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BY NINA JOSS AND MCKENNA HARFORD COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Several hours before the restaurant opened one Wednesday in April, Maggiano’s Little Italy was already bustling with people sipping co ee and lling their plates with wa es and eggs.

It was the monthly gathering of the Arapahoe County Republican Breakfast Club.

At the Denver Tech Center restaurant, leaders and neighbors build community and discuss issues important to the GOP in the metro area and across Colorado.

At this meeting, talk turned to the Republican Party’s

identity crisis.

“It’s very clear that, even in this room of good friends, we are still very deeply divided,” Arapahoe County GOP Chair Anne Rowland said to the group. “In spite of that, if we want to win, we need to keep having conversations in a positive way and not to tear one another down.”

Rowland’s statement highlighted an idea that, despite not being on any o cial agenda for the meeting, was on everyone’s minds: What do Republicans need to do to win elections?

In 2022, Democrats edged

Assessors predict sticker shock for homeowners

Metro mortgages, rents, taxes will rise with new property valuations

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

is week, homeowners across the Denver area will be staring at numbers that may come as a shock: eir property values may have jumped by up to 45% — or even higher.

“We do ask property owners to take a good look at the notices they receive,” said Denver Assessor Keith Er meyer, urging homeowners to let their local assessor’s o ces know if they dispute the value they receive.

Driven by a costly real-estate market, home values — as calculated for property tax purposes — have spiked since the last time homeowners received notices of value two years ago. Since then, residential properties in the Denver metro area typically saw value increases between 35% and 45%, a group of assessors from across the Front Range announced April 26. For owners selling their homes these days, the bump in home prices has been good news. But it also means owners are on the hook for higher property tax bills, Er meyer

noted.

Public o cials are openly hoping homeowners will get relief from the state legislature, where lawmakers are expected to take action to lower property tax bills this year.

It’s a fraught equation, though, because local governments depend on property tax revenue, and too much adjustment could threaten cuts to

their services.

Property taxes partly fund county governments, but they also fund school districts, re and library districts, and other local entities.

Toby Damisch, who heads Douglas County’s property tax o ce, emphasized the urgent nature of the situation for homeowners and a ordability.

“If the state lawmakers don’t act immediately on this, then it will be a crisis, in my opinion,” Damisch, the Douglas County assessor, told reporters.

Not an isolated problem

Across Colorado, property values have risen signi cantly, Damisch said. In notably a uent Douglas County, residential properties saw increases between 30% and 60%, with a median of 47%.

Other metro-area counties have seen high spikes as well:

• In Denver, the median increase in single-family home property values is 33%, Er meyer said.

• In Je erson County, median single-family residential values increased by 37%, the county said in a news release.

• Arapahoe County’s assessor, PK Kaiser, announced the county will see almost a 42% increase in residential values.

• Broom eld saw a median value increase for single-family residential of 41%, according to Broom eld County’s assessor. How does that all stack up with property value jumps in recent years?

Er meyer recalls talking about median increases that were “largely in the 20s” in Denver in 2015, 2017 and 2019.

“Douglas County, we had 30% increases in the 1997 reappraisal as well as the 1999 appraisal. at felt monumental at the time,” Damisch said. “What we’re looking at this year

is that’s at the low end.”

Apartment renters a ected

While property tax discussions often focus on homeowners, the spike in values could also a ect renters in apartments — sometimes called “multifamily” buildings — though it’s unclear by how much.

Asked whether apartment landlords will raise rent because of increases in property tax bills, Damisch said they may try, “but they can only do what the market allows.”

“And taxes is just one of their cost streams,” Damisch said, adding that landlords have seen increased labor and insurance costs as well.

Er meyer noted: “We’ve seen some historic increases in multifamily in the past that haven’t been met with immediate rent spikes.”

e median total property value change for apartment buildings is 20% in Je erson County, according to a news release.

In Douglas County, the median increase in multifamily property values is 25%, Damisch said.

Growing pains

In an expensive real-estate market, it seems like new property developments pop up constantly around metro Denver.

A common concern from existing residents is that new developments will cause their property values to drop. But market forces keeping property values high can also elicit fears of high property tax bills.

Asked about the tension between those two concerns, Damisch acknowledged it’s a di cult question.

“Growth has always been, in Douglas County, one of the hottest topics. We’ve had thousands of people moving in for a few decades,” Damisch said. “Once they get here — myself included — they don’t like the growth.”

Er meyer pointed to the shortage of housing in general around the state.

“I don’t think you could disconnect what we’re talking about today from that particular fact,” Er meyer said. “ at’s one of many, many things that contribute to property (values).”

Lawmakers may step in

It’s the job of county assessors’ o ces to establish accurate values of homes and other properties to determine how much property owners will owe government entities in taxes — a process meant to ensure that the amount of taxes people pay is fair and equitable.

( e assessor doesn’t set the tax rate but determines the value of the property that the tax rate then gets applied to. Local government entities like counties and school districts set the tax rates. Property tax rates are o cially called “mill levies.”)

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Some county programs o er property tax relief

Residents facing hike

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A woman called in to a Douglas County town hall meeting to tell county leaders her expenses have increased so much that she and her husband might not be able to live in their longtime home anymore.

She was just about to turn 63, her husband will be 62 soon, and they worry because they’re too young to qualify for a certain tax bene t.

“We only have one income right now because I’m disabled,” she told o cials over the phone.

She was one of many local residents who expressed concerns about the expected spike in property tax payments in Douglas County — a phenomenon that could occur around the Denver metro area — in response to property valuations jumping up.

Driven by a costly real-estate market, home values — as calculated for property tax purposes — have spiked since the last time homeowners received notices of value two years ago. New valuations were to reach property owners around early May, and in Douglas County, residential properties saw increases between 30% and 60%, with a median of 47%, according

to the county assessor. at a ects single-family homes, including townhomes and condominiums, county Assessor Toby Damisch said.

e law requires assessors to value properties every two years. e property valuation homeowners were to receive is based on June 2022 data, near the recent peak in the real-estate market.

So even though home prices have declined since then, property values re ect last year’s exceptional highs.

“To the extent there’s been softness in the real-estate market since last summer, which there has been, that

is not accounted for” in the newly calculated values, Damisch told the town hall audience.

Waiting on state lawmakers

Douglas County hosted the inperson and remote town hall April 26 to eld questions and concerns from residents about the potential sharp rise in their property tax bills.

State lawmakers may step in to limit how much people end up paying, but the clock is ticking on the legislature’s regular session, the roughly four-month period when lawmakers pass bills. It ends in early May, county Commissioner Lora omas noted.

Unless the legislature enters a special session, that would be the deadline for lawmakers to take action.

Much of the property tax that residents in Douglas County pay goes to what are called “metro districts,” Damisch noted. Metropolitan districts, such as Highlands Ranch Metro District, are a type of government entity that can o er some government services.

Some programs for relief

O cials told the audience about some resources that may o er relief for some property owners.

e senior property tax exemption “is such a critical, critical thing for our seniors,” state Rep. Lisa Frizell said.

e senior property tax exemption is available to senior citizens and the surviving spouses of senior citizens, according to the Colorado Division of Property Taxation. When the state of Colorado’s budget allows, 50% of the rst $200,000 of actual value of the quali ed applicant’s primary residence is exempted.

For more information on that exemption, call 303-864-7777, email dola_dpt_frontdesk@state. co.us or see the county’s website at douglas.co.us/assessor/residential-

The Douglas County building where o cials hold public meetings at 100 Third St. in Castle Rock.

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e law requires the assessors to value properties every two years. e property valuation homeowners will soon receive is based on June 2022 data, near the recent peak in the realestate market.

So even though home prices have declined since then, property values re ect last year’s exceptional highs. Also at play is a number called the “assessment rate,” another factor that helps determine how much in prop-

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exemptions/seniors.

Damisch also told the audience about a “senior income tax credit.”

“If you’ve already led your taxes, you can go back and correct (them) if you qualify,” Damisch said.

Call his o ce at 303-660-7450 or email Assessors@douglas.co.us for more information on that.

e legislature passed a measure in 2021 aiming to ease people’s nancial burden by letting them

erty taxes a person owes. e state legislature sets the assessment rate.

JoAnn Gro , Colorado property tax administrator, said she “can pretty well guarantee” that the property tax information homeowners receive next week won’t be accurate.

“It’s because your legislature isn’t immune to what’s going on right now,” Gro said. “ ere’ve been lots of discussions … about providing some additional property value adjustment.”

“I truly expect to see some adjustments and some relief in 2023,” she added.

She also advised the public “to

defer payment on some of what they owe on their primary residence, e Colorado Sun reported. e deadline of April 1 to apply for the deferral has passed, but it might be worth looking into for future years.

Colorado’s “Property Tax Deferral Program” has traditionally helped seniors and active military personnel continue to a ord to live in their homes, according to the Colorado Treasurer’s O ce website.

On Jan. 1, Colorado was to expand the deferral program to allow those who do not qualify for the senior or military personnel program to defer a portion of their real property taxes

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watch every one of your taxing jurisdictions that’s going to have conversations about setting their mill levy.”

Colorado ranks lower

Despite the public concerns over property taxes, Gro noted that “we still have one of the lowest obligations of property taxes of any state.”

Nationally, Colorado has relatively low residential property taxes, according to an analysis by the conservative Tax Foundation. Colorado ranked 47th in property taxes paid as a percentage of owner-occupied housing value in 2020, according to the foundation.

if they exceed a property tax-growth cap of 4%, the website says.

e deferral program does not exempt taxes — it provides a loan to assist Coloradans. e deferral loan is recorded as a “junior lien” against the person’s property and does not have to be repaid until the participant no longer quali es, the website says.

For more information, see treasury. colorado.gov/property-tax-deferralprograms, call 833-634-2513 or email cotreasproptax@state.co.us.

Assessors play specific role It’s the job of county assessors’ ofces to establish accurate values of

And while businesses pay more, their taxes still appear to be lower than the national average, according to the Colorado Sun. Colorado had the 17th best “State Business Tax Climate” for 2020, according to the Tax Foundation. Colorado had the 14th best “property tax rank” for businesses in 2020, according to the foundation. Editor’s note: As of press time, Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic legislators said they would announce a “transformative plan” on May 1 to reduce property tax bills and “implement long-term protections” to prevent future increases. e plan would require voter approval in November.

homes and other properties to determine how much property owners will owe government entities in taxes — a process meant to ensure that the amount of taxes people pay is fair and equitable.

e assessor doesn’t set the tax rate but determines the value of the property that the tax rate then gets applied to. Local government entities like counties and school districts set the tax rates. Property tax rates are o cially called “mill levies.”

For more information about property taxes, contact the county assessor’s o ce at 303-660-7450.

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out Republicans in most key elections. Along with wins in all four statewide elected o ces, including governor, and a U.S. Senate seat, Democrats gained a supermajority in the state House and a majority in the state Senate.

ere seems to be consensus within the Republican Party that unity is needed to start winning. Republicans appear to agree they need an identity, a clear message. e disagreement, however, is exactly what messages to push.

Some want the party to shift focus away from abortion, gun control, the results of the 2020 presidential election and Donald Trump in hopes of appealing to more una liated voters. Others say these topics are exactly what Republicans need to double down on to win.

At the April breakfast, some of those themes played out. Republicans in the room disagreed on how much the party should focus on abortion. While many Republicans share a desire for more restrictions on abortion in Colorado, the question is how much these beliefs should be a part of mainstream messaging.

“It reminds me of an old saying: ‘If you can’t beat them, join them,’” said Bob Andrews, who lost the Arapahoe County assessor race in 2022.

As a “devout Catholic” with “strong opinions about abortion,” Andrews said Republicans need to stop focusing on it.

“We have this abortion albatross around our neck,” he said. “As an assessor candidate, I had to answer questions about abortion. at’s not in my purview. But until we give that up, we’re going to keep losing.”

Others argued the exact opposite is needed, saying the key to winning is to push harder on the controversial social issues that became a focal point of the 2022 elections.

“As a Republican, we’ll never walk away from protecting the unborn, period,” said Randy Corporon, Republican national committeeman and political radio talk show host. “We don’t need to moderate our position. We need to point out how radical the Democrat position is … It’s a wonderful opportunity to stand up for what we believe and convince people why we’re right.”

e passion of these comments — and the divisions they brought to the surface — extend far beyond Maggiano’s.

From Arapahoe County, which

has a Democratic majority, to rightleaning Douglas County — Republicans nd themselves debating and questioning whether they can come to a consensus on how to present a one-party front to voters.

A numbers game

Last year in Douglas County, a Democrat won a legislative race in the Republican stronghold for the rst time since 1966.

Still, Douglas County elected mostly Republicans to the statehouse, re ecting its voter spectrum. Republicans account for 34% of active registered voters in the county, while 19% are Democrats and 46% are unafliated. (Voters not included in these numbers are registered with minor parties.)

e numbers di erentiate Douglas County from neighboring Arapahoe County, where 21% of active registered voters are Republicans, 31% are Democrats and 46% are una liated.

Kevin Edling, who ran for Arapahoe County sheri against incumbent Democrat Tyler Brown in 2022, said these numbers played a role in his loss.

“I knew before I ran for o ce for the Arapahoe County sheri that we’re behind the eight ball because there’s … more registered Democrats in Arapahoe County than there are Republicans,” he said.

If Edling could have run without choosing a party, he said he would have. Some races feel like they’re

already decided down party lines before the candidates even start campaigning, he said.

“ at’s not what it’s supposed to be about,” he said. “It’s supposed to be about ideas and candidates and service.”

In the eyes of many Republicans, party registration numbers played a large role in the GOP’s cache of losses in 2022.

“I campaigned for several of the (November 2022) candidates,” said Arapahoe County Commissioner Je Baker, the lone Republican on the ve-member board. “None of my picks won. But you know … I don’t think they could have done anything better. It’s a mathematics game.”

Party registration numbers in Arapahoe County are similar to those statewide. Just under a quarter of active voters in Colorado are registered Republican and 27% are Democrat.

It is signi cantly more popular, however, to not be registered with any party at all – 46% of voters in the state are una liated, and that percentage has increased over time.

On Nov. 4, 2008, the day Barack Obama was rst elected, Democratic, Republican and una liated voters in Colorado were evenly split, with about 33% of voters registered in each category. Since then, both major party registration percentages have decreased while una liated voters have increased.

ere are multiple theories as to why registering as una liated is be-

coming more common among voters. For some, the shift away from party a liation highlights the declining loyalty to both major political parties and frustration with the two-party political system.

Suzanne Taheri, who was known for much of her political career as Suzanne Staiert, thinks the shift to una liated could also have a systemic cause.

In the past, o cials at the Department of Motor Vehicles would ask residents if they wanted to register to vote and would allow them to select a party.

“Now, they don’t ask you the question anymore,” Taheri said. “You’re just automatically registered as unafliated.”

A new process, implemented in 2020, automatically registers new voters as una liated when they get a driver’s license.

To register with a speci c party, voters have to change their a liation online or by responding to a mailed notice from the state.

“Your motivation to then go into the system and change your a liation to something else is much lower,” said Taheri, the former chair of the Arapahoe County GOP. “Like why? What is the bene t? Now we have open primaries, and if you don’t register as a Republican, then you can vote in either. If you register as a Republican

or one. see ing hall County forced choose would registration Republicans elections their that are we they sure that ated una choice,” di comes registered switch, the … would your o a choose Democratic leading una party primary, 33% recent Democratic lican. cies, the the Republican total numbers o 248,192 returned ballots 170,631 cast

Dave Williams speaks during a Republican state central meeting on March 11, 2023, in Loveland where elections for a chairman, vice chairman and secretary of the Colorado GOP were conducted.

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or a Democrat, you only get to pick one. So I don’t know that we will ever see (party registration) really increasing in Colorado.”

In March, during a Republican town hall event in Castle Rock, one Douglas County resident said if voters were forced to pick a party, more would choose the right and Republicans would fare better in elections and registration numbers.

With the growing number of unafliated voters in the state, many Republicans say the key to winning elections is getting these voters on their side.

“We need to make sure they know that not all Republicans look like me, are old white guys,” Baker said. “ at we have folks that are BIPOC, that they are LGBTQ+. We need to make sure that we’re addressing the issues that they nd important.”

But in Taheri’s eyes, not all una liated voters are “up for grabs.”

“We’re not necessarily appealing to una liated (voters) — they’re unafliated by default, not necessarily by choice,” she said. “I think there’s a big di erence between someone who comes here who’s a Democrat, gets registered as una liated and doesn’t switch, versus somebody who made the switch from a party to una liated … If they were truly up for grabs, I would say, you know, you have to sell your issues to them.”

According to the secretary of state’s o ce, una liated voters can choose a party preference, meaning they can choose to receive a ballot for only the Democratic or Republican primary leading up to an election. Of the una liated voters who have chosen a party preference since the June 2022 primary, 59% chose Democratic and 33% chose Republican.

Voter preference numbers for other recent primaries also show more Democratic preferences than Republican.

Despite these blue-leaning tendencies, many una liated voters, with the ability to vote for either party in the primaries, choose to vote on the Republican ballot.

In the 2022 primaries, 1.2 million total votes were cast, according to numbers from the secretary of state’s o ce. According to the o ce’s data, 248,192 una liated voters returned Republican ballots and 170,631 cast

their ballots in Democratic primaries. With una liated voters impacting primary races, some Republicans support closing primary elections to only registered GOP voters. ey say this would compel people who want to participate to register with the party.

“As members of our community who have knocked countless doors and engaged untold numbers of residents, we know una liated voters are more aligned with conservative values than not,” Douglas County GOP Chair Steve Peck said in a statement. “We hope to prove the value of Republicanism to them over time and have them join our family to take part in our primary elections as registered Republicans themselves.”

Arapahoe County GOP chair Anne Rowland thinks the party can bring more voters in by selling their issues and, more importantly, by building relationships.

“If we’re going to win, we must work together,” she said. “And not only do we have to work together, but we have to persuade una liated and moderate Democrats. Otherwise we’re gonna lose every time.”

The drivers of division

In Rowland’s experience, there are two main causes of division within the party. Some Republicans, she said, are divided in their grassroots versus establishment attitudes.

e other division in the party, Rowland said, is about how much weight to put on speci c issues.

“Some of us are divided because there’s an issue or another that we’re personally attached to, and that overrules everything,” she said.

During the Arapahoe County Republicans Breakfast in April, the issue dividing the crowd was abortion.

Gun control, contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election and Trump also cause divisions among Republicans.

During a debate leading up to the 2023 GOP state chair election, in which Dave Williams was elected,

several candidates said they believe Trump won the 2020 election and the party needs to focus on transparency and election security.

“We need to be bold, we need to stand up,” said then candidate Aaron Wood. “We need to not be afraid of people calling us ‘the Big Lie’ or ‘election deniers’ — Trump won. Plain and simple … I want to see without a doubt that elections are won legitimately and we need to be proponents of that.”

In 2020, President Joe Biden was declared the winner with 306 Electoral College votes and just over 81.2 million popular votes. According to the o cial results, Trump nished with 232 Electoral College votes and just over 74.2 million citizen votes.

Williams also believes Trump won the 2020 election.

When running for the state legislature in 2022, he led a lawsuit to try to force Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold to allow his name to be listed on the primary ballot as “Dave ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Williams,” using a coded phrase that means “F--- Joe Biden.”

A judge ruled that Griswold had the authority to disallow the use of the phrase.

Erik Aadland, another candidate for the state’s GOP chair position and former congressional candidate, said election integrity is important, but focusing so much on the 2020 results is hurting the party.

“ is rehashing 2020 is not serving Republicans,” he said. “Whether fraud dictated a role in the outcome of 2020, well sadly, we’ll never know, folks … Our republic hangs in the balance, and if we keep trying to ght 2020 over and over again, we’re going to lose this war.”

Tina Peters, a 2023 state chair candidate and former Mesa County clerk who was indicted last year on charges related to a security breach of the county’s election system, said focusing on the results is important for the party going forward.

“We need to learn from the past,”

she said.

Peters was also recently convicted of obstructing government operations after an encounter in which police said she resisted investigators when they tried to seize an iPad that she had used to record a court proceeding.

Williams said he has o ered the six other candidates who ran for Colorado GOP chair, including Peters, titles and roles within the state party, as reported by e Colorado Sun.

Taheri said di ering perspectives on the 2020 election results are causing Republicans to turn against each other.

“I think what is driving the wedge in the party is that there is a group who doesn’t want to really talk about (other issues), they just want to talk about stolen elections and they want to sling mud at, not just the Democrats, but other people in the party that don’t want to talk about their issue,” she said.

For the party to be successful, Taheri said she thinks it needs to move away from Trump. Because of his prominent role in people’s perception of the party, she said his in uence trickles down to how people vote in local elections.

“ e saying used to be ‘All politics is local,’” she said. “Now I feel like all politics is national … I think if we are better at the federal level of articulating our issues, then people start to identify our candidates with our issues instead of just identifying our candidates with Trump.”

For other Republican voices and voters, Trump is the only way forward for the GOP.

During a March town hall hosted by several state House Republicans, several Douglas County citizens said Trump is the best choice to x not only the party, but also the country.

When asked if they would only support Trump, the Castle Pines and Castle Rock residents said they would support whoever wins the Republican primary.

Unifying issues

To move forward as a party, some Republicans think the key to winning is to focus on the issues that a ect voters’ day-to-day lives.

“I don’t like to lead with (abortion and gun rights) because those are hot-button issues,” Rowland said.

“If it’s a topic that’s very partisan, I don’t think that’s where you start the conversation. I think you hold your values, but start with the things that you can agree on.”

In Rowland’s eyes, some of those things are crime, in ation, homelessness, school violence and fentanyl.

“ ese are all issues that should not be Republican or Democrat issues,” she said. “ ese are not partisan issues. ese are issues of life and community.”

Rep. Anthony Hartsook, R-Parker, said ideas that already have broad consensus in the Republican party, like addressing crime, keeping

Dozens gathered for the Arapahoe County Republican Breakfast Club to build community and discuss topics related to the GOP on April 5. PHOTO BY NINA JOSS

Local Republicans say trust in media has declined

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As Colorado Community Media reporters Nina Joss and McKenna Harford embarked on their investigation of issues facing the Republican party in Colorado, they were met with notable hesitancy and resistance from many potential sources.

One 2022 county race candidate, two county GOP leaders, four voters and Rep. Brandi Bradley of Douglas County all declined to interview for the story or did not respond to requests for comment.

Of these, three explicitly pointed to distrust in the media as their reason for declining.

A 2021 survey by the Pew Research Center shows that only 35% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they have “a lot” or “some” trust in the information that comes from national news organizations.

According to the Knight Foundation, trust in local news also declined in the party from 2019-2021. is distrust, in addition to causing potential sources to decline interviews, created hesitancy in others who did end up participating in the reporting process.

Suzanne Taheri, formerly Suzanne Staiert, served as the Arapahoe County GOP Chair from 2021

until 2023. When Joss reached out to Taheri to request an interview, she initially declined, pointing to a disagreement with Colorado Community Media in the past.

After a meeting with CCM South Metro Editor elma Grimes, Taheri agreed to interview for the story because she started to believe the planned article was not a “hit piece” as she had originally suspected.

“(Grimes) said, ‘I mean, we’re actually … trying to do a legitimate story,’” Taheri said. “I think that, had it been a hit piece, you probably would have just moved on to nd your next target.”

In Taheri’s eyes, trust in the media among Republicans is weak. When Donald Trump entered the national scene, Taheri said the media became even more polarized and separation between “journalists and pundits,” which was already blurry, disappeared.

“Some (journalists) tried or successfully put aside any biases they had and just reported the facts,” she said. “Now, that just doesn’t sell. And so when you say ‘trust in the media,’ you’re saying ‘trust in a pundit,’ which is completely di erent than trusting journalism.”

Although local media tends to be seen as more trustworthy than national news outlets, local journalists can still help improve trust by “stick-

ing together and kicking everyone else out of the pool,” she said.

Anne Rowland, Taheri’s successor, was also uncertain about participating in the story until a colleague told her that Joss had quoted a source correctly in the past.

“I didn’t answer (your call) at rst on purpose because I wanted to nd out who you were and should I trust you and give you the time to speak to you,” she said to Joss. “My job’s already hard enough without somebody else making it hard.”

“I think there is a very big distrust of the media, particularly from Republicans,” she said. “And it’s not just the stories that get put out, but there are stories that are not put out.”

To move forward, Rowland thinks journalists need to build relationships.

“I think you need to sit down, have a cup of co ee, and build a relationship,” she said. “And then be fair in how you report it.”

Kevin Edling, who ran for Arapahoe County sheri against Democrat Tyler Brown in 2022, said all media, including local media, should get back to the “baseline of reporting facts and not reaching conclusions for the reader or for the viewer.”

“I know that the American public is smart enough to come up with their own conclusions,” he said.

As the Republican Party works on

getting its message out to voters, Edling said being able to work with members of the media is important.

“It doesn’t matter if I disagree with (a reporter) or I agree with (a reporter),” he said. “I should always have a relationship with the media. It’s important. is is what people read, this is what people view and this is what people listen to.”

Documentary lmmaker Don Colacino documented Joss and Harford’s reporting process for this story as part of his upcoming lm about trust in news. e trailer and more information on the lm, Trusted Sources, are available at https:// www.trustdoc lm.com/.

Colorado lawmakers react to Biden’s reelection bid

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When Joe Biden o cially announced his reelection campaign Tuesday, Democrat Sen. John Hickenlooper was the rst of Colorado’s delegation out of the gate to throw his support behind the president. e former governor said via Twitter that under Biden’s leadership, “we’ve made historic investments in our nation’s aging infrastructure, spurred clean energy innovation, and brought manufacturing jobs back to America. But this is only the beginning – let’s nish the job!”

Hickenlooper, who had a short lived presidential campaign in 2019 before running for Senate, was

referencing bipartisan bills that passed in the last Congress, such as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the CHIPs Act, as well as partisan bills such as the In ation Reduction Act.

Freshman Rep. Brittany Pettersen noted that Biden took o ce during “one of the most di cult times” in the country’s history, including a global pandemic and a mob attacking the U.S. Capitol.

“Starting on day one, he stepped up to support our families, businesses, and communities through the pandemic, and led one of the most productive Congress’ in a century,” she said in a statement. “ ere is still

President Joe Biden announced he would be seeking reelection on April 25.

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government small with low taxes and fewer regulations, educational choice and promoting individualism, have the best chance of recruiting una liated voters.

While campaigning in 2020, Hartsook said he found that una liated voters and Republicans shared the same concerns with growing in ation, crime and cost of living.

For Edling, the core values of the Republican party are scal.

“What truly is not divisive in politics is people’s money — their wallet,” he said. “People often vote with their wallet. Money is money. So if we could somehow turn our politics back into something we all agree on, and we want to protect — our nancial freedom, our nancial resources.”

For Baker, core conservative values are limited government, property rights, the rule of law and supporting law enforcement and public safety o cers.

Instead of mainly focusing on the importance of these Republican ideals, state GOP chair Williams said party leaders need to show voters why Democrats are corrupt.

“Here’s the truth: swing voters are not driven by ideology, otherwise they would a liate,” he said during a February debate. “If we’re going to win, let’s provide that bold contrast because our issues do, in fact, win. Swing voters, speci cally, just want to be able to vote for someone they can trust. And I assure you, if we call out the Democrats for being morally bankrupt and corrupted, we’re going to earn their trust.”

In an email to Colorado Community Media, Williams said the GOP needs to “show that Colorado Republicans care about resolving their very real kitchen table, pocketbook issues while exposing radical Democrats for making hard working citizens’ lives harder and more expensive.”

In addition to pointing out Democratic failures, Rowland said Republicans need to o er a better way.

“We have to say, ‘ is, this and this are going wrong — here’s a better way to x them,’” she said.

State Rep. Lisa Frizell, R-Castle Rock, said the lack of improvement on many issues will be a motivator for people to start voting Republican. “We’re not seeing an improvement in crime. We’re not seeing an improvement in homelessness. We’re not seeing an improvement in a ordability,” she said. “Democrats have had years to x these problems and they have been unable to.”

Get the brand out like Tony the Tiger

To get the party’s message out, Edling said the party needs to do a better job marketing through social media, schools and extracurriculars. He said the GOP could even con-

sider hiring a consultant to help.

“We have to do a better job of marketing to all our young people for both parties to get the future talent of politicians (and) leaders,” he said. “I want young, new, bright faces, new ideas to come out.”

Andrews, who ran for Arapahoe County assessor, said this messaging needs to start in schools.

“We keep talking about reaching out to the young people,” he said. “ at’s just lip service — unless we start creating some young Republican clubs in every high school, it’s not gonna matter because all of the teachers and the media are speaking the language of the young people, and we’re not even in the game.”

In Taheri’s eyes, the party will be di cult to brand as long as Trump is still the national focus. Trump, facing criminal charges in New York, has already announced he will run for president in 2024.

“I just think it’s going to be really hard (to sell the issues) in Arapahoe County if Trump’s still in the picture.”

Taheri said. “I just think his tone, I mean, I just don’t see many suburban women supporting something like that. Arapahoe is a very educated county. I just don’t think any of us wanted that in our living room.”

From her perspective in the Capitol, Frizell said divisions in the party can distract from policy e orts to tackle constituents’ problems.

“We have to come together and unify if we’re ever going to succeed,” she said.

In Rowland’s eyes, the one true key to uniting the party and xing its image is to put real e ort into building relationships such as doing more community service, an idea she got from Boulder GOP Chair George Tristan.

“I think if the person you know — the person that came and helped build a tiny house for you, the person that came and did whatever service project your church was working on, and you meet that person, and you get to know them — that’s the person you vote for and you don’t pay attention to whether there’s an R or a D by their name,” she said. “Here in Colorado, it almost seems as though the R is like a scarlet letter.”

Both in the greater community and within the party itself, Rowland thinks the only way toward unity is giving each other a chance — sitting down for a cup of co ee over disagreement, and nding common ground.

“We have a Tony the Tiger problem,” she said. “For years, Tony the Tiger has taught us that Frosted Flakes are great. We grew up knowing that. But kids today grow up thinking Republicans are mean on social issues, that they’re too narrowminded and too traditional and they don’t like any new ideas.”

“We have to be able to have discussions, respectful discussions, to come to a place where we can message,” she said. “And if we can’t agree on something, where can we work towards?”

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District equity policy revisions underway

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Douglas County school board considered a plethora of policy changes, including proposed revisions to the equity and parent engagement policies from board President Mike Peterson.

For more than a year the board has been discussing potential changes to the district’s equity policy, but the April 25 special meeting was the rst time actual language revisions were discussed.

ough the board didn’t vote on any changes, the conversation kicked o the editing process, which will continue at a May 8 work session.

Peterson drafted changes to the equity policy that would expand the de nition of diversity, add metrics for success and allow the superintendent to seek resources beyond the Equity Advisory Council to implement the policy.

Much of the original policy remains in tact.

Peterson said his changes focused on clearing up ambiguity, de ning

educational equity in Douglas County and providing speci c goals. He added that the community survey results on the equity policy guided

his suggestions.

“ e rst (intent) was to presume positive intent, keep elements of the original policy, but commit to continuous improvement,” he said.

e discussion opened with concerns from board members Elizabeth Hanson and Susan Meek about the process. Hanson said she believed the board wasn’t following the process it had laid out in the February 2022 resolution directing the superintendent to recommend changes to the policy since Peterson drafted the new language.

She added that Kane and district sta have not put forth speci c recommendations to change the policy, so she doesn’t support revisions.

“We have heard from both our community and our superintendent that there are no implementation barriers that they can easily and readily point out in the policy and based on the assurance that we gave our community that we were going to follow this process, we can’t change course at this point,” she said. “If we change course at this point, we are creating a lot of mistrust within our community.”

Hanson motioned for the board to rea rm the original equity policy, but it failed 4-2, with the majority of the board attesting they were following an appropriate process.

Board member David Ray was absent.

“ is is not a special, magical policy that we cannot touch or amend,” Peterson said. “It is ultimately up to this board, at any point, to decide to amend, improve, rescind, replace or dispose of any policy we see t.”

Board members Christy Williams, Kaylee Winegar and Becky Myers also indicated they still support changing the policy.

After Hanson’s motion failed, Meek said she took issue with the board having a rst reading of a

policy before a work session, when it will presumably be rewritten.

“To me, why would we have a rst reading and then go into a work session, which is intended to change the document,” she said.

She motioned to table the rst reading until after the work session and the board agreed unanimously with the understanding that Peterson’s suggestions would be the starting place at the May 8 work session.

In addition to Peterson’s proposed updates to the equity policy, he also o ered changes to the district’s parent and family engagement policy.  e changes include a section outling ‘parental rights and expectations,’ which uses exact wording from the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism’s website page on school trust. e Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism is a conservative group whose Douglas County members have opposed the equity policy.

Peterson told Colorado Community Media that the language similarities were a coincidence. During the meeting, he said the suggestions were informed by parent feedback.

Other suggested language says the district will not compel speech against someone’s values or beliefs and will abide certain parental decisions, such as opting in or out of testing or curriculum and consenting to mental health counseling for their students.

e only feedback from other board members on the parent engagement changes came from Meek, who said she felt they should be in a separate policy.

“I really don’t think the parent’s rights and expectations belong in this policy because the way the policy is stated. e purpose of this policy is about connecting and engaging with parents,” she said. “I absolutely support parent’s rights and I think if we want to look at a separate policy that talks about rights, that would make more sense to me.”

Changes were also proposed for the district’s policies on bullying, student mental health services, selection of controversial learning resources, textbook and curriculum adoption, instructional resources and student wellness.

e proposed changes to the other policies were drafted by district sta as part of the implementation plan for the equity policy, which Superintendent Erin Kane presented on April 25.

Minor changes are suggested for the student wellness, textbook and curriculum adoption, controversial learning material and instructional resources policies. Potential updates to the bullying and student mental health services policies are more extensive.

All of the policy changes will be voted on at the board’s May meeting.

Douglas County School Board President Mike Peterson

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Commission votes 2-1 to delay Fields development plan

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A plan to turn a piece of longtime agricultural land near Parker into a residential neighborhood met resistance from two of Douglas County’s elected leaders.

“Based on what you’re proposing, it just does not seem to be congruent” with nearby neighborhoods, said County Commissioner Abe Laydon at an April 25 meeting.

e pushback comes on the heels of the Douglas County Planning Commission’s April 17 meeting, where more than a dozen other speakers criticized the proposal in front of a crowd that applauded several other commenters. After hearing the feedback, the planning commission locked in a 3-3 tie vote, unable to send a recommendation to the county’s board of three commissioners — Laydon, Lora omas and George Teal — who ultimately make the nal call on development decisions in areas outside of municipalities.

At that earlier hearing, the plan was referred to as “high-density housing,” and residents in the rural area lamented what they said would be an encroachment on country living.

at meeting heard concerns about streetlights ruining the view of stars, a lack of quiet and the potential for more tra c — including congestion on Hilltop, which is a two-lane road in that area.

Many commenters at the April 25 meeting in front of the county commissioners spoke against the proposed development. e commissioners voted to postpone their decision on the proposal until May 23, hoping the developer would tweak the plan in that time.

‘Respect for property rights’

e proposed Fields development would sit on land along Hilltop Road, southeast of Parker and close to the Elbert County border. Flintwood Road runs along the proposed development’s eastern boundary, in an area where rural life is not far from suburban neighborhoods.

e plan could place public park space, open

space and 247 single-family homes on smaller lots on land otherwise dominated by eight home properties that are 35 or more acres in size, in keeping with the rural setting.

Sharon Wallden, a member of the family that has long owned the land, is pushing for the proposal.

“Our parents bought this land from our grandfather over 75 years ago. ey worked hard to pay for it and build a farming operation,” Wallden told the audience at the April 17 meeting.

But “farming as we know it is no longer an option,” Wallden said at the April 25 meeting. Water has “always been a concern” in an area that has seen many residential developments spring up over the years, Wallden has said.

Even though nearby development has a ected her family’s farming activity, she believes in the right of property owners to build on their land, she said.

“We did not object to the properties around

us. We ask for the same respect for our property rights,” Wallden said.

Debating density

County o cials rezoned the property from agricultural to “estate residential” status in March

ough the land is vast, most of the homes would be grouped close together in a neighborhood that would appear to have homes somewhat similar in property size to homes in e Pinery area — and similar to properties in some, but not all, other parts of the area.

Many properties in the immediate area, especially to the east, are larger than the closergrouped lots would be.

e size of the smaller home lots has been a major sticking point for the residents in the area, who object to the density.

“We understand that development is going to happen in this area,” but residents are asking the commissioners to “decline the high density,” said Audra Labak, one of the residents who opposes the proposal.

Commissioner omas noted the density matches what the proposal is allowed to have under county rules.

Possible change

Laydon argued the density does not re ect the “outcomes and desires of the comprehensive master plan based upon the current location of adjacent communities and their current characteristics.”

e county’s comprehensive master plan lays out a broad vision for how and where property development should occur.

e concept of “character” also arose as a point of contention in the earlier meeting of the county Planning Commission.

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Mom upset with reaction to racist bullying

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A group chat involving Castle Rock Middle School students evolved into bullying with racial slurs and threats that targeted Black and biracial students for months.

Lacey Ganzy told Colorado Community Media that her son, Jeramiah, an eighth grader at the school, was invited by other students to a student group chat on Snapchat in February. Soon after, he received frequent messages using the N-word. Two students threatened violence against Black people.

In addition to the group chat, Jeramiah said a school administrator earlier questioned him recently about a stolen water bottle, insinuating Jeramiah couldn’t a ord one of his own. His mother considers the insinuation to be racial pro ling. Jeramiah added in an interview that students have called him a monkey and the N-word at school.

e messages in the group were bigoted, including one where a student said “bring back the Holocaust,” and another threatening violence. Screenshots of the messages were provided to Colorado Community Media by Ganzy.

During Tuesday’s special school board meeting, Superintendent Erin Kane told Colorado Community Media that she has spoken to the Ganzy family to address what has happened to Jeramiah.

“I want to make it really really clear that racial slurs are not OK,” she said. Ganzy said Jeramiah reported his experiences with racism to the district through a feedback form on its website on March 10, but did not get a response.

Weeks later, on April 19, Ganzy

tion, the section on urban areas, the section on nonurban areas and the glossary all do not appear to include a de nition of the term “character.”

e county zoning rules section that lists de nitions also does not de ne “character.”

Teal, another commissioner, also felt the density went too far.

Jill Repella, with the development team, eventually said the proposal could be changed to increase the home lot sizes “a bit.”

e development team is “making the commitment that we can increase half the lot sizes,” said Repella, who is a former Douglas County commissioner.

Laydon said he appreciated the concession.

learned that her son was being bullied, including what she was told was near-daily racism. She reported it to Castle Rock Middle School and Douglas County School District administrators the next day. She also reported it to the Castle Rock Police Department.

Ganzy provided recordings of conversations between her and district administrators that took place on April 20. According to the recording, the student in the group chat who advocated for a second Holocaust received a ve-day suspension. A second student, who threatened to shoot Black people, had not been suspended as of April 25.

Deputy Superintendent Danelle Hiatt is the administrator in the recording, according to Ganzy. Hiatt told Ganzy in the meeting that the district would be addressing the issue. Hiatt also apologized.

“I’m just really disgusted by what you’ve shown me on your phone about the behavior of our students and it is not OK,” Hiatt said on the recording.

Meanwhile, Ganzy has not allowed Jeramiah to go to school since April 20, fearing for his safety.

“He’s the victim, but he’s the one not in school,” she said. “He’s being robbed of his education.”

Ganzy added that she’s concerned that Jeramiah’s experience shows the district is failing to create a safe environment for all students and that it needs to improve diversity, equity and inclusion.

“ ey consider hate crimes the same as bullying in every handbook in Douglas County,” she said.

e Douglas County School District will discuss the proposed equity policy during a workshop on May 8. e policy has been a source of controversy for the district since 2020.

Repella said some nearby residents want the proposed lot size to expand to 1- to 1 1/2-acre lots.

“We’re not going to get to that, but we’re going to” work on a change, she said.

omas praised the proposal’s planning as it relates to water resources.

“What it appears to me is that this developer has chosen to ( gure out) how many homes they can put on this parcel (and) cluster them together so they can get a central water and wastewater system, which is gold,” omas said, adding that it “gives the neighborhood a better opportunity to maintain those wells that Ms. Repella talked about.”

Avoiding having new homes “sucking wells out of the aquifer” is a part of the plan that “saves your wells,” omas said.

“I thought that is the genius in this,” she said.

Moms are saints FROM THE EDITOR

Ilove the Luke Bryan song, “Most People are Good.” Besides agreeing with the song’s premise that despite what we hear on the news and read on social media about the worst in society – most people are good humans and try to do right by others.

e song also has the line, “most mommas oughta qualify for sainthood.” I also agree with this one particular line. Moms in the world work hard. Over the years — through journalism, through reading, and through becoming a mom and nding myself around other moms a lot more often — I have met some amazing women who get little to no credit for what they do.

First – we have to start with my own mother. She has three biological children, but raised 10 or 20 kids at some point. She raised her brothers and sisters when her own mom died at the age of 50. My uncle is more like my brother because he was only 7 when his mom died.

She also had a hand in raising some of my cousins and others through the years. I can’t say I remember a time in my childhood when my parents were not helping kids and family members.

I have more respect for how hard she worked all those years now that I have a busy, crazy life managing three children of my own. ey say the apple does not fall far from the tree. at is true, as I myself have helped raise other children who needed a parent. I am proud of my adopted daughter and where she has come in the last few years. I’d like to think that my mom’s in uence on me has generated a bit of how I raise her.

en, there are the other mothers out there who deserve more

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credit. A story I heard about here in the Denver metro area this year is about an immigrant mom working to take care of her 7-year-old daughter. In her home country she was a lawyer. Here, she is a housekeeper worrying every month that another rent increase will put her in the streets.

Moms like her carry the weight of the world on their shoulders and every day they work to do whatever they can to keep their children safe.

All the single, struggling moms out there deserve our support these days in a world where just getting by is getting harder than ever.

To the working moms. I have to say I feel your pain. I recently got my son to hockey practice late. I was distracted with a work thing, and somehow started driving to the wrong ice center. My son was late in hitting the ice and his coach was asking him why. It was no surprise when my son threw me straight under the bus. Another nearby mom said it happens, pushing me to cut myself a break. She went on to tell me how she was more than 30 minutes late for private practice because she made the same mistake.

Working moms are hard on themselves. To you all, I say what she told me — “Cut yourselves a break.”

I could extend this week’s column to thousands of words by listing all the amazing moms we have in this world. My boss, my publisher, speaks often about her adult children and the time she spends with them. I hope to be like her when my kids are grown because her love and support shows that we really never top being mom.

Ahead of the day to celebrate moms — I just want to send a heartfelt Happy Mother’s Day wish to all of you.

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

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Hope, purpose, passion, performance

We all learn life lessons as we go along. None of us were born knowing everything we needed to know to get us through our time here on earth. We all learn in different ways, some by watching, some by listening, and some by doing or experiencing. I have been blessed by so many people in this world who have taught me so many life lessons, and I am grateful for each person and every lesson learned.

May your journey be filled with people who inspire you, teach you, and keep you on a path of continuous learning.

One of the first life lessons I would like to share is about hope. Hope for me is the genesis of inspiration and motivation. When we have hope, we

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have power. Hope is certainly not a strategy, but hope is a foundation on which we build our goals and dreams. “The doors of hope swing widest on the hinges of encouragement” - Zig Ziglar. When we feel hopeful, encouraged, and motivated, that leads to a better understanding of our purpose. There are still many who share with me that they really do not know what their purpose is, as they say they haven’t found it yet. I struggled with this for a long time too, and some

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To our valued readers: If you have made it to this article, you already know that something feels a little di erent about this publication. We have redesigned our nameplate atop the front page, or the “ ag” as we call it in the newsroom.

As the primary symbol of our publication, our ags represent our values and mission. From time to time, we believe it’s important to update and refresh our identity to re ect the evolution of our company. But be con dent that the reliable and quality

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days I still wrestle with it, wondering if I am doing what the good Lord has placed me on this earth to do. For me, I have come to appreciate that we were put here to serve others with the gifts that we have been given. I love this quote by Nelson DeMille, “The problem with doing nothing is that you never know when you are done.”

We were not put here to do nothing, and that very thought should inspire our purpose daily, fueling our passion to live and serve.

Hope drive’s purpose, and purpose fuels passion. When our hearts and minds are filled with hope, it helps us to identify our purpose, and when that happens, the passion inside of us comes to life. Nelson Mandela put it perfectly when he said, “There is no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” It has been debated that finding passion can lead to discovering purpose instead of purpose leading to passion, whatever way it works, let hope be the spark of both purpose and passion.

When the spark of hope ignites the purpose and passion within us, we are now in a perfect position to act. Again, never sitting back and doing nothing, it’s about performance and getting things done.

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School board’s bad look

As Douglas County homeowners experience an increase in auto insurance, homeowner insurance, and now property tax increase, what impact to their insurance will Douglas County School District have after their settlement (through insurance) of the former superintendent? Is the political position of the school board worth the possible increase? Where does the money come from to pay for this insurance, Taxpayers!

I recognize that there is a need for an

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e change to our nearly two dozen publications gives them a cohesive feel, and combined with a change to a more compact size in printing, allows the news content to

And when we are hopeful, purpose driven, and passion fueled, we cannot help ourselves at this point, we must take action. “Having a vision for what you want is not enough. Vision without execution is hallucination.” — Thomas Edison. Well said, Mr. Edison.

The fifth lesson for today is this one, hope drives purpose, purpose fuels passion, passion primes the pump of performance, and performance delivered equals results. At the end of the day, it is about what we accomplished. What was the outcome of our efforts? Who did we serve? Who did we help? The definition of success differs for everyone, yet every definition of success will have some form of measurement of results. Earl Nightingale teaches a lesson in his program The Strangest Secret, he says that we do not achieve success when we become rich, we achieve success first by believing, doing the behaviors, and having the right attitude that leads us to our success.

The best way to get started on your way to getting things done is to create a list of all the things you are hoping for. Make room for hope, give hope a chance, and watch what happens.

How about you? Are there areas of your own life, personally or professionally, that can benefit from an infusion of hope, purpose, passion, performance, and achieving greater results? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we can begin

increase in funds to retain teachers and provide for a good education of our youth but is it good timing in light of already increases taxpayers are feeling. I would hate to see asking for an increase in MLO funds or capital money to fail again but do these political bias gures feel this is the right time. I realize politicians don’t use common sense and feel they are always right in making decisions for us but is asking for tax increase in November realistic?

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with a little spark of hope, to ignite the fires of purpose and passion, to elevate our performance, results will happen and that really will make it a better than good life.

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ank you for your continued support and loyalty to our publication. We believe there are better days ahead.

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December 19, 2018 - April 15, 2023

Charlie Anna Owens climbed up onto her unicorn and ew o with the Angels on April 15, 2023 after 15 month long battle with retinoblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer of the eye.

Charlie was born to Meagan Owens and Clayton Hebert on December 19, 2018 in Castle Rock, Colorado. Charlie lived with her mother Meagan, brothers Ryden and Daniel, dogs Ricky Dale Jr. and Sparky, and her baby chick Queen Elsa in La Veta, Colorado.

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A Celebration of Life and Memorial Service held in Castle Rock in early June, TBA. Charlie has requested for everyone to dress as Princesses, Superheroes, Unicorns, or in colorful attire. She would always say, “I hate black! Black is ugly!”

In lieu of owers please consider donating blood. A Go Fund Me has been set up to help the family with expenses.

Please view her full obituary online at Dignity Memorial.

Ada Ruth (Masters) Tripet

September 30, 1924 - February 25, 2023

Long time resident, Ada Ruth Tripet passed away on Feb 25, 2023. Born in Fowler, Kansas to Harry Masters and Dessie (Marrs) Masters. Married Robert(Bob) Tripet in August 1949. Moved to Castle Rock in 1961 with their 2 children, Becky and Brent.

Worked for the Douglas County School District for over 30 years. Predeceased by her loving husband, Bob, in 1990 and son, Brent in 2016. Survived by daughter, Becky and son-in-law, Gerald Drefahl. No services were held, ashes to spread at a later date.

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At e Alley in downtown Littleton, you might nd a musician who’s so into the music, they’ll get up and dance on the bar.

When a local band surprises the crowd with a stellar performance that no one saw coming, “it just knocks people’s socks o ,” said Mary Riecks, e Alley’s bar manager and a Littleton-area native. e watering hole on Main Street doubles as a music venue that nds and helps grow local talent — and the shows are free. It’s one of the bars in the metro Denver suburbs that o ers a window into up-and-coming homegrown performers amid a music scene that one longtime bar owner says is growing.

“Twenty years ago when I opened up the bar, there were a few bars around that had live music,” said Doug Jacobsen, owner of Jake’s Roadhouse in Arvada.

Since then, he’s noticed that “all of these di erent bars” now o er space for shows, said Jacobsen, who has friends who perform at spots around metro Denver.

“ ere’s a lot of great musicians here,” Jacobsen said.

Here’s a look at places o the beaten path where you can catch some lesser known — and sometimes famous — music artists in person.

‘Something for everyone’ Wild Goose Saloon in Parker

o ers a bit of a di erent environment: It’s a bar but also a large event venue.

It aims to be “Colorado’s version of the Knitting Factory” — a unique, independent venue that hosts local and national artists, said Chris Dellinger, who serves as co-owner of Wild Goose Saloon with his wife.

ey’re both longtime musicians themselves — they perform in a band called Lola Black, garnered play on the radio and toured around the country — and have played Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre several times, Dellinger said.

ey take their knowledge of the industry to running the Wild Goose, which was built around the concept of serving as a music venue and has a bigger stage,

sound and lighting setup than most bars do, Dellinger said.

It’s “kind of like every musician’s dream to own their own venue at some place and time, and we just ended up being able to pull it o ,” said Dellinger, who lives in Aurora.

After opening in July 2021, Wild Goose has hosted some large country artists and “some `80s artists that are still big,” Dellinger said. National pop-rock act American Authors is set to play there in late April.

“My motto always is, ‘If you don’t like the music one night, that’s OK — it’ll be completely di erent the next night or the next week,’” Dellinger said. “So we really try to have something for everyone here.”

His venue tries to get exposure for local talent by letting them open for national touring acts. For the audience, the typical admission cost for a national artist’s show at Wild Goose sits around $25 to $30, but local artists’ ticketed shows can cost as low as $10, and most of the local artists’ shows are free.

Dellinger and his wife have

“snuck in” a performance or two at Wild Goose, he said — they were set to play there in late April with the Texas Hippie Coalition, an American heavy metal band. Keeping classics alive

You might also see Jacobsen, a guitarist himself, playing with a band at Jake’s Roadhouse in the north metro area every now and then.

His bar started o ering live music “right away” after opening near the end of 2003. Sitting in east Arvada close to Denver and Westminster, the venue o ers mostly cover bands and blues, and on Wednesday nights, bluegrass is on tap. Sometimes, artists play original songs, but it’s rare, Jacobsen said.

“Our people come in to hang out, and most original bands don’t have four hours’ worth of original music,” Jacobsen said.

But playing covers at Jake’s Roadhouse is one way to get a new artist’s foot in the door in the local music scene.

“We have bands that come to us all the time that can’t get these other bars to give them a chance to play because they haven’t played anywhere before,” Jacobsen said. He added: “We’re not like that. I know a lot of musicians around town, and we will give a band a chance to play just on the word of a friend.”

He feels that live music is im-

Local suburban bars a place for up-and-coming music talent in Denver metro area

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portant to promote — “especially nowadays.”

“I’m 68 years old, so I grew up with really a lot of good rock and roll from the `60s and `70s, and I think it’s important to keep that alive,” he said.

And there’s no ticket cost to watch the live music at Jake’s Roadhouse.

New talent in Littleton Music is always free to watch, too, at e Alley in Littleton on the southwest side of the Denver

suburbs.

e bar had its grand opening near the start of 2017 and has always featured live music, said Riecks, the bar manager.

“ ere were not that many places on Main Street here in downtown Littleton that featured live music other than karaoke or a DJ on the weekends, at least not regularly,” Riecks said. “If you did catch a live band, it was maybe one day a week.”

e Alley came in and established a consistent place for live music, leaning toward classic rock but offering a variety of genres including blues, jazz, folk and bluegrass. Most of the acts that Riecks books are

local. And among the original artists, performances typically include about 25% original songs and 75% covers, she said — catering to the crowds.

e small main-street outlet is still an ideal place where you can catch new talent: Some nights of the week are centered around new artists.

“If you come play my open mic night and the open mic host thinks you have some serious potential, they’ll send them to me,” and then the artist may be featured in “new talent ursday,” Riecks said. After that, Riecks may o er an artist a weekend spot — a paid opportunity to play from 8 to 11 p.m.

“So there’s kind of a ladder,” Riecks said.

Some well-known artists have played at e Alley, including Sean Kelly of e Samples, “which was a huge band in the `90s,” said Riecks, who added that she receives at least 40 to 50 emails a month from local artists and national touring acts.

A large part of e Alley’s crowd on any given night comes for the live music, Riecks said.

People can get a typical bar experience at many other places, she noted.

“But if they want to have a great craft-made cocktail and see some local talent,” Riecks said, “this is the place to do it in Littleton.”

James Steinbach, lead guitarist of Float Like a Bu alo, performs at The Alley in downtown Littleton. Josh Blackburn, a local musician, performs at The Alley in downtown Littleton.

A band plays at The Alley, a bar that features live music in downtown Littleton. COURTESY

Artist has solo show in co ee shop

Littleton photographer Peggy Dietz, a longtime active member of the Littleton Fine Arts Guild, has a solo show at Englewood’s Nixon’s Co ee House, 872 Englewood Parkway, including her painting “Old World Tulips.” Hours: 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. e Guild’s members rotate in keeping the co ee house decorated. Works on display are for sale. ( ese make great gifts for the spring graduate ...)

CVA exhibit

CVA- e Center for Visual Art at Metropolitan State University in Denver hosts “I Do, We Do/ You Do,” an exhibit by invited artists Jorge Lucero, Jen Delos Reyes, Harrell Fletcher and Lisa Jarrett of Dr. Martin Luther King School Museum of Contemporary Art, uniting teaching, artmaking and exhibiting Modern Art merged with an elementary school, reimaging the way art is taught across generations. Opens May 18 with reception. rough Aug. 5. 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, msudenver.edu/cva.

SoSu Artist Collective

SoSu Artist Collective, a group of Littleton art teachers, will host a sale at 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 306, in the Streets at Southglenn shopping center on Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a selection of Mother’s Day gift ideas.

ACC program

e Arapahoe Community College Art and Design Center at 2400 W. Alamo Ave. in Littleton and ACC Foundation invite the community to visit on ursday, May 18 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. irtyminute Design Programs with hands-on projects, silent auction, light fare, beverages. Tickets: foundation@arapahoe.edu.

Denver Ballet Theatre

Denver Ballet eatre presents the ballet version of “Sleeping Beauty” at Parker’s PACE Center on May 6 at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tickets: parkerarts.org.

Butterfly Pavilion

e Butter y Pavillion, 6252 W. 104th Ave. in Westminster, features Mother’s Day events the

weekend of May 13-14. ere will be a Butter y Workshop on May 13 and a Butter y Stroll on May 14. See butter ies.org for prices and details.

Historic preservation

Historic Littleton Inc. plans a special bene t celebration on May 18 as part of the nationwide recognition of May as Historic Preservation Month. e recently opened Shift Workspace at 2679 W. Main Street, is the location and tickets ($45) are available at hlinc.org. e HLI board met at the Geneva Lodge in the city complex on April 19 and has supported a City of Littleton request to rehabilitate the early building, which served retired restaurant workers at one time. e board voted to continue to meet there. A request for funding has been submitted to History Colorado. e City of Littleton built the Littleton Center on former lodge property, which originally provided living quarters for those retirees. Sponsorships will be sought in the business community.

Curtis Center

Curtis Center for the Arts will hold the 19th

Annual International Pastel Exhibition from May 12 to July 1 in the center, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village. e juror is Aaron Shuerr, a well-recognized pastel artist from Montana. ere will be demonstrations by members during the exhibit. (We will hope to announce times and dates.)

Music everywhere

Music around us! May 19 will be the date for a concert by the Parker Symphony at the PACE Center. On May 12, the Lone Tree Symphony will perform at Lone Tree Arts Center. Littleton Symphony performs May 19 at Littleton United Methodist Church. Voices West will perform TV eme Songs at 2 and 5 p.m. at the Wildcat Mountain Auditorium at Southridge Recreation Center in Highlands Ranch. Soon, we’ll be receiving news about summer dates. Am so happy to hear about these ... Looking forward to summer schedules!

Performance Now

Performance Now eatre Company, which originated in Highlands Ranch and performs at Lakewood Cultural Center, plans a catered dinner and performance of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” on June 10 and 17, with regular performances also planned at Lakewood Cultural Center in June. More soon. See performancenow.org.

Keep your eyes peeled

News coming from Denver Art Museum about Hamilton Building galleries reopening soon ...

Play festival

e North American Short Play Festival happened in Littleton recently. Ellen Shamas-Brandt, Annawyn Shamas and Pamela Clifton all directed plays by Native American playwrights, including “Four Women in Red.” (It was written by another family member, Laura Annawyn Shamas.) e family members, who are Chickasaw tribe members, hope to develop a yearly festival of Native American playwriting in Littleton, with support from Littleton United Methodist Church, which provided rehearsal and performance space.

“Old World Tulips” by Littleton artist Peggy Dietz is part of her exhibit at Nixon’s Co ee House in Englewood.

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SEE SHOW, P21

Thu 5/11

ARTS: Oil Painting Workshop

@Athmar @ 3pm

Athmar Recreation Center, 2680 W. Mex‐ico Ave., Denver. 720-913-0654

Teague Starbuck @ 5pm

Modern Brew - Kitchen, Coffee, Bar, 8221 S Holly St, Centennial

Blood Incantation @ 5pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Englewood

6th Annual Victoria's Tea

Fundraiser for the Castle Rock

Historical Society & Museum @ 1pm / $40

Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Road, Castle Rock. museum@castlerock historicalsociety.org, 303-8143164

Steve Azar: Mockingbird

Hitmakers Series @ 6pm Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

Jordan Yewey BAND @ 6pm

The Alley, 2420 W Main St, Little‐ton

Sat 5/13

Blue Jean Mile - Fleet Feet Littleton @ 7am / $10

8116 W Bowles Ave, Littleton

Old Man Crunchy LIVE @ The Alley (Littleton)

@ 6pm

The Alley, 2420 W Main St, Little‐ton

Etana

@ 6pm Levitt Pavilion Denver, 1380 W Florida Ave, Denver

Fri 5/12

Jeffrey Dallet @ 11:30am

InnovAge Colorado PACE - Lakewood, 8405 W Alameda Ave, Lakewood

HRCA Mother's Day 5K @ 8am / $35

9195 Cresthill Ln, Highlands Ranch

Kids Cooking Mother's Day Tea @ 2pm PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker

MC Magic @ 5:30pm Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Village

Evelyn ''Champagne'' King @ 5:30pm Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Village

Kids Cooking Mother's Day Tea @ 6pm PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker

Sun 5/14

The Wailers @ The Gothic TheatreEnglewood, CO @ 6pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

The Wailers @ 7pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 South Broadway, En‐glewood

Wed 5/17

Marty NIghtengale @ 4pm Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker

Craig Campbell with Special Guest Jenny Shawhan and Kevin Austin @ 1pm Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

Ryan Hutchens: Private Event @ 4:30pm Private Event, Centennial

Korey Foss: Rock Candy @ Wide Open Saloon @ 5:30pm Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

Thu 5/18

Control Group Productions: Strange Natures @ 6pm DeLaney Homestead Historic District, 170 S Chambers Rd, Aurora

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Presentation highlights ‘Littleton Way’

Former mayor looks back at culture of city

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A group of local folks gathered at South Suburban’s King sher Studio at South Platte Park on April 25 to hear former Littleton councilmember/mayor Pat Cronenberger speak about Littleton culture. What is it?

How do we conduct our days and nights?

Historic Littleton Inc., which is celebrating 33 years since it formed after a Littleton Leadership Retreat weekend, pointed out that our centennial was almost upon us in 1990 and we had not done any planning about it! e late Mike Massey, who led the retreat, declared such a celebration “a do-able deed” and planning began the following week, bringing on assorted gatherings through the summer and a group that continued as Historic Littleton Inc.

e group has continued to o er programming about our past years and on April 25, members and guests heard that our Littleton Boulevard at its eastern end is considered to be a most signi cant stretch of Midcentury Modern buildings in the U.S.

It was formed by the people former councilwoman and onetime mayor Pat Cronenberger spoke about in her talk, “What is the Littleton Culture?

What Does It Mean to Do ings the Littleton Way?”

(But rst, the crowd sang a “Happy Birthday” greeting to longtime resident and former council member Carle Zimmerman!)

“Cultures” — a broad term: the arts, Friends of the Library/Museum, productions of human work and thought...” Cronenberger said, adding that she had been an art history major.

She began with a 1934 photo of the Arapahoe County Courthouse,

looking west, where there were grassy plains on the horizon. “In the early 1950s, it was still undeveloped, then Martin Marietta and Marathon Oil and Norgren arrived and built new research centers, attracting 500 people — and by 1961, 14,000 people, meaning 40% of Littleton residents were connected to one

of those companies, a huge demographic change. e city developed in a `Littleton way’ to address challenges.”

“People were innovative, creative ... Soon a satire called `Fiasco’ addressed their con dence in their community.” e “Fiasco” productions were a musical spoof of Little-

ton: its city council, school board and whoever else was active around town.

“Marathon funded science teachers and scholarships,” Cronenberger continued. “Zoning changes were needed. e `Better Littleton Party’ directed the city into the 20th century. Names of streets did not conform with Denver’s. Councilmembers dealt with street names and the city was in uenced by Littleton Independent editor Houston Waring. (He made it a point to attend some community meeting almost daily.)

In 1965, a major ood happened in June. Afterwards, a oodplain park grew along the South Platte banks, pushed by the council — a rst in the nation. A di erent solution than that of the Army Corps of Engineers.

Martin Luther King was invited to speak here. e Littleton Council on Human Relations was formed. Public housing was pursued. Interfaith Task Force developed through local churches. e Libby Bortz housing was built and she drove changes in attitude about housing and population. Bradley House was built for low-income seniors.

Arapahoe Community College started in a former elementary school and grew into its present form — ”a major tool to make things happen,” Cronenberger said.

“In 1970, City Manager Larry Borger and council developed the Urban Renewal Authority and Arapahoe Community College was built.”

e Littleton Museum developed with high standards and free exhibits.

e Littleton Leadership Retreat was held “and everyone left with their marching orders.”

e railroad depression led to commuter rail because the infrastructure was already there.

“Fiasco,” trains, horses, racetrack, equine culture, Martin and Marathon culture ...

“Nothing was impossible,” Rick Cronenberger summed it up!

A photo from the 1980s shows the “pods” that once lined Littleton’s Main Street. COURTESY OF RICHARD CRONENBERGER

A photo posted on the Littleton city government’s Facebook page shows Main Street in 1911. The photo is from the Littleton Museum Permanent Collection. COURTESY PHOTO

Denver Fashion Week returns to city’s runways

Everybody has an out t or two they love but don’t have the occasion or courage to pull out of the closest. Celebrating style like that — and providing an opportunity to bust out these gems — is one the main reasons Denver Fashion Week has continued to grow year over year.

“Denver Fashion Week is a great opportunity to step out of your comfort zone,” said Hailey Hodapp, the event’s runway director and producer. “We hope people look at the aesthetic and vibes of this year’s shows and nd something that speaks to them. And then they’ll have an excuse to wear something they’d never wear otherwise.”

Denver Fashion Week runs from Saturday, May 6 through Saturday, May 13 at  e Brighton, 3403 Brighton Blvd. in Denver, in the RiNo Art District.

is year’s event features six shows, each with an approach all their own: Local Couture at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 Kids Couture at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 7

Sustainable at 5p.m. on Sunday, May 7

Fashion Industry Workshop at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 8 Ready To Wear at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9

Streetwear & Sneakers at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10

Guided By Humanity Fashion Show and Fundraiser at 6 p.m. on urs-

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day, May 11 International and Local Boutiques at 7 p.m. on Saturday,

Of note is the Sustainable show, an issue which Hodapp said has become increasingly important in the fashion world in recent years.

“How sustainable is it to buy a $20 shirt every other month? How does that impact our world?’ she said. “We’re seeing the industry become more purposeful in its use of materials and more designers taking something old and nding ways to make it new again.”

While many people may not think of Denver as a major fashion hub, its reputation has been growing and one of the joys of Denver Fashion Week is the way it celebrates local creatives and matches them with talents from all over the country and world. at’s what makes the Fashion Industry Workshop and International and Local Boutiques important — they’re a bridge to a wider community.

“I hope people who attend this year are inspired and have their eyes opened to the creative industries,” Hodapp said. “It’d be great if more people understand and appreciate what goes into the clothes they wear. Because the inspiration can come from anywhere and people take that

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for granted. Designers put so much time and care into every stich.”

For full details and tickets, visit www.denverfashionweek.com.

Get lost in Benchmark’s ‘Great Wilderness’

Samuel D. Hunter’s “A Great Wilderness” is the kind of story that shines on stages — it brings audiences in close as the characters tackle extremely complex and challenging questions about religion, identity and personal conviction.

Directed by Marc Stith, the show runs at Benchmark eatre, 1560 Teller St. in Lakewood, through Saturday, May 13. Performances are at 8 p.m. ursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

According to provided information, the show is about Walt, the leader of a Christian retreat that tries to “cure” gay teens. But just as he’s about to retire, a nal client causes him to question the work he’s been doing.

Get tickets for this moving show at https://www.benchmarktheatre. com/tickets-a-great-wilderness.

Be BBQ ready this summer with Backyard Pitmasters

We’re entering prime BBQ season, but many people (myself included) don’t know much about the delicious, delicious art of barbecuing. For the uninitiated, Backyard Pitmasters Colorado is here to provide all you need to become a legendary chef.

e “Barbecue University”

events  are three-hour classes that teach “the art of smoking great meat in a non-competitive and fun environment at local breweries, distilleries, and other communitydriven venues.” You can attend one at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 6 at  Mad Rabbit Distillery , 10860 N. Dover St., No. 2000, in Westminster, or at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 13 at  Mother Tucker Brewery , 2360 E. 120th Ave. in Thornton.

Find all the details at https:// colorado.brisketu.com/.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Lil Wayne at Fillmore Auditorium

I don’t really have to tell you who  Lil Wayne  is, do I? He’s the Young Money millionaire with criteria that can’t be compared to your career because it just isn’t fair. His run as the best rapper alive in the late 2000’s was absolutely incredible and he’s still capable of effortless bars whenever he feels like it.

Rap doesn’t have a lot of elder statesmen figures still out on the road, so the fact that Weezy is coming to the  Fillmore Auditorium , 1510 Clarkson St. in Denver, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, means you should definitely take notice. Get tickets at www.livenation.com.

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

Summer camps

South Suburban Parks and Recreation District will o er summer camps of all sorts: Animal Senses, Mini Mountaineers, Trailblazers, Water Wonders ... See the website at ssprd.org for dates, prices, details. Parents should not hear: “ ere’s nothing to do!”

“Cuentame un Cuentito” —Tell Me A Story — will be presented at 11 a.m. on May 13 at Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. 11 a.m. Gabriella Cavallero, Elizabeth and Tony Morales, presented by Stories on Stage. 303-494-0523, storiesonstage.org.

Artist reception

Arapahoe Libraries will hold a reception for featured artist Casey Kawaguchi on May 3, 6 to 8 p.m. at

Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. A collection of his artwork will be displayed at Smoky Hill Library during May. He works as a mentor at Redline Contemporary Art Center. His work re ects comic books, Japanese heritage and a contemporary character.

Littleton Symphony

Littleton Symphony May 19 at 7:30 p.m., Littleton United Methodist Church. “Appalachian Spring,” Strauss’ “Horn Concertos.” Soloist: David Byrd-Marrow. Young Voices of Colorado. Tickets: 303-933-6824. LittletonSymphony.org.

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A piece of Maasai culture brought to Douglas County

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Maasai Tribal Chief Joseph ole Tipanko traveled from Kimuka Village in Kenya with his wife Cicilia Seleyian and John Parsitau, a community social worker to be part of creating a global world and raise funds for a rescue center.

“We come to share our lifestyle and culture,” said Tipanko. “To give people a perspective to understand the diverse cultures of the world, for a peaceful, global world.”

At the age of 18, Tipanko was made chief and will carry the title for the rest of his life. e qualities that are looked for in the chief are someone who is compassionate, has self control, is fair in judgment, has knowledge and wisdom, integrity, does not anger quickly and who can serve others.

As a symbol of power and authority, Tipanko carries with him his leadership stick, wrapped in Maasai colors. White represents milk and peace; green for grass and vegetation; blue for the sky; orange for the setting of the sun; yellow for warmth and beauty; black is for the color of their skin; and red is for braveness, courage and blood.

e three travel to schools and rotary clubs to give people an opportunity to learn about another culture,

how they live and provide a way to make connections.

For over a decade, Castle Rock resident Steve Baroch and Castle Rock rotary clubs have been supporting the Maasai through various projects.

While visiting Castle Rock, Tipanko, Seleyian and Parsitau walked up to Rock Park. Grateful for Baroch and the rotary clubs, the community in Kenya started the Castle Rock Preschool and Daycare, which provides food, medication and vitamins.

According to Tipanko, he wants to make a landmark in their community that resembles the rock in Castle Rock.  Another project involved creating an 850-foot deep well that provides water to an estimated 3,000 people, 1,500 goats and sheep and 1,200 cows.

However, the Maasai are continuing to lose a lot of cattle due to the extreme drought.

Everything that a Maasai has, revolves around the cattle.

“Without cows, there are no Maasai’s,” said Tipanko. “Our lifestyle is based on the nomadic lifestyle, where we move from one village to another for grass and water for our cattle.”

In Maasai society, cows represent a form of currency as they are sold for goods and services. e community also depends on cattle for things like milk, blood for salt intake, meat and their homes.

Parsitau said herbs and the blood of a cow are used as a way to build their immune systems and according to Seleyian, women use cow dung to make a clay to build their small houses.  e elders of the community are also important and highly respected, “We believe they are full of wisdom,” said Tipanko.

Elders talk through riddles, poems and proverbs and teach the community about life issues. In addition, the council of elders is the main decision making body in the community.

Knowledge is also passed down generations through songs, stories and practice.

“It is the duty of the mother to pass knowledge to their daughters and the role of the father to pass knowledge to their sons,” said Parsitau.

According to Tipanko, the Maasai no longer hunt lions.

“ ey are conserved by the Kenya wildlife service and community policing for the conservation measures,” said Tipanko.

As for young girls and women, they are taught how to fetch water, collect rewood and take care of

babies. Women also learn how to be patient, careful and focused through beadwork for jewelry. Seleyian said to make a pattern, one must be very creative.

“Women in the community, many do not know how to write, to read or to learn, so they make sure they have their own knowledge,” said Seleyian.

To provide Maasai women and girls the tools to grow in the community, the current project is to raise funds for the community to nish the rescue center, already named Olmarori Centre for Excellence. e goal for the center is to house 60 girls who are saved from extreme poverty, female genital cutting, illegal marriage and child tra cking.

“So the safe house will be like heaven where all the girls will stay,” said Tipanko. “ e building is not yet complete. It is up, but needs some nishing. at’s why we are here, to try and see how we can share and raise funds. at’s what makes me excited to come here.”

To learn more and make donations, go to https://maasai-development. com/

John Parsitau jumping in the air as Cicilia Seleyian and Chief Joseph ole Tipanko are singing. A member of the audience stands next to the chief.

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From left, John Parsitau, Cicilia Seleyian and Chief Joseph ole Tipanko standing in front of Rock Park in Castle Rock.

PHOTO BY STEVE BAROCH

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Dig into gardening with Douglas County club

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

From maintaining flower planters to learning how to facilitate better horticultural practices in gardens, the Douglas County Garden Club provides a place for people to come together to nurture beauty in the community by protecting its natural resources.

When Jean Spahr moved to Castle Rock from the Chicago area, she quickly found gardening in Douglas County was completely different than the Midwest.

“I was a little discouraged,” said Spahr.

After talking to a friend who had joined a garden club in their own community, Spahr found the Douglas County Garden Club in 2018.

In 1985, eight members of the community started the Douglas County Garden Club. Now, there are nearly 57 members.

Upcoming vice president, Jeanne Ricci moved to Douglas County from California. Not knowing much about the soil situation in the Colorado climate, Ricci joined the garden club after being invited to a meeting by a neighbor.

“I was just really interested in learning more about what kinds

of plants you could plant and how that might work for me in my little gardening endeavors,” said Ricci.

On the first Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. members gather for a meeting to socialize and learn about gardening techniques.

Typically, the meetings take place at the Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock, but on occasion, the club will meet in an open space.

The meetings start with snacks and refreshments while members catch up with one another. They will then have a guest speaker and learn about different gardening topics. Previously, guest speakers have been natural resource specialists from local parks and recreation programs, an ambassador from Tagawa Gardens and a lead volunteer from Hudson Gardens.

Speakers also include the club’s own members. The members of the club range from no knowledge of gardening to master gardeners through the Colorado State University Extension program.

“I learned about amending our Colorado soil,” said Spahr. “Our soil here, some is sandy, some is clay.”

According to the Colorado State University Extension program, due to the state’s high elevation, low

Members plant and care for the planters near the front door of the Castle Rock Museum. COURTESY OF CAROL GRANT SEE GARDENING, P25

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humidity and fluctuating temperatures, gardening can be challenging. Compared to low temperatures, alkaline clay soils and the dry wind often restrict plant growth across the state.

Through guest speakers and outings, members learn how to combat environmental challenges to grow a successful garden, whether it is plants, succulents or vegetables.

A previous speaker spoke about Colorado “plant selects”, meaning even if they are not native to the state, they have been selected for doing well. Some examples include Hot Wings Maple, Blue Flax and Cheyenne Mock Orange.

The club has also integrated what they call Garden Gossip to the end of their meetings.

“We just have so many experienced gardeners that they can almost always find an answer with Garden Gossip,” said Co-President Debbie Trujillo.

When the members are not

learning about techniques, they are out designing, planting and maintaining flower planters at the Philip Miller Library, the Castle Rock Historical Society and Museum and outside of the Help and Hope Center.

“Some volunteers beautified the community garden flower bed at Clovers Park,” said Spahr.

Members also volunteer with their community partner, Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation and participate in taking care of Fort Logan National Cemetery.

The club itself is a member of the National Garden Club, Inc., the Rocky Mountain Region Garden Club and the Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc..

In addition to donating money to state programs, the club also gives scholarships to those interested in pursuing an education in agriculture or horticulture.

The group also presents an annual Heart Warmer Award.

“That’s for somebody that gives a lot of themselves for just the garden club,” said Trujillo. “Does a lot of special projects and just gives a lot of time and energy to the club.”

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Valor steamrolls Regis in top 15 national matchup

Eagles win 10-3 behind complete team e ort

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

e pregame stat sheet said the Valor Christian-Regis Jesuit boys lacrosse game should’ve been close — really close.

Regis entered the game ranked No. 2 in Colorado and 13th in the nation. Valor: No. 3 in the state and America’s 15th-ranked squad. Both teams also toted spotless league records into the game, Valor sitting pretty at 5-0 and Regis the owner of a perfect 3-0 mark.

If that wasn’t enough, Valor-Regis isn’t just another game. It’s an intense rivalry, and rivalry games are often down-to-the-bitter-end a airs.

Despite what all the pregame material had to say, Harry Luong, Baden Brown, Buck Cunningham and all the Valor Eagles had something entirely di erent to say on the eld, rolling to a 10-3 win April 25 at a chilly and rainy Valor Stadium.

“It was a good team win today,” said Brown, who scored half of Valor’s goals. “It was a well-played game all around. We knew our plan going in. We just had to execute, and I think we did that well.”

Five of Brown’s seven shooting attempts found the back of the Regis Raiders’ net. e slickest of the junior’s goals came with 2 minutes, 29 seconds remaining in the second

quarter, when he ripped a no-look, over-the-shoulder shot into Regis’s net for an 8-3 lead.

Moments later, Brown scored on a twisting, falling-down attempt as he navigated from the X to in front of the Raiders’ cage.

When it was all said and done, Brown had scored the game’s nal four goals. His last came with 31 seconds left in the game, serving as an exclamation point on what was a dominant Valor e ort.

“We just got rolling there,” Brown said of the second quarter, when his three goals and individual goals

from Rush LaSelle, George Reider and Alexander Rismani turned a 3-3 tie into a 9-3 Eagles advantage. “We sort of just felt them out in the rst quarter. We didn’t run too much of our stu . In the second quarter, we picked it up, ran our motion and played as a team. It worked out great for us.”

Of course, a player can’t score if he doesn’t have the ball, and getting the ball to his team time and again was Luong, who won a whopping 79% (11 of 14) of the game’s faceo s.

“ e three most important positions on the eld are faceo , goalie

and short-stick defensive mid elders, and they’re the positions that don’t get talked about enough,” rstyear Valor coach Jeremy Noble said. “We’re just very lucky and blessed to have really hardworking and coachable kids.”

When Regis did gain possession of the ball and advance it into Valor territory — which wasn’t often — Cunningham was there to deny most of the Raiders’ shots.

e junior turned away nine of Regis’ 12 shooting attempts. Kyle Green also got some playing time in Valor’s cage and tallied two saves.

“It starts with our defense — our defense and our goaltending,” Noble said. “Credit to the boys for sticking to the game plan and believing in themselves and each other.”

e two teams traded goals in the rst quarter. Scoring for the Eagles (12-1, 6-0 in 5A League #3) were Brown, Reider and Rismani.

After Regis’ (8-2, 3-1) Jamie Rosenzweig scored to tie the score at 3-3 with 10:10 remaining in the second quarter, the Raiders didn’t score again the rest of the way.

Recording the assists for Valor were Brown and Rismani (two each) and Parker Barhydt and Blake Benton (one each).

With the state playo s only a couple weeks away, it’s quite possible that these two teams haven’t seen the last of each other in 2023. If they do meet again in the state tournament? “We’ll be ready again,” Brown said.

Valor comes up short against Colorado Academy

Stevens scores 4

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

Had the Valor Christian-Colorado Academy girls lacrosse game ended two-thirds of the way through the rst half, the Valor Eagles would’ve been able to add quite the prize to their resume: the program’s rstever win over the Mustangs.

As it was, the game continued, and big, bad Colorado Academy did what it does to nearly every team it plays — it imposed its will late and notched the win.

Winners of the last seven state titles and 20 consecutive games dating back to April of last year, the Colorado Academy Mustangs defeated Valor 12-9 in what was a top 20 national matchup April 25 at Valor Stadium.

“ ey’re deep, they’re wellcoached, they’re experienced and they’re con dent,” third-year Valor coach Terry Ellis said of the Mustangs, who have lost just two games since April 20, 2017. “ ey have extremely talented players. ey know what it takes to win. at’s why they keep winning.”

Playing in swampy conditions caused by nonstop rain throughout the game, the Eagles, ranked No. 2 in Colorado and No. 19 in the country, took a 4-3 lead with 7 minutes, 48 seconds to play in the rst half behind goals from Amanda Stevens, Courtney Kakac, Kaley Kakac and Parker Boll.

Unfortunately for the Eagles, it took 15:10 for them to get their next goal. Meanwhile, the Mustangs, Colorado’s top-ranked group and the nation’s 13th-ranked team, stuck the ball in the net ve times during Valor’s scoring drought to grab an

8-4 lead.

“We just didn’t play well at that time,” Ellis said of those 15-plus minutes. “We let the cold and the weather kind of get to us. We had a couple things that didn’t go our way, and we didn’t pull out of it quickly enough. We tried in the second half, but it was a little too late at that point.”

Stevens’ second goal of the game ended the Eagles’ scoreless stretch.

e sophomore scored again a minute later — on a play in which she hooked around Colorado Academy’s goal, crossed over the middle from right to left and deposited the orb into the cords — to trim the Mustangs’ lead to 8-6 with 16:38 left in the game.

Kaley Kakac’s goal made the score 9-7. However, the Mustangs (11-0, 4-0 in 5A West League) responded by scoring three in a row.

Eliza Osburn and Stevens each

recorded a goal in the nal minutes, both on 8-meter shots, but it was too little too late for Valor (9-3, 2-1).

“I think they play a little faster than us sometimes. at was the di erence today,” Stevens said. “But we’ll come back next time. We’ll see them again (in the state playo s).”

If the Eagles and Mustangs do see each other again in the state playo s, it’ll be the third consecutive year the two schools have faced o for the state crown. Colorado Academy beat Valor 13-9 last season and 14-3 in 2021.

Does Ellis think his group will see the Mustangs in this year’s Class 5A state tournament, which begins May 10?

“I hope so,” he said. “ at would be a great matchup and a fun game. ey’re a great opponent.”

Reagan Digby had two assists against the Mustangs while Boll notched one.

Valor Christian’s George Reider, right, plans his move against Regis Jesuit’s Fletcher Sullivan in a top 15 national matchup April 25 at Valor Stadium. Reider scored twice in the Eagles’ 10-3 win.

PHOTO BY ALEX K.W. SCHULTZ

Kajfosz looks to finish swim season strong

Highlands Ranch athlete sets pool record

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mason Kajfosz is adamant to nish the boys high school swimming season on a decisive note.

“ is season has gone really well,” said the Highlands Ranch swimmer. “ is is my senior season. It’s exciting but also a little bit sad since it is coming to a close. But I’m really determined to go out on a really good note.

“I’ve been looking really well over the past few weeks with the meets so I’m really excited going into the state meet.”

At the John Strain Memorial meet on April 22, Kajfosz won the 200 freestyle and nished second in the 100 freestyle.

He set a pool record in the 200 with a time of 1:40.68, breaking his own record of 1:41.53 from 2022.

“I felt like it was a really good, strong swim,” said Kajfosz. “I felt strong through the whole race and felt tired afterwards but that is a good thing.”

Kajfosz will be competing in the Continental League championships on May 5-6 and then at the 5A state meet which will be held May 11-12 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in ornton.

“At the beginning of the season, I said I wanted to win an event at the 5A state meet and that’s still to come,” said Kajfosz.

In the Continental League championships, Kajfosz will swim in the 200

IM and the 100 butter y individual events but doesn’t know yet which events he will enter at the state meet.

“I’ve tried not to specialize in any particular stroke because I feel like there is always room for improvement in any stroke,” he said.

Last season at the state meet, Kajfosz was third in the 200 freestyle and sixth in the 100 butter y.

“Unfortunately about midway thought the high school season I was a little bit sick,” explained Kajfosz. “ is year I’ve stayed good and healthy. I’ve been able to stay up with my conditioning. I’m fully ready to go into the state meet.”

Defending state champion Regis Jesuit is the favorite to take team honors at the Continental League meet and the Raiders and Cherry Creek are the top teams heading into the state championships.

“We’ve got a really good program at Highlands Ranch and a bunch of up and coming guys who are going to do really awesome things,” pointed out Kajfosz. “ e program is heading in a good direction. We’re doing some really good thing right now and we hope to continue what we’re doing.”

Kajfosz will be heading to Purdue next fall.

“I verbally committed last April,” said Kajfosz. “Now that I’ve been accepted by the admissions side, I am still fully intending to go to Purdue for my freshman year of college.

“I am going to be going into the engineering program and Purdue has a great engineering program and I’m looking forward to that and the coach Alex Jerden and I connected really well.”

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BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

E orts to bring clean water to Louviers and to create a new wastewater treatment system along the U.S. Highway 85 corridor south of Highlands Ranch won the support of Douglas County’s elected leaders.

Commissioners who approved more than $30 million in federal funding for the projects.

Louviers, a small rural community, had received what’s called an “enforcement order” from the state health department due to elevated levels of radium in its drinking water.

“As part of (the) solution, this new water pipeline provides a renewable and safe drinking water supply to the community,” a planning document for the Louviers project says.

A separate project to build a new wastewater system along the highway corridor could also boost water quality in parts of Douglas County. e project is expected to improve water quality in Plum Creek and Chat eld Reservoir, both of which serve as drinking-water sources for Douglas County and Castle Rock. at new system will “make a modern, centralized wastewater system available to landowners currently reliant on septic systems,”

Dan Avery, a Douglas County sta

member, said at the April 25 county commissioners meeting.

e system “will allow us to ensure all the water used in the region can be reused,” Mark Marlowe, director of Castle Rock Water Department, said at the meeting.

e project will have a “huge impact” on the sustainability of the area’s Denver Basin aquifer, an underground source of water that’s important for Douglas County, according Marlowe.

What’s more, the area’s economy

could see bene ts. One reason why the industrial corridor along Highway 85 hasn’t developed further is because the area lacks needed wastewater infrastructure, according to county sta .

Here’s a look at what both water projects would do in the coming years.

Clearing the drinking water

Residents in Louviers, an area along Highway 85, get their water generally from a community well, according to Avery.

Years of high levels of radium, a contaminant linked to the risk of cancer, in Louviers had pushed the county commissioners to approve an agreement with the Louviers Water and Sanitation District on April 11 for construction associated with a radium treatment system.

e newer agreement between Douglas County and Dominion Water and Sanitation, another utility district in the region, that the county approved April 25 will provide funding to construct a renewable water line that extends from the nearby Sterling Ranch area to a water tank belonging to the Louviers water district.

“Douglas County and Dominion believe the system will reduce the

Using ARPA funds, Douglas County approved spending to improve water in Louviers and Sedalia. SHUTTERSTOCK

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

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JOHN BREILO

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

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

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

Recording Date of DOT: 10/20/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021119555

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$1,162,500.00

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

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property:

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

Which has the address of:

12301 Pine Dr , Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 4/6/2023

Last Publication: 5/4/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/9/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

N. APRIL WINECKI

Colorado Registration #: 34861

9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 23-029164

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0035

Original Grantor: Christian Bartholomew and Becky Lyn Bartholomew

Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Todd Jilbert

Original Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

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

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

Recording Date of DOT: 11/2/2005

Reception No. of DOT: 2005105947

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $43,900.00

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

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

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 1, CASTLE MESA WEST, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 407, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO.

121-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of:

9762 Westbury Cir, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 4/6/2023

Last Publication: 5/4/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/9/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ILENE DELL'ACQUA

Colorado Registration #: 31755

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

Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO-22-950359-LL *YOU

Legal Description of Real Property:

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

Which has the address of: 10629 Wynspire Way, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/15/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ILENE DELL'ACQUA

Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-23-952513-LL

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

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

Legal Description of Real Property:

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

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 4/6/2023

Last Publication: 5/4/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/8/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO21329

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0033

First Publication: 4/6/2023

Last Publication: 5/4/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0050

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/6/2023 4:17:00 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: Sterling S. Stumf

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for SCME Mortgage Bankers, Inc., a California Corporation, Its Successors and Assigns

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

Which has the address of: 1574 South Peak View Drive, Castle Rock, CO 80109

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, 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: 5/4/2023

Last Publication: 6/1/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 3/7/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ILENE DELL'ACQUA

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

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO-23-953911-LL

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0050

First Publication: 5/4/2023

Last Publication: 6/1/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0047

To Whom It May Concern: On 2/28/2023 10:24:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Angela Elena Ortiz

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/28/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 1/31/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019005029

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $362,840.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $299,699.90

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: 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 07/05/2022 at Reception No. 2022046902 in the records of the Douglas County Clerk and Recorder, Colorado.

Said Deed of Trust was rerecorded on 4/23/2019,

under Reception No. 2019021213.

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 672, STERLING RANCH FILING NO. 1, 7TH AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

9887 Geneva Creek Lane, 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, June 21, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 4/27/2023

Last Publication: 5/25/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/28/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

AMANDA FERGUSON

Colorado Registration #: 44893

355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228

Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO21458

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0047

First Publication: 4/27/2023

Last Publication: 5/25/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

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

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

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: VANCE W BRYFOGLE

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NORTHPOINTE BANK

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/20/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 8/25/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021099937

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$692,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $690,707.43

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 97A, SIERRA RIDGE FILING NO. 3, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

14872 Vienna Cir, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/15/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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 #: 22-026211

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

AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO21021

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the

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: J T & R HOLDINGS LTD., A CANADA CORPORATION

Original Beneficiary: 59 INVESTMENTS, LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: 59 INVESTMENTS, LLC,

A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/5/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 10/7/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021114841

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$1,500,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,499,494.55

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0037

To Whom It May Concern: On 2/9/2023 2:05:00

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: MASON HORINE AND HAYLEY HORINE

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR

MORTGAGE LLC

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

Recording Date of DOT: 7/17/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019042837

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

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

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property:

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $385,700.00

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

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 19, BLOCK 11, THE PINERY SW FILING NO. 1A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 5335 Military Trl, Parker, CO 80134-5171

NOTICE OF SALE

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

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/3/2023 4:45:00 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: Cross Creek 3, LLC

Beneficiary: Boomerang Finance SUB-REIT LLC

Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot 5, Block 1, Bradbury Ranch Filing No. 11, County of Douglas, State of Colorado. Which has the address of: 16809 Trail View Circle, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 4/27/2023

Last Publication: 5/25/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 3/6/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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 PAYMENT ON SAID INDEBTEDNESS WHEN THE SAME WERE DUE AND OWING, AND THE LEGAL HOLDER OF THE INDEBTEDNESS HAS ACCELERATED THE SAME AND DECLARED THE SAME IMMEDIATELY FULLY DUE AND PAYABLE

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property:

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

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

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/21/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

RUSSELL J. SPRAGUE Colorado Registration #: 40558 215 MATHEWS ST. #300 , FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524

#: (970) 221-2637

#: (970) 221-2638

Attorney File #: 24985

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

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

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/10/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

RANDALL CHIN

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

Phone #: (303) 350-3711

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 00000009594086

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0037

First Publication: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0039

To Whom It May Concern: On 2/14/2023 10:52:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MICHAEL F JONES AND TEASHA J JONES

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

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

F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC.

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

Recording Date of DOT: 10/3/2018

Reception No. of DOT: 2018060580

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/14/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

RANDALL CHIN

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

Phone #: (303) 350-3711

Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000009719345

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0039

First Publication: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0034

To Whom It May Concern: On 2/8/2023 4:56:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

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

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

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

Recording Date of DOT: 4/2/2003

Reception No. of DOT: 2003043665

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $239,100.00

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

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

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

Public Notices

Which has the address of:

10896 Omaha Lane, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 2/9/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

AMANDA FERGUSON

Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228

Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO21429

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0034

First Publication: 4/13/2023

Last Publication: 5/11/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0048

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/2/2023 8:24:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Connie M. Miller and Donald Miller

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic

Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Freedom Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/18/2017

Recording Date of DOT: 5/24/2017

Reception No. of DOT: 2017034758

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$725,702.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $772,154.16

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST.** This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 04/15/2020 at Reception No. 2020028830 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 102, Ridgegate-Section 15, Filing No. 14, 1st Amendment County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of: 10605 Ladera Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt

secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 4/27/2023

Last Publication: 5/25/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 3/2/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228

Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO11470

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0048

First Publication: 4/27/2023

Last Publication: 5/25/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press City and County Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE LONE TREE PLANNING COMMISSION

A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. before the Lone Tree Planning Commission to consider:

Proposed amendments to Chapter 16 (Zoning) and Chapter 17 (Subdivisions) of the Municipal Code to include wildfire risk assessment and wildfire mitigation planning as additional components of land use review for certain development applications in the city.

For more information, please call the Community Development Department at 720-509-1180.

Legal Notice No. 945442

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

A HEARING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR THE TRANSFER OF A HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIZZERIA INC D/B/A ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIZZERIA (TRANSFEROR) AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESTAURANTS D/B/A ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIZZERIA (TRANSFEREE) ON MAY 18, 2023 AT 20120 EAST MAINSTREET IN THE TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, TOWN OF PARKER, COLORADO AT THE HOUR OF 6:30 P.M., OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS CAN BE HEARD.

PUBLISHED: CHRIS VANDERPOOL, TOWN CLERK

Legal Notice No.945422

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

This Resolution and any changes thereto shall be considered for adoption at a public meeting of the Castle Pines City Council at 6:30 p.m. on May 9, 2023, which may be postponed at said meeting, and which meeting shall be open to the public.

RESOLUTION 23-24

A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Castle Pines, Colorado Amending The 2022 Annual Budget And Approving A Supplemental Appropriation, In The Amounts And For The Purposes As Set Forth Below, For The 2022 Budget Year

The complete text of all Resolutions is available through the City Offices and on the City’s official website: www.castlepinesgov.com.

By:Tobi Duffey, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945431

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

This Resolution and any changes thereto shall be considered for adoption at a public meeting of the Castle Pines City Council at 6:30 p.m. on May 9, 2023, which may be postponed at said meeting, and which meeting shall be open to the public.

RESOLUTION 23-25

A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Castle Pines, Colorado Amending The 2023

The complete text of all Resolutions is available through the City Offices and on the City’s official website: www.castlepinesgov.com.

By:Tobi Duffey, MMC, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945432

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held on May 15, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. before the Douglas County Planning Commission, in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO. The hearing is for the proposed adoption of Building Codes: 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Building Code Appendix C, 2021 International Residential Code, 2021 International Residential Code Appendix AM, 2021 International Mechanical Code, 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 International Plumbing Code, 2021 International Plumbing Code Appendix E, 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, and the 2023 National Electrical Code, as amended.

A public hearing will be held on June 13, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. before the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners , in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO. The hearings are for the proposed adoption of Building Codes: 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Building Code Appendix C, 2021 International Residential Code, 2021 International Residential Code Appendix AM, 2021 International Mechanical Code, 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 International Plumbing Code, 2021 International Plumbing Code Appendix E, 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, and the 2023 National Electrical Code, as amended.

For more specific information, call Korby Lintz, Chief Building Official, Douglas County Building Division at 303-660-7497.

Legal Notice No.: 945401

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

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

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

Vacancy 4-year term (2023-2027)

Vacancy 4-year term (2023-2027)

Contact Person for the District: Thomas N. George, Esq

District Address: 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, CO 80203 District Telephone Number: 303/839-3800

STONEGATE VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Robin A. Navant, Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No. 945423

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE STERLING RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 7 DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of The Sterling Ranch Metropolitan District No. 7 (the "District"), City of Littleton, Douglas County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist on the Board of Directors of the District. Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the District should file a Letter of Interest with the Board by 9:00 a.m., on Monday, May 15, 2023

Letters of Interest should be sent to Sterling Ranch Metropolitan District No. 7, c/o STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD AT 9350 ROXBOROUGH PARK ROAD, LITTLETON, CO 80125 OR TO CABDISTRICTADMINISTRATOR@STERLINGRANCHCAB.COM.

STERLING RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 7

DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

By:

/s/ Gary Debus

General Manager

Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board

On behalf of:

Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District No.

7 Board of Directors

Legal Notice No. 945435

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE STERLING RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 4 DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of The Sterling Ranch Metropolitan District No. 4 (the "District"), City of Littleton, Douglas County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section

32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist on the Board of Directors of the District. Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the District should file a Letter of Interest with the Board by 9:00 a.m., on Monday, May 15, 2023.

Letters of Interest should be sent to Sterling Ranch Metropolitan District No. 4, c/o STERLING

RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD AT 9350 ROXBOROUGH PARK ROAD, LITTLETON, CO 80125 OR TO CABDISTRICTADMINISTRATOR@STERLINGRANCHCAB.COM.

STERLING RANCH METROPOLITAN

DISTRICT NO. 4

DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

By /s/ Gary Debus

General Manager Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board

On behalf of: Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District No. 4 Board of Directors

Legal Notice No. 945436

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE STERLING RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 6 DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of The Sterling Ranch Metropolitan District No. 6 (the "District"), City of Littleton, Douglas County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist on the Board of Directors of the District. Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the District should file a Letter of Interest with the Board by 9:00 a.m., on Monday, May 15, 2023.

Letters of Interest should be sent to Sterling Ranch Metropolitan District No. 6, c/o STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD AT 9350 ROXBOROUGH PARK ROAD, LITTLETON, CO 80125 OR TO CABDISTRICTADMINISTRATOR@STERLINGRANCHCAB.COM.

STERLING RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 6 DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

By: /s/ Gary

Debus

General Manager

Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board

On behalf of: Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District No.

6 Board of Directors

Legal Notice No. 945437

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE STERLING RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5 DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of The Sterling Ranch Metropolitan District No. 5 (the "District"), City of Littleton, Douglas County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist on the Board of Directors of the District. Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the District should file a Letter of Interest with the Board by 9:00 a.m., on Monday, May 15, 2023.

Letters of Interest should be sent to Sterling Ranch Metropolitan District No. 5, c/o STERLING

RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD AT 9350 ROXBOROUGH PARK ROAD, LITTLETON, CO 80125 OR TO CABDISTRICTADMINISTRATOR@STERLINGRANCHCAB.COM.

STERLING RANCH METROPOLITAN

DISTRICT NO. 5 DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

By: /s/ Gary Debus

General Manager Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board

On behalf of:

Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District No.

5 Board of Directors

Legal Notice No. 945439

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE STERLING RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of The Sterling Ranch Metropolitan District No. 1 (the "District"), City of Littleton, Douglas County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist on the Board of Directors of the District. Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the District should file a Letter of Interest with the Board by 9:00 a.m., on Monday, May 15, 2023. Letters of Interest should be sent to Sterling Ranch Metropolitan District No. 1, c/o STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD AT 9350 ROXBOROUGH PARK ROAD, LITTLETON, CO 80125 OR TO CABDISTRICTADMINISTRATOR@STERLINGRANCHCAB.COM.

STERLING RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

By: /s/ Gary Debus

General Manager Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board

On behalf of: Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District No. 1 Board of Directors

Legal Notice No. 945438

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice 2023 MAIN PARKING LOT AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS

AIP NO. 3-08-0029-057-2023

CENTENNIAL AIRPORT

ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO

Sealed bids for AIP No. 3-08-0029-057-2023, at Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colorado, will be received by the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, 7565 South Peoria Street, Englewood, Colorado 80112, until 9:00 a.m., local time, on June 2nd, 2023, and then opened, read aloud and canvassed.

The work involved includes the following:

Schedule I

Reconstruct South Main Parking Lot (Federal) Schedule II

Reconstruct North Interport Blvd (Federal) Schedule III Rehabilitate South Peoria Circle (Non-Federal) Schedule IV Reconstruct Fire Station Pavement (Non-Federal)

A complete set of Plans and Bidding Requirements and Contract Documents may be obtained on or after May 9th, 2023, on Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado.

The major work items include milling, full depth pavement removal, chemically treated subgrade blended with recycled asphalt millings, asphalt paving, sidewalk and curb and gutter installation, drainage, construction of pretreatment swale, relocation of lighting, replacement of ADA parking signage and pavement marking.

All bidders are advised to examine the site to become familiar with all site conditions. The project will be discussed and shown to interested bidders at 10:00 a.m., local time on May 18th, 2023, at the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, 7565 South Peoria Street, Englewood, Colorado 80112.

Each bid must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Cashier’s Check in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid, made payable to the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, or by Bid Bond in like amount executed by a Surety Company.

All bidders are advised that the right is reserved by the Sponsor to waive any informality in, or to reject any or all bids.

Any questions must be submitted to Molly McGuire, JACOBS, via email to molly.mcguire@ jacobs.com. Questions are due by 10:00 a.m., May 25th, 2023. Questions received after this time will not be accepted.

Legal Notice No. 945421

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Separate sealed bids for the Parker Town Hall Roof Replacement Project – be CIP-23-014-CI as described in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, will be received by electronic bid through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System: www.bidnetdirect.com//town-of-parker until 1:00 pm local time, May 26, 2023 and then publicly opened and read aloud via an online Zoom conference. The Zoom conference information will be added to BidNet Direct via a Communication prior to the bid date.

Electronic construction plans, specifications and forms for preparing bids may be obtained on Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System: www. bidnetdirect.com//town-of-parker on or after 9:00 a.m. on May 1, 2023.

All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount of at least five percent (5%) of the Bid. The vendors can upload their bid bond when responding online. The bond will be retained by the Town as liquidated damages if the successful bidder refuses or fails to enter into a Contract and Performance, Payment and Maintenance bond in accordance with his bid when notified of the award.

The Town shall issue a written addendum if substantial changes which impact the technical submission of Bids are required. Addenda will be posted on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System: www.bidnetdirect.com//town-of-parker.

Plan Holders are responsible for either revisiting website prior to the due date to ensure that they have any addenda which may have been issued after the initial download.

The Plan Holder shall certify its acknowledgment of the addendum by signing the addendum and returning it with its Bid. In the event of conflict with the original contract documents, addenda shall govern all other contract documents to the extent specified. Subsequent addenda shall govern over prior addenda only to the extent specified.

The extent of the work is approximately as follows:

The Town of Parker is seeking Proposals to remove and replace the ballasted membrane roof at the Parker Town Hall building. The new roof membrane shall adhere to the deck. Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the time fixed for closing them. The Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities, to waive technical defects accordingly as the best interest of the Town may be served, may reject any and all bids, and shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder as determined by the Owner.

All bidders questions and inquires shall be directed to the Town of Parker’s Project Manager, ADRIAN ORZESCU, 303-805-3252, aorzescu@ parkeronline.org.

Tom Williams, PE, Engineering/Public Works Director

This Notice to Bidders is not valid without the above signature.

NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT BIDDERS

The purpose of this notice is to comply with C.R.S. § 8-19-104(3). If a nonresident bidder is from a state that provides a bidding preference to bidders from that state, then a comparable percentage disadvantage will be applied to the bid of that nonresident bidder. Nonresident bidders may obtain additional information from the Web site for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

Legal Notice No. 945434

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 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 18th day of May, 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 Rumler Civil Construction, Inc., for the completion of Parker Road (SH83) Multi-Use Trail (West Side) (CIP 21-017), and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Rumler Civil Construction, 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 18th day of May, 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, Direc-

tor of Engineering/Public Works.

Legal Notice NO. 945410

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Second Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Public Notice

Stonegate Village Metropolitan District Well KA-16 ASR Water Line Douglas County, Colorado Invitation to Bid

The Stonegate Village Metropolitan District (“SVMD”) requests formal bids for the construction of the Well KA-16 ASR Water Line. The project is located in Douglas County, Colorado at the southeast corner of Aventerra Parkway and Keystone Boulevard. The improvements consist of approximately 120 feet of 6-inch pipeline with related fittings and valves, coring into an existing vault, and the setup and maintenance of all Grading, Erosion, and Sediment Control throughout the duration of the project.

Sealed proposals will be received for the Well KA16 ASR Water line via U.S. mail or dropped off at the offices of SMVD, c/o Mulhern MRE, Inc., 188 Inverness Drive West, Suite 140, Englewood, Colorado 80112 until 11:00 am local time, July 31st, 2023 and then will be publicly opened and read.

All bids must be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Bids will be accepted only from qualified contractors that have demonstrated experience in the construction of projects of this type.

Bid documents will be available May 8th, 2023 at the offices of Mulhern MRE, Inc., 188 Inverness Drive West, Suite 140, Englewood, Colorado 80112. Contact Jordan Blue at (303) 649-6857 to obtain copies of the Contract Documents. Electronic copies of the Contract Documents will be provided free of charge to qualified bidders. Hard copies of the Contract Documents can be provided upon request at a non-refundable charge of $200 per copy. Checks for Contract Documents should be made payable to: Stonegate Village Metropolitan District.

It is anticipated that the Notice of Award will be issued on or about August 14th, 2023. The project shall start as soon as practical or about October 2nd, 2023, and the entire project must be substantially complete no later than November 6th, 2023. Substantial completion shall consist of all work within the right-of-way completed. It is anticipated that the final completion shall be December 4th, 2023, and will consist of the removal of all initial and interim GESC items and any testing required by the District Engineer. The successful bidder will be required to furnish payment and performance bonds and comply with all insurance provisions specified in the project documents. A five percent (5%) bid bond will be required and must accompany the bid.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the project site at 2:00 pm, July 14th, 2023.

SVMD reserves the right to waive any irregularities or technical defects in the bidding process so as the best interests of SVMD may be served. SVMD also reserves the right to reject any and all Bids.

All technical questions should be directed in writing to Jordan Blue, jordan@mulhernmre.com. Final date for all questions will be 5:00 pm, July 21st, 2023.

Stonegate Village Metropolitan District

Lisa Hyvonen, Board President

Legal Notice No. 945420

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Date: April 10, 2023

RE: South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District Station No. 15 Replacement Project

1. Introduction/Invitation. The South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District, a political subdivision of the State of Colorado, is seeking proposals for performance of General Contractor services in connection with its anticipated Station No. 15 Replacement Project.

2. Procedure for Submitting Proposals. Diversified Consulting Solutions is acting as the Owner’s Representative for the District.

Interested parties are invited to submit a proposal no later than June 6, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. local time via BidNet Direct. Late submittals or submittals delivered to the wrong location will not be accepted. For consideration, proposers must (i) obtain a Request for Proposals form, and (ii) submit your proposal via BidNet Direct. The proposals will be evaluated and the District expects to accept by written notice the proposal that, in its estimation, represents the best value to the District.

All interested parties are invited to attend a mandatory pre-proposal meeting and inspection of the project site beginning at 1:00 PM (local time) on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at South Metro Fire Rescue Station No. 15, 2702 East Dry Creek Road, Centennial, Colorado 80122. Attendees shall meet outside at the project site.

documents, including all plans and specifications.

The District reserves the right to act in its best interest and may terminate, modify or suspend the process, reject any or all submittals, modify the terms and conditions of this selection process and/ or waive informalities of any submission.

Legal Notice No. 945363

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT CHERRY CREEK AT 12-MILE PARK PHASE III

Notice is hereby given that at 2:00 p.m. on May 18, 2023, pursuant to C.R.S. § 38-26-107, Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority shall make final payment to 53 Corporation, LLC at 5655 Peterson Road, Sedalia, CO 80135 in connection with full payment for all services rendered, materials furnished and for all labor performed in and for the above-referenced PROJECT.

1. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has an unpaid claim against the said PROJECT for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such CONTRACTOR or any SUBCONTRACTOR in or about the performance of said WORK contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the WORK whose claim therefore has not been paid by the CONTRACTOR or the SUBCONTRACTOR may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

2. All such claims will be filed with Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority, P.O. Box 3166, Centennial, Colorado 80161, on or before the above-mentioned date and time of final settlement.

3. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority from any and all liability for such claim.

OWNER:

Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority

By: /s/ John A. McCarty

Title: Executive Committee Member

Legal Notice No. 945428

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009 Castle Rock, CO 80109 720-437-6200

Plaintiff: ACM Dawson Trails VIII JV LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company.

v. Defendants: TechTrack LTD aka Techtrack LTD aka TechTrak Ltd aka TECHTRACK LTD, a Colorado Limited Partnership; Unique Mobility, Inc. aka Unique Mobility aka UNIQUE MOBILITY, INC., a Colorado Corporation; MSP Investment Co. aka MSP Investment Company aka MSP Investment Co., LLP aka MSP Investment Company, Inc. aka MSP INVESTMENT CO., a Colorado Limited Liability Partnership; Bellamah Community Development, aka BELLAMAH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, a New Mexico Limited Partnership; Jefferson Bank & Trust aka JEFFERSON BANK & TRUST, a Colorado Banking Corporation; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver for Jefferson Bank & Trust, aka Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Resolution Trust Corporation as receiver for Sun State Savings and Loan Association, F.S.A., aka RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION, Administratively Dissolved, December 17, 1993; Sun State Savings and Loan Association aka SUN STATE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, an Arizona bank; Dawson Ridge Metropolitan District No. 1 aka DAWSON RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1, a Colorado Quasi-Municipal Corporation; Douglas County Development Corporation, a Colorado Corporation; DCDC II, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; Plateau Natural Gas Company, a Colorado Corporation, Dissolved December 30, 1970; Dawson Trails I LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company; Dawson Ridge LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company; FirstBank of Castle Rock, N.A., a Colorado Corporation; Westside Property Investment Company, Inc., a Colorado Corporation; Sun NLF Limited Partnership aka Sun NLF aka SUN NLF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware Limited Partnership; SBAB, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company, Dissolved January 1, 2002; Westpac Financial II aka WESTPAC FINANCIAL II, an Arizona Corporation, dissolved January 10, 1996; The Pueblo Bank and Trust Company aka THE PUEBLO BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; SRKO Family Limited Partnership aka SRKO FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Colorado Limited Partnership, Dissolved January 10, 2022; SWQ LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company; Westfield Metropolitan District No. 1 aka WESTFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1, a Colorado Quasi-Municipal Corporation; M.D.C. Land Corporation, a Colorado Corporation; Rich-

mond Homes, Inc. I, aka RICHMOND HOMES, INC. I, a Delaware Corporation; Plateau Natural Gas Company, a Colorado Corporation; Castle Rock Industrial Bank, a Colorado Corporation; Bryan H. Scott, an individual; Brenda C. Scott, an individual; Dean C. Stange, an individual; Marcus

S. Palkowitsh, an individual; Jannie Ho Duk Richardson aka Jannie H D Richardson aka Jannie

H Richardson an individual; Emeline W. Haney, an individual; Mae E. Haney, an individual; Mary

Alice Haney, an individual; E. Michelle Haney, an individual; Margaret M. Haney, an individual;

Franklin L. Haney II, an individual; FRANKLIN L HANEY CO, a Tennessee Corporation; Thomas

J. Mancuso, an individual; Colleen K. Huber, an individual; Robert Anderson, Jr., an individual;

Victoria Lee Crecelius, an individual; Jonathan K. Anderson, an individual; Margaret S. Palkowitsh, Deceased; Merrill M. Miller, an individual; Robert

R. Graft, Deceased; Kathleen T. Sheehan, an individual; Michael J. Boryla, an individual; Lynette

L. Lechman, an individual; Gregory W. Aggeler, an individual; Susan G. Peterson, an individual; Gary

K. Duke, an individual; Rex Martin, Deceased; the Town of Castle Rock, a Colorado home rule municipal corporation; Christine M. Duffy as the Public Trustee of Douglas County, Colorado; Sue Sandstrom as the Public Trustee of Arapahoe County, Colorado; and all unknown persons who may have an interest in the subject matter of this action.

Attorneys for ACM Dawson Trails VIII JV LLC

Alan E. Curtis, #34571 Virginia M. Sciabbarrasi, #39753 WHITE & JANKOWSKI LLC 1333 West 120th Avenue, Suite 302 Westminster, CO 80234

Telephone: (303) 595-9441

Fax: (303) 825-5632 alanc@white-jankowski.com virginias@white-jankowski.com

Case No. 22CV30920

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED DEFENDANTS:

a.Victoria Lee Crecelius;

b.Westpac Financial II.

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this Court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons on you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the Court.

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

This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff in and to certain water situate in Douglas County, Colorado, more particularly described on Exhibit B of the Complaint, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof.

Dated March 28, 2023

WHITE & JANKOWSKI LLC

Alan E. Curtis, #34571

Virginia M. Sciabbarrasi, #39753 Attorneys for Plaintiff ACM Dawson Trails VIII JV LLC

EXHIBIT B TO COMPLAINT TO QUIET TITLE DESCRIPTION OF WATER RIGHTS

1.Water Rights Decrees. All right, title, and interest to all nontributary and not-nontributary ground water decreed in Case No. W-4765, W-9496-78, 80CW365, and 83CW356, all in Division 1 Water Court, State of Colorado, including but not limited to all rights and obligations arising under those decrees; any amounts of water banked under the terms of the decree and existing statutes, rules, and regulations; and any claims made but not fully disposed of in each case. The Water Rights adjudicated in each decree are generally summarized as follows:

a.W-4765 Water Rights. Nontributary ground water with an appropriation date of June 5, 1959 and a decreed amount of 0.084 cfs to be withdrawn from the Dawson Formation and used for commercial purposes, as confirmed by the April 4, 1977 Decree in Case No. W-4765, Water Division 1.

b.W-9496-78 Water Rights. Nontributary ground water rights confirmed by the May 29, 1980 Decree in Case No W-9496-78, Water Division 1, with appropriation dates of August 21, 1972, which are decreed for municipal, domestic, irrigation, power generation, mining, recreational purposes, including fishery and wildlife, manufacturing, mechanical, fire protection and stock watering uses, and the maintenance of adequate storage systems and reserves and may be withdrawn from the following aquifers in the following amounts:

(a) 300 acre-feet annually from Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifer; and (b) 1,200 acre-feet annually from the Arapahoe Aquifer.

c. 80CW365 Water Rights. Nontributary Denver Formation ground water in the amount of 489 acrefeet per year with an appropriation date of August 21, 1972 to be withdrawn at a maximum pumping a rate of 450 gallons per minute (gpm)/0.999 cfs for municipal, domestic, irrigation, power generation, mining, industrial, commercial, manufacturing, mechanical, stock watering, recreation including fishery and wildlife and fire protection uses, and

the maintenance of adequate storage system and reserves, as confirmed by the October 12, 1982 Decree in Case No. 80CW365, Water Division 1.

d.83CW356 Water Rights. 81 acre-feet per year of nontributary ground water to be withdrawn from the Denver Aquifer Formation to be withdrawn at a maximum pumping rate of 150 gpm for municipal, commercial and industrial purposes, inclusive of but not limited to domestic, irrigation, power generation, mining, recreational purposes including fishery, wildlife, manufacturing, mechanical, fire protection, stock watering, and the maintenance of adequate storage systems and reserves, as confirmed by the December 28, 1988 Decree in Case No. 83CW356, Water Division 1.

2.Well Permit Rights. All rights in Techtrack Well No. 1 (Permit No. 23514-F), Well D-2 (Permit No. 2169-F), and any other permits and water rights associated with so-called “pre-213” wells to the extent they exist on the Water Agreement property; and all rights to all well permits identified in and/or all well permits that may be issued under the terms of the Water Rights Decrees identified above.

3.Water Agreement. All right title and interest in the water and water rights described or conveyed as appurtenances in the Water Agreement dated July 15, 1983 and recorded with the Douglas County Clerk and Recorder on July 18, 1983 at Reception No. 1983308035, Book 483, Page 282 (Water Agreement).

4. Deeded Water. All right title and interest in the water and water rights described in or conveyed or encumbered as appurtenances in the following deeds recorded with the Douglas County Clerk and Recorder and also attached as EXHIBIT C (Deeded Water).

a. Bargain and Sale Deed from Douglas County Development Corporation, DCDC II, Inc., and Emeline W. Haney, Mae E. Haney, Mary Alice Haney, E. Michelle Haney, Margaret M. Haney and Franklin L. Haney II to ACM Dawson Trails, recorded in Douglas County at Reception No. 2022065657 on October 5, 2022.

b. Bargain and Sale Deed from Dawson Trails I LLC to ACM Dawson Trails, recorded in Douglas County at Reception No. 2022065717 on October 6, 2022.

c. Bargain and Sale Deed from Dawson Trails I LLC to ACM Dawson Trails, recorded in Douglas County at Reception No. 2022065714 on October 6, 2022.

5. Unadjudicated Water. All of the right, title and interest in and to the unadjudicated ground water located on, under, or appurtenant to property listed in EXHIBIT A, but specifically excepting therefrom those properties identified in paragraph 85 of the Complaint, to wit, Lots 1, 2, and Part Lot 59 of Twin Oaks Subdivision. Such unadjudicated ground water includes but is not limited to: (a) all nontributary ground water, as defined by C.R.S. § 37-90-103(10.5); (b) all not-nontributary ground water, as defined by C.R.S. § 37-90-103(10.7); (c) all nontributary ground water and not-nontributary ground water, as may exist now or in the future; and (d) the exclusive right to withdraw and use the ground water from all formations including the: (i) Shannon Sandstone Member of the Pierre Shale, (ii) Lower Pierre Shale, (iii) Niobrara, (iv) Carlile, (v) Greenhorn, (vi) Graneros, (vii) Dakota, and (viii) Lyons.

6. All Other Water Rights. In addition to the water rights described above, all of the right, title, and interest in and to all other waters, water rights, and rights to use water or ground water located on, under, or appurtenant to the property in Douglas County, Colorado described in the Water Agreement, Deeded Water, and EXHIBIT A (collectively, the Other Properties) including all right, title, and interest in and to: (a) all tributary ground water; (b) all surface water; (c) all designated ground water; (d) all ditches and ditch rights; (e) all reservoirs and reservoir rights; (f) all water wells; (g) all monitoring wells; (h) all well permits; (i) all ponds; (j) all stock ponds; (k) all springs; (l) all artesian springs; and (m) all water tanks, wells, well casings, pumps, pipelines, sprinklers, irrigation equipment, windmills; and (n) all other appurtenances used in association with these water rights.

7. Any return flows remaining from the Additional Water Rights described above in 1-6 above and the right of disposition of such return flows.

Legal Notice No. 945252

First Publication: April 6, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles

Public Notice

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2) 2008 Ford F-150 Vin 8Fa82918

3) 1993 Ford Explorer Vin PUD86363

Legal Notice No.945433

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

1) 1996 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

reliance on non-renewable groundwater supplies,” the agreement says.

Dominion will work with Louviers to negotiate a water service agreement to provide an “initial emergency connection to renewable water supplies and (a) future permanent connection to renewable water supplies,” the document says.

“Douglas County believes that the system will stimulate economic development and growth within the corridor,” the document also says.

REELECTION

a lot more work to do and President Biden has proved that he is the leader who will continue to confront the most urgent challenges of our time, and most importantly, will protect our democracy and defend the rights and freedoms of individuals across our country.”

e dean of the Colorado Congressional delegation, Democrat Diana DeGette retweeted Biden’s announcement, adding, “Now is the time for all of us to get involved and lay the groundwork so that we can protect our rights and win big in 2024!”

“ ere’s still more to do,” said Democrat Jason Crow in a fundraising appeal highlighting Biden’s decision to run for reelection. “I’m proud to stand alongside the President today, and I hope you are too.”

e water could be available in as soon as one to two years, based on the process to add the pipeline, according to the meeting discussion.

e county will invest $4.5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds for the project, Avery said.

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

Taking care of wastewater

e project to create a centralized wastewater system along the Highway 85 corridor may come as a relief to areas that rely on septic systems to handle their waste.

Under the plan, the wastewater

Biden’s announcement sets up a possible 2020 rematch with Donald Trump in two years, although both men have to get through their respective primaries rst. Marianne Williamson and Robert Kennedy Jr. are also seeking the Democratic nomination.

When asked about a possible Biden run during his own reelection campaign last year, Democrat Michael Bennet often thanked the president for being a candidate who could and did beat Trump.

On Tuesday, Bennet echoed Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ message that more work needs to be done. “We can protect our democracy and continue to deliver for the American people,” he said via tweet.

Trump was the rst Republican to announce his run back in November.

Western Slope Republican Lauren Boebert endorsed Trump for president in March. e conservative representatives has been a strong backer of Trump’s.

Public Notices

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on April 3, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Mekhi Christopher Frazier-Porter be changed to Mekhi Christopher Porter

Case No.: 23C180

By: B. Fields, Magistrate

Legal Notice No. 945376

First Publication: April 20, 2023

Last Publication: May 4, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on April 14, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Amy Kay Geels be changed to Amy Kay Goossen

Case No.: 23C225

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945417

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

collection and treatment system would extend from roughly the Louviers area as far south as available funding will allow.

at could involve the nearby rural community of Sedalia, which doesn’t have central wastewater service.

“Much of the corridor, with the exception of Louviers, does not have central wastewater service,” Avery told Colorado Community Media.

e “lack of wastewater treatment availability has limited the future development along the corridor and the need therefore exists to provide wastewater availability for sustainable and economic development,” a document in the project

After Biden’s announcement, she tweeted “America will not be rewarding his failures with another term & I hope you will all join me in ghting hard to re-elect President Donald J. Trump!”

State of the UnionWin McNamee/ Pool via APRep. Lauren Boebert, RColo., wears an out t reading “Drill Baby Drill” as she arrives in the chamber of the House of Representatives before the State of the Union address by President Joe Biden to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington.

Colorado’s other federally elected Republicans haven’t backed candidates in their party’s primary yet.

Republican Ken Buck met with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis when he was in Washington, D.C. last week, but has not endorsed anyone.

But Buck was quick to criticize Biden in the wake of his announcement. In a tweet highlighting an anti-Biden opinion piece, Buck wrote, “Four more years of ram-

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on April 3, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Fidanka Host be changed to Fika Marie Roberts Case No.: 23C190

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945412

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on April 18, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Nicholas Aaron Martinez be changed to Nicholas Aaron Hernández

Case No.: 23 C 231

By: Blake Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945419

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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agreement says.

Douglas County’s commissioners approved the agreement April 25 with the Town of Castle Rock to construct the wastewater system.

Douglas County and Castle Rock believe the system will improve water quality in Plum Creek and Chat eld Reservoir by “eliminating failing wastewater lagoon systems and, eventually, septic systems,” the agreement says.

(Lagoons are pond-like bodies of water or basins designed to receive and treat wastewater, according to an article on Purdue University’s website.)

Douglas County will invest $26.8 million in ARPA funds for the project, Avery said.

pant in ation, skyrocketing energy prices, lawlessness at the border, and emboldened adversaries in Russia and China sounds like a prison sentence.”

Colorado Springs Republican Doug Lamborn also has not ocially endorsed anyone in the GOP race for the nomination. He did serve as an honorary co-chair for Trump’s reelection in Colorado in 2020, along with former GOP Rep. Scott Tipton.

Aside from Trump, a number of other Republicans have jumped into the race, including former South Carolina Governor and Trump’s rst U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, while others, like DeSantis and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, are mulling runs.

This story is from CPR News, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr. org.

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public Notice is given on April 07, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Jennifer Lee Salyers-Martin be changed to Jennifer Lee Martin Case No.: 2023C210

By: Andi Truett Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945387

First publication: April 27, 2023

Last publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Public Notice is given on March 31, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Jouhara Marie-Alvina Cardona be changed to Jouhara Marie-Alvina Gibbs Case No. 2023C31311

By: Cathy Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945394

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Children Services

(Adoption/Guardian/Other)

Public Notice

District Court, Douglas County, Colorado

Court Address: 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO 80109

In the Matter of the Petition of: Kristy Jo Stinson And Co-Petitioner: James Franklin Lee Stinson For the Adoption of a Child Case Number: 2023 JA 30004 NOTICE OF HEARING To: John Doe

Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/ have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.

An Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on August 11, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. BY WEBEX

You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s).

Cheryl Mulvihill #10727

Attorney for Petitioners

Legal Notice No. 945426

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: June 1, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press ###

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