Douglas County News Press 051823

Riding for love

County changes fairgrounds policy after drag show backlash

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s not every day that a Douglas County commissioners’ meeting includes a quote of Rihanna lyrics. Several area residents at the meeting expressed concern with last year’s drag show event at the county fairgrounds in Castle Rock, a topic that gave way to a broader discussion about a parent’s ability to choose what kinds of entertainment their kids can view.

e meeting also heard accusations of indoctrination of children.

Joy Overbeck, a Parker resident, referenced videos of performances she took issue with at the May 9 meeting.

She referred to a performer “belting out” a song with the lyrics: “I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it. Sex is in the air, I don’t care, I love the smell of it. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but chains and whips excite me.”

Bike trip will be in memory of wife lost to Alzheimer’s

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

When Sam Van Why hops on his 22-speed Cannondale bicycle in a few weeks to take on a rugged 45-mile ride, it will be the perfect metaphor for what the Castle Rock resident’s life has been.

e ride won’t be easy. In fact, Van

Why may feel like he’s “just surviving” at times as he pumps his legs over and over for nearly four hours.

But the retired college professor, you can be sure, will keep going. He won’t for a moment think about stopping, even if his 74-year-old legs and body are pleading with him to do so. He’ll push and push until he crosses the nish line. at’s what Donna would have wanted.

On Dec. 8, 2022, Van Why lost the love of his life, his wife of nearly 30 years, to Alzheimer’s disease.

On June 11, he will ride for her. e Alzheimer’s Association Ride to End ALZ Colorado will start and end right outside Colorado State University’s Canvas Stadium. e route Van Why has chosen will take him south from Fort Collins, back north to Laporte, along the foothills of Horsetooth Reservoir and nally back to where he started — about the same distance from Fort Collins to Boulder.

“Oh yeah,” he said when asked if

Another performance, Overbeck claimed, involved young girls on stage performing in a drag dance contest, mimicking the dancers. “ is can only be called recruitment — promoting sexualization and sexual confusion to children,” Overbeck told the county’s elected leaders.

Douglas County PrideFest held its annual event at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in August. During a drag show at the celebration, a performer’s breast plate and false nipple were temporarily exposed.

Sam Van Why of Castle Rock will bike in the Ride to End ALZ Colorado on June 11 in memory of his deceased wife, Donna, who died of Alzheimer’s disease on Dec. 8, 2022. It will be Van Why’s third time participating in the Ride to End ALZ.

PHOTO BY ALEX K.W. SCHULTZ

Castle Rock Climb4Change set for June 10

Changing a workout could change someone’s life. Don’t miss Climb4Change on Saturday, June 10. Outdoor enthusiasts, tness bu s and families of all shapes and sizes will have the opportunity to conquer the 200-step Challenge Hill at Philip S. Miller Park for a good cause. More information, including race details and registration, is available at CRgov. com/Climb4Change.

Sponsored by No Limits Physical erapy, proceeds bene t the town’s erapeutic Recreation program.

Photo source: Castle Rock Facebook page

Help for homeless gets funding boost

A Douglas County Facebook post says a funding boost is coming to homeless services. According to the county, state funding will further Douglas County’s work to help those in our community experiencing homelessness.

e Douglas County Homeless Initiative announced it is the recipient of $1.6 million in state grant funding.

Photo source: Douglas County Facebook

Castle Rock has a refreshed Facebook page

Have you visited the refreshed town website? Tell us about your experience.

e Town of Castle Rock’s website — facebook.com/crgov — is its primary communication vehicle. Last year alone, the website saw about 1.2 million visitors.

Last month, the o cial online source for town information got a new look and several enhancements to make nding information even easier. An improved search function and updated navigation more e ciently connect site visitors to resources.

Information from town depart-

ments, such as Parks and Recreation, Castle Rock Water, Police, Fire, Development Services and Public Works is more prominent. e town calendar has been simpli ed to give you a better look at what’s ahead. And, the site is now more user- and mobilefriendly.

We hope you’ve had a chance to check out the updates at CRgov.com and want to know what you think. Visit CRgov.com/Feedback to provide your feedback on the updated design and ease of navigation.

Thomas appointed to ethics commission

Douglas County Commissioner Lora omas has been appointed as the local government representative to Colorado’sIndependent Ethics Commission (IEC). e IEC was created by voter initiative in November 2006 with the passage of Amendment 41 to the Colorado Constitution.

“I am truly honored to be selected by the current board members of the Independent Ethics Commission for this important assignment to serve the public interest and represent our local governments,” said Commissioner omas on the Douglas County webpage announcing the appointment. “Please know that I will bring the same diligence and commitment to this commission that I have always applied to my lifetime of public service. I look forward to working with

such esteemed and accomplished individuals on this commission who have set an impressive standard of thoughtful and considered thoroughness and fairness.”

e IEC consists of ve members, one appointed by the governor, one by the Colorado House of Representatives, one by the Colorado Senate, one by the chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, and one by the other four commissioners. e fth commissioner must be a representative of local government.

e IEC’s commissioners serve without pay but are reimbursed for expenses. No more than two members may be from the same political party. Each member serves a fouryear term. Terms are staggered and a member may serve multiple terms.

Laydon heads to Harvard Douglas County commissioner and board chair Abe Laydon was accepted to Harvard Kennedy School’s Senior Executives in State and Local Government program, a three-week interactive and intensive public policy and leadership program at Harvard University. According to course information, the program will

CORRECTION

A story published the week of April 13, 2023, headlined “Plan for new truck stop off I-25 in Larkspur moving forward,” incorrectly described planned-unit

cost the county $17,400.

Share your baking, jewelry, photography or gardening

Have you recently discovered or renewed your love for baking, gardening, jewelry making or photography? ere’s no need to keep your creativity to yourself. Share it with our community at this year’s 2023 Douglas County Fair & Rodeo. Learn more at bit.ly/41vMQNW.

Photo source: Douglas County

Understand your property taxes at the upcoming town hall

If you’re a property owner in Douglas County, you may have questions about a historic increase in your next assessment. Why is this happening and what can you do? Here are a couple of resources to answer your questions:

-Watch this Live Town Hall, “What’s Happening with Property Taxes?” https://youtu.be/TKWFPPU6WBg

-Read more about your Notice of Valuation and our next Live Town Hall, scheduled for May 24: https:// www.douglas.co.us/own-propertyin-douglas-county.../

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Commissioners shelve property development rule edits

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BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After area residents expressed fears that a proposed change to property development policy in Douglas County would allow more “high-density” multifamily buildings, the county’s elected leaders decided to shelve the plan, setting the stage for a revised form.

County sta had portrayed the potential change as minor edits that would clarify confusing language.

“I just don’t want to leave anybody with the interpretation that we were trying to vastly change the zoning regulations and we got caught. Because that’s not at all what was going on,” said Commissioner Lora omas during the May 9 meeting.

She added: “I thought we were just trying to do something to clarify language.”

At issue was a plan to edit the criteria that developers need to meet to make changes to “planned developments,” meaning land in a special type of zoning that applies to certain areas. (Zoning is a local government’s rules for what can be built where.)

After hearing more than a dozen speak against the proposal, along with dozens of other comments the county received from residents in April, the group of Douglas County residents who advise the county’s elected leaders on development — the county Planning Commission — on April 17 voted 5-1 against the language changes.

e planning commissioners serve as an advisory group, and the county’s board of three elected commissioners — George Teal, omas and Abe Laydon — generally make the nal call on development decisions in areas outside of municipalities.

e county heard concerns that the change “would make the process

for someone to amend a planned development much easier or to get a development of a di erent type approved much easier — that it would be a signi cant thing,” Steven Koster, assistant director of planning services for Douglas County, has told Colorado Community Media. “And I’m not sure exactly how that understanding came to be.”

e county commissioners on May 9 voted to “table” the plan, and county sta indicated that a revised plan could come back to the commissioners for a vote at some point.

‘Not meant to be a fossil’

An area with “planned development” zoning can feature a mix of property types — including residential, commercial, recreational and others — in a way that standard zoning districts can’t, Koster said.

Planned developments are also intended “to encourage innovative and creative design,” Douglas County’s zoning policy says.

Planned developments can be small or spread over a large area: Highlands Ranch is a planned development, for example.

Over time, planned developments can change, or be “amended,” if the county gives the OK. At issue during the April 17 county Planning Commission meeting was a proposal to edit the criteria that would allow for those changes.

Among several approval criteria, the sta held up two for edits. ey included:

• A change from the wording

“Whether the amendment is consistent with the development standards, commitments, and overall intent of the planned development” to “Whether the amendment is consistent with the overall intent of the planned development”; and

• A change from the wording

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A crowd sits at the Douglas County Planning Commission meeting April 17 at 100 Third St. in Castle Rock.

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FIRST FRIDAYS IN CASTLE ROCK

First Fridays kick o June 2

How does Castle Rock celebrate Fri-YAY? With the First Fridays Concert Series — the perfect way to kick o the weekend and enjoy a summer evening in Castle Rock. e free, family-friendly event takes place every rst Friday of the month from June through August in Festival Park, the heart of downtown.

e lineup features a variety of musical genres, from high-energy dance music and smooth sailing yacht rock to classic country mainstays. Kick o the night at 5 pm. with dinner and drinks from a variety of food trucks and our full-service cocktail bar. ere also will be fun crafts for kids to enjoy before the live music begins at 6 p.m.

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“Whether the amendment is consistent with the intent, e cient development and preservation of the entire planned development” to “Whether the amendment is consistent with the e cient development of the entire planned development.” e proposed removal of some words — particularly “preservation” — raised some residents’ eyebrows.

But in a report to the county Planning Commission, county sta wrote that “planned developments are intended to be documents that may be amended from time to time.”

“ e word ‘preservation’ could be confusing and could be construed as keeping the planned development in (its current) state,” Matt Jakubowski, a chief planner on county sta , said during the April meeting.

But “by the very fact” that a developer ever proposes to amend a planned development, that inherently implies change, he said.

“ ey’re meant to be exible — they’re not meant to be a fossil,” Jakubowski said.

Asked whether the proposed language edits would lead to more new, high-density multifamily buildings in longtime single-family neighborhoods, Koster had told Colorado Community Media: “I don’t think it changes the probabilities around that happening, no.”

“ ere are more than just those two approval criteria,” Koster said. e concept of “preservation” is mentioned elsewhere in Douglas County’s zoning rules regarding planned developments, such as in saying: “Development within this district should be designed to … ensure that environmentally and visually sensitive areas are preserved.”

Extreme changes to a planned development wouldn’t depend on the language that county sta are proposing editing.

“ ere does come a point where the changes somebody wants to

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make are too fundamental,” and then “we would say that the proper (process) is a full rezoning” rather than mere tweaks based on the planned development rules, Koster told CCM.

‘Back to the drawing board’

After the county heard concerns in April, county sta contemplated revisions to the proposed edits that were to come to the county commissioners.

“I think we did hear very loudly and clearly from those we serve about the consternation and maybe confusion about what was presented,” Laydon said at the May 9 meeting.

Jakubowski told the commissioners the edits were aimed at simplifying the development application process.

“From sta ’s perspective, the proposed changes were to provide some clari cation, making it easier for sta and (developers) to interpret the approval criteria,” Jakubowski said.

At a work-session meeting on May 1, the county commissioners discussed with sta the concerns raised by the public and the planning commission regarding the proposed edits, according to the county’s website. In response, sta was preparing revisions to the proposed edits for consideration by the planning commission and the county commissioners.

Sta had recommended that the county commissioners return the matter to the planning commission for a public-hearing meeting on June 5. Sta also recommended that the county commissioners postpone their vote on the edits to a publichearing meeting on June 27.

But when the matter might come back up for a decision is now uncertain.

“By tabling, it allows them to go back to the drawing board, not being under some arti cial calendar deadline by the board,” Teal said. ough omas was reluctant, the county commissioners voted unanimously on May 9, allowing sta to spend more time on the potential edits.

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Gather your friends or neighbors and adopt a road for littler pickup. Douglas County’s road adoption process is now online and easier than ever. For details, visit douglas.co.us and search for Adopt a Road.

Help make your County Fair a success!

Energetic, friendly volunteers age 16 and older are needed during the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo from July 28-Aug. 6. Serve your community, celebrate your County’s history and have fun all at the same time. Visit douglascountyfairandrodeo.com and click on the Get Involved tab, to learn more and sign up.

Visit prehistoric times

More than 11,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, mammoths roamed Douglas County. Learn all about it by taking a free tour of the world-renowned Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve. Limited dates are available. Reserve your spot now at lambspring.org/free-tours

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Roads are a necessity and they have to be maintained. Here’s where you’ll find everything you need to know about them all. Visit DouglasRoadWork.com to find out what’s going on in your neighborhood.

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5 students earn scholarships for overcoming adversity

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Five seniors from ve Douglas County School District high schools were awarded a $2,000 Missy Martin Scholarship for a total of $10,000.

Now going by the name Missy Berg, the former Castle View student has dedicated her time to give back to the same community that helped her through a tragic accident and to other students who have overcome challenges and have decided to continue their education.

In 2002, Berg was a varsity cheerleader and peer mentor at Douglas County High School when she was hit by a train on the way to school. She su ered a traumatic brain injury and was in a coma for about ve weeks.

She went through nearly two years of hospitalization and extensive rehabilitation to learn how to function normally again.

Berg decided she wanted to give back to other students, so with the help of her father David, they created the nonpro t, Future Hope Foundation, to honor local youth who have worked to overcome adversity.

“ ese people are amazing,” said Berg. “ ey just come and they have all these amazing stories and it is so

good to help them go to college and to further their life.”

Among the seniors to receive the scholarship this year was Kendall Covak from Chaparral.

School counselor Holly Treiber

had the opportunity to honor Covak and her accomplishments.

Covak was diagnosed in eighth grade with Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, otherwise known as POTS and has seen nu-

merous specialists and tried multiple treatments.

Despite her daily medical hardships, Covak has maintained a 3.8 GPA and has continued to give back to the Chaparral community.

Not only did she compete in Chaparral volleyball for three years, Covak served as a peer mentor to others and was an integral part in supporting students after school in uni ed sports.

Covak will continue her education at Colorado State University where she plans to pursue an undergraduate degree and a masters in occupational therapy.

Mountain Vista school counselor Andy Labron became emotional while speaking on behalf of Kamila Skonieczny.

Skonieczny was born to a Polish family in Highlands Ranch, however, when she was 6 years old, her family had to return to Poland.

While in Poland, Skonieczny and her father became close as they found a shared love for karate.

Unfortunately, Skonieczny lost her father unexpectedly in 2016. In 2022, as Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion on Ukraine, Skonieczny and her family had to make a decision.

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Four of the five recipients of the 2023 Missy Martin Scholarship standing with Missy.

From left: Kamila Skonieczny, Meghan Tesch, Missy Berg, Kendall Covak and Jacobi Keefe. Aloukika Patro not pictured.

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School board rejects settlement in open meetings lawsuit

Trial in June

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Douglas County School Board rejected a settlement that would have admitted some board members violated Colorado Open Meetings Laws when deciding to re former superintendent Corey Wise last year.

During a special meeting on May 8, the board voted 4-3 to turn down a settlement in the lawsuit brought by state Rep. Bob Marshall (D-Highlands Ranch) in February 2022, alleging board members Becky Myers, President Mike Peterson, Christy Williams and Kaylee Winegar used a series of one-on-one conversations to discuss Wise’s termination outside of public meetings.

e settlement laid out three terms for the board, including an acknowledgment that Myers, Peterson, Williams and Wineger broke the law when they had non-public discussions about public business.

e other terms were to prevent the board from taking formal action or discussing public business outside of public meetings, except when legally allowed, such as executive sessions or one-onone conversations not relayed to a third party, and to pay Marshall’s $66,000 legal fees.

After a brief executive session, Williams said she maintains her innocence and doesn’t believe she violated open meetings law, moving to reject the settlement.

“I have maintained for over a year now that I do not believe I did anything illegal,” she said.

Myers, Peterson and Winegar said they didn’t believe they were guilty either. Winegar repeated the argument that since the vote to terminate Wise was public, the group didn’t violate open meetings law.

“I believe there was a vote in public on the decision … and I believe the plainti can remove this (term) from the settlement and perhaps then we can get this thing behind us,” Winegar said.

Board members Elizabeth Hanson, Susan Meek and David Ray adamantly opposed rejecting the settlement, arguing the district has sunk enough money into the lawsuit and that going to trial would further divide the community.

Invoices obtained through a records request show the district has paid around $98,000 for legal assistance from May 2022 through March 7, 2023.

Meek called the behavior of Myers, Peterson, Williams and Winegar “indefensible.”

“I don’t know how any board member can defend spending taxpayer resources, money that

should be spent in support of students, to try and prove that you had the right to act in the manner that happened,” Meek said. “We should simply agree to adhere to the Colorado Open Meetings Laws, this is what a responsible leadership would look like.”

e board has been operating under a preliminary injunction issued in March 2022 by the Douglas County judge on the case, which found the serial one-on-one conversations violated the law and ordered the board not to discuss public business or take formal action outside of public meeting.

Ray argued that if the board can operate under the injunction, there should be no issues accepting the settlement, but his suggestion fell at.

Winegar said the cost to the district is on Marshall and suggested if the board wins at trial, he could pay for the expenses.

Peterson agreed, calling out Marshall for continuing the lawsuit as a state representative.

“He’s in a unique position to drop this lawsuit, or at least (part of the settlement) and he could easily raise something in committee or gone to his legislature friends instead of litigating and trying to create new interpretation of the law in the courts,” Peterson said.

In a written statement, Marshall urged the board to accept the settlement and cautioned that trust would be further eroded if the board moved forward with a trial.

“Failing to admit these mistakes and moving on has seriously damaged your standing and that of the Douglas County School District,” he said. “ With the settlement rejected, the case will go to trial in June.

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

Driver guilty in crash that killed Castle Rock students

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Douglas County jury convicted a driver of vehicular homicide for his involvement in a fatal car wreck last August that killed two Castle Rock students.

Ricky Avalos-Trujillo, 25, was found guilty of two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of vehicular assault, as well as careless driving resulting in

death and careless driving resulting in injury.

According to a law enforcement investigation, Avalos-Trujillo was driving the wrong direction on the I-25 frontage road near mile marker 179 when he hit a truck carrying four teens. e wreck killed Audrey Todd, 17, and Colton Bellamy, 17, and injured a third passenger.

A blood test on Avalos-Trujillo found marijuana and alcohol in his system.

In a news release, 18th Judicial

District Attorney John Kellner spoke harshly against driving under the in uence.

“Every death caused by a drunk or drugged driver is 100% preventable,” Kellner said. “ is defendant made the decision to drink, smoke and get behind the wheel. With that sel sh decision, he stole the lives of two kids.”

Avalos-Trujillo will be sentenced on July 14 where he faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.

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School board split on proposed equity policy revisions

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Douglas County school board will vote on changes to the equity policy at the May 23 meeting following a tense work session where revisions were made and discussed.

School board members spent almost two hours on May 8 going over changes largely suggested by members Mike Peterson and Christy Williams.

Peterson, president of the board, previously drafted modi cations to the 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.

During the workshop, Peterson reiterated that his goals with the revisions are to  clear up ambiguity, de ne educational equity in Douglas County and provide speci c goals.

“I tried to make it easy to get right and di cult or impossible to get wrong,” Peterson said.

Board members Elizabeth Hanson, Susan Meek and David Ray echoed past comments about not wanting to change the policy and repeated

concerns about making changes to it without the input of those who created it and district experts, such as the director of equity.

“When I initially voted for this policy, it was absolutely about a culture within our district and I feel like a lot of the changes that have been made narrowed that focus more to addressing access and access is something that’s required by law,” Hanson said. “I feel like narrowing it waters down what my initial hopes for the policy were.”

Ray added that he thinks trying to

edit the policy so that no one can misinterpret it is a lost cause.

However, other board members insisted change is needed to address ambiguity and make the whole community feel included. Peterson said the group of experts who wrote the original policy “lacked diversity.”

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When discussing speci c policy suggestions, Hanson, Meek and Ray had the biggest concerns with expanding the de nition of diversity to include personality, thought and instrumental diversity on top of identity diversity.

e three said it minimized the importance of identity and the seriousness of discrimination.

“For us to dilute that and say there’s all di erent kinds of diversity, for me, just takes away the impact of what this policy was intended to do,” Ray said. “ e intent of the policy is to deal with the illness in our system, which is that we have people who are being marginalized and we have to be intentional about to make sure that goes away.”

Peterson, who posed the change, said it didn’t diminish identity, but built on it. He said he took the de nitions from books written by Scott Page, such as “ e Diversity Bonus,” and other business industry practices.

“If we respect (other kinds of) diversity, of course we can continue to respect diversity of identity,” Peterson said.

Board member Becky Myers agreed with Peterson, saying she liked the expanded diversity de nition because she feels like students will be able to identify with it better.

“It gives them all of the kinds of diversity that they could be thinking about or relate too,” she said.

Williams also suggested multiple additions and changes.

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Douglas County School Board President Mike Peterson

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IN MEMORY

he’s looking forward to the ride. “Just surviving 45 miles.”

Van Why isn’t a stranger to the Ride to End ALZ — this will be his third one.

He’s also not a stranger to the kinds of trials and tribulations most people can’t even bear to imagine.

In 1992, his rst wife, Carol, died of kidney cancer. e couple was married for 21 years and had three daughters together.

Less than a decade later, Van Why’s mother, Lucille, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. She passed away in 2008.

Seven years later, in 2015, his beloved sister-in-law, Bev, succumbed to frontotemporal dementia. A mere six months after Bev died, her husband and Van Why’s brother, Duane, died of Alzheimer’s.

en, only a few months after Duane passed away, Van Why received the diagnosis he suspected was coming but still didn’t want to hear or believe — Donna had Alzheimer’s.

at was in 2017. She died ve years later.

“Duane was an expressive driver, too. I can see him making his way to the front gates of heaven when Donna was on her way in so he could welcome her and show her around,” Van Why said, his eyes watering over.

Van Why and Donna met in the early 1990s through work. She was a patient

lady. She was kind. She was generous. She always went out of her way to help people. ose are just a few of the reasons why Van Why loved her so much.

And he loved her to the very end, caring for her in their Castle Rock home from the time she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s until her death.

“Any time she saw somebody who needed something, she wanted to jump in and help,” Van Why said. “I don’t know how many times we saw somebody on the corner with a dog, and she would have me go to the nearest grocery store to get dog food and take it back to them. She was very caring.”

Van Why said he bikes because exercise has been shown to stave o or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s in people who are predisposed to it, because it’s a great social activity, and because it helps him take his mind o the pangs of life, if only for the briefest of moments.

As of May 10, Van Why had raised over $6,000 for his Ride to End ALZ contribution. All the money will go toward Alzheimer’s research projects.

So, why does the septuagenarian keep ghting when so much has already been thrown at him?

“My three daughters are still healthy. One’s in Colorado Springs, one’s in Pueblo and one’s in Las Cruces, New Mexico,” he said. “I have eight grandchildren, and they’re all really sweet.”

On June 11, he will ride for them. And, of course, for Donna.

Sam Van Why, right, and his wife, Donna, pose for a photo. Van Why will bike in the Ride to End ALZ Colorado on June 11 in memory of Donna, who died of Alzheimer’s disease on Dec. 8, 2022. It will be Van Why’s third time participating in the Ride to

BACKLASH

Videos of the performance had circulated on social media, where some commenters expressed frustration with the exposure at an event not designated for adults only. Organizers had sent out an apology, saying it was not a planned part of the performance.

But the backlash continues even months later, ahead of this year’s planned PrideFest event.

“ ere are movies that have an NC-17 rating where no one under the age of 18 is allowed. ese drag queen shows should be treated exactly the same,” one commenter, who said she’s from Parker, told the commissioners.

“ e purpose of an NC-17 over an R rating is because some parents don’t know what is wrong for their children.”

e commissioners voted unanimously to approve certain fairgrounds policy updates. It appeared that this year’s scheduled drag queen entertainment would proceed as planned, not limited to an adult audience.

‘Erosion of family values’

One man argued the county shouldn’t allow performers to wear certain tight clothing in front of children, saying it’s “an oversexualization of our kids.”

“I think this is an erosion of families. It’s an erosion of family values,” Michael Campbell, of Castle Rock, told the commissioners. “And I do want to be clear: Nobody’s stating that we should limit people’s rights — rights to assembly, rights of freedom of speech and to be themselves — but I do think that the appropriate measure the county should take is to recognize that this is an adult-themed performance just like any other strip club, and it should not be allowed for children.”

Art Kerkezian, cochair with the Douglas County PrideFest, said the event last summer doesn’t represent the values of the Castle Rock Pride group and the PrideFest.

In contrast with the comments from the public, Kerkezian said he doesn’t believe that drag “in and of itself” is sexually explicit.

“It can be — just like a movie can be X rated or G rated,” Kerkezian said. “We have put in safeguards. As parents who are planning this event for our children, why would we want to put in anything sexual by nature in that regard?”

His group has a clause in its policies that prevents nudity at PrideFest, he added.

ose in his group “wholeheartedly disagree” with “taking away the right from our parents to be able to choose what is appropriate for their children,” he said.

“Douglas County was the cry of parents’ rights during the pandemic, and of parental right, whether or not their children should wear masks. ese people are asking you to prohibit our parents from choosing what is appropriate for their children,” Kerkezian

told the commissioners.

e group’s procedures will eliminate the sexual content of the lyrics and the activities that have been described as “sexual in nature,” he added.

“ ere is such a thing as a G-rated drag show, and we are here to prove that,” Kerkezian said.

‘ e God I believe in loves all people’ County sta had proposed changes

policies, including an updated mission statement to state that all events are to be “family friendly.”

Another proposed change outlined that event holders agree “not to operate anything similar to a sexually oriented business” as de ned in the county’s zoning regulations, according to the document of fairgrounds policies.

e commissioners voted 3-0 to ap-

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prove the fairgrounds policy updates.

Commissioner Abe Laydon appeared to push back on the tone of some comments during the meeting.

“We also recognize that in a community of nearly 400,000, not all families look exactly alike. And there are families that are di erent than your family and my family,” Laydon said. “I will say, you know, if your view is that pride and gay people are not welcome in Douglas County, I’m going to disagree with you, and so will the law. If your view is that all drag queens are evil and out to get children, I’m going to disagree with you, and so will virtually any drag queen.”

He continued: “We support freedom of expression and the Constitution, (and) we are not going to censor or book burn or tell people what they can or cannot say and express because then again we just become fascist dictators if we do that.”

Laydon said LGBTQ youth are more

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Guided Nature Hikes

Each year, RidgeGate teams up with the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District to provide free, guided nature hikes. These hikes are led by professional naturalists from the district, and offer insight and education into the natural ecosystems within the open space at RidgeGate. Registration is required and available at RidgeGate.com

Sunday, May 21st, 8-9:30am – Nature Bingo

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Monday, June 19th, 6-7:30pm – Juneteenth Commemorative Evening Walk

Summer Beats Concerts

Enjoy these summertime concerts out on the grass with free live music, food trucks and activities for kids. It’s all happening in Prairie Sky Park, just west of the Lone Tree Recreation Center, courtesy of the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District.

Thursday, June 15th, 6-8pm – Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts

Tunes on the Terrace at the Lone Tree Arts Center

RidgeGate is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Lone Tree Arts Center’s ‘Tunes on the Terrace’—an outdoor evening concert series that will bring your summer nights to life. Check out the full schedule and buy tickets at LoneTreeArtsCenter.org

Friday, June 23rd, 8pm – Six One Five Collective

Experience Historic Schweiger Ranch

The restoration of the 38-acre historic Schweiger Ranch, led by the Schweiger Ranch Foundation, gives us a glimpse into settlers’ lives. Today, the ranch is open to the public for self-guided visits and a variety of events throughout the year. Register for or learn more about these events online at SchweigerRanch.org

Saturday, May 20th, 9-11am – Natural Heritage Walking Tours with SSPRD (Spring Wildflowers)

Saturday, June 17th, 10-11am – Guided Public Tour

Saturday, June 17th, 7:30-9am – Natural Heritage Walking Tours with SSPRD (Birds of Schweiger Ranch)

A more natural approach to urbanism.

Saturday, June 17th, 6-8pm – Campfire Storytelling Series (The McDaileys)

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Graduation moments FROM THE EDITOR

The season is here for high school and college students to walk across the stage to get that document saying they are o cially ready for the next level. What the next level will be largely depends on what they decide.

However, I love this time of year for re ection purposes. At the high school level, and to some degree, the college level — what these students accomplished is also due to the love and support of family.

I remember when I graduated from high school. I was so excited to be one of the rst in my family to go to college. I grew up in a family where women mostly stayed home with the kids and worked if they had to. On the male side — most, including my three brothers, went into the military after high school.

For me, becoming a journalist was a dream and I believed I could do anything. I did become a journalist and am de nitely proud of what I have accomplished on that level. However, believing I can do anything is something tampered down a bit by life’s realities.

But, those days after high school and college graduation are great feelings of accomplishment in our lives.

Moving years down the road, another graduation moment I will always remember is one with my daughter. While she was 16 when her mom died and mostly had me o cially adopt her to take my husband’s name and get her through her nal year of high school — it was challenging.

She struggling to nish school. We struggled together. When she nally walked across that school stage that windy, rainy night in Arizona — she handed me this fake carnation. e rule for the ower was for all graduates to hand it to someone who made an impact in their lives.

For her to give it to me after struggling for some time after her mom died and her life changed — I was moved to tears. After giving me the ower, she walked passed me and put her arms around my dad’s shoulders and they walked away together. at image of pride and happiness will always be embedded in my mind.

As so many graduates are taking the steps to the next stage this month — it is a time for them to not worry about the what the future holds or how to pay for college — but instead to take a moment and enjoy the accomplishment, be proud of the hard work and thanks those around them for helping get them there.

For parents, grandparents and other family members — smile and take a breath, or just enjoy the importance of the moment without questioning what the future holds.

I love graduation season because maybe these ceremonies, parties and celebrations do force us to re ect a bit more. Something we should all do more often in the happy moments of our lives.

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The U.S. dollar as world currency

There is a lot of news about the U.S. dollar (USD) and how sustainable it is as the world currency in the future. While I don’t expect a major shift away from the dollar during my lifetime, we do see currencies and their use gradually changing over time.

• Currently the USD represents 58 percent of the world’s central bank reserves. is is down from 75 percent in 2000. is reserve currency is a magnet for foreign investment in the United States, according to William Greiner, CFA®

• Some of the reasons for the renewed interest in world currencies is due to Russia, China and India talking with Brazil and South America about creating a new currency to challenge the USD. ey want to trade directly with each other in their own currencies.

Let’s take a look at the current facts, according to JP Morgan.

• China’s currency the Renminbi (RMB) was the fth most traded currency in the world last year.

• e U.S. share of global trade is about twelve percent, and the U.S. share of global GDP is about 25 percent. Yet the dollar’s

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share of foreign exchange, trade, debt, and exchange reserve is much higher, which is why the dollar is known as the world’s reserve currency.

• About 35 percent of all Treasury bonds are owned by foreign investors.

• e dollar’s role in foreign exchange markets has been mostly unchanged over the last 20 years or more. In 2022, the dollar accounted for about 89 percent of all foreign exchange transactions. e dollar’s dominance in international nance is clear with the dollar used in about half of all trade invoicing—much higher than the twelve percent share in global trade.

• e dollar is still the dominant currency of choice for investment of foreign exchange reserves at about 60 percent.

• Some central banks are diversifying holdings away from the dollar and the euro,

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Vacations for Warriors looks to give families a holiday

Casino night on May 20

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Army veteran Robert DeMonbrun was looking for a way to help fellow soldiers and came up with something simple. He’d help them get some quality time in with their families.

“Life is tough for them and I wanted to give them a time to relax and decompress and just be together as a family and strengthen their family bonds,” said DeMonbrun.

So, he created Vacations for Warriors, which reaches out to service members who have su ered from physical or invisible traumatic injuries. On May 20, the group will hold what’s dubbed “Casino Night,” helping fund Vacations for Warriors.

e event runs from 5:30-10 p.m., Saturday, May 20, at Littleton Elks Lodge #1650, 5749 S Curtice St.  DeMonbrun, who served during the Vietnam era, felt compelled to help veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He started his nonprofit in 2014. Funds are raised to send wounded soldiers and their families on vacations to places like Hawaii, Disney World and New York.

“Although those wars are over, these guys still face many challenges,” said DeMonbrun.

Injured troops can spend weeks, months, even years in rehabilitation and even after that, some wounds linger. Post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries are challenges that may last a lifetime.

“When they transition to family life when they get out of rehabilitation, they needed to reconnect with their spouse, their parents, their children and our vacations are for them to

help them transition back to family life,” said DeMonbrun.

Vacations for Warriors has so far sent 45 warriors and their families on vacations, including several from out of state. is upcoming event will be raising funds for Army Sgt. Christian Valle, Marine Pvt. First Class Kevin Hanrahan and Army Sgt. Ezquiel Rodriguez and their families. Previous vacation recipients will be at the event.

A $50 donation includes a light dinner and casino chips as there will be poker, black jack, craps and roulette.

e night will also include a cash bar and a silent auction. Among items being sold will be golf course foursomes, sports memorabilia and purses.

Tickets can be bought on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite. com/e/charity-casino-nightvacations-4-warriors-tickets-611419441007?a =erelexpmlt

“We’re real excited about it,” said DeMonbrun. “Anyone who cares about the military and our wounded warriors are welcome to come and meet them and have fun.”

For more: contact Bob DeMonbrun at 720 373 0479 or  bobdemonbrun@ gmail.com

but only 25 percent of the shift is explained by increased allocations to the Chinese RMB. Much of this was driven by Russia which holds one third of all RMB reserves.

• U.S. sanctions remain on many countries, most notably the freezing of Russian assets after the Ukraine invasion.

• Commodities such as oil are priced and traded in dollars worldwide.

• More foreign currencies are pegged to the U.S. dollar than any other currency including China’s. China is also our largest trading partner with foreign trades pegged to the dollar.

Investment Strategist Brett Lapierre, CFA® states, “I see some weakness in the USD over the next few years as it is fundamentally overval-

ued. is, combined with stronger economic growth outside of the U.S., higher interest rates and trade de cit, could all put pressure on the USD. A recession could mean the dollar bounces in the short term in a ight to quality trade but over time, I expect the dollar to weaken.”

Given these facts, the U.S. dollar is alive and well and remains the stronghold currency worldwide. is could change over time as we see improved economic growth in other countries, and as we incorporate more foreign trade.

In our opinion, it is important to make sure your investment portfolio is diversi ed based on your risk tolerance to include investments that can potentially bene t from these economic conditions.

Financial Planner professional and a duciary for over 35 years and is managing director for Mariner Wealth Advisors.

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Previous vacation recipient Army SGT Ryan Major and family by a helicopter in Hawaii. COURTESY BOB DEMONBRUN

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On most Tuesdays and ursdays and some Saturdays, a team of bikers meets to explore Colorado’s network of trails.

e group connects at a co ee shop in downtown Denver. When the weather isn’t too hot, it’s after work around 4 or 5 p.m. In the dead of summer, it’s usually in the morning.

ey sip on espresso and decide where they want to ride that day. It could be on the bike lanes of Denver, the 36 Bikeway to Boulder, the Platte River Trail to Brighton or other suburbs. Most of the time, it involves a stop along the way.

“We would go down the Platte River Trail to the C 470 trail and then Krispy Kremes along there. We call it the Krispy 50. It’s a 50-mile loop,” said Ted Schultz, one of the riders in the group.

e group started after Schultz and two colleagues in his o ce space decided to start riding together after work. Schultz rode with a few others and combined the two groups.

After the ride, they go to a brewery to catch up with one another and relax after the ride.

Colorado’s network of trails

Part of the reason the group exists is due to Colorado’s extensive bike trail infrastructure. Schultz said it’s only improved in the past two decades.

“When you add up the miles of really good trails, it’s just mind-boggling,” he said.

Schultz, who grew up in Colorado, said understanding for cyclists sharing the road and building more infrastructure has vastly grown. In the 70s

and 80s, he could almost count on angry driver backlash during his rides. Now, not so much.

Much of that may be due to more focus on improving trails and streets.

e Denver Regional Council of Governments built a map that shows all the trails and bike lanes across the region. ey stretch all the way from Boulder to Clear Creek to Castle Rock.

And more may be coming. e Greenhouse Gas Planning Standard, a new rule adopted by the Transportation Commission of Colorado in December 2021, requires agencies to measure greenhouse gas emissions from transit projects, with limits on how high those emissions go.

BIKE PATH

With bike infrastructure providing the option for drivers to ditch their cars and bike, it can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Jacob Riger, multimodal transportation planning manager for the Denver Regional Council of Governments, said his group has already modi ed its 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan based on the rule.

Emily Lindsey, active and emerging mobility program manager for DRCOG, said people are ready.

Of the 15 million daily trips in the region, 43% are less than three miles and 19% are less than one mile.

“So, super bikeable, even more so with e-bikes,” she said.

Chris Chen, one of the riders in the group, noted that some improvements are needed. Chen, who lives in Littleton, said there aren’t many bike lanes.

He said either more need to be

added or there need to be wider shoulders. He also said more education about how to share the road with bikers needs to be implemented, citing the death of Gwen Inglis in 2021.

Inglis was a national champion who was struck and killed by a driver in Lakewood.

“It’s been so long since I took the driver’s test, but I don’t know if they have incorporated anything into that,” Chen said.

He explained that it’s scary when vehicles go by fast, especially semi-trucks. e trucks, going fast enough, will push air to the side, which pushes the cyclist, but then will suck the air back in, bringing the cyclist in with it.

“If it’s really close, it’s really scary, not only the sounds of it and in the nearness of that fastmoving object, but the air actually pulling you in,” Chen said.

Compared to other places, Anthony Harvey, another member of the group, said the bike infrastructure ranks higher than the places he’s seen, including Texas, Califor-

nia and Chicago.

Benefits of riding e group ranges in age. Chen is one of the younger ones in his 40s with some of the older riders in their 60s. Meaning, biking is an activity for all abilities and ages.

Chen said he used to be a swimmer. But he didn’t like the fact he had to drive to the pool before 5 a.m. to be at practice in time.  at was too early for him, so he stopped swimming and started cycling more. Not only did it satisfy as a workout, but also was more convenient.

“I can combine commuting and exercise all together,” Chen said.  en he joined the group and it became a lot more fun. It was a way for him to make new friends, destress and get a workout. It also reminds him of his childhood.

“It’s the feeling of when you’re a little kid and you’re going fast and you’re like ‘this is awesome.’” Chen said. “It still feels like that. at sense of freedom.”

Harvey said he got into biking

after he was injured from MMA competitions and decided to switch sports. He participates in various races.

“I was able to actually race with bikes and can also stay t,” he said.

Benefi

ts of friendship

While the biking brings the group together, the camaraderie keeps them pedaling. Schultz, Chen and Harvey all talked about the importance of keeping up with each other, not just on the trail.

Each friend rides on their own and sees the bene ts of being alone. But with the group, they push each other to go faster and further and gives a chance to connect over a topic each is passionate about.

After each ride, they stop at a brewpub or a bar, with Chen’s recommendation for one with a food truck.

“ at’s when we can catch up on trips and things happening with the family and what new gadgets people have,” Chen said. “ at kind of stu .”

Ted Schultz points to the numerous bikes he has accumulated over the years.

Ted Schultz’s “cargo” bike that he often takes to work and to run errands.

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Zikr Dance Ensemble to perform at park

The Museum of Outdoor Arts will present an evening of dance with David Taylor’s Zikr Dance Ensemble on June 8 at 8 p.m. at Marjorie Park, 6331 Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village. e program features excerpts from Zikr’s spring program, “Mysteries, Rites and Revelations” and acompanying premiere, “Mobile.” Choreographed in 1969 by Tomm Ruud, “Mobile” is a ballet for three dancers who move in parallelograms to the music of Adam Khachaturian’s Adagio from the

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“Gayne Suite.” The program will also feature excerpts from “Portals,” from Zikr’s Spring Season. Tickets: $30, moaonline. org, 303-806-0444.

Concours d’Elegance Concours d’Elegance and exotic sports car show will be on

June 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Arapahoe Community College west lawn, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. Tickets: $10, adults, under 12, free. See coloradoconcours.org.

Castle Rock Band

The Castle Rock Band will perform at 2 p.m. on May 27 at Festival Park in Castle Rock. Free. Presented by the band and American Legion Post #1187. Starts the Summer Outdoor Concert Season.

Cherry Creek Theatre

Cherry Creek eatre Company presents “Headliners” by Je rey Neuman, directed by Nick Sugar, through May 21 in the Pluss eatre at the Mizel Arts and Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. Musical direction by David Nehls. 303-8006578, cherrycreektheatre.org.

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Book shares insights from wild Colorado

Author brings attention to changes taking place in environment

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado naturalist/zoologist Mary Taylor Young has just published her latest book, “Bluebird Seasons: Witnessing Climate Change in My Piece of the Wild,” which is a beautifully written call to readers to please pay attention to the environmental changes occurring just outside our front doors — or in the nearby surroundings ... I have relied on this writer’s “Guide to Colorado Birds” for many years, as the “go-to” way to gure out what I’m seeing in that tree or on that rock over there — as well as her helpful discussions about where/when one might see a Western bluebird and/or how to distinguish it from a mountain bluebird!.

She also has published a really ne book about Rocky Mountain National Park’s 100th anniversary and 20 other titles.

“Bluebird Seasons” tells about the piece of land she and her husband, Rick, bought in southern Colorado — and the numerous living creatures and plants that shared it with the Youngs over the years. Rick contributed a group of lovely illustrations and their young daughter Olivia is a frequent companion as they explore their special “piece of the wild.”

A naturalist keeps a journal as well as lists of sightings, is trained to observe the layers of life that happen in a meadow or wooded area and has a gift for taking a reader with her as she walks, looks and listens — during most waking hours. What do those birds eat? How soon are the babies ready to head out on their own? “Get a job, son,” Young imagines an adult bird messaging after delivering a green, juicy grasshopper to his edgling, which almost immediately is giving the “feed me”

signal again. Gentle humor often ts into her observations as she records the day’s happenings.

She had planned to base this book on a nature journal they had kept since buying the land near Trinidad in 1995 in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo range in the southern Rocky Mountains. “Our experiences keeping a trail of bluebird nest boxes would be the centerpiece, a way to reveal the joys and spiritual renewal we found in nature from intimately watching one piece of land over many seasons and many years.

“Over time though, my sweet and simple story grew more serious ...”

She continues in her opening comments: “ is book is the story of past bluebird seasons. e tale of future seasons waits to be written. e thing about seasons is that their ultimate dynamic is change — birth, growth, death and renewal. ere are a variety of possible endings to the story, di erent paths we as a global village can choose to take. We can keep the seasons turning past loss to renewal.

“In that lies our hope.”

And that gets us to page 12! e reader will clearly want to explore both the journaling about all that occurs on this lovely bit of land and the great variety of wildlife.

“Over the last 25 years, Rick and I began to ask each other: `When did we last see a ( ll in the blank?)’” at feeling was strengthened when they sighted a pair of Western tanagers busy in the big pines down by the old campsite. ( e Youngs camped on their land until they chose a cabin site and built it with help from friends.) One evening, the Youngs were out for a walk, with Rick carrying a 2-year-old Olivia, when they heard a sound that was new ... a series of short whistles, “round and airy like the notes of a ut e...” e next night, they go out again ...

“I think I know now who calls,” Mary writes. “If only I’m right! We humans may be largely blind in the dark, but this night piper is not and certainly knows we are here. Slowly,

setting each foot gently, we step closer. We pause, but there is no rush of wings, no sudden departure of bird from pinon.

“We ick on our ashlights, move the beams slowly to scan the pinon. Perched on a horizontal branch is a wonderful sight — a collection of gures perhaps seven inches tall, each about the size and shape of a small sack of our. e disk of feathers around each face gives their heads an oversized outline and above their large eyes a smear of white gleams in the light. Saw-whet owl edglings, about to launch out on the hunt!” Like a set of sextuplets on their rst day of preschool. Taylor observes. Can’t help but smile happily at the sketch below this account.

A really appealing new book for this armchair birder.

A charming drawing lls the bottom third of the page. Delightful moment!

“Bluebird Seasons: Witnessing Climate Change in My Piece of the Wild” is by Mary Taylor Young, who has been writing about the natural world in Colorado for decades. COURTESY IMAGE

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Terrace: June 23, 8 p.m. — Six One Five Collective; July 7, 7 p.m. — e Hot Lunch Band.; July 21, 8 p.m. — Pink Martini (limited availability); Aug. 4 — FACE Vocal Band. See lonetreeartscenter.org.

Summer reading

Dog Days of Summer reading program at Douglas County Libraries. See dcl.org.

Fireworks at brewery

Tickets on Sale: Stars and Stripes Forever at Breckenridge Brewery, Littleton on July 3 at 8 p.m. Arapahoe Philharmonic. $40, $34, $20, $13, 12 and under. simpletix.com/e/stars-andstripes-forever-tickets-105945.

Fire muster

Annual Fire Muster Parade is on Father’s Day Weekend, Saturday, June 17 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Main Street, Littleton, followed by the muster at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive. milehighhookandladder.org/ muster-info.

Town Hall season

Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, season schedule: “All Shook Up” about Elvis, Sept. 22-Oct. 15; “ e Last Session” by Steve Schalchlin, Jim Brochu, John Bettis, Marie Cain, about Gideon, a Gospel singer, Dec. 1-31; “Matilda,” based on Roald Dahl’s book, Jan. 26-Feb. 25: “Urinetown, e Musical,” March 22-April 14; “Raisin,” a new musical based on the play “Raisin in the Sun,” April 24-May 5: “Red,” a play by John Logan about Mark Rothko, May 24June 23, “ e Prom,” a musical about small town politicians, May 23-June 23.

Support ballet

Ballet lovers may want to join the Denver Ballet Guild, a support organization which awards grants to area dance troupes. denverballetguild.org.

Nature camps

South Suburban Parks and Recreation District o ers Nature Camps this summer: Animal Senses Camp; Fly Like a Bird Camp; Mini Beekeeper’s Camp; Mini Mountaineers Camp; Outdoor Explorers Camp; Primitive Survival Camp; Trailblazers camp; Water Wonders Camp, Woods Medicine Camp and more. See ssprd.org.

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8 at Marjorie Park, presented by the Museum of Outdoor Arts.

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Legislature asks voters to approve 10-year property tax relief plan

BY JESSE PAUL AND ELLIOTT WENZLER THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado voters will decide in November whether to approve a 10-year plan to rein in skyrocketing property taxes, as well as whether the state should distribute about $2 billion in Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds checks next year in equal amounts rather than linking their size to people’s income level, with more money being sent to higher earners.

e questions were placed on the November ballot on May 8 by Democrats in the Colorado legislature as the General Assembly wrapped up its 120-day lawmaking term. e legislature worked until about 10 p.m., just before its 11:59 p.m. deadline, to complete its work, when the Capitol carriage turns back into a pumpkin.

e last few hours of the session were chaotic, with Republicans walking out of the House chamber in protest, Democrats in the House lambasting each other and the Senate limiting debate to stop a GOP libuster.

e property tax plan, pushed for by Gov. Jared Polis, will appear on the ballot as Proposition HH and would work by tamping down the e ect of rising residential and commercial property values on the tax burden for homeowners and businesses.

Here’s how it would work for residential property:

• e residential assessment rate would be reduced to 6.7% from 6.765% in 2023, for taxes owed in 2024, and to 6.7% from 6.976% for taxes owed in 2025. e 6.7% rate would remain unchanged through the 2032 tax year, for taxes owed in 2033.

• In addition to the assessment rate cuts, residential property owners would get to exempt the rst $50,000 of their home’s value from taxation for the 2023 tax year, a $10,000 increase made through an amendment adopted Monday. Residential property owners would then get to exempt $40,000 of their homes’ values from taxation for the 2024 tax year. e break would persist until the 2032 tax year, except for people’s second or subsequent single-family homes, like rental or vacation properties, which would stop being subject to that bene t in the 2025 tax year.

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Here’s how it work for commercial property:

• For commercial properties, the assessment rate would be reduced to 27.85% through 2026, down from 29%. e state would be required to evaluate economic conditions to determine if the rate reduction should continue. If the rate reductions persist, the commercial assessment rate would be reduced to 27.65% in 2027, 26.9% in 2029 and 25.9% starting in 2031.

• For agricultural properties and properties used for renewable energy, the assessment rate would be reduced to 26.4% from 29% through the 2032 tax year. For properties that fall under both classi cations, such as those used for agrivoltaics, the rate would be cut to 21.9%.

Property taxes in Colorado are calculated by multiplying the statewide assessment rate by the value of a property — sometimes referred to as a market value — as determined by a county assessor. at number is then multiplied by the local mill levy rate.

(A mill is a $1 payment on every $1,000 of assessed value. So in order to gure out what your tax bill is you should multiply your mill levy rate by 0.001 and then multiply that number by the product of multiplying your property’s value by the statewide assessment rate. at’s how much you owe.)

So, someone who owns a home valued at $600,000 and assessed at a 6.765% statewide residential assessment rate in a place where the mill levy rate is 75 would owe $3,044.25 in taxes each year. e formula to get to that number looks like this: $600,000 x

0.06765 x (75 x 0.001) = $3,044.25. e proposal would also prevent many local taxing districts from collecting an increase in property taxes above the rate of in ation, though school districts would be exempt and local governments could override the cap after giving notice to property owners.

Utah has a similar system, and that’s what the provision in the Colorado proposal is modeled after.

To account for the cuts, the legislature is planning to spend $200 million to repay local governments, including schools, for the revenue they would have collected. Additionally, the plan calls for using about $250 million of the $2.7 billion Colorado is projected to collect in the current scal year, which ends June 30, above Taxpayer’s Bill or Rights cap on government growth and spending, to further account for local districts’ revenue reduction.

Additionally, voters would be asked in November to increase the TABOR cap, which is calculated by annual growth in population and in ation, by an extra 1%. (Any money collected over the cap has to be refunded.)

e change would reduce the amount of money available for refunds in years in which the cap is exceeded.

Finally, Proposition HH would set aside about $20 million each year to go toward a state renter relief program — a late addition to the measure aimed at acknowledging the proposal mostly bene ts property owners.

Proposition HH was placed on the ballot through the passage of Senate Bill 303, which was introduced a week ago. It passed the House on Monday by a 39-7 vote with 19 absent.

All 19 Republicans in the chamber were marked absent after they walked out of the chamber in protest as the vote was being taken and after Democrats shut down debate on the measure. Republicans are in a super minority in the House, so Democrats still had a quorum in their absence.

“Our citizens are really smart,” said Rep. Lisa Frizell, R-Castle Rock. “ ey understand that this proposal, this bill is a grand e ort to get rid of TABOR and their TABOR refunds.”

Rep. Mike Weissman, an Aurora Democrat and a lead sponsor of Senate Bill 303, said Colorado voters would ultimately decide whether they like the proposal.

“We don’t make the nal call,” he said. “ e voters do.”

When the bill moved to the Senate for nal approval, Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, R-Brighton, libustered the measure for an hour before the Democratic majority cut her o at about 9:15 p.m. by voting to limit debate.

e measure passed on a 23-12, party-line vote and now awaits the governor’s signature after Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, RMonument, asked the governor to call a special session to take another stab at property tax relief in a way that doesn’t a ect TABOR refunds.

Separately, the legislature Monday passed House Bill 1311, which would distribute more than $2 billion in TABOR refunds next year to Coloradans through at-rate checks of roughly $650 or $1,300, depending on whether someone is a single or joint tax ler. e change would mean the lowest income Coloradans receive nearly $200 more than they were projected to get under the default system, while the state’s highest earners would get hundreds — if not more than 1,500 — dollars less.

e measure was introduced on Saturday — the last possible day it could have been introduced in order to have the three calendar days needed to pass. It cleared the Senate on Monday on a 23-12 vote and was sent to Polis to be signed into law.

e measure only goes into e ect, however, if Proposition HH passes.

If Proposition HH fails, the money will be distributed through the default six-tier sales tax mechanism, adopted by a Republican legislature in 1999.

e six-tier system refunds TABOR excess to Coloradans depending on which of six income tiers they fall into, with higher earners getting larger refunds and lower earners receiving less.

Republicans, who are in the Capitol minority, fought Senate Bill 303 and House Bill 1311 and complained that they didn’t have enough time to vet the legislation because of how late in the lawmaking term the measures were introduced.

However, the GOP was unable to stop or force big changes to either measure because of their large political disadvantage in the House and Senate.

e 2024 legislative session begins in early January 2024.

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media

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“As tensions escalated,” said Labron. “Kamila certainly worked to convince her family to move back to America.”

Facing many cultural challenges, Skonieczny has successfully completed AP courses and dreams of pursuing a career in medicine, speci cally to become a surgeon.

Graduating from Rock Canyon, Jacoby Keefe, whose older sister was a Missy Martin Scholarship recipient two years ago, was also awarded a scholarship.

Speaking on behalf of Keefe was school counselor, Mike Sullivan.

“He embodies what this scholarship is about,” said Sullivan.

Keefe was adopted into a large family and with seven siblings, he was willing to help out. Although school was challenging for him, he found a passion in football and according to the coaches, he is one of the hardest working athletes on the eld.

Last year, he joined Sullivan’s e Phoenix Class and through his senior year, he has had the best grades of his high school career. Keefe is currently going through the nal stages of acceptance for Kansas State.

Meghan Tesch was honored by her

Thunderridge Administrative Dean and Center Based Program Director, Marshawn Yuhas.

Tesch underwent several surgeries to correct her hip dysplasia in order for her hip to move properly. Although she had the option to do school from home, she persevered and used crutches and a scooter around school.

When her family thought Tesch’s

surgeries were done, they discovered one night in the emergency room that she had a grapefruit sized cyst and was given a 5% chance of survival. One day after her surgery, she was back to school where is was also a peer counselor.

Tesch will be attending the University of Nebraska where she will be studying chemistry in hopes to become a forensic scientist.

Although Aloukika Patro from Douglas County High School was not able to make the ceremony,

School counselor Amy Boyce told her story.

Patro was born in India with Caudal Regression Syndrome, meaning she was born with no lower limbs. When she was in third grade, her parents migrated to the U.S. and Patro experienced independence as she got a wheelchair.    Throughout her high school career, Patro started a program called Kika Coin as a way to pay it forward. If she saw someone doing a kind act, she would give them a coin and when that person saw someone doing a kind act, they would do the same.

During the pandemic, Patro set up virtual Bollywood dance lessons, worked with Kids For Peace and with retirement homes and started kindness conversations on social media. When the tragedy in Boulder hit, the first thing Patro wanted to do was to help the first responders and others in the community.

Patro will graduate with her IBDP diploma and will attend University of Colorado Lead School of Business.

“She is one small voice but that voice can be heard among the cacophony of the struggles in our community, in this country and this world,” said Boyce.

Douglas County High School Principal Anthony Kappas introducing Missy Berg.

PHOTO BY HALEY LENA

Town of Castle Rock closes on purchase of historic Cantril School

COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

e Town of Castle Rock has purchased Cantril School — arguably the most iconic and historically signi cant building in Castle Rock — from the Douglas County School District.

When the Town of Castle Rock learned the building was being sold in late 2022, it became clear that the Town could help preserve local history while providing a new space for programs and community use.

“Ensuring the future of Cantril School has been on my mind for over 20 years,” said Mayor Jason Gray. “ e Town’s purchase of this property helps preserve a piece of our community’s rich history for generations to come, while expanding the Parks and Recreation Department’s program capacity.”

e Town purchased the 2-acre lot, which includes the 14,000-squarefoot building, from the School District for $3,525,000. e property,

located at 312 Cantril St., is east of Downtown Castle Rock in the historic Craig and Gould neighborhood.

Cantril School opened as Castle Rock Elementary School in 1897.

e property was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1984.

e Town’s primary goal for Cantril School is to provide options for public use while keeping the integrity of the building. Initial options are planned to include arts and enrichment classes and events.

“Cantril School is such a beautiful pillar of our town’s heritage, strength, education and, of course, locally quarried rhyolite,” said Councilmember Desiree LaFleur.

“I couldn’t be more excited to say this incredible building now belongs to our community to enjoy for many years to come. What a way to celebrate Historic Preservation Month, and what an amazing time to be part of Castle Rock History!”

the School District will continue to use the building through the end of July. e town plans to o er arts and enrichment programming at the building beginning in fall 2023.

Before the building can be fully open for public use, many updates will be needed. e Town anticipates improvements to the building will be needed over several

the property. e initial focus for the property will be bringing it up to Americans with Disabilities Act compliance and updating heating and ventilation systems. is work will be phased and prioritized as funding allows.

Find more information about Cantril School at CRgov.com/ CantrilSchool.

2023 Summer Concert Series lineup predicts a rockin’ season

Tickets on sale now

e long winter is nally wrapping up and glorious Colorado summer nights are headed our way. It’s time to make your plans for your own rockin’ summer — concerts at the Amphitheater at Philip S. Miller Park are just around the corner. Tickets for the town’s Summer Concert Series tickets are on sale at CRgov. com/Concerts.

Nestled in the beautiful setting of Philip S. Miller Park, the Amphitheater is one of Colorado’s most sought-after live-music venues.

e intimate setting, family friendly environment and amazing acoustics make for a great musical experience.

e Summer Concert Series has hosted dozens of Grammy-nominated, world-famous artists and has made Castle Rock a musical hotspot.

e lineup announcement is anticipated each spring and the to nd out who will get you dancing under the stars this summer is over.

e 2023 concert series includes:

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• Rick Spring eld — ursday, June 22

• HAIRBALL — Wednesday, June

• UB40 — ursday, July 13

• Chris Janson — ursday, Aug.

• e Denver Pops with e Ultimate Stones — Saturday, Aug. 12

• Night Ranger — Saturday, Aug.

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tickets to these musical events, a signature part of summers in the community. Prices range depending on the artist.

Gates open at 6 p.m. and opening bands begin playing at 7 p.m. for all concerts except the Denver Pops show which is scheduled one hour later. Delicious food will be available from a variety of food trucks and refreshing drinks can be purchased from the full cocktail bar.

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Huskies boys lacrosse stepped up game

coached is to push these guys to the limit, because it’s amazing how far they can go.”

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

is year’s Douglas County High School boys lacrosse team recorded the program’s best season in 14 years.

e Huskies’ goalie denied 71% of the shots slung at him — the best save percentage in Colorado and the 32nd-best mark in America.

eir team captain and faceo specialist won two out of every three faceo s he vied for — good enough for 18th-best in the state and eighth-best among Class 5A players.

Not bad numbers — not bad at all for a program that almost didn’t have a season two years ago.

In late December 2021, a mere 11 weeks before their rst game of the 2022 season, the Huskies were without a coach and had just 14 players on the roster.

Fateful phone call

e previous coach had left, and nding his replacement had proved more di cult than anticipated.

One day over the school’s winter break, then-Douglas County athletic director Je Gardella picked up the phone and made a call to Chad Cavey, who didn’t have any lacrosse playing experience on his resume but had spent the last 15 years coaching the game at various levels.

“[Gardella] called me and said, `We don’t have a coach. Are you willing to step up?’” recalled Cavey, who played baseball at Mullen and football at Colorado College. “I grew up coming [to Castle Rock] to play on youth teams and in high school. e thought of Douglas County not having a program was a really hard pill to swallow. I wasn’t about to let that happen.”

And so, Cavey got to work. He still didn’t know if he’d be the full-time coach by the time Doulgas County’s season opener on March 20

rolled around, but he proceeded as if he would be. He organized a winter league and had the bare-bones team practice once a week and participate in a scrimmage once a week.

“I was kind of guessing I’d be the full-time coach. I mean, it was a couple months before the season started and they still didn’t have a head coach,”

Cavey said. “I started coaching right away so they’d be prepared, whether I was going to be the coach or not.”

Cavey did eventually become the head man, leading the 2022 Huskies to a 6-9 record overall and a 3-4 mark in 5A League #1 play — not bad at all given the preseason circumstances.

“It was pretty rough,” Huskies goalie Carter Holvick said of the months leading up to the 2022 season and, really, the previous couple seasons. “Nobody really took our team seriously. We weren’t very competitive or anything.

We just came to practice. ere was no at all changed when Cavey arrived.

e 56-year-old coach brought in some new lieutenants to assist him, including 24-year-old Elijah Chapa, who played lacrosse at Colorado Mesa University, and Frank Eich, who captained Army’s lacrosse team in the 1970s (Eich was featured in a 1972 New York Times article for his three-goal performance in Army’s 10-9 upset win over previously undefeated Maryland).

Chapa and Eich brought a kind of discipline and structure and toughness that had been missing from the program.

e new coaches taught and pushed, and the young players listened and bought in.

“ ese kids are amazing. ey’re sponges,” Cavey said. “One of the things I’ve learned over all the years I’ve

How far the 2023 Huskies went was quite remarkable in light of the program’s recent history. ey won seven of their rst nine games. at ninegame stretch included a season-opening 18-2 dismantling of Palmer and a come-from-behind 12-10 win over Boulder, a team that humbled Douglas County 16-1 the year before.

Thumb woes pay o

e strong start didn’t come without some adversity, though.

In early April, Holvick, who scored six goals in the Huskies’ rst two games, broke his thumb in an o - eld incident.

“I couldn’t play because I couldn’t close the glove,” Holvick said. “I thought my season was over.”

And then?

“I was in bed one night and I thought, `I’ll go play goalie. I don’t need my thumb for goalie.’”

Wait, goalie? For someone who had been an attackman his whole lacrosse life? Goalie for someone who had never practiced at the position — not even once?

Yep. And Holvick was a natural.

In his rst game in the cage, against Smoky Hill on April 19, Holvick pitched a shutout, recording seven saves in a 12-0 win over the Bu aloes. at e ort landed him player-of-the-game honors.

Five days later, against Denver North, Holvick tallied seven more saves and allowed just one Vikings shot to sneak past him. e Huskies won 16-1. Holvick’s 92 total saves were a big reason why Douglas County went on to have an 8-5 season (5-3 in league play) — the program’s rst winning season since 2009.

“I honestly have no idea,” Holvick said when asked how he was able to pull o the attack-to-goalie transition so seamlessly. “ ree weeks or so (after the injury), I probably could have gone

Creek brings home 4 state tennis titles

Fairview’s Quinn Bernthal takes No. 1 singles crown

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Despite a one-day postponement and a revamped schedule of matches, the Class 5A individual state championship girls tennis tournament was completed on

May 12 at the City Park tennis courts.

Players from Cherry Creek won four of the seven state titles that were up for grabs in the rain-delayed tournament.

The team state title was determined May 16 when No. 1 Cherry Creek faced No. 2 Fairview at City Park.

Fairview’s Quinn Bernthal defeated Creek’s Lorena Cedeno 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to capture the No 1 singles

crown. Cedeno was the defending No. 2 singles champion.

Anika Sharma of Cherry Creek, last season’s No. 3 winner, won the No. 2 singles state title with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Fairview’s Stella Laird.

The Bruins’ Jisele Boker defended her No 3 singles title with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Elle Middleton of Fairview.

Fairview’s No. 2 doubles team of Maya Brakage and Jane Roth

turned back Sayeesha Garud and Anika Laxminariyan of Cherry Creek, 6-1, 6-2.

Farrah Bendell and Karissa Manley of Creek took the No. 3 doubles title with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Avery MacKenzie and Afton Sidwell of Fossil Ridge.

The No. 4 doubles title went to the Creek duo of Julie Karlberg and Zoey Hao who defeated Valor Christian’s Anna Schouten and Sawyer Cruickshank.

Douglas County boys lacrosse coach Chad Cavey, middle, goalie Carter Holvick, left, and faceo specialist and team captain Ben Hasselback helped lead the Huskies to their best season in 14 years.

PHOTO BY ALEX K.W. SCHULTZ

Progress over past two years has been impressive

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Regis Jesuit takes team title in 5A boys swimming

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Cherry Creek’s Luke Ogren and Brodie Johnson won individual events at the Class 5A boys swimming championship and the Bruins were a close second in the race for the team title.

Ogren, a sophomore, won the diving title on May 11 while Johnson captured the 100 butter y during the nals on May 12 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in ornton.

Johnson also swam a leg on Creek’s state champion 200-yard medley relay team.

However, the Bruins nished second in the team standings. Defending state champion Regis Jesuit won with 399 points followed by the Bruins with 388.50. It was the 24th state boys swimming title for Regis and the fourth straight season that Regis and Creek have been the top two teams in the state meet.

Ogren got the Bruins, state champs in 2019 and 2021, o to a good start by winning the diving competition which was held a day ahead of the swimming nals.

He nished with 553.55 points for his 11 dives and had a 30.1 victory margin.

“I felt really good,” said Ogren who was fth last season as a freshman. “Luckily, I performed well under pressure.”

Johnson won the 100 butter y with a time of 48.62 as he beat Mason Kajkosz of Highlands Ranch to the nish. Kajkosz was timed in 50.04.

“I swam pretty well with the y and stu ,” said Johnson who is a junior. “I wanted to win to go for the team. Of course we wanted to

South Metro boys miss volleyball finals

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back to attack because I had enough movement in my thumb. But I was just doing so good; there was no reason to go back.”

Ensuring that his newly minted goalie was pressured as little as possible was Ben Hasselback, who won 66% (146 of 220) of his faceo attempts to keep the ball away from opponents and set up Douglas County’s scoring opportunities.

His biggest game came against Prairie View on April 14, when he won 87% (13 of 15) of the game’s faceo s, allowing Douglas County’s shooters to tee o in a 13-0 win.

“I just try to think about each one on its own,” Hasselback said of how he approaches faceo s mentally. “If I lost the last one, I just try to erase it from my memory and focus fresh.”

Cherry Creek’s Brodie Johnson won the 100 butterfly at the Class 5A boys state swimming championships on May 12 at the VMAC in Thornton. Johnson was also on the winning 200 medley relay team. Creek finished second to Regis Jesuit for state crown.

win the team championship but I couldn’t be happier with the way we swam.”

Johnson also was on Creek’s winning 200 medley relay team with Zachary Reese, Trevor Boodt and Jason Fan. e foursome had a winning time of 1:30.38 in the rst event during the nal session of thetwoday meet.

Other top nishers from South Metro schools included Creek’s Chris Mikulecky, who was second in the 100 freestyle with a time of 45.20, and Vladislav Kazakin of Highlands Ranch, who was the runner-up in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:36.13.

And now, Holvick and Hasselback will move on. Both seniors this year, Holvick will attend Colorado State in the fall while Hasselback is set to attend the University of Tennessee. Both said they may play club lacrosse at their respective universities.

Meanwhile, the Douglas County program will play on, just as the Huskies did when Holvick was injured, just as they did when they were without a coach, just as they did when no one seemed to take the program seriously.

And, yes, Cavey will be back on the sideline in 2024. With a solid foundation laid and a coach who isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, who knows how far next year’s Huskies can go?

One thing is for certain: Holvick, Hasselback and their fellow seniors are leaving the program in a better place than they found it.

“For all of us, but mainly the seniors,” Hasselback said, “being able to be part of turning the program around meant a lot to us.”

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

ere were four South Metro teams that quali ed for the boys state volleyball tournament but all were ousted from the double elimination meet before making it into the nals at Overland High School.

Douglas County and Legend were still alive on the May 13 date but couldn’t climb out of the consolation bracket to play for the state title,which was won by Discovery Canyon for the second straight season.

Douglas County, which won the rst sanctioned boys volleyball state tournament in 2021, eliminated Valor Christian, 3-0, in a secondround consolation match while Legend downed Cherokee Trail, 3-1, in another second-round losers match.

Legend whipped Douglas County 3-0 in the third round of consolation play but the Titans lost to Eaglecrest, 3-1, in the fourth round and was denied a trip to the state championship game. Castle View lost its rst two games in the tourney.

Douglas County junior Gaven Hackley (3) had 14 kills, two blocks and 14 assists in a 3-0 win over Highlands Ranch on April 27.

PHOTO BY JIM BENTON

PHOTO BY JIM BENTON

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likely to die by suicide and that it’s important to share the message that there may be people that look di erently than the “mainstream” and that that’s OK.

“It’s no secret that I am a Republican. I’m a Christian. I’m a father, and I’m also a member of the LGBTQ community. I support all of those groups, and those aren’t mutually exclusive. I believe that the God I believe in loves all people, and there’s really an opportunity to educate and inform one another at any age that that love exists,” Laydon continued.

After the Pride event, as videos of what happened circulated, Commissioner Lora omas met with Kerkezian and others, and they understood what went wrong, omas said at the commissioners’ meeting.

“ ey told me that there are parents who believe that drag is an art form

REVISIONS

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One revision subs language in the rst paragraph about the district implementing an “unbiased, culturally relevant, responsive, and sustaining learning environment” with “empowered learning environment.”

“I just think putting empowered instead of the other words puts a more positive spin about empowering our students,” Williams said.

Another change Williams suggested adds a metric regarding helping all students develop the Colorado Essential Skills, which include things like personal, civic and professional skills.

In a list of things the district condemns, Williams included bullying,

and they want their kids to see it. I see people in the audience shaking their heads,” omas said. “We also receive, as commissioners, complaints from people that want us to stop prayer at the fair and the rodeo. And so we have to gure out how we balance the needs of the community.” omas clari ed during the meeting that PrideFest is not part of the county fair.

Castle Rock Pride is a nonpro t “building a supportive community in the Castle Rock and greater Douglas County areas for LGBTQ+ residents,” the organization’s website says. e nonpro t o ers community events and resources including monthly support groups, family meetups, educational opportunities and the annual PrideFest, its website says.

Set for Aug. 26 at the county fairgrounds, the Douglas County PrideFest includes local LGBTQIA+ supporting exhibitors, food and beverage vendors, and live performances, according to the website.

harassment and promoting speci c aspects of identity as superior or inferior to others.

As the board closed out the conversation, Ray and Meek asked the board to not rush the process and again encouraged them to get feedback on the proposed revisions from its original authors and the community before any action is taken.

“Unless I hear from those experts that they’re in agreement that the modi cations that were recommended and made t and don’t dilute or change the policy, then I can’t support a majority of the revisions,” Ray said.

Peterson said he would work to release the redlined version of the policy before the May 23 meeting to allow people to review it and offer thoughts, but made it clear that he still intends to take a vote this month.

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CDE Licensed ECSE preferred but may accept CDE substitute license. Mileage is reimbursed between schools. Questions contact Tracy at (719) 775-2342, ext. 101 or email tracyg@ecboces.org

To apply for this position, please visit our website ecboces.org and click on the “Jobs” page, click on the job you are interested in & then click on the grey button “Apply Online”, located at the bottom of the job listing. EOE

Eng 4, SW Dev & Eng

Comcast Cable Comm, LLC, Englewood, CO. Maintn data assoctns b/w custmr acct & custmr ownd equipmt to load or provid mappngs to criticl apps in CXT/ Repair & Supprt depts; Reqs: Bach in CS, Eng, or rel; 5 yr wrk w/ SQL, Oracle & DML to supprt DB solutns; dev sw w/ Java, Hbase & Springboot on Unix/Linux pltfms; dev CI/CD pipline w/Concourse; create dsgns & pres arch plans; debug mutlpl sys to find ETL failurs or data gaps. Salary: $122,409- $145,000. Benefits: https://jobs.comcast.com/ life-at-comcast/benefits. Apply to: Jacquelin_Branks@comcast.com

Ref Job ID# 6830

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Registered Occupational Therapist/COTA

Full-Time and part-time Registered Occupational Therapist/COTA for 2023-24 School Year

OTR must have, or be eligible for appropriate Colorado licensure. Provide Pre-12 intervention, assessment, direct & indirect services just east of Denver on I-70, Bennett, Strasburg Byers & Kiowa areas. COTA Needed for Limon & Surrounding Areas. Support from an experienced COTA is available for OT.

Full Time Salary range: MA $50,450 - $56,050 PhD $55,700 -$61,300.

Part-Time Salary prorated based on the number of days employed.

COTA Salary range BA $41,222$46,600. Excellent Benefits. Access to a company vehicle or mileage reimbursement. May be eligible for a loan forgiveness program! Flexible scheduling with the opportunity to complete some work at home. To apply for this position, please visit our website ecboces.org and click on the “Jobs” page, click on the job you are interested in & then click on the grey button “Apply Online”, located at the bottom of the job listing. EOE Questions contact Tracy at (719) 775-2342, ext. 101 or email tracyg@ ecboces.org

Eng 3, SW Dev & Eng

Eng 3, SW Dev & Eng – Comcast Cable Comm, LLC, Englewood, CO. Dev, exec & mgt of TPX Prdct & Tech projcts; Reqs: Bach in CS, Eng, or rel; 2 yr dev SW use JIRA, EazyBI; program w/ JQL, HTML, iFrame, RegEx Macros, MDX, Java, Javascript, Groovy script, REST APIs & JSON; wrk w/ Confluence, Smartsheet, Process Improvmnt, MS Visio & MS Excel; 1 yr use Tableau, SQL, Jelly script & MS SharePoint.

Salary: $83,720-$125,000/yr.

Benefits: https://jobs.comcast.com/ lifeat-comcast/benefits. Apply to: Jacquelin_Branks@comcast.com

Ref Job ID# 6013

Help Wanted Seamstress

Noblesse Oblige Costumes at the Colorado Renaissance Festival needs skilled seamstresses for our upcoming season, from June 11th through August 6th, to work at my shop at the Festival in Larkspur. I’d love someone with professional workroom experience (garment or costume), fabric cutting and/ or finishing skills (hand-sewing, grommeting, pressing etc.) Sharp focus and the ability to understand and remember instructions are crucial. Our workday is from 10-6 Tues-Sun (Not Mondays, because I need a day off!) . The hours are flexible and can fit your schedule. $18/hr. Please email rencouture@ msn.com

Speech Language Aide and/or Occupational Therapy Aides

East Central BOCES is seeking a Speech Language Aide and/or Occupational Therapy Aides for the 2023-24 School Year!

Duties include picking up students from class, monitoring students during virtual instruction, and returning them to class. Training will be provided. The salary range is $15 - $18 per hour, depending on experience. 32 hours per week. Mileage reimbursed for travel between schools. Location of schools TBA. Questions, please contact Tracy at 719-775-2342 ext. 101 or tracyg@ecboces.org. To apply for this position, please visit our website ecboces.org and click on the “Jobs” page, click on the job you are interested in & then click on the grey button “Apply Online”, located at the bottom of the job listing. EOE

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Rocky Mountain National Park entry fees to go cashless

Rocky has a small, convenience-like store and a co ee shop, which will both still accept cash.

BY MATT BLOOM COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Make sure to pack your credit or debit card along with your hiking boots if you’re visiting Rocky Mountain National Park this summer. e park will stop accepting cash payments for entrance and permit fees starting June 1.

e change will allow one of the country’s busiest national parks to cut back on time rangers spend handling cash at crowded entry gates, according to a release from the National Park Service. It will also help streamline fee management behind the scenes.

You can still purchase a number of entry passes at one of the park’s main gates with cards or mobile payment options. But, if you want to speed up your entry, NPS o cials recommend buying one online before your visit along with a separate timed-entry permit, which is required from May 26 through Oct. 22.

Visitors can still buy park entrance passes with cash at a few locations outside of the park, according to NPS. ey include the Rocky Mountain Conservancy Nature Store at Beaver Meadows and the Fall River or Kawuneeche Visitor Centers.

Here’s what to know before heading to the park:

What type of passes are available?

e NPS o ers over a dozen di erent types of passes to get into Rocky.

One-day vehicle passes cost $30 and cover non-commercial vehicles with less than 16 passengers. You can also buy one-day passes for entry by bike or foot. Seven-day passes are also an option.

If you’re planning to visit multiple national parks this year, you can buy an annual pass that covers admission to all parks in the system for $80. You can buy those online or in-person.

Seniors, veterans and students

can also get special passes for free or reduced rates.

What about camping?

e NPS says it’s also going completely cashless for payments and fees associated with campgrounds inside of Rocky starting June 1.

Overnight visitors must make reservations online ahead of time for most campsites. Timed-entry permits are included with all camping reservations.

Are stores inside the park also going cashless?

e cashless switch only applies to entry and permit fees, according to the NPS.

How do I get a timed-entry permit?

Rocky is implementing another iteration of its timed-entry program this summer to help manage crowds, which means you’ll need to snag a free permit prior to your visit. A timedentry permit is required for everyone entering the park between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. between late May and October. ere are two di erent types of timed-entry permits.

A regular Park Access permit gets you access to most areas of the park outside of the popular Bear Lake Road Corridor.

A Park Access+ entry permit includes access to Bear Lake Road, as well as other areas of Rocky.

Are other Colorado national parks going cashless?

Yes, Mesa Verde National Park and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument will go cashless this summer, according to the NPS.

Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in southeast Colorado will also go cashless.

is story is from CPR News, a nonpro t news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr.org.

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To Whom It May Concern: On 3/22/2023 12:32:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Carla A. Dayton and Angel B. Clerici

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/24/2020

Recording Date of DOT: 12/4/2020

Reception No. of DOT: 2020119239

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $288,876.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $276,471.53

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 489, ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 16-A. COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

9580 Marmot Ridge Cir, 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, July 12, 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: 5/18/2023

Last Publication: 6/15/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 3/22/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

HEATHER DEERE

Colorado Registration #: 28597

355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228

Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO21550

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0058 First Publication: 5/18/2023

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

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:

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/

Legal Notice No. 2023-0049

First Publication: 4/27/2023 Last Publication: 5/25/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Original Grantor: THOMAS G. NEDDENRIEP

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR

MORTGAGE LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/5/2018

Recording Date of DOT: 1/11/2018

Reception No. of DOT: 2018002660

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$313,600.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $300,380.25

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 8, BLOCK 1, STROH RANCH FILING NO. 9G, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

12541 Prince Creek Dr, 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, July 12, 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: 5/18/2023

Last Publication: 6/15/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 3/21/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

RYAN BOURGEOIS

Colorado Registration #: 51088 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000009747080

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0056

First Publication: 5/18/2023

Last Publication: 6/15/2023

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

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

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

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 Phone #: (970) 221-2637

Fax #: (970) 221-2638

Attorney File #: 24985

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0044

First Publication: 4/20/2023

Last Publication: 5/18/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

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

To

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

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

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: 5/18/2023

Last Publication: 6/15/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 3/21/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

RYAN BOURGEOIS

Colorado Registration #: 51088 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80204

Phone #: (303) 350-3711

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 00000009753906

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0055

First Publication: 5/18/2023

Last Publication: 6/15/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0052

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/15/2023 10:28:00

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: VICKI K. SCOTT

Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/5/2008

Recording Date of DOT: 9/16/2008

Reception No. of DOT: 2008063555

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $75,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $129,351.83

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:

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 23-029451

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0052

First Publication: 5/18/2023

Last Publication: 6/15/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

City and County

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE

PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

A public hearing will be held on June 5, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. and on June 27, 2023 at 2:30

p.m., in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, for a change in zoning from Light Industrial (LI) to PD – Planned Development. The subject property is located approximately immediately adjacent to the hard northeast corner of the intersection of Inverness Drive South and Inverness Parkway. For more information call Douglas County Planning at 303-660-7460.

File No./Name: ZR2022-043/ Reunion at Inverness Planned Development

Legal Notice No. 945451

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF LONE TREE

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR ANNEXATION KNOWN AS THE SWEETWATER PARK ANNEXATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to C.R.S.

§ 31-12-108(2), that the City Council of the City of Lone Tree will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. (the “Eligibility Hearing”) to determine whether the property generally known as the Sweetwater Park Annexation, which is more particularly described in Resolution No. 23-19 attached below (the “Subject Property”), meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and C.R.S. § 31-12-104 and C.R.S. §31-12-105, and is eligible for annexation to the City of Lone Tree.

A copy of the Petition for Annexation concerning the Subject Property and the Annexation Map are on file at the City Clerk’s office, 9220 Kimmer Drive, Suite 100, Lone Tree, Colorado 80124. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the Eligibility Hearing. The Eligibility Hearing will be held at the Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, Colorado, 80124, at the above date and time.

By:Rick Parsons, City Clerk

(f) The legal description of the Subject Property

(g) The date that the landowner executed the petition.

(h)The affidavit of the petition circulator; stating that the signature of the landowner therein is the signature of each person whose name it purports to be.

2. That four (4) copies of the annexation map corresponding to the Subject Property have been submitted to the City with the Petition, and that the annexation maps contain the following information:

(a) A written legal description of the boundaries of the Subject Property proposed to be annexed.

(b) A map showing the boundary of the Subject Property proposed to be annexed.

(c) Within the maps, the boundaries and the plat numbers of plots or of lots and blocks.

(d) Next to the boundary of the Subject Property proposed to be annexed is drawn the contiguous boundary of the City of Lone Tree.

3. That no signature on the Petition is dated more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of filing of the Petition for Annexation with the City Clerk of the City of Lone Tree, State of Colorado.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lone Tree, Douglas County, Colorado, that:

Section 1. The foregoing recitals and findings are incorporated herein as findings and conclusions of the City Council.

Section 2. T he Petition for Annexation to the City of Lone Tree of the Subject Property, commonly referred to as the “Sweetwater Park Annexation”, which Petition was officially filed of record with the City Clerk of the City of Lone Tree on or about April 28, 2023, substantially complies with the requirements of C.R.S. § 31-12-107(1).

Section 3. No election is required under C.R.S. § 31-12-107(2).

Section 4. No additional terms and conditions are to be imposed except as provided in the Petition for Annexation and in any annexation agreement which may be entered into by and between the City of Lone Tree and the petitioner(s), which are not to be considered additional terms and conditions within the meaning of C.R.S. § 31-12112.

Section 5. A public hearing shall be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, Colorado, 80124, for the purpose of determining and finding whether the proposed annexation complies with Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and the applicable provisions of C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 and 31-12-105 (“Public Hearing”).

SERVICES, LLC

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 16, BLOCK 16, CASTLE OAKS ESTATES FILING NO. 1, A SUBDIVISION OF CASTLE OAKS PRELIMINARY PD SITE PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 1931 Amber Sun Court, Castle Rock, CO 80108

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, 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

A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE STATE OF COLORADO, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, WITH A STREET LOCATION ADDRESS OF 9562 PINEBROOK ST; HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80130-3778 CURRENTLY OWNED BY VICKI K SCOTT HAVING A TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF 0342753 AND FURTHER DESCRIBED AS LOT 11 BLK 1 HIGHLANDS RANCH # 69A

0.149 AM/L

Which has the address of: 9562 Pinebrook St, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, 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

Published: Douglas County News-Press

Dates:May 11, 2023

May 18, 2023

May 25, 2023

June 01, 2023

June 08, 2023

CITY OF LONE TREE RESOLUTION NO. 23-19

A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AN ANNEXATION PETITION, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT, FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE FOR SUCH PETITION, AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPERTY KNOWN AS SWEETWATER PARK ANNEXATION

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lone Tree, Colorado has received and examined the filings and the Petition for Annexation requesting the annexation of certain real property more fully described in said Petition and in Exhibit 1 attached hereto (the “Sweetwater Park Annexation”), which exhibit is attached to this Resolution and is incorporated herein by reference (the “Subject Property”); and

WHEREAS, the Petition for Annexation has been filed of record with the City Clerk of the City of Lone Tree, State of Colorado, and

WHEREAS, the City Council finds as follows:

1. That the Petition contains the following:

(a) An allegation that the requirements of C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 and 31-12-105 exist or are met.

(b) An allegation that the signer(s) of the petition comprises more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners in the Subject Property owning more than fifty percent (50%) of the Subject property, exclusive of public streets and alleys and any land owned by the City.

(c)A request that the City of Lone Tree approve the annexation of the Subject Property.

(d)The signature of the landowner that executed the petition.

(e)The mailing address of the landowner that executed the petition.

Section 6. Any person may appear at such hearing and present evidence pertaining to the eligibility of the proposed annexation of the Subject Property to the City of Lone Tree.

Section 7. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon approval.

Section 8.Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Resolution and make not less than one copy of the adopted Resolution available for inspection by the public during regular business hours.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 2nd DAY OF MAY, 2023.

CITY OF LONE TREE

By: Jacqueline A. Millet, Mayor

ATTEST:Rick Parsons, City Clerk (S E A L)

Exhibit 1

Legal Description Sweetwater Park Annexation

Total acreage (approximate): 31.8 acres, more particularly described as Tract E, Acres Green Filing No. 6, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Legal Notice No. 945446

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: June 8, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDINANCE NO. 1.579

A Bill for Ordinance to Approve the Right of Way Purchase and Sale Agreement By and Between CST Metro LLC and the Town of Parker for a Portion of Tract A, MacLachlan Subdivision Filing No. 1

The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on May 15, 2023.

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

Chris Vanderpool, CMC, Town Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945452

First Publication: May 18, 2023

(303) 706-9990

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 23, 2023 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas will conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed adoption of a resolution amending the 2023 adopted budget. Any interested elector of Douglas County may file an objection to the proposed amendment to the budget at any time prior to it’s final adoption by the Board of County Commissioners. A copy of said resolution may be obtained for inspection at the offices of the County Commissioners at the above address in Castle Rock, Colorado, or viewed online at www.douglas.co.us.

Legal Notice No. 945454

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

This Ordinance and any changes thereto shall be considered at a public hearing and second reading for final adoption by the Lone Tree City Council. The hearing will be located at 8527 Lone Tree Pkwy, Lone Tree, CO 80124, at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Ordinance may also be postponed at said meeting.

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONE TREE

Series of 2023 Ordinance No. 23-04

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF BOARDING/ROOMING HOUSE IN ARTICLE

XXXVI OF CHAPTER 16, TITLED ZONING, OF THE CITY OF LONE TREE MUNICIPAL CODE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONE TREE, COLORADO:

ARTICLE 1 – AUTHORITY

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

ARTICLE 2 – DECLARATIONS OF POLICY AND FINDINGS

A. The City has adopted zoning regulations codified in Chapter 16 of the Municipal Code, as amended by Ordinance 22-02 adopted on March 15, 2022 (“Zoning Regulations”).

B. City Council previously adopted Ordinance Numbers 23-01 and 23-02 to implement a licensing program for short-term rentals and to amend the zoning code to specifically allow for licensed short-term rentals.

C. City Council desires to clarify that rooming and boarding houses are not short-term rentals by changing the definition of rooming and boarding houses to specifically require accommodations be offered for thirty (30) days or longer (“Zoning Text Amendments”).

D. The Zoning Text Amendments have been published on the City’s website for public comment in advance of the scheduled public hearings before Planning Commission and City Council.

E. The Planning Commission and the City Council conducted duly noticed public hearings on the proposed Zoning Text Amendments in accordance with Section 16-1-110 of the Municipal Code.

F. City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City to amend the definition of Boarding/rooming house set forth in Article XXXVI of Chapter 16 of the Municipal Code, Titled Zoning.

ARTICLE 3 – SAFETY CLAUSE

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

ARTICLE 4 - CHAPTER 16 OF THE LONE TREE MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLED ZONING, SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article XXXVI of Chapter 16 of the Lone Tree Municipal Code titled “Definitions” is hereby amended as follows, with additions shown in underline and deletions shown in strikethrough:

ARTICLE XXXVI – DEFINITIONS

** *

Boarding/rooming house means an establishment in which sleeping accommodations are provided to a person for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days or longer by the head of household in a residential dwelling to unrelated persons where excess automobiles may result (see household and excess automobiles). As used in this definition, “head of household” means a person who resides at the establishment while such establishment is being used as the rooming and boarding house. The term does not include short-term rentals as defined in Article VI of Chapter 6 of the Lone Tree

Municipal Code.

** *

ARTICLE 5 – SEVERABILITY

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

ARTICLE 6 –CAUSES OF ACTION RETAINED

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

ARTICLE 7 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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

INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ON MAY 2, 2023.

Legal Notice No. DCNP1110

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

This Ordinance 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 23, 2023, which may be postponed at said meeting, and which meeting shall be open to the public.

ORDINANCE NO. 23-07

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CASTLE PINES, COLORADO

AMENDING ARTICLE 6 OF CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY OF CASTLE PINES MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, 2021 EDITION

The complete text of all Ordinances 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. 945460

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

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.: 945402

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 8, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009 Castle Rock, CO 80109 Telephone: (720) 437-6200

Petitioner: CASTLE PINES COMMERCIAL

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

Attorneys for the Petitioner:

Names: Clint C. Waldron Nelson G. Dunford

Address: WHITE BEAR ANKELE

TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000 Centennial, CO 80122

Phone: (303) 858-1800

Fax: (303) 858-1801

Email: cwaldron@wbapc.com

ndunford@wbapc.com

FOR DISSOLUTION OF CASTLE PINES COMMERCIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 PURSUANT TO § 32-1-703, C.R.S.

Pursuant to an Order of the District Court in and for Douglas County, Colorado (the “District Court”), notice is hereby given pursuant to § 32-1-703, C.R.S., that there was filed in the District Court on the 24th day of April 2023, a Petition for Dissolution (the “Petition”) of Castle Pines Commercial Metropolitan District No. 1 (the “District”).

Pursuant to § 32-1-703(1), C.R.S., the applicable financial provision set forth under 32-1-702(3) is 32-1-702(3)(a), C.R.S., as the District has submitted a certificate stating that it has no financial obligations or outstanding bonds, and the applicable service provision set forth under § 32-1-702(4), C.R.S., is § 32-1-702(4)(a), C.R.S., as the District provides no services within the District, and therefore no services of the District will be continued within the District.

NOTICE IS GIVEN that, pursuant to § 32-1-703(2), C.R.S., by Order of the District Court, a hearing on the Petition (the “Hearing”) has been set for the hour of 2:30 p.m. in Division 6, in the Douglas County District Court on May 22, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any interested party may appear and be heard on the sufficiency of the Petition or on the adequacy of the applicable financial and service provisions.

WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON ATTORNEYS AT LAW

/s/ Clint C. Waldron, #36689 Nelson G. Dunford, #45222 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PETITIONER

Legal Notice No. 945463

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MIRABELLE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Mirabelle Metropolitan District No. 1 (the “District”), Douglas County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist on the Board of Directors of the District. Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the District should file a Letter of Interest with the Board by 5:00 p.m., on May 28, 2023.

Letters of Interest should be sent to Mirabelle Metropolitan District No. 1, c/o WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122.

MIRABELLE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

By: /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice No. DCNP1121

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CASTLETON CENTER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-905, C.R.S. that one or more vacancies exists on the Board of Directors of the Castleton Center Water and Sanitation District, County of Douglas, State of Colorado. Qualified eligible electors of the District who wish to be considered to fill a vacancy must file a letter of interest within ten days of the date of publication of this notice. A letter of interest may be filed on or before 5:00 p.m., May 28, 2023, with the Board of Directors of the District, c/o Norton & Smith, P.C., 600 17th Street, Suite 2150S, Denver, CO 80202 or electronically to esmith@nortonsmithlaw.com.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CASTLETON CENTER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

By: /s/ Norton & Smith, A Professional Corporation

Legal Notice No. 945458

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

the Board including a public hearing on the 2022 amended budget (the “Amended Budget”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83984839713?pwd= Nkp3ekZWdTF0d3hLdVdzcVBaM1hwQT09

Meeting ID: 839 8483 9713

Passcode: 620557 Call-in Number: +1-720-707-2699

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Amended Budget has been submitted to the District. A copy of the Amended Budget is on file in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 E Crescent Pkwy #300, Englewood, CO 80111, where the same is open for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Amended Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budget by the Board. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

TRAILS AT CROWFOOT METROPOLITAN

DISTRICT NO. 3, a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado

/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON

Attorneys at Law

Legal Notice No. DCNP1119

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #022-23 RECORDKEEPING SERVICES

The Department of Human Resources of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible and qualified providers for Recordkeeping Services.

The purpose of this solicitation is to gather information to assess the current marketplace and evaluate selected providers of Recordkeeping services.

The Douglas County Department of Human Resources in conjunction with the County Manager of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the “County”, has engaged Cook Street Consulting, Inc. (“Cook Street”) to issue an RFP to evaluate recordkeeping & administrative services for the Douglas County defined contribution and deferred compensation plans. Four distinct retirement plans are included in this RFP: The Douglas County 401(a) Money Purchase Plan, Douglas County 401(a) Executive Money Purchase Plan, Douglas County 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, and Douglas County Commissioned Officer 401(a) Plan, collectively referred to as the “Plans”. The County will review the results of this RFP process to determine the vendor finalists and make the final award.

The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

RFP documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website.

All RFP responses are due on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 5:00pm. It is the sole responsibility of the respondent to see that their proposal response is received on time. Proposals will not be considered which are received after the time stated.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said proposal and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful vendor.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 945467

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 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 25th 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 Interface Communications Company, for the completion of Crowfoot Valley Road - Bayou Gulch/Chambers Road Traffic Signal (CIP 22-002), and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Interface Communications Company 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 25th 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, Director

of Engineering/Public Works.

Legal Notice No. DCNP1114

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Town of Castle Rock, Colorado

Date: May 10, 2023

Project Title: Town Hall Office Renovation Project Town of Castle Rock 100 N. Wilcox St. Castle Rock, CO 80104

Contractors: O-A-K Colorado LLC Owens-Ames-Kimball Co. Colorado 202 6th St., Ste. 200 Castle Rock, CO 80104 300 Ionia NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Castle Rock intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named contractor on June 5, 2023 provided no claims are received.

Any person or firm having debts against the Contractors must file a proper written notice with the Special Projects Manager, Town of Castle Rock, Town Manager’s Office, 100 N. Wilcox St., Castle Rock, CO 80104, on or before the above date.

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK

By: Matt

Gohl,

Special Projects Manager

Legal Notice No. 945464

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 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 25th 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 Schlossler Signs, for the completion of 2022 Parker Secondary Gateway Signage (CIP22-038-CI), and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Schlossler Signs 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 25th 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, Director

of Engineering/Public Works.

Legal Notice No. DCNP1115

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

District Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2020CV030859

SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 22000095

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

HIGHLANDS RANCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff:

v. SUSAN ECKERT, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF DORIS H. VIEREGG et al., Defendant(s)

Regarding: Lot 30, Block 3, Highlands Ranch Filing No. 14, County of Douglas, State of Colorado

Also known as: 1175 Cherry Blossom Court, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126; also known as: 1175 Cherry Blossom Court Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 (the “Property”)

Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on October 18, 2021, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS,

Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 15th day of June, 2023, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. At which sale, the abovedescribed real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded

Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $40,154.41

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-660-7527. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above-described lien is Wendy E. Weigler #28419 with WINZENBURG LEFF PURVIS & PAYNE LLP 8020 SHAFFER PKWY SUITE 300 LITTLETON, CO 80127 (303)863-1870

Dated 5/18/23, Castle Rock, CO

Darren M. Weekly Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado

Tommy Barrella, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado

Legal Notice No.: 945455

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 8, 2023

Published In: Douglas County News Press

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENT TO HIGHLANDS RANCH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT

On June 2nd action will be taken on an administrative amendment to Section VIII and IX of the Highlands Ranch PD to add “animal hospital or animal clinic” to the list of uses permitted by right in Planning Area 71, Sub-area ‘C’ and ‘F’ and Planning area 90. Address all comments to Douglas County Planning Services, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Legal Notice No. DCNP1124

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles

Public Notice

1) 2015 JEEP WRANGLER

VIN 1C4BJWDG8FL706043

2) 1946 BUICK VIN 45046784

3) 1969 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE

VIN 136379K356416

4) 1963 CHEVROLET C10

VIN 3C144S185212

5) 1989 NISSAN 300ZX

VIN JN1HZ14S2KX290135

6) 1977 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK

VIN D05226HB21189

7) 1975 CHEVROLET PICKUP

VIN CKY245J115950

8) 1985 CHEVROLET K5 BLAZER

VIN 1G8EK18H6FF154146

9) 1985 CHEVROLET PICKUP

VIN1GCDC14H1FS149674

10) 1961 VOLKSWAGEN PICKUP

VIN 798641

Gotcha Recovery Services LLC

P.O. Box 623, Parker, CO 80134

303-524-5419

Legal Notice No. 945470

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

1) 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

VIN 3VW2K7AJ2EM208577

2) 2005 FORD EXPEDITION

VIN 1FMPU17545LA54980

3) 2004 FORD FREESTAR

VIN 2FMZA58294BA78624

4) 2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

VIN 3VWSG69M41M208245

5) 2010 CHEVROLET HHR VIN 3GNBABDB4AS620509

6) 2016 KIA RIO LX VIN KNADM4A35G6540695

REDLINERS INC 2531 W 62ND CT UNIT G DENVER, CO 80221

720-930-8139

Legal Notice No. 945471

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

1) 2011 NISSAN ROGUE VIN JN8AS5MV0BW298703

2) 2005 FORD F350 VIN 1FTWX31PX5EA20611

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

Legal Notice No. 945469

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

1) 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER- GRAY – 5N1AR18W36C600202

2) 2006 BMW 330XI- SILVER – WBAVD33536KL52809

3) 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA- WHITE - 5TBRT34171S179552

4) 1996 HONDA ACCORD- MAROON – 1HGCD7268TA025482

5) 2010 BMW 535- BLACK – WBANV9C59AC136904

6) 2005 TOYOTA MATRIX BLUE – 2T1LR30E46C553359

7) 2007 HONDA SHADOW BLACK – JH2RC50427M301717

Parker Towing Inc 18800 E. Clarke Road, Parker, CO 80134 303-841-9161

Legal Notice No. 945456

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

/s/ Donald Glenn Peterson Donald Glenn Peterson

– Attorney for Personal Representative 4100 E. Mississippi Avenue, Suite 410 Denver, CO 80246

Telephone: (303) 758-0999

Legal Notice No. 945416

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Catherine A. Hubin, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30148

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael Carden Hubin, Personal Representative 7853 Mansfield Hollow Road Delray Beach, Florida 33446

Legal Notice No. 945443

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Dennis C. Leslie, (aka Dennis Clair Leslie), Deceased Case Number : 2023PR30171

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michelle Renee Roush, Personal Representative c/o Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 103 4th Street, Ste. 120 Castle Rock, CO 80104

Legal Notice No. 945413

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Ann C. Jansson, also known as Ann Cozad Jansson, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30199

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 18, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

also known as Roxanne Canino Bisetti, and Roxanne Bisetti, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30175

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 18, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

James H. Bisetti, Personal Representative 2033 Primo Road, Unit A Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129

Legal Notice No. 945457

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 1, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jacqueline M. Gray, also known as Jacqueline Gray, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30163

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jason E. Gray c/o Kokish & Goldmanis, P.C. 316 Wilcox St. Castle Rock, CO 80104

Personal Representative

Legal Notice No. 945425

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Ardelle Lorraine Yuchs, aka Ardelle L. Yuchs, aka Ardelle Yuchs, Deceased Case Number 23PR30160

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado or on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Beverly A Petry, Personal Representative 8205 S. Shawnee Street Aurora, Colorado 80016

Legal Notice No. 945430

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of John M. Lahr, Deceased Case Number: 23PR35

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Joseph H. Myhra, (aka Joseph Hendrick Myhra), Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30165

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cheryl A Myhra, Personal Representative c/o Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 103 4th Street, Suite 120 Castle Rock, Colorado 80104

Legal Notice No. 945414

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-12-801, C.R.S. Estate of CHRISTOPHER MARK PAAP, Deceased Case Number 2023PR0010

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 19, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy Ann Paap, Personal Representative 8934 Hunters Way Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 (303) 791-3441

Legal Notice No. 945466

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 1, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Edward Elmer Rist, a/k/a Edward E. Rist, a/k/a Edward Rist, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30203

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado, located at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009, Castle Rock, Colorado 80109, on or before September 18, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Christine Louise Rist Personal Representative c/o Kathryn T. James, Esq. Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C. 18 South Wilcox Street, Suite 200 Castle Rock, Colorado 80104

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 18, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeffrey Toborg

Personal Representative

c/o Parker Law Group LLC

19590 E. Mainstreet, Suite 104 Parker, CO, 80138

Legal Notice No. DCNP1122

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 1, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MINNIE S. ROBBINS, aka MINNIE SARAH ROBBINS, Deceased

Case Number 2023PR30169

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Joseph E. Robbins

Personal Representative P.O.Box 161 Louviers, CO 80131

Legal Notice No. 945418

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of SHAREE LYNN FELDMAN ZEFF, aka SHAREE L. FELDMAN ZEFF, aka SHAREE FELDMAN ZEFF, and SHAREE ZEFF, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30101

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

James R. Jansson, Personal Representative 9332 McGill Court Parker, Colorado 80134

Legal Notice No. 945465

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 1, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Robert Harold Matthews, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30007

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 18, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeffrey Toborg

Personal Representative

c/o Parker Law Group LLC

19590 E. Mainstreet, Suite 104 Parker, CO, 80138

Legal Notice No. DCNP1123

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 1, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Muriel Evelyn McKeever, a/k/a Muriel E. McKeever, a/k/a Muriel McKeever, Deceased Case Number: 23 PR 62

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 4, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Alice Isabelle Dunn

Personal Representative 10298 Song Sparrow Lane Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Legal Notice No. 945415

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Roxanne C. Bisetti,

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado or on or before August 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Riley E. Lahr, Personal Representative 9573 Castle Ridge Circle Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Legal Notice No. 945429

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MARY ANN FRANGIS, A/K/A MARY A. FRANGIS, A/K/A MARY FRANGIS, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30181

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathryn J. Lengel

Personal Representative c/o Chayet & Danzo, LLC 650 S. Cherry Street, Suite 710 Denver, CO 80246

Legal Notice No. DCNP1106

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of George A. Wilson, a/k/a George Allen Wilson, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30151

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 4, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Deborah Wilson, Personal Representative 31331 Island Drive, Evergreen, CO 80439

Legal Notice No. 945427

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Legal Notice No. 945461

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 1, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Frank Joseph Rod, III, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30579

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 18, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Meredith C. Callan Personal Representative 14143 Denver West Park Ste., 100-50 Golden, Colorado 80401

Legal Notice No. 945474

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 1, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Ida Marie Moreno, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30189

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nova Cambronero Personal Representative 3706 Rice Boulevard Houston, Texas 77005

Legal Notice No. DCNP1100

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ANTHONY IAN MONTGOMERY, also known as ANTHONIY I. MONTGOMERY, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30172

All persons having claims against the above-

named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rachel Gutierrez

Personal Representative

3386 W. 34th Ave. Denver, CO 80211

Legal Notice No. DCNP1103

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ORVEL N. McELRATH, Deceased

Case Number: 23PR30196

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before 18 September 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Chester H. Morgan, II

Attorney for the Personal Representative

1308 N. Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Legal Notice No. 945472

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 1, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Toni Lynn Weil

a.k.a. Toni L. Weil, Toni Weil, Toni L. Fuller, Toni Fuller, Toni L. Horner, Toni Horner , Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30147

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 18, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Taryn Kae Quintana

Personal Representative

278 Woodstock Ln, Castle Pines, Colorado 80108

Legal Notice No. DCNP1120

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 1, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Phyllis M. Mikelson aka Phyllis Mable Mickelson, Deceased Case Number: 23PR77

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before October 1, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Phyllis D. Evans, Personal Representative

1946 Five Iron Drive Castle Rock.CO 80104

Legal Notice No. 945453

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 1, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Susan J. Marshall, a/k/a Susan Jeanette Marshall, a/k/a Sue Marshall, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30183

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Scott A. Marshall, Personal Representative c/o Briana Fehringer, Esq., Anderson & Jahde, P.C. 5800 S. Nevada Street, Littleton, CO 80120

Legal Notice No. 945424

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Name Changes

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

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on May 2, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Rori Khmai Kong be changed to Khmai Kong- Barker Case No.: 23 C 31527

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. DCNP1107

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on April 3, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of 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 17, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Andrew John Michael McKinney be changed to Andrew John Michael Lucchesi

Case No.: 23 C 233

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. DCNP1102

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 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

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on May 2, 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 Nancy Ann Smith be changed to Nanci Alexandra Smith

Case No.: 2023 C261

By: Brian Fields, Magistrate

Legal Notice No. 945462

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 1, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on May 2, 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 Jordan Jacob Downing be changed to Giorgos Kostadinos Linardos

Case No.: 23C42

By: Judge Brian Fields

Legal Notice No. 945473

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 1, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on April 25, 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 Tracy Renee Davis be changed to Reny Ellone Noe Case No.: 23 C 249

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. DCNP1101

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 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 Webex link:

https://judicial.webex.com/meet/D18-DOUG-Div8

Call-in information if needed: 1-720-650-7664

access code: 2598 477 5609.

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 Public Notice

DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

In the Interest of:

ISREAL MANIGO, D.O.B.: 08/23/2019 Child,

And concerning:

ERIN HARRIS, D.O.B.: 08/11/1986, Mother; GIOVANNI MANIGO, D.O.B.: 07/21/1982, Father; Respondents, And ORIETTA HARRIS, Maternal Grandmother Special Respondent.

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Amy Hendrickson, #32110 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5325 lreigrut@douglas.co.us ahendrickson@douglas.co.us

CASE NUMBER: 22JV82

DIVISION 8

FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD.

You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship.

If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S., and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

Dated: May 5, 2023

/s/ Amy Hendrickson Amy Hendrickson, #32110

Sr. Assistant Douglas County Attorney

Legal Notice No. 945450

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Ste. 2009 Castle Rock, Colorado 80109

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF:

Petitioner: JASON BRADFORD FRANKLIN

FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD, MATEO LORENZO MOODIE RYAN and concerning, Respondent: RICARDO LORENZO MOODIE

Case No. 2023JA30007

Div/Ctrm: 8

Attorney for Petitioner:

Leslie A. Frost, #40386 FROST & BECK, PC 6898 South University Boulevard, Suite 110 Centennial, Colorado 80122

Telephone: (303) 433-0707

Facsimile: (303) 648-5874

E-mail: leslie@frostbecklaw.com

NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDING AND SUMMONS TO RESPOND PURSUANT TO §19-5-105(5), C.R.S.

To the above-named Respondent:

You are hereby notified that a Petition for Adoption has been filed and if you wish to respond to the Petition, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Notice is served on you.

Your response must be accompanied by the applicable filing fee of $192.00.

Your failure to file a Response, or to appear, within 35 days after service, and, in the case of an alleged father, your failure to file a claim of paternity under Article 4 of Title 19, C.R.S., within 35 days after service, if a claim has not previously been filed, may likely result in termination of your parental or your alleged parental rights to the minor child.

Date: April 24, 2023

Leslie A. Frost

Petitioner’s Attorney

Legal Notice No. DCNP1125

Father of Justyce Person; JOEL SAINTE, D.O.B.: 12/9/1979, Father of Beyonton Sainte;

Respondents

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Amy Hendrickson, #32110 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5325 lreigrut@douglas.co.us ahendrickson@douglas.co.us

CASE NUMBER: 22JV85 DIVISION 8

DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2019.

TO: JOEL SAINTE, D.O.B.: 12/9/1979

TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE:

You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named children is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

A Review Hearing, Return of Service, and Adjudicatory and Dispositional Hearing for Respondent Father’s has been set for June 12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in Division 8, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. Parties shall attend by phone by calling 720-437-6180, extension 75590# unless otherwise directed by the Court. Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD.

You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2022, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

Dated: May 9, 2023

/s/ Amy Hendrickson Amy Hendrickson, #32110 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No. 945468

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press ###

DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S.

TO: GIOVANNI MANIGO, D.O.B.: 07/21/1982

TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

A Summons Return for Respondent Father and Review Hearing have been set for July 17, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. in Division 8 by phone at 720-4376180 + extension 75592#.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU

First Publication: May 18, 2023

Last Publication: June 15, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO 80109

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

In the Interest of:

JUSTYCE NEUNG PERSON, D.O.B.: 04/11/2020; BEYONTON SAINTE-PERSON, D.O.B.: 06/29/2007;Children,

And concerning:

UNIQUECA STARR PERSON, D.O.B.: 10/07/1983, Mother; STEVEN JIM CHAHAN, D.O.B.: 03/25/1984,

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