Douglas County News-Press 122922

Small drop unlikely to reverse skyrocketing home prices

Sellers, buyers play waiting game

Danielle and Stephan Storinsky “saw the writing on the wall.” It foretold how the housing market might change. So, earlier this year, the married couple sold their Arvada townhome.

ey timed it just right. ey capitalized before concerns about in ation took center stage. ey sold their home when the metro area was gripped by historically high housing prices.

ey bought their townhome about ve years ago for $285,000. ey sold for $521,000.

“ at part’s pretty nice because now we have a decent amount of money to put down on something,” Stephan Storinsky said.

But now, on the other side of cashing in, they nd themselves playing a waiting game. Even with the tidy

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Castle Rock metro districts almost $1B in debt

Residents paying the tab

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Residents in Castle Rock’s various metro districts are on the hook for almost $1 billion in debt taken on to build public infrastructure.

At the Dec. 20 town council meet-

ing, Pete Manger, assistant director of nance for the town, presented a summary on the 37 active metro districts in Castle Rock, which have a combined debt of $943 million as of 2021.

Metro districts are a special taxing entity that can issue bonds to fund infrastructure, such as roads and water and sewer lines. e districts then tax property owners to pay o

the debt.

Manger said the metro districts added around $58 million to their debt between 2020 and 2021. He also noted that 48% of the $943 million debt is accrued interest.

Last year, Castle Rock’s metro districts collected around $32 million in property taxes, compared to the

Douglas County schools to o er free lunches in 2023-24

Districts opts in

Students at Douglas County schools will all be able to access free lunches starting next school year thanks to a new voter-approved statewide program.

At the Dec. 13 meeting of the Douglas County Board of Education, Superintendent Erin Kane con rmed the district will opt in to the free lunch program and is currently working out the logistics to feeding more students.

Colorado voters approved Proposition FF in November, which limits income tax rebates for people making over $300,000 per year and estimates raising $100 million in funding yearly. Douglas County voters did not approve the measure, but school districts can opt in or out of free lunch regardless of how their county voted.

“ e bene ts of the program are amazing,” Kane said. “Of course, it will make sure that our families will be able to have their kids get hot lunch if they want and be able to save more money. It will ensure that our students who already get free lunch will be able to avoid the stigma of being the only students who get free lunch.”

Citing data on the number of students who took advantage of the free lunches during the pandemic, Kane said the district expects to see demand for lunch double next year. Currently, 9% of district

A sign calls attention to a home for sale Dec. 5 in southeast Denver.

PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

Election analysis continues for school district

2023 questions still loom

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County School District is planning a post-election analysis and exploring the possibility of putting a bond and mill levy override on the 2023 ballot.

e school board directed Superintendent Erin Kane to evaluate whether to return to voters for funding, as well as reinstated the Mill Bond Exploratory Committee, during its Dec. 13 meeting. e moves follow the board’s discussion of next steps for the bond and mill levy override at the Nov. 30 retreat.

“ e intent of this is to signify from the board, as a group of seven, that we would like sta to continue or re-undertake this work, starting with a retrospective and providing support going forward,” board president Mike Peterson said.

e Mill Bond Exploratory Com-

mittee is a group of community members, board committee members and sta that will help carry out the analysis of the 2022 and 2023 elections. e group will ultimately make recommendations to the school board about the details of a bond and mill levy override.

At the retreat discussion, all of the board members and Kane voiced support for putting a mill levy override and bond on the 2023 ballot.

Kane told the board at the retreat that the district’s nancial position will likely not be much di erent next year and putting o asking for a bond would probably increase the cost for building and maintaining schools.

On top of the potential funding questions, the school board has three seats, currently represented by board members Susan Meek, David Ray and Elizabeth Hanson, up for election. Ray is term-limited and Meek and Hanson have not commented about seeking reelection.

School board trial delayed without reason

Judge orders change

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e trial to determine whether Douglas County school board members violated Colorado Open Meetings Law has been postponed.

Originally scheduled for a three-

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students are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

With the jump in demand expected, Kane said sta are working through sta ng needs, equipment and space requirements along with preparing for the potential for supply chain shortages and timing for lunch periods.

day trial starting Jan. 30, Douglas County District Court Judge Je rey Holmes postponed the trial on Dec. 20. Holmes’ motion did not set a new trial date.

In a lawsuit brought by Representative-Elect Bob Marshall, Douglas County school board members Mike Peterson, Christy Williams, Becky Myers and Kaylee Winegar are accused of breaking open meeting

“We continue to see supply chain shortages around items that go into hot lunch and of course doubling the demand will exacerbate those,” she said. “We are also working with our schools and starting to discuss operationally how we can make sure to get all of our kids through the line because of course when demand doubles we want to make sure that the last student that is able to pick up their hot lunch has the time and ability to be able to eat that lunch.”

Responding to a question from

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requirements by discussing the ring of former superintendent Corey Wise in one-on-one conversations.

In a preliminary order issued in March, Holmes found the board members’ serial meetings had violated the law and ordered the members to conduct all public business in public meetings and follow open meetings law.

Marshall and his attorney, Steve

board member Susan Meek, Kane added that most district charter schools utilize the district nutrition services and will be able to also o er free lunches, but will also face the same challenges.

“ e same considerations need to happen with them, but I don’t see why they wouldn’t be able to have free lunches as well,” she said.

District spokesperson Paula Hans said that the state will pay the district for the cost of providing lunches, but didn’t give an exact cost.

Zansberg, have asked Holmes to make his preliminary order permanent and formally nd the board members broke the law, as well as declare the decision to re Wise void.

Peterson, Williams, Myers and Winegar maintain they did not break the open meetings law, arguing a formal decision wasn’t made outside public meetings.

“ e District will receive funding from the State that covers the cost of meals provided to students who do not qualify for free meal bene ts,” Hans said in an email. “Investments may need to be made to equipment and technology to ensure our cafeterias are ready to welcome all of our students through our serving lines next school year.”

Hans added that students who qualify for specialized meals will continue to be accommodated at no cost.

Douglas County School District Superintendent Erin Kane presenting to Lone Tree City Council on Sept. 6.

PHOTO BY TAYLER SHAW

Former Boy Scouts leader convicted on child porn charges

Was once released

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A jury has convicted Floyd David Slusher, a former Boy Scouts leader and previously convicted child molester, of sexually exploiting children following his February arrest on child pornography charges, according to a Dec. 16 news release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s O ce.

Investigators with the Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force tracked the location of where pornographic materials were downloaded to a residence where Slusher was living, according to the news release.

Aurora police, during a search warrant, reportedly located Slusher’s computer and found “multiple videos and movies showing young children performing sex acts on adults,” the district attorney’s o ce said in the release.

Slusher, 69, was convicted on two charges: sexual exploitation of a child, video possession (a class 4 felony) and sexual exploitation of a child, possession with intent to distribute (a class 3 felony), according to the release.

He also faces two sentence enhancers, meaning the legal penalties are increased, that are “related to being a habitual sex o ender,” per the release.

If the habitual sex o ender sentence enhancers are proven, he will face a mandatory minimum 36-year sentence, according to the release. e trail is scheduled for March 20, 2023.

A history of abuse

Slusher’s history of sexually abusing children dates back more than 45 years, Deputy District Attorney Jacob Kremin said in the release.

His name appears in the Boy Scouts of America “perversion les,” which the Los Angeles Times reported are “ineligible volunteer” les the organization kept “to keep sexual abusers, among others, out of its ranks.”

Although the Scouts tried to keep the les con dential, in 2012, the Los Angeles Times published a database, “Inside the ‘perversion les,’” containing information on approximately 5,000 people who were expelled from the Scouts between 1947 and 2005.

In its review of more than 1,200 les from 1970 to 1991, the Los Angeles Times “found more than 125 cases across the country in which men allegedly continued to molest Scouts after the organization was rst presented with detailed allegations of abusive behavior,” according to a 2012 article.

Slusher was one of them, reports show.

In Slusher’s le, there is a letter from 1972 that said Slusher, a Scout summer camp sta member in Germany at the time, was dismissed for molesting a Scout.

“Our camp director … stated that even after he was caught, they had to physically withstrain him of attempting to visit the Scout he was molesting,” the letter states.

Slusher was sent back to the U.S. but

was allowed to continue working with the Scouts, the Los Angeles Times reported.

In 1977, a detective with the Boulder County Sheri ’s Department sent a letter stating Slusher, a scoutmaster of troops 75 and 73 at the time, had been taken into custody with charges of four counts of sexual assault on a child.

“Evidence shows that the sexual assaults … were in icted upon boy scouts in his charge while participating in Scout activities,” the detective wrote.

Later that same year, a newspaper reported an additional ve charges were led after his arrest, though one was dismissed because it was outside of the court’s jurisdiction.

Slusher pleaded guilty to one of the eight charges of sexual assault on a child, the article stated.

He was then sentenced to prison, the Los Angeles Times reported.

According to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s O ce news release, Slusher was put on parole, and in 1990, he “sexually assaulted another male juvenile and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.”

Slusher was also convicted of additional felonies for attempting to escape from custody and was sentenced to an additional eight years in prison, the district attorney’s o ce said in the release.

However, in October 2020, Slusher was granted “discretionary parole” and placed on the Colorado sex o ender registry, according to the release.

“ is defendant should have never been released from prison to victimize more children,” said District Attorney John Kellner in the release. “Looking at his history, it’s shocking and disturbing that he was released from prison early – again. Once again, Colorado’s broken parole system favors dangerous criminals over public safety.”

More than 80,000 abuse claims by former Scouts

In a February 2020 news release, the Boy Scouts of America announced it led for bankruptcy and one of its objectives was to “equitably compensate victims who were harmed during their time in Scouting.”

e organization said it planned to create a trust to provide compensation to victims, according to the release.

“We are outraged that there have been times when individuals took advantage of our programs to harm innocent children,” said President and CEO Roger Mosby in the release.

In September 2022, AP News reported a bankruptcy judge approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan proposed by the Scouts.

More than 80,000 men have led claims saying they were abused as children by troop leaders, the article stated.

Attorney Je Anderson, whose rm represented more than 800 victims, said most of the $2.46 billion is to be paid to survivors, according to the article.

County o ce closure

Douglas County offices will be closed Monday, January 2 in observance of the New Year Holiday.

Many services are available at DoItOnlineDouglas.com

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.

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Renew your driver license or motor vehicle registration and more from the convenience of your smartphone, tablet, desktop or laptop. You can also renew vehicle registrations at MVExpress kiosks. Find information at DouglasDrives.com

Christmas tree recycling

Douglas County provides several drop-off locations to recycle your Christmas tree. For locations, dates, and instructions on how to prepare your tree for recycling, visit douglas.co.us and search for Christmas tree recycling Free mulch is also available at many locations.

Do you have one hour to spare each week?

Consider giving that time to change the life of an older adult by volunteering with Aging Resources. You can help with transportation, go grocery shopping or provide company for older adults. For more information, visit agingresourcesdougco.org

Ring in the New Year with Family and Friends

Welcome 2023 and celebrate the spirit of our community with a fireworks show or lighted drone show at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31. Fireworks will take place in Castle Rock and Highlands Ranch. A lighted drone show will take place in Parker. For details, visit douglas.co.us and search Fireworks

**Firework displays my be canceled the day of the event if conditions warrant.**

profit they hauled in, they are struggling to find a home at a good value.

Houses on the market today “are just not worth the price that people are asking,” said Stephan Storinsky.

The couple are living with parents, constantly keeping their eyes open for a good deal.

The couple isn’t alone. While the number of available metro area houses shot upward in a year, so has the number of days those homes are sitting on the market until they sell, according to the latest report by the Colorado Association of Realtors.

One sign of the cooling real estate market are For Sale signs outside homes, an indication realtors are no longer overwhelmed by prospective clients.

The shift comes as mortgage rates — the amount of interest people pay on their home loans — ticked steadily upwards in recent months, making housing that’s been rising in price for the better part of a decade even costlier. The only light at the end of the tunnel lately could be a slight drop in interest rates. But a drop in home prices might not be in the cards, one metro-area realtor says.

“I think it’ll be a small increase throughout the first half of the year and then potentially a small decrease the last half of the year,” said Andrew Abrams, a real-estate

broker in Denver who has rental properties in Jefferson County.

But, overall, home prices are expected to keep going up, Abrams said.

As it is, the market is stagnating. Not only are there buyers like the Storinskys playing a waiting game, but many prospective sellers don’t want to leave behind the cheaper mortgage payments they clinched before, likely on mortgage loans with lower interest rates.

“Sellers are hesitant to sell at a lower price than their neighbors from last spring and leave their low interest rate behind, and buyers are afraid what the future will bring in terms of interest rates and home prices,” opined Kelly Moye, a

Realtor in the Boulder and Broomfield area, in a statement.

A short break in price hikes

A deeper dive into the data shows that the median, or typical, price of a Denver area single-family home has seen a seven-month decline.

The price sat at $587,500 in November — still eye-catchingly high, but just a 1.3% increase from a year earlier, according to the Realtor association’s December report.

By contrast, in December 2021, the change in median home price was up a whopping 18.3% from a year earlier.

Something to keep in mind is that fall months typically see a slowdown in price growth and home sales each year. But the degree of the slowdown since March “has been more dramatic than normal seasonality, and I think that is dictated by interest rates,” Abrams said.

It’s a calculation that means big changes for families looking to buy homes. Take, for example, a $600,000 home with a 20% down payment.

If the mortgage interest rate sits at 6.5%, the family’s monthly mortgage payment would be about $3,700, Abrams said. On the other hand, at the 3.5% rate locked in by buyers in years past, the mortgage monthly payment would be $2,800.

Feeling priced out

And so the Storinskys’ strategy to cash out while the market was at a high has come with a down side.

They were “originally looking at around $650,000, but interest rates the way they are, we’re probably down into the max $600,000. But probably, more realistically, $550,000 to $575,000 is where we’ll end up,” Stephan Storinsky said.

The Storinskys are scouring the north and west metro area for a home – Lakewood, Arvada, Wheat Ridge and part of Westminster.

Danielle Storinsky, 31, a legal as-

sistant, and Stephan Storinsky, 35, a utilities technician, said they’ve been more fortunate than many people in the market.

But the homes he and his wife have seen don’t seem worth it. The listed pictures of a place may “look great,” but in person leave something to be desired, he said.

“I’ve lived here my whole life, and I’ve seen what houses have sold for,” Stephan Storinsky said. “So for me, it’s just not worth it.”

“It’s hard to compete with people from out of state who come from California” and bring large sums of cash, he added. “Seems like you’re pricing the locals out of market.”

The Colorado Association of Realtors defines the seven-county Denver metro area as Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties. The association’s latest report is based on November data.

Long-term price drop unlikely, Realtor says

Abrams takes issue with predictions that raise the specter of a housing market crash.

“I disagree pretty strongly, and I think the practices that were done before the Great Recession are dramatically different than the market today,” Abrams said, adding that “the lending practices back then were just not nearly as strong.”

Before the Great Recession, banks were giving loans to people they knew couldn’t keep up with them, Abrams said.

Another difference: Fewer houses are on the market today, Abrams said.

In metro Denver, there were about 7,300 homes on the market as of Nov. 1, but in 2006, there were about 3 1/2 times more homes available, Abrams said.

Though it’s tough to predict the market amid concerns over inflation and interest rates, the metro Denver housing market could behave in a more stabilized way in 2023.

New homes in fast-growing Elbert County are shown on the county’s website.

PHOTO FROM ELBERT COUNTY WEBSITE

A sign marks a home for sale Dec. 5 in southeast Denver. PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

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FAA responds to Centennial Airport noise complaints

Agency pushed to engage

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Nearly two months after the Centennial Airport Executive Director and CEO Mike Fronapfel sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, regarding resident concerns, the administration responded in a letter received by the airport Dec. 19.

Centennial Airport, located at 7565 S. Peoria St., is a general aviation airport. According to the FAA, it is one of the 25 busiest airports in the U.S. and averages 1,000 takeoffs and landings per day.

Some residents have been demanding action be taken at the airport to address safety concerns and reduce air traffic and noise, even forming a group, “Quiet Skies Over Arapahoe County.” The group has a website: bit.ly/quietskies.

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow and U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper signed a letter Dec. 14 asking the FAA to address concerns. They also referenced Fronapfel’s letter which had not yet gotten an official response.

On Oct. 19, Fronapfel sent a letter to Jeff Lawton, an air traffic manager for the Centennial control tower, with recommendations of actions for the FAA to take to help address some of the issues the community raised.

Grady Stone, the regional administrator of the FAA’s northwest mountain region, responded in a letter dated Dec. 16.

Addressing traffic changes

In Stone’s letter, he said following a 2021 mid-air collision near Centennial Airport, air traffic controllers “were directed to use more active control when managing pattern traffic with arriving aircraft.”

Fronapfel previously told Colorado Community Media the changes the FAA made in how it manages the pattern of traffic at the airport resulted in “more aircraft flying out over the neighborhoods.”

In a Dec. 20 email, Chris Thompson, the public information officer and manager of communications at Centennial Airport, confirmed

one of the changes the FAA made was extending the flight pattern for Runway 17R/35L.

“The general consensus is that the mid-air collision was the deciding factor to extending the flight pattern for the touch-and-go runway,” Thompson wrote. “This results in more of a staggered operation on the runways (i.e. plane lands on 17R and then next plane is on 17L) instead of concurrent landings.”

In Fronapfel’s letter, he asked the FAA to review the recent changes to how the pattern traffic is being managed and see if it is possible to keep the training pattern aircraft south of Arapahoe Road, east of Interstate 25 and north of Lincoln Avenue.

Stone’s letter said pattern traffic is “generally sequenced around other aircraft” at airports with a traffic control tower.

He said, in the letter, extending the upwind or downwind of traffic in the pattern to Runway 17R “results from sequencing traffic or an increased volume in the touch-and-go pattern and, as such, cannot be confined for noise abatement.”

“If there is no conflicting traffic — which often allows the pilot to determine the timing of the crosswind or base — it falls to the pilot to follow the voluntary noise abatement guidelines,” Stone wrote.

FAA to review using STAPP departure

One of Fronapfel’s recommendations in his letter is for the FAA to utilize something called a “010” or “STAPP” departure procedure for all capable aircraft between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., as well as during the day for all capable aircraft.

This type of departure procedure is for takeoffs to the north where aircraft would fly at a heading of 10 degrees, Thompson said in an email. This would take aircraft over the Cherry Creek State Park instead of adjoining neighborhoods, he said.

Stone said, in his letter, the FAA will review these options “to assess the feasibility, risks, and impacts of this change.”

Military aircraft noise

In response to Fronapfel’s letter

asking the FAA to explore ways to reduce noise from military aircraft, Stone said more information is needed about the specific concerns regarding noise exposure.

Stone noted the Centennial Airport is restricted by law from “unilaterally banning certain types of flight activity, including pilot flight training, military operations, and enforcing mandatory curfews.

“The FAA does not control the number or frequency of military operations and is unable to release any information regarding those flights,” Stone said in his letter.

FAA asks for questions 30 days in advance

Local officials have expressed the importance of FAA involvement in addressing resident concerns related to the airport.

Crow told Colorado Community Media in a Dec. 15 interview the

first step he’d like to see the FAA take is to attend in person at the community meetings.

Fronapfel asked, in his letter, for the FAA to have representation at the Centennial Airport Community Noise Roundtable’s monthly meetings.

In his letter, Stone said the FAA “welcomes the invitation to attend future meetings.”

“If the FAA is asked to attend a meeting to provide technical information, including responses to questions, we kindly request that a maximum of three questions be submitted in writing no less than 30 days in advance of the meeting,” Stone said in the letter.

The noise roundtable typically meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., according to the airport’s website. Members of the public can attend the meetings virtually or in person.

Noise and a busy airport has created controversy for the Centennial Airport, which has oversight from representatives in Arapahoe and Douglas counties. COURTESY PHOTO

Planes on the taxiway at Centennial Airport.

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Members of the Centennial Airport Community Noise Roundtable, including local elected o cials in Arapahoe County and Douglas County, listened to resident concerns during the Dec. 7 meeting at the Centennial Airport.

PHOTO BY TAYLER SHAW

Inside Operation Santa Claus

more than 300 families

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It started back in 1958 when a small group of Martin Marietta employees raised $343.50 to assist a handful of families in the community for the holiday season. Sixty-four years later, more than 100 volunteers made deliveries to over 300 families across the Denver Metro area.

e group o cially became Operation Santa Claus in 1982 where they started working as a nonpro t organization. Every third ursday of December since, volunteers work to deliver food and gifts to families. Today, members and volunteers include Lockheed Martin and United Launch Alliance employees, retired employees and their families.

“It’s really focused on giving the opportunity for the employees to give back,” said retiree Kathy Martz.

After 11 months of fundraising through events such as an online auction, fun runs, a golf tournament, and Colorado Gives Day, it was time to set up Santa’s workshop at the Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church in Littleton to get ready for the delivery.

With music blasting and gifts everywhere, the volunteers were happy to be back after a two-year gap due to COVID-19.

Operation Santa Claus continued to serve the community during the pandemic by giving gift cards to families in need.

“But this year, we are kind of doing a hybrid. So everybody is still going to come and wrap presents, but for the groceries this year, we are using the gift cards,” said board member David Lollini.

Before gift wrapping could begin, the Operation Santa Claus board of directors worked with 12 nonpro t organizations such as Salvation Army, Family Advocacy, Care, Education, Support, and Jewish Family Services to generate a list of families in need of support.

“ ere is a lot of need,” said Munoz, “People moving here from Texas, immigrants, so we get contacted by agencies for some of the immigrants that come into the area. And some people are relocating from violent and domestic abuse situations.”

Each family is assigned a number and information is given about them.. e family sheet includes the number of kids, their names, their ages, their gender and if a child wants a particular toy. For speci c toys, a barcode is assigned for that child.

All the toys are bought at Target. his year, Christy Sports donated 30 bicycles to Operation Santa Claus.

With nearly 30 volunteers, each grabbed a family sheet and a large garbage bag and got to work.

“So say a family has four kids,

you’ll see a list that will say here are the four things you need to put in that bag. You get a bag, go around and nd those four items, put it in the bag and we’ll staple that sheet to the garbage bag and put it on the stage,” said Lollini.

With retiree Dave Martz ready as Santa Claus, round two began when the doors opened for volunteer drivers and their families. Each driver picked a pin o the map and began wrapping gifts for the designated family.

“As they wrap the gifts, they think

they would like to supplement it a little bit, they come over here to the secondary toy table and get match box cards or a barbie, or another game to make sure that all the kids get something of equal value,” said board member Roy Adams.

Once the gifts are wrapped, the volunteer drivers get an envelope with a $125 gift card to King Soopers for food and they are on their way to make the delivery.

“It doesn’t cost you a darn thing to volunteer,” said Kathy. “And what do you get back? Your heart is lled.”

Operation Santa Claus board members bag toys for families.

PHOTO BY HALEY LENA

Helping

Flu cases, hospitalizations on the rise

O cials push for vaccinations

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Flu cases are on the rise, and according to state health officials, hospitalizations are higher this year than they have been in the past 10 years. The surge has a variety of causes, including people not getting the flu shot as consistently as in past years.

Dr. Ben Usatch, UCHealth ER director at Highlands Ranch Hospital, said COVID vaccinations brought on this onslaught of “mixed emotions” that resulted in other annual shots being affected — flu shots being one of them.

“The bottom line is flu vaccines are the best protection to get through the season,” Usatch said. “They do not hit the target right on the head, but they make a big difference.”

In reality, said Dr. Reginald Washington, HealthOne chief medical officer for Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Hospital and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, with all the flu strains, the vaccine’s effectiveness is between 50% and 70%.

But even with those odds, people fare better through the season with the shot that has nothing to do with COVID.

“Flu vaccines are not 100% effective,” Washington said, “they never have been. This year, it is 70% effective. People are just tired of being told to get a vaccine. But it does need to be updated every year.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Prevention (CDC), recent studies show that getting a flu vaccination can reduce the risk of flu illness between 40% and 60% during flu season.

Even with the vaccination burnout, Colorado residents have

already exceeded last year’s flushot numbers, according to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, with 1.68 million getting the flu shot. Last year at the same time, 1.66 million were vaccinated. Still hospitalizations are increasing and health officials say people are not getting the shot at rates they did before the COVID pandemic.

Brian Spencer, with the state health department, provided data showing that pre-pandemic numbers had higher rates of vaccinations in Colorado. During the 2018-19 flu season, 1.9 million got the flu shot. In 2019-20 just over 2.1 million got the annual shot.

“In some states, flu cases and hospitalizations are at their highest marks since the H1N1 flu pandemic back in 2009,” said Dr. Eric France, chief medical officer of the state health department. “Flu vaccines are recommended for everyone aged 6 months and older, with rare exceptions. Flu vaccines are

infrastructure.

town collecting around $1.4 million in property taxes.

ough the town is not responsible for the metro districts’ debt, Town Manager David Corliss said it does impact the town’s ability to raise property taxes.

“When we get the comment about ‘wouldn’t we like to be able to raise the town’s property tax mill levy,’ when you see what the metro districts impose, that just serves as an arti cial bu er on our ability to ask voters for a higher property tax,” Corliss said.

Corliss said the town is taking steps to ensure that debt taken out by metro districts will not outlast the life of the funded asset, especially since the town is nancially responsible for ongoing maintenance of public

e town’s metro district policy caps the property tax rate to 50 mills and limits the debt service term for loans to 35 years. Debt can also only be issued for 95% of the public improvement costs.

“I think one of the biggest guardrails is the mill levy term of 35 years,” he said. “You don’t want to have a car loan way past how long the car is going to last.

Similarly, we think most of that infrastructure is in that 35-40 year time frame.”

Council members urged the town to continue tracking the impact of the metro districts, and raised concerns outside of the town’s control.

“Not that we can do anything about this because it’s metro districts, but I nd it very concerning that almost half of the money that’s outstanding is interest,” council member Laura Cavey said.

the best way to prevent spreading the flu to people who are most at risk, including older adults, young children, people who are pregnant, and people with certain chronic health conditions.”

According to the state health department, it can take up to two weeks for the shot to be fully effective, which means during holiday gatherings this month, the unvaccinated can spread the flu faster.

On a national level, the CDC reported at least 13 million have had the flu already this year, with 120,000 hospitalized. There are more than 7,300 deaths reported.

According to state health data, cases in Colorado include:

• There were 306 people hospitalized with influenza during the week ending Dec. 3, for a total of 952 people hospitalized with flu since Oct. 2.

• There have been 1,700 RSVassociated hospitalizations in the five-county Denver metro area, which includes Adams, Arapahoe,

Douglas, Jefferson and Douglas counties, since Oct 1.

The state health department recommends:

• Adults 65 years and older should get one of three specific flu vaccine types. If one of these three products is not available, people aged 65 years and older can get any other age-appropriate influenza vaccine. People can talk to their doctors about which vaccine is best for them.

• Children younger than 9 years old who are either getting the flu vaccine for the first time or have only previously received one dose of the vaccine should get two doses of the vaccine. The second dose should be given at least 28 days after the first dose.

• Pregnant women have more serious complications if they get the flu. The flu vaccine can be given in any trimester of pregnancy.

Medicare, Medicaid, CHP+, and most private health insurers cover the full cost of the flu vaccine. Coloradans without health insurance can still get the flu vaccine for free at certain health care providers. Call ahead or schedule online with your local pharmacy or health care clinic to make an appointment for the flu vaccine.

With the trifecta of COVID, RSV and flu cases increasing, Dr. Sam Dominguez, the infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, said children should not only get updated flu vaccinations but should also have the COVID and chickenpox vaccinations.

With RSV and group A strep cases increasing, Dominguez advised parents that being fully vaccinated and keeping kids home when sick will help decrease illness this season.

Washington said besides vaccinations, practicing good hygiene in washing hands and getting tested for COVID, RSV and the flu when symptoms are persistent is important.

Castle Rock currently has 37 active metro districts in town, which collectively have around $943 million in debt as of 2021.

Flu vaccinations still have not gone back to pre-pandemic numbers and cases and hospitalizations are increasing. SHUTTERSTOCK

Time for resolutions

It’s that time of year again when the New Year’s resolution topic comes up. What can we do better in 2023? How can we improve ourselves? Should I really have a resolution?

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I’ve heard a lot of people over the last few years say they are not doing resolutions anymore. Saying it’s a bad tradition. e more I think about it, the more I have mixed feelings on the topic.

I am a person who does not necessarily wait for a new year to think about how I can improve myself. As a bit of an overachiever, assessing and reassessing myself in life at work, at home and personally is a regular occurrence.

Thelma Grimes

However, with a new year, I often re ect on what I am proud of in the previous year and what I think I can continue doing well and improve on in the new 12-month cycle.

For 2023, my goals are a little di erent than in past years. So often, I set high expectations for how I can do more at work. A big one is always re ecting on what I need to do to be a better parent.

In 2023, one of my goals is centered more on myself. A common statement made to me throughout the years is, “You need to cut yourself a break.” I wouldn’t say that is only in 2022. In fact, I can’t remember a conversation about something I feel I have failed at or not done to my standards in which my parents, husband and other family members have not told me to cut myself a break.

Maybe this can be the year where I take their advice. ere were so many things in 2022 that were out of my control, but I still held myself accountable.

As many of my family and friends will say — It could be I hold myself accountable to a fault. Maybe a lot of us do.

As moms, we are hard on ourselves. Our child makes a mistake — we re ect on what we did wrong as a parent. Maybe they just make mistakes, and our job is to teach them past it and not think it’s something I, or we, did.

I will stand up and say I often blame myself and create plans on what to do when my kids do something. Again, in 2023, I will work harder to teach the kids but work to cut myself a break.

In regular life, I hope to cut myself a break and work a little less hard and stay a little less busy and go back to enjoying some of my hobbies in the New Year.

On a personal note, I love crafting. I make T-shirts and signs, and can spend hours creating things to usually give away. In 2022, I can probably count on one hand the number of projects I did because there were so few.

is hobby allows me to shut o my mind and relax. I am an overthinker on every level. In 2023, working to shut my brain o is me trying to better myself.

Do I know if this will work? I do not know, but I know the point of resolutions is to try to do better in an area of our lives that needs improvement. In 2023, I’m sure I am not alone in thinking that being more vigilant and thoughtful to our own personal needs is not a bad place to start in the new year.

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

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Behind every door is opportunity for change

Last week I was speaking with the CEO of one of our customers and he shared with me that although he has been in his role for almost two years, he feels like every door he opens presents itself with an opportunity for improvement. And although he was referring to the areas of his business, it made we wonder if the rest of us maybe looked for doors to open where we could also make improvements personally or professionally.

is time of year, I have often written about goal setting and goal achievement in the past as New Year’s Eve in all its New Year’s resolution splendor calls for us to think about what we may want to change, do di erently, do better, or improve. Some take this time very seriously and have a well thought out and balanced plan for how they are going to enter the year, start strong and nish even stronger. Others take a more casual approach, maybe even waiting right up unto the clock strikes midnight before declaring their resolution.

And then there are those of us who simply do not believe in the nonsense of New Year’s resolutions — if we are going to make changes

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and improvements, we just get it done on our time and when we are good and ready.

Let’s revisit what my customer shared about opening doors and nding opportunities to improve. What would it look like if we put some intentionality behind this year’s game plan for our lives, goal setting, or business planning? Looking at all doors, every area of our personal and professional life, to identify areas that if we made some level of improvement, that it would bring us greater joy, success, wealth, vitality, or help to get us in better shape physically, mentally, or spiritually.

Maybe we start by looking to open those doors that we haven’t opened in a long time. As a matter of fact, these doors have remained locked for so long that we must give them a rm tug to pry them open. ese are those

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Take part in lifetime learning

At the Douglas County Seniors’ Council Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 2, you’ll be introduced to a program that anyone of a certain age will appreciate. It is called OLLI at DU, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of Denver. OLLI offers an array of online and in-person classes that will spark your interest in a range of subject areas.

You’ll also get a sample course from OLLI at DU instructor and travel writer Bruce Caughey who has been teaching various courses for OLLI over the past four years. No matter how long you have lived in Colorado, Caughey will find a way to surprise you with what he has learned during a lifetime of travel. Come enjoy a multimedia and slide show presentation entitled “Out of the Way Places in Colorado” and learn about the many other courses that OLLI at DU provides in a relaxed, non-competitive atmosphere.

OLLI at DU has been around for 26 years and is now taking registrations for its Winter Term that starts on Jan. 9 (https:// portfolio.du.edu/olli). Courses last four to eight weeks and are facilitated by experienced and passionate teachers. Try one of the following courses: Aging and Spirituality; Alfred Hitchcock movies; Economic Crashes and Crises; Historical Survey of Yellowstone National Park; New Yorker Es-

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doors to opportunities that we have always known we should have opened long ago, but we made the decision to focus on those other areas of our lives to make changes to instead. Or our desire to change gave way to laziness, and then laziness gave way to procrastination, and procrastination eventually led to defeat.

Next, we can start with those doors of opportunities for change that we opened last year, last month, last week, or even yesterday and then for whatever reason we closed them. We had an inspiring or motivating moment, we opened the door, saw an area of life or work that we wanted to improve, and we may have even started before closing the door again. ese are the easiest doors to open and re-explore as they once had our attention and intention to want to change. Something we wanted to start doing or maybe even something we wanted to stop doing, and those feelings are probably still in our hearts and top of mind.

e rst doors were those hard

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says from a Chaotic Decade (1960s); or Essential Jazz Recordings.

Bruce Caughey

OLLI at DU recognizes that we need to maintain our social connections and we offer many ways to connect with those who have a similar interest in lifelong learning. We offer special blended learning sessions with excursions, as well as social and travel outings for our members.

Lifelong learning does have an impact and we should pay attention to the research that shows that staying cognitively active throughout life — via social engagement and intellectual stimulation — is linked to better health and overall quality of life.

Learning with other like-minded adults has documented positive effects on wisdom, motivation, social interaction and general wellbeing. This impact was the inspiration behind the foundation of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute network (OLLI) back in 1977. OLLI at DU is part of a network of more than 150,000 students at 124 institutes across the U.S

OLLI at DU is proud to announce a partnership with Douglas County Libraries.

ones, the second doors were the easy ones, and now here are the most intriguing doors. ese are the doors of opportunity we have yet to think about. Behind these doors lie untapped potential, new and creative ideas, bold steps, and big goals. By opening these doors, we become energized with new direction, inspired by what we see, and motivated by what we might become along the route of this journey.

Are there doors that are rusted shut, needing to be pried open? Are there doors that could be opened quite easily getting you back on track? Are there doors waiting for you to open, those doors of opportunity that could lead you to bigger and brighter goals and change? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can place intentionality behind seeking opportunity behind all these doors, it really will be a better than good life.

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

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Now, The Colorado Sun co-owns this and other Colorado Community Media newspapers as a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy. The Sun is CCM’s partner for statewide news.

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Caughey’s weekly “Travel Sampler” will kick off at the Parker Library each week starting on Jan. 11. He will provide details on his journeys across Colorado, New Zealand, Greece and, most recently, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Stay tuned for information about five other OLLI at DU classes to be held at various Douglas County Libraries during 2023.

Please plan to attend the meeting on Thursday, Feb. 2 at the library in Castle Rock, 100 S Wilcox, from 10-11:30 am. The meeting is free and open to the public.

Bruce Caughey co-authored “The Colorado Guide,” “Colorado’s Best” and “Crete: Off the Beaten Track” and has written dozens of freelance projects in magazines and newspapers. He served as the communications director for Douglas County Schools before being named the executive director of CASE (Colorado Association of School Executives). He retired from that role in 2016 and has served as a consultant, writer, board member and most importantly, an instructor at OLLI at DU. portfolio.du.edu/olli

This column is hosted by the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County. For more information on meetings and activities, visit www.MyDougCo. Email us at dcseniorlife@ douglas.co.us.

Loveland Ski Area partnered with the Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Project to get fifth-graders onto the ski slopes

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Coloradans can always look to the west and see the mountains in the distance, but for some who live in the inner cities of Colorado, actually getting to the mountains can be a bigger task. irty- ve fth-graders hit the slopes in Loveland for the rst time on Dec. 13, some even experiencing the mountains for the rst time.

Students from Laredo Elementary School in Aurora came to Loveland Ski Area to ski with professional skier and Snow Sports Hall of Fame inductee Chris Anthony.

Anthony has been working with kids for many years and has hosted his youth program at Loveland for the past three.

e Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Project works to improve the lives of kids through educational enrichment. One of the ways the foundation does this is by busing classes of fth-graders out to Loveland ski area to spend a day learning to ski.

Anthony’s foundation pays for the bus, winter clothes, ski rentals and passes for the children to come experience the slopes. Most kids who come have never skied, and some have never spent time in the mountains despite living in Colorado.

Peter Zola is the teacher for the fth-graders at Laredo Elementary School.

“Every year we have at least two or three kids who have spent most of their life out on the plains in sight of the mountains but never in the mountains,” Zola said.

Zola has been taking his class to ski for eight years and said he always sees great behavior out of his students during this trip. He attributes that success to the active learning the kids get to see and experience on the mountain.

Anthony sees kids get o the bus with a wide range of emotions, from excitement to nervousness for the day. After a day on the slopes, he sees a common thread between all of them.

“No matter what, at the end of the day, all of them, you can see a bright light ignited in the process,” Anthony said.

Some of the kids were star-struck upon seeing Anthony, one even asking the hall of famer to sign his lunchbox.

After donning their coats and dancing out the

morning jitters, the fth-graders were ready to go get tted for skis.

irty- ve fth-graders getting tted for boots, skis and helmets all at the same time was a bit chaotic, but the sta ers at Loveland have done this before. e kids buzzed with excitement and quickly learned about the cumbersome feeling of ski boots.

After getting their skis ready to go, the kids

Loveland saw flurries all day while the kids skied.

PHOTO BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE

NYE options for every kind of partier

Celebrating the new year can be a tricky proposition — some people really love going out and doing a big party with lots of folks, music and lights. For others, it’s a quiet night in with a few favorite people.

I’d wager that if you’re one of the latter, you probably don’t need any input from me. You’ve got your evening all sorted out. If, on the other hand, you’re looking for some options on what to do to ring in 2023, I’ve got you covered.

Celebration level: family fun and an early bedtime

Are you a parent looking for something fun to do with your children to celebrate 2023 but don’t want to try to keep them up until midnight? Why not head over to the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, 2121 Children’s Museum Drive in Denver, for their Noon Year’s Eve event?

e party begins at 9 a.m. and will be held in the museum’s Snow Days experience. According to provided information, the aim is to bring all the fun and excitement of Times Square with ball drops on the hour from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. e event will feature music, treats from e Teaching Kitchen, sock skating, sledding and other surprises. Reservations are required to guarantee entry and walk-ups accepted

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headed out to the snow with the instructors. ey learned how to put on their skis and quickly learned how to get up after they inevitably fell down.

Dan Huston is the director of the ski and ride school at Loveland. He said one of the biggest barriers for people being able to ski is location/ transportation.

“ e mountains and ski areas usually aren’t very close to urban population centers. We’re unique in that we are 56 miles from Denver,” he said.

After working with the program for a few years, Huston knows the impact it has on kids.

“ ey’re gonna remember this for the rest of their lives,” he said.

Mailene Hernandez, one of the fth-graders on the trip, had a lot to say about the day. She said the bus ride to the ski area was full of mixed emotions, but mostly excitement.

“It was a little bit chaotic, but it was good,” Hernandez said. “I was kinda feeling excited and nervous at the same time.”  Hernandez took to the

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as space allows. Visit https://www. mychildsmuseum. org/ for everything you need.

Celebration level: a swanky ballroom

For those who want to get out and do something unique without all the raucous celebration that will hit later in the evening, the Colorado Symphony’s annual presentation of A Night in Vienna might just be the perfect t. e concert begins at 6:30 p.m. at Boettcher Concert Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1000 14th St. in Denver. According to provided information, the symphony will be performing a range of polkas, waltzes and marches, all conducted by Christopher Dragon. ose in search of something a little more re ned and who love really great music will nd a lot to love here. Get details and tickets at https://coloradosymphony.org/.

Celebration level: a really good house party with killer tunes

Anyone who tells you a piano isn’t cool hasn’t heard this timeless instrument played properly. So many of your favorite singer/songwriters,

sport easily and said the process of getting into her skis was pretty natural.

“While I was putting them on I guess I felt a little wobbly, but it was pretty easy,” she said.

Hernandez also had some advice for other kids who might be learning to ski for the rst time.

“It’s really a fun experience, but I do recommend having some ski clothes because of how cold it is, and because you’re going to fall,” she said.

She also went on to say how much of a blessing Chris Anthony was to her class and how happy she was that they even got the opportunity to come.

After lunch, the kids got their skis back on and some of them graduated from the Magic Carpet over to the ski lift. Skiing down the hill was a good opportunity to work on turns and pizza wedges for the fth-graders.

Anthony himself skied along with the kids throughout the day, helping to pick them up when they fell. His presence made the day even more exciting for the kids, with high- ves all around.

Hernandez and other students agreed that if they had the opportunity to ski again, they would de nitely take it.

regardless of the genre, have rst started some of your favorite tunes on just a piano. So, the alt-rock that Neal Francis has spent the last handful of years re ning puts him in a great musical tradition of artists like e Band, Dr. John and Randy Newman.

Francis will be performing at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, 2637 Welton St. in Denver, at 8 p.m. and he’ll be joined by Karina Rykman.

is is the perfect event for those who want a relaxed New Year’s evening out — just a night of enchanting music with a bunch of follow music lovers. Get your tickets at https://cervantesmasterpiece.com.

Celebration level: big party with you and all your friends ose looking for an evening full of activity and fun should check out Punch Bowl Social’s, 65 Broadway in Denver, New Year’s Eve bash, which kicks o at 9 p.m.

According to provided information, the evening’s festivities will include a live DJ (playing all the bangers of yesterday and today, I’m assured), games, activities and much more. Punch Bowl Social’s full menu of drinks and food will be available during the party. ere’s also a VIP option, which includes a private space to celebrate the holiday, with a complimentary

midnight toast and light bites. ere’s a $10 cover and VIP entry costs $50. Get tickets at www.eventbrite.com.

Celebration level: big party with you and all your friends (several times over)

For some people, one party isn’t enough (I’m not sure who these people are, but I’ve been reliably assured that they exist). So, if you want to live it up at the end of 2022 but want to see what’s going on in several places, then the Denver NYE Bar Crawl is the way to go.

Some of the 10 participating locations in this year’s event include the Ginn Mill, Tom’s Watch Bar, Ice House Tavern, Retro Room, Zanzibar and e Re nery, each with its own special drinks and deals.

Participants can check in any time between 8 and 10:30 p.m. and will receive a map with all participating bars, lounges and nightclubs so they know where to visit. People are also encouraged to dress to the nines — after all, you’re going to be showing o in a lot of di erent spaces.

Details and all the pertinents can be found at www.eventbrite.com.

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

PHOTO BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE

Clarke Reader

Two students pose with their ski instructor and teacher, Peter Zola.

‘Entanglements’ show explores ties to nature

The Center for Visual Art, 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, will present a new exhibit, “Entanglements,” that explores our connections to the natural world through a variety of lenses, the gallery says. Eleven lens-based national and international artists will consider the complex relationships. e exhibit runs Jan. 13 to March 25. March is the Month of Photography in the Denver art scene. 303-6150282, msudenver.edu/cva. Opening reception Jan. 13, 6-8 p.m.

Denver Art Museum

Reminder: “Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks” is only at the Denver Art Museum through Jan. 22 and is a treasure trove of 15th- to 17thcentury Flemish art on a rst visit to the U.S. tickets: denverartmuseum. org, 720-865-4488. is exhibit is in the Hamilton Building.

Tesoro Cultural Center

Tesoro Cultural Center Historic Lecture Series presents “Pandemics on the Santa Fe Trail” by historian John Steinle. roughout the 19th century, successive pandemics engulfed travelers and tribes along the Santa Fe Trail: malaria, smallpox, cholera, in particular. Tesoro lectures will be at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 7 at the Buck Center, 2004 Powers Ave., Littleton; call 303-347-5999. Free, but registration required. On Jan. 8, Steinle will lecture at 1:30 p.m. at Goodson Recreation Center,

6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial. 303-347-5999. Free, but registration required. At 6 p.m. on Jan. 8, Steinle will speak at 6 p.m. at e Fort restaurant, 19192 Morrison Road, followed by dinner with prix xe menu. Call 303-8391671 to register for dinner and lecture. Menus: TesoroCulturalCenter.org.

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Stories on Stage

Stories on Stage presents “A Hall Pass to the Galaxy” at 2 p.m. Jan. 15 at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Tales from top science ction writers, presented by Annie Barbour, Cajardo Lindsey, Ann Marie Nest. Tickets: $24. A virtual performance will begin at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 and will be available any time after that. A link will be provided to virtual performance ticket holders. storiesonstage.org, 303-494-0523.

Director stepping down

Rich Meredith, Hudson Gardens executive director, will retire at the end of 2022 after 22 years at the Gardens in Littleton. South Suburban Parks and Recreation District owns Hudson Gardens and will assume management. hudsongardens.org.

Arvada Center

Arvada Center has announced members of its Black Box Repertory Company and will perform ornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” plus “ e Book Club Play” by Karen Zacarias. Company members: Lavour Addison, Claylish Coldiron, Diana Dresser, Tresha Farris, Kate Gleason, Geo rey Kent, omas Morgan-Arzola, Frank Oden, Samantha Piel, Josh Robinson, Archer Rosencrantz, Emily Van Fleet, Matt Zambrano. Geo rey Kent will direct “Our Town” and Lynne Collins will direct “ e Book Club Play.”

Englewood Arts

Englewood Arts presents the Altius Quartet at 2 p.m. Jan. 18 in Hampden

Hall, Englewood City Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Quartets by Haydn, Janacek, Brahms. See englewoodarts.org.

Lone Tree

An Evening With Laura Benanti will be presented at 8 p.m. Jan. 13 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org. Benanti is a Tony Award-winning Broadway star and screen actor.

New plays

e Colorado New Play Summit will be held at Denver Center for Performing Arts on Feb. 24-25. denvercenter.org or 303-893-6030.

Felicity Hammond’s “Hidden Gems” is part of the “Entanglements” exhibit at the Center for Visual Art. COURTESY PHOTO

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BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In earlier days, there was a tradition of hunting called “ e Side Hunt,” according to a story from the Nebraska Audubon Society. Hunters chose sides and went out into the woods to see who could shoot the largest number of furry and feathered creatures on that day. e hunter with the largest pile of dead creatures was the winner. But by the late 1800s, scientists were growing concerned about the declining bird population and ornithologist Frank M. Chapman suggested a new tradition: a Christmas bird census. “Let’s count the birds instead of shooting them,” he proposed.

On Christmas Day 1900, Chapman and 27 colleagues organized bird counts in 25 locations that ranged from the Canadian city of Toronto to Paci c Grove, California. Participants counted 18,500 birds, belonging to 90 species.

In the 101st count in 2000-2001, 52,471 participants in 1,823 locations in 17 countries reported, and by winter 2012-2013, 71,531 people were involved in 1,823 locations.

Fast-forward to today and the Christmas Bird Count has grown to over 75,000 participants annually in the U.S., Canada and over 20 coun-

tries in the Western Hemisphere. More than 2,500 active Christmas Bird Counts take place in the U.S.

One hundred years have passed and researchers have used the information gathered to learn how changes in habitat have a ected bird populations, with discouraging data resulting in many locations, with many species ...

In addition to the U.S. bird counts, the event is held in Canada, the Paci c Islands, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. ( ere are instructions for starting a new circle, but it must be done by Dec. 1

each year ... Counts can be done any day between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5.)

Some participants have simply reported on the feeders in their own back yards, while others have taken their binoculars out to visit a park or wild area, sometimes forti ed with a thermos of hot chocolate and a sandwich.

ere’s no cost to participate, but birders in a given area may register in advance and gather at a given location and perhaps pair up or go in small groups to cover an area. Signing up in advance is necessary and a set area is designated in advance. A

beginning birder may be paired with an experienced person.

e Denver Audubon count will be done on Jan. 1 and there is a list of gathering places within a 15-milediameter circle from the north city limits to Mississippi Avenue, west to Buckley Field and north to Rocky Mountain Arsenal.

e Denver Audubon website includes a page to register at any one location: Sand Creek and Commerce City, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Blu Lake, Sand Creek and West Aurora, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; south section of the South Platte River south to Conuence Park, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; South Platte Central 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Buckley Space Force Base, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Cherry Creek State Park, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Cherry Creek Trail-University Boulevard, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Denver Botanic Gardens and Washington Park, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; north section of the South Platte River, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.; southeast Denver north of Hampden Avenue, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; City Park and Park Hill, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Upcoming programs at Denver Audubon also include: “Birding Insights: Wooed by Woodpeckers” from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Jan. 7 and “Birding Insights: Bluebirds of Colorado” from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 25, both at the Denver Audubon Center.

e Denver Audubon Center is located at 9808 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton; denveraudubon.org, 303973-9530.

The handsome northern red-shafted flicker and associates found tasty snacks a few years ago in the old wood siding at the Audubon Society of Greater Denver’s Nature Center, which was once a ranch house.

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Linda Shapley’s favorite podcasts

Traversing the 360 square miles that make up the coverage area for our two dozen newspapers means I spend a lot of time in my car. I live in ornton and work in Englewood. One can only listen to so much music and news — especially when tra c gums up by Mile High stadium. So, I turn to podcasts to make my commute more educational, and, let’s face it, more entertaining.

ere are ve local podcasts that I think are worth your time. (I’m sure there are more that I need to hear. Please email me with your suggestions. I have a lot of miles to cover in 2023!)

1. Citycast Denver

I’ve fangirled to host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi at various journalism events, so this No. 1 is no surprise. Every weekday drive, I enjoy their takes on the news in and around the Mile High City. From the legendary Pizza Week battle (which I vehemently disagreed with - Big Bill’s in Centennial RULES!), to the TikTok fame of FashionNation and the programs to boost Black home ownership, I rarely encounter a clunker. e occasional inclusion of stalwart city voices Patty Calhoun and Jo Ann Allen just adds to my joy.

2. ¿Quien Are We?

e laurels that have been given to this podcast, with host May Ortega from Colorado Public Radio, are truly deserved. It debuted in July and was an immediate must-listen. e episodes that struck me the most were the ones that connected so much with my own life as a Latina: e Baseball Fan, e Journalist, and — for someone who every year attempts to replicate my late mother’s recipe for tamales — the Green Chile episode. Can’t wait for Season 2!

3. Lost Highways

Whereas podcast episodes that are “ripped from the headlines” can feel outdated as the news cycle moves on

to other things, what I love about history podcasts is that, well, they never get old. Hosts Noel Black and Tyler Hill enlist historians to weave tales on some fascinating gures in Colorado history — Alfred Packer, Mother Jones and the Black men who in ltrated the KKK were featured in 2022 — and bring us back to the era in which they lived in ways both insightful and entertaining.

4. Back From Broken

In another CPR podcast, host Vic Vela, a former Colorado Community Media reporter, has taken his personal story of recovery and found a way to help others, by sharing remarkable stories of addiction, mental illness or personal injury that transformed someone’s life. ere are times when the stories are super hard to hear, but I’m a believer that listening to a person’s struggles can be the ingredient that increases our capacity for empathy.

Daily Sun-Up

is feels a little bit like cheating — e Colorado Sun, which produces this podcast, is a newsroom partner (and actually featured me in an episode talking about local news). But e Sun-Up’s quick rundown of the headlines and a focus on one of their many in-depth stories always gives me a quick education about what’s going on in our state.

And here’s a few non-local podcasts that get my attention every week: Pop Culture Happy Hour - A rotating cavalcade of National Public Radio voices talk about whatever’s new in television, movies, music and books. e diverse voices who are brought on to talk are always interesting and entertaining, and the “What’s Making Us Happy” every Friday is always a must-listen.

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When you have three kids ranging in age between 6 and 17, family fun can come in a wide variety from the movies and television shows we watch to what we do in the Denver metro area and beyond. For 2022, my top 5 list is all about the memories and best we did and enjoyed as a family.

1. The Colorado Avalanche e top choice for the Grimes family has to be the Colorado Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup. It was spread over months, not just one day, and we had a blast going to games, attending the watch parties, and tuning in on television as Nathan McKinnon and Captain Gabriel Landeskog brought the title home.

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My 9-year-old and 6-year-old sons were in total shock when Landeskog gave them high ves and signed their hats. e special memories of sitting at the rst playo game and hearing the magic of “All the Small ings” play at Ball Arena are just a few reasons

history, from Dr. Sydnee McElroy and husband Justin. From explaining vaccinations and RSV to debunking wellness fads, there’s always something to learn and laugh at here.

Work Life - Wharton professor and organizational psychologist Adam Grant dispenses leadership lessons and more on topics such as creativity, collaboration, burnout and e ective communication, or, in his words, “how to make work not suck.” Whenever I’m in a tough spot career-wise, I look to Grant’s wise counsel to help me think again about new ideas. (FYI, “ ink Again” is the book he wrote about nding di erent ways to approach thorny problems.)

Not Past It - My noted admiration for historical podcasts continues here. Host Simone Polanen takes a notable historical event from that week and goes in-depth on it. Want more about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League after watching “A League of eir Own”? Or remember when Zsa Zsa Gabor slapped that cop? She’s got the details.

this is the top Grimes family source of entertainment for 2022.

2. The Cheyanne Mountain Zoo

Since moving to the Denver area eight years ago, I have often heard about this zoo in Colorado Springs, but 2022 is when we nally took some visiting family members up the mountain way. is zoo is fantastic. Feeding the gira es and enjoying the mountainside layout made it an instant Grimes family favorite.

3. Glenwood Springs

Wanting a good weekend getaway that could become a family favorite, we found Glenwood Springs. e hot springs pool, a town that allows you to walk anywhere, the Colorado Hotel with great history and rumors of a ghost make this a great weekend family getaway that every member of the family has enjoyed multiple times in 2022.

4. Family Sports Complex

In Centennial, South Suburban’s Family Sports Complex has become a regular for the Grimes family. With one son fully immersed in Arapahoe Warrior hockey and the rest of us just enjoy open skate time, this complex o Arapahoe Road is a great source for family entertainment and fun. On a side note, the family also loves the ice-skating rink in Parker. Any kind of ice skating is really a huge draw for the family in 2022

5. Denver Zoo

While we enjoyed the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, a constant family favorite year after year is the Denver Zoo. We love the hippo, Mahali. e kids also love the sea lions constantly ghting over one rock. Adults in the family tend to love the orangutan enclosure.

Editor’s Note: Linda Shapley is the Colorado Community Media publisher.

Editor’s Note: elma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media.

South Metro Editor Thelma Grimes and family had a blast at the playo games and watch parties in 2022 as the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup. COURTESY PHOTO

Nina’s favorite recipes of 2022

Since moving to Colorado, I’ve really dived into the art of cooking! I grew up in a family that cooked together often. Now that I live away from them, sharing recipes and photos of our food is one of our favorite ways to stay in touch. is list includes some of my favorite recipes of the year (some vegan, some not) and a few ways you can make them your own. Bon Appétit!

1. Miso Maple Tempeh from Natalie Cooks

I don’t tend to eat a lot of meat, so this tempeh recipe has absolutely become a staple for me. Tempeh is a plant-based protein source made form fermented soybeans. To me, it has a much better texture than tofu. With the simple marinade, you can make a quick and avorful meat-free dish, even on a weeknight! I like to add the tempeh to a bowl with

Whether it be getting lost in the middle of a lake while paddle boarding at night or making my own pair of shoes, this year has been lled with memorable activities — some for the better, and some for the worst.

In an e ort to try new things this year, myself and a group of friends committed to embarking on di erent adventures.

While not every activity is one I would do again, they collectively made 2022 a more surprising and fun year.

rice and whatever veggies I have around – some favorites include, kale, roasted sweet potatoes, avocado, pickled red onions, cashews and a sauce or dressing of your choice.

2. Maialano’s Olive Oil Cake from Food52 is elegant cake is delicious! As a lemon-lover, I decided to substitute lemon zest for orange zest and omit the orange juice and Grand Marnier. Remember to adjust for altitude when baking! It’s delicious with some homemade blackberry compote on top.

3. Pickled Red Onions from Love and Lemons

If you like to cook and you haven’t yet gotten into the quick pickling game, I’d like to welcome you. It’s so cheap, easy and can really enhance any meal. I love

paddle boarding at night — an organized group activity at the Cherry Creek Reservoir — the last thing we expected was a search party would end up having to look for us.

e night began calmly, as we traveled out on paddle boards into the lake with lit up lanterns. e moon brightly shined upon us as we admired the sky.

to put these pickled onions on bowls, salads, sandwiches or even eat them straight! If you want an extra vibrant color, you can include some of the onion skins in the mason jar to create a super pretty pink!

4. Baked Pu Pastry Wrapped Brie with Fig Jam from Life Is But A Dish

Not to pat myself on the back, but this quick and easy recipe was a hit at the Colorado Community media holiday potluck! Feel free to include other jams as well if you have some jars in your fridge you want to empty out. I also mixed some lemon juice, cinnamon and clove into the jam to make the whole dish taste a bit more festive.

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boating dock, unable to nd a way out. We picked up our heavy paddle boards and walked around a portion of the lake until we found the shack from where we had departed — abandoned.

Tayler’s top activities — for better or worse

As 2023 approaches, I encourage you to try something new — maybe even something from the list below — and let me know how it goes!

1: Paddle boarding at night

When my friends and I decided to try

My closest friends will tell you that I listen to the most random music. I wouldn’t say that it’s random, I would say that I just like a wide variety. e songs I listen to show di erent sides of me. I am an old soul at heart, but I am also not going to oppose new Disney music. I need upbeat positive songs to boost my mood, but I also enjoy the soft and powerful ballad.

e songs I had on repeat this year were not all produced in 2022. Sometimes the best part about music is rediscovering older music or di erent artists you haven’t listened to before.

1. Rain by Ben Platt

It starts o sounding like an 80s ballad but once that hard beat hits, the energy starts to rise. It’s a song that understands human emotion but encourages you to keep hoping and look ahead. ere are certain songs that pair perfectly with driving and this is one of those songs.

But then, we realized we had drifted far away from where we departed. In fact, we weren’t certain exactly where we needed to go to return the paddle boards.

On top of that, the winds began pushing us farther towards the edge of the lake, away from where we needed to go. We anxiously began paddling, trying to get back to where we began.

Somehow, we ended up stuck in the

Blasting this song during a sunset drive is the best.

2. Everything Under the Sun by Extreme Rock, metal and classical music come together to create a 21-minute song. It is split into three parts: Rise n’ Shine, Am I Ever Gonna Change and Who Cares? I love that this band, who was known for a rock and metal sound, used orchestral instruments to enhance the storyline. My favorite part is the last minute and a half where all three parts of the songs blend together for a grand nale.

3. Humankind by Coldplay

I have always been a fan of Coldplay, so I don’t know how I missed this album when it came out in 2021. I love the entire Music of the Spheres album, but the third track, Humankind, makes me feel energetic and happy. It’s an upbeat song that gets your body moving and you can’t help but start dancing,

With no one in sight, we dropped o the paddle boards and our gear before returning to our cars, laughing and wondering how a peaceful night had gone so wrong. en, my friend got a call asking if we were OK and telling us people were searching for us. We couldn’t believe it!

ankfully, everyone was ne and now, my friends and I can’t help but laugh as we think back on it. But be warned — if you go paddle boarding at

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whether it’s tapping your foot, bobbing your head or getting up and jumping around.

4.

Never Wanna Go Home by Cinders

We all have those moments when you never want it to end, and this song re ects that. I love this song because it talks about holding onto memories while continuing to discover the world with the people that make you happy. e lyric that stands out to me is, “Living life is the best way of learning.”

5. My Love Won’t You Let You Down by Little Mix

Let’s take a drastic turn to an emotional ballad. I teach baton twirling and I was moved by how supportive my athletes were of one another as they were going through challenging times. I

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Haley’s top songs to listen to

SALUTE TO PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Colorado Community Media honors prep athletes from area

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It seemed like things were almost back to normal for the 2023 fall sports seasons with no major COVID setbacks.

However, there were a few changes, such as both an individual and team state championship tournament in boys tennis and some state venues changes. For instance, the girls

BOYS GOLF

Highlands Ranch senior Aiden Krusoe finished tied for fourth place in the Class 5A state golf tournament after carding a 4-under-par

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Valor Christian senior Brooke Wilson set a 5A girls course record of 16:59.2 in winning the individual state championship.

SOFTBALL

Lutheran junior left-handed pitcher Hailey Maestretti helped the Lions win the Class 4A state title. Over four state tournament games, the Utah State commit allowed only two earned runs, gave

BOYS SOCCER

state volleyball tournament returned to the Denver Coliseum and the girls eld hockey title game was played at the Stutler Bowl. e following are the Colorado Community Media Players of the Year for the 2023 fall sports seasons.

66 on the final day of the tourney at City Park. Krusoe had a 2-under-par 70 and was second in the Southern regional state qualifying tournament.

BOYS TENNIS

Cherry Creek junior Kristian Kostadinov was the No. 3 individual singles champion at the Class 5A state tournament and won his match

up nine hits and struck out 43 batters in 27 innings pitched. She ended the season with a 27-1 record, a 0.94 earned run average, two no-hitters, nine shutouts and 271 strikeouts.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Drew Costelo, a senior at Valor Christian, was second in the 5A boys state title race with a time of 15:23.3.

as the Bruins captured the state team title in a dual meet against Valor Christian. Kostadinov, who was also the regional champion, finished the season 16-0.

FIELD HOCKEY

Arapahoe senior Brynn Dzengelewski finished the season with 19 goals and 16 assists for 54 points and she also had 86 steals.

Zac Brooks, a senior at Valor Christian, had a banner season with 17 goals and eight assists for 42 points. He ranked among the top four Class 5A scorers in the state.

FOOTBALL

Cherry Creek senior linebacker Blake Purchase had 66 total tackles and was the tops in 5A with 18 sacks for 149 yards in losses as he helped the Bruins win their fourth straight 5A championship. The Oregon commit was picked as the defen-

Erin McNair will be heading to Princeton to play volleyball and study next season after wrapping up her senior year at Valor Christian by helping the team

sive Player of the Year. He is the younger brother of Myles Purchase, who is now playing for Iowa State and was the 2020 defensive Player of the Year.

Sophomore Austyn Modrzewski of Mountain Vista is the o ensive Player of the Year. He led

go undefeated, 29-0, and win the state championship. McNair had a season total of 283 kills, 46 aces and 293 digs and had a team-high nine kills in the 3-0 state title win over Rock Canyon.

the state in passing with 3,341 yards, an average of 303.7 yards per game, a .643 completion figure, 34 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. And he put up those numbers with an o ensive unit comprised with one senior, one junior, eight sophomores and one freshman.

Teens look to bag cornhole title — again

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

If two years ago you had told Cooper Bilbrey, Cooper Bingham, Gavin Hamann and Jaxson Remmick that cornhole would have them traveling all over the country, landing sponsors and competing for big bucks for their school, they wouldn’t have believed you.

And why should they have? We’re

talking about cornhole here — you know, the simplest of simple games where someone stands 27 feet away from an angled slab of plywood and attempts to toss a small bag lled with resin pellets into a 6-inch-wide hole in the board. ere can’t be any opportunities or riches or glory in a game like that, right?

Wrong.

Last December, Bingham, Hamann and Remmick (along with Jake ayer, who isn’t on this year’s team; Bilbrey joined the squad this past summer) won the team event at the inaugural National High School Cornhole Championships in Myrtle Beach, S.C.,

bagging $8,200 for under Ridge High School. e money will be used to start a cornhole club at the Highlands Ranch school and continue to grow the sport.

Now, these teenagers are looking for more. ey’re set to return to the Palmetto State to defend their team title at the second edition of the championships, which will take place Dec. 29-31 and have $25,000 in total prize money up for grabs. In their encore, they’re not only hoping to repeat as national champions in the team portion of the event, but they want to snag the singles and doubles crowns as well.

“We want to take all of them and get the sweep,” said Hamann, 16, a junior at under Ridge. “ is year will be a lot di erent because we’ve already played at that high level, so we know what to expect.”

What wasn’t expected was their national championship win last year.

ey’ve only been playing cornhole with any kind of seriousness since March 2021, when Hamann’s mom, Jennifer, started a cornhole club called South Side Baggers (the club has nearly 400 members today). Which means, if you do the math, they won

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the national title after playing the game for just nine months.

According to Bingham, the last game in the last match went down to the last shot — a tting way for a title match to end. e South Side Baggers ambassadors were on the brink of defeat, too, because all the opposing team had to do was execute a “basic slide shot” for the win, Bingham said, but the bag slid o the board. On his ensuing shot, Bingham planted his bag on the platform for the win.

“We went into the tournament as big underdogs,” said Bingham, 18, a senior at under Ridge.

Added Hamann: “Everyone was surprised. Nobody even had us in their top 4.”

is year, spectators and opposing teams will certainly be paying closer attention to these Colorado sharpshooters, who are now battle-tested, backed by a slew of sponsors and have an additional year’s worth of playing the game under their belts.

ey say they love the game for many reasons: the competition it provides, the friendships it makes possible and the in-game analysis and strategy it requires.

Most of them play other sports, but they insist that the competition in cornhole is just as erce and just as delicious as what they experience in “major” sports like baseball, football

and soccer.

“Because you’re in the moment, you have to focus and you’re playing against someone else,” Hamann said.

Added the 16-year-old Remmick, a junior at under Ridge: “Knowing that you can always do better is what keeps me going. Even if I win, I know I can throw better and do di erent shots better.”

But strategy? Can a game like cornhole really involve any kind of strategy?

e four high schoolers snicker a little; they’ve surely heard this question a time or two before.

“Surprisingly, there are di erent bag styles and di erent shots you can try to make,” said Bilbrey, 18, a senior at Castle View. “Some people play with faster bags, others play with stickier bags. As far as shots go, there are blockers and pushes and ops, or rolls. A lot of people on the outside just see it as throwing a bag into a hole, but there’s so much more to it than that.”

Bingham jumps in: “Once you get to a certain level, whether you realize it or not, you’re analyzing every shot, every game, every round. You never know what you’re going to go up against each game. You have to not so much change your game, but make small changes to counter what the other team is doing, so it’s a di erent game every game.”

eir strategy going into the national championship event soon? It’s pretty simple, Remmick said.

“Win.”

CROWSS UP DRO ELZZ

From left: Cooper Bingham, Cooper Bilbrey, Gavin Hamann and Jaxson Remmick pose for a photo. The four teenagers are set to travel to the second annual National High School Cornhole Championships in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where they’ll look to defend their national title in the team portion of the event.

PHOTO BY ALEX K.W. SCHULTZ

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Larkspur NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0160

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/13/2022 2:15:00

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: Edward D. Hinckley AND Tama L. Hinckley

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/3/2013

Recording Date of DOT: 7/15/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013058252

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $202,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $186,973.63

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust. **This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 7/31/2019 at Reception No. 2019046765 in the records of the Douglas County Clerk and Recorder, Colorado. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 11, SPRUCE MOUNTAIN ESTATES, UNIT 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 14546 Pine View Rd , Larkspur, CO 80118

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/8/2022

Last Publication: 1/5/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 10/13/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

AMANDA FERGUSON

Colorado Registration #: 44893

355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228

Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO11521

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0160

First Publication: 12/8/2022

Last Publication: 1/5/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0164

To Whom It May Concern: On 11/1/2022 4:32:00

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: Brian Caid AND Kristin G. Caid

Original Beneficiary: Ent Federal Credit Union

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Ent Federal Credit Union

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/6/2010

Recording Date of DOT: 10/12/2010

Reception No. of DOT: 2010066953

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,405,995.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,108,356.95

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 monthly payments of principal and interest 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 328 in Block 7 in Castle Pines Filing No. 1-B, County of Douglas, State of Colorado Which has the address of: 328 Paragon Way, 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 22, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/29/2022

Last Publication: 1/26/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/2/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

PETER M. SUSEMIHL

Colorado Registration #: 494 660 SOUTHPOINT COURT SUITE 210, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80906 Phone #: (719) 579-6500 Fax #: Attorney File #: EntCaid

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0164

First Publication: 12/29/2022

Last Publication: 1/26/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0162

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/28/2022 8:45:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee

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 15, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/22/2022

Last Publication: 1/19/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 10/28/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2022-0162

First Publication: 12/22/2022 Last Publication: 1/19/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

NOTICE

PUBLIC

Sedalia NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0156

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/4/2022 3:16:00 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: RICHARD A. EATON

Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/30/2010

Recording Date of DOT: 12/7/2010

Reception No. of DOT: 2010086097

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $174,366.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $107,444.28

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 21, OAK VALLEY FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 7216 Box Canyon Rd, Sedalia, CO 80135

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: 12/1/2022

Last Publication: 12/29/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/4/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

N. APRIL WINECKI

Colorado Registration #: 34861 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 22-028523

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0156 First Publication: 12/1/2022 Last Publication: 12/29/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0157

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/4/2022 3:20:00 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: Senderos Creek Retail, LLC

Original Beneficiary: BRELF II, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BRMK Lending, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/22/2019 Recording Date of DOT: 2/26/2019 Reception No. of DOT: 2019009729 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $400,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,855,959.12

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 Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot 3, Olde Town at Parker Filing No. 1A, 1st Amendment, Town of Parker, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of: 17124 E. Mainstreet, 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 25, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/1/2022

Last Publication: 12/29/2022

2015071910

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $399,589.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $347,634.66

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.

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 25, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/4/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

PETER Q. MURPHY

Colorado Registration #: 23328 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 1950,

DENVER, COLORADO 80203

Phone #: (303) 866-0119

Fax #: Attorney File #: 11167.023

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2022-0157

First Publication: 12/1/2022

Last Publication: 12/29/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0161

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/17/2022 10:53:00 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: Anthony Terron Coaxum

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for RMR Financial dba Axiom Financial., Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Guild Mortgage Company LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/24/2016

Recording Date of DOT: 3/29/2016

Reception No. of DOT: 2016018153

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $424,297.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $344,608.64

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 3, BLOCK 9, BRADBURY RANCH SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 10885 Willow Reed Circle West, 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, February 8, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/15/2022

Last Publication: 1/12/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 10/17/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ILENE DELL'ACQUA

Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-22-943876-LL

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0161

First Publication: 12/15/2022

Last Publication: 1/12/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

NOTICE

PUBLIC

Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0169

To Whom It May Concern: On 11/4/2022 3:27:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Public Notices

Original Grantor: Terrence Neff

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Caliber Home Loans, Inc.

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/22/2013

Recording Date of DOT: 2/28/2013

Reception No. of DOT: 2013017169

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $168,750.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $133,256.90

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 12, BLOCK 2, PULTE HOMES AT ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 9678 Fairwood Street, Littleton, CO 80125

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/29/2022

Last Publication: 1/26/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/7/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ILENE DELL'ACQUA

Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-22-947393-LL

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0169

First Publication: 12/29/2022

Last Publication: 1/26/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0163

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/28/2022 8:48:00 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: MELANIE D CHIPMAN-KEITH

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

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

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/21/2001

Recording Date of DOT: 9/7/2001

Reception No. of DOT: 01082729 Book 2125 Page 1949

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $100,439.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $12,357.40

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 full payment of all principal, interest and other charges at the maturity date as required by the 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.

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 15, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/22/2022

Last Publication: 1/19/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 10/28/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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 #: 22-027652

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0163

First Publication: 12/22/2022

Last Publication: 1/19/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Pines

NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0168

To Whom It May Concern: On 11/4/2022 3:00:00

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: CHRIS RYAN AND ELIZABETH RYAN

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/11/2020

Recording Date of DOT: 3/16/2020

Reception No. of DOT: 2020019050

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $412,392.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $405,889.31

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 37, CASTLE PINES NORTH FILING NO. 23, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 7399 Norfolk Pl, Castle Pines, CO 80108-3611

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 22, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/29/2022

Last Publication: 1/26/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/7/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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 #: 22-028619

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0168

First Publication: 12/29/2022

Last Publication: 1/26/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0159

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/13/2022 9:42:00

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: HEATH B. FIRESTONE AND SHELLIE HARTSHORN

Original Beneficiary: LENDERS DIRECT CAPITAL CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-6

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/11/2005

Recording Date of DOT: 3/16/2005

Reception No. of DOT: 2005022655

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $232,760.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $202,129.72

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 51, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 9996 Strathfield Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/8/2022

Last Publication: 1/5/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 10/13/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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 #: 14-003726

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0159

First Publication: 12/8/2022

Last Publication: 1/5/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0158

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/4/2022 4:21:00 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: Senderos Creek Condos, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company

Original Beneficiary: BRELF II, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BRMK Lending, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/17/2017

Recording Date of DOT: 4/19/2017

Reception No. of DOT: 2017026097

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $862,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $9,859,546.85

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 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: A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: STARTING AT A POINT (POINT OF BEGINNING) WHICH BEARS SOUTH 2700 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OFWAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 1060 FEET, FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; THENCE SOUTH 660 FEET, THENCE EAST TO THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ROAD 1320 FEET, MORE OR LESS, THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO INTERSECT THE SOUTH LINE OF COUNTY ROAD 660 FEET (FENCE CORNER), THENCE WEST ALONG THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID ROAD 1320 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT THOSE PORTIONS CONVEYED IN DEEDS RECORDED AUGUST 14, 1968 IN BOOK 186 AT PAGE 24 AND JANUARY 21, 1969 IN BOOK 190 AT PAGE 81, TOGETHER WITH THE SOUTH HALF OF VACATED WEST PARKER ROAD ABUTTING SAID PROPERTY DESCRIBED AND VACATED IN ORDINANCE NO. 3.85, SERIES OF 1992 RECORDED FEBRUARY 10, 1993 IN BOOK 1110 AT PAGE 1323 AND IN RESOLUTION NO. R-993-027 RECORDED FEBRUARY 11, 1993 IN BOOK 1110 AT PAGE 1450, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 5202 E Mainstreet, 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 25, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/1/2022

Last Publication: 12/29/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/5/2022 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

PETER Q. MURPHY

Colorado Registration #: 23328 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 1950 , DENVER, COLORADO 80203 Phone #: (303) 866-0119 Fax #: Attorney File #: 11167.024

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

Legal Notice NO. 2022-0158

First Publication: 12/1/2022 Last Publication: 12/29/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE RENOTICED AND REPUBLISHED

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0047

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/14/2022 8:16:00 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: GARY TIDWELL AND LORALIE TIDWELL

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR LOW VA RATES, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVESTMENT, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/2/2018

Recording Date of DOT: 5/9/2018

Reception No. of DOT: 2018027733

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $708,135.38

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $707,159.38

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 144, RUSSELLVILLE UNIT 7, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 1341 Tomichi Drive, Franktown, CO 80116

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 1, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/8/2022

Last Publication: 1/5/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/14/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN

Colorado Registration #: 33214 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 623-1800 Fax #: Attorney File #: 8014.0085

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2019-0047

First Publication: 12/8/2022 Last Publication: 1/5/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

City and County

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE CITY OF CASTLE PINES CITY COUNCIL

A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON JAN. 24, 2023 (PREVIOUSLY NOTICED INCORRECTLY AS JANUARY 10, 2022), AT 6:30 P.M. THE HEARING WILL BE HELD AT DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARY, 360 VILLAGE SQUARE LANE, EVENT HALL, CASTLE PINES, CO 80108, TO CONSIDER A MAJOR AMENDMENT TO THE CANYONS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND TO ALSO CONSIDER A SITE-SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VESTED PROPERTY RIGHTS PURSUANT TO C.R.S. SECTION 24-68-101 (NEW REQUEST NOT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED), KNOWN AS THE CANYONS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, 4TH AMENDMENT, AND THE CANYONS ANNEXATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, 3RD AMENDMENT. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE FOR PLANNING AREAS D, E, AND G OF THE CANYONS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, TOTALLING APPROXIMATELY 298.6 ACRES, LOCATED EAST AND ADJACENT TO I-25 GENERALLY BETWEEN CASTLE PINES PARKWAY AND HAPPY CANYON ROAD, TO PERMIT A MIX OF OPEN SPACE USES AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT USES THAT PROVIDE A QUANTIFIABLE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO THE CITY OF CASTLE PINES, WITH A MAXIMUM PERMITTED LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT OF A FLOOR AREA RATIO OF 1.0. (FAR 1.0). A PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF JOBS OR PROFESSIONAL TYPE JOBS, WHICH CAN CATALYZE THE LOCAL ECONOMY; AN INCREASE IN TAX REVENUE FOR THE CITY; CIVIC AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, OR PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY; RECREATION, SPORTING, ENTERTAINMENT, CULTURAL, AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES THAT SERVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND BEYOND, OR ANY BENEFIT WHICH FULFILLS AN IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DONNA FERGUSON, AICP, SENIOR PLANNER AT 303-705-0224 OR DONNA.FERGUSON@CASTLEPINESCO.GOV

FILE NO. AND NAME: RPD-2022-001

THE CANYONS PD, 4TH AMENDMENT

Legal Notice No. 944389

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notices

Remuda Ranch Metropolitan District, County of Douglas, State of Colorado (the “First Amendment to Service Plan”) and related documents for Remuda Ranch Metropolitan District (the “District”). The First Amendment to Service Plan proposes certain amendments to the Service Plan for Remuda Ranch Metropolitan District approved on August 26, 2008 (the “Service Plan”) as specifically discussed therein. The First Amendment to Service Plan is on file in the office of the Douglas County Recording Department at 301 Wilcox St, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104, and is available for public inspection. The property within the District is located in unincorporated Douglas County, Colorado (the “County”). The District is a metropolitan district as that term is defined in Section 32-1-103(10), C.R.S. The general boundaries of the District are located west of Highway 105, south of Dakan Road and north of the Perry Park neighborhood. Improvements provided by the District include certain water, storm sewer, sanitation and wastewater treatment, street, traffic safety protection, parks and recreation, television relay and translation, and mosquito control improvements. The current Service Plan limits the District’s maximum total mill levy to 50 mills. The current Service Plan allows the District to increase or decrease the Service Plan’s mill levy limitations so that, to the extent possible, the actual tax revenues generated by the mill levy, as adjusted, are neither diminished nor enhanced as a result of changes in the ratio of actual valuation to assessed valuation for residential real property, pursuant to Article X, section 3(1)(b) of the Colorado Constitution. The proposed First Amendment to Service Plan would clarify that the District is authorized to adjust the mill levy limitations for changes in the method of calculating assessed valuation or any constitutionally mandated tax credit, cut, or abatement, without specific reference to Article X, section 3(1)(b) of the Colorado Constitution, so that to the extent possible, the actual tax revenues generated by the mill levy, as adjusted, are neither diminished nor enhanced as a result of any such changes.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado (the “Board”), will hold a public hearing at 2:30 p.m., on January 24, 2023, in the Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104, and via WebEx, for the purpose of considering the First Amendment to Service Plan and to form a basis for adopting a Resolution approving, disapproving or conditionally approving the First Amendment to Service Plan. Detailed instructions on how to view and virtually participate in the hearing can be found on the County’s Business Meetings/Public Hearing page for the January 24, 2023 Land Use Meeting/Public Hearing which will be posted on the County’s website at https://www.douglas.co.us. All protests and objections must be submitted in writing to the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners at or prior to the public hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered. All protests and objections to the First Amendment to Service Plan shall be deemed to be waived unless presented at the time and in the manner specified.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that, that pursuant to Section 32-1-203(3.5), C.R.S., as amended, the owner of real property within the District may file a petition with the Clerk to the Board stating reasons why said property should no longer be included in the District and requesting that such real property be excluded from the District. Such petition may be filed no later than ten (10) days before the day fixed for the public hearing on the First Amendment to Service Plan, but the Board shall not be limited in its action with respect to the exclusion of territory based upon such request. Any request for exclusion shall be acted upon before the final action of the Board.

Publication: Douglas County News-Press

Published: Thursday, December 29, 2022

Legal Notice No. 944354

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR SECOND AMENDMENT TO SERVICE PLAN OF SPECIAL DISTRICT

IN RE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE SERVICE PLAN FOR CIELO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Second Amendment to the Service Plan for Cielo Metropolitan District (the “Second Amendment”) has been filed with Douglas County, Colorado, for Cielo Metropolitan District (the “District”). The Second Amendment is available for public inspection at the Office of the Clerk and Recorder, Douglas County, 301 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that a public hearing on the Second Amendment will be held by the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 2:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the Board of Commissioners may hear such matter, at the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the Second Amendment and to form a basis for adopting a resolution approving, conditionally approving or disapproving the Second Amendment. All protests and objections must be submitted in writing to the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners at or prior to the public hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered.

The property within the boundaries of the District is generally located in between North State Highway 93 and Crowfoot Valley Road, north of Scott Avenue, and east of Bayou Gulch Road, in Douglas County, State of Colorado.

The District is an existing metropolitan district organized under the provisions of Title 32, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of the District is to finance, construct, acquire, own, operate and maintain public improvements such as water, streets, traffic and safety control, sanitation, storm sewers and drainage, parks and recreation, transportation, television relay and translation,

mosquito and pest control, security services, covenant enforcement, design review, and other improvements and services within the District’s boundaries authorized by Title 32, Colorado Revised Statutes, subject to the limitations of the District’s Service Plan.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to § 32-1-203(3.5), C.R.S., any person owning property in the District may request that such property be excluded from the District by submitting such request to the Board of County Commissioners no later than ten (10) days prior to the public hearing. The Board of County Commissioners shall not be limited in its action with respect to exclusion of territory based upon such request. Any request for exclusion shall be acted upon before final action of the Board of County Commissioners under § 32-1-205, C.R.S.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Legal Notice No. 944312

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the Town of Castle Rock and Unincorporated Areas of Douglas County, Colorado, Case No. 22-08-0258P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp , or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. 944370

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR FIRST AMENDMENT TO SERVICE PLAN OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS IN RE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED AND CONSOLIDATED SERVICE PLAN FOR MIRABELLE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Service Plan for Mirabelle Metropolitan District No. 1 and Consolidated Service Plan for Mirabelle Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 (the “First Amendment”) has been filed with Douglas County, Colorado, for Mirabelle Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 (each a “District” and collectively, the “Districts”). The First Amendment is available for public inspection at the Office of the Clerk and Recorder, Douglas County, 301 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that a public hearing on the First Amendment will be held by the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 2:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the Board of Commissioners may hear such matter, at the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the First Amendment and to form a basis for adopting a resolution approving, conditionally approving or disapproving the First Amendment. All protests and objections must be submitted in writing to the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners at or prior to the public hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered.

The property within the boundaries of the Districts is approximately 384 acres generally located along Roxborough Park Road, north of Titan Road, in Douglas County, State of Colorado.

Each District is a metropolitan district.

The maximum mill levy for each District is 75 mills, as may be adjusted as provided in the Service Plan.

The Districts are existing metropolitan districts organized under the provisions of Title 32, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of the Districts is to finance, construct, acquire, own, operate and maintain public improvements such as water, streets, traffic and safety control, sanitation, storm sewers and drainage, parks and recreation, transportation, television relay and translation, mosquito and pest control, security services, covenant enforcement, design review, and other improvements and services within the Districts’ boundaries authorized by Title 32, Colorado Revised Statutes, subject to the limitations of the Districts’ Service Plan.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to § 32-1-203(3.5), C.R.S., any person owning property in a District may request that such property be excluded from the District by submitting such request to the Board of County Commissioners no later than ten (10) days prior to the public hearing. The Board of County Commissioners shall not be

limited in its action with respect to exclusion of territory based upon such request. Any request for exclusion shall be acted upon before final action of the Board of County Commissioners under § 32-1-205, C.R.S.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

PUBLISHED IN: Douglas County News Press

PUBLISHED ON: December 29, 2022

Legal Notice No. 944376

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: December 22, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

STATE OF COLORADO, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN RE THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO SERVICE PLAN FOR HUNTING HILL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the County of Douglas, Colorado, a Third Amendment to Service Plan for Hunting Hill Metropolitan District, County of Douglas, State of Colorado (the “Third Amendment to Service Plan”) and related documents for the Hunting Hill Metropolitan District (the “District”). The Third Amendment to Service Plan proposes certain amendments to the Service Plan for Hunting Hill Metropolitan District, approved by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas on September 12, 2007, as amended by that First Amendment to Service Plan for Hunting Hill Metropolitan District, and that Second Amendment to Service Plan for Hunting Hill Metropolitan District (the “Service Plan”), as specifically discussed therein. The Third Amendment to Service Plan is on file in the office of the Douglas County Recording Department at 301 Wilcox St, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104, and is available for public inspection. The property within the District is in Douglas County, Colorado (the “County”). The District is a metropolitan district as that term is defined in Section 32-1-103(10), C.R.S. The general boundaries of the District are South Santa Fe Drive on the west, C-470 on the south, County Line Road on the north, and Lucent Boulevard on the east. Improvements provided by the District include certain street, water, sanitation and related monumentation and landscaping improvements. The current Service Plan limits the District’s maximum combined mill levy to 60 mills. The current Service Plan allows the District to increase or decrease the Service Plan’s mill levy limitations so that, to the extent possible, the actual tax revenues generated by the mill levy, as adjusted, are neither diminished nor enhanced as a result of changes in the ratio of actual valuation to assessed valuation for residential real property, pursuant to Article X, section 3(1)(b) of the Colorado Constitution. The proposed Third Amendment to Service Plan would clarify that the District is authorized to adjust the mill levy limitations for changes in the method of calculating assessed valuation or any constitutionally mandated tax credit, cut, or abatement, without specific reference to Article X, section 3(1)(b) of the Colorado Constitution, so that to the extent possible, the actual tax revenues generated by the mill levy, as adjusted, are neither diminished nor enhanced as a result of any such changes.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado (the “Board”), will hold a public hearing at 2:30 p.m., on January 24, 2023, in the Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104, and via WebEx, for the purpose of considering the Third Amendment to Service Plan and to form a basis for adopting a Resolution approving, disapproving or conditionally approving the Third Amendment to Service Plan. Detailed instructions on how to view and virtually participate in the hearing can be found on the County’s Business Meetings/Public Hearing page for the January 24, 2023 Land Use Meeting/Public Hearing which will be posted on the County’s website at https://www.douglas.co.us. All protests and objections must be submitted in writing to the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners at or prior to the public hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered. All protests and objections to the Third Amendment to Service Plan shall be deemed to be waived unless presented at the time and in the manner specified.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that, that pursuant to § 32-1-203(3.5), C.R.S., as amended, the owner of real property within the District may file a petition with the Clerk to the Board stating reasons why said property should no longer be included in the District and requesting that such real property be excluded from the District. Such petition may be filed no later than ten (10) days before the day fixed for the public hearing on the Third Amendment to Service Plan, but the Board shall not be limited in its action with respect to the exclusion of territory based upon such request. Any request for exclusion shall be acted upon before the final action of the Board.

Legal Notice No. 944353

First Publication: December 29, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

project in Castle Pines, CO. The project is located within the City of Castle Pines, Colorado and includes, but is not limited to: Rehabilitation and replacement of portions of the existing HVAC systems within the plant including but not limited to ductwork, cooling and heating systems, electrical improvements, and appurtenances supporting the new systems. The scope includes new ductwork, louvers, heating units, cooling units, dehumidification, fans, electrical wiring and controls, and temporary construction to support installations and improvements.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 9:00 am, Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at the office of Kennedy Jenks, 165 S. Union Blvd, Suite 570, Lakewood, Colorado 80228. Representatives of the Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the Project.

Sealed Competitive Bids will be accepted until 2:00 pm, Monday, January 16, 2023, at the Castle Pines North Metropolitan District Office, 7404 Yorkshire Dr., Castle Pines, Colorado 80108. Electronic (PDF) Bids will not be accepted. Any bids received after 2:00 pm shall remain unopened. An abstract of the amounts of the base Bids and alternates (if any) will be made available to the Bidders after the Bids have been opened.

Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “CASTLE PINES NORTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT: CPN WTP HVAC SYSTEM UPGRADES”. Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of twenty (20) days after said closing time.

Bid packages will be available electronically starting on December 22nd, 2022 at www. questcdn.com under Login for a $15.00 charge. The user will be directed to enter a project code of #8352839. Contact QuestCDN.com at 952233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration and downloading this digital project information.

The Bidder to whom a contract is awarded will be required to furnish a “Performance and Payment” bond to the District. The “Performance and Payment” bond shall be furnished in conformity with the requirements of the Contract Documents.

The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, or to accept that proposal or combination of proposals, if any, which in its sole and absolute judgment, will under all circumstances best serve the District’s interest. No proposal will be accepted from any firm, person, or corporation, who is a defaulter as to surety or otherwise, or is deemed incompetent, irresponsible, or unreliable by the District Board of Directors.

No bids will be considered which are received after the time indicated above, and any bids so received after the scheduled closing time shall be returned to the bidder unopened.

Legal Notice No. 944326 First Publication: December 29, 2022 Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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 12th day of January 2023, final settlement will be made by the Town of Parker, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Town of Parker and Stone & Concrete Inc. for the completion of 2022 Townwide Concrete Replacement Program (CIP22-010) and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Stone & Concrete Inc., 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 12th day of January, 2023, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Town of Parker Council, c/o Director of Engineering/Public Works, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado, 80138. Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said Town of Parker from all and any liability for such claimant's claim. The Town of Parker Council, By: Tom Williams, Director of Engineering/Public Works.

Legal Notice No. 944387

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Second Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

of the following: Part 1 ~ Vaccine Services Part 2 ~ Testing Services Part 3 ~ Case Investigations and Contact Tracing

The RFEI document may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. While the RFEI document is available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic RFEI 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 RFEI response in a sealed envelope that is clearly marked with the information described above. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFEI responses will be received until 4:00pm on Friday, January 13, 2023 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 RFEI to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 944392

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for 2023 SIDEWALK REPAIR AND CURB RAMP RETROFIT PROJECT, 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 24, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. This project consists of placement of sidewalks, curb, and gutter at various locations throughout Douglas County. Bid items include the removal of sidewalk, replacement of sidewalk, curb ramp retrofit, removal and replacement of concrete pavement, emergency repairs and erosion control.

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 2, 2023, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address. Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Keith Burke, Project Engineer, by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at the same address.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities:

•20,200 linear feet of sidewalks, curb, and gutter

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 Keith Burke, Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

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

Legal Notice No. 944393

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Second Publication: December 29, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734

Notice

INVITATION TO BID

Douglas County, Colorado (“County”) is seeking responses from responsible and highly-qualified companies/organizations (“Respondent”) that have an interest in partnering with the County to facilitate the delivery of surge related services for the Douglas County Health Department, because demands for prevention and preparedness services/activities can exceed ambient capabilities.

Douglas County’s leadership is strongly supportive of collaborating with a private provider to assure the just-in-time ability to meet the needs of the community, as identified over the course of the Covid 19 Pandemic. The County is seeking one or more provider(s) to conduct the following scalable services.

This RFEI offers three areas of opportunity. Respondents may respond to one, all, or a mix

Attorneys: Janeway

Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 Englewood, CO 80112

Phone No: (855) 263-9295

Fax No: (303) 706-9994

Atty Reg#15592

Lynn M. Janeway (lynn@janewaylaw.com)

Atty Reg#40042

David R. Doughty (david@janewaylaw.com)

Atty Reg#34531 Alison L. Berry (alisonberry@janewaylaw.com)

Atty Reg#34861 N. April Norton (nanorton@janewaylaw.com)

Public Notices

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: Danielle Devault

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 the summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice.

This is an action for judicial foreclosure of a deed of trust under C.R.C.P. 105 on the following real property:

LOT 32, BLOCK 1, PLUM CREEK FAIRWAY 16 SUBDIVISION FILING NO 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 657 BALSA DR, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104 (“the Property”).

Dated: November 17, 2022

Attorneys for Plaintiff /s/ David R. Doughty David R. Doughty #40042 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, P.C. JLF# 21-025424/Devault

This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), C.R.C.P., as amended.

Legal Notice No. 944259

First Publication: December 1, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

County Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 10C7778, Division/Courtroom # B SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 22001933

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

MARSHALL RECOVERY, LLC Plaintiff: v. CHRISTINE M. HARTMAN et al., Defendant(s)

Regarding: Lot 57, Province Center - Filing No. 1B, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 8880 Goosander Way, Littleton, Colorado 80126, found in the County of Douglas;

also known as: 8880 Goosander WY LITTLETON, CO 80126 (the “Property”)

Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on October 25, 2022, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS

Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 16th day February, 2023, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

BIDDERS

ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR 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 $65,262.69

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 Joseph A. Murr, Esq., Reg. No. 14427 with MURR SILER & ACCOMAZZO, P.C. 1999 Broadway Suite 3100 Denver, CO 80202, 303-534-2277

Dated 12/29/2022, Castle Rock, CO

Tony Spurlock Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado

Tommy Barrella, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado

Legal Notice No. 944380

First Publication: 12/29/2022

Last Publication: 1/26/2023

Published In: Douglas County News Press

Misc. Private Legals

Pubic Notice

DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS FILED IN THIS COURT UNDER THE “UNIFORM DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE” AND “UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION” ACTS, due diligence has been used to obtain personal service within the State of Colorado and further efforts would be to no avail: therefore, publication has been ordered:

NUMBER: 2022DR030508

NAME: Daniel W. Leonard v Melissa Marie Sirbu/Meyers TYPE OF ACTION: Dissolution

A copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the above Court during regular business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and that failure to respond to this service by publication within thirty-five (35) days of the publication date may result in a default judgment against the non-appearing party.

Andrea

OF

COURT

Case Number: 2022PR030589

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 22, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Catherine L. Kellogg Personal Representative c/o Angela Schmitz, Esq. Robinson & Henry, P.C. 7555 East Hampden Avenue, Suite 600 Denver, CO 80231

Legal Notice No. 944364

First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: January 5, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Frank W. Turman, also known as Frank Turman, and Frank William Turman, Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30503

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 22, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Joshua Turman, Personal Representative c/o Kokish & Goldmanis, P.C. 316 Wilcox St. Castle Rock, CO 80104

Legal Notice No. 944356

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Cathy Lynn Taphorn, deceased Case Number: 2022PR177

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 22, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Scott Nelson Strader

Personal Representative 6389 Eagle Feather Trail Littleton, Colorado 80125

Legal Notice No.944351

First publication: December 22, 2022 Last publication: January 05, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Bradley D. Wachter, deceased Case Number: 2022PR30538

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 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Heather G. Wachter

Personal Representative 2 Inverness Drive East, Suite 102 Englewood, Colorado 80112

Legal Notice No. 944315

First publication: December 15, 2022 Last publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Roger W. Peterson, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR-000194-0001

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 May 1, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

La Cole Archuletta

Personal Representative PO Box 1462 Castle Rock, CO 80104

Legal Notice No. 944388

First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MICHAEL D. MARTIN, a/k/a MICHAEL MARTIN, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30591

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 on or before May 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative 7478 Sabino Lane Parker, Colorado 80108

Legal Notice No. 944374 First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: January 5, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MARGARET A. WEEDIN, Deceased Case Number 2022 PR 30578

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 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

KENTON H. KUHLMAN, Attorney for the Personal Representative 7851 S. ELATI ST., SUITE 202 LITTLETON CO 80120 Phone Number: 303.770.6664 E-mail: kk@kenkuhlmanlaw.com Atty. Reg. #: 9433

Legal Notice No. 944357

First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: January 5, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JANET ELAINE BEEN, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR030298

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 15th, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Paul D. Bowers, Personal Representative 9103 Frink Rd. Larkspur, CO 80118

Legal Notice No. 944310

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Marilyn Kay Moody, a/k/a Marilyn K. Moody, a/k/a Marilyn Moody, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30560

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, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Steefel, Personal Representative 1300 Green Oaks Drive Greenwood Village, Colorado 80121

Legal Notice No. 944313

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Michelle Renee Case, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30577

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 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Richard Case, Personal Representative 7615 Lemon Gulch Way Castle Rock, Colorado 80108

Legal Notice No. 944323

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DONALD C. HAHN, also known as DONALD CECIL HAHN, aka DONALD HAHN, and DON HAHN, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30564

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 24, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Karen Sue Hahn, Personal Representative 7604 Pineridge Terrace Castle Pines, CO 80108

Legal Notice No. 944367

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on December 2, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of JoAnn Cristina Merriman Gonzalez be changed to JoAnn Cristina Merriman Stringer Case No: 22C680

By: K.A.P. Cone, Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 944386

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Last Publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 30, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Teresa Jean Liggins be changed to Teri Jean Francisco Case No.: 227C677

By: Blake Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 944384

First Publication: December 29, 2022 Last Publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on October 14, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Raymond Homer Mullen Jr. be changed to Raymond Gage Mullen Jr. Case No.: 22C578

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 944318

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 8, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Amya Machiko Eshima be changed to Amya Machiko Stryker-Eshima Case No.: 22C640

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 944382

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Last Publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public Notice is given on October 05, 2022 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Abigail Grace Garcia be changed to Abigail Grace Newman. Case No.:2022CV97

By: Andi Truett Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 944385

First publication: December 29, 2022

Last publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on December 1, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Emily Susana Truesdale Poole be changed to Emily STP Henry Case No.: 22 C 679

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 944368

them to the personal representative or to: District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before February 4, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michelle R. Smith

Attorney for Cynthia Szweda, Personal Representative 4 W. Dry Creek Circle, Ste. 100 Littleton, Colorado 80120

Legal Notice No. 944311

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Public Notice

TO CREDITORS

NOTICE

Estate of John Walter Kellogg, aka John W Kellogg, aka John Kellogg, Deceased

Yenmei Melissa Shih Personal Representative 3989 Blue Pine Circle Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Legal Notice No. 944378

First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DOROTHY V. COWELL, a/k/a DOROTHY VIRGINIA COWELL, AND DOROTHY COWELL, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30566

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 24, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tracey Ann Harrist,

Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Kathleen E. Harrold, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30568

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 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ David F. Steinhoff David F. Steinhoff, #9980 o/b/o Estate of Kathleen E. Harrold 750 W. Hampden Ave. Ste 505 Englewood, CO 80110

Legal Notice No. 944312

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on December 8, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Kaleb Michael Baldree be changed to Kaleb Michael Haley Case No.: 22C34326

Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 944350

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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5. Miso Salmon from Well Plated is sweet-savory salmon is another go-to dinner of mine. I would recommend adding a clove of minced garlic to the glaze and serving the salmon with rice or mashed potatoes and roasted broccoli.

6. Lemon-Honey Glazed Carrots from Girl Gone Gourmet

My brother originally shared this simple, cozy, balanced side dish

ACTIVITES

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Becoming a shoemaker

e art of shoemaking is one I never could fully appreciate until my friends and I took a class in Fort Collins to make our own pair.

e full day experience involved cutting leather, dying it to the color of our liking, sewing and gluing it together and voilà! A brand new pair of shoes.  It was a more time consuming process than I had expected, and it gave me such admiration for people who craft shoes. I highly recommend trying it!

MUSIC

FROM PAGE 19

heard this song and immediately knew the team had to do a routine to this song. is song speaks to being there for each other in dark times and being a support for the ones you love. is song will always hold a special place in my heart.

6. Feel the Love by Riker Lynch is song debuted on America’s Song Contest over the summer and I instantly put it on repeat. e tropical sound and the positive lyrics makes for a good choice for a summertime song. I played it in the car, in my room while

CHARGES

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Resources for abuse survivors

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recipe with me. It was a great anksgiving addition for my family this year, but these carrots will work anytime through the winter to warm you up with some sweet yummy veggies!

7. Homemade Vegan Lasagna with Tofu Ricotta from Hummusapien is dish was a fun dairy-free challenge for me! At rst, I was hesitant about the tofu-hummus “ricotta,” but it ended up being delicious. I also added some sliced portobello mushrooms in between layers. You could add spinach, kale, bell peppers or sundried tomatoes as well!

3: Yoga on the Rocks

Doing a “Yoga on the Rocks” class, where people get up early in the morning to take a yoga class at Red Rocks, was something I’d been wanting to do for several years. But as a natural nightowl, it wasn’t something that I always prioritized as a weekend activity.  at is, until 2022.

My friends and I were joined by a crowd of people, scattered throughout the amphitheater, as we stretched our stress away. Ironically, I’d say the hardest part of the experience was walking up the stairs to the amphitheater.  Afterwards, we all felt accomplished and relaxed — a great way to start the weekend.

4: Goat yoga

Speaking of yoga, after a few years

getting ready, at baton twirling practice. It is a song that got me motivated for the day.

7. Awakening by Harmonious World Ensemble feat. Danny Gokey & Ninet Tayeb When Disney Plus streamed the Harmonious rework show live this summer, I don’t know how many times I had this entire soundtrack on replay. But the second track is probably my favorite as it includes two of my favorite Disney songs, How Far I’ll Go and Go the Distance. What makes it so unique is hearing languages from around the world singing and overlapping.

8. Everything is Possible Now by Clouds and Thorns

It is just a feel-good song, there

and for this I am deeply sorry,” said Jim Turley, the former national chair of Boy Scouts of America, in an open letter to victims in February 2020.

In the letter, Turley noted the Scouts partnered with the nonpro t 1in6 to provide services, which can be accessed anonymously and free of

Public Notices

SUMMONS FOR ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

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

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

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

You may be required to pay a filing fee with your

9. Kale Caesar Salad with Sweet Potatoes and Crispy Chickpeas from HalfBaked Harvest

I love any and all meals that incorporate tahini, and this dressing is to die for. e crispy chickpeas, sweet potatoes and kale all go together beautifully. Perfect for when you want something hearty and healthy!

of hearing about goat yoga but not really knowing what it was all about, my friend and I tried it at a local farm.

Turns out, it’s more about the goats and less about the yoga.

As you follow the guidance of the yoga instructor, a person carrying treats will come near you along with a parade of goats.

e person will drop treats near you, leading to a swarm of goats hopping on top of you, sni ng you and distracting you with their adorable nature.

However, make sure you’re wearing something you don’t care too much about, because the goats may poop on you. I’m speaking, unfortunately, from experience.

5: Painting class

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is nothing much else to say. It’s another great driving song that I have especially enjoyed listening to while driving through the mountains. If you want to be put in a great positive headspace and feel motivated, this is a great song for that.

9. Life Goes On by BTS is mellow song is from another album that came out a few years ago but I am just discovering and have fallen in love with. Although most of the lyrics are not in english, Life Goes On is a song that calms the body and mind. A beautiful thing about music is that people can interpret it in di erent ways. For me, this song reminds me to

charge, to victims.

1in6, founded in 2007, o ers resources and services to men who have experienced unwanted or abusive sexual experiences.

e name is representative of the statistic that at least one in six men have been sexually abused or assaulted,

Response. The Response form (JDF 1420) can be found at www.courts.state.co.us by clicking on the “Self Help/Forms” tab.

The Petition requests that the Court enter a Order addressing issues involving the children such as, child support, allocation of parental responsibilities, (decision-making and parenting time), attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.

Notice: Colorado Revised Statutes §14-10-123, provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Order is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for

10.

Dried Orange Garland from Francois et Moi

Although this is not exactly a recipe, it’s a fun food-related creation that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this holiday season! I like to include more citrus than just oranges, like lemons (cook a little shorter than the oranges) and grapefruit (cook a little longer). You can make a garland with these, add them to a wreath or use them as a garnish for your favorite drink!

Editor’s Note: Nina Joss is the Colorado Community Media community Editor for Littleton and Arapahoe County.

perfectionist and doesn’t like failure, painting has always been something that intimidates me.

But when my friends and I decided to take a painting class, we became more comfortable with being outside of our comfort zone.

Although none of us felt our paintings turned out as masterpieces, we all enjoyed the process, laughing and giving each other ideas on creative things to add to the art pieces.

It reminded me it’s important to remove the expectation that we always have to be good at the things we do.

Continuing to try new things and be a novice is what keeps life interesting, light-hearted and joyful. It’s the qualities I hope for all of us to have in our lives in 2023.

not get stuck in di cult times and to remember that life will go on.

10. Learning to Fly by Sheppard

I am ending this list with another positive, upbeat song. It is kind of a mixture of some of my favorite genres of music. It has a hint of Disney, a hint of indie driving music and an energetic beat. Since I am always looking for new music for my athletes, I am always looking for songs that will get the energy going in practice but also carry a positive message.

according to the nonpro t.  ose interested in learning more about 1in6 and its services can visit 1in6.org.

Resources and help can also be accessed by calling the National Sexual Assault Hotline, which is con dential and available 24/7, at 1-800-656-4673.

further temporary orders, an expanded automatic temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under §14-10-125, C.R.S.

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

Automatic Temporary Injunction – By Order of Colorado law, you and the other parties: 1. Are enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party; and 2. Are restrained from removing the minor child(ren) from the state without the consent of all parties or an Order of the Court modifying the injunction; and 3. Are restrained, without at least 14 days

advance notification and the written consent of all other parties or an Order of the Court, from cancelling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance or life insurance that provides coverage to the minor child(ren) as a beneficiary of a policy.

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

Legal Notice No. 944278

First Publication: December 1, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Editor’s Note: Haley Lena is the Colorado Community Media community editor for Douglas County and Parker.

8. Coconut Milk Dark Chocolate Mousse from Jacked on the Beanstalk Looking for a classy dessert to serve at your New Year’s Eve party? Add a pinch of sea salt before mixing, and you’ve got it right here! Rich, simple and sure to wow your guests.