Douglas County News Press 072723

Two weekends still to go for 2023 Colorado Renaissance Festival

Short-term rental rules in Douglas County make for patchwork map

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County o cials heard opposition to short-term rentals in recent months, and some area residents may feel concerned about the county’s decision to explicitly allow the rentals in certain parts of Douglas.

But a close look at the county’s policy shows that there are large stretches of the county where short-term rentals — short stays at a property booked through sites like Airbnb or Vrbo — aren’t allowed.

e county’s new ordinance, approved at the July 11 county commissioners meeting, requires property owners to apply for licenses to operate homes as short-term rental properties.

Signature event in Larkspur wrapping up 46th season

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When patrons cross the threshold of the Colorado Renaissance Festival castle gate they are transported to a world where knights ght to the death, royalty glide down the village streets, fairies utter about and

witches eat children.

Kristy Ekiss, operations manager and Queen Anne of the festival, said the 16th-century medieval amusement park is about to complete its 46th season of operation. Patrons can visit the park for the last times this year on July 29-30 and Aug. 6-7.

Ekiss said this season has been wonderful and, like previous years, has had a great response from people.

With around 100 cast members, the Colorado Renaissance Festival

is unique in that it’s very interactive with visitors, Ekiss said.

“We try very hard to achieve a fully immersive experience where everywhere you look, you’re being pulled into the scene and you’re being made part of the village rather than just walking through and experiencing it,” she said. “I think we try very hard to make everyone apart of the show.”

She said there is something for

e ordinance de nes a short‐term rental as lasting less than 30 consecutive days. It applies to unincorporated parts of Douglas County — areas outside of municipalities. Under the new law, the moderately populated unincorporated areas where short-term rentals are allowed include Franktown, Louviers, Sedalia, areas west of Larkspur, areas generally east of Parker and some others, aside from areas known as planned developments. Short-term rentals are also allowed in other small residential pockets of the county, such as

Patrons wait for the castle gate to open at the Colorado Renaissance Festival.

PHOTO BY ELISABETH SLAY

Man sentenced to 31 years for killing Castle Rock teens

Drunk driver receives maximum sentence

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e drunk driver who killed two Castle Rock teens last August was sentenced on July 14 to 31 years in prison for multiple charges including vehicular homicide.

Douglas County Judge eresa Slade imposed the maximum sen-

tence on Ricky Avalos-Trujillo, 25, who was found guilty of vehicular assault, careless driving and two counts of vehicular homicide in May.

On August 5, 2022, Avalos-Trujillo was driving the wrong direction and speeding on the I-25 frontage road near mile marker 179 in Castle Rock when he hit a truck carrying four teens head-on. e wreck killed Audrey Todd, 17, and Colton Bellamy, 17, and injured the other two teens.   A blood test on Avalos-Trujillo found marijuana and alcohol in his

system during the time of the crash. Avalos-Trujillo was serving a probation sentence for injuring someone while driving impaired in California.

Slade sentenced Avalos-Trujillo for 12 years in prison for each count of vehicular homicide, 6 years in prison for vehicular assault and one year in prison for careless driving, as well as three years of parole. Avalos-Trujillo will receive credit for 343 days time served.

Prosecutors on the case, 18th Judicial District Senior Deputy District Attorney Meghan Gallo and Deputy

District Attorney Sherri Giger, said the loss of life is tragic and preventable.

“He should have never been behind the wheel, and unfortunately, his victims and their families will have to live with the impacts of that decision for the rest of their lives,” Giger said in a statement. “ is is an individual who has proven he cannot safely be in our community, and we appreciate that the judge’s sentence ensures that he won’t threaten the safety of other innocent drivers for years to come.”

Casey Devol pleads guilty in Franktown double murder

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After initially pleading not guilty to killing his sister and her boyfriend in rural Douglas County, Casey Devol reversed course and pleaded guilty weeks before his trial was set to begin.

Devol had pleaded not guilty in September and was set to see trial starting Aug. 7, according to the state judicial branch website.

He pleaded guilty to two charges of second-degree murder on July 19,

according to online court records. As a result, his two charges of rstdegree murder were dismissed.

Devol also pleaded guilty to a charge related to cruelty to animals. Authorities say Devol also killed a dog in the incident.

He’s set for a sentencing hearing Aug. 7.

A recording captured audio of the incident where Devol allegedly committed the murders, according to prosecutors.

“What we have are recorded statements of the murder itself which

were made by one of the victims,” Andrew Steers, a chief deputy district attorney, has said.

e existence of the recorder was not known, Steers said, until the autopsy in the case that left Jessica Mitchell, 32, and Bryan Todd Gray, 34, dead in the Franktown area. ey were discovered in February 2022 in a garage adjacent to a house they lived in on Russellville Road. Mitchell was Devol’s sister.

Authorities don’t know why someone chose to record the interaction, Steers said during a March 22 hearing in Douglas County District Court.

e recording captured the events leading up to the killings: ree people appeared to be having a dinner and at one point talked about a birthday gift, Steers said. At some point, the man authorities say is Devol leaves and returns and kills the other two people and a dog.

Mitchell was found with a “digital recorder device,” according to her autopsy report.

A coworker of Gray’s discovered him and Mitchell in the Russellville Road garage about 1:30 p.m. Feb. 8, 2022.

Devol was found and arrested at a hotel in Salina, Kansas, on Feb. 9, 2022. He complied when o cers attempted to place him in custody, according to testimony at the hearing.

Autopsy results show the victims had bruising and shallow injuries and had been shot by two di erent rearms.

e report, released by the Douglas County Coroner’s O ce, shows both victims also had meth, alcohol and marijuana in their systems. In addition to the toxicology reports, notes were made in both autopsies that each had a history of methamphetamine use.

Deputies discovered security footage for the home that showed someone entering the garage carrying “multiple handguns and a long gun.” After a tip from a friend of the family, investigators alleged that Devol is the person in the video.

Casey Devol was arrested last year for allegedly killing two people. FILE PHOTO

Arapahoe County identifies mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Environmental health experts have detected West Nile virus in mosquitoes near the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, marking the rst known presence of the virus in the county this year.

is spring and summer, which have brought record-high levels of rainfall to much of the metro area, have also created prime breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

e Arapahoe County Public Health Department discovered the mosquitoes carrying the virus through their mosquito surveillance program, which uses traps to capture the insects for testing at a state laboratory. ey use this method to identify pools, or groups of mosquitoes, that are carrying the virus.

e department has three collection sites in the county: at the fairgrounds, near Arapahoe and Parker Road and near Heritage High School.

“It’s not uncommon for positive pools (of mosquitoes) to occur every year,” said Vanessa Fiene, environmental health supervisor at the public health department. “Given that we have identi ed a positive pool in the county, it’s not unlikely that we would see other positive pools in the county as well.”

In 2022, Colorado led the nation in West Nile virus, with a con rmed 206 positive cases and 20 related deaths, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. In 2021, Colorado ranked second, falling behind Arizona.

As of July 11, the state health department had zero identi ed human cases of West Nile virus so far this year.

What is West Nile virus?

In humans, the virus can range from being asymptomatic to deadly.

“It really is dependent on the person, you know, it depends on essentially their health,” Fiene said.

Most people are asymptomatic when they are infected with the virus. According to the county’s website, one in ve people develop a fever, body aches, a headache, skin rashes and/or swollen lymph nodes.

Less than 1% of people will develop severe symptoms that a ect the nervous system. ese may include a high fever, tremors, neck sti ness, muscle weakness, confusion and disorientation, a coma, paralysis and

potentially death.

“ e risk is extremely small, but to some people, it could be extremely dangerous,” Fiene said.

If a person thinks they may have the virus, Fiene said they should seek medical care. ere are no speci c treatments for the illness and no vaccines, but medical support can help relieve symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Prevention

Experts say the best way to protect oneself from the virus is to prevent situations that could lead to bites.

“(Residents) need to protect

themselves, especially at the times of dawn and dusk” Fiene said. “If you have to go outside at that time, making sure you wear long clothing, long pants, long sleeve shirts. And, again, wearing DEET-containing insect repellent.”

Dylan Garrison, environmental health manager at Arapahoe County Public Health, added that it can also be bene cial to eliminate spaces where mosquitoes would like to breed. Some of these areas could include standing water in areas like puddles, gutters, owerpots, tires, pool covers, boats and tarps.

“If you have tall grass or shrub areas or a bunch of bushes, it can be conducive to providing a place for them to hang out -- so keeping that trimmed and clean is always good idea,” he said.

If considering chemical treatment options for these areas, Garrison and Fiene said it is important to do so properly in order to not cause greater harm to other wildlife.

County actions

e county is undertaking mitigation e orts where the infected mosquitoes were found, including insecticides and extensive mowing.

Along with its surveillance and mitigation e orts, Garrison said the county is working hard to educate and inform the community of the precautions they should take.

“ is is largely about individual responsibility and what can you do as an individual to help prevent being bitten in the rst place,” he said. “ e more you know, the more you’re able to prevent the bite, and that’s the idea.

Boulder, Delta, Larimer and Weld counties also have mosquitoes con rmed to be carrying the virus, according to Arapahoe County.

Mosquitoes are coming out this summer as more people are experiencing bites. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE

Castle Rock man facing terrorism charge

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e FBI arrested a Castle Rock man at Denver International Airport on July 14 for allegedly attempting to join the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, an Islamic militant organization.

Davin Daniel Meyer, 18, is charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, according to the US Attorney’s O ce for the District of Colorado. He appeared in federal court on July 17.

e U.S. Attorney’s O ce said Meyer pledged an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State group and planned to travel to Iraq to ght for them.

Law enforcement began investigating Meyer when a person who knows him reported him to the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce in June 2022 over concerns with Meyer’s extremism and interest in violence.

According to Meyer’s a davit, the individual told police that Meyer had previously followed white suprema-

cist ideology but began practicing Islam in October 2020. Meyer allegedly told the individual that he planned to go to Syria and become a martyr.  Meyer also allegedly threatened to build a bomb and kill people in America. Meyer’s a davit says he is diagnosed with multiple mental health conditions and had received residential treatment, but did not take medication because of his religious beliefs.

Sta at the residential treatment center reported Meyer said bigoted things about people of color, women and Jews.

Meyer reportedly did not go to his local mosque because it wasn’t radical enough and allowed women to attend.

In November 2022, FBI agents posed as Islamic State facilitators and began communicating online with Meyer. Meyer told the agents that he planned to save money to travel to Iraq and become a ghter for the Islamic State. He also sent them a video of him swearing an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State’s leader.

Meyer met with an undercover FBI agent in person three times between November 2022 and June 2023 and discussed his plan each time.

In June, Meyer had gotten a passport and bought plane tickets to y

from Denver to Munich, Germany and then to Ankara, Turkey, where he believed he would meet up with members of the Islamic State and travel with them to Iraq.

On July 14, Meyer arrived at the Denver International Airport for his ight to Munich and was arrested by FBI agents on the jet bridge before boarding the plane.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Hindman of the District of Colorado is prosecuting on behalf of the government with the assistance of Jennifer Levy of the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.   e case is being investigated by the FBI Denver Field O ce with assistance provided by the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce.

The FBI arrested Davin Daniel Meyer, 18, at Denver International Airport on July 14 for allegedly attempting to join the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, an Islamic militant organization.

COURTESY OF US ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO

18-year-old allegedly tried to join ISIS

Inspiration house built in Castle Pines

Shea Homes takes lead in 2023

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A father of ve and former basketball coach found himself getting slower and noticed it was becoming harder to move around as his muscles were deteriorating.

In early 2021, Frank Cawley was diagnosed with a rare in ammatory disease called Inclusion Body Myositis.

“I can’t really walk,” said Cawley. “My lower extremities, my legs have become incredibly weak, my arms and my ngers are starting to get the same way. It’s just a ecting everything that I do.”

Cawley had contacted the Home Builders Foundation following his diagnosis to help renovate his home for a wheelchair.

When renovations looked to be too expensive, he and his family found a wheelchair accessible house in Castle Rock where the foundation had helped make modi cations for the previous homeowner.

Cawley  realized that additional modi cations were needed to accommodate his wheelchair.

e foundation upgraded Cawley’s ramp to make it more stable and installed an automatic door.

“ ose might not seem like gigantic things but just to have the condence that I’m not going to fall,” said Cawley. “ ey need to know that they helped me because they gave me kind of a renewed purpose to help others.”

Cawley  is one of many who have received life-changing assistance from the Home Builders Founda-

tion.

e Home Builders Foundation is a Denver metro nonpro t organization that works with the homebuilding industry to modify homes for people living with long-term physical disabilities.

“We coordinate e orts to make the modi cations for the clients living with disabilities by soliciting in-kind donations, dollar donations and skilled labor to do the work for those clients,” said Beth Forbes, Home Builders Foundation executive director.

e foundation supports projects related to access.

ese projects include widening door frames, inserting showers for more accessible wheelchair access, adding lifts to help navigate staircases or access one level to another

and ramps.

“ inking about access in and out of the home, not just for safety and security, in case of an emergency but also so that the individuals living in their homes can get out and access their community,” said Forbes.

e 2023 Inspiration House is a collaboration between Shea Homes and trade partners that bene t the Home Builders Foundation.

e contributions from the trade partners in addition to a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the home will be donated to the foundation.

“We take that donation and turn it around to help many clients in the Denver metro area that need our help modifying their homes,” said Forbes.

e house is being built in e

Canyons, a neighborhood in Castle Pines, east of I-25 for anyone to purchase.

e home is part of Shea’s Reserve Collection, featuring three bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, a study room, nished basement with a wet bar and covered deck.

e 3,200 square foot walk-out home sits on a corner homesite with views of open space and mountains.

“We go out to our trades and we ask for donations in time and material,” said Scott Czarnek, Shea Homes’ construction manager and Home Builders Foundation board member. “We have 32 trade partners that have committed donating time and material and we valued that at about $170,000.”

e home is expected to be nished by the end of the year.

In addition, the Home Builders Foundation is celebrating their 30th anniversary.

e foundation has helped more than 2,000 individuals with modications. And as the foundation’s work extends beyond the client but to their family, friends, neighbors and caregivers, the foundation estimates they have helped between 8,000 to 10,000 people, said Forbes.

According to Forbes, not only has the foundation seen a signi cant rise in applications over the last year requesting services, but costs of doing projects has also increased due to supply chain and labor shortage issues.

Donations can be made to the ninth Inspiration House at https:// hbfdenver.org/inspiration/inspiration-house-2023-donation/.

“ e funds that they’re raising through the groundbreaking are going to help just countless, countless numbers of disabled individuals across the state,” said Cawley.

Highlands Ranch Ice Cream Social turns 25

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Nothing beats the summer heat like delicious frozen treats. For $2, residents can delight in a variety of them while listening to live music and enjoying a summer afternoon in Civic Green Park.

e Highlands Ranch Ice Cream Social, which turns 25 this year, runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Guests can purchase wristband for $2 to get access to the treats.

Event sponsors, Safeway will provide pre-packaged ice cream and Highlands Ranch Orthodontics will

provide snow cones. Food trucks, including Mac ‘N Noodles, Mile High Cheesesteaks and Denver Street Tacos will also be available.  e event is cash only. All proceeds will be donated to YANA, a nonpro t organization that provides programs to moms in the community so they know they are valued and supported.

ere will also be a variety of vendor booths with youth activities, tness classes, wildlife education and more.

Paul Borrillo, former actor and

Frank Cawley, far right, joins Chetter Latcham, president of Shea Homes Colorado, Home Builders Foundation Executive Director Beth Forbes and supporters of the 2023 Inspiration House during the groundbreaking ceremony.

COURTESY OF MICHELLE MENDOZA

County receives $50K from state for homelessness prevention

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With an eye on keeping older adults housed, Douglas County received a $50,000 grant from the state to help stop homelessness before it starts.

e Colorado Department of Human Services partnered with the Douglas County Department of Human Services to “implement innovative homelessness initiatives that support the delivery of homelessness prevention and/or housing retention services in Douglas County,” the project document says.

Under the partnership, 20 to 25 eligible households will receive emergency rent assistance up to $2,000 per household.

Households in the program must include at least one member over the age of 60, be currently receiving SNAP bene ts and be at risk of eviction.

SNAP is the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that helps low-income households buy food.

e county’s e ort also aims to keep people on track long term — beyond rent assistance — with “case management.” at’s a term that refers to assessment and planning regarding a person’s needs in order to connect them to services that are right for their situation.

Case management services will include:

• Review of any additional services for which the household or members of the household may be eligible;

• Assessment of the need for emergency rent assistance and obtaining veri cation of pending eviction;

• And meeting with the head of household as needed to track progress.

e grant consists entirely of state funds, according to the county’s website.

“No federal funds are included in this grant and there is no local share required,” the county’s website says.

e county government made an agreement with an organization called Aging Resources of Douglas County for it to carry out the work under the grant.

Aging Resources of Douglas County describes itself as a 501(c) (3) serving Douglas County.

“We connect people to services, information, and resources that promote aging well, and with independence. Our services give residents more options to live life on their terms,” the organization’s website says.

e county’s elected leaders, or commissioners, unanimously approved an agreement for the grant with the state Department of Human Services and a “subgrantee agreement” with Aging Resources of Douglas County at the July 11 commissioners meeting.

Is yard work on your to-do list?

After all the rain, warmer weather is here, and you can drop off any tree limbs, shrubs or brush that you need to dispose of for free every Saturday through October at Douglas County’s Slash-Mulch site. For more information, visit douglas.co.us and search for Slash Mulch.

Older Adults: Tell us what you need

owner of Borrilo Entertainment, will

presiding over performances by the Highlands Ranch Concert Band and Swing Shift Band.  Residents will also have the opportunity to speak with and en-

gage with rst responders. South Metro Fire Rescue will have some of their engines on display. And among their patrol vehicles, the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce’s K-9, mounted patrol and SWAT units will be in attendance to help recognize National Night Out in Highlands Ranch.  Civic Green Park is located at 9370 Ridgeline Blvd.

If you are approaching retirement age, living in retirement or know and care about an aging adult in Douglas County, we want to hear from you. Join

Guests enjoying snow cones at the 2022 Ice Cream Social. COURTESY OF EMILY JOHNSON

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RENTALS

Westcreek in far southwest Douglas County.

It all adds up to a patchwork of areas where the rentals can operate, especially with municipalities taken into account. Cities and towns in Douglas County have their own di ering rules.

Opposing views

At the July 11 meeting, the Happy Canyon Homeowners Association was among those opposing shortterm rentals, arguing they could a ect the housing market.

A board member of the Happy Canyon group came to the meeting and expressed concern about the impact of short-term rentals on the supply of a ordable housing, fearing that investors would take housing units out of the long-term rental market.

Research published in Harvard Business Review in 2019 suggested that Airbnb listings may have a relatively small amount of e ect on housing prices.

But how any e ect could play out in rural areas of Douglas County is unclear.

“Folks, we’re not a tourist mecca,” Commissioner George Teal said at the meeting.

e county also heard some concerns that short-term rentals would increase crime.

In comments to the county before the new law passed, the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce didn’t speci cally argue that the rentals would drive up crime.

“Douglas County Sheri ’s Ofce (DCSO) is supportive of the proposed ordinance as long as enforcement action taken by the DCSO remains at the discretion of the DCSO,” a county sta summary reads.

A sheri ’s o cial sent a letter to the county that said: “On a side note, based on my experiences where I live, short-term rentals are di cult to monitor and enforcement is poor.” at comment came from David Walcher, the county’s undersheri .

One member of the public, speaking at the July meeting, argued that short-term rentals should be allowed based on “the principle, simply, of private property rights.”

Teal, who supported the policy, said he heard from a household that lives on a xed income who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to o er a short-term rental.

ey want to “augment an already limited income as they go into their twilight years,” Teal said at the meeting.

Where short-term rentals are allowed

Douglas County hasn’t had a general prohibition on short-term rentals for at least the past 20 years, but there were only a few small areas

where they were explicitly allowed, according to county sta .

Before the county’s new ordinance, the areas where short-term rentals were explicitly allowed in unincorporated Douglas County were typically associated with some private country clubs to accommodate out-of-town users of a club’s golf course, according to county sta .

Now, under the new law, there are large stretches of the county where the rentals are speci cally prohibited.

at includes highly populated spots such as Highlands Ranch and the Pinery area south of Parker.

e text of the law says a home within a “planned development” shall not be licensed as a shortterm rental property “unless such (planned development) speci cally allows such use.”

“Planned development” means land in a special type of zoning that applies to certain areas.

All the communities on the following list, according to county sta , are planned developments that do not allow short-term rentals: Bell Mountain Ranch, Canyons South (Macanta), Chat eld Farms, Cielo, Fox Hill, Highlands Ranch, Intravest 320 (Wildcat Ridge), Keene Ranch, Lincoln Creek Village, Meridian (includes Stepping Stone), Pinery, Piney Lake Trails, Plum Creek PD (Solstice), Province Center, River Canyon (Ravenna), Roxborough Park, Roxborough Village, Sierra Ridge, Sterling Ranch, Stone Creek Ranch, Stonegate and Trails.

“ e (rentals) will not be allowed in their neighborhoods unless there is a zoning change,” Commissioner Lora omas said at the meeting.

Plus, homeowners associations are able to prohibit short-term rentals under the ordinance, according to county sta .

e new law passed on a 2-1 vote with omas opposed and Teal and Commissioner Abe Laydon voting in favor.

For a look at the county’s new regulations, see Colorado Community Media’s previous story at tinyurl. com/STRDouglasRegulation.

City, town rules

e cities and towns in Douglas County vary on whether they allow short-term rentals.

“ e Town of Castle Rock doesn’t regulate short-term rentals such as Airbnb or Vrbo. However, all businesses must obtain a town business license and collect and remit applicable lodging and sales tax,” said Melissa Hoelting, a spokesperson for Castle Rock.

In Castle Pines, rentals of less than 28 consecutive days were banned in 2018 via Ordinance 1807, and that law is still in e ect, said Tobi Du ey, Castle Pines city clerk.

e Town of Larkspur’s policies don’t address short-term rentals except that they are subject to a 4% sales tax and a 6% lodging tax, said

Heather Yanda, Larkspur’s town clerk.

Parker, which o cially refers to short-term rentals as “tourist homes,” does not allow the rentals.

“Prior to 2019, the town’s land development ordinance (LDO) already did not permit ‘tourist homes’ in Parker, but there was not a de nition for such a dwelling included in the LDO,” said a statement from Andy Anderson, a Parker spokesperson. “ e ordinance approved by town council on Oct. 21, 2019, clari ed the de nition of a tourist home as ‘any dwelling, dwelling unit or portion of any dwelling unit rented or leased for valuable consideration to a particular person or persons for periods of time less than thirty (30) days.’”

After “substantial community engagement,” in February this year, Lone Tree City Council approved two ordinances to prohibit the creation of new short-term rentals and regulate existing ones, the city’s website says.

Short-term rentals that were established before March 8 of this year are allowed to continue as long as they operate with a city business license, had paid taxes for the past three years of operation and obtained a permit by May 7 this year.

“A business license and shortterm rental license are required to operate a short-term rental,” said Nate Jones, spokesperson for Lone Tree.

Short-term rentals that existed before March 8 are only allowed to still operate today if they had a Lone Tree business license before March 8, according to Jones.

And “the ordinance allowed short-term rentals to become current in payment of sales and lodging taxes if they had not been remitting such taxes prior to March 8,” Jones said.

Grace period

Just because short-term rentals generally weren’t regulated in unincorporated Douglas County before doesn’t mean they weren’t happening. Airbnb’s website on June 18 showed a handful of listings that appeared to be in unincorporated Douglas County. (Some listings don’t show an exact location on the website’s map.)

e text of the county’s ordinance regulating short-term rentals says:

“Short-Term Rental license applications that comply with the license application provisions herein for existing Short-Term Rental Properties shall be submitted to the County no later than ninety (90) days from the e ective date of this Ordinance.”

at provision is in place to provide a grace period for short-term rentals that were in operation prior to the ordinance’s adoption, according to county sta .

New licenses may still be requested after the 90-day period.

e ordinance took e ect upon the county commissioners’ approval of it on July 11.

Castle Rock to address parking concerns with permit plan

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Castle Rock is poised to tackle ongoing parking concerns by creating of a new residential permiting system. e town also changed parking requirements for many homes as part of the e ort.

Under a new ordinance approved by the town council, multifamily homes would have to have at least two parking spaces per unit. Senior multifamily residences will need 1.1 spaces per unit and downtown multifamily developments will need 1.25 spaces per unit.

e changes will apply to future multifamily residential developments.

Council unanimously approved the changes.

e council also is moving toward approving what it calls the Neighborhood Parking Permit Program. It will allow residents or homeowners associations to apply for a permit system in their neighborhoods, a move meant especially to ease on-street parking problems for locals near high-density areas.

To be approved, 75% of residential units within the boundaries must support the request for a proposed permit-

ting system. Only residentially zoned areas are eligible for the program and, to qualify, parking availability must be 25% or less of the total spaces.

Once town sta determines the neighborhood meets all of the requirements for the permit program, town council will approve or deny the request.

Matt Gohl, special projects manager for Castle Rock, said the program is intended to be a last resort.

“ is is a neighborhood driven process really concerning neighborhood parking adjacent to high-density areas,” Gohl said.

e council gave initial approval to the plan in on a 5-2 vote this month, with Councilmembers Laura Cavey and Tim Dietz opposing.

Council member Max Brooks supports the permit program, which he said could be a “release valve” in dense areas.

“It’s important to be able to have these mechanisms in place so that there’s something the residents can do,” Brooks said.

e council will vote on the second reading of the proposed ordinance to establish the program during their August meeting.

Wine Walk in Parker canceled following alcohol complaint

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

roughout the summer, many Parker residents look forward to Wine Walks. It means coming together for an evening of socializing and a little wine tasting. However, the Parker Chamber of Commerce has canceled the event .  e cancellation follows a complaint an unknown party led with the state Liquor Enforcement Division about a recent Wine Walk. State o cials are not saying much about the case. Daniel Car, communications director with the Colorado Department of Revenue, only called it an “active investigation” and said the department cannot comment further.

Meanwhile, the chamber responded by taking the walk scheduled for July 28 o the calendar.

Chamber of Commerce President and CEO T.J. Sullivan said the situation is regrettable.

“It’s very disappointing for everyone involved, especially the downtown businesses that gained so much from the interaction with hundreds of new customers,” Sullivan said.

People who take part in the Wine Walks must be 21, the legal minimum drinking age. Each person receives a wine-tasting glass and wristband with 10 tabs. Each tab is redeemable for a 1 ounce pour at any of the participating locations.

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With nearly 30 member businesses participating in this year’s ve Wine Walks, the event is an economic driver for the downtown area and used as a way for businesses to build relationships with customers.

e chamber said it will meet with all participating businesses to review requirements, evaluate and x potential issues.

“ ere is work to be done to better control the consumption of wine inside participating businesses and o streets, sidewalks and other public areas,” Sullivan wrote on the chamber’s website.

“ is pause gives us an opportunity to make some proactive changes that will make future events safer and more compliant with state and local requirements.”

In addition, the chamber is meeting with state authorities.

“We’ve given them a thorough action plan that includes more monitoring, volunteers, better controls at the participating businesses, signage and more,” Sullivan said. “We are really doing everything we can to preserve the event.”

ose who purchased tickets for the event will be contacted by sta for refunds or will be given credit to future events.

“Most ticket holders just moved their tickets to a future event, and the businesses have been incredible, they want to help us x the problem that exists,” said Sullivan.

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everyone in the permanent village structure that sits on 80-plus acres of land.

“We have over 10 stages of nonstop entertainment. ere is always a show going on at every single one of those stages and we have over 180 artisans that we hand select from all around the country that create everything from blacksmithing to swords to elaborate court costumes to anything you can think of,” Ekiss said.

Ekiss said the same family has owned the park since its opening in 1977.

Ekiss, who lives in Colorado Springs and grew up going to Renaissance fairs, has been on sta and in the cast for 17 years. For her, the best aspect of being a part of the festival is performing for children.

Eric Mindykowski, who performs as eodore Wenglewick, the Duke of Larkspur, acts as

the casting director and has been a part of the theme park since 2002, feels the same way.

“Seeing that wonder in kids’ eyes, that’s one of my favorite things,” he said.

Mindykowski said he feels the Colorado Renaissance Festival is di erent from others because everyone from the cast to the crew is extremely kind to patrons.

“Everybody says our festival is the friendliest and I really pride ourselves as management that we instill that in everybody,” he said.

e duke said while the festival can cause tra c in Larkspur, it’s bene cial to the town’s economy and brings new people to the community every year.

David Seeley, who originally worked for a merchant, has worked at the festival since 2001 and took on the role of King George six years ago.

“ is one of the few places where people come just to have a good time. My favorite aspect of this season is just the renewal of the cast,” he said. “People visit from all over the

country, and they commonly comment about it’s so di erent here because we’re just a big family and it’s just a big heart that we have.”

Colorado natives, high school sweethearts and married couple John and Pinkie Stepp, also known as omas and Elizabeth Howard, the Duke and Duchess of Norford, rst came to the fair in 1979, became consistent patrons in 1996 and joined the cast 15 years ago.

Based on real people in history, John and Pinkie love bringing the 16th century alive for people through their characters.

“One of the things I love most is, as we walk around and entertain, people ask questions and I can share historical things like how we’re dressed and what’s important,” Pinkie said.

For John, there is nowhere greater to be than the Colorado Renaissance Festival.

“With all due respect I think Mr. Disney was wrong. is is in fact the happiest place on Earth,” John said.

For more information on the festival, visit coloradorenaissance.com

Knights joust at the Colorado Renaissance Festival.

King George and Queen Anne, also known as David Seeley and Kristy Ekiss, greet their court at the Colorado Renaissance Festival.

From left to right, John and Pinkie Stepp, also known as Thomas and Elizabeth Howard, the Duke and Duchess of Norford, King George and Queen Anne, also known as David Seeley and Kristy Ekiss, and Eric Mindykowski, also known as Theodore Wenglewick, the Duke of Larkspur, at the Colorado Renaissance Festival.

PHOTOS BY ELISABETH SLAY

Primrose the Fairy performs at the Colorado Renaissance Festival in Larkspur.

Something must give

EDITOR

Ihave debated writing this column for some time. I understand the subject is controversial, but I feel in my heart that sometimes we must write something tough because it is the right thing to do. In this space that I have the privilege to ll each week, I try so hard to be in the middle on most controversies. I may lean right on some subjects, but I do try to understand and give both sides a chance.

However, like many, I am growing tired of the controversies and what feels like contrived battles over the LGBTQ community.

We are nearly a year removed from the unfortunate event at PrideFest in Castle Rock that has been dubbed a “wardrobe malfunction.” Let’s just say it — a drag queen’s breast plate was exposed.

It feels like those angered by this incident have taken the ght to councils, the county and more. It just hasn’t stopped.

I continue to be saddened by the local and national rhetoric targeting the LGBTQ community. I am saddened that people are vulnerable because of the increase in violent incidents and hate.

Two of my dearest friends in the world are a gay couple living in Palm Springs. eir friendship means so much to me. When I hear the hate being spewed out there — I often think of them and know they are such amazing people that I can’t in good conscience just keep standing by watching.

Regarding the drag queen show drama — to those protesting — you are often the same people saying we need less government in our lives. I often agree. I agree on this issue too.

Hear me out. What right do we have to say that an age restriction should be placed on a show like this in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, or Arapahoe County? Shouldn’t that be up to the parents? Should it be completely up to the adults buying tickets?

In all honesty, I don’t think my children are mature enough for a drag

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show, but I get to be the one to decide. I do not want some town council, county, state or federal government telling me yea or nay.

e books some are ghting in the library — I ask why. Just don’t let your children read them.

To those boycotting Bud Light — I understand the argument. If you want to protest through your pocketbook — whether I agree or disagree with your reasoning — I say go for it as long as you do not have some law passed to force it on me.

e louder the opponents have gotten — the more the other side hase been pushing back.

As someone trying to skate the slippery slope known as the middle, and others like me, I am tired of it all. I am tired of the petty back and forth ghting.

I am absolutely no fan whatsoever of casting a large net of hate on an entire group. Why be so angry and hateful? And, before we talk about the idiot in Canada who said, “they are coming for our children” during a parade, please remember that is not a re ection of everyone.

I have gotten to know someone who transitioned from a man to a woman over the last few years. She is a beautiful soul whom I believe is a courageous human being. She has more courage than I could ever have. She is someone who has carried herself with great dignity in the face of a very critical society.

I do not believe she is someone who will hurt or negatively a ect my children. In fact, I have explained to my own children what she did. Because I did not make it a big deal, but just let them know to respect someone else’s choice — they treat her like everyone else and I am proud of that.

We may not agree or understand but somehow, some way — we must get back to a much more accepting place in our world. We need to be civil because this all comes down to human beings who are hurt by what’s happening every day.

Another’s choices and decisions cannot become about making laws to stop them.

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

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Handling the turbulence of life

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With over 2 million miles own, I have experienced a lot of turbulence during those ights. Last month my wife and I were on a ight and for the most part it was a fairly smooth ight. However, during our descent the plane was violently rocked and had we not had our seatbelts on, we would have been tossed from our seats. In all my years of ying that was de nitely the toughest turbulence that I had ever experienced.

Over the years I have had the opportunity to sit next to many captains and pilots. As we would y through the turbulence, they would provide calming assurances that the planes are built to handle the turbulence and the pilots are trained to y us through safely.

at has given me such great comfort over the years, a comfort that I tried passing along to some

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Just last week I was ying on a Dreamliner, a massive airplane and super comfortable. e ight was full, and as we went through our ascent, the plane hit a pocket of turbulence and gave us a fairly good bounce up and down. ere were a few quick screams and gasps, but there was another sound I heard, children laughing.

e plane went through a little more bumpiness before nding smoother air and with each bump and drop of the plane, the children continued to squeal as if they were on an amusement park ride.

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Bradley’s pseudo-Christian values

I support Chad in his ascertaining that state Rep. Brandi Bradley is conducting a hate campaign against other Americans who do not line up with her pseudo-Christian values. She parrots the hate spewed by people who espouse their faith in a nonproductive way. She is claiming that gays are grooming children to be exploited. ere is no basis for these charges except that is resonates with some of her likeminded constituents.

Maybe she should take aim at the Roman Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Church. ere is actual proof of both churches turning a blind eye to the pedophiles in their ranks. Christian doctrine according to the Bible is based on two simple concepts. One, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and with all your mind. is is the rst and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Finally, the Constitution gives rights to the people of the United States of America. is includes everyone, not just the white elites. People like Brandi like to ght for their rights, but they turn a blind eye when others are denied their rights under the Constitution. e Constitution starts with “We the People of the United States.” is means that the rights granted by the Constitution apply to everyone. When we reach that point, we will have a true democracy.

Ed Moore Highlands Ranch

Bradley gets history haywire

In her letter to the editor, Republican Brandi Bradley asserts that her values “are in alignment with the Judeo-Christian values that our country was founded on as stated in the Declaration of Independence.” is assertion is false.

e United States was founded by Enlightenment-inspired thinkers who valued reason and skepticism. If the Framers had wanted to establish the United States based on religious principles, they would have said so in the Constitution, the founding document of our nation. Instead, they did the opposite, adopting the rst written constitution in history that is godless and did not claim to be inspired by a divinity, and whose only references to religion are exclusionary. at is why they drafted a Constitution and a First Amendment that e ectively builds “a wall of separation between church and state.”

Ms. Bradley constantly quotes scripture in her duties as an elected o cial, which is a clear violation of the separation of church and state envisioned by our Founding Fathers — who were largely Deists, not speci cally Christian. If she is unable to serve the interests of all of her con-

stituents, a large portion of which are atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers, and skeptics — without favoritism of her own superstitious beliefs — she should resign. Her constant appeals to supernatural writings are concerning to those of us who live in this century, not in the second century. Her morality is no better than believers in other gods, followers of other religions, or the non-religious.

It’s hard not to notice a continued bias on her part against the LGBT+ community and a bias toward electing others who share her religious worldview — this is the opposite of what our Constitution demands from our elected leaders.

Craig Mason Highlands Ranch Vice president, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Denver Area Chapter

Do better, Castle Rock

Driving the length of Wilcox Street in Castle Rock this week … and it occurred to me that my son (whom we lost in 2013) would no longer recognize this place. It is starting to look and feel like the high-density urban cancer that has taken over lower downtown Denver these last two decades.

I mentioned this observation to a friend, and his response was, “Don’t be one of those people.” “ ose people?” I asked. “You know … like the environmentalist who already owns a cabin in the woods, and now doesn’t want anyone else homesteading in his valley.”

My friend has a point … but that is not my complaint. Douglas County is a great place to live, and I begrudge no one the opportunity to drift in and take root here.

But these new buildings … these industrial cubist designs (just like the rest of the pastel box anthills overwhelming the light rail lines in Denver metro) are neither attractive nor inspiring. At least not in this old man’s opinion. ey remind me of a dreary, windowless concrete school built on the cheap in the seventies!

Seriously … it takes just a little imagination to think you’re looking at something erected during the heady days of oppression in the good old USSR … a resident apparatchik on every oor. “Sorry Comrade … yes, it is cold in the winter, but running hot water would make you week and dependent.”

e county and the town of Castle Rock need to start asking these stuck-in-a-rut architects to produce something with a little ambience…a little heritage…and a little humanity. Maybe even something with a western air to honor our heritage and complement the natural beauty that surrounds us.

By the way … who left that rusting old freighter next to the library?

H. Mike Junge Larkspur

PrideFest possibilities

For Ellis Arnold to declare in his July 13 article “County to hold town hall on PrideFest, fairgrounds policy” that “some area residents have expressed concern with last August’s drag show” is such an understatement that he should be given some time o to reassess the world, which is not as woke as he thinks. He might start by speaking with our commissioners who are trying to survive this storm of public reaction.

Yes, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is hosting a town hall on July 26 to clarify fairground regulations. In addition to discussion, what they should also include are actions to take when PrideFest once again violates the regulations.

To determine what we can expect from the BOCC let’s honestly look at commissioner motives. Lora was previously a police o cer who

enjoys the pleasure of de ning and enforcing rules and being on the right side against those of us who are wrong. In the July 13 article she wonders out loud whether the county is the “right convener” for the conversation, a conversation she can’t win. Lora’s argument against the majority is that the county will be sued over her decision to put an end to PrideFest by doing the responsible and right thing. Abe on the other hand is leaning toward having a panel decide, but this however is a public issue and the BOCC is elected to represent us, not pigeonhole the issue out of sight. Abe is an attorney who enjoys negotiating more than resolving issues and he’s bathing in the heat from PrideFest. But Abe, you can’t have it both ways, on one

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selection. ese moments never fail to make her smile.

“It brings me just a ton of joy to see people enjoying it and enjoying the space,” Monson said. “I think it’s also enriched my kids’ love and appreciation for literature because they get so excited about nishing a book and passing it on.”

Monson built her library in 2017 and registered it with Little Free Library, a Minnesota-based nonpro t that aims to increase access to literature by providing blueprints and guides to build community libraries, as well as mapping registered libraries across the country.

Hundreds of little free libraries have popped up across the Denver metro area as their popularity proliferates. Monson said she was inspired to build her library after visiting others with her 11-year-old twins Tommy and Luci, who are avid readers.

“I really believe in the importance of building community and connection for wellness, so I thought it was a great way to build community shortly after we moved to Golden,” she said. “So it was their love of reading and my want to build community that made it happen.”

Since the library is on a bike and walking path, it’s not accessible by car, so Monson took advantage of the unique environment by adding a bench, a slide and fairy gardens around the library to make it an inviting spot for visitors.

BUILDING BOOKISH COMMUNITIES

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One of the more recent little free libraries in the metro area is the one at Castle View High School, which was built as a memorial to student Brooke Adams, who died in April. Adams loved to read, so her school book club worked with others to build the library in her honor.

Golden resident Sam Monson poses with her little free library on the Tucker Gulch Trail. Monson said the library has brought joy to her and those who visit.

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“We wanted to create a space for people to pause and enjoy the green belt that we’re on and the bike path is on,” she said. “Especially through covid, it was a way that I felt like we could put wellness out in the world with something as healthy as reading that creates a mindful, peaceful experience, but also gets them outside and active.”

Monson said the library quickly became self-sustaining once it opened and has since become a xture in the community.

“People often comment to thank us or leave notes,” she said. “It’s like an identity of our family, which we love.”

On top of being a way to build community, little free libraries improve access to literature. Unite for Literacy, a publishing company that tracks book deserts, estimates only a third of Colorado homes have more than 100 books.

Amber DeBerry, Director of Community Engagement for Douglas County Libraries, said improving access to reading materials, whether that’s books, magazines, journals or comics, is important because reading bene ts everyone.

“If you have access to books prior to the age of ve, your success rates in school drastically increase,” DeBerry said. “For people who don’t have the opportunity or ability to purchase books, libraries are an incredible community asset.”

In Dianne Shantz’s neighborhood in Adams County, she noticed there weren’t nearly as many little free libraries as more a uent areas of Denver, so Shantz built one in 2021.

Shantz used a thrifted co ee table and an old kitchen counter with a repurposed replace door to create a weatherproof library and food pantry near her community’s shared mailbox, which provides steady foot tra c.

“I’m proud to say (the library) is self-sustaining because it shows that there was a need there, and that’s true of the pantry too,” she said.

Shantz said she enjoys having opportunities to share her love of reading and tries to stock the library with books she knows her visitors will read.

“Being new to the neighborhood, it’s given me a chance to meet my neighbors,” she said. “A lot of Hispanic people live in the area, so I try to include Spanish books. One lady likes Danielle Steel, so I put those in when I can.”

For Kate Garland, a graduate of Castle View High School in Castle Rock, building a little free library was a way to memorialize her friend and fellow student Brooke Adams, who died in April.

Garland met Adams through the school book club she started and they bonded over reading.

“Brooke and I both loved the ‘ e Summer I Turned Pretty’ series by Jenny Han and somebody donated the entire set so we made sure that those were in there,” Garland said. “Some of Brooke’s other friends also picked booked they thought she would like.”

When Adams died, Garland worked with Adams’ family, school o cials, the school’s Technology Students Association and book club members to build the library and host a book drive to ll it. Materials for the library were donated by the local Ace Hardware and community members donated more than 1,000 books during the drive.

“ e community support around it and the continuing book donations have been really rewarding for me and the book club and the TSA members who helped,” she said.

As Garland heads to Arapahoe Community College, the stewardship of the library will pass on to other students in the book club.

“We wanted to make sure it would keep going, even after I’m gone,” she said.

To nd these little free libraries and more, go to littlefreelibrary.org.

At Dianne Schantz’s library in Adams County, she added a free pantry to help serve her community’s needs. Schantz said both the library and pantry are self-sustaining.

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Talk will highlight rural summer theater

The talk “Life Upon the Wicked Stage” will entertain the Highlands Ranch Historical Society on Aug. 21, when Veda Rogers will talk about her 16 seasons with a summer theater in a rural Kansas country barn: the Vassar Playhouse in Osage County, Kansas. A $3 donation at the door is suggested. e program will be presented from 7-8:30 p.m. at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. To register: thehrhs.org/event/program-lifeupon-the-wicked-stage. Guests are welcome, as are new members.

SONYA’S SAMPLER

Choice Exhibition brings together two art forms: “Women Artists and Poets: A Collaboration.” Curated by Colorado artist Carlene Frances, names of artists and poets were paired through drawing of names. e poet was given an opportunity to visit the artist’s studio and learn about the creative process. Finally, the poet selects a painting the artist plans to display and creates a related poem, which is shown next to the painting. Exhibit dates: July 19 to Oct. 1, with an opening reception planned for July 22, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Poetry reading begins at 6:30 p.m. e event will be at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000.

Art in the library

Littleton Fine Arts Guild members will exhibit artwork created with various mediums at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton, from Aug. 1 to 31. Open during library hours.

Andy Marquez photos

Littleton area photographer Andy Marquez, who once ran a Littleton Main Street gallery, has published a new book, “Sacred Seasons,” that collects images from his earlier works throughout the Southwest. It is soft cover and costs $24.95. ($10 shipping.) 303-594-9452. andymarquez. com.

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hand hearing from people about “the issues on all sides” and on the other delegating the issue to a panel. Commissioner Teals motives for a solution are clear. He wants the public discussion to continue where he identi es the current problem as education about what’s viable and feasible.

Both Laura and Abe keep the issue from being resolved by hiding behind the First Amendment. Who doesn’t

FREEDOM. TO BE YOU.

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‘Colorado Women to Watch’ e CVA, Center for Visual Arts, the gallery of the Metropolitan State University Art Department, will present “Colorado Women to Watch” from Aug. 18 to Oct. 21. Artists included: Kim Dickey, ceramic sculpture; Ana Marie Hernando, textiles; Maia Ruth Lee works with cast-o bits of metal pulling from her three di erent cultures: South Korea, Nepali, North American; Suchitra Mattai, Guyana, South America; Senga Negundi, b. Chicago — performing art. More on this when open — mark your calendar. msudenver.edu/cva.

Aurora Fox

“It’s Good to be Bad” will be presented by Adriane Leigh and Marco Robinson in Aurora Fox’s Studio eater, featuring the best villain songs in musical theater and Disney lm history. Tickets: $25. Family-friendly. July 29, 7:30 p.m. and July 30, 2 p.m.

support the freedom of speech but the BOCC can decide when there are options such as restricting PrideFest to people 18 years or changing the policy for all events to be family friendly.

What hasn’t been discussed is putting the fairground policy on the ballot where the answer is obvious.

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Yarn items on display

Items made from yarn, that are donated for use in the community, will be exhibited at St. Andrew Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch from July 28 through Sept. 6, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Reception on July 30 from 10 a.m. to noon to meet the artists.

Colorado Ballet

Tickets for Colorado Ballet’s new season are available singly now. “Swan Lake” will run Oct. 6 to 15. “ e Nutcracker will run Nov. 25 to Dec. 24; Caniparoli’s “Jekyll and Hyde” runs Feb. 2-11 2024; “Coppe-

and the statistics about Rueter-Hess Reservoir. e Town of Parker is fortunate to have this body of water for now and the future.

lia” runs March 8-17; “Ballet Masterworks” runs April 12-21. Ticket prices range from $40 to $175. 303-3391637, coloradoballet.org.

Douglas Land Conservancy

Douglas Land Conservancy invites you to the 15th Annual JA Ranch Sunset BBQ from 4-8 p.m. on Aug. 19 in Larkspur. Tickets on sale Aug. 24$150 per person. douglaslandconservancy.org.

Theater season

Performance Now eatre Company announces its 2023/24 season of productions at the Lakewood Cultural Center: “Seussical,” “Newsies,” “ e Music Man,” “Pirates of Penzance.” performancenow.org.

Parker water price tag

Haley Lena did a great job researching useful and interesting information about Parker Water

What caught my eye was the estimated $58 million administrative building now under construction just north of the dam. With many businesses downsizing o ce space postpandemic, I wonder why we need this big of a facility at that cost. e article notes other uses of the building for the public, but is that necessary with the PACE Center, library and other places that have space?

I think a scale-back could have occurred here like other business have done, as this feels like a high price tag even designing for the future.

Matt Smith Parker

Definitions are muddied e Cox v. Bradley boxing match is not really the issue. e problem is that our entire culture is mucking about in a morass of mud. We’ve muddied de nitions and concepts and entire institutions so that we no longer have commonalities.

We no longer have common

de nitions of man, woman, gender, or marriage. Everything is uid and changeable and an unknowable mystery. Even pronouns can no longer be assumed or applied in any former manner.

We no longer have a common language. We are constantly changing words. Is “pedophile” now a “minor-attracted person”? Or should we avoid “breastfeeding” and now use the term “chest-feeding” so we can pump former males with drugs to induce nipple discharges?

We no longer have common causes; equality of opportunity has been usurped by equity of outcome. With the ax of trans sports we’ve essentially murdered the entire feminist movement that began with voting rights. It’s somehow verboten to recognize bodily di erences — unless we’re talking about immutable skin color. But even then we need to be super cautious so as to avoid a racist label.

We no longer agree on the meaning of common symbols. Has the rainbow been hijacked from a promise to a

The Vassar Playhouse, housed in a barn in Osage County, Kansas, is where Veda Rogers spent 16 seasons in summer theater. She will present “Life Upon the Wicked Stage” to Highlands Ranch Historical Society members on Aug. 21.

Thu 8/03

Sat 8/05

Denver Broncos

@ 9am

Centura Health Training Center, 13655 E. Broncos Pkwy., Englewood

Lions on the Links Golf Tournament (LHS Athletics Fundraiser Event) @ 1pm / $175

Arrowhead Golf Course, 10850

Sundown Trail, Littleton. mtoner@ lps.k12.co.us

Cooking with Elle @ 3pm

Aug 3rd - Aug 31st

Heather Gardens Clubhouse, 2888 S. Heather Gardens Way, Aurora

Madeline Hawthorne Music: Bands in the Beer Garden @ Breckenridge Brewery

Littleton @ 3pm

Breckenridge Brewery, 2920 Brewery Ln, Littleton

Douglas County Bulls, Broncs and Bares - Rough Stock

PRCA Rodeo

@ 6pm / $5-$30

Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Dr, Castle Rock

Fri 8/04

Vamonos Pest/Mobro:

Vamonos Pest plays Brewabil‐ity to celebrate Englewood

H.S. Class of 1983 Reunion @ 4:30pm

Brewability Lab, 3445 S Broadway, Englewood

Visible Planets @ 6pm

Herman's Hideaway, 1578 S Broadway, Denver

6 Million Dollar Band: Private Event @ 6:30pm

The King Stan Band in Paradise

@ 6pm Paradise Tavern, 9239 Park Mead‐ows Dr, Lone Tree

Cherry Hills Village Community Develop‐ment, 2450 E Quincy Ave, Englewood

Sean Kelly Of The Samples: TBA @ 7pm TBA, Parker

Tunisia: The Canyons Concert @ 5:30pm

The Canyons (Info Center), 1415 Westbridge Dr, Castle Pines

Sun 8/06

Korey Foss: Rock Candy Sunday Funday @ 12pm Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

Uncle Kracker @ 5:30pm

Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Village

Wed 8/09

Deb Seymour Music: House Concert- Littleton, CO @ 1pm

House Concert - Littleton, CO, Lit‐tleton

DJ Rockstar Aaron: Forbidden

Bingo - Tailgate Tavern & Grill @ 7pm

Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker

Mon 8/07

Advanced Double-Handed Sailing Camp | Week 10 @ 8am / $467

Aug 7th - Aug 11th

Cherry Creek Reservoir, 4800 S Dayton St, Greenwood Village. 303-757-7718

ZZ Top @ 5:30pm

Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Village

Anne Luna: The Hard Road Trio in Highlands Ranch @ 3pm House Concert, Highlands Ranch

Ladies Night @ 5pm / $10

Stampede, 2430 South Havana, Aurora

Thu 8/10

Chris Janson with special guest Shane Pro�tt @ 6pm / $50-$70

The Amphitheater at Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 W Plum Creek Pkwy, Castle Rock

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‘Being Human’ exhibit on display

Local painter

Valorie Snyder is juror for Depot show

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Littleton Fine Arts Guild members called on skilled local painter Valorie Snyder to be juror for the new exhibit, “Being Human,” which is open through Aug. 5 at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave. in downtown Littleton.

“Connections,” a mixed media painting by S. Williams, was Snyder’s choice for Best of Show. “The painting is a winner on several levels: the use of light, contrast, the illusion of depth and perspective. The use of subtle colors in the background support, but don’t compete with, the people in the foreground. The red and white notes in the foreground lead your eye through the seemingly random clusters of people … on the bus ... one solitary figure in black. Is everyone (wearing masks?) I can’t quite tell … This painting is masterfully done, weaving a story as the viewer is drawn in.”

Fine Arts Guild members meet and plan a yearlong list of exhibits for the Depot and for the Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center.

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I believe their laughter and relaxed attitude served to calm the

They also exhibit works at several local venues, with a particular member overseeing each location and others helping with hanging each show. Next at the Depot will be the Best of Colorado, opening on Aug. 8 and running through Sept. 10. It is open to non-members and is an annual Western Welcome Week event.

Also featured this summer will be a Bega Park Art Show on Aug. 12, with many members setting up tents and exhibiting art out-

nerves of others who didn’t find the turbulence so amusing. Life is full of turbulence, isn’t it? It just seems that every single day we are at odds with one another over something. The turbulence of politics, of cancel

side under the green trees. (A most pleasant way for art lovers to spend a day!)

“Well Aged” by Brian Serff is Snyder’s choice for second place in the “Being Human” exhibit. She noted that “watercolor is a particularly difficult medium for portraiture. The clothing is loosely rendered with soft colors that set off the details in this man’s face and dress ... Where is he from? What is the story of his life? We are given clues, but left to wonder ...”

culture, of societal pressures, and just overall discontent and disagreements brewing everywhere. Sometimes the turbulence is frightening as it escalates and becomes fierce. And sometimes the turbulence is slight, but still enough to cause us some fear, worry, and doubt.

It has been said that our character isn’t defined by what happens to us, it is defined by how we handle what happens to us. The turbulence happening in the world doesn’t define who we are, how we respond to the turbulence is a much better barometer of who we are. Sometimes we have to just buckle up, fastening our seatbelts and riding out the turbulence as it will eventually smooth out. Other times we may need to hold onto one another, supporting and encouraging each other as we fight our way through the turbulence. And then maybe we can look at the silliest things that feel like turbulence and like the children on the airplane, laugh our way through it.

There are plenty of real-world

Third place was awarded to “The Spell,” in soft pastels by Stacy Roberts. “Movement is the compositional tool that drew me into this piece,” Snyder said. “Primarily a complementary color scheme, this painting is a colorful mix of blues and oranges, with added colors to keep it interesting ...”

Best use of the theme, “Being Human: The Human Condition” is created of leather, fiberglass and metal by Pam Schmidt. Snyder advises the viewer to “look closely to read the text that is written around the figure. This sculpture summarizes the theme of the show.”

Honorable Mentions were awarded to four artists: “Little Stinker” by Teresa Malone is “an engaging classic portrait in oils”; “Faith and Hope,” glass by Sally Vander Camp; “Being of One Mind,” photograph by Carl Paulson; and “Meditation,” a digital print by Jacqueline Shuler.

The bright red Depot Art Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays , with lots of free parking, free admission and more art in an old caboose placed next to it. Volunteer Fine Arts Guild members operate this charming gallery and are happy to talk about the artwork on displayand to help with sales!

What could be better than an original work of art for a recent graduate or a soon to be married friend?

problems that we face as a society, and we should pay attention to those and become as informed as possible, focusing on the facts instead of opinions and rants of others. It just seems like there is much more noise and turbulence around the silliest and smallest things that get us so worked up. For me, in these situations, my go-to response is laughter, as it really keeps me focused on the more important things in life.

How do you handle the turbulence? Do you buckle up and ride it out? Do you hold on to others?

Or do you decide that the best response is to smile and laugh it off? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can decide to respond instead of react to all that the world has to throw at us, it really will be a better than good life.

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

One wall at Depot Art Gallery, with the “Being Human” exhibit.

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Emerald ash borer requires homeowner action, but not panic

Insect found in Arapahoe County

BY SHEA VANCE SVANCE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With emerald ash borer—an invasive, tree-killing insect—now in Arapahoe County, experts are advising people with ash trees to take action sooner rather than later.

“ ere’s no need for people to panic because they’ve got a little bit of time, but they should start thinking about that now if they haven’t already,” said Lisa Mason, horticulturist and entomologist at the Colorado State University Extension o ce in Arapahoe County.

e species targets ash trees, which make up roughly 15 percent of the urban canopy — the surface area shaded by trees — in Arapahoe County.

An infestation in northeast Littleton was identi ed on June 20 by South Suburban Parks and Recreation District sta . According to South Suburban, the exact location was within the open space area next to the Big Dry Creek East Trailhead, near the Broadway and Littleton Boulevard intersection.

Mary Danser, the Littleton city forester, said once the emerald ash borer invades an ash tree, it is essentially an “immediate death sentence” for the tree.

“You see the decline, and that means it’s too late to save the tree,” Danser said. “ at’s the reason it’s a big deal, or a bigger deal than other pests, because of its e cacy in killing the trees.”

Emerald ash borer — or EAB — was found in Boulder in 2013, having been brought to Colorado from Michigan. Since then, it has mostly stayed north of Denver.

e reason for the jump down to Littleton is likely the transport of rewood across the city, Mason said.

Mason advises that residents in and around northeast Littleton start treat-

ment or removal now, but said that most of the county still has time.

“ ere’s a lot of great replacement tree options, and we’re happy to help people gure out the replacement trees that work well for them,” Mason said.

To treat or to remove?

Now that the pest has made its way south of Denver, it will eventually affect all ash trees in Arapahoe County, slowly spreading over the course of the coming years. Untreated ash trees will die.

“Anyone with an ash tree will eventually have to make a nancial decision, whether they treat the tree with insecticides, or whether they have the tree removed,” Mason said. “ ey don’t have to make that decision right away.”

Removal can be pricey up-front, but treatment may cost more in the long run. Some options require treatments every three years, and others can be as often as twice a year. e removal of one or multiple trees from a property, however, can decrease the value of the property, and all these factors should be considered when deciding whether to treat or remove, Danser said.

e cost of each option can vary depending on the tree and the business being consulted.

Because of the increased di culty of removal after an infestation, it will cost homeowners less to remove their ash trees ahead of time rather than wait for EAB to reach their area, according to Mason.

If a resident opts to treat their ash trees, the best way to go about it is to hire a licensed arborist, according to Danser. She said some stores and nurseries sell certain chemicals that can work, but are diluted, making them less e ective. e highly e ective forms of treatment are only available through licensed applicators, who also know how to apply them correctly.

Although it is possible to treat a tree after it has been infested, according to Mason, that treatment must be

hasty. e best way to save an ash tree from EAB is to treat it before the insect invades.

A resident may also opt to remove their ash tree, which is the better course of action for less healthy trees, Mason said.

“If a tree is not healthy, it is probably not a good candidate for treatments, because the insecticides are systemic, which means the root system needs to be able to uptake the insecticide and spread it throughout the tree,” Mason said. “An unhealthy ash tree just simply would not be able to do that.”

Homeowners may choose to remove their ash trees, even if they’re healthy, depending on the value to the homeowner and homeowners associations.

Although Danser recognizes the nancial di erences between the options, she highly advises against removing a tree that is healthy and in a sustainable location (not growing under a power line).

“I would only recommend removals for undesirable ash trees,” she said. “If your tree is healthy and you are able, chemical treating your ash is the best thing to do to save your own tree, contribute to the greater urban canopy in your neighborhood, and ght against the EAB.”

What’s the big deal?

Without treatment or removal, an a ected ash tree will die, increasing the risk of falling trees, which can be hazardous to personal safety and property.

“Dead trees in an urban homeowner setting can be a dangerous thing,” Mason said.

e impact on the urban canopy also poses a threat to the community bene ts currently provided by ash trees, according to the Arapahoe County website.

“Healthy ash trees play an essential role in urban tree canopy health; they slow down stormwater runo , provide much-needed shade and greenery, and help mitigate climate change by storing sequestered carbon,” the

webpage reads.

Littleton’s action plan

Littleton has a plan prepared, which Danser put together last year “knowing that [EAB] was coming, not expecting for it to come this quickly,” she said. “We thought we had more time.”

e city has chosen roughly one third of its healthiest ash trees to treat with insecticides, and is in the process of removing and replacing its least healthy trees. Danser said that it’s important to get ahead of tree removal and not wait until EAB invades, as the removal then becomes dangerous and complicated due to infested wood being “incredibly structurally unsound.”

As for ash trees on residential properties, Danser is in the process of applying for a grant which would allow Littleton to subsidize tree removal or treatment. A survey currently live on the Littleton forestry website is collecting resident responses to gauge the need for such a program.

Although EAB has not been detected by nearby cities, several localities near Littleton have made action plans in preparation for the pest’s arrival.

Surrounding areas

Like Littleton, Englewood completed an EAB management plan last year, and has been treating eligible trees and designating others for removal. Englewood already has a subsidy program in place for chemical treatment and removal, o ering to cover 25 percent—up to $500—of the cost to the homeowner.

Lone Tree has been planning for the arrival of EAB and will look to treat eligible ash trees that are in optimal health.

Only one percent of Parker’s urban canopy is composed of ash trees, so as of now, the town is not treating for EAB prevention and is not planning on preemptively removing trees, but is monitoring for issues.

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Littleton to host SpaceX rocket booster exhibit

City teams up with DISH and Colorado-based foundation Telluray

BY SHEA VANCE SVANCE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In an e ort to boost tourism, Littleton will this fall display a 146-foot-tall SpaceX Falcon 9 rst-stage rocket booster. e free attraction, which would be the third of its kind in the country, can be seen on the DISH Network corporate o ce campus on Bowles and Santa Fe.

Cantey Ergen, co-founder of DISH, said that the company aims to “bring aerospace technology to the community.”

Littleton’s city council recently heard about the plan during a presentation at a July 18 council meeting. e booster is expected to be delivered by SpaceX — the well-known spacecraft manufacturer founded by business mogul Elon Musk — in September.

Littleton Public Works and Utilities Director Keith Reester told members of the city council about the roles and responsibilities shared between the city, DISH, and the Telluray Foundation, which is funding the project.

e DISH location has a “great deal of regulatory interaction,” with approval required from seven separate entities which all own, maintain, or manage part of the land being used for the project, Reester said.

Littleton resident Pam Chadbourne raised concern about the project during public comment, questioning SpaceX’s relevance in the community

and asking the council why the project is only now being brought to the public’s attention.

Reester told the council that a high volume of regulatory requirements were “why the project has taken a little while,” and that the city wanted to get approval from all involved parties before moving forward. DISH rst approached the city with the idea in 2021.

All seven agencies — Littleton, DISH, the State of Colorado, the Mile High Flood District, the Army Corps of Engineers, South Suburban Parks and Recreation District, and the Federal Emergency Management Administration — have completed regulatory review and approval, according to the presentation.

e proximity to the South Platte River and nearby drainage ways implicates more agencies than might be required at a di erent location.

“ e timing on this project has shifted a number of times,” said City Manager Jim Becklenberg.

e Telluray Foundation is providing a $2.4-million grant to complete the project, but DISH will be responsible for upkeep and maintenance costs after the initial assembly is complete.

e 146-foot rocket booster — almost half the length of a football eld — will sit horizontal on the western end of the DISH campus, spanning the Littles Creek Trail. It will be on supports that keep the booster about 10 feet o the ground.

Councilors Patrick Driscoll, Kelly Milliman, Stephen Barr and Jerry Valdes raised concerns regarding the location, particularly the impact it would have on foot and bike tra c on the Mary Carter Greenway.

Ergen said that DISH landed on the location because it was “o the beaten path,” referring to Bowles and Santa Fe tra c, while still being accessible to locals.

Reester and Ergen assured councilors that the placement of the rocket will not signi cantly hinder foot tra c, as there will be a plot of concrete set aside from the path where people can stand and view. ey also said it will have no impact on the South Platte oodplain, and will have minimal impact on the Littles Creek oodplain.

Despite concerns, the plan received general support from councilors.

Milliman said that, aside from the economic and tourism bene ts, the educational advantages will serve the community well.

“To get these kids interested in engineering, I am truly so excited about all of this,” Milliman said during the discussion period following the presentation. Reester also sees the exhibition as an opportunity to boost use of public transportation, as it may be di cult to nd parking near the DISH campus.

A Falcon 9 sits on display at Space Center Houston.

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Remembering Andrew Graham

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

He was the kind of person you don’t often meet.

At 8 years old, Andrew Gelston Graham earned a black belt in taekwondo. During a tournament, he received a first-place medal. But instead of keeping it, he turned around and gave it to his opponent, whom Andrew felt was the true winner because he had sharper skills and Andrew had won on a technicality.

When he was 6, his younger sister hurt herself, and in the emergency room, Andrew would not leave his sister’s side. Medical personnel had to allow him to sit outside the curtain until they finished caring for her.

In his college years, Andrew would buy sandwiches and give them to homeless people as he passed through Union Station in Denver.

That’s what Andrew likely did the night he was later murdered in 2009, according to his mother. She never knew about his generosity to the unhoused — she only later heard about it from police and his friends.

“But that was part of his charm. He didn’t boast,” Cyndi Gelston Graham said. “He didn’t self-aggrandize. There was none of that. He just did kind things and didn’t expect any recognition.”

Andrew, a 23-year-old University of Colorado Boulder graduate who had plans for grad school, was found shot to death about 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 6, 2009, in the front yard of a home in the Willow Creek neighborhood of Centennial near County Line Road and Yosemite Street. After nearly 14 years, the final person accused in Andrew’s killing was acquitted in a trial ending in June.

Though Andrew wasn’t one to seek praise, his death spurred an outpouring of words of respect and admiration from friends and academics.

“Sometimes people are praised in death for a character greater

than they possessed but not in Andrew’s case,” one of his friends wrote in a tribute to Andrew. “He truly was one of the most caring, humble, intelligent people. His gentle influence on his peers made those around him better people. His absence is a loss to society.”

Standing out

Now 68, his mother fondly remembers how Andrew’s character shone through even as a small child.

When his young sister broke eggs on the floor at home, Andrew looked at his mother’s face, took his sister by the hand and hid her upstairs until their mom was no longer upset.

And as a young man, Andrew — who played ultimate Frisbee at CU Boulder and earned the nickname “Stitches” — had the respect of the young women around him.

“The girls would watch the Frisbee team. They would play a game, ‘marry, date or dump.’ Someone would pick out three men and everyone would have to answer who they would marry, date or dump. It became a tradition that we never even put Stitches into the game because he was an ‘automatic marry,’” a friend wrote, according to Andrew’s mother.

‘It was always about others’ Andrew was born in Mississippi after his mother met his father in nurses’ flight school for the Air Force.

After lots of moves, the family settled in Colorado in 1998, and Andrew got involved in math club and played the trumpet. A student in the Cherry Creek School District, Andrew played lacrosse, ran on the track team and excelled in school.

“But he was always rather quiet and shy,” his mother said. “It wasn’t until he got into college that he really blossomed in terms of his personality.”

His intellect led him to pursue engineering, a path where he

made a name for himself in CU Boulder’s civil, environmental and architectural engineering department.

“Andrew was an outstanding student,” CU said in a 2013 news release, adding: “He was one of the first students to follow the department’s rigorous Engineering Science track curriculum. He did independent research on water quality as an undergraduate.”

In his honor, the department renamed a funding program: The Andrew Gelston Graham Graduate Fellowship provides support to outstanding students in the department, including tuition and stipends. Andrew was planning to start graduate school in civil engineering at CU Boulder at the time of his death.

He had lived in Alaska for eight months after finishing undergraduate school, working in the oil fields.

“And they worked 16-hour days six days a week, three weeks at a time, and then they’d get (some time) off,” his mother said. “But it was brutal.

“And the thing was, he was really good, and they wanted to promote him out of the field and into the office, and he didn’t want any part of a suit,” she laughed. “That’s why he decided to come home and go to grad school.”

Never flashy, Andrew wanted to “find someone nice and settle down and start a family and find a job — all the normal things,” his mother said. “He was very quiet. He didn’t talk about himself a lot to anybody. It was always about others.”

“He just was a good egg, he really was. And just so fun. And I just, I totally trusted him and knew that in my old age, he’d be there,” his mother said.

Keeping a legacy alive

Years later, his mother remembers the little things: how he liked Carlos Santana and the Eagles. How he’d strum on the guitar and wake his sister up. How he’d “just give her one of his lopsided smiles.”

ough the suspects arrested in his killing received varying outcomes in court, Andrew’s mother felt that for her family, “all of us have received life sentences” in losing Andrew.

e relationships he wove brought unlikely support into his mother’s life. CU Boulder’s men’s club ultimate Frisbee team, called Mamabird, has been “at my side through this entire thing,” his mother said.

Team members keep in touch by email and send her Mother’s Day wishes. She gets a call from a couple of them on Nov. 6 every year to catch up.

“ ey’re kind of like my adopted sons,” she said.

Although faces on the team have come and gone through the years, the members of Mamabird wear Andrew’s uniform number, 55, on the sleeves of their uniforms in his memory. At the Centex ultimate Frisbee tournament in Texas each year, the CU team members wear mustaches because Andrew started the team’s tradition of sporting the facial hair to that event, his mother said.

His mother set up a GoFundMe fundraising page online to help support the scholarship that CU named in his honor and the ultimate Frisbee team on which he played.

She hopes the page will help others and “keep Andrew’s legacy alive” — though she doesn’t think he would have given thought to what his legacy would be.

“He would (probably) be very embarrassed by all the accolades,” she said, adding: “But he’s the kind of person you don’t forget just because of how he was … he had a presence.”

One person who wrote a tribute to Andrew — one of the many written statements his mother has kept — recounted how Andrew carried himself through the challenges of his sport:

“He had his own style. It wasn’t that he didn’t care, he just didn’t seem to be affected. And I admired that about him. He was an individual. He was unique.”

‘One of the most caring, humble, intelligent people’:

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Multiple vehicles stolen in Lone Tree, two juveniles arrested

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Due to a series of thefts in Lone Tree, police are urging residents to remember to remove valuables from their vehicles and to lock their vehicles, garages and homes.

Four vehicles were stolen in Lone Tree from July 19 through July 21, and police believe the same group of suspects is involved in each of these thefts, the city announced Friday.

“At this point, we believe that it’s the same group behind all of those thefts here in Lone Tree,” said Lone Tree Public Information O cer Nate Jones. “We do believe there may be more suspects out there. At this point, we’ve … arrested two, and both are juveniles.”

e Lone Tree Police Department said in a July 21 news release that a group of suspects “targeted unlocked vehicles and garages, committing o enses ranging from vehicle theft to credit card fraud and other unlawful activities.”

Jones said he does not know how many people are believed to be in the group.

According to the news release, one of the key incidents was on July 19, when suspects allegedly stole a 2021 Toyota RAV4 from a residential

garage in Lone Tree.

e following day, July 20, the “same suspects returned” and allegedly stole a 2017 Honda Accord, per the release.

Jones said he did not have information on whether the Honda Accord was stolen from the same garage as the Toyota RAV4 or from another location.

“Later, they visited a local convenience store with both stolen vehicles and stole various items, primarily vape products,” the police department said in the release.

“ e next night, o cers spotted the vehicle in the area but managed to evade law enforcement at high speeds.”

Jones said Lone Tree o cers tried to pursue the suspects but were not able to get to the vehicle.

e police department said the Toyota RAV4 resurfaced in Lone Tree on July 21. It was found abandoned in Lone Tree after reportedly “being involved in a motor vehicle crash,” per the release. Further details on the crash were not included in the statement.

According to the release, suspects stole two additional vehicles — a 2022 Mercedes Benz GLE and a 2020 BMW X5. e news release did not include speci c details about how these vehicles were stolen.

“ e stolen Mercedes Benz was located in Denver, thanks to the efforts of detectives from the Douglas County Regional IMPACT Team,” police said in the release.

e IMPACT team is a regional team made up of detectives from Douglas County, Lone Tree, Castle Rock and Parker, according to the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce.

e police department said in the news release that the owners of the stolen BMW tracked the vehicle using a phone and provided information to Lone Tree o cers.

“ is led to the safe apprehension of two male juvenile suspects by the Denver Police Department and Colorado State Patrol,” said the release, adding that no further identifying information about the suspects would be released at this time.

A loaded handgun was allegedly recovered from the vehicle.

“I don’t believe, at this time, we have recovered the Honda Accord,” Jones said.

Jones said the police department is asking residents to be more vigilant in locking up their front doors and the access points to their homes as well as making sure their vehicles are locked and secure.

“ e thing that we did note in that string (of crimes) was that people

were able to access unlocked vehicles, grab garage door openers and access homes that way,” Jones said.

e Lone Tree Police Department said it will continue investigating these crimes with the assistance of other local law enforcement partners, adding that this group of suspects is allegedly linked to crimes across the metro Denver area.

If residents have any information regarding these incidents, the Lone Tree Police Department asked that they contact Detective Cpl. Je Roepke at 720-509-1143 or via email at Je ery.Roepke@cityo onetree.com.

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How Coloradans can save water at home

Experts share tips, insight into water-saving strategies

BY SHANNON MULLANE THE COLORADO SUN

OK, Coloradans, let’s clear the shampoo out of our eyes: Your shower water is likely connected to the Colorado River water supply crisis. But can you really help by conserving water at home?

In recent years, two decades of drought and prolonged overuse have brought the Colorado River Basin’s largest storage reservoirs to the brink of collapse. e crisis is reaching Coloradans’ lives in the form of summer lawn watering restrictions, higher utility bills and even a shortage of Sriracha. Some cities have bought agricultural water rights for more municipal water, and people with junior water rights often have their water supply cut in dry years.  Water experts say Colorado residents can help with the crisis, and they have plenty of tips to help the conservation-minded Coloradan start saving water at home. One drawback: In many cases, there’s no guarantee that in-home savings help re ll the system’s struggling reservoirs.

“It’s like, OK great, our city is now saving 10% of what it was using,” said Gregor MacGregor, a water law expert at the University of Colorado. “ e question is, what is your city going to do with that 10%? Are they going to leave it in the Colorado River Basin? Are they going to leave it in a reservoir for drought conditions? Or are they simply going to divide that savings out to build more and then use that savings on new development?”

e average American family uses

more than 300 gallons of water per day at home, and about 70% of that use is indoors. In the arid West, states have some of the highest per capita residential water use because of landscape irrigation, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

In Colorado, water users run through 5.43 million acre-feet of water per year. One acre-foot supports two families of four to ve people for one year.

Of that, 90%, or about 4.8 million acre-feet, is used by the agriculture industry. About 380,000 acre-feet is used in cities and towns, and of that, only about 46% goes to indoor water uses like toilets, faucets, laundry machines and showers.

at means that the impact of in-home water conservation is going to be limited in the grand scheme of water use in the Colorado River Basin, where the amount of water stored in reservoirs like Lake Powell and Lake Mead has declined dramatically.

“While the bulk of that water to help prevent Lake Powell from collapsing will come from agriculture,

cities need to do their part,” said John Berggren, senior regional water policy analyst for Western Resource Advocates. “Municipalities’ water use matters. It’s small … but it matters.”

Home water use falls primarily into two categories: indoor and outdoor.

In Colorado, residents tend to use more water outdoors watering their lawns and gardens. at’s led to the rise of water-wise landscaping e orts, like those currently being showcased at the Denver Botanic Gardens.

Indoors, Colorado residents use about 60 gallons per capita each day. at leaves them with plenty of opportunities for conservation — and accidental waste.

In 2016, toilets were the main culprits of water use in homes nationwide, using 24% of household water, followed by showers, 20%; faucets, 19%; and washing machines, 17%, according to the EPA.

Americans use more than 1 trillion gallons of water each year just for showering. e average shower is eight minutes, which means it uses more than 16 gallons of water at 2.1 gallons per minute.

Letting your faucet run for ve minutes while washing dishes can waste 10 gallons of water. Each year, household leaks waste nearly 900 billion gallons of water nationwide, which is enough to supply water to 11 million homes. And about 50% of the water used outside is lost because of wind, evaporation and runo from ine cient irrigation systems, according to the EPA.

“We’re now in a world where feet matter in Lake Powell. Drops of water matter because we’re on a knife’s edge. When you’re in that tight of a spot, every single water use matters. No matter how small,” Berggren said. ere are a few simple ways to cut back on water use at home, including some Colorado-speci c programs.

Yes, taking shorter showers can decrease water use and cut back on your water bill. e EPA says that, if all 300 million people in the U.S. reduced their shower time by one minute each time, the country could save 170 billion gallons each year.

Turning o the tap while brushing your teeth can save 8 gallons of water per day, and only running the dishwasher when it’s full can save the average family about 320 gallons of water per year, according to the EPA.

But Berggren says rather than changing habits — which we all know can have a hit-or-miss success rate — he’d start with making purchases, like a more e cient shower xture.

e EPA says households can boost their water e ciency by 20% when residents switch to products with WaterSense labels. And a shower that lasts for ve minutes using a low- ow showerhead uses 12 gallons of water, according to a 2014 Colorado State

University water use fact sheet. Similar savings are possible with toilets: ose made before 1993 use 3.5 to 8 gallons per ush, while high e ciency toilets made after 1993 use 1.6 gallons per ush or less. at means a family of four can save 14,000 to 25,000 gallons per year by switching to more e cient toilets. ( e date of manufacture of most toilets is on the underside of the tank lid.)

Updating your washing machine can also make a big di erence. Conventional, top-loading washing machines use 35 to 50 gallons per load. Newer front-loading machines use 18 to 20 gallons per load, according to CSU.

For those who have updated their appliances and are careful about water use around the house, there’s a way to take at-home e ciency a step further: grey water reuse. ese systems capture grey water — the runo from showers, bathroom sinks and laundry machines — and then use it for other purposes, like watering ornamental plants outside or ushing toilets, at the same location. is water can contain dirt, oil, greases, lint and possibly human pathogens, so don’t use it to drink or water your vegetables, experts say.

Laundry-to-landscape systems installed by homeowners, which capture washing machine water for outdoor irrigation, can cost as little as $350, said Jon Novick, the environmental administrator for the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment.

Whole house systems pipe water from showers and bathroom sinks through a treatment process and then send it to toilets to provide water for ushing. e system alone can cost $6,000 to $8,000, not including installation costs, so they’re more feasible for new houses or developments with multiple units, Novick said. ey’re often cost prohibitive for existing homes.

ese systems also come with a catch: Local governments need water rights that allow for reuse, which limits the adoption of grey water programs, and new installations are only legal if the local government has o cially approved grey water reuse. People with pre-existing systems should check with their local programs to see if their system can be grandfathered in.

As of July, six local governments have approved grey water reuse, including the city and county of Denver, Pitkin County, Fort Collins, Grand Junction and Golden. ose who draw water from wells will need to check their permits. Exempt well permits, for example, do not allow reuse of indoor water for outdoor irrigation.

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When it comes to water e ciency at home, the temperature, duration and appliances in a shower can all impact water savings. PHOTO BY HUGH CAREY, THE COLORADO SUN

gallons per day and is installed in 500,000 homes, it could save 14,000 acre-feet per year. at’s enough water to supply 28,000 homes, Novick said.

But the counties that have approved grey water ordinances have seen little uptake. As of June, Denver had approved 30 systems; Castle Rock, 29 systems; and Pitkin County, zero, according to each county’s program manager.

Whether water e ciency measures translate into conservation in the Colorado River Basin depends on factors ranging from where a resident lives to local water management decisions.

Water pulled from the Colorado River Basin on the Western Slope never returns to the basin. Front Range residents could use less water in the hope that more water could stay on the Western Slope, but there are no incentives for Front Range water providers to give up such a valuable resource because of water savings, said MacGregor, the water law expert at CU.

“Anyone who pockets (water) savings can make a ton of money by selling those savings to another water user,” he said. “ e question is, what is the mechanism for leaving water on the Western Slope through conservation?”

Even if a water e ciency program is enormously successful, cities and towns can still choose to use their water savings toward building new developments, rather than leaving them in reservoirs.

“ is is the really frustrating part of what’s happened in a lot of areas. It’s like, you look at it, and e ciency has increased per capita, use has decreased over time, but we’re still susceptible to drought,” MacGregor said. “It’s because we’re not actually

banking those savings.”

If at-home water e ciency measures are adopted widely, and the unused water is conserved for the future, those savings can help storage at local reservoirs and even help meet environmental and ecological needs by keeping more water in streams. It could even be used by downstream water rights holders who might have their supply cut o earlier in a dry year.

But there’s no guarantee that the water will reach the Colorado River’s main storage reservoirs, like Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border. at would require complicated, interstate legal and administrative procedures — an option being explored by Colorado.

Experts are adamant: Residents should still try to use water e ciently at home.

If Colorado residents are more efcient in their water use, then cities and towns could pull less water from rivers and streams on the front end, which leaves water in the stream for others. Landscapes could be better able to withstand wet and dry years with the addition of native plants. Treatment plants spend less money on treating water before releasing it, which could help with water bills, experts say.

“ is isn’t a situation that there’s going to be one thing that’s going to solve the problem. It’s more of a case of incremental change, so every little bit helps,” Novick said. “If you’re saving a gallon of water by taking a shorter shower, or two gallons of water — if everyone were to do that … all of that would add up. We have to think of this more holistically.”

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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Original Grantor:

JUSTIN MICHAEL SHUCK

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/26/2018

Recording Date of DOT: 6/29/2018 Reception No. of DOT: 2018039339 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $403,160.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $395,697.51

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 9, BLOCK 1, CASTLE OAKS ESTATES FILING NO. 5, AMENDMENT NO. 1 PLAT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 998 Mcmurdo Circle , 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, August 23, 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: 6/29/2023

Last Publication: 7/27/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/3/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

N. APRIL WINECKI

Colorado Registration #: 34861

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

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 23-029838

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0084

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 55, BLOCK 5, METZLER RANCH FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 4094 Storm Cloud Way, Castle Rock, CO 80104

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 13, 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: 7/20/2023

Last Publication: 8/17/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/23/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN

Colorado Registration #: 33214

1550 WEWATTA STREET SUITE 710, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 623-1800 Fax #: Attorney File #: 8021.0046

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0091

First Publication: 7/20/2023

Last Publication: 8/17/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: ROBERT WEBB

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/26/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 3/1/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021026326

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $405,813.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $400,310.28

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 21, FOUNDERS VILLAGE, FILING NO. 21, FIRST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 5395 Canyon View Dr, Castle Rock, CO 80104

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 20, 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: 7/27/2023

Last Publication: 8/24/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/30/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 23-030123

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

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR NORTHPOINTE BANK, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/10/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 11/15/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021127389

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$548,250.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $547,348.82

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 76, STONEGATE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 8A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 15754 Greenstone 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, September 13, 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: 7/20/2023

Last Publication: 8/17/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/24/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 23-030063

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0095

First Publication: 7/20/2023

Last Publication: 8/17/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 2, RAINBOW FALLS PARK (NORTH), COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 15185 Rainbow Drive, Sedalia, CO 80135

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, August 30, 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: 7/6/2023

Last Publication: 8/3/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/11/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

CHRISTOPHER J CONANT Colorado Registration #: 40269 730 17TH STREET, SUITE 200, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 303-298-1800

Fax #:

Attorney File #: MarAlas/Veneer

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0086

First Publication: 7/6/2023

Last Publication: 8/3/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Franktown NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0096

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/26/2023 10:59:00 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: STEVE R TREPTOW A/K/A STEVEN R. TREPTOW

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

No. 2023-0099

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/11/2023

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-IN- INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CMALT REMIC SERIES 2007-A1 - REMIC PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-A1

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/20/2006

Recording Date of DOT: 1/3/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007000741 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $380,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $326,097.73

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 2, OAKLAND HEIGHTS AMENDED, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

5271 East Highway 86, Franktown, CO 80116

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 13, 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: 7/20/2023

Last Publication: 8/17/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/26/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ALISON L. BERRY

Colorado Registration #: 34531 9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 14-001780

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice NO. 2023-0096

First Publication: 7/20/2023

Last Publication: 8/17/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0079

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/4/2023 4:57:00

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

Original Grantor:

Isaac Nathan Smith aka Isaac N Smith

Original Beneficiary:

Compass Bank

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

PNC Bank, National Association

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/16/2017

Recording Date of DOT: 10/26/2017

Reception No. of DOT: 2017072858

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$60,988.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $66,441.47

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: failed to pay principal and interest when due toegether with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property:

SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, TO-WIT: BUILDING 5 CONDOMINIUM UNIT 204, CREEK SIDE AT PARKER CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR CREEK SIDE AT PARKER CONDOMINIUMS AND AS DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM AND OF EASEMENTS, COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS OF CREEK SIDE AT PARKER, RECORDED ON OCTOBER

2003 AT RECEPTION NO. 2003152877, IN

OF THE CLERK & RECORDER OF

DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AND CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR CREEK SIDE

AT PARKER CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED

FEBRUARY 22, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO.

2004020756. GARAGE BUILDING 5, GARAGE UNIT 49 CREEK SIDE AT PARKER CONDOMINIUMS ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR CREEK SIDE AT PARKER CONDOMINIUMS AND AS DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATIONS OF CONDOMINIUM AND OF EASEMENTS, COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF CREEK SIDE AT PARKER RECORDED ON OCTOBER 21, 2003 AT RECEPTION NO 2003152877 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO AND CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR CREEK SIDE AT PARKER CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED

FEBRUARY 22, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO

2004020756 COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO SUBJECT TO ALL EASEMENTS, COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, RESERVATIONS, LEASES AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, ALL LEGAL HIGHWAYS, ALL RIGHTS OF WAY, ALL ZONING, BUILDING AND OTHER LAWS, ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS, ALL RIGHTS OF TENANTS IN POSSESSION, AND ALL REAL ESTATE TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS NOT YET DUE AND PAYABLE. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED BY DEED RECORDED IN VOLUME 2016059390, PAGE , OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO RECORDS.

Which has the address of: 10787 S Twenty Mile Rd. Unit 204 , 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, August 23, 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: 6/29/2023

Last Publication: 7/27/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/5/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

MARCELLO G. ROJAS

Colorado Registration #: 46396

3600 SOUTH BEELER STREET SUITE 330, DENVER, COLORADO 80237 Phone #: (303) 353-2965

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO230021

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0079

First Publication: June 29, 2023 Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0085

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/4/2023 10:04:00 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: KAITLIN HAMOR AND CHRISTOPHER EDWARDS

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

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

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 3, BLOCK 3, CLARKE FARMS SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 6B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

10621 Clarke Farms Drive, 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, August 23, 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: 6/29/2023

Last Publication: 7/27/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/4/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ALISON L. BERRY

Colorado Registration #: 34531 9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 22-027329

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0085

First Publication: 6/29/2023

Last Publication: 7/27/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0080

To Whom It May Concern: On 4/27/2023 1:47:00 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: PAUL F VATTIAT, III

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/18/2020

Recording Date of DOT: 2/19/2020

Reception No. of DOT: 2020011836

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$483,971.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $462,345.67

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 26, THE PINERY, FILING NO. 7, AMENDED, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of:

6111 Ponderosa Way, 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, August 23, 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: 6/29/2023

Last Publication: 7/27/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 4/27/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DAVID R DOUGHTY

Colorado Registration #: 40042

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

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 23-029841

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0080

First Publication: 6/29/2023

Last Publication: 7/27/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock

NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0090

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/22/2023 12:52:00

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: TODD SZPUNAR

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/19/2018

Recording Date of DOT: 6/25/2018

Reception No. of DOT: 2018038062

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $453,092.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $419,571.36

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 2, BLOCK 27, THE VILLAGES AT CASTLE ROCK, 2ND AMENDMENT-LIBERTY VILLAGE PORTION, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 6214 Blue Water Circle, 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, September 13, 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.

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

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

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 20-024490

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0090

First Publication: 7/20/2023 Last Publication: 8/17/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0093

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/23/2023 1:37:00 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: CARLOS ENCINIAS Original Beneficiary: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/5/2013

Recording Date of DOT: 6/20/2013

Reception No. of DOT: 2013051483

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $211,715.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $167,655.19

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 2, BLOCK 6, THE MEADOW, FILLING NO. 1, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN JULY 29, 1987 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 8721780 AND REPLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 25, 1987 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 8733897, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 3435 W Aster Ct, 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, September 13, 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: 7/20/2023

Last Publication: 8/17/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/23/2023

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 #: 00000009811258

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0093

First Publication: 7/20/2023

Last Publication: 8/17/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0087

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/12/2023 9:08:00

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: Julie Dao

Original Beneficiary: Red Rocks Credit Union

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Red Rocks Credit Union

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/7/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 5/14/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021062313

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$70,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $69,304.89

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 34, BLOCK 8, THE MEADOWS FILING NO. 12, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

4422 Whippoorwill Place, 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, September 6, 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: 7/13/2023

Last Publication: 8/10/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/12/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN

Colorado Registration #: 33214

1550 WEWATTA STREET SUITE 710, DENVER, COLORADO 80202

Phone #: (303) 623-1800

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 12126.0028

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0087

First Publication: 7/13/2023

Last Publication: 8/10/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0094

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/23/2023 1:36:00

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

Original Grantor: James C. Vollmer

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): 5/5/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 5/20/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021064545

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$402,976.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof:

$388,356.73

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 8, Block 18, The Meadows, Filing No. 16 -Parcels 1, 2, 3 and 4, 3rd Amendment, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of:

1895 Morningview Ln, 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, September 13, 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.

RANCH, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION OF IRONSTONE CONDOMINIUMS AT STROH RANCH RECORDED MAY 6, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004046471 IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO AND AS FURTHER DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM PLAT FOR IRONSTONE CONDOMINIUMS AT STROH RANCH RECORDED APRIL 23, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004041009 AND AFFIDAVIT OF CORRECTION RECORDED MAY 6, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004046470, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

12922 Ironstone Way Building 303, 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, September 20, 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: 7/27/2023

Last Publication: 8/24/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/30/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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

N. APRIL WINECKI

Colorado Registration #: 34861 9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 23-030082

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0100

First Publication: 7/27/2023

Last Publication: 8/24/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0082

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/1/2023 11:38:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor:

Rodolfo Gonzalez and Claire M Gonzalez

Original Beneficiary:

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Guild Mortgage Company, Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COLTEN

Guild Mortgage Company LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/24/2020

Recording Date of DOT: 7/29/2020

Reception No. of DOT: 2020068256

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $327,360.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $312,909.40

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

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, August 23, 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: 6/29/2023

Last Publication: 7/27/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/1/2023

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-23-956189-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0082

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0088

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/12/2023 9:49:00

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: Brian Leben

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2019-LTV2

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/6/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 3/7/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019011761

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $652,500.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $616,487.12

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 378, STERLING RANCH FILING NO. 1, County of Douglas, State of Colorado. Which has the address of: 8200 Superior 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.

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 #: CO21704

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0088

First Publication: 7/13/2023

Last Publication: 8/10/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0098

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/26/2023 12:08:00 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: WILLIAM ARVIDSSON AND ANN MARIE ARVIDSSON

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC.DBA NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MIDFIRST BANK

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/22/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 11/19/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019078925

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $259,239.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $250,473.32

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 440, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 111-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 9626 Whitecliff Place, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 13, 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: 7/20/2023

Last Publication: 8/17/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/26/2023

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: Exhibit A, in its entirety, documents the legal description of the land referenced in the document. The legal description may extend to multiple pages. The land referred to in this document is situated in the State of Colorado, County of Douglas, and is described as follows: CONDOMINIUM RESIDENTIAL UNIT 29303, IRONSTONE

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 50, CHALLENGER PARK TOWNHOMES, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

9576 Deerhorn Court 50 , 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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 6, 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.

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ALISON L. BERRY

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

Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 23-030075

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0098

First Publication: 7/20/2023

Last Publication: 8/17/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0089

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/12/2023 2:31:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Brian C. Reseigh and Rebecca M. Reseigh

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc., its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Bell Bank

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/2/2020

Recording Date of DOT: 12/7/2020 Reception No. of DOT: 2020119935

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$417,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $377,290.19

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 165, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 120-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

10004 Heywood 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, September 6, 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: 7/13/2023

Last Publication: 8/10/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/15/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

AMANDA FERGUSON

Colorado Registration #: 44893

355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228

Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO21661

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0089

First Publication: 7/13/2023

Last Publication: 8/10/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0092

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/22/2023 3:50:00

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

Original Grantor: Andrew Robert Rapella

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

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2022-RP2

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/28/2016

Recording Date of DOT: 11/2/2016

Reception No. of DOT: 2016079096

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$271,700.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $261,163.35

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 16, BLOCK 9, BALDWIN PARK ESTATES, FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 2090 Summerfield Dr, Castle Rock, CO 80104

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 13, 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: 7/20/2023

Last Publication: 8/17/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/23/2023

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 #: CO-20727

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0092

First Publication: 7/20/2023

Last Publication: 8/17/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press City and County

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDINANCE NO. 1.589

A Bill for an Ordinance Stating the Intent of the Town of Parker to Acquire Certain Property Interests for the Purpose of Constructing and Widening Lincoln Avenue, a Town Roadway, from Keystone Boulevard to Parker Road, Through the Utilization of the Town's Power of Eminent Domain, and Directing the Town's Staff and Town Attorney to Notify All Persons Affected Thereby of the Above-Stated Intent of the Town, and Thereafter to Comply with All Pertinent Provisions of C.R.S. § 38-1-101, et seq., Relating to Good Faith Negotiations

The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on July 17, 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. 945748

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDINANCE NO. 9.359

A Bill for an Ordinance Approving the Agreement Regarding Construction of Development Improvement Project Drainage and Flood Control Improvements for Brandy Gulch Upstream of Spirit Trail Boulevard (Agreement

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. 945753

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR ORGANIZATION

PETITION FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE DOWNTOWN PARKER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF PARKER, COLORADO; AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE ORGANIZING THE DOWNTOWN PARKER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTORS THEREOF, AND APPROVING THE INITIAL OPERATING PLAN AND PRELIMINARY 2023-2024 BUDGET THEREFOR

Public notice is hereby given that there was filed in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Parker, Colorado, a Petition for the Organization of the Downtown Parker Business Improvement District (“Proposed District”) in accordance with the provisions of the Business Improvement District Act, Part 12 of Article 25 of Title 31, C.R.S. Said Petition is pending the hearing on the sufficiency of said Petition and action on an ordinance to organize the Proposed District by the Town Council as the governing body of the Town of Parker, Colorado (the “Town”).

Said Petition states, among other things:

(a) A description of the boundaries and service area of the Proposed District, which generally includes the commercial area east of Parker Road along Mainstreet. A full legal description and listing of properties is provided in said Petition.

(b) The Proposed District shall be empowered to provide all or part of the services and improvements allowed under Colorado law for business improvement districts, including “Improvements” as that term is defined in Section 31 25 1203(5), C.R.S., services as described in Section 31 25 1212(1)(f), C.R.S., and other powers granted to such districts under Section 31 25 1212, C.R.S., to the extent set forth in its Operating Plan.

(c)That the initial five (5) members of the Board of Directors of the Proposed District shall be appointed by the Town, as provided in Section 31-25-1209(1)(b), C.R.S.

(d) That the area be designated, after public notice and hearing, as a location for new business or commercial development.

The petition is on file at the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Parker, and is available for public inspection.

Notice is further given that by resolution of the Town Council, a public hearing on said Petition shall be held at the hour of 7:00 p.m., at Council Chambers, Parker Town Hall, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado 80138, on Monday, August 21, 2023 at which time and place any interested party may appear and be heard on the sufficiency of the Petition.

Notice is further given that the Town Council, at the conclusion of said hearing, if it determines that the Petition satisfies the requirements of the Business Improvement District Act, will consider the adoption of a proposed ordinance organizing the Downtown Parker Business Improvement District providing for the appointment of Board members of the District, and approving the Initial Operating Plan and preliminary 2023-2024 budget therefor.

Chris Vanderpool, Town Clerk Town of Parker, Colorado

Legal Notice No. 945761

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

I, Todd Jessen, am bringing forward my land patent benefit.

If anyone interested in examining or challenging this claim by 8-28-2023 do so here: https://www. coeurdesigned.com/landpatent

Legal Notice No. 945630

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDINANCE NO. 4.52.4

A Bill for an Ordinance to Amend Ordinance Nos. 4.52.1, Series of 2004, 4.52.2, Series of 2006, and 4.52.3, Series of 2008, to Amend the Title to Chapter 10.10, Subsection 10.10.010(a), and Sections 13.06.070, 13.07.080, 13.07.140 and 13.10.110 of the Parker Municipal Code Concerning the Parks, Trails, Open Space & Streetscape Design and Construction Manual

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. 945752

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDINANCE NO. 1.588

A Bill for an Ordinance to Approve the Rightof-Way Purchase and Sale Agreement by and Between Primary Colors Land Company Inc. and the Town of Parker for a Portion of Lot 6, Block 1, Twenty Mile Village Filing No. 2, 1st Amendment

The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on July 17, 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. 945751

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDINANCE NO. 5.06.42.2

A Bill for an Ordinance to Amend Section 7.03.020 of the Parker Municipal Code Concerning Restrictions on Use of Certain Vehicles

The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on July 17, 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. 945749

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDINANCE NO. 1.587

A Bill for an Ordinance Stating the Intent of the Town of Parker to Acquire Certain Property Interests for the Purpose of Constructing and Improving the Parker Road Sidewalk - East Side (Sulphur Gulch to South of Parker Square Drive), Through the Utilization of the Town's Power of Eminent Domain and Directing the Town's Staff and Town Attorney to Notify All Persons Affected Thereby of the AboveStated Intent of the Town, and Thereafter to Comply with All Pertinent Provisions of C.R.S. § 38-1-101, et. seq., Relating to Good Faith Negotiations

The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on July 17, 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. 945747

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

ORDINANCE NO. 12.03.7

A Bill for an Ordinance to Amend Section

12.02.100 of the Parker Municipal Code Concerning the Use of Motorized Vehicles

The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on July 17, 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. 945750

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Metropolitan Districts

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to § 32-1-204(1), C.R.S., four separate Service Plan Amendments (the “Service Plan Amendments”) for Hess Ranch Metropolitan District Nos. 5-8 (collectively, the “Districts”) have been filed and are available for public inspection in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Parker, Colorado.

A public hearing on the Service Plan Amendments will be held by the Town Council on August 21, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., at Council Chambers, Parker Town Hall, 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80138, or as soon thereafter as the Town Council may hear such matter.

The Districts are existing metropolitan districts organized under the provisions of Title 32, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of the Districts is to finance, construct, acquire, own, operate and maintain public improvements such as water, streets, traffic and safety control, sanitation, storm sewers and drainage, park and recreation, transportation, and other improvements and services within the Districts’ boundaries. The Districts’ Maximum Debt Mill Levy is 57 mills, their Infrastructure Capital Mill Levy is 5 mills, their Town Capital and Maintenance Mill Levy is 5 mills, and their Operations and Maintenance Mill Levy is not limited but is anticipated to be 10 mills as set forth in intergovernmental agreements between the Districts and the Town, all subject to adjustment and the limitations set forth in the Districts’ Service Plans.

The general purpose of the Service Plan Amendments is to authorize the Districts to establish special improvement districts within their respective boundaries, to levy and collect assessments, and to issue bonds payable from the assessments to finance all or part of the costs of public improvements, consistent with the provisions of the Special District Act, Section 32-1-101, et seq., C.R.S., and as further set forth in the Service Plan Amendments.

A description of the land contained within the boundaries of the Districts is as follows: generally located west of Crowfoot Valley Road, south of the intersection of Crowfoot Valley Road and Stroh Road, and north of the intersection of Crowfoot Valley Road and Pradera Parkway, in the Town of Parker, Douglas County, State of Colorado. All protests and objections to the Service Plan Amendments must be submitted in writing to the Town Clerk at or prior to the public hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered. All protests and objections to the Service Plan Amendments shall be deemed to be waived unless presented at the time and in the manner specified in Section 32-1-203(3.5), C.R.S. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN CLERK OF THE TOWN OF PARKER, STATE OF COLORADO

Legal Notice No. 945756

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the 2022 Budget for the Lincoln Meadows Metropolitan District (the “District”); that a copy of the proposed Amended 2022 Budget has been filed at in the office of the District at 9068 Forsstrom Drive, #C-1, Lone Tree, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of a Resolution to Amend the 2022 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 9068 Forsstrom Drive, #C1, Lone Tree, Colorado, Colorado and also via teleconference by calling 1-800-853-9595; Access Code: 303497, on July 26, 2023, at 11:30 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolution to Amend the 2022 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

LINCOLN MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By:/s/ Carol Leo, Chair

Legal Notice No. 945764

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 32-1204(1), C.R.S., that on Monday, August 21, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, a public hearing will be conducted. The hearing will be conducted at the Council Chambers of the Parker Town Hall, 20120 E. Mainstreet, in Parker, Colorado, or at such other time and place as this hearing may be continued. A public hearing will be heard upon the application on file with the Parker Town Council, by the Petitioner for the proposed Kime Ranch Metropolitan District (the “District”), for the formation of a metropolitan district. The affected property is generally located north of Mainstreet and approximately between Longs Peak Lane and Parker Vista Circle in Parker, Douglas County, Colorado.

The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on July 17, 2023.

The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on July 17, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Sections 32-1-203(3.5) and 32-1-204(1.5), C.R.S., the owner of real property within the proposed District may file a request with the Parker Town Council, requesting that such real property be

Public Notices

excluded from the proposed District. Such request may be filed any time after the Service Plan is filed with the Parker Town Council, but no later than ten (10) days before the day fixed for the hearing on said Service Plan.

Reason:

Formation of a Title 32 Special District

Project Name: Kime Ranch Metropolitan District

Date of Application: June 30, 2023

Type of District: Metropolitan

Legal Notice No. 945763

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Bids and Settlements

Public Notice Notice of Final Payment

To all persons, firms or corporations who have any claims for work performed or materials furnished to BT Construction, Inc. (Contractor) for the construction of the High Zone To Low Zone Sleeve Valve Vault Project. located near Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

You are hereby notified that Dominion Water & Sanitation District (the District) has accepted as completed, according to the plans, specifications and rules covering Work performed under that certain Agreement dated May 3, 2022, between the District and Contractor, the work for the construction of the Project, and the Contractor is entitled to final settlement therefore.

You are further notified that upon the 15th day of August, 2023, being at least 10 days after the first publication of this notice, the District will cause said Contractor to be paid in the full amount due under said agreement; and in the event your claim is not filed with the District prior to said 15th day of August, 2023, the same shall be waived.

Legal Notice No. 945759

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

SECTION 00 11 16 INVITATION TO BID

Sealed Bids will be received by THE CHAMBERS HIGH POINT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO 2 hereinafter referred to as DISTRICT at:

IMEG Corporation 7600 E. Orchard Road, Suite 250-S Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 796-6067

Until 5:00 p.m. local time, Wednesday August 9, 2023, for the Chambers High Point Landscape Improvements

The contract provides for installation of landscape and irrigation improvements in support of the Chambers High point subdivision.

Work will be awarded by phase and area in complete schedules with the intent of awarding all phases to a single Contractor.

Beginning, July 24, 2023 copies of the Bidding Documents will be electronically available through the IMEG One Drive FTP Site or by flash drive at IMEG’s office (7600 E. Orchard Road, Suite 250-S, Greenwood Village, CO 80111).

Addenda will be notified to registered plan holders. Acknowledgment of all addenda is required to submit a responsive bid. No Bidder shall submit more than one (1) bid. Bidders must be licensed contractors in the State of Colorado. Bids will be received on a unit price basis as described in the Bidding Documents.

An optional pre-bid conference will be held on line for discussion of the project elements and allow for Bidder questions on Wednesday August 2, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

The cutoff time for questions regarding the bid packet is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday August 3, 2023.

City of Lone Tree Ordinance

Public Notice

LONE TREE ORDINANCE NO. 23-07

The below-entitled ordinance regarding wildfire risk assessment and wildfire mitigation planning was finally passed, adopted, and approved on second reading at a regular meeting of the City Council held on July 18, 2023. The ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition at the office of the City Clerk, 9220 Kimmer Drive, Lone Tree, Colorado 80124. For more information, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 720-509-1285.

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONE TREE

Series of 2023 Ordinance No. 23-07

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 17 OF THE CITY OF LONE TREE MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLED SUBDIVISIONS, REGARDING WILDFIRE MITIGATION AND MISCELLANEOUS CLERICAL CORRECTIONS TO CHAPTER 17

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 and Article 23, Title 31 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the City has authority to regulate the development of land within the City for the purposes of promoting public health, safety, convenience, and the general welfare of the community.

ARTICLE 2 – DECLARATIONS OF POLICY AND FINDINGS

A. The City Council previously has adopted regulations and standards to address the subdivision of land and the procedures and standards associated with subdivision to further the public health, safety and welfare of the community (“Regulations”). These Regulations are codified in Chapter 17, titled Subdivisions, of the Municipal Code.

B. The City desires to amend certain provisions in the Regulations in furtherance of the public health, safety and welfare to address wildfire mitigation measures and requirements and to make other clerical corrections to Chapter 17.

C. The Planning Commission and the City Council conducted duly noticed public hearings to consider the amendments to the Regulations in accordance with Section 17-1-120 of the Municipal Code.

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- AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 17

Section 1. Section 17-1-90, titled Definitions, is hereby amended as follows, with additions shown in underline and deletions shown in strikethrough:

Covenants (also private covenants) means a private agreement(s) between property owners that binds and restricts the land in the hands of the present and subsequent purchasers and which sets down certain rules and regulations governing the development of said properties.

Defensible space means an area either natural or manmade, where material capable of allowing a fire to spread unchecked has been treated, cleared or modified to slow the rate and intensity of an advancing wildfire and to create an area for fire suppression operations to occur.

Design review committee (also design review board) means a committee established to determine if development plans are consistent with applicable, binding development regulations and/or plans that may address components to include, but not be limited to, building materials, architectural design and site and landscaping standards.

Development means the construction on land of im-

provements for residential, institutional, commercial, industrial, transportation, public flood control and recreational and similar uses, in contrast to use of the land for growing crops, grazing of farm animals and other agricultural pursuits. The term also applies to vacant land which has been or is being prepared for development by steps such as installation of water and sewer lines, construction of access streets and construction of light rail tracks.

Development means any change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings, structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations or any alteration to land, buildings or structures which falls under the purview of this Chapter.

Improvement means the construction or installation of required infrastructure, utility services, lighting, landscaping or other appurtenances intended to serve and/ or support a Site Improvement Plan or development project. Improvements may be public in nature (e.g. installation of a turn lane in an existing right-of-way) or private (e.g. installation of landscaping adjacent to a public right-of-way).

Structure means anything constructed or erected in, under, over or upon the land, or attached to something in, under, over or upon the land, but excluding off-street parking areas, fences and walls, and electrical distribution, natural gas or water and sewer lines.

a. Permanent means that which is built in such a manner that it would reasonably be expected to last and remain useful for more than five (5) years.

b. Temporary means a structure that is not a permanent structure, or one that is constructed for a special purpose in contemplation of removal upon accomplishment of such purpose. Temporary shall mean a period of six (6) months.

Wildfire means an uncontrolled fire spreading through vegetative fuels, exposing and possibly consuming structures.

Wildfire mitigation plan means a plan prepared in response to a wildfire risk assessment. Wildfire mitigation plans apply to specific developments and/or planning areas and identify measures designed to minimize the destructive effects a wildfire may have on a property or neighborhood/planning area. Measures may include, but are not limited to, modifications to and/or maintenance of the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) surrounding a property or neighborhood/planning area; modifications to landscaping, site amenities and/or the location and/or construction of structures to improve fire-resistance; and/or use restrictions.

Wildfire mitigation specialist means a person certified or trained in wildfire mitigation measures, planning and preparedness strategies, and wildland fire science, or a person demonstrating competence and relevant experience or training in wildfire mitigation measures.

Wildfire risk assessment (risk assessment) means an appraisal of land and/or property which assesses the likelihood of burning (burn probability) and the distribution of wildfire intensity in the event a burn occurs. Such an appraisal includes an assessment of the impacts of fuel (to include vegetation and existing structures/development), historic weather conditions and climactic patterns, and topography on burn probability and wildfire distribution; assessments also analyze the consequences to human life, health, property and the environment in the event a burn occurs.

Wildland urban interface area (WUI) means that geographical area where structures and other human development meets or intermingles with wildland or vegetative fuels.

* * * Section 2. Section 17-3-70, titled Development Reports, is hereby amended to add a new subsection (7) as follows, with additions shown in underline and deletions shown in strikethrough:

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(7) A wildfire risk assessment and wildfire mitigation plan. Wildfire risk assessments and wildfire mitigation plans shall be prepared by a Wildfire Mitigation Specialist.

(i) Wildfire risk assessments shall provide an appraisal of the site (to include the land and any existing structures or improvements) which assesses the likelihood of burning (burn probability) and the distribution of

wildfire intensity in the event a burn occurs. Such an appraisal shall include an assessment of the impacts of fuel (to include vegetation and existing structures/ development), historic weather conditions and climactic patterns, and topography on burn probability and wildfire distribution. The assessment shall also analyze the consequences to human life, health, property and the environment in the event a burn occurs on the site.

(ii) Wildfire mitigation plans shall identify measures designed to minimize the destructive effects of a wildfire to a development site and the surrounding area. The plan shall address subdivision design and function, use restrictions, building and furnishing/amenity materials to improve fire resistance, building and furnishing/ amenity locations to reduce ignition risk, landscaping treatments, access and circulation, utility location to reduce risk of ignition, water supply adequacy to support fire suppression, modifications to and maintenance of the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) surrounding the site, and any additional design and use components deemed necessary by the referring Wildfire Mitigation Specialist, or that may be requested by the City.

Section 3. Section 17-4-60, titled General submittal requirements, is hereby amended to amend subsections (a)(5) and (a)(6) as follows, with additions shown in underline and deletions shown in strikethrough:

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(5) One (1) paper copy of the final plat exhibit (per Section 17-4-60 17-4-70 below).

(6) Development reports as required by the City (per Section 17-4-70 17-4-80 below).

Section 4. Section 17-4-70, titled Final plat exhibit, is hereby amended to amend subsection (14) and to add a new subsection (17), respectively, as follows, with additions shown in underline and deletions shown in strikethrough:

* * *

(14) Plat notes shall adequately explain information pertinent to the execution and maintenance of the subdivision, including the ownership of tracts and retaining walls (or other soil stabilization infrastructure), reference to the subdivision improvements agreement, conservation easements, maintenance responsibility for private roads, landscaping and open spaces, wildfire mitigation, retaining walls (or other soil stabilization infrastructure), easements, and tracts.

(17) Plats including land within moderate, high and/or highest risk wildfire risk areas, as identified by the Colorado State Forest Service, or as may be identified by the City, or by a project’s wildfire risk assessment, shall include the following plat note:

a. Most land in the state of Colorado carries some amount of risk due to wildfire. Wildfire risk can vary from location to location within the property and from time to time. Information concerning wildfire risk is publicly available through various federal, state, and local governmental agencies, including the Colorado State Forest Service. All present and future owners and occupants are solely responsible for evaluating and determining whether the wildfire risks, if any, are acceptable to them.

Section 5. Section17-4-80, titled Final development reports and plans, is hereby amended to add three new subsections as follows, with additions shown in underline and deletions shown in strikethrough:

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(10) When applicable, as may be indicated by a subarea plan or other binding master plan, the applicant shall submit design review committee design standards and guidelines for review to ensure consistency with applicable regulations and plans. For example, if an approved and applicable sub-area plan requires the creation of a Design Review Committee to review developments plans within a specified planning area, the applicant shall submit design review committee design standards and guidelines for City review.

(11) When the approved preliminary plan for a development includes variations and/or additional specifications binding on the development, the applicant shall submit private covenants to the City for review prior to recordation to ensure consistency with the approved preliminary plan obligations. Example: if an approved preliminary plan specifies that waste receptacles shall be located within garages, the applicant shall include such an obligation in the development’s private cove-

All questions shall be submitted and responded to in writing.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and a labor and material payment bond guaranteeing faithful performance and the payment of all bills and obligations arising from the performance of the Contract, and insurance as described in the Bid Documents. No Bid may be withdrawn within a period of fortyfive (45) days after the date fixed for opening.

The District reserves the right to award the contract by sections, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informalities and irregularities therein, and all Bidders shall agree that damage or claim shall not be brought by any bidder because of rejections, nor shall the Bidders seek any recourse of any kind against the DISTRICT because of such rejections, and the filing of any bid in response to this invitation shall constitute an agreement of the Bidder to these conditions. All Bids are prepared and submitted to DISTRICT at the Bidder’s expense, and all Bids become a DISTRICT record and therefore a public record.

nants and submit such covenants to the City for review.

(12) Where applicable, and as indicated by a development’s wildfire risk assessment and/or as prescribed by a development’s wildfire mitigation plan, private covenants and design review committee design standards shall identify all use, design, construction and/ or maintenance obligations and/or restrictions that shall be binding on a property.

Section 6. Section 17-5-60, titled Final plat exhibit, is hereby amended to amend subsection (14) and to add a new subsection (17) as follows, with additions shown in underline and deletions shown in strikethrough:

* * *

(14) Plat notes shall adequately explain information pertinent to the execution and maintenance of the subdivision, including the ownership of tracts and retaining walls (or other soil stabilization infrastructure), reference to the subdivision improvements agreement, conservation easements, maintenance responsibility for private roads, landscaping and open spaces, wildfire mitigation, retaining walls (or other soil stabilization infrastructure), and easements and tracts. The developer shall provide for the construction, at no cost to the City, all utilities and other public infrastructure, as required by the Council, and provide security needed to ensure such improvements, as required by the Council.

(17) Plats within moderate, high and/or highest risk wildfire risk areas, as identified by the Colorado State Forest Service, or as may be identified by the City, or by a site’s or project’s wildfire risk assessment, shall include the following plat note:

a. Most land in the state of Colorado carries some amount of risk due to wildfire. Wildfire risk can vary from location to location within the property and from time to time, information concerning wildfire risk is publicly available through various federal, state, and local governmental agencies, including the Colorado State Forest Service. All present and future owners and occupants are solely responsible for evaluating and determining whether the wildfire risks, if any, are acceptable to them.

Section 7. Section 17-5-70, titled Final development reports and plans, is hereby amended to add new subsections as follows, with additions shown in underline and deletions shown in strikethrough:

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(14) All plats containing land adjacent to undeveloped land and/or platted to contain open space and/or undeveloped lots or tracts shall submit a wildfire risk assessment and wildfire mitigation plan. Wildfire risk assessments and wildfire mitigation plans shall be prepared by a Wildfire Mitigation Specialist.

(i) Wildfire risk assessments shall provide an appraisal of the site (to include the land and any existing structures or improvements) which assesses the likelihood of burning (burn probability) and the distribution of wildfire intensity in the event a burn occurs. Such an appraisal shall include an assessment of the impacts of fuel (to include vegetation and existing structures/ development), historic weather conditions and climactic patterns, and topography on burn probability and wildfire distribution. The assessment shall also analyze the consequences to human life, health, property and the environment in the event a burn occurs on the site.

(ii) Wildfire mitigation plans shall identify measures designed to minimize the destructive effects of a wildfire to a development site and the surrounding area. The plan shall address subdivision design and function, use restrictions, building and furnishing/amenity materials to improve fire resistance, building and furnishing/ amenity locations to reduce ignition risk, landscaping treatments, access and circulation, utility location to reduce risk of ignition, water supply adequacy to support fire suppression, modifications to and maintenance of the WUI surrounding the site, and any additional design and use components deemed necessary by the referring Wildfire Mitigation Specialist, or that may be requested by the City.

(15) When applicable, as may be indicated by a subarea plan or other binding master plan, the applicant shall submit design review committee design standards and guidelines for review to ensure consistency with existing regulations and plans.

(16) When the approved preliminary plan for a development includes variations and/or additional specifica-

tions binding on the development, the applicant shall submit private covenants to the City for review prior to recordation to ensure consistency with the approved preliminary plan obligations. Example: if an approved preliminary plan specifies that waste receptacles shall be located within garages, the applicant shall include such an obligation in the development’s private covenants and submit such covenants to the City for review.

(17) When applicable, and as indicated by a development’s wildfire risk assessment and/or as prescribed by a development’s wildfire mitigation plan, private covenants and design review committee design standards shall identify all use, design, construction and/ or maintenance obligations and/or restrictions that shall be binding on a property.

Section 8. Section 17-6-60, titled Condominium plat exhibit, is hereby amended to add a new subsection (15) as follows, with additions shown in underline and deletions shown in strikethrough:

* * *

(15) Condominium plats within moderate, high, and/or highest risk wildfire risk areas, as identified by the Colorado State Forest Service, or as may be identified by the City, or by a site’s or project’s wildfire risk assessment, shall include the following plat note:

a. Most land in the state of Colorado carries some amount of risk due to wildfire. Wildfire risk can vary from location to location within the property and from time to time, information concerning wildfire risk is publicly available through various federal, state, and local governmental agencies, including the Colorado State Forest Service. All present and future owners and occupants are solely responsible for evaluating and determining whether the wildfire risks, if any, are acceptable to them.

Section 9. Section 17-7-20, titled Approval standards, is hereby amended to add a new subsection (4) as follows, with additions shown in underline and deletions shown in strikethrough:

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(4) The replat/vacation or correction will not increase or otherwise exacerbate known wildfire risk to the subdivision, improvements and/or structures within the subdivision, or to adjacent properties or structures.

ARTICLE 5 -CODIFICATION CORRECTIONS

The codifier of the City’s Municipal Code is authorized to make such typographical, numerical or formatting changes as may be necessary to incorporate the provisions of this Ordinance within the Lone Tree Municipal Code.

ARTICLE 6 – 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 7 – 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 8 - 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 __________, 2023.

CITY OF LONE TREE: Jacqueline A. Millet, Mayor

ATTEST: Lynda Travis, Deputy City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945757

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

To register for the project please contact:

Rick A. Rome, PE

IMEG Corporation 7600 E. Orchard Road, Suite 250-S Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303-796-6067 rick.a.rome@imegcorp.com

Legal Notice No. 945755

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Date: 07/18/2023

Project Title: 2023 Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk Replacement Project Town of Castle Rock

Contractor: Chato’s Concrete, LLC.

8326 Quivas Way Denver, CO 80221

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Castle Rock intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named contractor on August 14, 2023, provided no claims are received.

Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with the Public Works Director, Town of Castle Rock, 4175 Castleton Court, Castle Rock, CO 80109, on or before August 14, 2023.

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK

By: Lewis Brown – Senior Construction Inspector

Legal Notice No. 945746

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: August 10, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that Belford North Metropolitan District of the Town of Parker, Douglas County, Colorado (the “District”), will make final payment at 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, on August 14, 2023, at the hour of 12:00 p.m. to Kraemer North America, LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation, for all work done by said Contractor in construction or work related to the bridge tied to trail and Compark South- Belford Avenue and Happy Canyon Creek and Detention Pond in Compark Village South Filing No. 1, performed within Belford North Metropolitan District, Douglas County, Colorado.

Any person, copartnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to Belford North Metropolitan District on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Belford North Metropolitan District, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Belford North Metropolitan District

By:

WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON

General Counsel to the District

Legal Notice No. DCNP1300

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

INVITATION TO BID

2023 CHIP SEAL PAVING PROJECT

Consolidated Bell Mountain Ranch Metropolitan District (CBMRMD) Douglas County, Colorado

Bids will be received by the Consolidated Bell Mountain Ranch Metropolitan District for the subject 2023 Chip Seal Paving Project until 3 PM local time, Monday, 31 July 2023. Bids shall be submitted electronically to email: grantrusskaye@att.net prior to the above stated time and date. Bidders will receive confirmation that their bid has been received. Any Bids received after the stated time and date will not be considered. A summary of bid results will be emailed to all bidders.

The work to be performed generally consists of chip sealing approx 28,000 SY of asphalt pavements and crack sealing pavements at multiple locations on Bell Mountain Ranch. Crack sealing will consist of furnishing and applying approx 2,000 lbs of standard rubberized sealant and approx 6,500 lbs of Mastic material. A location map of the various work sites is contained in the

Contract Documents. The prospective work sites are open for inspection at any time. No formal pre-bid conference will be held.

Bids shall be submitted on a lump sum basis for the areas to be chip sealed. Crack sealing will be billed on the basis of pounds of material applied. The value of this work is expected to be between $150,000 and $200,000.

Electronic copies of the Contract Documents for use in preparing Bids may be obtained from Russell Grant, President CBMRMD, phone 720-8785383, e-mail: grant-russkaye@att.net, anytime after 17 July 2023.

The Bidder to whom a Contract is awarded will be required to furnish a Performance, Payment and Warranty Bond guaranteeing faithful performance.

No Bids may be withdrawn within a period of forty-five (45) days after the date Bids are opened.

CONSOLIDATED BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By: /s/ Russell Grant, President

Legal Notice No. 945742

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice District Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2022CV030420, Division/ Courtroom # 6 SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 23001115

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff: v. DANIELLE DEVAULT, Defendant(s)

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

Purported common address: 657 BALSA DR, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104 ("the Property").; also known as: 657 BALSA DR CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104 (the “Property”)

Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on May 17, 2023, 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 24th day August 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 $62,095.68

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 JANEWAY

LAW FIRM, P.C., Lynn M. Janeway #15592, 9540 MAROON CIR Suite 320 ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112, Phone: (855) 263-9295 Fax: (303) 7069994 JLF No.: 21-025424

Dated 6/29/2023, Castle Rock, CO

Darren M.

Courtroom # 5 SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 23001177

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1

Plaintiff:

v. BRIDGET BARTELDS et al.

Defendant(s)

Regarding: LOT 141, LONE TREE FILING NO. 16-D, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Purported common address:

8746 CROOKED STICK PLACE, LONE TREE, CO 80124 ("the Property");

also known as:

8746 CROOKED STICK PL LONE TREE, CO 80124 (the “Property”)

Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on June 2, 2023, 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 7th day September 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 $667,478.30

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 JANEWAY

LAW FIRM #15592, 9540 MAROON CIR Suite 320 ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112, Phone: (855) 263-9295

Fax: (303) 706-9994 JLF No.: 19-022876

Dated 7/13/2023, Castle Rock, CO

Darren M. Weekly Sheriffof Douglas County, Colorado Tommy Barrella, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado

Legal Notice No. 945677

First Publication: 7/13/2023

Last Publication: 8/10/2023

Published In: Douglas County News Press

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

NOTICE OF BAR DATE AND PROCEDURE FOR FILING CLAIMS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Receiver Cordes & Company, LLC (“Receiver”), in its capacity as the duly Court appointed receiver for Tri-County Health Department (“TCHD”), has established a procedure for asserting claims against TCHD or the receivership estate of Tri-County Health Department (“Receivership Estate”).

THE DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIMS WITH THE RECEIVER IS JULY 31, 2023

ALL OTHER PENDING SUITS OR PROCEEDINGS AGAINST TCHD OR THE RECEIVERSHIP ESTATE HAVE BEEN STAYED, AND YOU ARE PROHIBITED UNDER THE ORDER APPOINTING RECEIVER FROM PROCEEDING WITH OR COMMENCING ANY SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN ANOTHER FORUM WITHOUT THE RECEIVER'S PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OR LEAVE OF THIS COURT. SUBMISSION OF A CLAIM FORM IN THIS MATTER IS YOUR FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO ASSERT A CLAIM AGAINST TCHD OR THE RECEIVERSHIP ESTATE

Legal Notice No. 945660

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

LEGAL NOTICE

OF OPPORTUNITY TO OBJECT

USDA FOREST SERVICE

PIKE-SAN ISABEL NATIONAL FORESTS & CIMARRON AND COMANCHE NATIONAL GRASSLANDS

SOUTH PLATTE RANGER DISTRICT

DUTCH FRED SKILLS AREA PROJECT

The USDA Forest Service has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) and draft decision notice and finding of no significant impact (DN/ FONSI) for the Dutch Fred Skills Area project.

The proposed action is to be located on the South Platte Ranger District, off of Rampart Range Road (NFSR 300), in the popular North Rampart motorized recreation area in Douglas County.

The Responsible Official for this decision is Brian Banks, South Platte District Ranger.

The Responsible Official is planning to implement the Proposed Action, which proposes to create a skills training area adjacent to the existing Dutch Fred Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) facility. The skills training area will consist of two designated practice areas where forest visitors can develop or practice their riding skills like what they may encounter while on forest system trails. One practice area would be dedicated for beginner riders and the other for more experienced, intermediate riders. In addition, approximately one-half mile of the existing trail NFST 681 would be rerouted to avoid the intermediate skills area. Once rerouted, the old section of NFST 681 would be decommissioned and rehabilitated.

The EA and draft DN/FONSI for the Dutch Fred Skills Area Project are available on the Pike-San Isabel National Forest website: https://www. fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60863 or upon request at the South Platte Ranger District office, 30403 Kings Valley Drive, Suite 2-115, Conifer, CO 80433. Additional information regarding this proposed action can be obtained from Marc Grandia, Developed Recreation and Trails, at 303-275-5626 or by e-mail at marc.grandia@usda.gov.

The Dutch Fred Skills Area Project is an activity implementing a land management plan. This activity is subject to pre-decisional objection under subparts A and B of 36 CFR Part 218.

Objections, including attachments, must be filed with the appropriate reviewing officer within 45 calendar days following publication of this notice in the Douglas County News-Press, the newspaper of record. The publication date in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection.

Objectors should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. It is the objector’s responsibility to ensure timely filing of a written objection with the reviewing officer pursuant to 36 CFR 218.9.

Objections will only be accepted from those who have previously submitted specific written comments regarding the proposed project during scoping or other designated opportunities for public comment in accordance with 36 CFR 218.5(a). Issues raised in objections must be based on previously submitted timely, specific written comments regarding the proposed project unless the issue is based on new information arising after the designated comment opportunities.

The objection must contain the minimum content requirements specified in 36 CFR 218.8(d) and incorporation of documents by reference is permitted only as provided in 36 CFR 218.8(b). Objections that do not adhere to these requirements make review of an objection difficult and are conditions under which the reviewing officer may set aside an objection pursuant to 36 CFR 218.10. All objections are available for public inspection during and after the objection process.

ery must be addressed to: Objection Reviewing Officer, USDA Forest Service, Pike-San Isabel National Forest & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Attn: Reviewing Officer, 2840 Kachina Drive, Pueblo, CO 81008. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm, excluding Federal holidays, for hand delivery.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Legal Notice No. 945743

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

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

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

CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC - CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILTY COMPANY - REGISTERED AGENT MARK CUCAROLA CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC - MARK CUCAROLA AS MANAGER FOR CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC - HIGH ROCKIES LAND MANAGEMENT LIMITED - BROMLEY DISTRICT WATER PROVIDERS LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - ROBERT A LEMBKE AS MANAGER FOR BROMLEY DISTRICT WATER PROVIDERS LLCA COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - REGISTERED AGENT ROBERT A LEMBKE BROMLEY DISTRICT WATER PROVIDERS LLCA COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH MASTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT - BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH MASTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AKA BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH PHASE II METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AKA BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH PHASE III METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AKA BELL MOUNTAIN PARK & RECREATION DISTRICT - BELL MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS - CONSOLIDATED BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT C/O CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP - SILVER PEAKS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO 1 C/O SPENCER FANE LLP - THE DISTRICT AND THE TOWN OF LOCHBUIE - LANDAMERICAN LAWYERS TITLE INSURANCE - CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC ATTN: MARK G CUCAROLA MANAGER - BROMLEY DISTRICT WATER PROVIDERS LLC ATTN: ROBERT A LEMBKE MANAGER - JOHN M SPILLANE - THE AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AKA AT&T - MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY - OCCUPANT

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November 2018 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to HIGH ROCKIES LAND MANAGEMENT, LIMITED the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

TRACT B BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH #1B 0.730 AM/L (FUTURE WELL SITE)

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to HIGH ROCKIES LAND MANAGEMENT, LIMITED. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC for said year 2017

That said HIGH ROCKIES LAND MANAGEMENT, LIMITED on the 17th day of August 2022 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 9th day of November 2023 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 27th day of July 2023

/s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County

Colorado

If you have a claim against TCHD or the Receivership Estate, you must submit a separate Claim Form for each such claim to the Receiver, no later than 5:00 p.m. (prevailing Mountain Time) on Monday, July 31, 2023. The Claim Form must be received by the Receiver by this date and time, and may be submitted via e-mail, U.S. Mail or overnight delivery such that the completed Claim Form arrives on or before the bar date, at the following:

Cordes & Company, LLC

Attn: Thomas Plumb 5299 DTC Boulevard, Suite 600 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 E-mail: tplumb@cordesco.com

The Court approved Claim Form for submitting claims against TCHD or the Receivership Estate is available and may be obtained by contacting the Receiver at tplumb@cordesco.com.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT ANY AND

Electronic objections are preferred and must be submitted to the Objection Reviewing Officer online via the project website, https://www.fs.usda. gov/project/?project=60863 by clicking the link

“Comment/Object on Project”. Electronic submissions must be submitted in a format that is readable with optical character recognition software (e.g., Word, PDF, Rich Text) and be searchable. An automated response should confirm your electronic objection has been received.

Objections can be faxed to the Objection Reviewing Officer at 719-553-1416. The fax coversheet must include a subject line with “OBJECTION: Dutch Fred Skills Area Project” and should specify the number of pages being submitted.

Written objections may be submitted via regular mail to: USDA Forest Service, Pike-San Isabel National Forest & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Attn: Reviewing Officer, 2840 Kachina Drive, Pueblo, CO 81008.

Objections sent by private carrier or hand deliv-

Legal Notice No. 945733

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: August 10, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

Elliott Orthodontics will be disposing of all orthodontic records for patients that are 7 years or more post treatment or seven years past the 18th birthday for pediatric patients . All records will be disposed of in a HIPAA compliant manner.

Legal Notice No. 945672

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PIKE-SAN ISABEL NATIONAL FORESTS & CIMARRON AND COMANCHE NATIONAL GRASSLANDS SOUTH PLATTE AND PIKES PEAK RANGER DISTRICTS RAMPART FUEL BREAK PROJECT

The USDA Forest Service is seeking comments on a project on the South Platte and Pikes Peak Ranger Districts of the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands. There is a need to create a strategic network of connected fuel treatments along established roads and powerlines in high priority areas, especially features that can be integrated into a suppression response strategy for the at-risk communities of Roxborough Village, Indian Creek, Sprucewood, and Moonridge. The Rampart Fuel Break Project would establish fuel breaks along the Dump Road (NFSR 512) extending into the Excel powerline corridor, along Highway 67, and along Rampart Range Road (NFSR 300) in Douglas and El Paso Counties. A fuel break would be constructed along either side of these roads and would not exceed 400 feet from the road’s edge, spanning up to 820 feet across (road width included). Fuel breaks would be established using mechanical or manual tools, yarding, piling, chipping/mastication, and prescribed fire. Prescribed fire activities would include broadcast and pile burning. The Responsible Official for this decision is Diana Trujillo, Forest and Grassland Supervisor.

The preliminary assessment is that this project falls within the following category of actions are excluded from documentation in an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): Establishment of Fuel Breaks in Forests and Other Wildland Vegetation (Section 40806, 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law).

Details of the proposed action may be found on the project website at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/ psicc/?project=64339. Additional information regarding this proposed action can also be obtained from Marlena Polkow, Environmental Coordinator, at 303-594-0775 or by e-mail at marlena.polkow@ usda.gov.

A scoping period provides those parties interested in or affected by this action an opportunity to make their concerns known and raise any substantive issues for the environmental analysis. To be considered in the analysis, comments should be submitted within 14 days following publication of this notice in the Pueblo Chieftain, the newspaper of record. If the comment period ends on a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, comments will be accepted until the end of the next Federal working day. The publication date in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the scoping period for this proposal. All written comments received by the responsible official become a matter of public record (218.25(b)(2)). Comments, including attachments, may be sent electronically via the “Comment/Object on Project” link on the project website https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/ psicc/?project=64339. Alternatively, comments may be filed electronically to marlena.polkow@ usda.gov or via mail, express delivery, or messenger to: Jennifer DeWoody, NEPA Planner, USDA Forest Service, Pikes Peak Ranger District, 601 South Weber Street, Colorado Springs, CO. 80903; Faxed to: 719-477-4233; or by hand delivery to the above address during normal business hours (Mon - Fri, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays).

The Responsible Official will consider all written comments received. However, in order for your comments to be most useful to the agency’s analysis, it’s important that you provide your comments prior to the close of the scoping comment period and that you clearly articulate your concerns and contentions. All written comments received by the Responsible Official, including names and addresses of commenters shall be placed in the project file and shall become a matter of public record for this proposed action. Comments submitted anonymously will be accepted and considered; however, anonymous comments will not provide the Agency with the ability to provide the respondent with subsequent environmental documents. For additional information, contact Marlena Polkow, Environmental Coordinator, 303594-0775, marlena.polkow@usda.gov.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Legal Notice No. 945744

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

CORPORATE STRUCTURE

REORGANIZATION OF INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH, SCL HEALTH, SCL HEALTH – FRONT RANGE, INC., AND INTEGRITY HEALTH

Intermountain Health hereby gives public notice of its proposed corporate structure reorganization of Intermountain Health, SCL Health, SCL HealthFront Range, Inc., and Integrity Health, which aims to align the Intermountain Health system further to better provide high-quality, accessible, and affordable healthcare to more patients and communities. As part of the reorganization, SCL Health’s longstanding affiliate Integrity Health, which includes Platte Valley Medical Center, would be integrated as a secular division of the Intermountain Health system. Additionally, SCL Health - Front Range, Inc., which includes Lutheran Medical Center and Good Samaritan Medical Center, would be reorganized under the same secular division of the

Intermountain Health system alongside Platte Valley Medical Center. The reorganization is intended to further the Intermountain Health system’s commitment to helping people live the healthiest lives possible and exceed their expectations for health. The parties further believe the reorganization will only enhance their ability to deliver clinical excellence, provide value-based care that improves lives, and continue to support and improve health in all communities, including rural and underserved ones, through value-based care, effective clinical integration, and innovative approaches.

Legal Notice No. 945760

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Water Court

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION NO. 2, COLORADO

TO: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are hereby notified that the following case is a portion of the resume of applications and amendments filed and/ or ordered published during the month of June 2023, in Water Division No. 2. The Water Judge ordered this case be published in the Douglas County News Press in Douglas County, Colorado. This publication can be viewed in its entirety on the state court website at: www.courts.state.co.us.

The name(s) and address(es) of applicant(s), description of water rights or conditional water rights and description of ruling sought as reflected by said application, or amendment, are as follows.

CASE NO. 2023CW3029, Water Division 2 and CASE NO. 2023CW3019, Water Division 1 – CHRISTOPHER AND WENDY JEUB, 16315 Rickenbacker Ave, Monument, CO 80132

(Please address all pleadings and inquiries regarding this matter to Applicant’s attorney: James J. Petrock, Eric K. Trout, Hayes Poznanovic Korver LLC, 700 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800, Denver, CO 80202)

Application for Underground Water Rights from Nontributary and Not Nontributary Sources and Approval of Plan for Augmentation, in the Nontributary Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills Aquifers and the Not-Nontributary Dawson and Denver Aquifers EL PASO COUNTY

Notice Filing: This case is being filed in Water Division 2 for notice purposes pursuant to the Summary of Consultation filed in Water Division

1 Case No. 2023CW3019. After the expiration of the objection period, a motion will be filed to consolidate this case with Case No. 2023CW3019 in Water Division 1. Subject Property: 5.95 acres generally located in the NE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 15, Township 11 South, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., also known as 18045 Highway 83, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, State of Colorado, as shown on Exhibit A attached to the application (“Subject Property”). (All exhibits mentioned herein are incorporated by reference and may be inspected at the office of the clerk of this Court.) Applicants have express written permission from the owners of the Subject Property to file this case. The owners identified in Paragraph 10, below, are the sole owners of the Subject Property and therefore no notice is required under C.R.S. § 37-92-302(2)(b). Well Permits: There is one existing Dawson Aquifer household-use only well on the Subject Property under well permit number 226919. This well will be re-permitted under the plan for augmentation requested in this application. Additional well permits will be applied for prior to construction of additional wells. Source of Water Rights: The Dawson and Denver aquifers are not-nontributary as defined in C.R.S. § 37-90-103(10.7), and the Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers are nontributary as defined in C.R.S. § 37-90-103(10.5). Estimated

Amounts: Applicants estimate the following annual amounts may be available for withdrawal based on a 100-year aquifer life:

that use and return flow from irrigation use will be approximately 15% of that use. During pumping Applicants will replace actual depletions pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-90-137(9)(c.5). Depletions occur to the Monument, East Cherry, and West Cherry creek stream systems and return flows accrue to those creek systems and are sufficient to replace actual depletions while the subject groundwater is being pumped. Applicants will reserve an equal amount of nontributary groundwater underlying the Subject Property to meet post pumping augmentation requirements. Notice to Landowners: The land is owned by the following party, and notice of this application was sent to them via certified mail, return receipt requested: Randy Amann and Linda Amann, PO Box 281, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062-0281. Applicants request the Court approve the above underground water rights and augmentation plan, find that Applicants have complied with C.R.S. § 37-90-137(4) and water is legally available for withdrawal, find there will be no material injury to the owners of or persons entitled to use water under any vested water right or decreed conditional water right, and grant such other and further relief as is appropriate.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THE FOREGOING APPLICATION(S) MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT AND PROTEST WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE, OR BE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or application as amended, may file with the Water Clerk a verified statement of opposition setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions, such statement of opposition must be filed by the last day of August 2023, (forms available at Clerk’s office or at www.courts.state. co.us, must be served on parties and certificate of service must be completed; filing fee $192.00).

The foregoing are resumes and the entire application, amendments, exhibits, maps and any other attachments filed in each case may be examined in the office of the Clerk for Water Division No. 2, at the address shown below.

Witness my hand and the seal of this Court this 14th day of July 2023.

/s/ Michele M. Santistevan

Michele M. Santistevan, Clerk District Court Water Div. 2 501 N. Elizabeth Street, Suite 116 Pueblo, CO 81003 (719)

Legal Notice No. 945754

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JOHN WILLIAM GOTH, a/k/a JOHN W. GOTH, a/k/a JOHN GOTH, Deceased Case Number : 2023PR30282

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 November 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jay William Goth Co-Personal Representative 32969 Adelante St. Temecula, CA 92592

Patrick Alan Goth

Co-Personal Representative 2245 N. 26th St. Mesa, AZ 85213

Legal Notice No. 945702

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JEFFREY MACK PARKER, a/k/a Jeffrey M. Parker, a/k/a Jeffrey Parker, a/k/a Jeff M. Parker, and Jeff Parker, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30288

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

Andrea Parker, Personal Representative 9351 Dorchester Street #D Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Legal Notice No. 945687

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publication: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DAN MICHAEL MACDONALD JR., AKA DAN MICHAEL MACDONALD, AKA DAN MACDONALD, AKA DANNY MACDONALD, AKA DAN M. MACDONALD, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30296

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before November 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Johnna MacDonald, Co-Personal Representative Lindsey Johnson, Co-Personal Representative c/o Maureen H. Cook, Esq. Spencer Fane LLP 1700 Lincoln St., Suite 2000 Denver, CO 80203

Legal Notice No. 945732

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JENNIFER SUZANNE SCHAFER, Deceased Case Number 23PR116

Bruce Reed Johnson

Personal Representative c/o Zisman, Ingraham & Mong, P.C. 8480 East Orchard Rd., Ste. 2500, Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 945738

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of April Faye Spalik, a/k/a April F. Spalik, a/k/a April Spalik, a/k/a April Faye Reed, a/k/a April F. Reed, and a/k/a April Reed, Deceased Case Number 23PR30286

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 November 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

William Hauschildt

Personal Representative 9429 SE Cherry Creek Road Franktown, CO 80116

Legal Notice No. 945737

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Leslie R. Taylor, aka Leslie René Taylor, aka Leslie Taylor, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30270

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

Alexa Taylor, Personal Representative c/o Little Law Office 15530 E. Broncos Parkway, Ste. 300 Centennial, CO 80112

Legal Notice No. 945683

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of KRISTEN MARIE NICHOLS, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30584

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 November 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Karen Tilton, Personal Representative c/o Matsunaka & Associates, LLC

Personal Representative 2105 Maple Drive Loveland, CO 80538

Legal Notice No. 945705

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Nora Lee Jenks, a/k/a Nora L. Jenks, a/k/a Nora Jenks, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30011

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 November 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Keegan J. Jenks, Personal Representative 2135 Thistle Ridge Circle Highlands Ranch, CO80126

Laramie-Fox Hills (NT)1.84

Proposed Uses: Use, reuse, and subsequent use for domestic, including in-house use, commercial, irrigation, livestock watering, fire protection, and augmentation and replacement purposes, including storage, both on and off the Subject Property.

Jurisdiction: The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this application pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 37-90-137(6), 37-92-203(1), 3792-302(2). Summary of Plan for Augmentation: Groundwater to be Augmented: 2.1 acre-feet per year for 100 years of Dawson Aquifer groundwater. Water Rights to be Used for Augmentation: Return flows from the use of not-nontributary and nontributary groundwater and direct discharge of nontributary groundwater. Statement of Plan for Augmentation: The Dawson Aquifer groundwater will be used in one (1) well, which will serve up to six (6) single-family homes, or their equivalent (0.3 acre-feet per year each, 1.8 acre-feet per year total), and commercial sanitary use (0.3 acre-feet per year), and fire protection, on the Subject Property. Applicants reserve the right to amend the amount and uses without amending the application or republishing the same. Sewage treatment for in-house use will be provided by non-evaporative septic systems. Return flow from in-house use will be approximately 90% of

a bonded title. Rebecca Murphy 720-296-5812

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 November 14, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Allison Schafer, Personal Representative 209 Homestead Drive Cary, NC 27513

Legal Notice No. 945670

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Elizabeth Lewin Johnson, a/k/a Elizabeth L. Johnson, a/k/a Elizabeth Johnson, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30253

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 11/20/2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 945740

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Joan L. Spaulding, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030279

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before November 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathleen Wallace, Personal Representative c/o Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 103 4th Street, Suite 120 Castle Rock, CO 80104

Legal Notice No. 945703

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

LETTERS

picture of “inclusion”? Is the American ag a scorned and tattered symbol of dangerous white supremacy? Or is it a kumbaya rallying pole of patriotism? But shhhh. Patriotism is synonymous with Nazism. So is child tra cking and even physical tness — at least according to some liberal loons.

We no longer have any bumpers to rein in our ridiculousness. Instead, we furiously ram each other with our self-righteous bumper cars, believing WE are the ultimate authorities of truth. Oh, wait. ere’s no such thing as objective truth any longer. We

EMERALD ASH

Centennial is also monitoring for EAB at City facilities, but has not been conducting preemptive treatment.

skirt that boundary by declaring OUR truth, and no one can challenge us to think or believe di erently than what our own stubborn brains embrace.

Yell who is more loving or more hateful. Keep ramming each other in the bumper car pit. Or slog out of the mud pit and take a shower. Pick whichever pit metaphor you wish ….

Linda Mazunik Lone Tree

bers of the LGBTQ community. Next was the smug “We deserve better than Bradley” by Megan Burch, who used LGBTQ+. And “Bradley’s brew of confusion” by Lloyd Guthrie, who used anti-LGBTQ. I was overwhelmed by all the vivid and thrilling adjectives bandied about.

Critique of writing

Wow! at Brandi Bradley person is a regular ashpoint for excited comments from defenders of the LGBTQIA community. I am referencing the letter by Margaret Furlow “Bradley seeks to divide”). e letters started with “Bradley tra cs in vicious slurs” by Eric Brody who defended mem-

What to look for

“ e best thing to do right now is determine if an ash tree is on your property,” Lone Tree City Forester Sam Waggener wrote in a statement to Colorado Community Media.

According to the Colorado State Forest Service website, homeowners can look for compound leaves

Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Clinton A. Blyth, also known as Clinton Andrew Blyth, and Clinton Blyth, Deceased

Case Number: 23PR30257

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 November 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Deborah M. Blyth, Personal Representative 9604 Las Colinas Drive Lone Tree, Colorado 80124

Legal Notice No. 945739

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: August 10, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Loyce Felton Orr Smith, Deceased Case Number: 23PR110

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

Deborah Lynn Smith Gager

Personal Representative 10184 Park Meadows Drive, No. 1310 Lone Tree, Colorado 80124

Legal Notice No. 945697

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Paula E. Lawson, Deceased

Case Number: 23PR128

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before November 27, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rex A. Lawson Jr.

Personal Representative

2304 Lansdowne Place Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Legal Notice No. 945745

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: August 10, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of SYLVIA COLLINSON-COOPER,

Eric used decent and sensible three times to prove his point. What was his point again? Did he want those decent people to accept and celebrate LGBTQ people? Actually, he claimed that no one demanded anyone else do anything. “Apart from refraining from slurring whole communities.” Does that include Christian and Muslim communities? ose who may not want to make the LBGTQ+ communities their religion, too? And could we even agree on what they want to

with ve to nine lea ets, diamondshaped bark ridges on mature trees, and leaflets, buds and branches growing directly opposite from one another.

Although EAB is difficult to detect in a tree and can go years without being noticed, Mason said that homeowners with ash

a/k/a SYLVIA MULLEN, a/k/a SYLVIA M. B. COLLINSON-COOPER, and a/k/a SYLVIA MARJORIE BARBARA

COLLINSON-COOPER, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30271

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives, or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before November 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representatives:

Janice Rerucha and Jane Moran

c/o Bridget K. Sullivan, Esq. Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 675 Fifteenth Street, Ste. 2300 Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Notice No. 945728

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Patrick Nolan Swenson, aka Patrick N. Swenson, aka Patrick Swenson

Case Number: 2023PR30274

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 November 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mulvihill & Fruhwirth, P. C. Cheryl Mulvihill

Attorney to the Personal Representative

19751 East Mainstreet #330 Parker, CO 80138

Phone Number: 303-841-2752

Legal Notice No. 945700

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Georgia Shelton, aka Georgia Alice Shelton, Deceased

Case Numbe: 2023PR30195

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 November 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Suzanne Groah, Personal Representative 11309 Woodbrook Lane Reston VA 20194

Legal Notice No. 945701

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

be called? Too many letters for me to keep them straight. Talk about a brew of confusion.

Lloyd used Hate, Religion and Freedom, truth and triggers all in the same sentence. Intentional misdirection and disengenuity is used in one paragraph and ideological misdirection and disengenuity in another. Because the goal is to keep us divided and o center with disingenuity in the third paragraph. Reinforcing this false construct. Is he trying to say that Brandi is a liar?

Big words, spewing vitriol. Is this any way to achieve the peace and unity that they claim they want? Are they sharing a thesaurus? Do they sound like word salad?

Mary Ann McCoy Lone Tree

trees on their property can look for D-shaped exit holes, shrinking leaf size, and heavy woodpecker activity.

If a homeowner thinks they have an infestation, Mason advises that they get in contact with a local CSU Extension office, which can help with identification and next steps.

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of GLORIA ANN MAI, aka GLORIA A. MAI, aka GLORIA MAI, Deceased

Case Number: 23PR30280

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

Wanda S. Birdwell, Personal Representative c/o Nicole Andrzejewski 5347 S. Valentia Way, Ste 335 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 945688

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Ona Darlene Yattaw, aka Ona D. Yattaw, aka Ona Yattaw, aka Darlene Yattaw, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30260

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the co-personal representatives or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before November 14, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carlli P. Caiozzi

Co-Personal Representative 1154 McMurdo Circle Castle Rock, CO 80108

Anthony J. Yattaw

Co-Personal Representative 6930 Hyland Hills St. Castle Pines, CO 80108-8736

Legal Notice No. 945681

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Barbara R. Albi, aka Barbara Albin, aka Barbara Ruth Albin Deceased Case Number: 23 PR 30272

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

Darren R. Swander c/o Silversmith Legal Attorney to the Personal Representative

PO Box 263 Vail, CO 81658

Legal Notice No. 945675

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Michael E. Stefanski, aka Michael Edward Stefanski, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030266

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

Michael J. Stefanski, Personal Representative c/o Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 103 4th Street, Suite 120 Castle Rock, CO 80104

Legal Notice No. 945676

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Pres

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 10, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of SYLVESTER KOJOUI GRAY JR. be changed to TIMOTHY WISDOM OWENS

Case No.: 23C408

By: Judge Brian Fields

Legal Notice No. 945711

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 28, 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 Champaben Patel be changed to Champa Patel Case No.: 23C369

By: Judge Brian Fields, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945684

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 28, 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 Edward Herman Konarske, IV be changed to Eddy Kona Hardesty

Case No.: 23 C 356

By: Judge Brian Fields

Legal Notice No. 945685

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on July 5, 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 Chad Ryan Soloway-VanDoorninck be changed to Chad Ryan VanDoorninck

Case No.: 23C394

By: Judge Brian Fields

Legal Notice No. 945708

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Public Notice is given on July 10, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Christopher Robert Vorse also known as Christopher Lee Keener be changed to Christopher Lee Keener

Case Number: 2023C32365

By: Blake Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945706

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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