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School board discusses parent engagement policy

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County School District’s accountability committee is recommending the board repeal changes to the parent engagement policy that added a parents’ rights section and language preventing “compelled speech.”

At the Dec. 12 meeting, members of the District Accountability Committee shared proposed changes to the parent engagement policy that would remove controversial language that some board members and parents worried would put transgender students at risk.

Earlier this year, the board, on a split vote, approved changes suggested by former board member Mike Peterson that prohibited compelled speech about oneself or oth-

ers, reiterated parents’ ability to optout of curriculum and mandated disclosure of information regarding health, identity and education.

At the time the changes were made, Peterson said the language around compelled speech could allow for misgendering of trans students.

However, at the Dec. 12 meeting, Superintendent Erin Kane said staff were interpreting the policy to mean a student wouldn’t be compelled to provide their pronouns, not that misgendering would be tolerated.

“We have discussed the policy as it sits today with our school leaders and do not interpret the policy as promoting misgendering an individual, rather we interpret the policy as not compelling students to declare their own personal pronouns,” Kane said.

Douglas County School Board swore in recently elected board members Susan Meek, Brad Geiger and Valerie Thompson at the Nov. 30 meeting. The board also voted 4-3 PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD to make Christy Williams the new board president.

Kane did not clarify whether misgendering is considered harassment or discrimination under district policy.

Citing the ambiguity of the policy, the District Accountability Committee encouraged the board to strike the provisions around compelled speech and disclosure.

“This language has discriminatory and legal implications, it can be harmful to students and it opens the district to litigation,” Julie Gooden, a District Accountability Committee member, said.

The committee also suggested removing the opt-out language because the district already has other policies dealing with that process.

Similarly, they said the language about parents having the right to raise their children according to their beliefs was redundant.

“We concur that parents’ rights are important, however, the text sufficiently covers the expectations and importance of the role of parents in their child’s learning,” Gooden said.

In addition, the committee recommended the policy include staff as collaborators and align with the standards of the Colorado Association of School Boards and the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships.

Before presenting to the board, the committee gathered feedback

on their recommendations through an online survey, which 54 parents, staff and students filled out. The overwhelming majority of respondents supported the changes.

Board members Christy Williams and Kaylee Winegar raised questions about the feedback that disagreed with the committee’s proposed changes.

One survey respondent who didn’t agree with the proposed changes said they supported keeping the language about parents rights because they are not problematic, even if it’s redundant.

Board members Susan Meek and Brad Geiger said they had concerns about the existing language leading to discrimination or a lawsuit.

“As a lawyer, I’m concerned someone will try to use this language as some sort of defense to discipline for bullying,” Geiger said. “Part of our job is to make sure our policies are both clear and not inconsistent with other policies.”

Meek and Geiger also supported creating a separate policy on the rights of district stakeholders, including parents, staff and students.

The board didn’t take action on the changes at the meeting. Kane said district administration is working on a plan for interpreting and implementing the parent engagement policy.

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Title companies are regulated by the Colorado Division of Insurance, which encourages consumers to shop their title insurance and closing services.

Sellers shouldn’t assume that their listing agent has shopped and compared their recommended title company, as the Division of Real Estate that licenses and regulates real estate brokers doesn’t require brokers to do so. Typically, most brokers just recommend their favorite title company, regardless of the costs to you.

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Health department warns about recalled applesauce

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The federal Food and Drug Administration announced it is investigating elevated lead levels in some cinnamon applesauce and apple puree pouches, pointing to brands that include one sold through retailers including Amazon, Dollar Tree and other online outlets, according to the FDA’s website.

The Douglas County Health Department has visited retailers in the county to ensure products are no longer stocked, but the department “urges you to check your pantry.”

Products affected by a food safety recall include: • WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches, including

“three packs” • Schnucks brand cinnamonflavored applesauce pouches and variety pack • And Weis brand cinnamon applesauce pouches.

See more information in the WanaBana company’s recall announcement at tinyurl.com/RecallAnnounce.

WanaBana is sold nationally through multiple retailers including Amazon, Dollar Tree and other online outlets.

Schnucks products are only available at Schnucks and Eatwell Markets grocery stores, and Weis brand pouches are only sold at Weis grocery stores, both located outside of Colorado, according to a Douglas County news release.

Locally, the Douglas County

Health Department investigates reports of elevated lead levels. To date, none of its investigations have been associated with this recall, the Dec. 12 release said.

The recalled products are potentially associated with childhood lead poisoning cases across the country, according to the release.

“People who have these products at home should discard them. Children who have eaten the products recently should get a blood lead test,” the county’s release said. “Most children have no obvious immediate symptoms. Parents and caretakers should consult a health care provider if they suspect a child may have been exposed to lead.”

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Douglas County offices will close at noon on Friday, Dec. 22 and will be closed Monday, Dec. 25 in observance of the Christmas Holiday.

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There’s art in every corner of Douglas County. Vote for your favorite.

Douglas County school board president Mike Peterson resigned his seat on the board effective Dec. 1. At the Nov. 30 meeting, Peterson said he timed his decision to step down from the board for after the election so he could help support school funding PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD questions.

School board sets plan to fill vacancy

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County School Board is accepting applications to fill the seat vacated by former president Mike Peterson who resigned on Nov. 30.

The board unanimously accepted Peterson’s official resignation on Dec. 12 and laid out a process to fill the District B spot. District B covers a large portion of western Douglas County, including Roxborough, Larkspur and part of Castle Rock.

The application period will close at noon on Jan. 5. Interviews will take place on Jan. 11. Finalists will be interviewed again on Jan. 23.

To be eligible for the spot, candidates must be at least 18, live in District B and have resided there for at least a year. As per state law, the candidate cannot have a convic-

tion for sexual offenses involving minors.

The candidate who receives a majority vote will serve the remaining two years of Peterson’s term. If no candidate gets a majority vote, board president Christy Williams will appoint someone.

Peterson resigned his seat earlier this month, citing plans to move out of state for personal reasons.

Board members Becky Myers and Kaylee Winegar thanked Peterson for his contributions to the district and dedication to students and staff.

“He never floundered in how hard he worked to do what was right for this district and the kids,” Winegar said. “He’ll be missed so much.”

Interested candidates can find more information and apply at dcsdk12.org/about/leadership/ board_of_education/board_ vacancy_appointment.

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County, CSU offer teacher development opportunities

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County School District is partnering with Colorado State University Global to offer educators professional development opportunities and discounted education.

The partnership will support funding for 18 teachers to receive continuing education and 14 educators to study for principal licensure. All district employees will also get a discounted tuition rate for CSU Global, an online campus.

“DCSD is incredibly excited about this amazing partnership with CSU

Global, as it will provide our dedicated staff an opportunity for continued growth for themselves with a direct benefit for our students,” Dan McMinimee, district Executive Director for Pathways, Choice and Alternative Education, said in a statement. “Our concurrent enrollment program in DCSD is far and away the best program in Colorado. This partnership will ensure us a continuing pipeline of highly trained staff.”

Teachers selected for the continuing education opportunity will learn how to effectively teach dual and concurrent enrollment courses, which allow students to receive college credits in high school. The prin-

The Douglas County School Board, shown in an August meeting, has made a deal with Colorado State University Global for professional development PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD courses.

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Credits earned through either the continuing education or licensure programs can be applied to a master’s degree for teaching and learning.

“By investing in educators’ professional development, we are supporting their individual growth, while also contributing to the overall excellence of education in Douglas County and Colorado,” Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker, President of CSU Global, said in a statement.

The school district has been working to expand professional development opportunities for staff as a solution to the nationwide teacher shortage. The new programs, the district said, are designed to prepare educators for leadership and administrative roles within Douglas County schools.

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DA continues to charge educators after judge balks School district explains separation agreements

BY NICKY QUINBY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has filed court summonses for three suspended Elizabeth Middle School administrators accused of failing to report suspected child abuse, following Elbert County Court Judge Palmer Boyette’s determination that there was “no probable cause” to issue arrest warrants against the three.

The DA’s office claims EMS principal Brett Michel, counselor Shannon Paxton and assistant principal and athletic director Jeffery Sparrow committed the misdemeanor offense of failure to report because they learned via email about allegations of inappropriate conduct or touching by an EMS teacher last spring, then failed to notify law enforcement or child protection services as required.

The summonses were filed Dec. 14, two days after the judge declined to issue arrest warrants, and all three administrators are scheduled for arraignment at 9 a.m. on Jan. 24 in Courtroom A at the Elbert County Combined Court in Kiowa. Because of the judge’s “no probable cause” finding, the administrators will not face mugshots and fingerprinting.

The three administrators were suspended Nov. 8 and have since reached separation agreements with the Eliza-

beth School District so that they will not return to work but will be paid through the end of January.

The teacher who initially faced allegations of inappropriate behavior was suspended on Sept. 27 and remains on leave with no clear resolution as of press time regarding future employment. The DA’s office wrote on Dec. 12: “At this time, we do not have enough probable cause to prove a criminal case in court beyond a reasonable doubt against the teacher at the center of the accusations.”

At the Dec. 11 Elizabeth School Board meeting, Superintendent Dan Snowberger said: “We will begin an investigation around our teacher who’s currently on leave. Just because the district attorney may not have found charges, we will also do our own investigation to ensure that there’s no unprofessional conduct or concerns that we would have.”

Separation agreements with the three administrators also were approved at the Dec. 11 meeting, and four days prior to that, Snowberger wrote in an email to the Elbert County News: “Following the district’s findings of likely violation of law and district policy by our leaders and counselor and the opportunity for those individuals to provide a response to those findings, the superintendent has determined it necessary to separate these individuals from district employment.” He added: “These individuals will not return to Elizabeth Middle School or any position in the Elizabeth School District.”

On Dec. 12, Elizabeth School District

spokesman Jason Hackett explained the process of reaching separation agreements with Michel, Paxton and Sparrow. He wrote: “As a result of its internal investigation, the district made a decision to separate these employees from the district on Thursday, Nov. 30, based upon documented violations of policy. The superintendent shared his decision with the three employees and discussed options for separation at that time.”

Hackett wrote that in consideration of due process and the three administrators’ rights, “the district chose separation agreements to limit legal costs that could result should individuals pursue legal action. Such agreements secure indemnification from future legal claims against the district and therefore protect district resources in mounting said defense.”

He wrote that the district notified Michel, Paxton and Sparrow of the intention to separate, “which could have come through termination, resignation in lieu of termination, or a separation agreement that includes an indemnification clause.” He added: “Had these employees chosen to pursue litigation, the district would have been forced to keep them on paid leave until those proceedings were completed, likely well into the spring of next year or beyond.”

By reaching separation agreements, he wrote, “the district protected itself against further costs that could arise from such legal action.”

Elbert County News Editor Scott Gilbert contributed to this story.

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Salon owner pours heart into Elizabeth Betty Haulman has been part of Elbert County community since 1976

BY COURTNEY BAKOS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Step into Elizabeth and you will find rich history — not only in the historic buildings, but in the people who call it home.

Longtime Elizabeth resident and salon owner Betty Haulman recalls moving to Elizabeth and the early days of her business. “I moved to Elizabeth in 1976 and put my shop in my home. The following year, I decided to buy a building on Main Street in Elizabeth and relocated my salon there. The building was moved

over here in the early 1900s from Elbert, Colorado because of the railroad coming through.”

Betty’s shop, Sizzor Magic Hair & Nail Salon, is now located at 796 E. Kiowa Ave., Suite H-9, in the Countryside Village shopping center on the east side of Elizabeth.

Betty attended cosmetology school in Denver and began doing hair in 1964. She recalls that when she made the move to Elizabeth, her Denver clients would happily make the drive out to see her. Today that still remains the case. “I pass several salons between my house and Betty’s in Elizabeth,” says Nancy, a longtime client of Betty’s, “but she is the best and well worth the drive.”

Currently the shop is open Monday through Saturday with four stylists, one manicurist and one esthetician.

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Betty Haulman first opened her Elizabeth FACEBOOK PHOTO salon in her home in 1976.

and styling hair, Betty still loves the process. “When someone comes in to get their hair done, I take time to look at the way their hair grows and the design they’re looking for,” she says. “I never cut the length without first asking. That way they’re happy with what I’m doing. I like to show them the correct way to brush their hair, and I curl and blow-dry with them watching so they know how to recreate the look themselves.”

“When I do someone’s hair,” she continues “there is a connection and I care about them from that moment on. I want to know what they do, where they live, if they have children. Then I can always be there for them.” That sense of connection is what has kept Betty in her career this long. It is also what she sees as the tie that holds communities like Elizabeth together.

“When people move to a town they need to care about the community, because they are part of it now,” says Betty who, upon moving to Elizabeth, intentionally immersed SEE HAULMAN, P25

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Baby Bear Hugs helps families Program provides tools for successful parenting

BY NICKY QUINBY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Whether it’s struggling with tantrums, dealing with sleep deprivation or figuring out how to discipline children, every parent needs help sometimes. Baby Bear Hugs offers support free of charge to Elbert County families with young children up to age 3, sometimes up to age 5.

Cathy Ruppel has been the BBH county coordinator for four years and feels that many families still don’t know about the help BBH can offer. “The more people know about our organization, the better,” she said.

Baby Bear Hugs Director Cathy Ruppel smiles inside Isabel’s Coffee in Elizabeth.

In an effort to reach more families, Ruppel sets up gatherings at the Evans Park splash pad in the summer and also organizes playdates, called Play with a Purpose, at Majestic SEE HUGS, P25

The Baby Bear Hugs office, within the Frontier Center, has play areas and toys for PHOTOS BY NICKY QUINBY children.

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or those who regularly read this column, you know that I am a huge sports fan. I love watching our Avalanche play. I’m not a huge basketball fan, but I’ve come FROM THE to like Nikola Jokic quite a bit over the last EDITOR year. I love him both on and off the court.

I am not a huge Broncos fan. I admit it — I like the Chiefs.

But I am glad to see the home team coming along under Sean Payton.

I have always been Thelma Grimes a major football fan.

Football is the reason I became a journalist back in those young days with dreams of only covering sports.

Nowadays, besides watching several pro sports games, I am also a huge fan of anything my children are playing.

While one is heading toward liking football next year, right now both boys are all about hockey.

That leads me to my point — in all the sports I watched this year and some last year, there is a growing problem. The referees. They are awful.

Jokic has been kicked out of multiple games this year. I love it when even he is perplexed as to why. I also love it when fans who paid to specifically see him want a refund when he’s kicked out early. I say they deserve a refund.

Then, there is the NFL. Man, this is probably the worst year of officiating I have ever seen.

Every game seems to be decided this year by a referee. To some degree, it was last year too. The timing of flags is suspicious. The specific penalties being called are suspicious. You do start questioning the game. Is it rigged for specific teams?

Are referees involved in gambling? Maybe it’s all about their fantasy teams?

At one time a bad call here or there was expected. But this year — the NFL has a major problem, making avid fans like me watch a lot less. If I’m skipping more games this year than ever, you must wonder how many others are too.

Then, we come down to the local level with my children’s sports. Some may think I am biased, but that’s OK. I likely am a little bit.

My son plays in the 10U no-check league with the Arapahoe Warriors. I saw hints of issues last year when we

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played an aggressive team that took out our star player with a dirty hit in the first period. The referees never got that game under control and multiple players were unnecessarily hurt.

This year, I’ve seen a game where there were four refs on the ice. Three were in training and one supposedly was the trainer. I watched whistles being blown for no reason. I watched them allow a score after the buzzer ended the period.

I watched them take away another goal saying the scoring team had a roughing call. Interestingly, the whistle did not blow when that team gained control of the puck, which is the rule.

At one game, I talked to a dad of one of the referees, who is 15. I think it’s fantastic that we have kids stepping into an officiating role. I also learned a lot from that dad about how parents can behave terribly and say unimaginable things to his son. I have seen that behavior myself and even changed some of my own behavior because of what he told me that day. I do understand his side.

However, I am also that parent paying thousands of dollars into a league to have my son play a sport he has come to love. I have watched politics play a part in the team he is put on. I have watched referees take a kids’ game and make it less fair or fun.

In all levels of sports, officiating is a true problem, and whether it’s the NFL, NBA or youth levels — the officials should be held accountable for horrible performances.

Locally, a coach and administrator of my son’s league said a huge problem is having a referee shortage. I am being told parent and fan behavior makes it hard to keep and recruit referees. I understand and see their side too. I understand it’s a complex issue.

This has led to a “hands off ” mentality regarding referee decisions. It’s OK that game-changing calls are being made because we have to be nice to them, so they do not leave.

A coach told me that referees in every sport are getting so much power that it’s gone to their head and there is no accountability, which means the problem will get worse before it gets better.

When parents stop paying, when fans stop buying tickets — will that create change?

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

Peace amidst chaos and confusion

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hen swirling storms of stress crash around us, peace feels impossible to grasp. Yet even in life’s most frenzied seaWINNING sons, we can cultivate an inner stillWORDS ness that the world cannot shake. By intentionally withdrawing to sacred spaces of solitude and silence, we regain emotional balance and clarity.

The noise of condemands Michael Norton stant drains our reserves.

Media headlines breed anxiety. The frenetic pace leaves us breathless.

And trying to keep up the pace in that race is exhausting and disrupts our peace. Seeking temporary refuge is not weakness but wisdom — an acknowledgement of our human limits.

Begin by carving out small pockets of peace in your daily routine.

Pause each morning before the day storms in. Brew a cup of coffee or tea, then sit quietly as dawn’s rosy glow fills your window. Breathe deeply and invite calming thoughts in and to help order your steps.

Unplug regularly too — both

from devices and people. Go for long meandering walks without an agenda. Let nature’s quiet rhythms still your spinning thoughts. Play soothing music and get lost in the notes.

When facing major decisions or dizzying uncertainty, plan an extended retreat. Book a weekend at a campground cabin with nothing but your family, books, journal and hiking trails. Pull away to gain proper perspective. There is one particular area of aspen and pine trees that I like to ski through in Beaver Creek, Colorado. And within that area, there is a place that hardly anyone else ever goes. I especially love skiing into that area on a snowy day as the only sound I can hear is the snow as it falls gently on my head and shoulders. And every time, I stop, pause and pray, and that brings me tremendous peace.

Again, life often feels like a turbulent ocean, tossing us about in its waves. Stress, uncertainty, and struggles frequently disturb our peace. Yet even amid raging storms, we can nurture an abiding inner peace that smooths restless waters.

The key is differentiating between peace of mind and peace of heart.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Antenna is good idea

As a former mayor of Denver, important issues that arose with our neighborhoods included the need for more restrooms in our parks and better wireless communication in all parts of the city, which is vital for police and fire safety, along with educational purposes. Both became a priority for the city, yet we often struggled with ways to fund such needs.

The town of Castle Rock has an opportunity to address both these needs without using tax dollars. Bison Park is poised to get a new restroom, valued at $500,000, that will benefit all visitors to the park. This cost will be covered by T-Mobile, which with town approval will be allowed to put a wireless communication antenna and equipment on top of the restroom at Bison Park.

I appreciate that some neighbors are concerned about this equipment, however, I have researched information that convinces me that wireless communication facilities are safe and strictly overseen by the Federal Communications Commission.

Therefore, I urge the Castle Rock Planning Commission and the Town Council to approve this project because the benefits will help the entire community.

Sadly, I understand the great need for better internet service for police and fire, which was evident during the horrible Columbine High School shootings in 1999. The lack of coordinated communications impacted police response and led communities nationwide to assure wireless service is upgraded for public safety.

We also saw the need for better wireless services for educational needs, especially during the pandemic. No student should have to leave their home to find good connectivity.

Most communities and cities have had to spend taxpayer dollars to make these vital wireless service and park restroom improvements, which takes money away from other needs.

Castle Rock is in an unique position to have these needs addressed without cutting back in other town services.

Wellington Webb Denver’s mayor, 1991-2003 Partisanship, not partnership

In his final Douglas County School Board meeting before resigning, Mike Peterson used his platform to

preach “partnership not partisanship.” However, when the board including newly elected Brad Geiger, Valerie Thompson and reelected Susan Meek went on to vote for board leadership, the KidsFirst candidates proved once again they are not interested in partnership.

The board president’s role is to ensure the integrity of the board’s process as the policy making authority for the district. Susan Meek has spent her career supporting public education including consulting with school boards, school districts, nonprofits, and education organizations in strategic planning and policy governance across the state. Yet, the board voted 4-3 in favor of their own Christy Williams of the KidsFirst slate to be president.

Then, when the opportunity came to partner with new members of the board by electing Brad Geiger as the vice president, the KidsFirst members again voted 4-3 in favor of their own Kaylee Winegar. Brad Geiger has spent a decade volunteering for the district on the Long Term Planning Committee and has a record of working with people of differing opinions.

Electing one-sided board leadership is not choosing partnership over partisanship. The voters spoke on Nov. 7 that they were tired of the drama and lawsuits brought about when the KidsFirst candidates were elected. Instead of listening to the community, unfortunately the board decided to continue along the path of partisan decision making.

Margaret Furlow, Highlands Ranch Thankful for tornado help

June 22 was a historic day in Highlands Ranch. The tornado that touched down in Highlands Ranch created many challenges by damaging homes, taking down historic trees, and impacting parks and open space — but luckily no lives were lost.

In the immediate aftermath of the damage, a Tornado Team was formed. We saw neighbors helping neighbors. More than 2,000 volunteers from near and far reached out to provide aid, and our local government agencies sprang into action.

As we approach the end of the year, I look back at photos of the damage, and I look at our community now.

I can’t believe how quickly we removed trees and root balls.

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ZITTEL

Conni Jeanne Zittel

February 28, 1957 - November 30, 2023

Conni Jeanne Zittel, 66, of Parker, Colorado, passed away much too soon in her home after a long illness on November 30, 2023. Conni, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, left our world to join our Lord and Savior in Heaven.

husband of 43 years, her beloved daughter Samantha, beloved son Eric, sister Joan and all 6 of her wonderful grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother Dorothy, father Donald, sister Carrie, and sister Sherry.

Conni was born on February 28, 1957. She attended Lincoln Southeast High School and later pursued higher education at the University of Nebraska.

Conni’s life was centered around her family and faith. She was a member of Parker Evangelical Presbyterian Church, where she found solace and community.

Conni leaves behind a grieving family and will be dearly missed by Michael her

Conni will be sorely missed by all who knew her. May she rest in peace.

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Brighton artist paints fantastic realism

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

J

udith Dickinson was born to be an artist.

When she was 8, numerous artists saw her talent and offered to teach her.

“I’ve been fortunate to continue my art education through the years working under some top artists, most recently Craig Tennant, Anthony Ryder and Michael Shane Neal,” Dickinson said.

Dickinson naturally developed the talent to oil paint portraits in accurate detail, depicting nature and contemporary life.

Southwest Art Magazine, Art Collector Magazine and Art of the West Magazine have also featured Dickinson’s work.

Dickinson said she didn’t go to college for art, where the lessons were on abstract art. She preferred painting realism, so she got her degree in education in Philadelphia at Cairn University but continued to paint when she could.

Dickinson brings the emotions and character of a real-life figure or scene to her paintings. She primarily paints portraits of clients and people around the world.

Dickinson said she had painted portraits of famous people such as Judge Judy and Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as paintings of many Christian leaders.

She also did portraits for former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter and his wife.

“Portrait commissions are what pays the most,” she said. “Portraits are very hard to do because each person is so different and you’ve got to be right on.”

Move to Colorado

Dickinson grew up in New Jersey on 700 acres of wooded countryside with lakes. She moved to Colorado in 1996.

TOP MIDDLE: The Rwandan moms of the Pygmy tribe live in poverty.

Judith Dickerson painted their story using fabric in many ways.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Judith Dickinson with two horse portraits she painted.

PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD

“I do miss the trees, but I love Colorado for the sunshine every day,” Dickinson said.

Dickinson moved to Brighton in 2007, and her art career expanded.

“When we drove into Brighton, it was a small town, and many places were boarded up with Christmas decorations that were still up in March,” she said.

Dickinson found an 1888 historic home for sale and decorated it with antiques from New Jersey.

“The home was owned by the first sheriff of Brighton, J.P. Higgins, who later became the third mayor. We love SEE PAINTING MASTERS, P17

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the house,” Dickinson said.

Dickinson said the city of Brighton offered them the former empty police station to turn into Main Street Gallery to help revitalize downtown.

Its gallery houses Colorado artists, also called the Main Street Creatives, offering art classes and hosting receptions.

It also has ten studio spaces.

“We have great teachers teaching 16 to 20 artists, running studios and showing in the gallery. …It’s wonderful that the city enables us to do that, “Dickinson said.

Dickinson Art Studio is in the old jail of the police building.

“I come to jail every day to do my art,” she said with a laugh.

“I come to my studio six days a week because I love it.”

Work in Africa

Dickinson and her husband’s lives changed when they went to work in Africa to start an orphanage in Uganda and work with the pygmy tribes in Rwanda.

What inspired Judith and Gary Dickinson to open an orphanage in Uganda? Gary was a professor at a New Jersey University with several African students, and one of them was like a brother to them.

“We were sending money for special projects,” Judith said.

Judith said Gary traveled to Uganda, and a person he helped invited him to come to a remote village to thank him.

When he arrived, he found many kids running around.

“This guy was trying to take these children in, they were living off the land and barely went to school. Gary said we can’t do everything, but this is one thing we can focus on, so it’s when he started the orphanage,” Judith said.

Judith continued her passion for painting art and making a

LEFT: A painting of a young lady sitting at a barn at the Brighton, Colorado Bromley Farms.

RIGHT: Judith Dickinson’s painting of Crazy Horse.

PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD

living to help sponsor the kids.

Judith said her painting sales went toward her work in Africa, and they continue to work there today. Gary goes three to four times a year, and she goes occasionally.

“A friend told us about a pygmy tribe that lives in poverty, so we went to work with two other tribes that had never learned to read or write,” Judith said.

Dickinson said the kids have been in school for eight years now, and they rebuilt their huts. They are being taught how to farm and are receiving clean water and medical care.

Dickinson said they took their grandchildren, three sons and their wives to Africa in June.

“They got to see how the other side of the world lives,” she said.

To see Dickinson’s work and find local galleries where her work is displayed, visit judithdickinson.com.

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Take the darkest day of the year and make it brighter

he winter solstice is an event I look forward to for much of the year – not because I’m a particular fan of such a short day, but because from then on we’re going to get a little lighter every day. So, while we’re stuck in all this darkness, I’ve done my equinox guy duty to gather together some great ways to mark the occasion. Here’s to brighter days ahead.

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First, there’s Sippin’ Santa, which is set up at Bernard’s Tiki Room above the Arvada Tavern, 5705 Olde WadClarke Reader sworth Blvd. This tiki-themed offering provides guests with a 75-minute experience that is sure to bring a bit of the island spirit to Olde Town.

Also on offer is The Stockroom’s, 5713 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Holiday at Hogwarts event, which features an evening of enchanted cocktails.

And then there’s the 5th annual NOEL Christmas Pop-Up Bar atThe Bluegrass Lounge, 7415 Grandview Ave. With a theme of Christmas in Colorado, this popular bar features Christmas cocktails, a specially curated menu and half-a-million lights and decorations. There’s also workshops, classic Christmas movie screenings, karaoke on Thursdays and Santa visits on Wednesday.

Explore the power of light at Walker Fine Art gallery

With this time of year being the darkest, it seems like the perfect time to celebrate the importance and beauty of light. That’s just what Walker Fine Art gallery, 300 W. 11th Ave., No. A, in Denver, is doing with its Revealing Radiance exhibit, which is on display through Saturday, Jan 6.

A group exhibit featuring the work ofChristopher Warren,Sara Pittman,Chloe Hedden,Allison Svoboda, Eileen Roscina and Chris Richter, the show examines the multi-faceted nature of light and its

man emotion, which is sure to make it an illuminating show.

Find details at www.walkerfineart. com.

Make your evening merry and bright at the Inverness Denver Fireside Bar & Grill

There’s something about a roaring fire at this time of year that just makes everything feel a whole lot brighter. The Inverness Denver’s Fireside Bar & Grill, 200 Inverness Drive West in Englewood, is taking this truth and upping the festive factor with the Blazing Bright holiday pop-up bar.

Running through Monday, Jan. 1, the special set-up will be blazing with twinkling trees and decorations and will feature specialty drinks like sleigh shots, the Angry Elf peppermint martini, an Ugly Sweater Weather mule and the Not So Silent Night sangria. It will also feature the Bah Humbug Hot Cocoa Bar, complete with boozy holiday delights, seasonal toppings and a complimentary commemorative holiday mug, plus festive light bites.

This is the place to go for holiday atmosphere, so head over to opentable.com to make a reservation.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Annie Booth Trio and Friends at Dazzle

Listen, if you’ve been a reader of mine for the last few years, you know I’m going to write about the Annie Booth Trio’s annual performance of themusic Vince Guaraldi wrote for “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Celebrating that episode of television and its music might be my favorite holiday tradition.

What makes this year special is it’s the trio’s (pianist Booth, bassist

ing additions to the proceedings. It’s the inaugural performance at the new Dazzle at the Arts Complex, 1080 14th St. in Denver, and the trio will be joined by vocalists Bailey Hinkley Grogan, Jenna McLean and Marion Powers.

Performances are at 5:30 and 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18 through Saturday, Dec. 23, and 4:30 and 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 24.

Get tickets for this absolute treat at www.dazzledenver.com.

Don’t miss the cartoonish fun at the Lakewood Cultural Center

If you’re looking for a truly unique and hilarious way to celebrate the holiday season, you definitely don’t want to miss The Queen’s Cartoonists. The sextet is a blend of topnotch multi-instrumentalists who bring in comedy and holiday-oriented fun for all ages.

They’ll be performing “Holiday Hurrah: Yule Love It!” at theLakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 22. According to provided information, the cartoonists perform “original soundtracks and fresh compositions perfectly synchronized with projections of cartoons pulled from the golden age of animation, cult cartoon classics and modern animated films.”

The blend of jazz, classical music and cartoons may seem like an odd pairing, but when the group takes to the stage, it all works. You’ve never seen anything like this, but getting tickets at Lakewood.org/LCCPresents can change all that.

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

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ifteen years can make a huge difference.

I vividly remember attending the annual meeting of the Delta-Montrose Electric Association in 2008. An extravagance of red, white, and blue bunting disguised the loading dock of the electrical cooperative where directors of Delta-Montrose sat. They were staking out a new definition of patriotism.

Their wholesale supplier, TriState Generation & Transmission, wanted to build a giant coal plant in Kansas to meet escalating electrical demand. Tri-State asked its 44 member cooperatives in Colorado and three adjoining states to extend their all-requirements contracts to 2050.

Delta-Montrose and a cooperative based in Taos, N.M., balked.

The keynote speaker, the chief executive of a state trade organization closely aligned with Tri-State, reprimanded Delta-Montrose. Coal, he insisted, was the answer then—and far into the future.

The facts seemed to be on his side.

Coal extraction reached a new peak in 2008. It was cheap and plentiful.

Natural gas prices, though, had reached stratospheric levels. The marvels of hydraulic fracturing had not yet produced the bounty of hydrocarbons. As for wind and solar, their prices were declining, but they generally remained more expensive.

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Last week, Tri-State, Colorado’s second largest electrical utility announced it wants to accelerate the closing of its final coal-burning unit at Craig to 2028, two years earlier than previously scheduled. It will also close a newish coal plant in Arizona by 2031. These plans depend upon whether Tri-State can get federal aid earmarked by the Inflation Reduction Act for retiring stranded assets.

As for that coal plant in Pueblo, it’s to close by 2031, possibly earlier.

Original date: 2070.

Good thing Tri-State failed to build that giant coal plant in Kansas in 2008. Extraction of coal in the United States peaked that year. Coal was king. Look at it now.

Now, as they plan their systems 15 years into the future, Xcel Energy and Tri-State, the state’s two largest electrical utilities, both want to build natural gas plants as they close coal plants. Fort Collins-based Platte River Power Authority, the

state’s fourth largest utility, hasn’t formally proposed natural gas.

However, directors from the four northern Colorado municipal utilities have given managers authority to begin the permitting process.

The utilities must meet peak demands when renewables come up short. One such time came in February 2021. Winds ceased blowing for several days. Solar production was thin. Tri-State resorted to burning oil to create electricity.

Our hot days of summer will likely get hotter yet. Colorado this year was cool, but still new heat records were set or tied in Alamosa, Grand Junction, and elsewhere. We can expect increased heat. If unlikely, it’s still possible that the Front Range cities could have a few unprecedented days of 108 to 110 degrees— or even hotter. Air conditioners would go crazy.

Finally, while demand has flattened in recent years, the result of improved energy efficiency, utilities expect sharp increases as we try to electrify most everything. Transportation will happen most easily, but buildings will take time.

Natural gas has been called the bridge to decarbonization. How far out do we need this bridge? Even the utility managers that I consider rock stars of the energy transition differ.

Mark Gabriel, CEO of United Power, the 110,000-member cooperative north of Denver, insists we’ll need some small amounts of

natural gas to mid-century. At Holy Cross Energy, the cooperative serving the Vail and Aspen areas, Bryan Hannegan is stretching to achieve emissions-free electricity by 2030.

That sounds like no natural gas.

A study commissioned by the Colorado Energy Office also sees a small role for natural gas, about 1.5% in 2040. For 100% emissionsfree electricity, the costs escalate.

Might a new technology arrive? A game-changer would be long-duration and affordable storage such as that which could hoard surplus wind generation for 100 hours or more. Working with Form Energy, Xcel Energy will test one such technology in Pueblo in 2024. Or could smaller solutions broadly distributed be the answer?

Colorado regulators on Wednesday began talking about Xcel’s plans. Megan Gilman, a public utilities commissioner from Edwards, and Tom Plant, a commissioner from Buena Vista, both identified the problem of leaving electric customers on the hook for the costs of building natural gas plants if they become stranded by new technology.

Another way of saying this is that nobody has all the answers. Just keep in mind that just 15 years ago coal was king.

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NORTON FROM PAGE 14

Peace of mind comes from organizing practical details of life, so they don’t weigh heavily on our thoughts.

We plan ahead, create efficient systems, and check tasks off lists so our mind feels clear to rest. But even with orderly affairs, anxieties can still lurk underneath, stealing peace.

Lasting peace emerges from a settled heart rooted in God, not orchestrated circumstances. Even when unexpected storms come, we stand unshaken, confident of God’s love.

This soul-deep peace rises above external chaos. Our mind and emotions may still feel turbulent, but our spirit remains still.

We cultivate peace of heart through spiritual disciplines that transform us from the inside out — habits like prayer, scripture meditation, solitude, worship and service to others. Immersing ourselves in God realigns our heart to what matters most. Our focus shifts from transient worries to eternal truth.

As we prioritize these soul-care practices, our hurried pace naturally slows. We release tight grasps on control. We stop chasing fleeting pleasures that never satisfy. We let holiness

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While many of the landscape looks barren where there were once many trees, I look forward to seeing new plantings over the next few years, and watch the community continue to flourish.

Saying thank you doesn’t seem to be enough to express my gratitude to the many individuals and organizations that stepped up and supported our community. There are many unsung heroes whose names you will probably never know. In the days after the tornado they provided their time and skills to help our community recover.

• Many members of volunteer agencies saved homeowners more than $600,000 by assisting with limb and tree breakdown and removal.

• Staff from Douglas County assisted by providing drop off locations, debris pick up, debris haul away, and so much more.

• Highlands Ranch Community Association staff helped volunteer organizations and residents navigate the

heal and shape us. Though chaos still swirls around us, His perfect peace guards our hearts and minds. Even when pounding waves threaten to sink us, we stand serene, anchored in calmness. We feel the peace that transcends circumstance.

In chaos, our instinct is to worry and overanalyze. But peace flows most freely when we surrender control. Declutter your frenzied mind so God’s gentle whisper can get through.

No matter the external noise, once grounded, we can once again find ourselves in that perfect peace. We simply must continually retreat into His presence — our shelter from the raging storms.

Last week I wrote about hope, this week is about peace, next week will be about joy, and then the final column in this four-part series will finish with a column about love. These follow the season of Advent. I hope you enjoy them and that you will find peace today. I would love to hear your story of peace at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can find peace in our hearts and peace of mind, it really will be a better than good life.

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• Our community’s first responders from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Douglas County Office of Emergency Management and South Metro Fire Rescue provided vital services following the tornado.

• We appreciate fellow government agencies that sent forestry staff and equipment to help with removal of downed trees. These agencies included South Suburban Parks & Recreation, Foothills Park & Recreation District, Arvada, Lakewood and Boulder.

Lastly, I want to thank my staff.

Metro District staff dropped all their weekend plans following the storm to clear downed trees, stand up debris drop off sites, communicate with residents, and remove debris to provide safe spaces for our community to live and play.

In the days after the tornado, we all witnessed the strong sense of community that exists in Highlands Ranch.

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Colorado composer finds work on Christmas album Sterling native discovers a 40-year-old recording of his arrangement

BY JEFF RICE JOURNAL-ADVOCATE

Singer-songwriter Kip Dubbs recently discovered that one of his compositions has been recorded on a Christmas album.

By an artist he’d never heard of.

Nearly 40 years ago.

The Sterling native has spent much of his adult life in Hollywood composing music for some of the nation’s greatest performers. Pat Boone, Doc Severinson, Ray Conniff and Stan Kenton all have performed music composed or arranged by Dubbs. He was last in Sterling in 2017 to hear the First Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir perform “Revive Me, Lord,” a composition that took him 10 years to complete.

Before Hollywood beckoned, however, Dubbs taught high school choir in Sidney, Nebraska, and it was there the strange tale of a Christmas song began.

Dubbs had taken some of his students to the 1981 Nebraska All State Choral Festival in Doane, Nebraska.

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Rodney Eichenberger, under whom Kipp had studied years before at the University of Southern California. As it happened, Dubbs had just recently had a new song published, “A Night

Out for Dobbin,” set to the tune of “Jingle Bells.” He decided to give his former mentor copies of the song, hoping they would be performed by Eichenberger’s students.

“I had a package of 50 copies that I gave him,” Dubbs said “He was so surprised as he looked through the music, and very nicely took it. We finished our conversation and I always wondered if he had ever had his university choir perform it, or even read through it at a rehearsal.”

Dubbs never heard back from the professor and thought little about the encounter.

Then, in August 2020, Dubbs’ son Jobe happened to send Kip a link to a website than listed much of Kip’s work and the artists he’d worked with. It was all quite familiar — except for one thing. “(A)s I scrolled down I saw the name of a certain artist,” Dubbs said.

“I began thinking, ‘I have no recollection of recording with this particular artist.’ As I searched through the songs on that album, I read the last song title of the album. ‘A Night Out For Dobbin.’ It was my song.”

The album was a Christmasthemed recording titled “O Come All Ye Faithful,” a 10-cut LP with the usual Christmas carols and songs on it. And there, in the tenth slot, was Kip Dubbs’ song.

But Dubbs didn’t recognize the

choral group, The Faye Dumont Singers, or the record label, Move Records. There’s a reason for that: The choral group and the record label are headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. And, it turns out, the album was released in 1983.

Digging around a little more on the internet and in his own memory, Dubbs finally came up with a connection. It seems Faye Dumont herself was doing graduate work under Prof. Eichenberger at USC back in 1980, around the time Dubbs reconnected with Eichenberger at that Nebraska choral festival and handed over copies of his new song.

“Years later, after I found the Faye Dumont recording, I figured Dr. Eichenberger evidently did have one of his choirs sing it,” Dubbs said.

But if the song had been officially published, wouldn’t the songwriter be owed some royalties? How could a professional musical group record and sell a recording of a song without the composer knowing about it?

“Unfortunately, it happens a lot in the music business where we miss out on royalties,” Dubbs said.

“There’s no hope on (collecting) royalties now. I’ve had this happen before. I guess that’s show biz.”

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becoming the Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce president. She was also involved in the Elizabeth Stampede Queen and royalty process and was active with the school district and future business leaders’ group. Bet-

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View Church. Ruppel also connects with families through community outreach. BBH staff can also meet with families wherever it’s most convenient — at home, at Majestic View Church or at the BBH office.

Ruppel says that BBH has a close relationship with other local organizations, like Elbert County Health, Swaddling Clothes of Elizabeth, and the Elbert County Early Childhood Council. They “all support each other emotionally,” Ruppel explained, and their relationships help families get the resources they need.

BBH can help families access tangible items like diapers, wipes and formula, but they also want to spend time with families, making parents feel supported by giving them the tools they need to parent successfully. BBH wants children to develop assets that empower them to resist failure and to have strong, supportive adults in their lives.

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BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Every year, university admissions officers read and sort through tens of thousands of essays. It’s a long, arduous process.

Now, some researchers say an artificial intelligence tool may be able to help admissions officers sort through essays and recognize prospective students who might previously have gone unrecognized.

The application is a long way off from actually being used in the admissions process, but the group that includes researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder say it has the ability to pull out key traits of students, such as leadership qualities or the ability to persevere.

The possible use of AI in admissions, however, raises questions about how universities would responsibly use it, especially because college admissions officers have said essays might carry more weight in the wake of the Supreme Court decision eliminating the use of race-based admissions.

Sidney D’Mello, a CU Boulder professor in the Institute of Cognitive Science and Department of Computer Science who helped develop the system, said he and fellow researchers want to emphasize the responsible use of AI, including calling for transparency in how

admissions decisions would be made.

“We’re certainly very, very firm on the fact that it’s really what we call human-centered AI,” he said, “where the human is really the one making the decisions” and the AI acts as a tool.

To develop the AI tool, D’Mello and researchers from the University of Pennsylvania used more than 300,000 anonymous, 150-word essays submitted to colleges in 2008 and 2009. Those essays focused on extracurricular activities and work experiences.

A group of admissions officers then read those essays and scored them based on seven characteristics. The researchers trained the AI system based on how admissions officers evaluated those characteristics within the essays.

The AI platform was able to identify those characteristics in new essays and assign qualities to applicants across different student backgrounds, including whether students demonstrated teamwork or intrinsic motivation.

D’Mello said the model also showed it has potential to avoid bias by being designed not to show a preference for any particular racial, gender, or socioeconomic background.

“This is really kind of blending what computers do best — they can find patterns in large volumes of data — with what humans do best and that’s finding the best in each other,” D’Mello said.

“This is the core of how we’ve been try-

ing to approach this.”

Many universities across the country are evaluating their admissions processes after the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision banning race-based admissions. They want to ensure they build diverse classes while still complying with the law.

U.S. Department of Education guidelines encourage colleges to use materials such as essays to get a fuller picture of who students are, the communities they come from, and any adversity — including discrimination — they might have dealt with.

At the same time, Melissa Clinedinst, director of research initiatives and partnership with the National Association for College Admission Counseling, said schools still rank essays lower than a student’s grades for college admissions or test scores. Colorado has made test scores optional for students for students applying to public universities.

Clinedist said colleges are trying harder than ever to find ways to improve their admissions processes. She could see how AI systems might appeal to school officials who have to sort through thousands to tens of thousands of essays with only limited staff to do so.

AJ Alvero, a computational sociologist at the University of Florida who focuses on language, ethnicity, culture, and education, and who wasn’t

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involved in the study, but reviewed it at the request of Chalkbeat, said the researchers do a great job keeping the ethical issues of bias at the forefront of their study.

Getting to a point where universities could use AI systems might be a long way away, he said.

“A technical concern here could be, if and when universities adopt these tools, are they considering how student language is changing?” he said.

He also said universities would need to put accountability measures in place if there are errors and have staff on hand, such as a computer scientist, to handle any potential problems.

Alvero said schools would also benefit students by allowing more transparency in the application process.

Transparency could also give researchers a better look at how to evaluate bias within school decisions and how to train the AI systems.

D’Mello and his fellow researchers hope to continue to develop the AI, including small testing in cooperation with universities.

“We really want to take a measure twice, cut once approach when it comes to high-stakes things such as this,” he said.

Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.

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BLEY, ANN BLUE SKY REMODELING BLYTH, DORIS BOB BARKER COMPANY BOBCAT OF THE ROCKIES BORGES, MARCUS VINICIUS D BORGOS, CAROLYN BRADFORD, BRET BRANNAN AGGREGATES BRANT, BARRY BRICK, CYNTHIA J BRIDDLE, JAMEY BRIDGEVIEW IT INC BRIGHTLY SOFTWARE INC BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT BRINKWORTH, THOMAS BRITTON, ROBERT & BIRUTA BROGAN, ROBERT CHARLES BROOKES, EDWARD RICHARD JAMES BUCKEYE CLEANING CENTER OF DENVER BUCKNER, CHARLES BUDDHA LOGIC INC BUFFETTI, PAULA SUE BURDICK, DENNIS BURNETT, CHRISTOPHER LEE BURNS FIGA & WILL PC BURNS, WALTER O BURNS, ZACHARY J C & L WATER SOLUTIONS INC

184.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 5,000.00 Escrow Payable 80.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 4,730.40 Operating Supplies 41,314.69 Equipment Rental 334.36 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 168.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 132.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 100,464.78 Aggregate Products 39.08 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 49.28 Travel Expense 1,320.00 Contract Work/Temporary Agency 7,470.54 Computer Software License 154.99 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 1,102.31 Travel Expense 451.12 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 1,575.66 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 280.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 31.33 Janitorial Supplies 172.50 Travel Expense 20,070.00 Software/Hardware Support 140.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 168.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 139.78 Travel Expense 1,988.50 Legal Services 20,112.09 Emergency Response Services 310.50 Travel Expense 15,150.00 Large Culvert and Storm Sewer Repair Projects CALDWELL, DAVID 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees CALDWELL, KELLY 11.27 Travel Expense CANOPY TREE SERVICE INC 1,387.50 Wildfire Mitigation Services CARING COMMUNITIES OF COLORADO 102,315.00 Mental Health Services CASON, FRANCES M 84.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees CASSELL, BRITTANY 191.65 Metro Area Meeting Expense CASTELLANO, DEREK 1,350.00 Tuition Reimbursement CASTLE ROCK CHEVROLET BUICK GMC 12,618.88 Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts CASTLE ROCK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP 1,493.65 Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts CASTLE ROCK COMPOSTING 12,526.82 Waste Disposal Services CASTLE ROCK FORD 4,493.08 Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts CASTLE ROCK PRIDE 3,677.55 Professional Services CASTLE ROCK ROCK LLC 22,519.10 Aggregate Products CASTLE ROCK SENIOR CENTER 2,220.00 Transportation Services Grant CASTLETON CENTER WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT 715.57 Water & Sewer CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF CENTRAL COLORADO 28,054.36 Community Support CCMSI 5,477.66 Workers Compensation Claims CDW GOVERNMENT LLC 13,916.50 Computer Hardware CED - CONSOLIDATED ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTORS INC 6,663.69 Repair & Maintenance Supplies CEMEX MATERIALS INC 6,819.39 Aggregate Products CENTER COPY BOULDER, INC. 1,393.78 Office Supplies CENTRAL SALT LLC 22,487.12 Salt & Other Ice Removal CENTURY LINK 19,255.02 Telephone/Communications CERTICHEX LLC 421.50 Office Supplies CGRS INC 125,848.00 Septic Tank Removal - Justice Center CHADDERDON, KEITH E 168.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees CHANDLER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 11,667.88 Accounting & Financial Services CHAPMAN, BARBARA 48.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees CHAPMAN, DOUG 78.63 Travel Expense CHATO’S CONCRETE LLC 671,602.45 2023 Sidewalk Repairs Project CHATO’S CONCRETE LLC 1,650.00 Insurance Claims CHAULEY, NAVIN 189.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees CHRISTENSEN CPA, NEAL 220.00 Travel Expense CHURCH OF THE ROCK 7,248.48 Emergency Rent Assistance Funding CINTAS CORPORATION 1,898.58 Service Contracts CINTAS CORPORATION 1,045.00 Training Services CIRCULAR EDGE LLC 30,000.00 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance CITY OF AURORA 56,567.80 Due to Aurora - MV Sales Tax Fee CITY OF CASTLE PINES 180,325.68 Due to Castle Pines - MV Sales Tax Fee CITY OF LITTLETON 8,980.33 Due to Littleton - MV Sales Tax Fee CITY OF LONE TREE 264,290.32 Due to Lone Tree - MV Sales Tax Fee CL CLARKE INC 13,783.25 Professional Services CLAAR, JUDY A 184.42 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder CLAUS, MARTIN 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees CLEAR BALLOT GROUP INC 118,471.84 Software/Hardware Support CMF LEASING COMPANY 1,744.09 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder CODE-4 COUNSELING 8,100.00 Training Services COHERO 8,325.00 Coroner CMS Implementation COLLINS ENGINEERS INC 1,373.00 General Engineering Services

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800.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees COLORADO CHILLER SERVICES 595.00 Repair & Maintenance Service COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 12,217.76 Newspaper Notices/Advertising COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 64.00 Professional Services COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT 981.00 Due to State-PH Marriage License COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 6,540.00 Due to State-HS Marriage License COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 4,050.00 Annual Fee Permit COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 6,738.00 Due to State-Vital Record Fee COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 4,245,758.55 Due to State - MV COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF STATE 8,806.00 Due to State - eRecording COLORADO DOORWAYS INC 4,936.22 Repair & Maintenance Service COLORADO MASTICATION 6,150.00 Wildfire Mitigation Project COLORADO PAINT COMPANY 160,922.50 Paint & Road Striping COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE 10.00 Due to State-Voter Confidentiality COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION 80,325.24 2nd Quarter 2023 Services COLORADO WILDLIFE AND TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE 685.00 Security Deposit Refund COLUMBINE PAPER & MAINTENANCE 531.16 Janitorial Supplies COMFORT INN AND SUITES 1,176.00 Student Travel COMMERCIAL FENCE & IRON WORKS 29,352.30 Insurance Claims COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP LLC 15,487.75 Professional Services COMMUNIQUE CONSULTING, LLC 5,887.50 Professional Services COMPASSCOM SOFTWARE CORPORATION 399.48 Telephone/Communications COMPUTRONIX INC 24,581.25 Professional Services COMSTOCK, ANNE 36.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees COMSTOCK, JAMES 32.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees CONNER, JOE WILLIE 80.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees CONSOR ENGINEERS LLC 12,461.70 General Engineering Services CONTACT WIRELESS 2,010.27 Software/Hardware Support & Maintenance CONTINUUM OF COLORADO 21,780.00 Professional Services CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 135,775.92 Utilities/Electric CORHIO 1,530.00 Software/Hardware Support & Maintenance CPS HR CONSULTING 8,798.60 Recruitment Services CREEKSIDE BIBLE CHURCH 200.00 Security Deposit Refund CRISIS CENTER 6,259.36 Reimbursement for Community Services CROW, WILLIAM 120.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees CTL THOMPSON INC 4,200.00 Construction Services CUB SCOUT PACK 781 100.00 Security Deposit Refund DAIGLE, NANCY 22.55 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder DAMEN, JOAN M 180.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees DANIELSON, MAUREEN 529.46 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder DARLAND CONSTRUCTION 40,000.00 Escrow Payable DAVID R KEMP PLUS INC 2,592.74 Repair & Maintenance Service DAVIS, BETTE R 48.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees DC APPRAISERS 12,410.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees DC GROUP INC 3,394.83 Service Contracts DEAS, CHARLES JEREMY 1,213.49 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder DEERFIELD HOMEOWNERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS 54,582.75 Wildfire Mitigation Project DEFENSIVE EDGE TRAINING & CONSULTING 1,650.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees DELVE, DEREK S 310.50 Instructor Travel DEMKO DIJULIO, DEBORAH 153.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees DENNIS, AMANDA 48.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees DENNIS, MICHAEL FREDERICK 160.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees DENOVO VENTURES LLC 24,900.00 Software/Hardware Support & Maintenance DENVER HEALTH & HOSPITAL AUTHORITY 4,730.98 Medical Services DENVER SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT 72.20 Purchased Services DEPAUL INVERNESS LLC 11,952.50 Building/Land Lease/Rent DERTZ, DAN 1,099.23 Travel Expense DESERT SNOW LLC 1,398.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees DESIGN CONCEPTS CLA INC 11,770.00 Douglas County Parks Data Analysis DESIGN WORKSHOP INC 24,765.00 Professional Services DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS INC 8,631.69 Mill Levy Distribution DEYOUNG, JASON 7,875.00 Wildfire Mitigation Project DIETRICH, JENNIFER 1,350.00 Tuition Reimbursement DISALVO, PAUL 104.26 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 18TH DISTRICT 877,538.90 Legal Services DOMINION WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT 90,012.10 Louviere Waterline Meter DOUBLE R EXCAVATING 51,460.00 Asphalt & Asphalt Filler DOUGLAS COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION 29,954.00 Purchased Services DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTHY YOUTH COALITION 3,391.99 Professional Services DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 31,381.04 ESSA Services DOVE CREEK FORESTRY INC 29,925.00 Wildfire Mitigation Project DPR1 ENTERPRISES LLC 2,042.79 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder DREAM FINDERS HOMES LLC 25,395.00 Escrow Payable Continued to Next Page 946556

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Continued From Last Page: Page 2 of 3 No. 946556 DRENNAN, MICHAEL 13.62 Metro Area Meeting Expense DUANE MEYER APPRAISALS LLC 15,300.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees DUBOIS CHEMICALS INC 7,825.04 Repair & Maintenance Service DUCHENY, JASON 404.74 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE 16,072.00 Purchased Services DUMONT, DANIEL 414.00 Travel Expense DYER-JONES, LARA 557.48 Travel Expense EAN SERVICES LLC 1,756.02 Facility Rental ECONOLITE CONTROL PRODUCTS INC 300,684.00 Traffic Signals - Construction EICHER, ABBEY 116.59 Travel Expense EICHER, LAURA 120.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees ELLIOTT, MARY B 357.74 Travel Expense EMBASSY SUITES COLORADO SPRINGS 12,827.00 Instructor Travel EMERGENCY SYSTEMS COMPLIANCE SERVICES 25,487.37 Repair & Maintenance Service EMK USE OF FORCE & TRAINING CONSULTATION 240.00 Training Services EMPIRE CARPENTRY 48,501.81 Home Stabilization Evans - Gandy Homestead EMPLOYMENT MATTERS LLC 2,015.00 Training Services ENVIROTECH SERVICES INC 83,119.58 Dust Suppressant ENVISION IT PARTNERS 2,658.00 Software/Hardware Support & Maintenance ERICKSON JR, RICHARD 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees ERICKSON, CATHY 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees ERN, AMANDA 872.43 Travel Expense ERO RESOURCES CORPORATION 13,580.47 Professional Services ESCOBEDO, JONATHAN 1,119.00 Travel Expense ESKER SOFTWARE INC 804.86 Software/Hardware Support & Maintenance EVERDS, SANDRA & EMILY 10.97 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder EXCEL ELITE LABS LLC 85.00 Purchased Services FALCONE REFRIGERATION INC 1,140.00 Repair & Maintenance Service FALTER, LAWRENCE S 120.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees FARROW, ANDREA G 51.09 Travel Expense FASTENAL COMPANY 329.89 Sign Parts & Supplies FELSBURG, HOLT AND ULLEVIG 16,127.50 Pine Drive & Pine Lane Road Projects FERNANDEZ TRUCKING AND PAVING 5,000.00 Asphalt Services FIREWISE COLORADO INC 5,062.50 Wildfire Mitigation Project FISHER, JENNIFER JEAN 198.07 Travel Expense FLETCHER III , CHARLES 64.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees FLUSH PLUMBING & HEATING 300.00 Repair & Maintenance Service FORENSIC TRUTH VERIFICATION GROUP 150.00 Recruitment Services FOUNTAIN-QUINTANA, BRITTANY V 63.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees FRANKTOWN ANIMAL CLINIC 123.30 Medical, Dental & Vet Services FRENCH, JA’DAE 105.85 Travel Expense GADES SALES COMPANY INC 4,900.00 Traffic Signal Parts GALLS LLC 109,270.67 Clothing & Uniforms GAMBRELL, CARY 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees GARG, SAMEER 273.08 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder GARMAN, ELAINE 120.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees GARNEY CONSTRUCTION 2,500.00 Escrow Payable GATES OF COLORADO 7,750.00 Galvanized Drain GAUGHAN, JENNIFER 172.92 Travel Expense GERNERT III, WILLIAM EDGAR 80.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees GIBSON, DEIRDRE & RODNEY 130.52 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder GIS PEACE LLC 3,520.00 Software/Hardware Support & Maintenance GITLITZ, PAMELA 124.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees GMCO CORPORATION 39,292.00 Dust Suppressant GODDARD, DAVID 48.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees GOLDEN, JOHN H 53.54 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder GOLDMAN, SUSAN 128.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees GOPALAN, ASHOK 144.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees GORDON, CHRISTY LEE 92.09 Metro Area Meeting Expense GOUDY, MALISA 395.50 Travel Expense GOVCONNECTION INC 80,840.51 Computer Equipment GRAINGER 836.28 Operating Supplies GREGORY GERKEN LLC 28,700.00 Appraisal Services GRIFFIN, NANCY 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees GRIFFIN, SCOTT 68.06 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder GROUND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC 47,185.75 Construction Inspection Services GULLION, LYNNE M 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees GUTHRIE, CHRISTIE 638.33 Recognition Programs GWORKS 5,552.00 Software/Hardware Support & Maintenance HAGGAN, ROSELLA FAE 92.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HAMILTON, JEFFREY A 13,855.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HAMMERSMITH, JAMES 120.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HAMPTON, MARCOS 143.26 Travel Expense HARBOUR, RICHARD 266.40 Travel Expense HARRIS, LINDA 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HARRIS, VINCE 189.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HARRISON, CHRISTOPHER D 629.21 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder HART, KAREN E 15,512.50 Election Judges/Referee Fees HARTFORD TECHNOLOGY RENTAL COMPANY 4,360.00 Elections Equipment Rental HASLOB, DONALD AND STEINHAUER, KELLY 68.06 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder HAWKINS, KATHERINE 200.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HAWKINS, WILLIAM 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HAWORTH, SANDRA 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HBS 604.36 Waste Disposal Services HDR ENGINEERING INC 37,723.77 Hilltop Road Project HEALDWORKS INC 7,700.00 K-9 Training Facility Supplies HEALTHCARE MEDICAL WASTE SERVICES 269.50 Biohazard Waste Removal HEIKKINEN, SYDNEY 56.33 Travel Expense HELENA AGRI ENTERPRISES 36,849.60 Operating Supplies HELP & HOPE CENTER 10,332.20 Reimbursement for Community Services HENDERSON, TERILEE 104.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HENNING, BRIAN 48.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HERLIN, CAROLYN 234.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HERRON, ROCKWELL E 12,500.00 Professional Services HIGHAM, MARCCO 115.55 Metro Area Meeting Expense

HIGHLANDS RANCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 760.75 Natural Resource Management HIRERIGHT LLC 1,933.90 Recruitment Services HODITS, SARAH 709.02 Travel Expense HOFFORD, JOHN 35.16 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder HOKE, SARAH E 332.85 Travel Expense HOLCIM-WCR INC 305,930.03 Aggregate Products HOLDEN, BRITTNI C 11.14 Travel Expense HOLT, SAVANNAH 295.07 Clothing & Uniforms HOLUB, SPENCER 1,024.00 Travel Expense HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON GREELEY 9,026.00 Student Travel HONNEN EQUIPMENT COMPANY 110,884.73 Capital Asset Equipment Purchase HONNEN EQUIPMENT COMPANY 25,000.00 Equipment Rental HOPSKIPDRIVE INC 1,808.03 Student Transportation HORMANN, TONYA LEE 69.15 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder HORNE, SUSAN 128.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HOWELL, CHARLES 308.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HR GREEN FIBER & BROADBAND LLC 8,833.75 Broadband Service HR GREEN INC 1,664.00 Professional Services HUDICK EXCAVATING INC 62,986.75 Inverness Drive Bridge to Bridge Repair HUFF, ALISSA 134.74 Travel Expense HUFF, BENJAMIN 338.17 Travel Expense HUMANE SOCIETY OF PIKES PEAK 80,450.00 Animal Control Services HUMPHREY, KAREN 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees HUNDLEY LLC 3,335.00 Fair/Rodeo Supplies HURTADO, ZOE 92.96 Travel Expense IC THREADS 40.00 County Fair Awards ICMA MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS 200.00 Professional Membership & Licenses ICON ENGINEERING INC 24,413.62 Professional Services IHC SCOTT INC 1,231,543.67 Bayou Gulch Road Project IMAGEFIRST 250.00 Professional Services INFINITIVE LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS LLC 2,290.00 Professional Services INGRANDO, DELLA B 80.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees INJURY CARE ASSOCIATES 7,235.00 Recruitment Services INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INC 17,279.28 Software/Hardware Subscription INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS CONSULTING CORPORATION 8,258.35 Professional Services INTELLECTUAL TECHNOLOGY INC 173.32 Returned Check Fees INTERPRET SITE LLC 8,500.00 Professional Services J & S CONTRACTORS SUPPLY 252.00 Sign Parts & Supplies J P MORGAN CHASE BANK 985,858.02 PCard 10/05/23-11/04/23 JACOB, DYLAN 2,500.00 Escrow Payable JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC 53,577.46 Frontage Road Relocation Project JAY DEE CLEANING & RESTORATION INC 3,678.00 Service Contracts JBS PIPELINE CONTRACTORS 17,811.89 Frontage Road Relocation Project JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 2,417.11 Professional Services JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET 90,420.00 2024 Chevy Silverado JOHNSON AUTO PLAZA 731.41 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder JOHNSON, LINDA 234.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees JON P DICKEY LLC 70,760.00 Roofing Inspections JONES, TIMOTHY A 110.13 Travel Expense JRBADGES 1,214.00 Operating Supplies KALIHER, MEGHAN 173.97 Travel Expense KANE, MICHELLE 53.84 Travel Expense KAPADIA, PRINAL 200.00 Security Deposit Refund KARJOLA, CYNTHIA 2,500.00 Escrow Payable KEANE, ERIC 34,500.00 Wildfire Mitigation Project KEISER, KENNETH 248.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees KEN CARYL GLASS INC 520.00 Repair & Maintenance Supplies KENNY, THOMAS F 370.00 Travel Expense KIDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF UTAH INC 2,840.00 Professional Services KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY 6,356.16 Aggregate Products KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY 399,937.91 Asphalt & Asphalt Filler KINDER , DEBORAH L 212.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees KINETIC TRAILS LLC 128,348.54 Trail Maintenance KIRK, MARTHA F 250.40 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder KLUTH, JENNA 173.31 Metro Area Meeting Expense KNOTH III, JOHN F 207.77 Travel Expense KOERNER, KIMBERLY 145.07 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder KOERNER, PAUL 281.84 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder KRAEMER NORTH AMERICA LLC 2,750,121.77 US 85 Project KRAUSE, ROSALYN 36.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees KRIEGER, BENJAMIN 207.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees KROL, KATHLEEN 112.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees KROSNOWSKI, AUDREY 92.06 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder KRUCK, RONALD JEFFREY 209.65 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder KUBICZ, ELZBIETA J 4,583.65 Instructor Travel KUBL GROUP LLC 2,430.00 Repair & Maintenance Service KULA, DEBORAH E 180.00 Professional License Renewal LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA 384.00 Professional Services LANDAUER , NANCY 48.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees LANDRUM REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL SERVICES 10,150.10 Election Judges/Referee Fees LANGUAGE TESTING INTERNATIONAL 126.00 Recruitment Services LARIMER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 5,600.00 Professional Services LAU, CLIFFORD 88.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees LAUTENBACH, SUSAN M 36.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees LAVELL, JUDY 360.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees LAW ENFORCEMENT TARGETS INC 350.78 Firearm Supplies LAW OFFICE OF STEVEN OWENS PC 13.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder LEE, MICHAEL 756.66 Travel Expense LEGAL & LIABILITY RISK MANAGEMENT 2,750.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS 6,815.51 Telephone/Communications LEWIN, LINDSAY 331.20 Travel Expense LEWIS, PETER 168.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS 161.70 Software/Hardware Subscription LIGHTHOUSE TRANSPORTATION GROUP 14,089.60 Emergency Response Services LIGHTING ACCESSORY & WARNING SYSTEMS 18,703.02 Vehicle Upfit LIKE, PRESTON 198.02 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder LIKOS, CONNOR 14.95 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder LILLY, DANISE M 578.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees LILLY, KREGG BRYAN 252.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees

LINDNER , PATRICIA G LINKEDIN CORPORATION LITTLE, ROBERT LITTLE, ROBERT & ALICIA LO BASSO, LUIGI LOBOS CONCRETE LLC LOCKWOOD, STEVEN LOCLYZ MEDIA SERVICES LOKAL TWO BRIDGES LLC LONG, MYKAYLA LONGMIRE, JAY LOUVIERS WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT LOWNSDALE, JASON LYNCH, DAVID PAUL LYNCH, ZEKE LYNN PEAVEY COMPANY LYTLE WATER SOLUTIONS LLC MAAS, KENNETH W MACLEOD, MAUREEN MACMILLAN, EILEEN MARY MAES, KIRA MAINTENANCE RESOURCES MAKELKY, DAN MANNA RESOURCE CENTER MARK VII EQUIPMENT INC MARRIS, ALICE MARTINEZ, FRANKISHA MAUCH, STANLEY E MCANNALLY, STEVEN M MCCOY, JEFF MCCRACKEN, KAREN MCKEAG, PAUL MCKEOWN, KATHLYN MEISSNER, MICHAEL W MILANI, STEPHANIE MILLER WENHOLD CAPITOL MILLER, KATHLEEN MILLS, DEBORAH M MISARE, SALLY A MOBILE HOME TITLE RESOLUTIONS INC MOMENTUM TELECOM INC MOON, JASON MORTENSEN MOUNTAIN LLC MOSS ADAMS LLP MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC MOTTERN, RICHARD MOTUS SPACE SOLUTIONS INC MTM RECOGNITION MULLER ENGINEERING COMPANY INC

56.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 5,730.00 Recruitment Services 24.10 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 212.09 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 381.68 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 4,500.00 Road-Street Drainage-Engineering 418.50 Election Judges/Referee Fees 13,080.00 Digital Media Services 18,950.00 Escrow Payable 179.47 Travel Expense 48.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 869.90 Water & Sewer 918.00 Travel Expense 407.22 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 300.00 Metro Area Meeting Expense 1,224.61 Operating Supplies 53.75 Professional Services 116.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 238.55 Travel Expense 248.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 266.59 Travel Expense 38,554.50 Service Contracts 438.20 Travel Expense 7,796.96 Reimbursement for Community Services 3,580.65 Repair & Maintenance Service 180.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 299.34 Travel Expense 572.00 Road-Street Drainage-Engineering 389.76 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 92.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 188.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 80.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 180.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 62.12 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 59.89 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 9,166.66 Lobbying Services 160.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 532.64 Travel Expense 128.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 13.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 438.27 Telephone/Communications 4,362.25 Professional Services 600.00 Waste Disposal Services 4,100.00 Accounting & Financial Services 377,818.86 Communication Equipment 124.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 550.00 Repair & Maintenance Service 2,701.25 Recognition Programs 6,817.00 Quebec/Lincoln/University Traffic Project 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 280.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 174.82 Travel Expense 215,961.17 Emergency Response Services 115.59 Travel Expense 5,380.00 Professional Services 9,243.46 Recruitment Services 86.20 Travel Expense 3,535.25 Sign Parts & Supplies 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 7,747.00 Forensic Testing

MULLINS, CANDACE MUSTAFA, NOUMAN MYHRE, ABIGAYLE N & D TREE NASH, ERIN NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION INC NEOGOV NEWELL, JEAN NEWMAN SIGNS INC NEYLON, SARAH NMS LABS NORTHERN VIRGINIA PRE-EMPLOYMENT & POLYGRAPH SERVICES 225.00 Recruitment Services NORTHWOODS CONSULTING PARTNERS INC 39,654.00 Software/Hardware Subscription NORTON, ELIZABETH ANGELA 48.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees NORTON, THOMAS P 144.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees O’BRIEN, WAYNE & CELIA 2,500.00 Escrow Payable OPEX CORPORATION 764.37 Service Contracts O’PRY, MARY 23.84 Metro Area Meeting Expense OSTRAVICH, GREGORY MACE 104.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees OUTPUT SERVICES INC 16,712.59 Service Contracts PALADIN TECHNOLOGIES (USA) INC 33,578.90 Traffic Signal Parts PALLAS, TONNA 920.00 Insurance Claims PARAGON 28 INC 18,109.03 2022 Business Tax Rebate PARKER WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT 14,377.27 Water & Sewer PARKER, BRIGITTE 92.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees PARKER, COPPLY 1,036.03 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder PARRISH JR, ANTHONY 201.02 Travel Expense PATE, DOLPHUS 340.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees PATTERSON, CASEY 1,945.46 Travel Expense PAVLICEK, JUVAILA R 130.27 Travel Expense PAWNEE BUTTES SEED INC 2,332.38 Construction/Maintenance Materials PAWS 4 PRODUCTIVITY LLC 450.00 Purchased Services PEAK OFFICE FURNITURE INC 74,724.54 Furniture & Office Equipment PEARSON, MEREDITH 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees PENO, JACOB T 278.18 Travel Expense PEREZ, IVONNE 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees PERRY PINES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 24,519.00 Wildfire Mitigation Project PETERS, JANELLE I 578.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees PETERSEN, GARTH ANDERS 505.58 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder PETERSON, JEFFREY SCOTT 11,475.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees PETRIK, WILLIAM B 43.06 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder PETTEYS, MARK A & TRICIA L 93.44 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder PHOENIX SUPPLY LLC 4,965.50 Prisoner Maintenance Supplies PINERY WATER DISTRICT 5,269.98 Water & Sewer PINYON ENVIRONMENTAL INC 24,986.95 Professional Services PIROG, ZACHARY 83.84 Travel Expense PK ELECTRICAL INC 1,305.00 Improvements PLANET TECHNOLOGIES INC 24,867.50 Professional Services PLESS, AUSTIN MICHAEL 323.94 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder PM & PARTNER MARKETING CONSULTING GMBH 19,166.67 Professional Services Continued to Next Page 946556

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Public Notices 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.

Legals Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0181 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/24/2023 9:30:00

Original Grantor: NICHOLAS SIMINGTON AND BAILEY SIMINGTON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MSR Asset Vehicle LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/14/2017 Recording Date of DOT: 12/18/2017

Continued From Last Page: Page 3 of 3 No. 946556 PMAM CORPORATION POLYGLOT INTERPRETATIONS LLC POSTMORTEM PATHOLOGY SERVICES INC POWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY PRECISION FIRE PROTECTION INC PRICE, GEORGE PRO COM LLC - PRO COMPLIANCE PRO FORCE LAW ENFORCEMENT PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS PUGA, TROY PULTORAK, SUSAN V QDC RANCH SERVICES LLC QP SERVICES LLC QUALITY LANDSCAPE AND SOIL PRODUCTS QUINN, TERENCE T QUINTERO, CAITLIN QUINTON, MICHAEL RAMPART LANDSCAPE & ARBOR SERVICE RAS, DENISE READ, EDWARD J READY TO WORK AURORA REED, RANDOLPH RENEE, MICHELLE RESPEC CONSULTING & SERVICES REWUN, HENRY REYNOLDS, JILLIAN RG LANDSCAPING SERVICES LLC RICHMOND AMERICAN HOMES RIEDMULLER, MICHAEL RK WATER LLC RMS RECOVERY MONITORING SOLUTIONS ROADSAFE TRAFFIC SYSTEMS ROBERT HALF TECHNOLOGY ROBERT J STAMP & ASSOCIATES INC ROBERTS, JON ROBINSON, ANGELA MARIE ROCKSOL CONSULTING GROUP INC ROCKY MOUNTAIN MCC ROGGEN FARMERS ELEVATOR ROMERO, LILIANA RONCAGLIA, KATHLEEN ROTHERHAM JR, ROBERT H ROUSH V, GEORGE HARLEY ROXBOROUGH WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT RS & H INC RUARK, WENDY RUFENER, CARROL B RUIZ, BERNADINE A RUMMEL JR, DANIEL LEE RUNBECK ELECTION SERVICES INC RYDER, LYNETTE J SACCARDI-WILLIAMS, CHRISTINE SALAZAR, NANCY M SANDOVAL ELEVATOR COMPANY LLC SAVIERS, SHANNON SAVIO HOUSE SCHAEFER, JACOB SCHOEBERL, SHIRLEY M SCHUTZENBERGER, CHRIS SCHWARZ, JENNIFER MARILYN SCOLLARD, ASHLEY L S-COMM FIBER INC SCRIVANICH, REBECCA SEDALIA LANDFILL SEDALIA WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT SEDALIA WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT SEDAM, PENNY SELECTRON TECHNOLOGIES INC SEMPERA SENERGY PETROLEUM LLC SENTINEL TECHNOLOGIES SHEA PROPERTIES SHEARER, PAMELA SHELBOURN ENTERPRISES LLC SHELBOURN ENTERPRISES LLC SHILOH HOUSE SHUMS CODA ASSOCIATES

Reception No. of DOT: 2017085022 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $424,100.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $469,151.05 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

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.

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.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 231, MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER FILING NO. 7C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 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

Which has the address of: 14154 Double Dutch Circle, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt

Douglas County Warrants

3,744.15 Alarm Administration Expenses 315.60 Professional Services 23,330.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services 30,026.68 Equipment Rental 5,900.00 Fire Sprinkler Services 36.16 Metro Area Meeting Expense 2,920.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services 62,218.00 Firearms/Tasers 7,825.00 Recruitment Services 75.56 Clothing & Uniforms 36.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 2,015.00 Purchased Services 11,832.00 Sugar Creek Culvert Cleaning 931.03 Aggregate Products 1,532.30 Travel Expense 217.46 Travel Expense 25.54 Travel Expense 11,056.87 Wildfire Mitigation Project 104.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 324.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 1,000.00 Community Programs/Sponsorship 180.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 120.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 7,946.25 Inspection Services 36.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 100.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 26,297.50 Emergency Response Services 2,500.00 Escrow Payable 120.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 2,615.00 Service Contracts 1,975.00 Professional Services 123,871.82 Paint & Road Striping 8,266.24 Professional Services 4,760.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 11,410.00 Right-of-Way-Temporary 888.27 Travel Expense 329,009.65 US 85 Project 1,000.00 Security Deposit Refund 636.22 Utilities/Propane 500.00 Insurance Claims 235.15 Travel Expense 550.00 Purchased Services 97.06 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 1,180.60 Bulk Water 16,141.20 Professional Services 987.30 Tuition Reimbursement 200.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 36.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 58.84 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 201,986.40 Election Envelopes/Inserts 355.50 Election Judges/Referee Fees 240.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 36.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 2,748.00 Service Contracts 64.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 19,783.00 Professional Services 97.08 Travel Expense 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 16.24 Metro Area Meeting Expense 96.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 221.88 Travel Expense 7,520.00 Cabling - Wilcox 240.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 5,509.28 Waste Disposal Services 148,174.00 2023 ARPA Services Reimbursement 279.53 Water & Sewer 12,643.33 Professional Services 53,700.00 Software/Hardware Support & Maintenance 44,940.00 Contract Work/Temporary Agency 2,722.72 Fleet Tanks Fuel 28,410.00 Software/Hardware Support & Maintenance 58,423.91 Escrow Payable 591.50 Election Judges/Referee Fees 4,500.00 Hidden Mesa Bridge Project 13,000.00 Homestead Parcel Project 73,911.60 Child Welfare Services 3,050.00 Elevator Witness Test

SICARD, SKYLER SIGN SOLUTIONS USA SILL-TERHAR MOTORS INC

273.02 Travel Expense 7,342.09 Sign Parts & Supplies 239,753.00 Three - 2023 Ford F150 & Two - 2023 Ford F350 SIMMONS, FALLON 149.59 Travel Expense SIMMONS, SALLY 180.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees SINOPOLI, LISA 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees SKYLINE STEEL 180.00 Culvert Stock SLOAN, LELAND 208.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees SMAUS, KAREN 207.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees SMITH JR, BILLY JOE 599.48 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder SMITH, TONI ANN 132.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees SNYDER, KEN 60.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees SOLARWINDS INC 12,025.00 Software/Hardware Subscription SOURCE OFFICE & TECHNOLOGY 2,186.27 Office Supplies SOURCENOW 96.03 Computer Supplies SOURCES INC 4,153.63 Clothing & Uniforms SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE AUTHORITY 601.52 Building/Land Lease/Rent SOUTHLAND MEDICAL LLC 47.74 Operating Supplies SPATIALEST INC 28,350.00 Software/Hardware Subscription SPEER, DAVID MINTON 129.95 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder SPIES, POWERS & ROBINSON, P.C. COLTAF 229,646.80 Insurance Claims SPILMAN, RYAN 5,000.00 Escrow Payable SPOTTING LIES INC 1,216.00 Professional Services SPRADLIN PRINTING INC 588.18 Office Supplies SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP 8,945.00 Legal Services SREENIVASAN, THARANI 827.14 Insurance Claims ST JOHN, HILARY 540.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees STANWOOD, JONATHAN & JEANNE 150.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder STATE OF COLORADO 15,031.10 Postage & Delivery Service STATEWIDE INTERNET PORTAL AUTHORITY 36,752.43 Software/Hardware Subscription STEADMAN GROUP LLC 300.00 Facilitation Services for Opioid Region 12 Council STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH 54,779.52 School Safety STENE, DANNY O 198.59 Travel Expense STERICYCLE INC 83.49 Professional Services STEVENS, DAMITA 1,105.63 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder STOFFEL, MARK W 110.70 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder STOMMEL, KATHY IRENE 244.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees STONEGATE VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT 11,698.21 Water & Sewer STRIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 17,629.71 Professional Services SUMMIT PATHOLOGY 112.00 Forensic Testing SUNDBERG, PAIGE BRIANNA 141.91 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder SUNDINE, CAROLE DIANNE 48.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees SUTER, SUZANNE 40.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees SWARTZ, RICHARD S 520.00 Purchased Services SWYGERT, RALPH 80.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees TABOR, KATHLEEN B 144.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees TAILOR STUDIO 495.00 Clothing & Uniforms TAKAHARA, DEBORAH 102.42 Operating Supplies TAYLOR, DAVID 36.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees TAYLOR, SHERRY A 33.23 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder TEAL, GEORGE 491.19 Travel Expense TECHNO RESCUE LLC 20,197.35 Waste Disposal Services TELLIGEN 9,698.72 Wellness Program THOMAS, AMY 516.14 Travel Expense THOMAS, CHERLYN 120.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees THOMSON REUTERS WEST 1,182.81 Software/Hardware Subscription THRONE, VICKI 136.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees TIGER CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 69,149.14 Inmate Meals T-MOBILE USA INC 125.00 Professional Services TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 1,696.55 Construction/Maintenance Materials TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 15,061.00 Hwy 85 Project TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 1,291,680.09 Intergovernmental Town of Castle Rock - MV/Sales Tax TOWN OF LARKSPUR 4,024.42 Intergovernmental Town of Larkspur - MV/Sales Tax TOWN OF PARKER 9,911.79 CRT Grant Funded Officer TOWN OF PARKER 828,260.21 Intergovernmental Town of Parker - MV/Sales Tax TOWN OF PARKER 3,840.00 Traffic Signals - Construction TPM STAFFING SERVICES 170.76 Contract Work/Temporary Agency TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLS INC 14,817.00 Traffic Signal Parts TRAINING COLLABORATIVE LLC 1,000.00 Professional Services TRANS AERO LIMITED 319,890.44 Helicopter Services TRAVIS, SANDRA LYNN 80.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees TRBOVICH, VIKTORIA 22.27 Travel Expense TREANTOS, TAYLOR 265.50 Travel Expense TROUTMAN, EUGENE 116.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees TRUE NORTH SURVEYING & MAPPING 5,800.00 Road-Street Drainage-Engineering TUCKER, JANEEN E 128.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees

TUMEY, PHYLLIS A TWISTED TIMBER UBEO BUSINESS SERVICES UCHEALTH UMB BANK UNCC UNITED RENTALS UNITED RESTAURANT SUPPLY INC USECHEK, DAVID VAN SCHAACK IV, HENRY C VAN WINKLE, CHERI A VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER VARNELL-SARJEANT, JULIA VASWANI, JITESH VECCHIO, TOM VERIZON WIRELESS - VSAT VETERAN ENHANCED INC VETERINARY SPECIALISTS OF THE ROCKIES VIGIL, EUGENIA LOU VILLALOBOS CONCRETE INC VISITING ANGELS VISTANCIA ASSOCIATION VISTUBA, KYLE A VITEK, MICHAEL R VOGEL, RICHARD WAGNER TRAINING LLC WAHAJ, SYED MUHAMMAD WALTER, GARY WARREN, BELINDA L WARREN, DIANA WASTE CONNECTIONS OF COLORADO INC WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO WAT LEGAL LLC WATER & EARTH TECHNOLOGIES INC WATERWAY CARWASH WAVESPARK TECHNOLOGY SERVICES WEAVER, DAVID WEBOLUTIONS INC WEIS, KEITH WELLE, JILL WELLPATH LLC WELLS ANDERSON & RACE LLC WELLS FARGO BANK WESIERSKI, BRIDGET E WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS WESTON SOLUTIONS INC WESTON, GARY L WESTSIDE TOWING INC WHEELER-CLOUSE, SAMMYE WHITE, DONNA KATHLEEN WIECHMANN, JENNIFER WIEGEL, JOSEPH DHONDIRAM WILDCAT SHOPPING CENTER LLC WILLIAMS SCOTSMAN INC WIMBERLY, VICKI WININGHAM, NICOLE WINSLOW, CODIE WITTNER, MATTHEW E WIZ-QUIZ LAKEWOOD WOOLPERT INC XCEL ENERGY XEROX FINANCIAL SERVICES YOKLEY, JOHN YOKLEY, KATHLEEN ZOETEWEY, JANET TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023

301.50 Election Judges/Referee Fees 19,200.00 Wildfire Mitigation Project 32.27 Operating Supplies 2,380.78 Medical, Dental & Vet Services 486.59 Banking Service Fees 1,821.48 Professional Services 948.77 Operating Supplies 903.06 Machinery & Equipment 36.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 28.63 Office Supplies 62.88 Travel Expense 168.30 Software/Hardware Support & Maintenance 120.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 75.03 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 48.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 100.00 Professional Services 12,530.00 Software/Hardware Support & Maintenance 759.40 Medical, Dental & Vet Services 56.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 1,196,771.17 Quebec/Lincoln/University Project 25,218.38 Senior Services Grant 20,000.00 Right-of-Way-Temporary 3,011.28 Insurance Claims 144.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 180.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 165.00 Recognition Programs 67.64 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 377.69 Emergency Response Services 8,308.75 Election Judges/Referee Fees 116.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 265.93 Waste Disposal Services 13,800.00 Waste Disposal Services 2,700.00 Legal Services 14,822.99 Flood Warning Maintenance 906.75 Fleet Outside Repairs 300.00 Purchased Services 36.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 10,910.00 Software/Hardware Support & Maintenance 18,770.26 Professional Services 70.72 Travel Expense 677,420.91 Medical, Dental & Vet Services 2,224.00 Legal Services 1,904.91 Banking Service Fees 166.50 Election Judges/Referee Fees 2,368.88 Janitorial Supplies 24,167.60 Environmental Response Services 975.00 Professional Services 17,996.83 Vehicle Tow Services 234.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 120.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 295.00 Travel Expense 803.03 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 3,775.51 Building/Land Lease/Rent 1,672.78 Equipment Rental 5,440.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 474.61 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder 42.74 Metro Area Meeting Expense 362.25 Professional Services 400.00 Purchased Services 5,335.00 Surveying Services 21,293.99 Utilities/Electric & Gas 692.37 Equipment Rental 44.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 32.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees $140.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees $24,960,903.97

THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING IS A CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE BILLS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023 BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS UNDER WHOSE DIRECTION THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED. N. ANDREW COPLAND, CPA, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Legal Notice No.: 946556 First Publication: December 21, 2023

Last Publication:December 21, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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

First Publication: 12/21/2023 Last Publication: 1/18/2024 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/24/2023 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 #: 22-028606 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0181 First Publication: 12/21/2023 Last Publication: 1/18/2024 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0168 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/3/2023 8:55:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: DOUGLAS W. WATSON Original Beneficiary: THE MORTAGE STORE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO ALL PERMITTED SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/11/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 2/17/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005014296 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $209,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $167,195.05 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 4, BLOCK 18, PONDEROSA HILLS FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 12250 N. Evergreen Trail, Parker, CO 80138 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the

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

First Publication: 11/30/2023 Last Publication: 12/28/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/3/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HOLLY SHILLIDAY Colorado Registration #: 24423 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-23-959008-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0168 First Publication: 11/30/2023 Last Publication: 12/28/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0173 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/12/2023 8:26:00 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: Theodore James Veltrie AND Kelly Lynn Veltrie Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as beneficiary, as nominee for New Day Financial, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee of Cabana Series V Trust Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/21/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 11/3/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006094817 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $315,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $299,611.84 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/or 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: ALL THE REAL PROPERTY TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS AND STATE OF COLORADO DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 31, BLOCK 1, STROH RANCH FILING NO. 6-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO THEODORE JAMES VELTRIE AND KELLY LYNN VELTRIE, JOINT TENANTS BY DEED FROM THE RYLAND GROUP, INC., A MARYLAND CORPORATION RECORDED 03/21/2000 IN DEED BOOK 1821 PAGE 2006, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO. Which has the address of: 19252 East Hollow Creek Drive, Parker, CO 80134-3424 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/12/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ARICYN J. DALL Colorado Registration #: 51467 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (720) 259-6714 Fax #: (720) 259-6709 Attorney File #: 23CO00350-1 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0173 First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0186 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/24/2023 9:39:00 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: CHARLES F. NORTON AND SHARON A. NORTON Original Beneficiary: SECURITY SERVICE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: SECURITY SERVICE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/8/2018 Recording Date of DOT: 11/16/2018 Reception No. of DOT: 2018069408 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $178,641.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $164,968.11 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 3 THE VILLAGES OF PARKER FILING NO. 19 COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 22839 Hope Dale Ave, Parker, CO 80138 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein,

has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 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 first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/21/2023 Last Publication: 1/18/2024 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

First Publication: 12/21/2023 Last Publication: 1/18/2024 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 10/24/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Dated: 10/24/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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 #: 00000009922311

RYAN BOURGEOIS Colorado Registration #: 51088 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000009920760 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0186 First Publication: 12/21/2023 Last Publication: 1/18/2024 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0187 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/24/2023 10:10:00 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: ELYSEE ILUNGA Original Beneficiary: U.S. BANK N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/20/2002 Recording Date of DOT: 1/10/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003004574 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $111,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $84,466.56 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 75, BLOCK 2, TOWN AND COUNTRY VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10749 Foxwood Ct, Parker, CO 80138 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0187 First Publication: 12/21/2023 Last Publication: 1/18/2024 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0185 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/24/2023 10:26:00 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: Robert T. Hinds, Jr. Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Broker Solutions, Inc. dba New American Funding, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: New American Funding, LLC FKA Broker Solutions Inc., DBA New American Funding Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/13/2017 Recording Date of DOT: 10/19/2017 Reception No. of DOT: 2017071316 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $493,350.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $458,968.65 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 29, EXCEPT the following described parcel: A parcel of land being part of Lot 29, Block 6, Ponderosa-Hills Filing #2, described as: Beginning at a point on the West line of said Lot 29, said point being 20 feet South of the Northwest corner of said Lot 29; thence North 20 feet to said Northwest corner; thence East 150 feet to a point on the North line of said lot; thence South 82°24`19" West 151.33 feet to the point of beginning; And That portion of Lot 30, more particularly, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of said Lot 30; said point being 20 feet North of the Southeast corner of said Lot 30; thence South 20 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot 30; thence West 150 feet

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to a point on the South line of said Lot 30; thence North 82°24`19" East, 151.33 feet to the point of beginning, Block 6, PONDEROSA HILLS-FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 12191 Evergreen Trail, Parker, CO 80138 NOTICE OF SALE

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 15, THE PINERY FILING NO. 8, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP RECORDED APRIL 9, 1973, RECEPTION NO. 159649, RECORDS, RECORDS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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.

Which has the address of: 7250 North Hyperion Way, Parker, CO 80134

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 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 current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

First Publication: 12/21/2023 Last Publication: 1/18/2024 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/24/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO22365 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0185 First Publication: 12/21/2023 Last Publication: 1/18/2024 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0171 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/3/2023 9:27:00 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: PRESTON N. HASSELL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE TO STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, SERIES 2004-4XS Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/13/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 12/10/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003174185 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $148,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $33,832.82 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: 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.

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/30/2023 Last Publication: 12/28/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/3/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: RYAN BOURGEOIS Colorado Registration #: 51088 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000009863226 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0171 First Publication: 11/30/2023 Last Publication: 12/28/2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0172 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/12/2023 8:43:00 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: JARET C. YENDREK Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/24/2021 Recording Date of DOT: 10/5/2021 Reception No. of DOT: 2021113837 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $305,550.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $301,668.73 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: Parcel 1: Condominium Residential Unit 22-203, Ironstone Condominiums at Stroh 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 Parcel 2: Condominium Garage Unit G55, Ironstone Condominiums at Stroh 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: 12912 Ironstone Way, Apt 203, Parker, CO 80134-7111 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/12/2023 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L. BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 23-030959 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0172 First Publication: 12/14/2023 Last Publication: 1/11/2024 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Bids and Settlements Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #058-23

DIGITAL MEDIA MARKETING SERVICES for the ANNUAL DOUGLAS COUNTY FAIR & RODEO The Department of Facilities, Fleet, and Emergency Support Services of Douglas County, Colorado, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and highly qualified individuals or agencies to provide professional digital media marketing services for the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo. The 2024 Douglas County Fair & Rodeo will be held from July 26, 2024, to August 4, 2024.

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

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

While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 058-23, Digital Media Marketing Services for the Annual Douglas County Fair & Rodeo” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 3:00pm on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated.

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 946563 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for 2024 Guardrail Repair Project, CI 2024-009 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of repairing or replacing guardrail components within unincorporated Douglas County.

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 25, 2023, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address.

Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Keith Burke, Project Manager by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the same address.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • • • •

20 each - Remove and Replace W-Beam Only 24 each - Remove and Replace Steel Posts 6 each - Remove and Replace Guardrails (Complete in Place) 130 lf - Install Guardrail (Complete in Place)

Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process shall be

directed to Keith Burke, Project Manager at 303.660.7490.

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

Legal Notice No. 946553 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Second Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734 Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #050-23 EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM The Human Resources Department of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible and qualified firms to provide high-quality Employee Service Award gifts for our employees as they celebrate a five (5) year employment anniversary. As a government employer, we are seeking high-quality gifts at a reasonable price that would not be viewed by the public taxpayers as extravagant.

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

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

While the RFP documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic proposal responses.

RFP responses will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 12, 2024 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Three (3) original hardcopies of your proposal response must be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “Request for Proposal (RFP) #050-23, Employee Service Award Program”. Proposal responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 946559 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on January 21, 2024, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Hudick Excavating Inc DBA HCI Civil for the Waterton Rd. Extension Phase 2 Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2020-025, in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Hudick Excavating Inc DBA HCI Civil for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 01/21/2024, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer, Sean Owens, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering Division, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement before such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet

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Legal Notice No. 946545 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Second Publication: December 28, 2023 Publishers: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on January 21, 2024, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Hudick Excavating Inc DBA HCI Civil for the Inverness Drive South Bridge Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2020-025, in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Hudick Excavating Inc DBA HCI Civil for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 01/21/2024, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer, Sean Owens, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering Division, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement before such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works.

Legals Bids and Settlements Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE is hereby given that Spring Valley Metropolitan District No. 1 of Elbert County, Colorado, will make final payment at Public Alliance LLC, 405 Urban Street, Suite 310, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, on January 8, 2024, at the hour of 5:00 p.m. to Three Sons Construction for all work done by said Contractor(s) in construction or work on River Highlands Loop and Calusa Pines Road.

Any person, co-partnership, 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 contrac-

Legal Notice No. 946544 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Second Publication: December 28, 2023 Publishers: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734 Public Notice REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) #051-23 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTOR SERVICES for OPEN SPACE PROJECTS The Department of Open Space and Natural Resources of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from responsible and qualified Contractors for services to plan, execute, monitor, and closeout projects related to the repair and maintenance of residences, barns, and other outbuildings owned by the County. Contractors responding to this RFQ will be evaluated and short-listed based on their SOQ as well as their ability to provide responses on specific projects that develop during the contract period.

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

RFQ responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFQ #051-23, Miscellaneous Contractor Services for Open Space Projects” prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted.

RFQ responses will be received until 3:00 p.m., on Friday, January 12, 2024 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFQ to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) #067-23 HISTORICAL RESOURCES CONSULTING SERVICES

INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #070-23 MAINTENANCE of COUNTY OPEN SPACE PROPERTIES

The Department of Community Development of Douglas County, Colorado, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests information/qualifications from experienced and highly-qualified individuals and/or firms to provide professional consulting services related to Special District Financial Review, as requested.

The Department of Community Development of Douglas County, Colorado, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests information/qualifications from experienced and highly-qualified individuals and/or firms to provide professional consulting services related to the rehabilitation and stabilization of historic sites within the County, as requested. Services may include, but not be limited to, general input regarding the rehabilitation and stabilization needs of historic sites and oversite to ensure that projects are completed according to the approved construction and demolition documents, the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and Historic Structure Assessments.

The Division of Open Space and Natural Resources of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible qualified companies for the Maintenance of County Open Space Properties, as specified. Maintenance shall include, but not be limited to, trash collection, trail and trailhead mowing, snow plowing/shoveling, fence repair and maintenance, concrete installation/fabrication, and other services, as required.

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

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

RFQ responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFQ #062-23, Special District Financial Review Services” prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFQ responses will be received until 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated.

RFQ responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFQ #067-23, Historical Resources Consulting Services” prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFQ responses will be received until 3:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFQ to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFQ to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

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Legal Notice No. 946560 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: December 21, 2023 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) #062-23 SPECIAL DISTRICT FINANCIAL REVIEW SERVICES

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPRING VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 By:/s/AJ Beckman, Secretary Legal Notice No. 205100 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: December 28, 2023 Publisher: Elbert County News

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of FRANCES ELIZABETH SPROCH; a/k/a FRANCES E. SPROCH; a/k/a FRANCES SPROCH Case Number: 2023PR30062

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before April 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dennis Sproch, Personal Representative c/o SGR, LLC 326 Main Street Sterling, CO 80751 Legal Notice No. 205101 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 4, 2024 Publisher: Elbert County News

Summons and Sheriff Sale District Court Elbert Combined Courts 751 Ute Ave., Kiowa, CO 80117 Phone: 303-621-2131 Plaintiff: Advanced Contracting Group, LLC v.

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 070-23, Maintenance of County Open Space Properties” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted.

Bids will be received until 3:00pm on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated.

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

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tors 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 AJ Beckman, District Manager, c/o Public Alliance LLC, 405 Urban Street, Suite 310, Lakewood, Colorado 80228 on behalf of the Spring Valley Metropolitan District No. 1, 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 Spring Valley Metropolitan District No. 1, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

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

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

While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Defendants: Axis Exploration, LLC, et al.

Attorneys for Plaintiff Nick A. Swartzendruber, #38705 Austin Cole, #52534 Poulson, Odell & Peterson, LLC 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 1500 Denver, Colorado 80264 Phone No.: (303) 861-4400 Facsimile: (303) 861-1225 E-mail: NSwartzendruber@popllc.com ACole@popllc.com Case Number: 2023CV30073 Division: 1 DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: Blanca Peak Energy, LLC; FMS, LLC; Lotus Land & Minerals, LLC; Lilis Energy, Inc; Vessels Oil & Gas Company YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint.

This publication service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, and you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after this Summons has been published for 5 consecutive weeks. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

Dated: December 7, 2023 POULSON, ODELL & PETERSON, LLC /s/ Austin Cole Nick A. Swartzendruber, #38705 Austin Cole, #52534 1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 1500 Denver, Colorado 80264 Phone: (303) 861-4400 Facsimile: (303) 861-1225 E-mail: NSwartzendruber@popllc.com ACole@popllc.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Advanced Contracting Group, LLC Legal Notice No. 205102 First Publication: December 21, 2023 Last Publication: January 18, 2024 Publisher: Elbert County News ###

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