getting all hospitals, labor and delivery units, and

emergency departments to distribute naloxone to at-risk patients.

As reported by e Colorado Sun in December 2022, all 108 hospital emergency departments in Colorado agreed to o er take-home doses of naloxone to any patient treated for an overdose, and 14 out of 48 labor and delivery units in Colorado committed to do so as well.

Stader also helped lead an e ort to change state laws surrounding insurance reimbursement and regulation, per e Colorado Sun.

Passed in 2020, House Bill 1065 mandated coverage by private insurers in Colorado for dispensed naloxone from hospitals, according to e Naloxone Project.

In 2022, the passage of House Bill 1326 mandated coverage by Colorado Medicaid for dispensed naloxone from hospitals. It also made it so that hospitals may dispense naloxone with “less regulation or threat of penalty for not complying with board of pharmacy regulations,” per the project.

Stader said Colorado had to change its rules to provide better care to patients, and now, the rules need to be changed across the country.

“We have to create the payment mechanism to actually send people home with the drug, so that we’re not asking hospitals to just do this for free,” Stader said. “While hospitals are charitable, they’re not charities, right? ey’re businesses, and we should be reimbursing them to provide high level care.”

On top of creating the payment mechanism, Stader said the HANDS Act asks the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA,mto strip away some regulations he says have “made it impossible to do this in many communities.”

Across the country, medicine is regulated by the board of medicine, the board of pharmacy and hospital regulations, and too many of them say hospital providers cannot give out naloxone, Stader said.

He said a lot of the obstacles make sense when it comes to other drugs. For example, hospital providers should not give antibiotics to everyone because it will lead to resistant bugs to antibiotics. Other drugs like chemotherapy drugs should also be tightly regulated, he said.

“Naloxone has only one purpose and has very little side e ects. is is

not a drug that we should shackle,” Stader said. “ is is a drug that we should free and make sure that there’s no regulation standing in front of what would be great policy, great action that will save the lives of thousands of Americans.”

More than 100,000 drug overdose deaths in 2022

Drug overdose continues to be a major public health issue in the U.S., the FDA said in July.  e predicted number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2022 was 109,680, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 83,000 were predicted opioidinvolved drug overdose deaths.

Like many people, Congresswoman Pettersen has been impacted by the opioid epidemic.

When Pettersen was around 6 years old, her mom was prescribed opioids after a back injury. Her mom became addicted and she eventually started using heroin, Pettersen said.

As fentanyl came into the drug supply chain, Pettersen’s mom, who

has now been in recovery for about six years, started overdosing “at a very high rate,” Pettersen said.

“I had been to the hospital so many times with my mom, and we were never talked to about our options for naloxone,” Pettersen said. “I didn’t even know that this was an option.”

For a long time, naloxone was a prescription drug, said Robert Valuck, the executive director of the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention.

Now, it is an over-the-counter drug, he said.

e FDA approved two nonprescription naloxone products, both of which are nasal sprays, earlier this year.

“It’s not a new drug,” Valuck said. “We’ve just been hiding it for too long.”

Ricky Dhaliwal, an emergency medicine physician representing the American College of Emergency Physicians, said there is no question that naloxone saves lives.

Douglas sheri leaves door open to work with Able Shepherd

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce refused to say whether it will continue to work with Able Shepherd, a tactical training group that has lost support from other oganizations after an organized protest of the Douglas County PrideFest in August.

Last week, spokesperson Deborah Takahara would only tell Colorado Community Media that the sheri ’s o ce does not currently have plans to work with Able Shepherd.

“We don’t have anything planned at this time,” she said.

e Aug. 26 PrideFest protest consisted of around 75 men —

wearing matching shirts reading “Stand To Protect Children” — blocking the stage and postponing the drag show by 30 minutes. No one was arrested or issued a summons during the event.

e sheri ’s o ce has several investigations open related to PrideFest, Takahara said, though she couldn’t provide more details.

At least one of the investigations is related to anti-LGBTQ vandalism at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, where PrideFest took place.

In the past, the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce has partnered with Able Shepherd, including an Aug. 13 active shooter training at Crossroads Community Church in Parker.

Sheri Darren Weekly also appeared with Able Shepherd CEO Jimmy Graham on an August episode of Graham’s podcast “ e Protecter Culture Podcast.”

On the podcast, Graham suggests Able Shepherd members could help law enforcement respond to crime.

“I know it’s my job to stand and support local law enforcement and you’re going to want it, if it’s that bad, you’re going to want and need people and they should be people of character who have some level of training,” Graham said.

In response, Weekly nodded.

On Sept. 6, in a statement to 9News, Weekly said he “dismissed the scenario as unrealistic,” but added that he “should have been

clearer in [his] answer.”

“Cooperation between citizens and law enforcement is valuable, but it must be within legal boundaries to ensure everyone’s safety,” Weekly’s statement said.

Earlier last week, the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce con rmed it will not work with Able Shepherd in the future, citing “disrespect for other people’s rights.” Following the PrideFest protest, Arapahoe Community College also severed ties with the organization.

In Graham’s most recent comments about PrideFest, which he made on the George Brauchler Show, he accused attendees of assaulting protesters and said bringing children to the event was child abuse.

Castle Rock Town Talk –State of the Town

The work the Town is undertaking to contribute to the quality of life in Castle Rock was the highlight of Mayor Jason Gray’s State of the Town event last month.

Among the most notable achievements in this regard was the Town’s acquisition of Cantril School in May. Not only will the Town preserve the historical building for generations to come, but it will also o er arts and enrichment programming in the building beginning this fall.

Great work is underway within each Town department. Here are a few highlights:

Castle Rock Water

Castle Rock Water continues to encourage conservation by requiring water-wise ColoradoScape landscaping for new homes. We’re also collaborating with other communities on water supply and storage projects to help achieve our goal of using 75% renewable water by 2050.

Castle Rock Police Department

Castle Rock remains one of the safest communities in the State, even while it grows. Vehicle breakins are down, along with property crimes and crimes overall. e Castle Rock Police Department is busy, but great technology, equipment and training help the department keep up.

Castle Rock Fire and Rescue

Castle Rock Fire and Rescue anticipates opening a sixth re station to serve northeastern Castle Rock in late 2025. is will be possible in part due to the community’s approval of a “TABOR timeout” for the Town through 2030. Fees paid for building new homes and commercial buildings will also help fund the station.

Parks and Recreation

e renovated Butter eld Crossing Park with the new Possibilities Playground opened in June. We’re also working to connect the Colorado Front Range Trail throughout Castle Rock and to add a new park in Plum Creek, along Emerald Drive. We’re hoping to bring the community a new sports

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David L. Corliss

development facility as part of the proposed Brickyard project along South Prairie Hawk Drive.

Development Services

e pace of development in Castle Rock generally corresponds with economic cycles and is the lowest that it’s been in over a decade in terms of the construction of single-family homes. For details on projects underway around Town, visit CRgov.com/DevelopmentActivityMap.

Public Works

Work on the widening of Plum Creek Parkway and Ridge Road is wrapping up. We’ll soon be working on improvements to the “Four Corners” intersection of Founders Parkway, Fifth Street, State Highway 86 and Ridge Road. We also anticipate beginning work on the Town’s top transportation priority – the Crystal Valley interchange – later this year. e slower pace of growth means we won’t have the funds to take on some other projects as soon as we thought we could.

Finance

We are beginning to see a slowdown in sales tax, one of the Town’s key revenues. Last year was an incredibly strong year in that regard, and this year so far hasn’t met our projections. is happens from time to time, and we’re working with sta to identify potential savings to ensure we are only spending what we have and keeping our savings strong. Our nancials are still positive overall – we’re simply not seeing the same strength we saw last year.

Visit CRgov.com/StateOfeTown to watch videos from the State of the Town that touch on common misconceptions about the departments’ operations and highlight work underway. Ongoing project updates can be found at CRgov.com/MajorProjects.

David L. Corliss is the town manager of Castle Rock

The real ‘greater good’

city council when she presented her ndings, it was clear that Katalenas truly cares about what happens to these women.

FROM THE EDITOR

In Littleton, 12 women face an uncertain future. e city has decided it no longer wants to be in the housing business over a property, Geneva Village, that houses a group of lowincome women ranging between the ages of 64 and 91. is is being done in the name of the greater good. Is it really for the greater good that a city is looking at wiping out the only secure thing these women have? ey all are on xed incomes. Only half of them own a vehicle, which is their main asset. Few of them own or can use a computer.

In all fairness, it’s easy to see where the city is coming from. After all, since the City of Littleton took ownership of the property in 1975, it appears no one on the administrative side managed it. By that, I mean rent levels.

rough no fault of their own, these women are paying about $368 a month in rent. A heck of a deal, especially in today’s out-ofwhack housing market. However, it is not their fault that the city did not bother to increase rent prices over the last four decades.

In the coming days, the Littleton City Council will be deciding on how they want to proceed with Geneva Village. But I hope it’s a decision they go into knowing that sometimes the greater good should not be at the expense of a few innocent women who have done nothing wrong other than living in a facility for older, low-income adults.

A bright light in this process is Brittany Katalenas, a social worker with B-Konnected. Hired by the city to provide demographics and a clear picture of the residents of Geneva Village, Katalenas took it a step further. During an August work session with the

She has gone beyond the call of duty. While not part of her contract with the city, Katalenas worked to sign eight of the 12 women up for Section 8 housing. Five of them were approved.

To the council members, this may seem like a way to make an easier decision to kick these women out. However, Katalenas stressed to them — even with a housing voucher — there is no housing in Littleton or the Denver metro area that will have similar pricing to the $368 a month.

Living on a xed income, each of these women makes about $1,500 a month. Anyone who knows our housing market knows that won’t even cover a month’s rent. ey still have to pay for medical bills and buy food and necessities.

Reporter Nina Joss, who covers Littleton and Arapahoe County, recently did an in-depth story on the state’s voucher system. She described one man’s e orts over several years to get his grandson, who has a housing voucher, into the metro area to live near him.

It’s not just the price of rent that creates obstacles. In this case, many apartment complexes do not want to deal with the government and reject a voucher altogether.

To think that a voucher for these 12 women will be a golden ticket is delusional, as in many cases in our state, the voucher is more about giving cruel hope than providing true solutions.

As the wage gap in our country continues to grow — pushing the residents out in the name of the “greater good” just doesn’t ring true to me. We are only as strong as our weakest link and pushing those weak links aside and out does not mean they disappear.

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

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Able Shepherd off-base

Regarding the Colorado Community Media article “Emails show Able Shepherd organized PrideFest protest, despite denial”: Given the most child predators are heterosexual, the Able Shepherd “Protect Our Children” protesters at Douglas County PrideFest have an exhausting future of more protests ahead: churches and county fairs everywhere, most bars, strip clubs, and restaurants — in fact, everywhere on the planet where straight people gather and child abusers might be among them.

Lee Patton Denver

for the whole and not to be dictated by a few. Thanks Library Board for a common-sense decision.

Dave Usechek Parker

Stop bad-mouthing equity

In the recent LTE by Susan Renton, she erroneously combines equity with preferential treatment of certain identity groups. Equity is not about giving preferential treatment to some people over others, but about ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background. This means providing everyone with the resources and support they need to reach their full potential.

Thank you, library board

A big “thank you” to the Douglas County Library Board for not giving in to the vocal minority to remove certain books from the public. If this group wants to push their values on the whole, they should first start with censoring their own and let others decide what values they want for their own children. Public libraries are

I agree with Douglas County School Board Director Susan Meek that it is important to have a community conversation about how to create a more inclusive and welcoming environment for all students. I believe that the educational equity policy is a good starting point for this conversa-

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tion. The policy affirms the district’s commitment to providing an inclusive culture where each and every student feels safe and valued, and recognizes that there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

I disagree with Ms. Renton that the equity policy encourages divisive behavior. In fact, I believe that it can help to create a more inclusive environment by raising awareness of the different experiences and perspectives of diverse students and staff. It can also help to create a more equitable learning environment by ensuring that all students have the same opportunities to succeed in DCSD schools.

I believe that one of the best ways to counteract an “us vs. them” mentality is to teach people about diversity and inclusion, with open and honest conversations, which can help to build understanding, tolerance, and respect between different groups of people.

We need to teach our children about the facts and history of racism and discrimination, and we need to create a safe space for them to talk about their experiences. We also need to make sure that our schools are adequately staffed with teachers and administrators who are trained to effectively intervene when bullying behaviors arise.

I believe that by working together, we can create a school district where all students feel safe, valued, and respected.

Mary Strain Parker

County than they do in Douglas County. According to the Arapahoe County Elections website, voters in Cherry Creek School District have approved school funding issues every time they were on the ballot — in 2020, 2016, 2012, and 2008.

The last time school funding ballot issues passed in Douglas County was 2017; prior to that, 2006. Issues 5A and 5B failed in Douglas County in 2022, thanks in part to misinformation like that disseminated by Mr. Fields in his recent guest column. Cherry Creek does have funding needs, but nowhere near as dire as what we are facing in Douglas County, because our voters rarely approve school funding. This is why a DCSD teacher can transfer to Cherry Creek and get paid at least $10,000 more per year for doing the same job. Is it any wonder our district has so many open positions?

Look at funding facts

Michael Fields penned an inaccurate, slanted, and misleading screed about the school funding issues that will be on the November ballot in Douglas County.

First, he stated that elected officials in Arapahoe County will not put school funding requests onto the ballot this November, and then lavished praise on them for this decision. His obsequious fawning failed to mention that these ballot issues have a much better track record in Arapahoe

Mr. Fields also pontificated at great length about how school funding will skyrocket because of increased property tax revenues. He is correct that property taxes for just about everyone will go up, and yes, a significant portion of these monies are used for school funding. However, he neglected to include that perpupil-revenue is comprised of two components — the state share and the local share. The state share comes from the Colorado Department of Education. The local share comes from the county. When the local share increases — as it will this year due to higher property taxes — the state share decreases by the same amount. There is no overall increase in funding. The state contributes less, and total funding remains the same.

Whether these omissions were due to being unfamiliar with the ins and outs of Colorado school funding or a deliberate misstatement intended to advance a position aligned with a specific political agenda is anyone’s guess.

Voting “no” on 5A and 5B is certainly your right. But make sure that decision is based on accurate, complete information. I’ll be voting “yes.”

Juli Watkins

Castle Rock

CLAIRVOYANCE AND COMPASSION

“I believe that everywhere that we’re at has spirits around us all the time,” Welte said. “It’s just that I was able to see them. So when I was 5, 6 years old, I would see the spirits walking up and down my hallway.”

BY LILLIAN FUGLEI SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

On a quiet street corner, a neon sign promises psychic readings, fortunes told for a small fee. Some signs advertise crystals, tarot, reiki or clairvoyance, a never-ending list of tools to peer into the other side.  Denver hosts a wide variety of psychics across the metro area. ough their work is often unseen, each practitioner brings their own set of skills to help give insight to their clients.

Starting out

Littleton-based practitioner Jen Welte grew up in a haunted house. She said her rst connections to the other side were the ghosts that lived in the home with her.

ough Welte had an early connection, it wasn’t until she attended a mediumship development class in 2016 that she began to hone her skills. A friend was going to the class, so Welte tagged along, not knowing what the class was for.

“I was just kind of her wingman because she was nervous to go by herself,” Welte said. “It was a mediumship development class. I had no idea there were classes for stu like this, I didn’t even know that I was a medium at this point. I just thought that I knew things and saw things.”

Mediumship is the practice of enabling communications between the living and the dead. Mediums may have messages conveyed in a variety of ways, such as clairaudience, hearing messages, clairvoyance, seeing messages, or claircognizance, simply knowing the message.

Welte continued to learn, taking classes from another local psychic — Kim Moore — and then a year-long mentorship with another psychic — Anthony Mrocka. Her mentorship occurred in 2020, which gave her the time to focus on developing her skills.

“I mean, the whole country was shut down,” Welte said. “I had no other responsibilities... So I took a year-long mentorship with Anthony. And he really, really helped me to re ne my abilities.”

For Broom eld-based practitioner Andarta, the spiritual path started with tarot card readings as a teenager. She continued to learn, receiving training to become a Reiki Master and becoming a Druid in the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids — a spiritual organization based in England.

Reiki is a form of energy work that facilitates healing. Practitioners guide energy through a client’s body to help them heal.

Andarta’s spiritual and academic paths have been connected, primarily through becoming a Priestess of Avalon.

“I’ve done a lot of studies on more of the Avalon path,” Andarta said. “Because that is not only my spiritual interest, but also my PhD is in medieval literature. What got me into medieval literature to begin with was my interest in the Arthurian legends, and Avalon and, and all of that, so I’ve really sort of crafted a lot of my own classes around that just my own personal studies, both from my academic background as well as my spiritual.”

Lakewood-based practitioner

Lizanne Flynn’s path was shaped by her time volunteering in an animal shelter. After taking several years o from working to raise her children, Flynn wanted to see what returning to work would look like for her. at desire led her to volunteer at Table Mountain Animal Shelter — now known as Foothills Animal Shelter.

“It was a good experience for me,” Flynn said. “What I didn’t expect was that when I went through the doors of the shelter, is that I would start to hear the animals. I would start to feel the animals.”

She would hear animals — par-

ticularly those that had been surrendered — asking for their families and homes.

“It was like there was an extra room and I had been given the keys to the door of that room that I could walk into,” Flynn added. “ ere was this telepathic communication with animals that was available to me, it still feels like that to this day.”

Getting to work

Welte — who started her business online during the pandemic — then applied to work with Discover Your Spiritual Gifts when she saw an opening for a reader.

“It is an amazing little shop,” Welte said. “I really enjoy being able to work there and (meeting) the people that have come in.”

Welte does tarot and psychic readings, but the main focus of her work is mediumship.

“What I want to do the most is be able to deliver to people without a shadow of a doubt information that there is life still beyond this, and that their loved ones are not in some tortured, horrible place there,” Welte said. “ ey’re right there with us.”

As a former college professor, Andarta’s switch to full-time work as a psychic was recent. ough she had been working part-time while teaching, she transitioned out of higher education this summer.

“ e fact that my psychic business is more stable than higher education, I think is a pretty crazy idea for our society,” Andarta said. “Sometimes there’s a struggle of adapting, complete career change is a little scary. And yet, I feel that there is more of a call in our society for alternate spiritual practices, and di erent beliefs, especially earth-based religions.”

Flynn’s work began with animal communication in 2008, but soon after that, she added a physical touch.

Flynn became licensed as a canine massage therapist. Canine massage is similar to massages performed on humans, helping to relieve tight muscles and stress in dogs. Flynn combines the techniques, communicating with the animals as she massages them.

She felt that the universe continued to push her towards new methods, such as Reiki, and incorporating them into her practice.

“ is is such a classic example of the universe going, ‘OK. Here’s your next step. Just go here,’” Flynn added. Her work now includes a wide va-

riety of practices, including animal communication, mediumship, Reiki and more.

As a Master Healer, Flynn resisted the title that goes with her work for a while. However, she came around to it once she realized the value of being a healer.

“ e actual de nition of a healer that I really vibe with is someone who holds space,” Flynn said. “A healer is someone who opens the door, they might turn on the light for you. But they’re not going to necessarily tell you where to look. ey’re not necessarily going to tell you what to do.”

The impact

For Welte, working as a medium has given her an opportunity to connect people, both living and dead.

“I love my work, I love helping people,” Welte said. “My main goal is just to help and let people know that we’re really not alone, that we really are all connected and that we really will get through this a lot easier if we’re just kinder to each other and more loving and more compassionate.”

Welte added that she wants to be a place people can come to heal through her work.

“For me personally, it’s very, very heart-centered,” Welte added. “I will sit there and I will cry with my clients, I will check on my clients, I will bend over backward because it truly comes from a place of love.”

Similarly to Welte, Andarta’s work is geared towards giving clients a space to heal.

“I call them clients, and yet I still see them as souls,” Andarta said. “I have great compassion for people. I think that people really resonate with that, that they know that I am there to try to help them.”

In addition to providing readings, Andarta teaches several classes related to spirituality. Her work as a teacher often means empowering her clients to engage in the services Andarta typically provides without her.

“What happens a lot of the times is that I have clients that work with me for quite a while, and then they’re like ‘Hey, I’m good,’” Andarta said. “I’m like, ‘ en go, go do it (yourself).”

is is not just to keep milking people for money,” Andarta added.

LEARN MORE

Jen Welte is Littleton-based and offers readings remotely and in-person at Discover Your Spiritual Gifts in Littleton on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. Her website is https:// www.jenmoonlightmystic.com/ Andarta is Broomfield-based and o ers readings remotely. Her website is https://psychichealersofavalon.com/ denver-colorado/

Lizanne Flynn is Lakewood-based and o ers readings remotely. Her website is https://lizanneflynn.com/

For Flynn, her work gives her an opportunity to give animals a voice, speaking for them and communicating with their owners. She emphasized the importance of simply asking animals what they’re feeling — and listening to what they say.

“Inside my animal communicator, self is going, you could just ask,” Flynn said. “I think (animals) would be happy to tell you, (for example) the life of the bee and how that works.”

While Andarta, Flynn and Welte’s practices di er, they all stressed the same idea — their talents are not unique.

“Every single human who has a physical body on this planet can do the work that I do,” Flynn said. “Absolutely everyone.”

For Andarta, Flynn and Welte, being able to do their work is simply a matter of practice and training.

“I feel like everybody has a connection to the other side, or whatever you want to call it,” Welte said.

“Everybody has a connection to spirit and that we are all connected.”

Andarta’s practices combine both her spiritual and academic background, following the Avalon Path. COURTESY OF ANDARTA.

Pirates make annual landing at Northglenn

When you live in a landlocked state like Colorado, it’s probably a safe bet that you don’t really think of pirates all that often. I mean, why would you? ey live on those big bodies of water that are hundreds of miles away from us.

And yet, Pirate Festhas become one of Northglenn’s biggest events of the year and is back bigger than ever on Friday, Sept. 15 and Saturday, Sept. 16, at EB Rains, Jr. Memorial Park, 11701 Community Center Drive in Northglenn.   e free event has been split into two portions — Pirate Night on Friday and Pirate Fest on Saturday.

Pirate Night — 5-10 p.m. Sept. 15 • is component is geared towards those 18-years-old and older and will include live music, a mermaid encounter, dinner, the crowning of the “Pirate King,” and plenty of adult beverages.

• e live music schedule for the evening is:  5-6 p.m. —Big Paddy;  6:30-7:45 p.m. —Chancers Hooley;  8:15-10 p.m. — e McDeviants

According to provided information, costumes will be encouraged and the best dressed will be invited to participate in a costume contest for prizes.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Pirate Fest — 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sept. 16

• is familyfriendly portion is the main event and features all kinds of fun ways to spend the day. For the children, there will be bounce houses, arts and crafts, contests, treasure hunts and maybe even a mermaid or two.

• For the adults, attendees can participate in shanty singing, cardboard boat watching (or racing), beverages and food and much more. e cardboard regattaportion of the festivities begin at 2 p.m., followed by awards when the races are complete.

• e live music schedule for the day is:11 a.m.-noon –nera ddler Duo;  12:30-2 p.m. – e Commoners;  2:30-4 p.m. —Celtic Chaos;  4:30-6 p.m. —Angus Mohr

All the details, including parking and FAQs, can be found at www. thepiratefest.com.

Rendezvous at The Fort with Tesoro Cultural Center

For the 21st year, the Tesoro Cultural Center is hosting the Rendezvous at e Fort, 19192 High-

way 8 in Morrison, on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 16 and 17.

According to provided information, the annual event allows Tesoro the opportunity to host award-winning artists, professional historical interpreters and musicians, in an e ort to recognize the far western mountaineers and American Indians of the fur trade from the Bent’s Old Fort era. e weekend will feature a range of activities, including ceremonial song and dance demonstrations, historical storytelling, scavenger hunts, animal education and much more.

For all the necessary information, visitwww.TesoroCulturalCenter. org.

Chicken dance your way over to Colfax Chicken Fest

West Colfax is well-known for its unique events, and that streak continues with the Colfax Chicken Fest. e free, family-friendly party is from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 40 West Arts, 1560 Teller St. in Lakewood.

e event honors the HUB Building, which was once a Denver Drumstick restaurant, where diners could chow down on boxcar chicken dinners. Now the HUB will host everything from live music to chicken-inspired contests and

art activities to Drumstick 40 West Gallery exhibitions and chicken food trucks.

All the info you need on this delightful event can be found at https://40westarts.org.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Arctic Monkeys at Red Rocks

Back in 2013, England’s Arctic Monkeys looked like they were the last proper rock band around, thanks to the smashing success of “AM,” an album that did all the things a stadium rock record should and did them beautifully. In the two ensuing albums, including’s last year’s beautiful “ e Car,” the group has jettisoned the whole stadium star thing in favor of searching sci- and moody orchestral epics. Doesn’t get more rock star than that.

In support of “ e Car,” Arctic Monkeys are playing Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 18 with Fontaines DC. at was an amazing sentence to write and I hope you take it seriously and get tickets at www.ticketmaster. com.

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

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DEVELOPMENT

ongoing aircraft noise and over ights of aircraft at low altitudes as aircraft approach and depart the airport, including training tra c using Runway 17R/35L,” the FAA said.

e FAA noted that the City of Lone Tree is a member of the Centennial Airport Community Noise Roundtable.

For months, residents have been attending the noise roundtable meetings to raise concerns about increased aircraft tra c, noise and lead pollution impacting the community, speci cally those living north of Arapahoe Road. A group of residents even created an organization to pursue legal action.

“To prevent further con ict, it would seem in the city’s best interest to protect the welfare of its citizens by restricting residential development in Centennial Airport’s approach and departure areas,” the FAA said.

e development is in-line with the ight path established by the FAAowned “instrument landing system” for one of Centennial Airport’s runways, the FAA said.

An instrument landing system is a ground-based instrument approach system that helps a pilot approach and land safely on a runway during times of poor visibility. e FAA said many pilots use this approach, resulting in it being “one of the more popular and

busy ight paths” into the airport.

In an April 26 letter, Centennial Airport also said it has concerns about having a high-density residential development directly under the instrument landing system approach.

e airport warned that this approach will see over ights at all hours of the day regardless of weather conditions.

Centennial Airport said the development is within the bu er zone of the “airport in uence area,” and that no new residential or noise-sensitive developments are recommended in the bu er zone.

“We feel that it is imperative that future homeowners be made aware of this prior to the purchase of a home through both the avigation easement … license and over ight disclosures,” the airport said.

Responding to airport concerns

In response to the concerns, a Lone Tree city sta report said there will be numerous notices to future residents of the potential impacts of purchasing property near the airport.

For example, the report said a note has been added to the development’s site improvement plan putting future owners and occupants on notice that the property is subject to a recorded “avigation notice.”

e avigation notice is a document recorded against the property, so it will be included in any future title work associated with any transfer of property ownership, per the report.

e report said, in part, that this “will

ensure future buyers and residents are provided record notice of the potential impacts of living in the vicinity of the airport.”

ese impacts may include aircraft noise, vibration, fumes, fuel particles, exhaust, and the operation and passage of aircraft above or near the property, per the report.

During the city council public hearing for the development, held in August, the city sta presentation noted that there is an avigation notice recorded “over (the) entire RidgeGate property east of I-25.”

e city’s municipal code also requires for aircraft over ight disclosure notices on the plats and the site improvement plans, according to the presentation.

“ e applicant has provided determinations of no hazard to air navigation for the site,” said Chuck Darnell, a city planner.

Lokal Homes also responded to the FAA’s comments in a letter, providing an engineer’s certi cation and attestation that the development has followed the FAA’s notice and development review processes.

At the public hearing, Tommy Pucciano, a Lokal Homes employee, described how the development team plans to address sound concerns, such as by having a sound engineer consultant and using certain insulation materials.

“We don’t feel like the sound issue is going to be a problem at all,” Pucciano said. “We’ve built in other areas that actually have some more stringent conditions.”

Lokal Homes will complete noise testing after construction to verify that the interior noise attenuation is at or below 45 decibels, according to the city sta report.

Pucciano said there will also be language in the sales contracts that discusses the development’s proximity to the airport.

e city’s planning commission unanimously recommended the city council approve the development application.

Following the public hearing, the Lone Tree City Council unanimously approved the site improvement plans for the townhomes and condos.

Lone Tree’s first condo development in years

As previously reported by Colorado Community Media, with the dominance of single-family homes, many communities in Colorado face a “missing middle,” meaning there are not a lot of diverse housing options

such as townhomes and condos.

Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet said that, to her recollection, Lone Tree had not seen a condo development in roughly 15 years.

“We are so, so excited about this opportunity coming to our city,” Millet said.

e condominium development will be built on 11.83 acres and include ve stand-alone garage buildings, according to the city sta report. In total, there are 428 planned parking spaces — including residential and guest parking — for the 190 condo units.  ere will be two di erent types of condominium buildings, with a maximum height of about 41.5 feet for one type and 42.5 feet for the other.

e townhomes will be built on 3.71 acres and parking will be provided primarily in the garage spaces attached to and within each townhome unit, according to the sta report. ere are 190 parking spaces planned for the 80 townhome units.

Similar to the condos, there are two di erent types of townhome buildings. e maximum heights of the buildings will be about 40 feet.

Pucciano said there will be two homeowners associations, also referred to as HOAs. One of them — most likely the condominium HOA — will serve as the master association, and the townhome HOA will pay a cost-sharing portion into that, he said. Millet raised some concerns about snow storage and plowing in the development.

e snow storage for the condos was proposed to be located in smaller areas throughout the site, primarily at the end of drive aisles and surface parking lots, according to the sta report.

For the townhomes, snow storage was proposed to be located at the southern end of the north-south drive aisles throughout the site, per the sta report.

Millet said she would like for the HOA covenants to address snow storage by ensuring that snow from the property is not placed on city rights-ofway, such as city roads.

When the city council voted to approve the development, the council members added the condition that language be added to the site improvement plan and HOA documents stating that snow from the private roads will not be placed in the city rights-of-way.

ose interested in learning more about the development can visit cityoonetree.com/projects/lokal-homeslyric-condominiums-townhomes/.

Deputy Coyle joins Cherry Hills Christian as school resource o cer

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Cherry Hills Christian School is implementing more security practices for their student’s protection this school year by including their rst School Resource O cer, Deputy Dan Coyle.

Deputy Coyle has been with the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce since 2007 and has spent most of his career as a school resource o cer, previously at Valor Christian High School and is also one of the Explorer Post Advisors.

With over 800 students from preschool to 8th grade, Cherry Hills Christian is a large school.

In addition to the school’s security o cer, the school wanted to include a school resource o cer knowing that they could bring extra security, mentorship and education to students and sta .

“ e sta at this school is wonderful and have welcomed me with open arms,” said Coyle. “I could not be any happier than to be a member of their CHS Lions School Community.”

Kati Melton, the head of school at Cherry Hills Christian, said he is willing to jump in and do whatever is needed.

“We have a multi-layered approach to safety and security,” said Melton. “And this is just one more added layer to that.”

By having a school resource o cer, Melton said they are partnering with the sheri ’s o ce to ensure quick responses, help with threat assessments and stay proactive.

Deputy Coyle also serves as a resource for parents. ey will be starting a program called Lions Watch where they will invite family members to the campus and Coyle will be able to train them on the school’s standard response protocols.

“We’re so grateful to have Deputy Dan on our team,” said Melton.

More about school resource o cers

All of the school resource o cers are members of the National Association of School Resource O cers and Colorado Association of School Resource O cers.

Lt. Robert Rotherham, who supervises the sheri ’s o ces’ school resource o cers and Juvenile Unit,

school resource o cer practitioners, who are the trainers and mentors for the sheri ’s o ce due to their knowledge and experience.

Among di ering topics, all resource o cers are certi ed to teach the Y.E.S.S. Program in their schools.

e Y.E.S.S. program, which stands for Youth Education and Safety in Schools, is a collaborative e ort between schools and law enforcement to educate students on digital safety, relationships and substance abuse.

e Douglas County Sheri ’s Ofce has implemented a Youth Crisis Response Team for the schools, which pairs a deputy with a clinician to respond to welfare checks, mental health calls, non-criminal substance abuse calls and suicidal subjects in all schools.

e School Resource O cer Unit in Douglas County maintains several pro cient eld training o cers who train any new resource o cers.

“ ey work in partnership with the school district administration completing threat assessments and developing safety plans for students in their schools,” said Rotherham.  e resource o cers also work with school security and sta to conduct bi-annual SRP lockdown drills in the schools utilizing the “I Love You Guys Foundation” model and include the school’s security personnel in annual active shooter training with the o cers.

is past school year, the resource o cers handled over 2.000 calls for service in the schools, said Rotherman.

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Ballot ban for Trump sought by watchdogs

BY JESSE PAUL AND SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN

A lawsuit led by a watchdog group aims to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on Colorado’s 2024 ballot because of his ties to the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

e suit was led by the Washington, D.C.-based Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, a nonpro t, on behalf of a group of Republican and una liated voters, including a former state lawmaker. Martha Tierney, one of the lead attorneys in the case, however, often represents the Colorado Democratic Party in campaign matters.

“As a longtime Republican who voted for him, I believe Donald Trump disquali ed himself from running in 2024 by spreading lies, vilifying election workers and fomenting an attack on the Capitol,” Krista Kafer, a Republican activist and political commentator in Colorado who is one of the plainti s, said in a written statement. “ ose who by force and by falsehood subvert democracy are un t to participate in it.”

e lawsuit was led against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat. It argues that Trump’s ties to the Jan. 6 riot disqualify him from running for president under the 14th Amendment, which bars people who took an “oath … to support the Constitution of the United States” and then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid

or comfort to the enemies thereof” from holding federal or state o ce. Griswold, in a statement reacting to the lawsuit, didn’t take a position on the legal action. She has been a vocal Trump opponent, criticizing his unfounded claims that he was the true winner of the 2020 presidential election.

“I look forward to the Colorado court’s substantive resolution of the issues, and am hopeful that this case will provide guidance to election o cials on Trump’s eligibility as a candidate for o ce,” she said.

e lawsuit is part of a national e ort by Trump’s opponents to disqualify him from running again in 2024. Trump has been federally indicted for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 riot, as well as in Georgia, where prosecutors allege he and his allies tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

A federal judge dismissed a similar lawsuit in Florida last week,  nding that the plainti s lacked standing.

A report issued this week by the Project on Government Oversight found that candidates have been excluded from the ballot in all 50 states in the past.

In terms of electoral consequences, it wouldn’t matter much for Trump if he was barred from the Colorado ballot. He lost the state in 2016 and 2020. It’s highly unlikely he would win in 2024 in Colorado, where Republicans have no statewide elected o cials and are in a historic minority at the state Capitol.

If the legal action is successful, however, it may bolster arguments

from Trump’s presidential primary opponents that he is un t to serve. e case may also serve to lower GOP turnout in Colorado next year.

Trump has said that e orts to block him from appearing on the ballot amount to “election interference.”

Other plainti s in the lawsuit include:

Norma Anderson, a Republican who was formerly the majority leader in the Colorado Senate

Michelle Priola, the wife of state Sen. Kevin Priola, who switched his part a liation to Democratic from Republican in 2022

Chris Castilian, chief of sta for then-Gov. Bill Owens, a Republican. Castilian is also a former executive director of Great Outdoors Colorado.

Mario Nicolais, a Colorado Sun columnist, is another one of the lawyers representing the plainti s in the case.

“ e core facts demonstrating Trump’s disquali cation are a matter of public record,” the lawsuit says. “He dishonestly and unlawfully tried to overturn the 2020 election results through multiple avenues. When that failed, he summoned tens of thousands of enraged supporters for a ‘wild’ protest in Washington. Trump’s mob went on to violently storm and seize the U.S. Capitol.”

e lawsuit is dozens of pages long and outlines Trump’s actions around the Jan. 6 riot and in Georgia.

e 14th Amendment, rati ed in 1868, helped ensure civil rights for freed slaves — and eventually for

all people in the United States. But it also was used to prevent former Confederate o cials from becoming members of Congress after the Civil War and taking over the government against which they had just rebelled.

e 14th Amendment was used last year to bar from o ce a New Mexico county commissioner who entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. at was the rst time it was used in 100 years. In 1919, Congress refused to seat a socialist, contending he gave aid and comfort to the country’s enemies during World War I. Another liberal group, Free Speech For People, unsuccessfully tried to use the provision to prevent Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina from running for reelection last year.

e judge overseeing Greene’s case ruled in her favor. Cawthorn’s case became moot after he was defeated in his primary.

Colorado’s presidential primary will be held on March 5. e ballot must be certi ed by the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce in January, meaning the lawsuit will have to move quickly for the plainti s to be successful.

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e data is clear — providing naloxone to patients when they leave the hospital is much more e ective than providing prescriptions,” Dhaliwal said.

e American College of Emergency Physicians issued a letter of support for Pettersen’s proposed legislation, saying that preemptively providing naloxone to patients who are at risk of an opioid overdose helps reduce overdose deaths.

“Your legislation will ensure that naloxone or other overdose reversal

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“It is very important to me that this is a bipartisan bill,” Pettersen said. “ is is something that we have to come together on. Whether you’re Republican or a Democrat, this impacts every community across the country.”

Castle View girls take 3-1 win over Pondo

Bunt makes crucial di erence in softball game Sept. 6

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Castle View sophomore Sophia Holland didn’t want to be left at the door when a chance was knocking. Holland was just recently added to the Sabercats starting lineup in softball and she’s taken advantage of the opportunity.

“She just cracked the lineup a couple games ago and she has really seized the opportunity that has been given,“ said Castle View head coach Dave Rodriguez. “I’m proud of her

and that was a good bunt.”

Castle View and Pondo were tied at 1-all in the top of the sixth inning when the Sabercats had runners on second and third base with one out. at’s when Holland laid down a bunt that scored courtesy runner Zoe Salazar with the go-ahead run. Holland was awarded an in eld hit on the play.

Winning Castle View pitcher Tessa Ivy came through with a run-scoring single in the seventh to give the Sabercats a 3-1 victory in a Continental League game played on Sept. 6. In the seven games in which she has played this season, Holland is hitting .273 with four runs batted in and one homer.

“It feels good, really good,” Holland answered when asked about being in the starting lineup. “I just

wanted to get the bunt down so we could score the run. We practice bunting a lot, getting them down all over the eld. at bunt felt good. It was one of my better bunts that I’ve had in a while.”

e win left Castle Rock with a 5-5 overall record and 1-0 in the league. Ponderosa fell to 6-3 and 0-1 in theleague.

“We played good,” pointed out Rodriguez. “Last year we were having trouble winning these types of games. We’re still young and we only have three seniors on the eld right now and we’re trying to gure it out as we go. e light is shining a little brighter.

“Right now the biggest di erence in the season is we got our ace pitcher back (Ivy). She missed her entire sophomore season with a

knee injury and she’s a di erence maker. She had 32 strikeouts in the last three games. at was something we were missing. We now have the ability to shutdown at any time.”

Ivy, a junior who went 2-for-3 at the plate, pitched seven innings against Pondo. She gave up two hits and struck out 12 batters.

Ponderosa played without AllState pitcher Olivia Trombley, who was out with a pinched nerve. e senior was 2-1 this season and went 14-5 with a 2.21 earned run average last season with 169 strikeouts in 123.1 innings pitched.

“We just didn’t get enough hits but some games are like that,” said Ponderosa head coach Mark Roberts.

Aralyn Coyle and Makayla Odette got the two hits that Pondo managed.

Back to school a challenge for parent-students

BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Deysi Parga Macias faced a dilemma last fall in the rst week of classes at the University of Colorado Boulder.

She couldn’t nd daycare for her son, Ramiro, and her grandparents, who were supposed to watch him, were sick.

Macias, then 19, began to panic. Her biochemistry lab only allowed four absences before she failed the class — but missing even one would make her feel like a failure. Desperate, she sent her professor an email before class and asked if she could bring her then-year-and-a-half-old son.

“I said, ‘I am so sorry, and I know that this is unprofessional,’” Macias said.

Students in the lab were scheduled to collect samples at Boulder Creek and analyze the results. Luckily, her professor agreed to let Ramiro come since it was a safer environment than in a classroom lab. While Macias worked, Ramiro played with rocks and threw them into the water.

“He thought it was just another day out,” she said.

Macias, now a 20-year-old junior at CU Boulder, tries her best to separate parenting and coursework on campus, even if she alerts professors on the rst days of class that she has a kid.

She doesn’t usually see other young children at CU Boulder. Many students can’t relate to her life.

It’s an isolating experience.

“Every time I tell my professors that I’m a mom and I’m an undergrad, they say, ‘You’re my rst,’” she said.

Many public Colorado colleges don’t know how many students are parents on their campuses.

Census data from the 2021 American Community Survey data analyzed by Colorado’s demographer suggests that parents make up a little less than a third of undergraduate students at all of the state’s colleges and universities.

at’s close to what national data collected by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research showed in 2016: about 22% of all college undergraduates were parents. e institute found 42% of all community college students and just 17% of students at public four-year universities were parents.

Colorado, like many states, does not require colleges and universities to keep these numbers. Some colleges, including Colorado State University Fort Collins, have used voluntary surveys to get a better sense. But it’s still an estimate.

“We don’t know if we have 50 student parents or 5,000,” said Lisa Chandler, CSU Fort Collins adult learner and veteran services assistant director.

Some administrators worry that asking whether students have children could violate federal rules intended to prevent discrimination. Advocates say the lack of concrete data can limit the services and outreach students receive to help them through college, especially because this is a group that doesn’t have a lot of time to track down help.

Student parents carry higher GPAs on average but are 10 times less likely to graduate, according to the women’s policy research institute.

ey are also more likely to be Black and low-income, take on more student loan debt, and struggle to nd housing.

It matters to student parents that they succeed because they want higher wages to support their families. And, Colorado has a goal to get more residents — especially those from diverse communities — the postsecondary training they need to land good-paying jobs. Macias, for instance, studies biochemistry and wants to become a doctor.

In recent years, Colorado’s community colleges, with more student parents, have provided food resources, and connected students to housing, childcare, and nancial support. Meanwhile, four-year universities o er fewer services.

Before Macias enrolled, she researched the schools that would o er her the most help while parenting. CU Boulder gave her scholarships, and she pieced together enough to pay for college. She also planned to use the university’s graduate and family housing so she could have more space for her and Ramiro, live on campus, meet friends, and be independent.

ere was so much she didn’t anticipate as the rst student in her family to go to college and as a new mother.

e rent in family housing proved to be more than she could a ord. She struggled at times through her rst year to pay for furniture and other household items – even things as small as a shower curtain and toiletries. Macias estimates a high school mentor spent about $1,000 to help her furnish her apartment. Her mom would cook for her and also bought her groceries and other daily items.Her sister helped babysit Ramiro when Macias had classes.

Macias is now living with her son’s paternal grandmother. It puts her minutes away from family members who can provide child care because

she said she can’t a ord CU Boulder’s childcare facility. It also makes it easier when she and Ramiro’s dad co-parent.

In Colorado, child care on average can cost about $1,360 a month at a center and about $960 at a home-based business for a toddler, according to Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2023 Kids Count data book.

CU Boulder students pay based on the age of their child and how often they attend daycare. A student can pay up to about $1,900 a month for ve-day-a-week care for an infant. e daytime hours don’t cover evening classes or study sessions.

e school surveyed undergraduates in 2021 to better understand how to help all students. Only a third of all students took the survey, and about 3% of respondents said they are responsible for the care of children or other adults, according to the university.

Other campus services for parents include a health and wellness center and mental health support, nap pods for tired students, and dedicated lactation rooms.

Macias said she no longer uses most of what CU Boulder o ers. Child care continues to be her biggest struggle. In a perfect world, she said the school would provide free care, because college students don’t have a lot of money.

Schools that serve more older students tend to think more about the needs of parents. Aurora Community College has sent out voluntary surveys to students and learned about 35% have parental responsibilities, said Reyna Anaya, senior student a airs o cer and dean of student success.

e surveys helped the school

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create more help. e school has snack stations for kids, a free market for parents to get food, and play stations with toys. Advisors are available for support.

Colorado Mountain College’s Ri e campus hosts Family Fridays where students and community members can bring kids on campus to learn while their parents take classes, said Tinker Duclo, vice president and campus dean at CMC Ri e.

But four-year institutions are also doing more to o er parent services on campus. For example, Colorado State University Fort Collins has drop-in child care at its library that is paid by student fees. And like many other schools, CSU o ers federal grants to subsidize child care.

Zeke Dominguez, 41, is nervous about transferring from Front Range Community College to Colorado State University next fall. As a single parent of an autistic 11-yearold child, his second try at college has provided him a lot of what he’s needed as a parent, but he’s not sure what to expect at the bigger college.

Dominguez studied cybersecurity in 2012 at for-pro t University of Phoenix. His daughter was born at about the same time. She spent months in the hospital, and he took family leave for a semester but felt overwhelmed when he returned. He needed to drop out.

“I didn’t have any support systems, either,” he said. “It wasn’t anything like what I have now.”

Community colleges have increased services in recent years for student parents.

Front Range brings student parents together to support each other. Dominguez also connected to the school’s TRIO program, a federal program to guide disadvantaged students through college that’s used at many college and university campuses. While not only for student parents, the program has connected him to tutors and helped him learn to advocate for his needs as a parent, such as how to reach out to instructors or deans so he doesn’t have to drop classes when he gets behind.

e school also has federal grants for child care, he said, and if Dominguez has a problem, Front Range o cials try to help connect him to community resources.

It’s important for Dominguez to nish his degree. He wants to get a bachelor’s in ne arts to allow him exibility to work and take care of his daughter. e demands of his previous job as a chef didn’t mix well with parenting.

He plans to expand his work in photography — he used to shoot food photos while a chef. He also wants to explore his career options, such as selling his paintings.

As he gets ready for CSU Fort Collins, he worries that he will get lost at such a large school.

“We really are a ghost,” he said. “We’re not seen.”

Elsewhere, some states have gured out how to track student parents. Oregon and Illinois require colleges and universities to collect data on student parents to help them get what they need, according to Nicole Lynn Lewis, founder and CEO of Generation Hope. e

nonpro t advocates for policies that support student parents and supports schools in their e orts.

Schools also want to increase support. Norfolk State University, a historically Black university in Virginia, has worked with Generation Hope in the last year to increase services, such as lactation rooms and parent groups. e school o ers evening child care. School o cials are also drafting guidelines around the presence of children on campus and how faculty and sta can help student parents.

Student parents want to feel more a part of the campus and be considered, said Andrea Neal, O ce of Academic Engagement associate vice provost at Norfolk State. Small things like speci c parking spaces or easy access to diapers on campus would make them feel included, she said.

Larger universities like e Ohio State University also are trying to nd ways to serve parents.

Traci Lewis, director of the university’s Comprehensive College Experience for Student-Parent Success Program, said Ohio State makes parents and their kids a part of campus life. e school has a student-parent welcome week with bounce houses for their kids, o ers child care during club meetings, and will allow students to walk with their kids this year in the homecoming parade.

Ohio State student parents receive a comprehensive resource support guide, but the school also provides advisors to o er more personal guidance. e school also o ers emergency nancial assistance.

Macias feels burnt out, but she rarely lets that stop her positive

attitude.

She has found ways to feel like she’s a greater part of the campus. She wants to be a role model for other rst-generation and Latina students in the sciences. She’s found supportive friends. She’s joined clubs like the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights.

She takes the tough days in stride because she’s determined to nish school.

“Life doesn’t wait for you to be OK,” Macias said.

Macias works within CU Boulder’s O ce of Precollege Outreach and Engagement and gives campus tours to high school students. e program also hosts overnight trips.

She’s met hundreds of students, she said. But over the summer, a young woman approached her to read the college essay she prepared.

e teen, a rising high school junior, wrote that she was pregnant. She wanted to major in the sciences just like Macias. She documented her fears of telling her family about the pregnancy and never getting to college.

Tears streamed down Macias’ cheeks as she sat across from the student. e young girl’s struggle was her own. She nally didn’t feel so out of place.

“I told her to stay focused and keep going. To nish strong, as strong as you can because there’s going to be a lot of help,” she said. “Unfortunately, they’re not going to come and nd you as a parent. You have to nd the help yourself.”

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0127

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/5/2023 11:47:00

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: SHARON T. MCNALLY

Original Beneficiary: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/20/2004

Recording Date of DOT: 11/5/2004

Reception No. of DOT: 2004113964

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $247,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $246,869.14

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 37, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 88A, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 6694 Dutch Creek St, 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, October 25, 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: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/5/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ALISON L. BERRY

Colorado Registration #: 34531 9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 23-029688

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0127

First Publication: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0118

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/20/2023 2:27:00 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: DANIEL P. MAHONEY AND SUSAN G. MAHONEY

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

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: 8/17/2023

Last Publication: 9/14/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 6/21/2023

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 9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 23-030296

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0118

First Publication: 8/17/2023

Last Publication: 9/14/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Littleton

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0117

OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 9828 Fairwood Street, Littleton, CO 80125

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 11, 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: 8/17/2023

Last Publication: 9/14/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 6/20/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

HOLLY SHILLIDAY

Colorado Registration #: 24423

7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 24, BLOCK 11, STROH RANCH FILING NO. 12, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 12960 Banyon 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, November 8, 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: 9/14/2023

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 14B, SOUTH RIDGE TOWNHOUSE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. THREE ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, TOGETHER WITH EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY APPURTENANT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 1352 S Sierra Dr, Castle Rock, CO 80104

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 11, 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 Whom It May Concern: On 6/20/2023 12:22:00 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: Daniel Lee Moffett Jr. and Wendi Renee Moffett

Original Beneficiary:

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for American Financing Corporation, Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NewRez LLC, F/K/A New Penn Financial, LLC, D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/19/2017

Recording Date of DOT: 1/26/2017

Reception No. of DOT: 2017006173

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$169,200.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $158,406.13

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 16, BLOCK 3, PULTE HOMES AT ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 1, COUNTY

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO-23-957025-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0117

First Publication: 8/17/2023

Last Publication: 9/14/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0129

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/6/2023 1:35:00

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: Jason L. Doumer and Megan E. Doumer

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Cherry Creek Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Freedom Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/20/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 2/8/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021015465

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$425,488.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $341,185.73

Last Publication: 10/12/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/7/2023

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 #: CO22011

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0129

First Publication: 9/14/2023

Last Publication: 10/12/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0126

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/5/2023 10:24:00

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: TIMOTHY S EMERY

Original Beneficiary:

The name,

Public Notices

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR MIDWEST LOAN SOLUTIONS, INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not individually or personally but solely in its capacity as Trustee on behalf of the ICW MAT Trust

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/29/2020

Recording Date of DOT: 1/30/2020

Reception No. of DOT: 2020006683

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $422,211.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $363,374.37

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 189, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-R, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 10672 Braselton St, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

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, October 25, 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: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/5/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DAVID W. DRAKE

Colorado Registration #: 43315

1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80204

Phone #: (303) 350-3711

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 00000009663444

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0126

First Publication: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Littleton

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0130

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/12/2023 1:40:00

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: HEATHER KREBS AND KRISTOFFER WEST AKA KRISTOFFER C WEST

Original Beneficiary: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/30/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 10/1/2021 Reception No. of DOT: 2021113088

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $596,850.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $582,275.63

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 installments of principal and interest, together with 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 712, ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 16-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 7432 Elk Trail Pl, Littleton, CO 80125

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 1, 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: 9/7/2023

Last Publication: 10/5/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 7/12/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

NEAL K DUNNING

Colorado Registration #: 10181 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 101E, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 329-3363

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 3554-040

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0130

First Publication: 9/7/2023

Last Publication: 10/5/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Original Grantor: David Siu

Original Beneficiary:

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Ideal Home Loans LLC, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Citizens Bank, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/20/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 1/25/2022

Reception No. of DOT: 2022005598

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $515,262.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $503,511.16

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 111, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-S, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 3158 Woodbriar Dr, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

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, October 25, 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: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 6/30/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

HEATHER DEERE

Colorado Registration #: 28597 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO21977

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0124

First Publication: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0123

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/30/2023 9:22:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: John A Guerra and Michelle D Guerra

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ('MERS") as nominee for DHI Mortgage Company LTD, Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Nationstar Mortgage LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/23/2010

Recording Date of DOT: 8/2/2010

Reception No. of DOT: 2010046748

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $283,500.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $201,011.04

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 7, BLOCK 2, DOUGLAS 234 FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 15999 East Summit Fox Avenue, 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, October 25, 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: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 6/30/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ILENE DELL'ACQUA

Colorado Registration #: 31755

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

Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-23-960158-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0123

First Publication: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0057

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/23/2023 10:38:00

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: MICHAEL B. BURNS AND AUDREY E. HERBERT

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR WILMINGTON FINANCE, INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2016-4, U.S. Bank

National Association as Indenture Trustee

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/31/2007

Recording Date of DOT: 11/5/2007

Reception No. of DOT: 2007086057

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $324,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $226,549.92

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:

Parcel A: Outlot 10, Block Forest Ranchettes, more particularly described as follows: That portion of the South ¼ of Section 8, Township 6 South, Range 65 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, described as follows: Beginning at a point 445 feet West of the East line of 493.1 feet North of the South line of said Southeast ¼ of Section 8; Thence West and parallel with the South line of said Southeast ¼, a distance of 445 feet; Thence North and parallel with the East line of said Southeast ¼, a distance of 493.1 feet; Thence East and parallel with the South line of said Southeast ¼, a distance of 445 feet; Thence South and parallel with the East line of said Southeast ¼, a distance of 493.1 feet to the point of beginning, County of Douglas, State of Colorado Parcel B: A nonexclusive easement for ingress and egress purposes over and across a strip of land 60 feet in width, being 30 feet on each side of the following described center line; Beginning at the Northwest corner of Parcel A above; Thence South and parallel with the East line of said Section, a distance of 956.2 feet to a point 30 feet North and the South line of said Section, said point being the point of terminus of said easement, County of Douglas, State of Colorado Parcel C: A non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress purposes over and across a strip of land 30 feet in width, being that part of the South 30 feet of Section 8, Township 6 South, Range 65 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, lying West of a point 860 feet West of the East line of said Section 8, County of Douglas, State of Colorado

Which has the address of: 12153 North Piney Lake Road, 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, October 25, 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: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 3/23/2023

DAVID GILL

Public Notices

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

RYAN BOURGEOIS

Colorado Registration #: 51088

1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80204

Phone #: (303) 350-3711

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 00000009680950

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0057

First Publication: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press City and County

Public Notice Crowfoot Valley Road Annexation

Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado will hold a public hearing regarding the Crowfoot Valley Road annexation on October 17, 2023 at 6:00 pm in the Town of Castle Rock Town Hall, 100 N. Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado. The purpose of the public hearing is to determine if the property described in the following Petition for Annexation complies with Article II, Section 30 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado and meets the applicable requirements of §31-12-104 and §31-12-105, C.R.S., and is considered eligible for annexation. The Town Council Substantial Compliance Resolution No. 2023-108 and the Petition for Annexation read as follows:

RESOLUTION NO. 2023-108

A RESOLUTION FINDING THAT THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION SUBMITTED BY THE TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK IS IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE II, SECTION 30(1)(B) OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND SECTION 31-12-107(1), C.R.S.; AND SETTING A DATE, TIME AND PLACE FOR THE HEARING PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 31-12-108, C.R.S. TO DETERMINE IF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION UNDER ARTICLE II, SECTION 30 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND SECTIONS 31-12-104 AND 31-12-105, C.R.S. (Crowfoot Valley Road Annexation)

WHEREAS, the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado (the “Town”) has filed a petition (the “Petition”) to annex four Town-owned parcels that comprise a portion of the Crowfoot Valley Road right-of-way located east of the Crowfoot Valley Road and Tower Road intersection and west of the Crowfoot Valley Road and Macanta Boulevard intersection as more particularly described on the attached Exhibit A (the “Property”); and

WHEREAS, the proposed annexation is part of a larger effort to incorporate eligible Town-owned property into the Town boundaries; and

WHEREAS, the Petition: (i) formally requests that the Property be annexed to the Town; (ii) states that it is signed by the Town as the sole owner of the Property, and (iii) is, in fact, signed by the Town Manager, as the legal representative of the Town, all as required by Article II, Section 30(1)(b) of the Colorado Constitution; and

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

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

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

Section 1. Findings. The Town Council finds

and determines that:

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

B. The Petition is signed by persons: (i) comprising more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners of the Property and (ii) owning more than fifty percent (50%) of the Property;

C. The Petition substantially complies with the requirements of Section 30(1)(b) of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and Section 31-12107(1), C.R.S;

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

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

Section 2. Public Hearing Pursuant to Section 31-12-108, C.R.S., a public hearing is scheduled before the Town Council on October 17, 2023, at 6:00 P.M., at the Castle Rock Town Hall, 100 N. Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, for the purpose of enabling the Town Council to determine whether:

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

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

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

Section 3. Notice of Hearing The Town Clerk shall give notice of said hearing in the manner prescribed by Section 31-12-108(2), C.R.S.

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

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of September, 2023, by the Town Council of the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado on first and final reading by a vote of seven (7) for and zero (0) against.

ATTEST: Lisa Anderson, Town Clerk

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK: Jason Gray, Mayor

Approved as to form:

Michael J. Hyman, Town Attorney

Approved as to Content:

Tara Vargish, Director of Development Services

PETITION FOR ANNEXATION TO THE TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO

The undersigned, being a "Landowner" as defined in C.R.S. § 31-12-103(6), hereby petitions the Town of Castle Rock (the “Town”) for annexation of the following described property located in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, and further state:

1. The legal description of the land which Landowners request to be annexed to the municipality is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Property”).

2. It is desirable and necessary that the abovedescribed Property be annexed to the Town.

3. The requirements of Article II, Section 30 of the Colorado Constitution have been met.

4. The following requirements of C.R.S. § 31-12104 exist or have been met:

a. Not less than one-sixth (1/6) of the perimeter of the Property is contiguous with the Town.

b. A community of interest exists between the Property and the Town. The Property is urban or will be urbanized in the near future. Further, the Property is integrated with the Town.

5. None of the limitations provided in C.R.S. § 31-12-105 are applicable and the requirements of that statute have been met because of the following:

a. The annexation of the Property will not result in the Property being divided into separate parts

or parcels under identical ownership.

b. No land area within the Property held in identical ownership, whether consisting of one tract or parcel of real estate or two or more contiguous tracts or parcels of real estate comprising 20 acres or more, which together with the buildings and improvements situated thereon, has an assessed value in excess of $200,000 for an ad valorem tax purpose for the year preceding the annexation is included within the Property proposed to be annexed, without the written consent of the landowner or landowners thereof.

c. No annexation proceedings have been commenced for annexation of any part of the Property by any other municipality.

d. The entire width of all streets or alleys within the area to be annexed are included in the annexation.

e. The annexation of the Property will not result in the detachment of any area from any school district or the attachment of same to another school district.

f. Annexation by the Town of the Property will not have the effect of, and will not result in, the denial of reasonable access to landowners, owners of an easement, or owners of a franchise adjoining a platted street or alley in the unincorporated area adjacent to the Property.

g. The annexation of the Property will not have the effect of extending a boundary of the Town more than three miles in any direction from any point of the Town boundary in the past 12 months.

6. The Property is solely owned by the Town, as the annexing municipality.

7. The Town, as landowner, requests that the Town Council approve the annexation of the property.

8. This Petition is accompanied by four (4) copies of an annexation boundary map in the form required by C.R.S. 31-12-101(1)(d), which map is attached as Exhibit B.

9. This instrument may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute the same document.

ATTEST: Lisa Anderson, Town Clerk TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK, as Landowner, David L. Corliss, Town Manager Approved as to form: Michael J. Hyman, Town Attorney LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR CROWFOOT VALLEY ROAD ANNEXATION MAP

THREE PARCELS OF LAND, BEING A UNDEFINED PARCEL ALONG WITH PORTIONS OF RECEPTION NO. 2004088310 AND RECEPTION NO. 2008047805 ALL IN THE DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDERS OFFICE, LOCATED IN THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION 25, T 7 S, R 67 W OF THE 6TH P.M., MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE BASIS OF BEARINGS FOR THIS DESCRIPTION IS THE BEARING ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER SECTION 25, BEING MONUMENTED AT THE NORTH QUARTER CORNER WITH A 3.25" ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED PLS 10717 AND AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER WITH A 3.25" ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED PLS 17666 WHICH IS ASSUMED TO BEAR N 89°57'35" E, A DISTANCE OF 2644.79 FEET. COMMENCING AT SAID NORTH QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 25, THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 25, N 89°57'35" E, A DISTANCE OF 1323.99 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID NORTH LINE, S 00°02'25" E, A DISTANCE OF 383.41 FEET TO THE NORTH CORNER OF SAID RECEPTION NO. 2004088310, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE NORTH LINE OF CROWFOOT VALLEY ROAD, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING THE COMMON CORNER OF PARCEL 3, THE CANYONS SUPERBLOCK PLAT NO.1 AS DESCRIBED IN RECEPTION NO. 2015090038 WITH THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF TRACT T, MAHER RANCH - FILING NO.1 AS DESCRIBED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2002092550 ALL IN SAID CLERK'S OFFICE, SAID CORNER BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S 34°37'48" E, A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO THE EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID RECEPTION NO. 2004088310, ALSO BEING

ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF 20.00 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY AS DESCRIBED UNDER SAID RECEPTION NO. 2008047805 OF SAID CLERK'S OFFICE; THENCE S 34°37'48" E, A DISTANCE OF 20.00 FEET TO THE COMMON LINE OF SAID 20.00 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY AT SAID RECEPTION NO. 2008047805 WITH TRACT

D AS DESCRIBED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2021021687 OF SAID CLERK'S OFFICE.

THENCE ALONG SAID COMMON LINE THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES:

1). S 55°22'12" W, A DISTANCE OF 1554.19

FEET;

2). ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF 730.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 27°22'19", AN ARC LENGTH OF 348.74

FEET, WHOSE CHORD BEARS S 41°41'03" W, A DISTANCE OF 345.44 FEET;

3). S 27°59'53" W, A DISTANCE OF 96.66

FEET TO THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID RECEPTION NO. 2008047805, ALSO BEING A CORNER OF SAID TRACT D, ALSO BEING ON THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF TOWER ROAD AS DESCRIBED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2008079259 OF SAID CLERK'S OFFICE;

THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, ALSO BEING THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID RECEPTION NO. 2008047805, N 32°05'40" W, A DISTANCE OF 22.92 FEET TO THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID RECEPTION NO. 2008047805 ALSO BEING THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID RECEPTION NO. 2004088310;

THENCE N 20°38'27" W, A DISTANCE OF 24.95 FEET;

THENCE ALONG A PORTION OF THE BROOKWOOD ANNEXATION PLAT AS DESCRIBED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2003150876 OF SAID CLERK'S OFFICE, N 49°31'54" W, A DISTANCE OF 61.09 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY CORNER OF TRACT C, DIAMOND RIDGE ESTATES FILING NO.1 AS DESCRIBED UNDER RECEPTION NO. DC9561707 OF SAID CLERK'S OFFICE;

THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID RECEPTION NO. 2004088310, BEING THE NORTH LINE OF CROWFOOT VALLEY ROAD, ALSO BEING A PORTION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACT C, ALSO BEING THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE ACCESS PARCEL ANNEXATION PLAT AS DESCRIBED UNDER RECEPTION NO. DC00052250 OF SAID CLERK'S OFFICE THE FOLLOWING FOUR

(4) COURSES:

1) N 29°17'18" E, A DISTANCE OF 154.76 FEET;

2) ALONG A CURVE TO THE RIGHT WITH A RADIUS OF 581.37 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 24°01'28", AN ARC LENGTH OF 243.77 FEET, WHOSE CHORD BEARS N 41°18'02" E, A DISTANCE OF 241.99 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 25, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF A PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED UNDER BOOK 158 AT PAGE 490 OF SAID CLERK'S OFFICE;

3) THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID BOOK 158 AT PAGE 490, N 55°22'12" E, A DISTANCE OF 171.04 FEET TO THE MOST EASTERLY CORNER OF SAID BOOK 158 AT PAGE 490;

4). THENCE ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID BOOK 158 AT PAGE 490, N 33°43'57" W, A DISTANCE OF 13.20 FEET TO A CORNER OF TRACT Q OF SAID MAHER RANCH - FILING NO.1, ALL IN SAID CLERK'S OFFICE; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID RECEPTION NO. 2004088310, ALSO BEING THE BEING THE SOUTH LINES OF TRACT Q, TRACT V, TRACT U, TRACT T, ALL OF SAID MAHER RANCH - FILING NO.1, SAPPHIRE POINTE BLVD AS DESCRIBED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2002092550 AND CUTTERS RIDGE AT SAPPHIRE POINTE CONDOMINIUMS AS DESCRIBED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2008003608, SAID SOUTH LINE ALSO BEING A PORTION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF THE ANNEXATION OF THE MAHER RANCH P.U.D TO THE TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK PHASE 3 AS RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NO. 8728960 ALL OF SAID CLERK'S OFFICE N 55°22'15" E, A DISTANCE OF 1439.35 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION CONTAINS 231,175 SQUARE FEET OR 5.31 ACRES MORE OR LESS.

Legal Notice No. 945984

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: October 5, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDINANCE NO. 9.362

A Bill for an Ordinance to Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Town of Parker, Colorado, and Olde Town Metropolitan District

The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on September 5, 2023.

The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the office of the Town Clerk, 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado. Chris Vanderpool, CMC, Town Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945980

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

Ordinance No. 23-09, and any changes thereto, shall be considered on second reading for adoption at a public meeting of the City Council to be held at 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, CO 80124 on September 19, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.. ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONE TREE ORDINANCE NO. 23-09

AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE LONE TREE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO OFFENSES INVOLVING WEAPONS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONE TREE, COLORADO:

ARTICLE 1 – AUTHORITY

The City of Lone Tree (the "City") is a home rule municipality operating under the Lone Tree Home Rule Charter (the "Charter") adopted on May 5, 1998, and a Municipal Code (the "Code"), codified and adopted on December 7, 2004. Pursuant to its constitutional home rule authority, the City may adopt and amend ordinances.

Additionally, pursuant to C.R.S. § 18-12-214(1)(c) (I), a local government may enact an ordinance prohibiting a concealed carry permittee from carrying a concealed handgun in a building or specific area within the local government’s jurisdiction.

ARTICLE 2 – DECLARATIONS OF POLICY AND FINDINGS

A. Article V of Chapter 10 of the Lone Tree Municipal Code sets forth the City’s ordinance relating to offences involving weapons.

B. Currently, under Section 10-5-10 of the Municipal Code, a person is prohibited from openly carrying weapons into City facilities.

C. For public safety purposes, the City desires to further prohibit the concealed carry of weapons, even when done pursuant to a valid concealed carry permit, into a city facility where signs have been posted that such concealed carry is prohibited. The City is permitted to enact such an ordinance under C.R.S. § 18-12-214(1)(c)(I).

D. The City also desires to reorganize and simplify language in Article V of Chapter 10.

ARTICLE 3 – SAFETY CLAUSE

The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare.

ARTICLE 4 –ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE LONE TREE MUNICIPAL CODE SHALL BE REPEALED IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REENACTED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

Article V of Chapter 10 of the Lone Tree Municipal Code shall be repealed in its entirety and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE V – OFFENSES INVOLVING WEAPONS

Sec. 10-5-10. – Unlawful Possession of Illegal or Dangerous Weapons.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly

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possess on their person any illegal or dangerous weapon, as defined in Section 10-1-10 of this Code.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to the charge that the person so accused was a peace officer or member of the armed forces of the United States or Colorado National Guard while acting in the lawful discharge of his or her duties or a person who had a valid permit for such weapon at the relevant time.

Sec. 10-5-20. – Unlawful Concealment of Weapons; Concealment.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly carry any knife or firearm concealed on or about their person.

(b) It shall not be an offense of this Section if the defendant was:

(1) A person in a private automobile or other mode of private transportation who carries a weapon for lawful protection of such person’s or another’s person or property while traveling;

(2) In his or her own dwelling or place of business or on property owned or under his or her control at the time of the alleged violation;

(3) A person who, at the time of carrying the concealed weapon, held a valid permit to carry such concealed weapon issued pursuant to Section 18-12-105.1, C.R.S., as it existed prior to its repeal or, if the weapon involved was a handgun, held a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun or a temporary emergency permit issued pursuant to Part 2 of Article 12 of Title 18 of the Colorado Revised Statutes; except that it shall be an offense under this Section if the person was carrying a concealed handgun in violation of the carrying restrictions contained in Section 18-12-214, C.R.S.;

(4) A peace officer, as described in Section 162.5-101, C.R.S., or other authorized person when carrying a weapon in conformance with the policy of his or her employment agency as provided in Section 16-2.5-101(2), C.R.S.; or

(5) A United States Probation Officer or a United States Pretrial Services Officer while on duty and serving in the State under the authority of rules and regulations promulgated by the Judicial Conference of the United States.

(6) A City approved security guard acting in their official capacity at City facilities.

(c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to allow the carrying of any firearm except in accordance with state and federal law.

Sec. 10-5-30. – Firearms Prohibited in City Facilities Where Posted.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, whether in an open or concealed manner, any firearm or deadly weapon within any city facility where a sign has been posted prohibiting the carry of such firearms or deadly weapons at the entrance of such city facility in compliance with Sections 18-12-214(1)(c)(II) and 29-11.7-104, C.R.S.

(b) It shall not be an offense under this Section if, at the time of the carrying, the person is abiding by all other federal, state, and local laws and the person is:

(1) A peace officer, as described in Section 162.5-101, C.R.S., or other authorized person when carrying a weapon in conformance with the policy of his or her employment agency as provided in Section 16-2.5-101(2), C.R.S; or

(2) A United States Probation Officer or a United States Pretrial Services Officer while on duty and serving in the State under the authority of rules and regulations promulgated by the Judicial Conference of the United States.

(3) A City approved security guard acting in their official capacity at City facilities.

(c) Anyone violating the provision of this Section shall be subject to immediate removal from the premises in addition to applicable penalties. Refusal to comply with a lawful request to leave the premises may be subject to the penalties provided in Section 1-4-20 of this Code.

(d) Any violation of this Section by a person holding a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun issued pursuant to C.R.S. § 18-12214, as amended, is hereby declared to be a non-criminal violation and, upon an admission or finding or judgment of guilt or liability by default or otherwise, the person shall be subject to the

following maximum penalties:

(1) First violation: .....$50.00

(2) S econd and subsequent violations: .....$999.00

Sec. 10-5-40. – Discharge Within City Prohibited; Exceptions.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to fire, shoot, or discharge any firearm; crossbow; bow and arrow; slingshot; blowgun; bb gun or pellet gun, whether powered with gunpowder, compressed air, or gas cartridges; illegal weapon; or any weapon whatsoever within the City limits.

(b) Exceptions. Any such discharge, firing, or shooting by any law enforcement officer of any federal, state, county, or city government in the course of his or her official duty, at authorized commercial, private, or public shooting ranges, or by authorized classes of schools or universities at all times under proper instruction and supervision as may be authorized or permitted by law shall not be deemed a violation of this Section. The discharge, firing or shooting of any weapon described in Subsection (a) on any agriculturally zoned or used land to protect property or livestock shall not be deemed a violation of this Section.

Sec. 10-5-50. – Possession Under the Influence of Intoxicants.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession any firearm while the person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor, marijuana, or a controlled substance, as defined in C.R.S. Section 18-18-102(5).

(b) Possession of a permit issued under Section 18-12-105.1, C.R.S., as it existed prior to its repeal, or possession of a permit or a temporary emergency permit issued pursuant Part 2 of Article 12 of Title 18 of the Colorado Revised Statutes is not a defense to a violation of Section 10-5-50(a).

Sec. 10-5-60. – Forfeiture of Weapons.

(a) Upon a motion of the prosecuting attorney after the conviction of a defendant, the court may order, as an element of sentencing, the forfeiture of any firearm or weapons which were used by the defendant during the course of the criminal episode which gave rise to the said conviction.

ARTICLE 5 – SEVERABILITY

If any part or provision of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is adjudged to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such part, provision, or application shall not affect any of the remaining parts, provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision, part or application, and to this end the provisions and parts of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.

ARTICLE 6 – CAUSES OF ACTION

RETAINED

Nothing in this Ordinance hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this Ordinance.

ARTICLE 7 - EFFECTIVE DATE

This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days following publication after the first reading if no changes are made on second reading, or twenty (20) days after publication following second reading if changes are made upon second reading.

INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 5TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2023 UPON A MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND PASSED BY A VOTE OF 5 IN FAVOR AND 0 AGAINST.

Legal Notice No. 945981

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

District Nos. 1-7 (each a “District”), Town of Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist on the Boards of Directors of the Districts. Any qualified, eligible elector of the Districts interested in serving on the Boards of Directors for the Districts should file a Letter of Interest with the Boards by 5:00 p.m., on September 25, 2023.

Letters of Interest should be sent to Dawson Trails Metropolitan District Nos. 1-7, c/o WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122.

DAWSON TRAILS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-7

By: /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE

TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice No. 945987

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BELFORD NORTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Belford North Metropolitan District (the “District”), Town of Parker, Douglas County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist on the Board of Directors of the District. Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the District should file a Letter of Interest with the Board by 5:00 p.m., on September 25, 2023.

Letters of Interest should be sent to Belford North Metropolitan District, c/o WHITE BEAR ANKELE

TANAKA & WALDRON, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122.

BELFORD NORTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE

TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice No. 945988

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COMPARK BUSINESS CAMPUS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Compark Business Campus Metropolitan District (the “District”), Town of Parker, Douglas County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist on the Board of Directors of the District. Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the District should file a Letter of Interest with the Board by 5:00 p.m., on September 25, 2023.

Letters of Interest should be sent to Compark Business Campus Metropolitan District, c/o WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122.

COMPARK BUSINESS CAMPUS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE

TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice No. 945990

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ANTHOLOGY WEST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Anthology West Metropolitan District No. 5 (the “District”), Town of Parker, Douglas County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist on the Board of Directors of the District. Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the District should file a Letter of Interest with the Board by 5:00 p.m., on September 24, 2023.

Letters of Interest should be sent to Anthology West Metropolitan District No. 5, c/o WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122.

ANTHOLOGY WEST METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5

By: /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice No. 945983

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BELFORD SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Belford South Metropolitan District (the “District”), Town of Parker, Douglas County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist on the Board of Directors of the District. Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the District should file a Letter of Interest with the Board by 5:00 p.m., on September 25, 2023.

Letters of Interest should be sent to Belford South Metropolitan District, c/o WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122.

BELFORD SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE

TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice No. 945989

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Metro Districts Budget Hearings

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED

AMENDED 2022 BUDGET AND HEARING

REMUDA RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

from=addon; and via telephone conference at Dial-In: 1-719-359-4580, Meeting ID: 876 4921 1468, Passcode: 703631. Any interested elector within Remuda Ranch Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed amended budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2022 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: REMUDA RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ ICENOGLE | SEAVER | POGUE

A Professional Corporation

Legal Notice No. 945977

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

HORSE CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE CONCERNING 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Horse Creek Metropolitan District 2023 Budget and that a proposed 2024 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Horse Creek Metropolitan District; and that copies of the proposed Amended 2023 Budget and proposed 2024 Budget have been filed at the District's offices, 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of the Resolutions Amending the 2023 Budget and Adopting the 2024 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at 6:00 P.M. This District Board meeting will be held via Zoom and can be joined through the directions below:

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Passcode: 987572

Dial In: 1-253-215-8782

Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolutions to Amend the 2023 Budget and adopt the 2024 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

HORSE CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By /s/ Peggy Ripko, District Manager

Legal Notice No. 945985

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND NOTICE CONCERNING BUDGET 2023 AMENDMENT ROBINSON RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2024 has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Robinson Ranch Metropolitan District and that such proposed budget will be considered for adoption at a public hearing during a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held via Zoom/Audio and Community Resource Services of Colorado, LLC, 7995 E. Prentice Ave Suite 103E Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111 at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Dawson Trails Metropolitan

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget will be submitted to the REMUDA RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the year of 2022. A copy of such proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at a hearing at the special meeting of the Remuda Ranch Metropolitan District to be held at 1:00 P.M., on Monday, September 18, 2023. The meeting will be held at Wiens Ranch Company, Inc., 5567 South Perry Park Road, Sedalia, Colorado 80135; via video conference at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87649211468?pwd =aUpnNk1Wc2NtVEdJWmJ3Qi9CWS9rZz09&

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2023 budget of the District, if necessary, may also be considered at a public hearing held during the above-referenced regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

Copies of the proposed 2024 budget and, if necessary, the proposed amendment of the 2023 budget are on file in the office of the District located at Community Resource Services of Colorado, LLC, 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, Colorado and are available for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the District may file or register any objections to the proposed 2024 budget and the proposed amendment of the 2023 budget at any time prior to the final adoption of said budget and proposed budget amendment

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by the governing body of the District.

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/s/ COMMUNITY RESOURCE SERVICES OF COLORADO, L.L.C.

Legal Notice No. 945960

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

VILLAGES AT CASTLE ROCK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 6

NOTICE CONCERNING

2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Villages at Castle Rock Metropolitan District No. 6 2023 Budget and that a proposed 2024 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Villages at Castle Rock Metropolitan District No. 6; and that copies of the proposed Amended 2023 Budget and 2024 Budget are on filed at the office of the District’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of Resolutions Amending the 2023 Budget and Adopting the 2024 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado on Monday, October 9, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolutions to Amend the 2023 Budget and adopt the 2024 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

VILLAGES AT CASTLE ROCK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO.

By

/s/ David Solin, Secretary

Legal Notice No. 945971

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First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND NOTICE CONCERNING BUDGET 2023 AMENDMENT

OLDE TOWN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2024 has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Olde Town Metropolitan District and that such proposed budget will be considered for adoption at a public hearing during a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held via Zoom/Audio and Community Resource Services of Colorado, LLC, 7995 E. Prentice Ave Suite 103E Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111 at 10:00 AM Thursday, September 21, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2023 budget of the District, if necessary, may also be considered at a public hearing held during the above-referenced regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

Copies of the proposed 2024 budget and, if necessary, the proposed amendment of the 2023 budget are on file in the office of the District located at Community Resource Services of Colorado, LLC, 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, Colorado and are available for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the District may file or register any objections to the proposed 2024 budget and the proposed amendment of the 2023 budget at any time prior to the final adoption of said budget and proposed budget amendment by the governing body of the District.

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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF THE OLDE TOWN METROPOLITAN

DISTRICT

/s/ COMMUNITY RESOURCE SERVICES OF COLORADO, L.L.C.

Legal Notice No. 945959

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

SECTION 0650 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., that at the close of business (4:00 p.m.) on the 25th day of September, 2023, final settlement will be made by Denver Southeast Suburban Water and Sanitation District, a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado (the “District”), with Glacier Construction Co., Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Contractor”), for and on account of the contract for the Well A-6 Site Improvements Project (the “Work”), subject to prior satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said Work by the District.

ANY PERSON, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2-4-401(8), C.R.S., THAT HAS FURNISHED LABOR, MATERIALS, SUSTENANCE, OR OTHER SUPPLIES USED OR CONSUMED BY A CONTRACTOR OR HIS OR HER SUBCONTRACTOR IN OR ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK CONTRACTED TO BE DONE OR THAT SUPPLIED LABORERS, RENTAL MACHINERY, TOOLS, OR EQUIPMENT TO THE EXTENT USED IN THE PROSECUTION OF THE WORK WHOSE CLAIM THEREFOR HAS NOT BEEN PAID BY THE CONTRACTOR OR THE SUBCONTRACTOR MAY, AT ANY TIME UP TO AND INCLUDING THE TIME OF FINAL SETTLEMENT FOR THE WORK CONTRACTED TO BE DONE, FILE WITH THE DISTRICT’S BOARD A VERIFIED STATEMENT OF THE AMOUNT DUE AND UNPAID ON ACCOUNT OF THE CLAIM.

All verified statements shall be filed: (i) by handdelivery to the District Manager at 5242 Old Schoolhouse Road, Parker, Colorado 80134; or (ii) mailed to Denver Southeast Suburban Water and Sanitation District, Attn.: District Manager, 5242 Old Schoolhouse Road, Parker, Colorado 80134. Such verified statements must be received by the District prior to the time of final settlement.

Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement within the time frame provided for herein will release Denver Southeast Suburban Water and Sanitation District, its officers, directors, managers, agents and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim and for making payment to the Contractor or any of its subcontractors.

DENVER SOUTHEAST SUBURBAN WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT, D/B/A PINERY WATER AND WASTEWATER DISTRICT

sumed by such contractor or his subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

All such claims shall be filed with HIGHLANDS

RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, 62 Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129, with a copy forwarded to Tim Flynn, Attorney at Law, Collins Cole Flynn Winn &Ulmer, PLLC, 165 S. Union Boulevard, Suite 785, Lakewood, Colorado 80228. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such a verified statement or claim prior to such final settlement will release said HIGHLANDS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, it's officers, agents and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim and for making payment for the said Contractor.

HIGHLANDS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Legal Notice No. 945975

First Published: September 14, 2023

Last Published: September 21, 2023

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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

District Wide Irrigation Improvements

– Phase 1 and Phase 2

Notice is hereby given that the Douglas County School District Re. 1, in the Counties of Douglas and Elbert, State of Colorado, will on September 25, 2023, at the hour of 3:00 p.m. authorize final settlement with Grandview Landscape for the District Wide Irrigation Improvements – Phase 1 and Phase 2 projects

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, material, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by Grandview Landscape, any other contractors or subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim has not been paid may, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement, file a Verified Statement of Claim with the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of Education of such School District at the school district’s Construction Department, 620 Wilcox St, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 on or before September 25, 2023.

FINAL SETTLEMENT will be authorized, and verified claims must be timely filed with Douglas County School District Re. 1. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to or on the established date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim.

Dated: September 5, 2023

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

RE. 1

Ronnae Brockman Secretary Board of Education

Legal Notice No. 945976

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

September, 2023, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Town of Parker Council, c/o Director of Engineering/Public Works, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado, 80138. Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said Town of Parker from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.

The Town of Parker Council, By: Tom Williams, Director of Engineering/Public Works.

Legal Notice No. 949562

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Second Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Lone Tree of Douglas County, Colorado will make final payment at the offices of City of Lone Tree at or after four-o’clock (4:00) p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 to All Pro Pavement Services, for all work done by said CONTRACTOR for the 2023

Lone Tree Arts Center Parking Lot Reconstruction Project. The contract provided for 24,115 Square Feet of removal and replacement of parking lot asphalt including aggregate base course and restriping, all of said construction being within or near the boundaries of the City of Lone Tree, in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such CONTRACTOR or his Subcontractor(s), in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim, therefore, has not been paid by the CONTRACTOR or his Subcontractor(s) at any time, up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to the City of Lone Tree, 9220 Kimmer Drive, Colorado 80124 at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release said City of Lone Tree, its City Council Members, officers, agents, consultants, and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF LONE TREE, COLORADO

By: Justin Schmitz, Director

of Public Works & Mobility

Legal Notice No. 945972

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO COURT ADDRESS: 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, Colorado 80109

made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

Respectfully submitted this 28th day of June 2023.

ILLUMINE LEGAL, LLC

/s/ J. Brad Bergford J. Brad Bergford Attorney for Plaintiff CO Bar no. 42942 8055 East Tufts Avenue, Suite 1350 Denver, Colorado 80237

Phone Number: 303-228-2241

This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired.

WARNING: A valid summons may be issued by a lawyer, and it need not contain a court case number, the signature of a court officer, or a court seal. The plaintiff has 14 days from the date this summons was served on you to file the case with the court. You are responsible for contacting the court to find out whether the case has been filed and obtain the case number. If the plaintiff files the case within this time, then you must respond as explained in this summons. If the plaintiff files more than 14 days after the date the summons was served on you, the case may be dismissed upon motion and you may be entitled to seek attorney’s fees from the plaintiff.

TO THE CLERK: If the summons is issued by the clerk of the court, the signature block for the clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name.

Legal Notice No. 945897

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

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

In re the Marriage of:

Petitioner: Melisa Susanne Boddie and Respondent: Simeon Boddie IV

Party: Melisa Susanne Boddie 9996 Hough Pt., Parker CO 80134 Phone Number: 720-233-2232

E-mail:melisaboddie@gmail.com

CASE NUMBER: 2023DR30653

SUMMONS FOR:

DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

By: /s/

Walter Partridge Walter Partridge, Chairman

Legal Notice NO. 945946

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Published in: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., that on the 26th day of September, 2023 final settlement with CHAVEZ SERVICES, LLC will be made by the HIGHLANDS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for construction of the 2023 East Marcy Gulch Trail project, subject to prior satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said facilities by the HIGHLANDS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.

Any person, copartnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or con-

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT

TOWN OF PARKER STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO SECTION 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on the 21st day of September, 2023, final settlement will be made by the Town of Parker, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Town of Parker and OLS Restoration. for the completion of 2023 Signal and 5-Globe Painting – CIP23-018-CI and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said OLS Restoration, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 21st day of

MUHAMMAD IMRAN, Plaintiff, v. FLORIDA REGIONAL BUILDERS LLC, and PETER GONZALEZ a/k/a PETE GONZALEZ a/k/a PEDRO GONZALEZ, both as Manager and Individually, Defendants.

Counsel for Plaintiff:

J. Brad Bergford, #42942

ILLUMINE LEGAL LLC

8055 East Tufts Avenue, Suite 1350 Denver, Colorado 80237

Phone Number: 303-228-2241

Fax Number: 720-815-0070

brad@illuminelegal.com

Colorado Case Number: 2023CV30483

Division: 5

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: FLORIDA REGIONAL BUILDERS LLC, and PETER GONZALEZ a/k/a PETE GONZALEZ a/k/a PEDRO GONZALEZ, both as Manager and Individually

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was

To the Respondent named above, this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.

If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response. The Response form (JDF 1103) can be found at www.courts.state.co.us by clicking on the “Self Help/Forms” tab.

After 91 days from the date of service or publication, the Court may enter a Decree affecting your marital status, distribution of property and debts, issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental responsibilities (decisionmaking and parenting time), maintenance

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(spousal support), attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.

If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you.

This is an action to obtain a Decree of: Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation as more fully described in the attached Petition, and if you have children, for orders regarding the children of the marriage.

Notice: §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Decree is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under §14-10-108, C.R.S.

A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to §14-10124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final decree of dissolution or legal separation, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.

Automatic Temporary Injunction – By Order of Colorado Law, You and Your Spouse are:

1. Restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disposing of, without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, any marital property, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect;

2. Enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party;

3. Restrained from removing the minor children of the parties, if any, from the State without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court; and

4. Restrained without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, from canceling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance, homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, or automobile insurance that provides coverage to either of the parties or the minor children or any policy of life insurance that names either of the parties or the minor children as a beneficiary.

Legal Notice No. 945888

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

OCCUPANT - BRAD L KIRCHER AKA

BRAD LAWRENCE KIRCHER - DOUGLAS

E CARLILE JR. - BRAD L KIRCHER AKA

BRAD LAWRENCE KIRCHER & BRENDA M

KIRCHER AKA BRENDA MARIA KIRCHEREARL E ELSRODE AKA EARL R ELSRODE

- RICHARD F CURREY AKA RICHARD FRANK

CURREY - RICHARD F CURREY

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 7th day of November 2019 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to DOUGLAS E CARLILE JR. the following described real

estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

LOT 11 WOODMOOR MOUNTAIN 1 3.98 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to DOUGLAS E CARLILE JR.. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2018. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BRAD L KIRCHER for said year 2018

That said DOUGLAS E CARLILE JR. on the 16th day of September 2022 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 21st day of December 2023 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 7th day of September 2023

/s/ David

Gill

County Treasurer of Douglas County

Legal Notice No. 945952

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Telecommunications

Public Notice Notice of Initiation of the Section 106 Process: Public Participation

Castle Rock Microwave proposes the construction of a self-support style telecommunications tower within a 50’ x 50’ compound approximately 0.48 miles north-northwest of W. Noe Rd. & S. Perry Park Rd., Larkspur, Douglas County, CO. Proposed project will include ground disturbance. Members of the public interested in submitting comments on the possible effects on historic properties included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places may send their comments to Andrew Smith, RESCOM Environmental Corp., PO Box 361 Petoskey, MI 49770 or call 260-385-6999.

Legal Notice No. 945979

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles

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1) 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA VIN 5YFBU4EE4DP076938

2) 2008 FORD EDGE VIN 2FMDK36C98BA47340

3) 1971 OLDSMOBILE CUTLAS SUPREME VIN 34267LAN330433

4) 1971 CHEVROLET IMPALA VIN 164471C152870

5) 2008 MAZDA 3 VIN JM1BK34L581185497

6) 2012 SUBARU FORESTER VIN JF2SHABC3CH429610

7) 2002 INFINITI QX4 VIN JNRDR09Y02W263556

8) 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC VIN 1G1JC5SH8D4243493

REDLINERS INC 2531 W 62ND CT UNIT G DENVER, CO 80221 720-930-8139

Legal Notice No. 945991

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

1) 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA VIN 1NXBR32E68Z976647

2) 1998 VOLVO S70 VIN YV1LS5544W1463658

Gotcha Recovery Services LLC

P.O. Box 623, Parker, CO 80134 303-524-5419

Legal Notice No. 945992

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

1) 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO VIN 2GCUKREC3FG325040

2) 2008 CHRYSLER 300 VIN 2C3KA43R78H251312

Villalobos Towing LLC 5161 York Street, Denver, CO 80216 720-299-3456

Legal Notice No. 945986

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

Westside Towing, 1040 Atchinson Ct Castle Rock, 80109 has the following for sale:

1) 2010 Dodge 2500 Vin : AG176456

2) 2008 Ford F-250 VIN : 8ED58580

3) 2009 Ford Escape Vin. 9KB64771

4) 2018 Ford Fusion Vin. JR270164

5) 2021 Buick Encore Vin. MB346048

Legal Notice No. 945970

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of James Patrick McCorkle, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30145

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

Karrie Pauline Nolan-McCorkle

Personal Representative

10072 Eagle Valley Way . Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Legal Notice No. 945944

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JOHN PATRICK RICHARDS, a/k/a JOHN P. RICHARDS, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30340

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

R. Eric Solem, Esq., #6464 o/b/o Anne P. Richards

Personal Representative, Estate of John P. Richards

750 W. Hampden Ave, Suite 505 Englewood, CO 80110

Legal Notice No. 945911

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JANE LOUISE DAILEY, also known as JANE L. DAILEY, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30371

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 January 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

John Charles Dailey

Personal Representative

3225 Summer Wind Lane, Apt. 2411 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Legal Notice No. 945943

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Patricia Dian Brown, Deceased

Case Number: 23PR117

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 January 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Pamela Dickerson, Personal Representative

1210 Legacy Trail Elizabeth, Colorado 80107

Legal Notice No. 945949

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of PHYLLIS LYNN THOMPSON GASS, aka PHYLLIS T GASS, Deceased Deceased Case Number: 23PR135

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 January 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

KATHRYN G WATERMAN

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

2420 GREENSBOROUGH DRIVE HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129

Legal Notice No. 945974

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of William Ralph Engel, A/K/A William R. Engel, A/K/A William Engel, A/K/A Bill Engel, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30164

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 January 14, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan Engel. Personal Representative c/o Parker Law Group LLC 9590 E. Mainstreet, Suite 104 Parker, CO, 80138

Legal Notice No. 945969

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WESLEY L. FOLSOM, aka LARNED FOLSOM, aka WESLEY FOLSOM, and WES FOLSOM, Deceased Case Number 2023PR30356

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 January 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kristine M. Rogers

Personal Representative 2165 Weatherstone Circle Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Legal Notice No. 945930

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Amy B. Hecht, aka Amy Blatchford Hecht, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30315

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 January 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Margaret H. LeBeau, Personal Representative

380 W. Juan Way Castle Rock, CO 80108

Legal Notice No. 945907

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of CATHERINE JEANNE RAY, a/k/a CATHERINE J. RAY, a/k/a CATHERINE RAY, a/k/a CATHY RAY, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30333

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, 4000 Justice Way Ste. 2009, Castle Rock, CO 80109, on or before January 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

David Ray, Personal Representative

19144 E Custer Ave Parker, CO 80134

Legal Notice No. 945941

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ARLYS Y. DOBO, also known as ARLYS YVONNE DOBO, and ARLYS DOBO, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30375

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 January 16, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

John R. Dobo, Personal Representative 4501 W. Aberdeen Avenue Littleton, CO 80123

Legal Notice No. 945978

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Albert M. Madsen, a/k/a Albert McKinley Madsen, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30350

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 January 8, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Charlotte A. Quarton a/k/a Charlotte Ann Quarton Personal Representative 8110 South Monaco Circle Centennial, CO 80112

Legal Notice No. 945956

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of James Francis Brownlee, Jr., also known as James F. Brownlee, Jr., also known as James Francis Brownlee, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR030353

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 January 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jamie Samantha Venegas Personal Representative 23101 E. Jamison Drive

Public Notices

Aurora, CO 80016

Legal Notice No. 945905

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Sandra D. Schreiber, Deceased Case Number: 23PR145

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 January 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sharon R. Jones, Personal Representative 3621 SW Huckleberry Road

Port Orchard, WA 98367

Legal Notice No. 945919

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Michael James Snyder, aka Michael J. Snyder, aka Michael Snyder, and Mike Snyder, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30323

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 January 14, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kyle Ellis, Personal Representative c/o The Law Office of Dual C. Schneider, LLC 26267 Conifer Rd., Ste. 309, Conifer, CO 80433

Legal Notice No. 945982

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 15, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Joel Nathaniel Cox be changed to Joel Nathaniel Sterling Case No.: 23C474

By: K. H. Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945914

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Pres

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 18, 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 Josie Jo Lanelle Foster be changed to Josie Jo Lanelle McKean Foster

Case No.: 23 C498

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945940

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 10, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an a Minor Child has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Kaio Luiz Glassen be changed to Kaio Luiz Moura Glassen

Case No.: 23CV72

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Redated / Extension Granted September 5, 2023

Legal Notice No. 945973

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 15, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Chelsea Arlene Cox be changed to Chelsea Arlene Sterling Case No.: 23C476

By: K. H. Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945913

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 8, 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 Kace Randahl Conner be changed to Krash Randahl Conner

CASE NUMBER 2023C452 Division: A

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945950

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 23 , 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 Aarna Mansabdar be changed to

Aarna Vishal Seema Mansabdar

Case No.: 23 C 531

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945953

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 18, 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 Jan Teresa Smith- Shanley be changed to Jan Teresa Shanley Case No.: 23C489

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945942

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 15, 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 Zachary Samuel Cox be changed to Zachary Samuel Sterling Case No.: 23C478

By: K. H. Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945918

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Pres

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 15, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Jaiseth Noreen Zubia Rodriquez be changed to Jaiseth Foster Case No.: 23C441

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945912

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 18, 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 Aubrie Lola Lose be changed to Belle Lola Lose Case No.: 23 C 490

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945951

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 16, 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 Esteban Jose Rodriguez be changed to Agapito Augusto Jesus Rodriguez

Case No.: 23C362

By: Judge Brian Fields

Legal Notice No. 945927

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 15, 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 Sophia Grace Cox be changed to Sophia Grace Sterling

Case No.: 23C479

By: K. H.

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945915

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Pres

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 15, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Jessica Lou Cox be changed to Jessica Louella Sterling Case No.: 23C475

By: K. H.

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945916

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Pres

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 23, 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 Brandy Dawn Krebbs be changed to Brandy Dawn Bodah Case No.: 23 C 526

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945966

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 15, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Cain Ryan Frohardt be changed to Cain Ryan Gillan

Case No.: 23 C 381

By: Judge Brian Fields

Legal Notice No. 945968

First Publication: September 14, 2023

Last Publication: September 28, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 16, 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 Lori Ann Seargeant be changed to Lori Ann Pescatore Case No.: 23C505

By: Judge Brian Fields

Legal Notice No. 945920

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 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 Sterling Mason Bowman Baca be changed to Sterling Mason Baca Case No.: 23C529

By: Judge Brian Fields

Legal Notice No. 945945

First Publication: September 7, 2023

Last Publication: September 21, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on August 15, 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 Joshua Nathaniel Cox be changed to Joshua Nathaniel Sterling Case No.: 23C477

By: K. H. Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945917

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Pres

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