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VOLUME 120 | ISSUE 6
SPECIAL REPORT
School board drops mask requirement
‘We used to never have anything like this’ In Douglas County, signs of homelessness are on the rise
Divided board votes 4-3 in hours-long meeting
BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Often, Dan Makelky, the human resources director for Douglas County, looks out his office window in Castle Rock and sees someone get released from the nearby county jail and wander down the road with nowhere to go. Central Castle Rock is outside the Regional Transportation District. Without public transportation connecting the town to other areas, some newly-released people can’t afford a taxi and don’t have anyone to call for a ride. “I wonder where they go, honestly, that’s the first thing,” Makelky said. “Or where they’re heading to.” Makelky and others, like county Sheriff Tony Spurlock, say this is just one of many factors that may contribute to what appears to be a growing number of people experiencing homelessness in the county.
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on the November ballot. Instead, they approved two of the four. Stressing a need for new revenues streams to fund public safety and parks and recreation and open space needs, the town asked voters to approve four separate revenues streams. The voters were asked to approve a new tax on new-home construction, a 10-year pause to TABOR, a sales tax increase and a
Masks are again optional in the Douglas County School District after a new board majority in the wee hours of Dec. 8 narrowly passed a resolution that prohibits the district from instating universal masking or COVID-19 vaccination policies. The resolution, adopted after the board’s special meeting on Dec. 7 ran past midnight, took effect immediately. Implementation will be up to each school, which is also tasked with making individual accommodations for people who might be vulnerable to COVID-19. The resolution said the district would comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, which could require individual classrooms or activities to have mask-wearing rules around people at-risk of the virus. Federal, state and local mandates would supersede the policy, district officials said. Board President Mike Peterson — among four board members elected last month as part of a slate challenging some previous district policies — said the goal of the rule change is to provide students with a consistent, predictable masking policy and move to a system where individual accommodations are made instead of broad masking mandates. He also urged respect for district staff as they shift to the new system
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Officer Ricky Stegmaier with the Lone Tree Police Department shines his flashlight over an urban encampment used by people experiencing homelessness. Items left behind at the site -- located behind a trash compactor at a local store -- included PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER cooking supplies and tent components.
“What happens is, they have no place to go, so they just try to find a place to stay,” Spurlock told Colorado Community Media. Multiple law enforcement agencies, nonprofits and local governments across the county say they are seeing a surge in the number of unhoused people in the area. Reports from these agencies
include new urban encampments, higher demands for services and — though it doesn’t always indicate homelessness — more panhandling. Castle Rock and Lone Tree are two of the main areas seeing these increases, local leaders say. But SEE HOMELESS, P8
Castle Rock council approves 2022 budget Changes reflect tax measures rejected in election BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Castle Rock Town Council has approved a $302 million budget for 2022, reflecting changes that
were required after voters rejected two ballot measures in the November election that would have created two new revenue streams. The finalized budget is about $6 million less than the $308 million first draft that was proposed in September. Town Manager David Corliss said the original draft of the budget was based on increased revenues the town would have had if voters approved all four measures
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ACC will require COVID vaccination or testing
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Most on campuses are fully vaccinated, officials say BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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Students, faculty and staff at Arapahoe Community College will have to show proof of vaccination or begin to undergo weekly testing for COVID-19 by Jan. 3 in order to remain on the college’s campuses in Littleton, Castle Rock and Parker. The decision came amid a surge in COVID cases throughout the state. Colorado Community College System Chancellor Joe Garcia issued a letter to college leaders on Oct. 7 instructing they take further steps to ensure their schools’ populations are protected against the virus. “Employees and students who work on campus, attend in-person classes, access support services, or participate in other activities at our colleges or system office will have the choice to provide results from regular COVID-19 testing or, alternatively, provide evidence that they are fully vaccinated,” Garcia wrote in his letter. Arapahoe Community College, with campuses in Littleton, Parker and Castle Rock, is anticpating around 5,000 students to be on campus for in-person classes come January. Stephanie Fujii, ACC’s president, said the vaccination-or-testing protocol is necessary to avoid an outbreak, which could force the college’s campus to shut down. “I’m hoping that scenario doesn’t happen,” she said, adding that she is confident that her community will follow the new testing rules. As of mid-November, 68% of stu-
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dents and 88% of faculty and staff have shown proof of full vaccination, according to Fujii. “My hope is that more will go ahead,” she said. “I don’t want people to get sick.” For students who attend classes fully online, they will not have to participate in COVID testing or show that they have been fully vaccinated. However, if they intend to come to one of ACC’s campuses, they will need to show proof of a negative test three days before arriving. The testing protocol also has no effect on ACC’s mask-wearing mandate, with students, faculty and staff required to wear masks when on campus regardless of vaccination status or testing, though students and employees can request an exemption from mask wearing for medical reasons. The college will still offer virtual classes and other academic services for those who do not want to undergo testing or vaccination. The new guidelines have led to some grumbling among students, faculty and staff, said Lisa Matye Edwards, vice president for student affairs, with some students even threatening to drop their classes in protest of the new protocol. “We recognize that there’s a variety of reasons that people may not choose to be vaccinated or cannot be vaccinated,” Matye Edwards said, adding that the testing option was given to avoid a vaccine mandate. Matye Edwards said that for those who violate the protocal by showing up on campus either unvaccinated or without proof of testing, they may face consequences ranging from a warning to SEE COVID, P3
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suspension. But with the vast majority of the community fully vaccinated and already following mask requirements, college leaders believe the new guidelines will see a mostly smooth rollout. “ACC is a college that cares,” Fujii said. “I’m very confident that while folks may not like it they will be willing to comply because they care more about the community.” Students can go to tinyurl.com/ studentvaccineform to upload their vaccination record. Faculty and staff can go to tinyurl.com/ employeevaccinerecord to upload their vaccine record. Anyone who does not upload a vaccine record by Jan. 3 will have to test when the semester starts on Jan. 18.
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ACC President Stephanie Fujii
CAN I GET A TEST OR VACCINE ON CAMPUS? Free COVID-19 testing is available on Arapahoe Community College’s Littleton campus every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon or until tests run out. Testing is available by walk-up appointments at Parking Lot C at the intersection of South Prince Street and Church Avenue northeast of the campus’ main building. Free vaccines are also available there
from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Testing will be moved inside to room M1800 if the weather falls below 32 degrees. Vaccines will be moved to the same room if the weather falls below 40 degrees or it is raining or snowing. The campus is located at 5900 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton.
Swedish unveils plans for cancer center $25M project seeks to centralize services by end of 2022 BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Swedish Medical Center, a 408-bed acute care hospital in Englewood, announced plans to build a new cancer treatment center intended to open by the end of 2022. The hospital has been doing pre-construction work since April, according to hospital spokesperson Alyssa Parker, with construction expected to begin in January. “This effort brings together all of the components we have already built in our fight against cancer into a singular, dedicated space,” said Ryan Tobin, president and chief executive officer of Swedish Medical Center, in a news release. The new facility, dubbed a “cancer pavilion,” is set to centralize the various oncology services of the hospital’s Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute by connecting two of its East Hampden Avenue medical office buildings. The project is estimated to cost $25 million, with the hospital secur-
ing funding from various partners including HCA Healthcare and Sarah Cannon as well as from its facility operating budget, according to Parker. The new space will house oncology physician offices and comprehensive patient support services as well as a new grand entryway, redesigned landscaping and outdoor spaces for patients. “In addition to making care more convenient, we want to make our space healing,” Tobin said in his statement. “We understand that cancer treatment can be stressful and frightening. We are taking every possible measure to create a peaceful, serene environment for our patients.” The hospital serves about 2,000 cancer patients each year, according to Parker, with Sarah Cannon providing services since 2012. Parker, in an email to Colorado Community Media, said the new space could allow the hospital to care for even more patients. “While some of the project involves reconfiguring existing services, we expect the streamlined approach to enrich the patient experience, enhance provider satisfaction, and ultimately expand the number of patients for which we can provide care,” she said.
Welcome the holiday season and celebrate the resilience and positive spirit of our community by watching high-in-the-sky fireworks shows Saturday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. The 30-minute displays will launch from locations in Castle Rock, Parker and Highlands Ranch, and will be livestreamed on the County’s website and YouTube page. For more information visit douglas.co.us/fireworks
Live Town Hall meetings Did you know Douglas County offers Live Town Hall meetings, inviting you to engage in the local issues of importance to you and your neighbors? Register at douglas.co.us/townhall to ensure you are contacted about all future Live Town Halls – it’s always your choice whether or not to participate. Registering will also allow you to receive surveys so that you may share what topics YOU want to hear more about.
Funds available to veterans Emergency assistance is available for veterans struggling with housing (mortgage/rent), transportation, employment, healthcare or other emergency needs. To apply for the veteran assistance funds visit douglasveterans.org or call 303-663-6200.
Let’s Talk... Our mental and emotional health is just as important as our physical health and now, more than ever, it’s important for us to connect with others. Simply talking with someone can make you, and them, feel better. Learn how to start the conversation today by visiting letstalkco.org or hablemosco.org
Christmas tree recycling For drop-off locations, times and dates, as well as instructions on how to prepare a tree for recycling, visit douglas.co.us and search for Christmas tree recycling.
County Offices Christmas Holiday closures Douglas County offices will be closing at noon on Friday, Dec. 24 and closed Monday, Dec. 27 in observance of the Christmas Holiday. Many services are available at DoItOnlineDouglas.com
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Doctors urge: Don’t neglect other issues during pandemic Local physicians’ panel focuses on whole-body health BY MOLLY ARMBRISTER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
While COVID-19 continues to sweep Colorado, now with the added threat of the omicron variant, Douglas County doctors urged the importance of balancing COVID prevention and vaccination with overall health and wellness during a virtual panel hosted by the Castle Pines Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 8. “Your Health and You in 2022,” a panel discussion held in conjunction with Centura Health’s Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, marks the second annual health-centric panel hosted by the chamber, with the first held in November 2020 as the number of COVID-19 cases experienced its most dramatic rampup since the pandemic began. This year, with the proliferation of vaccines and the emergence of new variants playing tug-of-war over the state’s case count, the panel focused on the intersection of COVID-19 and the general wellbeing of the population. According to Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment data presented during the panel, 1,419 people were hospital-
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ized with COVID-19 in Colorado. Of those, 84% were unvaccinated. Daily hospital admission rates are lower than they were around this time last year, but Colorado hospitals have been busy, said Dr. Devin Bateman, chief medical officer for Castle Rock Adventist and
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Parker Adventists hospitals and the panel’s moderator. Rather than a sharp spike in new cases, the data reflect a more sustained rate of hospitalizations. “Patients are really consistently being admitted with this wave that began several months ago,” Bate-
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ers and patients alike, with more than 20 months of strain on health systems and postponed preventative and maintenance care coalescing to reach even those who have remained physically untouched by COVID, according to the panelists. Beginning in the spring of 2020 with the first wave of COVID, many people put off regular medical care like screenings that can detect cancer, high blood pressure or diabetes, and vaccinations against things like influenza, shingles and tetanus, said Dr. Widian Jubair, a primary care physician at Castle Rock Internal Medicine. In the very early days of the pandemic, non-emergent medical facilities were closed in most cases, which meant that patients had to postpone these kinds of procedures, but even after these clinics were allowed to reopen and patients could visit relatively safely with precautions, patients hesitated, Jubair said. More than a year later, this trend has resulted in an increase in the number of preventative and manageable conditions Jubair and her partners see in their practice. The tertiary impacts of COVID-19 aren’t limited to primary care clinics. Dr. Jesse Loar, an emergency room physician at Castle Rock Adventist, sees the effects as well. In the two weeks preceding the panel, Loar estimated that COVID patients made up 15 to 20% of
daily volumes in the emergency department at his facility. Some come in at the beginning of their illness, experiencing symptoms and needing a test to confirm their suspicions. Others have been sick for seven to 10 days and seek more serious treatment. And still a third group come into the emergency department for another reason, like an injury, and happen to have COVID as well. Regardless of what brings these patients to the hospital, Loar said, the supportive care they require, including intravenous fluids, medications, and breathing therapies, creates a trickle-down effect for the rest of the emergency department. “There are indirect effects on our ability to take care of the community the way we’d like to because of the severity of this disease,” Loar said. The pandemic’s impact on mental health is another indirect, if better documented, effect, as people across the world deal with increased levels of anxiety, depression and attention disorders stemming from isolation, uncertainty, life changes and even sickness and death of a loved one. “Mental health is a huge, huge concern for our population,” said Anna Jones, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Centura Health Physician Group and Castle Rock Adventist. Pregnancy always adds a layer of wariness about the world, and carrying a baby through a pandemic is particularly stressful, Jones said. At first, uncertainty swirled about the safety of COVID vaccines for pregnant women, as they
are not generally included in clinical testing groups. Some women chose to be inoculated, while others resisted. “The pregnant population continues to be the least-vaccinated group of people in our nation,” Jones said. But in the months since the vaccine rollout began in the U.S., respected groups such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine have recommended the vaccine for pregnant women, with studies demonstrating its safety and effectiveness for mother and child alike, Jones said. But mental health struggles aren’t limited to pregnant women, Jones said. Overall, she has seen increasing rates of depressions or anxiety, which in turn can lead to substance abuse. She noted one silver lining, however. Many patients in her practice have taken the opportunity presented by the pandemic to reinvent themselves in ways they otherwise wouldn’t have. Whether that means taking steps to improve their health, leaving bad relationships or making a career change that better aligns with their values, some women are making significant changes for the better, according to Jones. But while this is hopeful news for some women, the pandemic continues to generate uncertainty and fear for children, some of whom are so young that they don’t remember life before the pandemic. Children are struggling with emotional balance, socialization, keeping up in school and an array
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of other challenges as the pandemic drags on, said Dr. Ann Engel, a physician at Centura’s Healthfit Family Medicine. “You could go on and on about the effects this pandemic has had on our kids,” Engel said. But she hopes that broadening vaccineeligible populations will help reign in the virus, easing these effects. “The more people we can vaccinate and protect, the less disease we’ll see in the community at large” Engel said. Both Engel and Jones encouraged the use of things like therapy and counseling when possible, even if that means virtual visits or other online resources. Primarycare doctors can sometimes offer services that their patients may not have known about. Jubair pressed the importance of keeping up with regular health care tasks, including physicals, screenings and vaccinations, including an annual flu vaccine. Colorado’s flu season was incredibly mild last winter, according to Loar, the result of COVID-related masking, sanitizing and isolation, but the medical community in Colorado does not expect a repeat this winter. The doctors agreed: It will be as important as ever to take care of oneself this cold and flu season and beyond. “Preventative medicine and primary care are not elective, they’re essential. To fight any infection, we have to have a healthy immune system,” Jubair said. “Getting your shots, getting your screenings, they’re the first steps toward staying healthy.”
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I-25 express lanes open south of Castle Rock BY MARK HARDEN MHARDEN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Interstate 25 South Gap express lanes between Castle Rock and El Paso County opened early Dec. 10, the centerpiece of a major highway project on the route connecting metro Denver and Colorado Springs. The lanes opened on the same day that the first measurable snowfall of the season blanketed parts of the Front Range. “There is one new express lane in each direction on I-25 between Castle Rock and Monument,” the Colorado Department of Transportation said in a statement. “Tolls are currently being waived as the project opened the lanes far ahead of schedule.” The new lanes span 14 miles of the 18-mile South Gap widening project. “Opening the express lanes early improves safety and travel reliability on the I-25 South Gap corridor,” CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew said in the statement. “Commuters will have reliable travel times over the long-term, and experience a vastly improved stretch of I-25 between Monument and Castle Rock. Whether commuting to work or traveling the state, drivers will reach their destinations quicker and safer. We are thrilled to open the express lanes a year ahead of schedule and within budget.”
The Interstate 25 South Gap express lanes opened for the first time early Dec. 10, 2021. COURTESY OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
With the express lanes’ opening, CDOT urged motorists to: - NOT cross the solid white lines on the freeway. - Enter and exit at the designated areas only, indicated with a white dotted line.
- Obey posted speed limits. - NOT use express lanes as a passing lane. (Express lanes cannot be used to pass slower moving vehicles.) Per CDOT’s announcement Dec. 10:
“Motorists can enter through the l dashed white lines northbound two miles north of County Line Road a t and at Larkspur, or southbound just south of Castle Rock and Lark- t spur. Tolls are temporarily waived. There is increased enforcement by fi a the Colorado State Patrol.” w The agency added: V “We urge motorists to be safe I when they are driving the Gap at all times, but especially when there is wet and slushy conditions. t b Do not speed, drive to the conditions and leave plenty room behindb the vehicle ahead.” m With the opening of the lanes, g there is still work to be done on the overall South Gap project. Per n fi CDOT: “While much of the construction is complete including the express lanes, wider shoulders, five reconstructed bridges, four wildlife crossings, new pavement and enhanced technology, other work remains to be done. Through the spring and summer of 2022, crews will finish the remaining permanent paving and striping operations near Larkspur, tolling infrastructure and other minor construction activities to reach project completion.” The agency said that motorists “should expect various overnight lane closures, including the express lanes, while the last of the construction wraps up. The project is scheduled to be completely finished by November 2022.”
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lodging tax increase. Voters approved the lodging tax and TABOR timeout but rejected the new-home construction sales tax and the sales tax. Besides funding more police and fire needs, the TABOR timeout will also allow the town to move forward with the $75 million Crystal Valley interchange construction at Interstate 25. With voters only approving two of the measures, Corliss said the 2022 budget and the five-year plan had to be readjusted. Because public safety standards must be met, Corliss said the budget will allow the town to hire four new police officers and four new firefighters. However, to do so, cuts in other
areas had to be made, he said. No other staff in other departments will be hired, and the Employee Benefits Fund will be decreased, Corliss said. The town’s five-year public safety plan will also be changed due to the 2021 election results. Corliss said the town still has to find the revenue needed to fund a new fire station and continue to hire more officers and firefighters in future years. The $302.1 million budget also includes $142.6 million for capital improvements; $20.7 million for debt, interfund loans and transfers between funds; and $138.7 million for operations, including $18.5 million for annual pavement maintenance. The council also approved the 2022 mill levy ordinance. The mill levy rate is set to decrease to 1.139 mills from the current 1.196 mills. That means the owner of a median-
Castle Rock Town Manager David Corliss and Police Chief Jack Cauley listen to Mayor FILE PHOTO BY THELMA GRIMES Jason Gray deliver the State of the Town address in October.
valued home in the town ($449,947) would pay $36.64 in property taxes annually to the town in exchange for
general government, public safety, parks, recreation, and planning and code enforcement services.
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the reports have spanned the entire county, Makelky said. This year, the county formed a Homeless Initiative to research how many unhoused people are here and how they came to be in their situation -- and to formulate a plan to address it. Some in the county say the time is coming for additional local services to help people find shelter or food. Others say that will only invite more transient populations. Still others are considering sweeping camping bans and other regulations for these groups. In work sessions in October and December, Douglas County’s elected commissioners directed staff to begin considerations for a countywide camping-permit requirement and have said they’re not interested in creating homeless shelters for the community. Camping bans already exist in Parker and Lone Tree and at least one councilmember in Castle Pines — Roger Hudson — has said he wants to see one implemented there. Castle Rock’s town council also voted Nov. 16 to begin discussions on addressing local homelessness. Homelessness rising So far, much of the evidence around the growing number of unhoused people in Douglas County is anecdotal. Data from the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative shows a mostly small, steady count of these populations in the county from their local “point in time” survey. But that doesn’t align with what county entities watching homelessness are seeing. That’s why one of the first things the county’s new Homeless Initiative wants to do is improve the way they count the community. The initiative also wants to better define local homelessness and understand if it’s mostly people couch surfing, camping, sleeping in cars or something else. Many of the anecdotal reports of increased homelessness have come from law enforcement, including the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Lone Tree police. “I’ve been here 40 years, and we used to never have anything like this, and now we have it and it’s progressively getting more and more,” Spurlock said. This is in a county with the highest median household income in metro Denver -- $119,730 -- and the lowest percentage of people in poverty -- 2.7% -- according to U.S. Census Bureau data for 2019. The county, like most of metro Denver, has also seen sharp increases in housing costs in recent years. Median home sales values jumped 25% over the year ending in October, according to real-estate tracking company Zillow. And average rents in the county were up 5.2% in the first three months of this year from late 2020, the largest quarterly rise since early 2019, according to county data. Local officials say they are still working to understand the causes of any rise in homelessness in the
Lone Tree police officers speak with a man who was seen panhandling in Lone Tree Dec. 2. Law enforcement was responding to PHOTOS BY ELLIOTT WENZLER calls that the man appeared to be preparing to fight with another man panhandling there.
‘I’ve been here 40 years, and we O used to never have s anything like this, H and now we have it and it’s progressively getting more and more.’ Tony Spurlock, Douglas County sheriff
An abandoned urban camping site beneath a highway in Lone Tree.
county but have not yet pointed to high housing costs as a factor. Kirk Wilson, Lone Tree’s chief of police, said his office is definitely seeing more calls related to people experiencing homelessness lately. County Commissioner Abe Laydon, who helps lead the county homeless initiative, first noticed the increase when he saw multiple “really significant encampments” in Lone Tree in 2020, he said. “It seemed like the more I shared this with other people in Highlands Ranch and Parker, they had similar stories of more and more folks and people experiencing homelessness and panhandling,” he said. The Douglas County School District’s total numbers of students experiencing homelessness has remained mostly steady and in some categories decreased. But the district has seen a continuous increase over the past decade in students in shelters, transitional
housing or awaiting foster care, according to data from the Colorado Department of Education. In the 2010 to 2011 school year, there were 37 DCSD students in this category. The school year that began in 2019 had 240. It’s not just Douglas County, though. the region as a whole is seeing “more people experiencing homelessness than ever before,” said Cathy Alderman, chief communications and public policy officer for the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. A myriad of theories Representatives from multiple county entities, including the county government and law enforcement agencies, have said they believe the people experiencing homelessness in the community have traveled from both Denver and Colorado Springs. None so far has said they’ve seen people who once had a home in the county but recently became unhoused, but
all possible reasons are still being researched. If so, why are more unhoused people migrating to Douglas County? Is it because, as some have suggested, they’re being pushed out of Denver and other areas by camping bans? Is it because of transportation challenges stemming from the jail and RTD? Among Douglas County’s leaders, there are a myriad of theories floating around as to why this increase is happening but not yet any agreed-upon or verified explanations. In Lone Tree, law enforcement officials say they began to notice the uptick once several RTD light rail stations opened in 2019. “Especially in the last two years there’s been a very big uptick in transients,” said Officer Ricky Stegmaier with the Lone Tree police. “We ask how they got here and a majority of the time it’s light rail.” Stegamier said his office uses the term “transient” to include more people than just those experiencing explicit homelessness. Wilson, the Lone Tree police SEE HOMELESS, P9
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‘The more I shared this with other people in Highlands Ranch and Parker, they had similar stories of more and more folks and people experiencing homelessness and panhandling.’ Abe Laydon, Douglas County commissioner
Officer Ricky Stegmaier poses for a portrait in a Lone Tree tunnel sometimes used as PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER shelter for those experiencing homelessness.
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chief, also said he thinks the increase in the north Douglas County city is due to people riding the train down from Denver. At the end of all light rail lines, including the Ridgegate station in Lone Tree, riders are required to exit the train while it’s turned around. RTD does allow folks who accidentally went too far on the line to get back on and ride to their intended exit, said Steve Martingano, deputy chief of the agency’s transit police. “Ridgegate has nothing there and I think that’s a little bit of the issue I think that we find,” Martingano said. “There’s nothing at that end of the line.” Martingano said that RTD doesn’t have a specific policy related to homelessness because as long as the person pays their fare, they are simply considered a customer. The agency is in the process of hiring a homeless outreach coordinator in an effort to address the growing issue, he said. Another theory for why people without a steady home may travel to Douglas County is that it may represent a safer environment than densely populated areas like Denver, said both Makelky and Stegmaier. County Commissioner George Teal suggested in one meeting on the topic that people who “choose to be homeless” come to Douglas County because the terrain and vegetation make it a “good place to hide.” Laydon, another commissioner, said he believes it’s because those panhandling are more successful in the county. “People in Douglas
County are generous and kind and I think there’s an awareness of that,” he said. Makelky said sorting through all these ideas is an important part of what the new homeless initiative is hoping to do. “Everything right now is theory and anecdotes,” he said. “And that’s what we’re trying to get past.” What’s being done While county agencies may not agree on why the increase is happening, they do seem to agree on one thing: Douglas County does not have many resources available to help people in this situation. Some law enforcement agencies — such as Lone Tree — hand out pamphlets with lists of services to those experiencing homelessness, but virtually all the resources included are in Denver or other areas. Stegmaier said that’s because Douglas County doesn’t have a consistently open homeless shelter and has limited options for food banks. While there is a shelter network of churches, it only operates in the winter and only allows women and children. He’s started to wonder if more services should be added, he said. “What’s the community going to look like if that’s here? And I can see why we’d be hesitant on that, but do we need that? And I’m starting to think we do,” he said. The county’s human resources department and other local nonprofits such as the Help and Hope Center, the Parker Task Force and SECOR Cares (SECOR stands for Southeast Community Outreach), also provide some services to vulnerable members of the community. In an Oct. 5 work session, the county commissioners directed
staff to begin looking into a camping permit system in the county, which would require anyone seeking to sleep outdoors to first obtain a permit. Teal and Laydon both indicated they would be interested in such a measure, but the third commissioner, Lora Thomas, said she was opposed. “I would like to address homelessness as a choice in terms of our enforcement,” Teal said. Teal also said he’s interested in a resolution that would provide assistance “for those experiencing homelessness by happenstance and it’s temporary.” In the same meeting, Kelley Dunnaway, a deputy county attorney, said some in the community don’t want to see a local homeless shelter because it could invite more people in that situation to come to the county. Laydon also said in an interview that he doesn’t want to “make the problem worse” by providing what he called “an endless well of support.” Instead, he said, the county should help individuals become self-sufficient. “We want to be compassionate but we don’t want to be victims of our own compassion where we’re allowing communities and businesses to suffer or go out of business or struggle and property values go down because of people experiencing homelessness,” he said. ‘A vagabond lifestyle’ In a Dec. 6 county commissioners work session, Terence Quinn, the director of community development for the county, asked the commissioners if they would consider pursuing new facilities and shelters for the homeless in addition to their other approaches. “I would suggest we make the pie a little bit bigger and start talking about other avenues,” he said. “There may need to be some bigger discussions or bigger solutions down the road and potentially we can take a leadership role in that.” The commissioners responded that they were not interested in that type of response, with Teal stating he would like to see faithbased rescue missions helping instead. “I probably need to work on my compassion level,” Teal said, adding: “I have no interest in doing
anything with county services that assists with a vagabond lifestyle, which I believe there is a prevalence of evidence that that’s what we’re seeing, it’s a vagabond lifestyle and I don’t think we should have any business facilitating that,” he said. He added that he would like to help those who are “willing to work their way back” or are just traveling through the county to get to their destination. “I’m hesitant to set up the refugee camps here in Douglas County under the idea that we can pay for it with our tax dollars,” Teal said. “I don’t have enough compassion in my model to see that as a viable use of public resources.” The county will also likely soon amend their ordinance banning panhandling because similar laws have not held up to constitutional scrutiny, said county attorney Lance Ingalls. The county currently is not enforcing that oridinance, he said. Some courts across the country have found that outright bans on panhandling violate First Amendment rights to free speech. Spurlock said he doesn’t view homelessness as a “law enforcement issue” and that he hopes the county will address it in a way that doesn’t involve passing more laws and ordinances to outlaw the behavior. “We can’t just lock homeless people up in the jail. It’s not against the law to be homeless,” he said. “It’s not a good idea to use that as your remedy because that’s costly in the long term.”
DOUGLAS COUNTY RESOURCES For those interested in donating time or money, here are some Douglas County nonprofits helping those in the community who are struggling or experiencing homelessness: -Parker Task Force - 303-841-3460, www.ParkerTaskForce.org -Manna Connect - 720-515-8814, www.MannaConnect.org -SECORCares - 720-842-5621, www. SecorCares.com -Help and Hope Center - 303-688-1114, www.HelpandHopeCenter.org -The ROCK Food Bank -303-688-0777, www.TheRock.org/foodbank -Winter Shelter Network - 720-2953116, www.WinterShelterNetwork.org -Catholic Charities - 720-215-4521, www.ccharitiescc.org/castle-rock-office
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County Commissioner Thomas running for sheriff If elected, she would have to leave her county office two years early BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In a move that could shake up Douglas County’s political leadership, county Commissioner Lora Thomas announced Dec. 10 that she will run for sheriff in 2022. If the Republican’s bid is successful, she would be required to resign from her position as commissioner about two years before the end of her term, and her replacement would be chosen by a committee of the same party. Thomas was elected to a second term as commissioner in 2020; her term is set to end in January 2025. “I love being a county commissioner but I don’t see any candidates in the race as qualified as I am,” Thomas said in an interview with Colorado Community Media ahead of the announcement. Thomas was a Colorado state trooper from 1984 to 2003 and in 1998, she became the first female major for the State Patrol. In 2010, she was elected as the county coroner. “It has always been in my heart to be sheriff of this county,”
Thomas said. “Being in law enforcement has always been the best job I ever had.” So far, there are already three other declared candidates for sheriff in the 2022 election, all Republicans. They are Holly Nicholson-Kluth, a former undersheriff; John Anderson, a former Castle Rock police commander; and Darren Weekly, the captain of investigations for the sheriff’s office. According to the latest data from the Colorado secretary of state’s online database, NicholsonKluth has raised about $35,000 in campaign contributions and used about $12,000 and Anderson has raised about $17,500 and spent $3,000. Weekly has not raised or used any funds. Thomas and Anderson both ran against Tony Spurlock, the current sheriff, in 2014. Neither received enough votes during the Republican Party’s state assembly that year to make it onto the primary ballot. In the past, Anderson has directly criticized Thomas, saying during public comment in an April commissioner meeting that he has considered getting a restraining order against her “over the comments she has made against me.” He also accused her of abuse of power and divisive behavior “when she doesn’t get her way.” Thomas announced her candidacy at a monthly Highlands Ranch
Commissioner Lora Thomas speaks during the State of the County address in Lone PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER Tree Oct. 27.
Republican Breakfast. After Commissioner George Teal was elected last November, Thomas has been on the losing side of several 2-1 votes from
the board. In April, Thomas was stripped of her board chair position by Teal and Commissioner Abe Laydon following a bout of infighting among the members.
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County, school district partner on youth mental health Aim is to help at-risk students without disrupting their education BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In 2019, when STEM School Highlands Ranch faced tragedy after two student gunmen ran into the school, killing one fellow student, it rocked the community. For Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas, it was a call to get more involved with helping youths who struggle with mental illness. In 2014, the county commissioners directed staff to develop a program aimed at helping adults in need of mental health care. After years of planning, the Mental Health Initiative (MHI) started taking a hands-on approach to helping adults in 2016. MHI Director Laura Ciancone said even before the 2019 shooting, data was showing a gap. It was becoming clear that not just adults needed the services developed through MHI, but youths, teenagers and young adults under 25 needed assistance, she said. In 2017, MHI saw success in taking a different approach in answering calls for help for people in crisis. Instead of just having a police officer head to the scene and put the person in jail or a hospital bed, the county took a more interactive approach. Through a pilot program with the Castle Rock Police Department, MHI started using a Community Response Team (CRT), which consisted of a police officer, certified clinician and EMT. Seeing the CRT program’s success for adults, Ciancone said MHI started a Youth Community Response Team (YCRT) in 2019. This team’s sole purpose is to coordinate with local schools and youth organizations to reach young people in full crisis, or in need of extra mental health support. Stephanie Crawford-Goetz, director of mental health for the Douglas County School District, said the services provided through MHI are an added resource to the team of counselors and psychologists on hand to deal with students in need of support.
Douglas County Deputy Manager Barbara Drake has been with the Mental Health Initiative since the concept was estabCOURTESY OF DOUGLAS COUNTY lished in 2014.
In 2019, Douglas County School District started working with MHI on a small scale, doing a pilot program with schools in Highlands Ranch. Crawford-Goetz said the YCRT can be called for a variety of reasons — a student expressing suicidal thoughts, dealing with a recent trauma, having an individual crisis, experiencing uneven feelings or wanting to hurt others are among a few reasons the county program may get involved. “What the county has provided is both positive and welcome,” Crawford-Goetz said. “Now, with the (YCRT), these students get to stay in school and get the help they need instead of being sent to an ER. They keep a consistent routine that does not disrupt their lives because of some struggles.” Like the adult CRT program, after students are connected with the youth team, they are consistently monitored, checked on and evaluated by an assigned case manager. Sid Rundle, a student support specialist with Douglas County School District, said the services offered through MHI are continually helping vulnerable and at-risk students. After 13 years with the district, Rundle said it would be misguided to think the schools have all the answers. “That is not true; we do not have all the answers,” he said. “That is why we rely on these important community partnerships. Back in
Mental Health Initiative Director Laura Ciancone.
my day, it was all about math and reading. Now, it is about social wellbeing, too.” Mental health was already a concern for educators before 2020, but Rundle said once the pandemic hit, the crisis brewing among young people was brought to the surface and became more prevalent. “Too often, the mistake being made is saying this is just a pandemic moment,” Rundle said. “But we do not want to lose the marathon. We had more anxiety and students struggling before the pandemic. The pandemic exposed it.” In Douglas County, when the pandemic exposed a growing problem with students struggling beyond physical health, Rundle said the development of MHI years before has helped put the school district and youth in Douglas County ahead. “We have not been starting from zero,” Rundle said. “In Douglas County, we have tremendously talented people facing this head on. We are working to be more conscious as educators. Children are social, emotional, intellectual human beings. They can’t be just learning. We want to elevate their social and emotional knowledge.” Rundle said MHI has also done a good job in working to eliminate the stigma around mental health issues. Too often youths and teenagers are afraid to come forward and ask for help, he said. Through education
and informational programs hosted by MHI, Rundle said there has been success in removing the stigma. National events have also helped students see that it is OK to come forward and ask for help. Looking at the Olympics, Rundle said wellknown gymnast Simone Biles did a lot to clear the path for vulnerable and at-risk students to admit they are not OK. During the 2021 Olympics, Biles pulled out of team and individual competition, citing mental health concerns. Douglas County Deputy Manager Barbara Drake said from the start, a major MHI goal has been to remove the stigma surrounding mental illness and to encourage adults and youth to come forward when they need help without judgment.
PART 3 IN A SERIES This story is the third part of a threepart series on the Douglas County Mental Health Initiative. Parts 1 and 2 appeared over the last two weeks in this newspaper, and you can read the series online at ColoradoCommunityMedia.com. In 2018, Colorado Community Media published “Time to Talk,” an extensive series on mental health issues in Douglas County and elsewhere. To read that report, go online to coloradocommunitymedia.com/ timetotalk.
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Then, early this year, The Sun became co-owner of Colorado Community Media as a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy. Not long after that, Larry Ryckman, editor and co-founder of The Sun, asked if I would step back in for a few months Mark Harden while the hunt was underway for a new CCM publisher and permanent editor. I’m grateful to Larry for the chance to work once again with our talented and enthusiastic crew of journalists. I’m also thankful that our new owners hired Linda Shapley, my former Denver Post colleague, as our publisher. She has worked tirelessly to bolster our business and to steer our company toward quality journalism and community service. And come January, my role as CCM editor will be filled by Lisa Schlichtman, a veteran Colorado editor and a resourceful newsroom leader. I wish her great success. The talented Thelma Grimes, who has been helping us cover Douglas County communities, has already as-
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here was no one else in the hotel gym that morning. The music playing in her earbuds was upbeat, fast-paced and loud. Almost loud enough to drown out her heavy breathing as she neared the end of a high-intensity workout. There was no one else around, she was spent, and she could have easily ended her workout in that moment without anyone else knowing it. But she would know it, and that’s all that mattered. Not only did she complete her last few sets, but she also added another minute of cardio and one extra set of push-ups, BAAM. The workday was coming to an end. It had been a brutal day of calling prospects and customers. He was coming up on the end of his sales year and he needed at least three more sales to reach his annual quota. His colleagues were getting ready to pack it in for the day. Laptops were closing, headsets being laid on desks, and plans being made to meet up for a drink after work. Instead of shutting down, he resolved to make at least 10 more calls
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their part-time jobs. Over coffee the next morning they rallied and encouraged one another to make it through one more week. They did, and then one more week, and then the final week too, BAAM. So, what is this whole BAAM thing anyway? BAAM stands for “Block and a Mailbox.” When the great motivational speaker Zig Ziglar set a goal to get into better shape, he needed to start running. The first day he ran only a block. The second day, he ran a block and a mailbox. The third day he ran a block and two mailboxes. Each day he just went a little further than he did the day before. Each day he gave just a little more, worked a little harder, and didn’t give in. That became one of the hallmarks of his life, BAAM. Known as one of the greatest motivational speakers and encouragers in the last century, not only did Ziglar follow his own BAAM guidance in everything that he did, but he also taught all of us who studied his works and heard him speak how to do the same thing. Do a little more, reach a
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and for people who will still need masking around them. “Man, there better not be bullying around this thing,” Peterson said. “If you are a parent, you need to not bully.” The 4-3 vote was no surprise. The four new directors — Peterson, Becky Myers, Christy Williams and Kaylee Winegar — had vowed while campaigning to make masking a personal choice. The new conservative board majority was sworn in on Nov. 29 and called a special board meeting for Dec. 7 in part to begin fulfilling campaign promises. Winegar said her vote came down to masking efficacy. “There just is not strong evidence” that masks prevent spread among children, she said. There is evidence, she said, that they can be a detriment. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a Nov. 5 advisory, said: “Due to the circulating and highly contagious delta variant, CDC recommends universal indoor masking by all students (age 2 and older), staff, teachers, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status.” Williams says she empathizes with children who are immunocompromised, but also cited students who have mental health struggles amid the pandemic, and young students trying to learn phonetics while masking. “I think that we can do that. I think that we can make this compromise,” she said. k The school board meeting was the latest of many in which masking policy took center stage. Dozens of speakers turned out to address the resolution, many kcalling for an end to the district’s masking mandate while others .pleaded for the board to uphold universal masking. Aadithya, a high school student lwho asked to be identified by his first name only, told directors he was begging them to uphold universal masking and to respect students’ safety. The new Douglas County Health Department, which opposes general mask mandates, was established for political reasons, he said, and he worried that the resolution did not follow Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment guidance. “I think that’s a reckless decision,” he said. People cited Bible verses both in favor and in opposition to masking mandates. One man prayed for God to give the board wisdom after asking for a mask-choice policy, to an “amen” from antimask mandate attendees. Mother of three Katy Lute told directors who were not masking that she was glad to see their smiling faces. She came to fight on
behalf of her daughters, she said, who feel safer when they can see their teachers’ faces. Masks mute children, she said. “To those who want mask mandates, why do some of you seem to want a permanent mask mandate?” Lute said. “Why is the goal zero COVID? This is just unrealistic.” Directors Elizabeth Hanson, Susan Meek and David Ray, who continued in their seats from the previous board that supported mask rules, indicated at the meeting that they strongly opposed removing the district’s ability to mandate universal masking, calling it reckless and dangerous. Ray has said he worried about implementing an optional-mask policy before conducting a feasibility study and without giving staff time to prepare to implement the resolution before it takes effect. He felt significant angst, he said, that taking the approach of making individual accommodations will place a target on students who are vulnerable to COVID-19. “If this drives segregation of our kids that are medically fragile, I’ll tell you I will just have such issue,” he said. Meek unsuccessfully lobbied to have the resolution take effect no sooner than January, so schools could prepare to make individual accommodations for those who need them. “I don’t want to insert chaos into the system,” she said. Divisions among the board were visible beyond their 4-3 vote. The three directors who voted no sat through the hours-long meeting wearing masks. The other four did not. As public comment rounded its third hour, about half of the room — from the audience to district staff to directors — wore masks. Peterson also instated new decorum rules for public comment, which had become a point of contention in recent weeks as the former board president Ray struggled to keep people from outbursts or reaction to speakers. Before the new board was seated, board directors prohibited outbursts or reaction by attendees to public comment. Security asked people not to bring in items like handheld flags, or posters attached to handles. Peterson now says reaction in between speakers is fine, so long at people do not interrupt a speaker. Those who do will be removed, he said. Throughout the night, people cheered and applauded those who they agreed with. On a couple instances, someone booed a speaker or laughed at remarks. People also waived small flags. Those who wanted the mandate lifted held American flags. People who supported masking mandates, and occasionally spoke in favor of the district’s equity policy, waved rainbow flags.
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The New York Broadway costume shop Parsons-Meares, Ltd. paid special attention to the details in the new Colorado Ballet “Nutcracker” costumes they made, like these compass buttons that are sewn on the vest of the Drosselmeyer character.
A new military hat rests on storage bins that contain elements of “Nutcracker” costumes in the costume department at the Colorado Ballet Academy building in Denver on Nov. 16.
Colorado Ballet wardrobe manager Shirin Lankarani hangs part of a brand new costume at the Colorado Ballet Academy building in Denver on Nov. 16, where work was underway on the wardrobe for the 2021 production of “The PHOTOS BY KATHRYN SCOTT Nutcracker.”
The pandemic posed both a challenge and an opportunity BY MARK JAFFE SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN
When Holly Hynes, the internationally renowned costume designer, sat in the Ellie Caulkins Opera House watching the Colorado Ballet’s “Nutcracker” she thought that it looked “pretty gorgeous” – then she got a closer look at the wardrobe backstage. The 33-year-old costumes – hand-me-downs from the San Francisco Ballet – were definitely showing their age. “They were worn … patched,” Hynes said. “The capes were so heavy.” It was time for new “Nutcracker” duds and Hynes, who has created tutus and tights for the New York City Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet, London’s Royal Ballet and La Scala in Milan, was commissioned to design them. It was part of a $1.5 million revamp of the company’s production with all new sets and 177 new costumes. But not long after Hynes saw “The Nutcracker” in Denver, the plans were almost upended, as were so many things, by the pandemic. As theaters closed and new productions were postponed, all the shops that depend on supporting plays and dance saw their work evaporate. “I had 17 projects that came to a screeching halt,” Hynes said. “It was great that the Colorado Ballet decided to go ahead. It made a huge difference to 18 shops in this project. Many of them would have folded if they hadn’t had the Colorado Ballet.”
A member of the wardrobe staff, Kathy Scoggins, places finishing touches on one of the new “Nutcracker” costumes inside the costume department at the Colorado Ballet Academy building in Denver on Nov. 16.
In effect, the Colorado Ballet created its own stimulus package for costume designers and makers in the depths of the pandemic. “We started talking to the shops in New York and here in Colorado and they were very anxious to do the work, because they had none,” Gil Boggs, the Colorado Ballet’s artistic director, said. “We got some benefit on price and we weren’t rushed.” And the shops poured more effort into the project, Hynes said. “The work that came out of them was three times what we would have gotten if they had other projects.”
One of the workshops that was thrown a lifeline was Parson-Meares, in Long Island City, New York. In its four decades, the shop has made the costumes for a legion of Broadway shows, including “Phantom of the Opera,” “The Lion King,” “Cats” and “Hamilton.” But in early 2020 it had no work and its 58 employees were furloughed. Then the Colorado Ballet came knocking. “The Colorado Ballet gave us work at a time when we would have had none,” said Sally Ann Parsons, owner of the workshop. The contract enabled Parsons to bring back 35 employees, split up into three shifts so there would never be too many people in the studio. Among the costumes Parsons-Meares was asked to make were the tutu for the Sugar Plum Fairy, the mice – very important in the “Nutcracker,” for those not versed in it – the toy soldiers and the jester-like polichinelles, who spill from under Mother Ginger’s huge skirt. Then the difficult part of crafting and fitting the costumes began. Normally the designer is very hands-on with the workshops and the ballet company and the costumes are fit to the dancers who will wear them. But now everyone was isolated. Hynes’ assistant drove into New York City and came back with loads of swatches and trim and over five days she selected the fabrics while sitting on her back porch. “There was a sense of urgency because we were worried whether we’d be able to get everything, whether there would be supplychain issues,” she said. Designs and cloth were distributed to the workshops and they began sewing. But the dancers who would be wearing them were back in Colorado. Measurements for each dancer had been sent along. “We did fittings on dancers we knew, or Holly knew” that were about the same size, Parsons said. Hynes borrowed neighborhood kids for the children’s costumes. Her assistant had a camera so she could view the fittings remotely. “Holly didn’t see costumes close up until last spring,” Parsons said. SEE NUTCRACKER, P17
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amilies with kids can ooooh and aaahh over holiday lights, but so can older adults! Magic is in the air these days SONYA’S as one drives SAMPLER down Littleton’s Main Street or heads out to the Trail of Lights at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, or drives north to Sonya Ellingboe see “Zoo Lights” at the Denver Zoo or “Blossoms of Light” at Denver Botanic Gardens, York Street. Or simply drive through the neighborhoods that outdo themselves. I thank all these sources this year in particular! Englewood Arts Presents The delightful Saturday afternoon concert series has resumed in Hampden Hall, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Englewood Arts Presents “Silver Ainomae and Friends” at 2 p.m. on Dec. 18. Tickets: adults/$30; seniors (60+) $25; students under 18/$10. Purchase at door a half-hour prior to the concert or online at englewoodarts. org or 303-806-8196.
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And while the new costumes may not last another three decades, they were built to stand up to time. “The costumes in a ballet like ‘Nutcracker’ are used for years and years, so you need to think about how you can make them adjustable,” Parsons said. There is extra material in the side seams and extra material in the bodices. “Stretch is our friend so we want to incorporate it into jackets, bodices,” Hynes said. “The good thing about ‘The Nutcracker’ is that it fills the seats. The bad thing is it always needs to be continually upgraded and refurbished. It is never-ending.” Boggs wanted to keep the ballet in its Victorian setting, as it was in the original production – no modern adaptation, he said. “I am a little
Lone Tree Arts Center “Home for the Holidays” runs Dec. 16-23 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets cost $28-$42. 720-509-1000, LoneTreeArtsCenter.org. Also: limited availability for the “Doo Wop Project Christmas” on Dec. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Masks required. Performance Now “Nunsense” is scheduled by Highlands Ranch-based Performance Now Theatre Company from Jan. 7-23 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Fridays 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sundays 2 p.m. 303-987-7845. Great Christmas gift idea, as are any theater or concert tickets here, at littleton Town Hall, at the Aurora Fox, Vintage Theatre, Denver Center for Performing Arts ... See lakewood. showare.com.
verCenter.org/CampChristmas, 303-893-4100. Stories on Stage “Making Merry” is the annual holiday event, playing Dec. 19 at the King Center, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver. In January “High School Confidential,” in collaboration with Buntport Theater, will play at Su Teatro Theater, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver on Jan 21. Single Tickets $22. 303-494-0523, storiesonstage.org. Gift idea here! Own an Original The 56th “Own an Original” exhibit continues at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton, through December. While you can’t take an item home until the exhibit is over, this is another spot to shop for gifts of art for a home or apartment ... Closed Mondays. Admission free.
Camp Christmas Installation artist Lonnie Hanzon has moved his unique “Camp Christmas” outside to Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood. Look for Pun Trees on the grounds, as well as sweet and savory snacks, hundreds of lights, Santa at times (check schedule-at times he’ll speak Spanish). Tickets: Adult $15; Youth 5-15, $10; 0-4 free. Den-
New Year’s Eve The Littleton Symphony Orchestra, littletonsymphony.org, and the Colorado Symphony, coloradosymphony.org, both offer New Year’s Eve Concerts this year, with the theme of “A Night in Vienna.” Another gift idea! While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, public events frequently are canceled or rescheduled. Check with organizers before you go.
anxious to see the audience’s reaction to changing something that was working well.” For Hynes the costumes are, in the spirit of ballet, an exercise of theme and variation. “The first act is a period piece and in the second act you can let your imagination go wild,” she said. “We try to carry something from the party scene that has stuck in Clara’s brain that carries over to the Land of Sweets,” Hynes said. One of those is her mother’s plum-colored dress transformed into the Sugar Plum Fairy’s tutu. Another is a fabric print on a couch in the party scene that becomes the massive tent-like dress of Mother Ginger in the second act. “I don’t know if the audience will catch it, but it is fun for us,” Hynes said. One ballet tradition is that the dancer who first dances in a costume has his or her name sewn
into it. When the Colorado Ballet would rent costumes from a big company, like American Ballet Theater, Ramos said he’d sometimes find the names of great dancers, like Mikhail Baryshnikov or Angel Corella, in his costume. “It is very rare to have a costume made on you,” Ramos said. “It is so special to have your name in a costume. We are the first.” Colorado Ballet’s “Nutcracker” runs through Dec. 24 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. For information and tickets, visit coloradoballet.org/The-Nutcracker. You’ll also find special COVID safety rules. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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‘This is Colorado’ returns to college gallery Exhibit of 63 paintings is hosted by Heritage Fine Arts Guild BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The 45th annual “This is Colorado” exhibit opened Nov. 30 at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, Littleton campus. Hosted by the local Heritage Fine Arts Guild, the exhibit runs through Dec. 21 — and admission is free to this really colorful and varied selection of paintings in many styles and techniques. There are 63 works, chosen from 95 submissions by Colorado artists, according to gallery director Trish Sangelo. The 2021 juror was well-known Denver area painter and teacher Victoria Kwasinski, who has taught workshops on technique for this guild and other area arts organizations over the years, as well as exhibiting her own artwork locally and nationally. She presented awards to winners at a Dec. 2 reception in the gallery. The Best of Show, announced on Dec. 2, is Suszanne Bernat Droney’s sunny portrait, “Arturo,” depicting an intense-looking man with a long black braid, brightly colored shirt and confident air. Perhaps the scene is Santa Fe? The viewer is inclined to speculate about possible stories as
Arturo squints into the sun. Is he an artist? Storyteller? Some other sort of performer? Or he could operate a local business or teach... It’s fun to make up stories about images that speak to one. What is not in question is Droney’s skill as a painter. In addition to this sunny Best of Show winner, she has a second painting in the show called “Where to Now on the Ponte Vecchio?” The tired man pictured is feeling the sort of visual and emotional overload that hits a first-time visitor to Florence, Italy — or some other multi-storied place in this world. Happy, stimulated and dealing with weary legs and a head overflowing with images. Sina March’s oil painting, “Bus Stop,” is the Second Place winner, and, by contrast, takes a visitor to a sunny corner across the street from a park or ball field in a town that could be nearby. We see a bench, street planting in blocky containers, leafy trees with sunlight filtering through ... calm and quiet. Lee Wasilik’s “Mr. Chaplin’s Closeup” won Third Place and the show offered a number of Honorable Mentions, some funded by artists’ vendors. Area teacher and painter Robert Gray’s “Downstream,” a flowing mountain brook one can almost hear, Suzanne Connors’ “The White Vase” and Aicha Jacob’s “Celebration!” are included, plus Vendor Awards. Guirys include: “Guanella Mist,” by Janice Wright; “Mingle,”
“Arturo,” an oil painting by Suszanne Bernat Droney, was judged Best of Show in the COURTESY OF TRISH SANGELO 2021 “This is Colorado” exhibit at Colorado Gallery of the Arts.
by Bon Stahlin and Janet Ford’s humorous “The Hereford Family.” A Blick Vendor’s Award went to Barbara Williams for her acrylic painting, “Sunshine in the Garden,” and a Holbein Award was given to Celeste Hodges for her watercolor, “Daniels Park.” Colorado Gallery of the Arts is on the east side of ACC’s Littleton
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’Tis the season for injuries Local ERs see increase in holiday-related cases BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Dr. Ben Usatch said while the holidays are all about joy and bringing good cheer, no member of the family is immune to accidents that can result in an unplanned visit to the local ER. Usatch, an emergency medicine physician and medical director for UCHealth Hospital Highlands Ranch, said holiday injuries start early with the cold weather and continue with holiday decoration hanging through to Christmas, when presents are opened and can cause unexpected injuries. Dr. Eric Hill, a HealthOne emergency room physician at the Medical Center of Aurora, said the holiday season is the start of winter, which means more ER visits with people who have slipped and fallen on icy, slippery surfaces. While the Front Range has not had a lot of snowfall and cold weather so far this autumn, Hall said as more snowstorms and cold weather come in early 2022, doctors always anticipate an uptick in urgent care visits. Besides cold weather bringing winter injuries, holiday-related injuries ramp up around Thanksgiving, which is the start of the holiday season, Usatch said. This is the time
The emergency room entrance to Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, photographed in PHOTO BY JOHN INGOLD/THE COLORADO SUN 2019.
when families start putting out holiday decorations, hanging lights and signs. Usatch said it is common for family members to venture into hanging lights and signs without someone serving as a spotter under the ladder. Common injuries associated with decoration hanging includes bruises, lacerations and broken bones. “Just be safe and ask someone to serve as a spotter,” Usatch said. “It
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lows a magnet, such as the popular ball magnet toys, or a button battery, Hill said there is more concern. “The button batteries cause more concern because their makeup can cause burning and pain inside the stomach,” Hill said. “The magnetic balls can attach and pinch the inside the intestine, causing bowel perforation. This can require surgery to fix.” Usatch and Hill said hospitals also see patients who are not used to the new toys and gadgets they get for Christmas. Without being used to a new bike, electric scooter, hover board or other riding toys, kids often fall and get hurt. Common injuries associated with riding toys can start with minor cuts and bruises or lead to more serious concerns with concussions and broken bones. Usatch said a common rule of thumb for parents to follow with any riding toy is to make the helmet an accompanying gift. Hill said he is always surprised with the older patients that come in on Christmas. It’s not just kids playing on the riding toys, he said. “We have seen cases where grandparents will be out having fun and trying to ride the toys too,” Hill said. “This leads to them falling and getting hurt.” Hill said in one case he managed, a 72-year-old grandmother tried to ride a hover board and ended up falling and breaking her hip. Both Usatch and Hill said parents should read consumer studies on toys and gadgets, making sure they are age-appropriate and understanding the common injuries that are reported with each item. Over the last few years, drones and flying toys have become a popular item. Either flying them inside or outside, Usatch and Hill said, inexperienced users can mismanage them and either hurt themselves or others in the process. Eye injuries are common with some of the flying toys, Usatch said. This year, due to supply-chain issues, Hill said parents might be trying to find whatever they can, which means buying more generic, knockoff items that may be more unsafe than the name-brand options. In this case, Hill stressed parents should pay attention to the consumer reports because generic versions could be more dangerous.
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2 big water projects want to tap Dougco stimulus funds County seeks ideas on spending $68M from American Rescue Plan BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN
Big Colorado water diversion projects itching to get going on longsought dam and pipeline dreams are rushing to get first in line for thirsty Douglas County’s $68.2 million in federal stimulus money. Drinking water dams and pipelines have joined smaller-scale local water treatment and sewage projects, for proposals totaling $247 million of the $280 million in overall stimulus requests in Douglas County so far, a county spokeswoman said. The other categories making up the remainder of the $280 million in proposals include broadband, economic recovery and mental health delivery. Some of the biggest requests for Douglas County’s share of American Rescue Plan Act spending come from drinking water developers looking to jumpstart projects that can take decades to complete. An $828 million, two-reservoir, 125-miles-of-pipeline project led by Parker’s water department wants $20 to 30 million of Douglas County’s stimulus to jumpstart the engineering and environmental work. The project would pull junior water rights off the South Platte River near Sterling in high runoff years, fill the new reservoirs, and pipe drinking water down to high-growth cities such as Parker, Castle Rock and others. The big water diversion projects are certain to stir up political and environmental controversy for seeking funds committed by a Democratic Biden administration to support ideas some conservation groups find ecologically unsound. A second big request on Douglas County’s plate is a $20 million bid from Renewable Water Resources, which has raised near-unanimous opposition to its proposal to buy up San Luis Valley groundwater, pipe it
A view of housing in Lone Tree on Dec. 23, 2020. Douglas County’s population grows by 24 people per day and is projected to reach more than 460,000 by 2031, including adPHOTO BY KATHRYN SCOTT ditional development in communities such as Lone Tree.
over the Front Range, and sell it to drinking water providers in Douglas County and other growing communities. “Rivers are sacrifice zones for Colorado’s unsustainable growthobsessed economy and culture,” said Gary Wockner, who has fought other big diversions like the Northern Integrated Supply Project and the expansion of Gross Reservoir on behalf of Save the Poudre and Save the Colorado. “The Colorado Water Plan codified the concept of trying to drain every drop of legally allowed water out of every river before it reaches the state line,” Wockner said. “The South Platte is already a low-flowing polluted mess,” he added, and the latest diversion proposal “would only make it worse.” Douglas County held the first of a planned series of live and streamed town halls discussing the American Rescue Plan requests Thursday night, with staff providing information on each of the $280 million in proposals so far. More town halls are planned for early 2022, county spokeswoman Wendy Manitta Holmes said. County commissioners have months of deliberations to go before they allocate the $68.2 million. The ambitious, multi-county water projects could be in for disappointment. County officials are not sure yet what restrictions the U.S. Treasury could put on stimulus spending, Holmes said. County staff
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has asked the Treasury department to provide more guidance on, for example, whether DougCo’s share of the stimulus could be spent in other counties for sprawling projects like the water diversions. Other, simpler water projects making up the bulk of the $247 million in category requests include water treatment, reservoir and pipeline capacity, and sewage disposal, from Highlands Ranch to Sedalia. Seeking citizen input on the biggest priorities is exactly the reason for the extended town halls, Holmes said. “These decisions have not been made,” she said. “That’s why this public process is occurring.” Leaders of the water diversion projects say an award from Douglas County would help Front Range community leaders begin to solve their burgeoning growth problems. Many Douglas County communities rely on tapping the depleting Denver Basin aquifer for drinking water supplies that are not renewable, and most have sought renewable sources from mountain rivers filled by melting snowpack. Parker’s proposal, a joint project with the Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District and Castle Rock’s water department, notes that population growth in Parker alone will balloon the city from 60,000 residents to 160,000 in coming years. The South Platte diversions would fill two new reservoirs to be built in farm and ranch country straddling Interstate 76, one called Iliff and the other, in a Phase 2, called Fremont Butte. Parker has bought up agricultural land and water rights around the South Platte, and also filed for recent junior water rights for river flows that run in high-water years. Despite drought on the Western Slope, relatively high runoff in the South Platte basin meant that if the reservoirs existed, the junior rights could have substantially filled them this summer, said Parker Water and Sanitation District Manager Ron
Redd. Agreements with the Lower South Platte district would supply agricultural water back to local farmers in dry years, Redd added, saying the project is not the much-maligned “buy and dry” of farmland. Revenue from the water could even be used to pay back Douglas County for the stimulus money, if federal rules allow it, and create a revolving fund for future water-related projects, Redd said. An initial infusion from Douglas County would be used to buy up property for the reservoirs, complete engineering, and continue environmental studies. Preliminary reports from consultants say the project might not need Army Corps of Engineers permits that can take years to procure, because they would not destroy wetlands and would place reservoirs in stream basins that are often dry, the Parker proposal says. As for competition from the San Luis Valley pipeline, Redd said, “We’re not real fans of the project.” There are too many political hurdles to the proposal, and the valley is already suffering from water depletion, Redd said. It will take more than that level of shade-throwing to deter Renewable Water Resources, which has been looking to sign paying customers for its proposed pipeline out of the valley and into expanding Front Range communities. An agreement using stimulus money would give Douglas County access to needed water at less than half the rate of $40,000 to $50,000 per acre-foot being asked of many municipal water buyers, said RWR spokesman Sean Duffy. “There’s that opportunity to invest very low for a very high quality water product,” Duffy said. “And those numbers are not going to stay put forever.” Drawing on the San Luis Valley supply, which RWR claims would not diminish groundwater there, “largely solves the need at a significant below-market rate,” he said. Former Gov. Bill Owens is part of the RWR partnership. Some Douglas County officials, Duffy said, have been receptive to a proposal that’s “been designed very, very intentionally by people who’ve been in Colorado for a long time and understand water, and why people get worked up about it, and rightfully so.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Despite fewer reported cases, COVID up in sewage tests Signs indicate more virus prevalence, but vaccinated people may not know they’re infected BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Testing of wastewater at the Englewood-Littleton sewage plant is finding record-high signs of COVID prevalence in the south metro populace, while the number of people receiving positive COVID tests has dropped — a situation that may show vaccinated people are not getting sick enough to feel the need to test, a Colorado researcher says. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, South Platte Renew, a wastewater treatment plant in Englewood that is the third largest in Colorado, has been on the front lines of helping health officials make sense of the state of the virus. The plant collects daily samples of sewage produced by about 300,000 people, according to Pieter Van Ry, the site’s director, covering populations in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties. Samples are sent to various labs both in-state and outside Colorado that test for the virus’s genome, an indicator of how prevalent COVID may be in a given community. In recent weeks, tests have shown
higher amounts of COVID being detected in South Platte’s wastewater than at any other point of the pandemic. But reported cases for the area are down by about half their record peak from last winter. The reason has to do with the difference in how the wastewater and clinical tests are conducted. “We use wastewater surveillance to supplement our human clinical testing,” said Rachel Jervis, an epidemiologist at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. “It’s really complementary information to give us more data about COVID in a particular community.” About 50% of people who catch COVID will “shed (the) COVID virus in their stool,” regardless if they have symptoms, according to Jervis, meaning it can be an early indicator for how much the virus is spreading in an area. But unlike a clinical test such as a nasal swab or saliva sample, wastewater testing can’t show how many people are currently infected. “We’re really just looking at the volume of the genetic material of COVID,” Jervis said. “We’re not able to link it to an individual person and so we can’t use it to align the case data.” Some of South Platte’s waste samples find their way to Carol Wilusz, a professor and researcher at Colorado State University, whose lab has been testing wastewater for COVID twice a week since August 2020.
Blair Corning, deputy director of environmental programs at South Platte Renew, stands on one of the plant’s clarifiers. Since the onset of COVID, the facility has been PHOTO BY ROBERT TANN sampling wastewater and sending it off for testing.
Wilusz and her team begin by filtering the sample in order to isolate the viral material before extracting its RNA data. Then, through an enzymatic process, they are able to turn the RNA into DNA. After this, they test the DNA using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect the virus’s genetic material and how much of it there is. This produces a copy number, similar to a viral load, that can be used to gauge how present COVID is in the wastewater. The data is then sent to CDPHE and, along with data from other labs and testing facilities, is published on their dashboard.
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300,000 per liter, shooting past last winter’s COVID peak, when copies per liter were 263,000. This comes as clinical cases from tests in the area have sharp-
December 16, 2021 ly decreased to well under 100,000 per day, a case count comparable to summer 2020. Wilusz said it appears that COVID is more prevalent in the area than it was last year but thanks to climbing vaccination rates and the return of masking policies, fewer people may be getting sick and feeling the need to test.
Still, Jervis, the epidemiologist at CDPHE, urged more people to get tested routinely and said clinical testing remains a crucial tool in the fight against COVID. “While we use wastewater data to understand trends, wastewater data can’t be used for any individual to make behavioral choices,” she said. “And so the only way
to know whether you could have COVID and could be exposing your family and friends is if you get tested.” Go to tinyurl.com/cdphedata and scroll down to select “South Platte” to view data on wastewater and clinical tests on CDPHE’s dashboard.
A clarifier at South Platte begins the process of separating solids from the wastewater. PHOTOS BY ROBERT TANN
Wastewater from South Platte is sent to various labs, including one at Colorado State University.
South Platte Renew is the third largest wastewater plant in Colorado and processes about 20 million gallons of wastewater per day. Stacey Walker, a laboratory services manager at South Platte Renew, bottles a sample of wastewater.
Samples are collected daily before being tested for COVID genomes.
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Late surge puts Highlands Ranch over Creek Hovasse helps Falcons overcome near-tie BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Cherry Creek and Highlands Ranch High locked up in a close girls basketball game for three quarters on Dec. 8 but then Emily Hovasse took charge for the Ranch Falcons. Hovasse, a 5-foot-7 senior, scored seven of the next 13 points for Highlands Ranch after Creek pulled to within a point at 47-46 with 5:06 remaining in the game. The Falcons, helped by Hovasse’s scoring, went on a 14-2 run and wound up winning the game, 6452, in the Falcons’ gym. “She is really stepping up this year,” Ranch coach Caryn Jarocki said about Hovasse. “She’s matured as a senior to become a go-to player and she can shoot the ball.” Both Highlands Ranch and Cherry Creek went 2-2 in an out-of-state tournament in La Jolla, California, so the Falcons improved to 3-2 and Creek fell to a 2-3 record. Hovasse hit for 15 points in the game, two points behind Ranch’s scoring leader Katie Johanning. Alex Pirog
added 10 points to the Falcons’ offense. Highlands Ranch had a bunch of turnovers, the same as Creek, but the Falcons shot the ball well in the second half and finished the game with five 3-point baskets plus two old-fashioned 3-point plays. The good shooting was evident in a couple of the Falcons’ runs. Ranch went on a 7-0 run early in the third quarter and finished the game by outscoring the Bruins 17-10. “We shot much better in the second half,” said Jarocki. “We’re definitely growing, trying to learn and get better. If we can just cut down some of our turnovers in the game. It’s a long season and you want to make progress as you go.” Freshman Tianna Chambers paced Creek with 16 points. “We ran out of gas and threw the ball away,” said Creek coach Clint Evans. “We couldn’t finish. Give Ranch credit, they played really well. We lost to a good team. They shot the ball really well, they couldn’t miss from three. “We’re mixing so many young kids with veterans and I think this team is just going to get better, better and better. I don’t think you’ll see the best from us until probably the playoffs.”
Cherry Creek’s Kinsey Christianson is surrounded by Highlands Ranch players during the Dec. 8 girls basketPHOTOS BY JIM BENTON ball game. Highlands Ranch pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 64-52 win.
Katie Johanning (3) of Highlands Ranch had 17 points to help the Falcons down Cherry Creek, 64-52, in a Dec. 8 girls basketball game.
Highlands Ranch senior Emily Hovasse looks to inbound a pass during the Dec. 8 game against Cherry Creek. Hovasse sparked a fourth quarter surge as the Falcons pulled away to win 64-52.
New coach thrilled with Castle View hockey win Highlands Ranch team handed 1st loss in 3 games BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Michael Dubus is the new ice hockey coach for the Castle View High co-op team and he couldn’t help but feel a little excited after the Sabercats notched a 4-3 win over Mountain View in a Dec. 10 game at the South Suburban Sports Complex. Dubus and assistant coaches Bryan Heft and Ryan Hubbart spent time on the bench at the conclusion of the Castle Rock school’s game congratulating each other. The win gave the Sabercats a 2-2 overall record and
2-0 in the 5A South League while Mountain Vista of Highlands Ranch lost for the first time in three games. A break-even overall record doesn’t sound like much to get excited over, but Castle View is a hockey program that has gone 12-38-3 over the past three seasons. “We obviously want to get better every single day but with the team we have I really don’t see a ceiling for us,” said Dubus. “I think we can go all the way. We have a long way to go but we’re making progress and that’s the goal. “We’ve spent some time in the fall and even at the beginning of this season being close and we finally got over the hump and got that big win we’ve been looking for.” Rock Canyon and Douglas County high schools also take part in the Castle View
Sabercats team. Castle View jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first period. Mason Hoff was credited with the first goal that Mountain Vista tried to clear out of the corner but it hit a player and went into the net. Brent Baugh got a power play tally to make it 2-0 but Jayen Juan’s power play tally for Vista made it a 2-1 game after the first period. The first of two goals by the Golden Eagle’ Kristopher Apple Duncan tied the team early in the second period, but Owen Dickinson poked the puck into the net from in front to push Castle View back in front. Jack Chandler put the Sabercats up 4-2 with a goal at the 52-second mark of the third period and Apple Duncan scored for Vista with 3:27 remaining in the game.
Goalie Brayden Johnson (1) of Castle View stops a shot by Mountain Vista’s Jaden Montoya (11) during the Dec. 10 hockey game at the South Suburban Sports Complex. Johnson made 24 saves and PHOTO BY JIM BENTON the Sabercats won, 4-3.
Chandler had an assist to go along with his goal. Austin Hall and Zac Northrup also had assists for the Sabercats. Reid Watson and Mason Anderson each had two assists for Vista. “This was a building
block,” said Dubus. “It’s been the message that we can’t get too high or low. We just have to continue to get better every day. It is a long season even though it goes quick. We’ve just been trying to weather the storm.”
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Holiday lights down on the farm Trail of Lights at Chatfield Farms runs through Jan. 2 BY MARK HARDEN MHARDEN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Once again, Denver Botanic Gardens’ Chatfield Farms site is aglow with holiday color in a rustic setting with the return of Trail of Lights. Wandering paths take you under illuminated trees and around vintage farm buildings. Hot beverages, nuts and kettle corn are sold at the entrance, and there are a fire pit and warming hut to help you ward off the chill. The kids will enjoy singing trees and a dancing gingerbread man. Chatfield Farms is adjacent to the Jefferson County part of Littleton. It’s located on Deer Creek Canyon Road west of South Wadsworth Boulevard, just south of C-470. For your map app, the address is 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton 80128.
Lights are on display Fridays through Sundays through Dec. 12, and then every night from Dec. 17 through Jan. 2 (closed on Christmas Day, Dec. 25). Hours are 5 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults; $13 for Botanic Gardens members, students, people 65 and older, military and children 3-15; and $10 for child members. No tickets are required for children 2 and under. Parking is free. The trails are suitable for strollers and wheelchairs, but they could be icy. You’ll need to buy a timed ticket in advance; tickets are limited in each 30-minute time slot and they may sell out. Tickets are not sold onsite. Vist tinyurl.com/TrailOfLights2021 for information and to buy tickets. Masks are required indoors for all visitors ages 3 and older. Pets are not allowed except for service animals. And at the Botanic Gardens’ main York Street campus, the Blossoms of Light display is on view through the holidays.
Holiday gnomes greet visitors to a warming hut at Trail of Lights, at Denver Botanic PHOTOS BY MARK HARDEN Gardens/Chatfield Farms.
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Meet Littleton’s new dog mayor (and mayor pro tem) Election drew over 6,000 votes in race between canine candidates BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Littleton has a new leader. He likes belly rubs and smelling the flowers when he walks. Murdoch, a 5-year-old basset hound, will be the city’s first honorary dog mayor after winning the recent election hosted by the nonprofit Historic Littleton Inc. that ended midday Dec. 7. “We’re very, very excited about it,” said Beverly Pillow, Murdoch’s owner. “He will be a great mascot for the city.” Between Nov. 1 and Nov. 22, Historic Littleton rallied owners to nominate their dogs to serve as Littleton’s new canine cheerleader, with 10 candidates making the final cut before voting began. Over the next two weeks, Historic Littleton received more than 6,000 votes for the dog mayor election, according to Katherine Roxborough, a board member who led the project.
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involvement in the dog mayoral election showed the strength of the city’s community. “We couldn’t be more thrilled,” she said. “The fact that we were able to get over 6,000 votes I think is telling of how many people responded to this and wanted to participate, and it was such a great way to engage a community in
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the City of Littleton was amazing to us,” Pillow said. “We had quite an education … it’s been a really, really cool experience for us.” Roxborough, the Historic Littleton board member, said that voters’
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Netty, a 6-year-old French bulldog, will join Murdoch as mayor pro tem.
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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0031 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/30/2021 3:23:00 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: Mary B. Yust and Marvin Jay Yust Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for One Reverse Mortgage, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/11/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 3/17/2015 Reception No. of DOT: 2015016372 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $938,250.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $474,061.80 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 pay property charges, including but not limited to property taxes and/or hazard insurance, as 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: LAND SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS IN THE STATE OF CO LOT 39, ROXBOROUGH PARK NORTH, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 11164 W Yucca, 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, January 19, 2022, 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: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/23/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/1/2021 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-21-894775-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2021-0031 First Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/23/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0034 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/18/2021 12:42:00 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: MATTHEW R. ESSIG Original Beneficiary: CJZ CAPITAL, INC.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CJZ CAPITAL, INC. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/16/2019 Recording Date of DOT: 5/20/2019 Reception No. of DOT: 2019027353 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $115,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $115,000.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to make payments as required by the terms of the Promissory Note and Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 273, HIGHLANDS RANCH- FILING NO. 122-V, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10474 Applebrook Circle, 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, February 9, 2022, 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: 12/16/2021 Last Publication: 1/13/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/18/2021 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOSEPH A. MURR Colorado Registration #: 14427 410 17TH STREET, SUITE 2400, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 303.534.2277 X 17 Fax #: 303.534.1313 Attorney File #: 8635.007 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2021-0034 First Publication: 12/16/2021 Last Publication: 1/13/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0027 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/27/2021 8:18:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: Kevin Tibbetts Original Beneficiary: First Franklin a Division of Nat. City Bank of IN Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wilmington Trust, National Association, As Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A., As Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005FF12 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/12/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 9/14/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005087572 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $276,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $310,153.88 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust. **This loan has been modified through a Home Affordable Modification Agreement effective December 1, 2015. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the
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THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
Which has the address of: 12688 South Creekside Ct, 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, January 19, 2022, 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.
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First Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/23/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/27/2021 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
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The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Legal Notice No. 2021-0028 First Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/23/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2021-0027 First Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/23/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Castle Pines NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0028 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/27/2021 2:11:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: MEL VANDIEST Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/13/2019 Recording Date of DOT: 5/22/2019 Reception No. of DOT: 2019028427 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $862,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $211,736.08 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: This is a Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust or other Reverse Mortgage. Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10, BLOCK 2, CASTLE PINES NORTH FILING NO. 12, 1ST AMENDMENT, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AND ACCORDING TO THE MAP OF CASTLE PINES NORTH FILING NO. 12-1ST AMENDMENT, RECORDED NOVEMBER 13, 1996 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 9663586, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 1026 Deer Clover Way, Castle Pines, CO 80108 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein,
Dated: 10/11/2021 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 #: CO10399 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2021-0033 First Publication: 12/9/2021 Last Publication: 1/6/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 9/29/2021 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L. BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 21-025859
AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO10198
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PUBLIC NOTICE Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0033 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/11/2021 1:36:00 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: Sandra J. Monaghan and Thomas R. Monaghan Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Broker Solutions, Inc. dba New American Funding, a Corporation, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Broker Solutions, Inc. dba New American Funding Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/28/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 10/2/2015 Reception No. of DOT: 2015071910 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $399,589.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $369,080.17 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 6, Block 32, The Villages at Castle Rock, 2nd Amendment-Liberty Village Portion, County of Douglas, State of Colorado. Which has the address of: 7784 Blue Water Drive, Castle Rock, CO 80108 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, February 2, 2022, 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.
PUBLIC NOTICE Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0032 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/8/2021 7:46:00 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: Nicole B. Gregory Original Beneficiary: Centex Home Equity Company, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: The Bank of New York Mellon F/K/A The Bank of New York as successor in interest to JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Centex Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-B Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/24/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 12/6/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004123551 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $307,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $273,496.46 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST. **This loan has been modified through a Home Affordable Modification Agreement effective April 1, 2011. 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 1 CASTLE PINES NORTH FILING NO. 1, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP RECORDED MARCH 18, 1985 AT RECEPTION NO. 348324, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 50 Clare Court, Castle Rock, CO 80108 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, January 26, 2022, 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: 12/2/2021 Last Publication: 12/30/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/8/2021 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 #: CO10336
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$331,247.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $324,794.53
Legal Notice No. 2021-0032 First Publication: 12/2/2021 Last Publication: 12/30/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
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.
PUBLIC NOTICE Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0030 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/30/2021 3:35:00 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: HOWARD BERGERUD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE OF STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST II, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/17/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 5/23/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007041403 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,540,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,442,926.46 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 619A, CASTLE PINES VILLAGE FILING 14A, AS AMENDED BY LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT CERTIFICATE RECORDED DECEMBER 17, 1997 IN BOOK 1494 AT PAGE 1019, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 619 Cliffgate Ln, Castle Rock, CO 80108-8395 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, January 19, 2022, 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: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/23/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/1/2021 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 19-022917 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2021-0030 First Publication: 11/25/2021 Last Publication: 12/23/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0026 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/15/2021 2:59:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: Peter T. Stratton Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company, a California Corporation, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Guild Mortgage Company, a California Corporation Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/3/2018 Recording Date of DOT: 8/3/2018 Reception No. of DOT: 2018047166 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 11, BLOCK 1, THE MEADOWS FILING NO. 1, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED JULY 29, 1987 AT RECEPTION NO. 8721780 AND REPLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 25, 1987 AT RECEPTION NO. 873397, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 3164 W Sugarbowl Court, Castle Rock, CO 80109 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 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: 11/18/2021 Last Publication: 12/16/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/16/2021 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-19-875074-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2021-0026 First Publication: 11/18/2021 Last Publication: 12/16/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE RENOTICED AND REPUBLISHED PURSUANT TO CRS 38-38-109(2)(b)(II) Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0171 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/4/2021 7:55:00 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: SHANE A STECKEL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NEWREZ LLC, D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/2/2014 Recording Date of DOT: 10/3/2014 Reception No. of DOT: 2014057254 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $284,050.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $274,398.05 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.
26, 2022, 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: 12/2/2021 Last Publication: 12/30/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/4/2021 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 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-20-886541-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ No. Notice No. 2017-0171 First Publication: 12/2/2021 Last Publication: 12/30/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0025 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/15/2021 2:57:00 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: HOWARD D. REEVES AND MADONNA L. REEVES Original Beneficiary: BOKF, NA dba Colorado State Bank and Trust Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BOKF NA DBA BOK FINANCIAL Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/27/2016 Recording Date of DOT: 3/7/2016 Reception No. of DOT: 2016013345 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $45,056.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $43,098.23 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 11, BLOCK 7, CLARKE FARMS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 4A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 17041 Hastings Ave, 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, January 12, 2022, 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.
ARTICLE 2 – FINDINGS OF FACT A. The City Charter provides that any lease of City property for a period of more than one year shall be by ordinance and any lease of City property for one year or less than one year shall be by resolution or ordinance.
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City and County PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 3.360 A Bill for an Ordinance Zoning Certain Property Within the Town of Parker, Colorado, Known as the Kime Ranch Property to PD-Planned Development District Pursuant to the Town of Parker Land Development Ordinance and Amending the Zoning Ordinance and Map to Conform Therewith The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on December 6, 2021. 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. 941141 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 3.01.126 A Bill for an Ordinance to Amend Section 13.03.030 of the Parker Municipal Code concerning Planning Department Adjustments for Temporary Patios The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on December 6, 2021. 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
Public Notice NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE Pursuant to Section 7-3 of the Town of Castle Rock Home Rule Charter and 31-16-203 C.R.S., notice is hereby given that the Town Council will consider adoption of the following named and described ordinance during its Regular meetings on December 7 and December 21, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. at the Town of Castle Rock, Town Hall, 100 North Wilcox, Castle Rock, CO 80104. Title of Proposed Ordinance: An Ordinance Approving a Franchise Agreement Between the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, and Black Hills Colorado Gas, Inc. Subject Matter Summary: The proposed ordinance renews the Town’s franchise agreement with Black Hills Colorado Gas, Inc. for a period of ten years. The entire text of the proposed ordinance is available for public inspection at the office of the Town Clerk, 100 North Wilcox, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 during normal business hours, 8:00 - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays.
ORDINANCE NO. 2.278 A Bill for an Ordinance Approving and Accomplishing the Annexation of Contiguous Unincorporated Territory Known as the Kime Ranch Property in Douglas County The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on December 6, 2021. 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. 941139 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE This Ordinance and any changes thereto shall be considered at a public hearing and second reading for final adoption by the Lone Tree City Council. The hearing will be located at 8527 Lone Tree Pkwy, Lone Tree, CO 80124, at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. The Ordinance may also be postponed at said meeting.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 21-06 CONCERNING A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR SUITE 270E AT THE LONE TREE MUNICIPAL BUILDING
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 4, BLOCK 2, STROH RANCH FILING NO.9C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONE TREE, COLORADO:
JENNIFER C. ROGERS Colorado Registration #: 34682 4100 E. MISSISSIPPI AVE., STE. 420 , DENVER, COLORADO 80246 Phone #: 877-353-2146 Fax #: Attorney File #: 48013519
ARTICLE 1 – AUTHORITY A. 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 adopted on December 7, 2004. Pursuant to the Charter, the Municipal Code and the authority given home rule cities, the City may adopt and amend Ordinances.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January
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B. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to negotiate such changes to the Lease as will not increase the liability of the City and will satisfy the limitations set forth in this Ordinance. The Lease shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney prior to City Manager’s execution.
D. Except as amended by this Ordinance, Ordinance No. 21-06 shall remain in full force and effect. ARTICLE 4 – 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 5 - 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 AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 7TH, 2021.
EXHIBIT A Lease [Available upon request submitted to the Lone Tree City Clerk’s Office.] Legal Notice No. 941143 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,
Dated: 9/16/2021 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
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A. The City Council hereby amends Ordinance No. 21-06 as set forth herein concerning Suite 270E, and authorizes the City Manager to execute a lease agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto and incorporated herein as EXHIBIT A (“Lease”), for Suite 270E, consisting of approximately 504 square feet in the Lone Tree Municipal Building. The rental rate shall not be less than twenty dollars ($20.00) per square foot, or alternatively, shall be in the form of an in-kind membership in the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce with a cash value of Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) (collectively, the “Rental Rate”), as more specifically provided in the Lease.
CITY OF LONE TREE: Jacqueline A. Millet, Mayor (SEAL) ATTEST: Jay Robb, City Clerk
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The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
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.
ARTICLE 3 – APPROVAL OF LEASE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION OF FUTURE AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION
PUBLISHED IN THE DOUGLAS COUNTY NEWS PRESS ON DECEMBER 16TH, 2021; LEGAL NOTICE NO. 941143.
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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
NOTICE OF SALE
C. The City Council desires to modify the lease approval for Suite 270E to allow for an in-kind rental rate of the City’s membership in the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce with a cash value of Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) annually, beginning on January 1, 2022.
C. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to approve future amendments and extensions of the Lease for subsequent terms on similar terms and conditions, provided that the Rental Rate for any such Lease extension or amendment is equal to or higher than the Rental Rate set forth in the Lease.
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Which has the address of: 12775 Buckhorn Creek St, Parker, CO 80134
B. The City Council previously authorized the City Manager by Ordinance No. 21-06 to enter into a lease agreement for Suite 270E, consisting of approximately 504 square feet on the second floor of the Lone Tree Municipal Building, for a term not to exceed five (5) years and a rental rate not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) per square foot, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONE TREE Series of 2021 Ordinance No. 21-13
B. The procedures by which the City may lease real property to or from any person, firm or corporation, public and private, governmental or otherwise, are set forth in Section 3, Article XVI of the Charter.
Prom Discount Liquor Lazy Dog Colorado Ops, LLC d/b/a Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar/Jolene’s Beer & Wings, has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas County to grant a Liquor License for a Hotel & Restaurant liquor license at the location of 43 W Centennial Park in Highlands Ranch, CO 80129. The Public Hearing on this application is to be held by the Douglas County Local Liquor Licensing Authority at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80104 on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. Date of Application: October 4, 2021 Officers: LDR Colorado Holdings, LLC – Owner, Christopher Simms – Manager, Robert Linder – Manager Legal Notice No. 941130 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION A public hearing will be held on January 3, 2022, at 6:00 P.M., in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock, Colorado, for an amendment to the Douglas County 2040 Comprehensive Master Plan. The subject property is located approximately (distance and direction from nearest major intersection). For more information, call Douglas County Planning at 303-660-7460. If public meetings are restricted on these dates, hearings may be held online. See the County website or contact Planning Services for instruc-
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Public Notices tions on how to participate virtually. File Name and Number: 6001 Scott Avenue CMP Land Use Map Amendment DR2021 - 005 Legal Notice No. 941150 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF SETTING RATES AND FEES FOR WATER, SANITARY SEWER, AND STORM WATER SERVICES OF THE STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-1001(2), as may be amended, that the Board of Directors of the STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD (the “CAB”) is considering setting fees, rates, tolls, penalties or charges for the provision of domestic water, sanitary sewer and stormwater charges, specifically tap fees, for 2022. The CAB’s Board of Directors shall consider adopting these fees, rates, tolls, penalties or charges changes at a special meeting of the CAB to be held on January 19, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at The Overlook, 7853 Piney River Ave, Littleton, CO 80125. This meeting is open to the public. The address of the office of the CAB where the names and addresses of the CAB Members and its officers and the address, telephone number, fax number and email address of the CAB may be obtained is: 8155 Piney River Avenue, Suite 150, Littleton, CO 80125. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD /s/ Denise Hogenes, General Manager Legal Notice No. 941161 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LINCOLN STATION METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that four vacancies exist on the Board of Directors of the Lincoln Station Metropolitan District, County of Douglas, State of Colorado. Qualified eligible electors of the Lincoln Station Metropolitan District who wish to be considered to fill a vacancy must file a letter of interest within ten days of the date of publication of this notice. A letter of interest may be filed on or before December 26, 2021, with the Board of Directors of the Lincoln Station Metropolitan District c/o Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, Colorado 80237. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: LINCOLN STATION METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Icenogle Seaver Pogue A Professional Corporation Legal Notice No. 941147 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF CHANGES TO CODE OF RULES INCLUDING CERTAIN FEES OF THE STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 32-1-1001(1)(j)(I) and 32-1-1001(1)(m), as may be amended, that the Board of Directors of the STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD (the “CAB”) is considering changes to its adopted Code of Rules including certain facility fees and fees, rates, tolls, penalties or charges for services furnished by CAB. The CAB’s Board of Directors shall consider adopting these changes at a regular meeting of the CAB to be held on January 19, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at The Overlook, 7853 Piney River Ave, Littleton, CO 80125. This meeting is open to the public. The address of the office of the CAB where the names and addresses of the CAB Members and its officers and the address, telephone number, fax number and email address of the CAB may be obtained is: 8155 Piney River Avenue, Suite 150, Littleton, CO 80125. These meetings are open to the public. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD /s/ Denise Hogenes, General Manager Legal Notice No. 941162 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Metro Districts Budget Hearings Public Notice NOTICE OF 2021 BUDGET AMENDMENT HEARING BMR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the BMR Metropolitan District’s 2021 Budget; that a copy of the proposed Amended 2020 Budget is on file in the District office located at CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, where the same is available for inspection by the public Monday through Friday during normal business hours (i.e., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the Board of Directors of the BMR Metropolitan District will consider the adoption of the proposed Amended 2021 Budget at a public hearing to be conducted at a regular meeting of the District’s Board of Directors to be held at the Lowell Ranch located at 2330 South I-25, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Any interested elector of the BMR Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed Budget Amendment for 2021 and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the Amended Budget. Dated this 8th day of December, 2021. BMR METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Manville Frank Strand Secretary/Treasurer Legal Notice No. 941149 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Bids and Settlements Public Notice PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for POSTON PARKWAY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, CI 2020-033 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of the removal and replacement of Poston Parkway between Wildcat Reserve Parkway and Grigs Road in Douglas County. Bid items includes 9-inch concrete pavement, concrete curb and gutter, aggregate base course, pavement markings, storm sewer inlets, sprinklers, and erosion control. The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 20, 2021, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address. Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Dan Roberts, Project Engineer by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the same address. The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • 28,451 square yards of 9-inch concrete pavement • 12,738 linear feet of concrete curb and gutter • 9,423 tons of aggregate base course Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein. Any questions on the bidding process shall be directed to Dan Roberts, Project Engineer at 303.660.7490. Plan holder information, can be found on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website. Legal Notice No. 941146 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Second Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734 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 30th day of December, 2021, 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 T&M Construction, LLC, for the completion of Parker Road (SH83) and Mainstreet-Turn Lane Improvements, and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said T&M Construction, LLC 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 30th day of December, 2021, 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. 941136 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Second Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
The Facilities, Fleet & Emergency Support Services Department of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible qualified firms to provide alarm monitoring services (fire, burglar, and panic systems) for designated Douglas County facilities The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses. Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 048-21, Alarm Monitoring Services” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 1:00pm on Monday, January 10, 2022 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder. Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No. 941158 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Mountain Vista High School Roof Replacement Notice is hereby given that the Douglas County School District Re. 1, in the Counties of Douglas and Elbert, State of Colorado, will on or about December 27, 2021, at the hour of 3:00 p.m. make final settlement with Superior Roofing for the Mountain Vista HS Roof Replacement. 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 Superior Roofing, 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 December 27, 2021. FINAL SETTLEMENT will be made, 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: December 6, 2021 DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE. 1 Sandy Maresh Secretary Board of Education Legal Notice No. 941137 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Town of Castle Rock, Colorado Date: 3 December 2021 Project Title: Glovers Water Rehabilitation Project Phase 1 Contractor: T. Lowell Construction, Inc. 3211 South I-25 Castle Rock, CO 80109 Notice is hereby given that The Town of Castle Rock intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named contractor on January 11, 2022, provided no claims are received. Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with Matthew Hayes, Project Manager, Town of Castle Rock, 175 Kellogg Court, Castle Rock, Colorado 80109, on or before January 6, 2022. TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK By: Matthew Hayes, P.E. Project Manager Legal Notice No. 941128 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE INVERNESS METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IMID DRY CREEK MEDIAN REHABILITATION PROJECT
Public Notice
Contractor’s Settlement
INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #048-21 ALARM MONITORING SERVICES for DOUGLAS COUNTY FACILITIES
Notice is hereby given that on January 13, 2022, at 188 Inverness Drive West, Suite 150, Englewood, CO, final settlement will be made by the INVERNESS METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT with Bloom Floralscapes, LLC., hereinafter called the “Contractor”, for and on account of the contract for IMID DRY CREEK MEDIAN REHABILITATION PROJECT. Any person, copartnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project, 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, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. All such claims shall be filed with the District c/o Mulhern MRE, Inc., 188 Inverness Drive West, Suite 150, Englewood, CO 81002. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such settlement will relieve the INVERNESS METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT from any and all liability for such claim. Inverness Metropolitan Improvement District Legal Notice No. 941151 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid. BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $27,256.60 All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-660-7527. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is Wendy E. Weigler #28419 WINZENBURG LEFF PURVIS & PAYNE LLP 8020 SHAFFER PKWY 300 LITTLETON, CO 80127, 3038631870 Dated 12/9/2021, Castle Rock, CO
Public Notice REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) #049-21 NURSING, NUTRITION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES Douglas County Government on behalf of the Douglas County Health Department, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests information from responsible, qualified firms for the provision of nursing, nutrition and community health promotion services as specified herein. It is the intention of the County to review all RFI responses, and post a subsequent Request for Proposal (RFP). For additional information please refer to a summary of services found on Tri-County Health Department’s website by navigating to www.tchd. org; under “About” scroll down the right column to “Planning”; under the header “Assessment and Planning”, click on “2021 Department Overview”. The RFI document may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. While the RFI document is available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic RFI responses. Please submit one (1) original paper copy (no less than 11 point font) and one (1) identical version of the paper copy on a new flash drive (not password protected) of your RFI response in a sealed envelope that is clearly marked with the Request for Information (RFI) information described above. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFI responses will be received until 4:00pm on Monday, January 31, 2022 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any responses so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said response and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Please direct any questions concerning this RFI to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No. 941155 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice District Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2021CV030093, Division/ Courtroom # SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 21001646 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY HIGHLANDS RANCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff: v. NOEL Y. CHANDLER et al., Defendant(s) Regarding: Lot 16, Block 2, Highlands Ranch, Filing No. 17, County of Douglas, State of Colorado Also known as: 9222 Crestmore Way, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126;
Tony Spurlock Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado Tommy Barrella, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado Legal Notice No. 941072 First Publication: 12/9/2021 Last Publication: 1/6/2022 Published In: Douglas County News Press
Public Notice District Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2021CV30447, Division/ Courtroom # SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 21001640 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY THE PROMINENCE POINT HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff: v. DANIEL A. SPENCER et al., Defendant(s) Regarding: LOT 8, BLOCK 3, LONE TREE FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Also known as: 9347 Ptarmigan Trail, Lone Tree, CO 80124; also known as: 9347 Ptarmigan Tr Lone Tree, CO 80124 (the “Property”) Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on November 3, 2021, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 27th day January 2022, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid. BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $9,467.95 All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-660-7527. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above-described lien is Stephanie Dupont with THE DUPONT LAW FIRM LLC PO BOX 1073 3740 DACORO LANE SUITE 200 Castle Rock, CO 80104, 720-644-6115 Dated 12/2/2021, Castle Rock, CO
also known as: 9222 Crestmore Wy Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 (the “Property”)
Tony Spurlock Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado
Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on October 11, 2021, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.
Tommy Barrella, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 3rd day February 2022, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or
Legal Notice No. 941061 First Publication: 12/2/2021 Last Publication: 12/30/2021 Published In: Douglas County News Press Public Notice Common Pleas, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2021CV30498, Division/ Courtroom # 6 SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 21001592 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY THE MEADOWS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC, Plaintiff: v.
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Public Notices PETER T STRATTON et al., Defendant(s) Regarding: Lot 11, Block 1, The Meadows Filing No. 1, according to the recorded plat thereof, recorded July 29, 1987 at Reception No. 8721780 and Replat thereof recorded November 25, 1987 at Reception No. 8733897, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.; Also known as: 3164 W. Sugarbowl Ct., Castle Rock, CO 80109-2814; also known as: 3164 W Sugarbowl Ct Castle Rock, CO 80109-2814 (the “Property”) Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on October 22, 2021, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 27th day January, 2022, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid. BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $17,582.83 All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-660-7527. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above-described lien is Kate M Leason, Reg No. 41025, ALTITUDE COMMUNITY LAW 555 ZANG St SUITE 100 LAKEWOOD, CO, 303-432-9999 Dated 12/2/2021, Castle Rock, CO Tony Spurlock Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado Tommy Barrella, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado Legal Notice No. 940097 First Publication: 12/2/2021 Last Publication: 12/30/2021 Published In: Douglas County News Press Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO 80109 Plaintiff: THE VILLAGES OF PARKER MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC. dba CANTERBERRY CROSSING MASTER, a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendant: BETHANY L MAYER aka BETHANY L NIELSEN; INDEPENDENT BANK dba GUARANTY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY; LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; DAVE GILL, TREASURER, named as the Douglas County Public Trustee Attorneys for Plaintiff: Name: ALCOCK LAW GROUP, PC Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Address: 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 225 Parker, CO 80138 Phone No.: (303) 993-5400 Atty. Reg. #: 39816 Tammy@Alcocklawgroup.com Case No.: 2021CV30625 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: BETHANY L MAYER aka BETHANY L NIELSEN You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35* days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within 35* days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint [petition] without further notice. This is an action: for Judicial Foreclosure and Damages (This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.) (TO THE CLERK: When this 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.) *Rule 12(a), C.R.C.P., allows 35 days for answer or response where service of process is by publication. However, under various statutes, a different response time is set forth; e.g., §38-6-104, C.R.S. (eminent domain); §38-36-121, C.R.S. (Torrens registration).
Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:
District Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO
You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 10th day February 2022, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2021CV30468, Division/ Courtroom # 6 SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 21001510
BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $7,409.14
Dated: November 15, 2021 ALCOCK LAW GROUP PC s/ Tammy M. Alcock Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. #39816 Legal Notice No. 940118 First Publication: November 25, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
BLACKFEATHER CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff: v. PENNY M PINK, et al., Defendant(s) Regarding: Condominium Unit 704, Building No. 7, Blackfeather -Phase VI, according to the Condominium Map of Blackfeather - Phase VI, recorded July 28, 2004 at Reception No. 2004078679, and as defined and described in the Condominium Declaration of Blackfeather, recorded October 7, 2002 at Reception No. 2002103111, Affidavit of Correction recorded November 13, 2003 at Reception No. 2003163441, recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Douglas County, Colorado. Together with the Exclusive right to use Parking Spaces 704 and 704A, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.; also known as: 457 Black Feather Loop, #704, Castle Rock, CO 80104 (the “Property”) Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on October 7, 2021, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 13th day January 2022, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid. BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $10,652.05 All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-660-7527. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above-described lien is ALTITUDE COMMUNITY LAW 555 ZANG St SUITE 100 LAKEWOOD, CO ,303-432-9999 Dated 11/18/2021, Castle Rock, CO Tony Spurlock Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado Jennifer Rose, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado Legal Notice No. 940018 First Publication: 11/18/2021 Last Publication: 12/16/2021 Published In: Douglas County News Press Public Notice District Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2021CV30114, Division/Courtroom # 6 SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 21001708 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY STONEGATE VILLAGE OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff: v. CHANH SINH LY et al., Defendant(s) Regarding: Lot 7, Block 8 Stonegate Filing 15A County of Douglas, State of Colorado also known by street and number as 16062 Hollyridge Drive; also known as: 16062 Hollyridge Dr Parker, CO 80134 (the “Property”) Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on September 17, 2021, relating to
All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-660-7527. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is TOBEY & JOHNSTON 56 INVERNESS Dr E Suite 103 Englewood, CO 80112, (303) 799-8600 Dated 12/16/2021, Castle Rock, CO Tony Spurlock Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado Tommy Barrella, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado Legal Notice No. 941121 First Publication: 12/16/2021 Last Publication: 1/13/2022 Published In: Douglas County News Press
Water Court Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO NOVEMBER 2021 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of NOVEMBER 2021 for each County affected. 21CW3200 APPLICATION FOR FINDING OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE AND TO MAKE CONDITIONAL WATER RIGHT STORAGE RIGHT ABSOLUTE IN PART, IN DOUGLAS AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. I. Name, Address, E-mail Address, Telephone Number of Applicant. CENTER OF COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, P.O. Box 1747, Fairplay, Colorado 80440, (719) 836-2120. II. Summary of Application. Applicant seek a finding of reasonable diligence towards the conditional water storage right decreed in Case No. 13CW3148 District Court, Water Division 1 (“Decree”). III. Description of Conditional Water Storage Right. a. Name of Storage Water Right. Chatfield Reservoir. b. Legal Description of Location of Dam Centerline. The right abutment of Chatfield Dam is in Section 7, Township 6 South, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., Douglas County, Colorado. The left abutment of Chatfield Dam is in Section 1, Township 6 South, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M., Jefferson County, Colorado. c. Date of Original Decree. The date of the original decree is November 5, 2015. D. Case Number. The case number of the original decree is 13CW3148, District Court, Water Division 1. e. Source. The source of water for Chatfield Reservoir is the South Platte River and Plum Creek. f. Appropriation Date. May, 9, 2013. g. Decreed Amount. 131.0 acre-feet, conditional, with one refill annually. h. Decreed Uses. Municipal, augmentation, domestic, industrial, commercial, irrigation, stock watering, recreation, fish and wildlife preservation and propagation, fire protection, aquifer recharge, substitution, exchange, and replacement. Recreation and fish and wildlife preservation and propagation uses will occur below the high water line of Chatfield Reservoir. IV. Detailed outline of what has been done toward completion or for completion of the appropriation and application of water to a beneficial use as conditionally decreed, including expenditures: Chatfield Reservoir is a component part of the Applicant’s integrated water supply systems, which consist of storage water rights, plans for augmentation, appropriative rights of exchange, and surface water rights. Pursuant to §37-92301(4)(b), C.R.S., work on one component of an integrated system shall be considered in finding that reasonable diligence has been shown for all components of the integrated system. During the subject diligence period, the Applicant has outlaid the following expenditures or completed the following work related to Chatfield Reservoir and its integrated water system: a. Participated as a member in the Chatfield Reservoir Mitigation Company and the Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project. b. Acquired 131 acre feet of water in Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project and corresponding units in the Chatfield Reservoir Mitigation Company. C. Employed the services of a consulting engineering firm to coordinate the information gathering, and annual reporting of Chatfield Reservoir, which accounting has been approved by the Division Engineer. d. The total cost of the above listed actions was approximately $700,000.00. e. Since 2020, Applicant has stored
approximately 42 acre feet of fully consumable water in Chatfield Reservoir. f. Applicant has continued to file statements of opposition to numerous Water Court applications to protect Applicants’ water rights, including water rights subject of this Application. g. Applicant has also pursued an Application for Approval for Plan for Augmentation including Appropriative Rights of Exchanges in Case No. 12CW50, District Court, Water Division 1 (“Case No. 12CW50”). Case No. 12CW50 was decreed on July 7, 2015. Case No. 12CW50 is an additional blanket augmentation plan for Applicant and its water authority, the Headwater Authority of the South Platte (“HASP”), jointly created with the Upper South Platte Water Conservancy District (“USPWCD”), utilizing the water right subject of this Application together with other water rights in order to provide augmentation water throughout Applicant’s and HASP’s service areas. V. Claim to Make Absolute. Applicant does not seek to make any portion of the water right absolute in this Application. VI. Names and addresses of owners or reputed owners of the land upon which any new diversion structure or storage structure, or modification to an existing diversion or storage structure is or will be constructed or upon which water is or will be stored, including any modification to the existing storage pool: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 9307 South Wadsworth, Littleton, CO. 80128. WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of JANUARY 2022 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk. Legal Notice No. 941159 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO NOVEMBER 2021 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of NOVEMBER 2021 for each County affected. 2 1 C W 3 2 0 7 ( W- 8 5 6 8 - 7 7 , 8 2 C W 2 0 3 a n d 89CW068) CHATFIELD EAST PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. (“Chatfield East POA”) Janice Wiskamp, President rtcwoman@ gmail.com ,P.O. Box 192 Littleton, Colorado 80160 (303) 242-7122. Please send all correspondence and pleadings to: Steven P. Jeffers, Matthew Machado, Lyons Gaddis Kahn Hall Jeffers Dworak & Grant, PC, 950 Spruce Street, Suite 1B, Louisville, CO 80027; sjeffers@lyonsgaddis.com; mmachado@lyonsgaddis.com (720) 726-3671. APPLICATION TO AMEND DECREED AUGMENTATION PLAN IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. 2. General Description of Application: The Chatfield East Subdivision consists of approximately 600 acres of land approved for construction of individual homes on 103 lots located generally in Section 21 and a portion of the North ½ NW 1/4 of Section 28, T6S, R68W, 6th P.M. in Douglas County, Colorado (the “Subdivision”). The original proposed water supply for the lots in the Subdivision was individual wells constructed in the Denver aquifer on 103 individual lots pursuant to a decreed augmentation plan obtained by the original developer, and subsequently amended by Applicant. Although 80 Denver wells were completed, only one remained in use in 2021 for domestic purposes and 33 for outdoor uses. Chatfield East POA is a Colorado nonprofit corporation authorized to obtain decrees for augmentation plans on behalf of its individual members. Based on development of new sources of water supply for the Subdivision lots, and the need for flexibility to provide alternative sources of replacement water, Chatfield East POA seeks to amend the existing Denver aquifer augmentation plan as described below. 3. Description of Existing Augmentation Plan Decrees: 3.1. Case No. W-856877. The original augmentation plan for the Subdivision was decreed in Case No. W-8568-77 on May 15, 1978. It authorized construction of individual wells on 100 lots to be used for indoor domestic uses and irrigation of 1,300 square-feet of lawn and garden on each lot. The decree required annual replacement of 13 acre-feet of depletions based on maximum decreed use on all 100 lots, including 8.055 acre-feet of the Guiraud 3T Ditch water right (“Guiraud 3T”) and 4.945 acre-feet from a proposed nontributary Arapahoe aquifer well. The Guiraud 3T was originally decreed for diversion of 20 cfs from the North Fork of the South Platte River with headgate located on the right bank of the stream at a point in the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of Section 8, T11S, R76W 6th P.M. for irrigation purposes, with an appropriation date of July 1, 1867, by decree of the Park County District Court on October 18, 1889. Applicant’s portion of the water right was changed to augmentation use in Case No. W-7590 on March 12, 1975. Applicant owns the full 0.386 cfs and 8.43 acre-feet of the Guiraud 3T water right included in Case No. W-8568-77 that is used to deliver 8.055 acre-feet per year for replacement at Chatfield Reservoir after deduction for transit losses. 3.2. Case No. 82CW203. The decree in Case No. 82CW203, entered on March 21, 1986, approved the use of up to 15 acre-feet per year of nontributary groundwater from the Chat-
field East LFH Well No. 1-26751-F (“the LFH Well”), at a rate up to 100 gpm, as a source of replacement water in Case No. W-8568-77 in place of the proposed Arapahoe well to the extent needed for augmentation. The LFH Well is Permit No. 26751 and WDID No. 0808200. Applicant owns the full 15 acre-feet decreed in that case. The LFH Well is located in the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 21, T6S, R68W, 6th P.M. in Douglas County, 2,500 feet from the south line and 2,350 feet from the west line of Section 21. A map showing the location of the Subdivision and the LFH Well is attached as EXHIBIT A. 3.3. Case No. 89CW068. The decree in Case No. 89CW068, entered on April 26, 1991, approved the use of three (3) new wells under the prior decrees, confirmed all 103 individual wells were approved for diversion from the not nontributary Denver aquifer, and approved the use of all 103 wells for irrigation of up to an additional 2,600 square-feet of lawns and gardens and watering up to 4 horses on each lot. Although the Decree in Case No. 89CW068 found that total annual depletion to the stream would not exceed 1.3 acre-feet from the new uses based on maximum annual use of 103 wells, the decree required delivery of 16.1 acre-feet of replacement water per year. The approved sources of replacement water are 3.3 acre-feet per year from the LFH Well decreed in Case No. 82CW203 and 13 acre-feet per year from the LFH Well decreed in Case No. 83CW32, at a rate up to 88 gpm. 3.4. The combined decrees are referred to as the “CEPOA Denver Aug Plan” or the “Decrees”. Copies of the Decrees are included with this application as EXHIBIT B. The total annual replacement obligation under the Decrees for maximum use of 103 wells is 29.1 acre-feet per year, of which 8.055 acre-feet is from the Guiraud 3T and 21.045 is from the LFH Well. 4. Purpose and Need for Amendments: 4.1. Although the Decrees assumed that all 103 Denver aquifer wells would be completed and used for residential purposes, three lots are still vacant, and twenty lot owners drilled Arapahoe aquifer wells that are augmented under the decree in Case No. 99CW198 instead of Denver wells. 4.2. Beginning in 2017, Centennial Water and Sanitation District extended its water delivery system into the Subdivision to provide municipal water to all lots in the Subdivision pursuant to agreement between Roxborough Park Water and Sanitation District and Centennial. Only one lot in the Subdivision with a home is not connected to and using the municipal water system for indoor domestic purposes. There are two other lots that are not connected that do not have existing homes. 4.3. Only 33 lot owners used a Denver well for outdoor use on their lots in 2021, none of which were used to the maximum extent. 4.4. In the summer of 2021, the pump in the LFH Well failed and could not be repaired before the end of the water year. Applicant delivered 18.06 acre-feet of replacement water, resulting in under-delivery of 11.037 acrefeet based on 29.1 acre-feet required by the Decrees for assumed maximum pumping from 103 wells. Maximum pumping by 33 wells would have only required delivery of 9.32 acre-feet of water, half of the amount actually delivered. Applicant may not be able to replace the pump during 2022 because of supply problems. Applicant would like to reduce or eliminate certain uses of the Denver wells to reduce the Subdivision’s reliance on the LFH Well. 4.5. Applicant notified the water commissioner and Division Engineer of these problems and discussed the process to obtain approval of a substitute water supply plan to deliver replacement water from a lease of reusable effluent owned by the Town of Castle Rock, which is not one of the sources approved by the Decrees. 4.6. Applicant entered into a lease with the Town of Castle Rock dated November 16, 2021 to deliver a total of 32.082 acre-feet of reusable water in Chatfield Reservoir between January and October 2022 to replace 11.037 acre-feet owed in 2021 and the full 21.045 acre-feet that will be required in 2022 in place of the water normally delivered by the LFH Well. A copy of the lease is attached as EXHIBIT C. The rest of the replacement water required by the Decrees in 2022 will come from Applicant’s ownership in the Guiraud 3T Ditch as required by the Decrees. 4.7. Applicant cannot obtain approval of the substitute water supply plan to deliver this leased water without filing an application in water court to amend the Decrees. 4.8. Based on the availability of municipal water and the cost to maintaining the LFH Well, only 22 lot owners wish to continue using their Denver aquifer wells for outdoor purposes under the Decrees if the court approves these amendments. One lot owner has stated a desire to continue using a well for domestic purposes, but that use may end soon. 5. Proposed Amendments to Augmentation Plan: 5.1. Applicant requests a reduction in the total number of Denver aquifer wells allowed by the Decrees from 103 to 22 wells, with one well used for all decreed purposes and 21 wells used only for maximum irrigation and stock watering purposes. Applicant requests the right to discontinue domestic use from all wells with notice to the court and all parties. 5.2. Applicant requests the maximum annual replacement obligation be reduced from 29.1 acre-feet per year to approximately 4.745 acre-feet per year based on maximum decreed use of 1 well for all decreed purposes, and 21 wells for irrigation and stock watering uses only under the Decrees. If all 22 wells discontinue indoor uses, the annual replacement obligation would be reduced to 4.675 acre-feet. 5.3. Applicant requests amendment of the Decrees to allow use of leased water from the Town of Castle Rock dated November 16, 2021. 5.4. Applicant requests amendment of the Decrees to include procedures to allow Applicant to provide additional or alternative sources of replacement water pursuant to §37-92-305(8), C.R.S., including, but not limited to, other nontributary groundwater and surface water rights owned or acquired by Applicant or leased by Applicant in the future if the use of that water is part of a substitute water supply plan approved pursuant to section 37-92-308, C.R.S. or if such sources are decreed for such uses. 6. Names and addresses of owners or reputed owners of the land upon which any new diversion or storage structure, or modification to any existing diversion or storage structure is or will be constructed or upon which water is or will be stored, including any modification to the existing storage pool: Applicant owns the Guiraud 3T Ditch water rights and Chatfield East LFH Well used in this plan. The Town of Castle Rock owns the water rights leased by Applicant. Its address is 100 N. Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104. The US Army Corps of Engineers owns Chatfield Reservoir. Its address is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Denver Office, 9307 South Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton, CO 80128.
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Douglas County, Colorado on or before April 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.
Michael W. Reagor, Attorney for Personal Representative 8400 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 1040 Greenwood Village, CO 80111
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of JANUARY 2022 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk. Legal Notice No. 941160 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice Westside Towing 1040 Atchison Ct., Castle Rock 80109, has the following for sale 1) 2002 2) 2007 3) 1999 4) 1981 5) 2013 6) 2018 7) 2005
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Legal Notice No. 941134 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice 1) 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS VIN JTDKB20U277673861 2) 2005 Honda Accord Gold VIN JHMCN36405C011448 Gotcha Recovery Services LLC P.O. Box 623, Parker, CO 80134 303-524-5419 Legal Notice No. 941138 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice 1) 2006 GMC ENVOY VIN 1GKET66M066164949 Redline Recovery Inc 6966 W Mississippi Ave Lakewood, CO 80226 720-546-8397 Legal Notice No.: 941156 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Francis Jerome Visocky, aka Francis J. Visocky, aka Francis Visocky, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30581 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 April 16, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Lisa M. Bromley, Personal Representative P.O. Box 1766 Elizabeth, CO 80107 Legal Notice No. 941135 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RYAN TERRANCE NOVAK, a/k/a RYAN T. NOVAK, and RYAN NOVAK, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30571 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 April 16, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred TERRY E. NOVAK, Personal Representative c/o Felice F. Huntley P.O. Box 588 Breckenridge, CO 80424 Legal Notice No. 941142 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mautu Tram, a/k/a Ken Tram, Deceased Case Number: 2021-PR-30561 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of
Legal Notice No. 941132 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carolyn Green Hendrickson, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30525 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 April 2, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Dale R. Hendrickson, Personal Representative 96 Falcon Hills Drive Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 Legal Notice No. 941089 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harry Anthony Plotke, a/k/a Harry A. Plotke, a/k/a Harry Plotke, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30576 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 April 16, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Robert A. Plotke, Personal Representative 1107 West Cornelia, #3E Chicago, IL 60657 Legal Notice No. 941145 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS JODY M. KELLER a/k/a Jody Keller and Jody Morris Keller, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30534 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 April 2, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Carolyn Moller Duncan, Atty. No. 33766 Duncan Legal, PC 6436 S. Racine Circle, Suite 227 Centennial, Colorado 80111 Phone No: 303-394-2358 Personal Representative Legal Notice No. 941079 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ann Remington, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR30552 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 April 2, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 Legal Notice No. 941115 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Shelane K Johnston, a/k/a Shelane K. Johnston, a/k/a Shelane Johnston, deceased Case Number: 2021PR30484 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 April 02, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Leo James Johnston Personal Representative 718 Fairhaven Street Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 Legal Notice No. 941101 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS HENRY E. CANDLER also known as HENRY ERNEST CANDLER AND HANK CANDLER, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30538 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 March 29, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Leland Ernest Candler and Greer Candler, aka Elizabeth Greer Candler c/o Kokish & Goldmanis, P.C. 316 Wilcox St. Castle Rock, CO 80104 Personal Representatives Legal Notice No. 941078 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kenneth Howard Helfer, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR000131 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 April 13, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Stephanie Helfer, Personal Representative 17532 Highway Y Elk Creek, MO 65464 Legal Notice No. 941122 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Martha Jo Rowe, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 167 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 April 2, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Rebecca E. Fleet Personal Representative 10648 Weathersfield Court Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129
Dmitri Zaharow, Boris Zoubkous, and Alexander Zoubkous Co-Personal Representatives c/o Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 402 N. Wilcox Street, Suite 100 Castle Rock, Colorado 80104
Legal Notice No. 941088 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Legal Notice No. 941094 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Notice of Hearing on Petition for Determination of Heirship (Probate) Case No. 2020PR000022
Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DEAN FRANKLIN SCHRADER, also known as DEAN F. SCHRADER, also known as DEAN SCHRADER, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR030564 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 April 9, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Heidi A. Adams, Personal Representative 7351 Brixham Circle Castle Pines, CO 80108 Legal Notice No. 941129 First Publication: December 9, 2021 Last Publication: December 23, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rita G. Persch, a/k/a Rita Elizabeth Persch, a/k/a Rita Persch, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30567 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 April 9, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Theresa Titus, Personal Representative 9362 Loggia Street, #A
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STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, COLUMBIA COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL G. FABER The decedent, MICHAEL G. FABER, date of birth November 6, 1926 and date of death February 11, 2020, was domiciled in Columbia County, State of Wisconsin, mailing address of N2595 County Hwy V, Lodi, WI 53555. A Petition for Determination of Heirship was filed. The court will hear the petition at the Columbia County Courthouse – Branch 1, 400 De Witt Street, Portage, Wisconsin before Circuit Court Judge Todd J. Hepler on January 4, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. You do not need to appear unless you object or wish to share additional information about Michael G. Faber’s heirs. The petition may be granted if there is no objection. Publication of this notice is notice to any persons whose names and addresses are unknown. The names or addresses of the following interested persons (if any) are not known or reasonably ascertainable: Lawrence Lord, Thomas Lord, Charles Lord, John Lord, Joseph Lord, Lori Fargen, Patti Parkhurst Braun, Tim Parkhurst, Peggy Faber, Michael Faber, Jerry Faber, Tom Hill, Frances Washburn, Eugene Washburn, Sue Washburn Muellen Bates, Robert Washburn, Barbara Noyes Brown, Ken Noyes, Richard McReynolds, Michael McReynolds, Robert McReynolds, Dayna McReynolds, Lori Michael McReynolds Myers, Margaret Lord or her possible unknown heirs, James Edward Lord or his possible unknown heirs, James Laverne Lord or his possible unknown heirs, Genevieve Nachreiner
Siegel or her possible unknown heirs, John Faber or his possible unknown heirs, James Philip Faber or his possible unknown heirs, Scott Charles Lindgren or his possible unknown heirs, Daniel Noyes or his possible unknown heirs, Frederic Washburn or his possible unknown heirs, Carl Washburn or his possible unknown heirs, Beulah Washburn or her possible unknown heirs, Lynn Washburn or her possible unknown heirs, Jack Ronald Schwalke or his possible unknown heirs, and possible unknown heirs of Michael G. Faber. If you are one of the above-named individuals or another heir of Michael G. Faber, please contact attorney for petitioner below by Monday, December 27, 2021. If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 608-742-9636 prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation. BY THE COURT: DATE SIGNED: December 2, 2021, Electronically signed by Hon. Todd J. Hepler, Circuit Court Judge Johanna J. Allex SBN: 1036151 222 West Washington Avenue, Suite 900 Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Children Services (Adoption/Guardian/Other) PUBLIC NOTICE DOUGLAS COUNTY, DISTRICT COURT 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of a Minor Child: Jordyn A. Bell Date of Birth: April 3, 2009 Upon the Petition of: Cynthia A. Botham, Petitioner And Concerning Dianadre Bell, Respondent Case No: 21JA118 Notice of Adoption Proceeding and Summons to Respond Pursuant to 19-5-105(5), C.R.S. To the above named Respondent: You are hereby notified that a petition for Adoption has been filed and if you wish to respond to the Petition, you must file your Response with the Clerk of this Court within 30 days after this Notice is served on you.
Legal Notice No. 941133 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Your response must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee of $158.00
Name Changes
Public notice is given on August 26, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.
Your failure to file a Response, or to appear, within 30 days after service, and, in the case of an alleged father, your failure to file a claim of paternity under Article 4 of Title 19, C.R.S., within 30 days after service, if a claim has not previously been filed, may likely result in termination of your parental or your alleged parental rights to the minor child, Jordyn A. Bell.
The Petition requests that the name of Daniel Nathan Goldstein be changed to Daniel Nathan Goldstein Devalon Case No.: 21 CV 30602
Legal Notice No.: 941095 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
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By: S. Barnett Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 941152 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on August 25, 2021, 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 Jill Lauren Goldstein be changed to Jill Lauren Devalon Case No.: 21 CV 30601 By: S. Barnett Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 941153 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 2, 2021, 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 Elizabeth Marion Provines be changed to Elizabeth O’Hara Case No.: 21 C 523 By: Magistrate Legal Notice No. 941077 First Publication: December 2, 2021 Last Publication: December 16, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 24, 2021, 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 Jamila Ovetta Nantwi be changed to Catherine Ovetta Watson Case No.: 21 C 568 By: ELeith, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 941144 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on August 26, 2021, 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 Ronald Laddislaus Goldstein be changed to Ronald Laddislaus Devalon Case No.: 21 CV 30600 By: S. Barnett Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 941154 First Publication: December 16, 2021 Last Publication: December 30, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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