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‘People see it as a homeless junkie getting killed’ A year after the still-unsolved slaying of Joe Hix, his family struggles

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On a lonely spot in the industrial district where the Little Dry Creek bike path crosses Platte River Drive in northwest Englewood, a hand-engraved metal plate is screwed into a wooden post.

It reads: “JOSEPH MICHAEL HIX — MY FRIEND DIED HERE.” The little plaque is the only marker commemorating the life of Joe Hix, 32, who was stabbed to death there on Aug. 25, 2020.

Nearly 14 months after the brazen daylight slaying along a busy bike path, no arrests have been made in the case. The nearby homeless camp where Hix stayed has long since been swept by authorities, its former residents scattered.

Much of what remains is intangible: the devastation of Hix’s family. Memories of a brilliant young man, whose descent into darkness broke the hearts of friends once drawn to his magnetic personality.

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Ballot Issue 6D would allow the city’s downtown authority to increase its borrowing

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colecchi also criticized “mandates” without being specific, saying: “Nothing should be mandated.”

Nunnenkamp and current Councilmember Steven Ward, who is running in District 4, touted their experience on the city’s Budget Advisory Committee, a group that

A ballot measure in Englewood’s November mail-in election will ask some voters if the Englewood Downtown Development Authority (EDDA) can raise its debt limit to fund needed improvements without raising taxes.

A vote for Ballot Issue 6D would allow the EDDA to raise its debt limit to $70 million over a 30-year period to fund projects in the downtown area such as building new pedestrian bridges, parking structures and bike lanes.

It would also allow funding for renovations and improvements to the CityCenter Piazza, Little Dry Creek Greenway and further residential and commercial development.

Only voters living within the EDDA boundary, as well as those who own property and lessees there, will vote on the measure.

The boundary mostly falls in Englewood City Council District 1 and some in District 2.

If approved, debt would be repaid only by tax increments generated by downtown economic activity

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Joe Hix, left, his brother Dean Lockhead, and Lockhead’s dog Fenriz on a hiking trip a COURTESY PHOTO few years before Hix was killed.

Council candidates discuss development, budget at forum Four of six council hopefuls answered questions

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At a gathering of four of the six candidates for Englewood City Council seats, the audience heard

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praise for the current direction the city is going in, and unopposed District 2 candidate Chelsea Nunnenkamp hoped Englewood would keep its “small-town feel” as its housing density increases.

Not all assessments of Englewood’s climate were positive, with at-large candidate Mary Colecchi saying: “I think we need to be more in tune with the citizens.”

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discusses city budget issues with Englewood officials and provides city council with the perspective of citizens regarding Englewood’s financial policies. The candidates’ forum took place Oct. 6 at Sacred Grace Englewood church in the city’s downtown area.

Nunnenkamp wants Englewood to bring on more grant writers to pursue more sources of income for the city.

Ward said Englewood’s budget surplus — money the city has left over after spending alloted funding — traditionally has been saved rather than spent. Ward supports a policy where in “lean” years, the city doesn’t spend as much, and in years with surplus, the city can choose to spend more.

Jim Woodward, a former Englewood mayor running against Colecchi, voiced support for affordable housing.

“Affordable housing is out of the range of most people who live in Englewood right now,” Woodward said. “Right now, most people couldn’t buy the homes they’re in — if they’re in homes.”

Colecchi supported finding funding such as grants to “make things more affordable for people” because in terms of the housing market, “Englewood is in trouble like everybody else in the Denver area,” she said.

Businesses need more customers so they can thrive

in Englewood, and to fill that need, the city needs more “rooftops,” or more housing development, Nunnenkamp said.

Ward noted the recently formed Englewood Downtown Development Authority, an organization that aims to economically boost the central part of the city, from CityCenter Englewood shopping center to the city’s downtown area to the Swedish hospital district.

He looks forward to “seeing CityCenter pop” as more development occurs there, he said.

Some candidates mentioned the idea of “TIF,” or tax-increment financing, a tool the development authority hopes to use to help finance improvements to the region that Ward mentioned.

Tax-increment financing is based on the idea that the efforts of the downtown authority to reinvest in downtown Englewood will create incremental increases in both sales-tax revenue and property-tax revenue beyond what would otherwise occur without a development authority — spurring economic momentum, according to city officials. Basically, the city expects the efforts to naturally result in more tax revenue due to more economic activity.

It’s unclear when that cycle of investment and revenue gains would put visible changes in motion downtown.

During the current election, which ends Nov. 2, voters in that area will decide on what appears to be a bond measure to borrow money to get the development authority’s plans more fully underway.

See englewoodco.gov/government/electioninformation/2021-general-municipal-election for more information on that measure. The forum can be viewed at youtube.com/watch?v=myaYPNUxqo8.

ENGLEWOOD COUNCIL RACE DETAILS In the election that ends Nov. 2, Englewood residents are voting on city council members.

In District 2, northeast Englewood, Chelsea Nunnenkamp is running uncontested for the seat currently held by Linda Olson since 2009.

Olson, the current mayor, is term-limited.

Two candidates, Steven Ward and Belinda Porter, are vying for the District 4 seat for southwest Englewood. Dave Cuesta, who was elected that district’s councilmember in 2017, is not running for another term. Porter did not attend the candidates’ forum.

Ward has been serving as an at-large member of the council since March 15, filling the seat vacated earlier that month by John Stone.

A two-year at-large position will also be on the ballot this fall (it is the second half of Stone’s vacated term). Mary Colecchi and Jim Woodward are the candidates for that city council seat. Woodward once served as Englewood’s mayor.

Once elected, the new city council will decide which of its members will serve as mayor and mayor pro tem.

Councilmember Cheryl Wink is running uncontested to keep the at-large seat she has held since 2017. The election is for a four-year term. Wink did not attend the candidates’ forum.

Candidates’ responses to questionnaires on the issues appeared in last week’s Herald and are unline at englewoodherald.net.

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Arapahoe voters to decide on outdoor funds Ballot Issue 1A proposes continuation of existing tax

BY SHANNA MAXCY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

In the election that ends Nov. 2, Arapahoe County voters will be asked to continue to fund the county’s open spaces, trails and parks with the continuation of a 0.25-cent sales and use tax that is already in place.

The Open Space and Trails program was authorized by voters in 2003 and has since supported construction or renovation of 160 parks, trailheads and heritage-area projects. It has also helped to conserve 31,000 acres of open spaces.

With municipal partners, 70 miles of trails have been completed, as have improvements to trails including the Mary Carter Greenway, the High Line Canal and the Cherry Creek Trail.

So far, $257 million has been awarded from this tax to municipalities and special districts through grants and joint projects.

Proceeds from the tax can be used to conserve lands that protect water quality in rivers, lakes and streams; protect and maintain natural

areas, wildlife habitats and open space; and maintain and improve neighborhood parks and trails. Funds also help to maintain and preserve historic sites; preserve working farms and ranches; and provide more active recreation opportunities.

Those in support of the ballot measure say it can help preserve open spaces, trails, parks, heritage center and streams for future generations.

In the ballot guide sent to county voters, opponents of the measure say that if the measure passes, the tax “will no longer have to be approved or authorized by the voters. ... It will never expire.” They also complain that the county’s openspace program has a $43 million unspent fund balance, “so why do they need more?”

A “yes” to 1A would extend this tax beyond its current expiration date until repealed as a voterapproved revenue change — something that those opposed to the measure call out as a red flag.

A “no” vote means the current tax would expire in 2023.

Program connects Colorado to the world WorldDenver brings youths together through virtual exchange

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the past decade or so, Cheesman Park resident Laurie Hirschfeld Zeller has hosted members of Parliament from the United Kingdom, university presidents from Yemen, journalists from various African countries and women leaders from all over the world.

“These are the most interesting and rewarding interactions you can imagine,” Zeller said.

Sometimes these international guests stay in Zeller’s home for about a week and sometimes they

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such as consumer spending and new development.

According to Dan Poremba, chief redevelopment officer for the city, if the debt limit is not raised the projects the city hopes to take on will have to be delayed. Some may never begin.

Many public improvements will simply continue to wait for

come just for dinner.

“Breaking bread in one’s home is universally meaningful to all cultures,” Zeller said. “These opportunities have allowed me to show a personal side to the good experience these visitors have in Colorado, and helps them feel the goodwill that they take back to their home countries.”

Zeller is a founding member of WorldDenver and an emeritus board member. The international visitors she has hosted are people chosen to participate in the International Visitors’ Leadership Program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

“Denver has so much to share with the world,” said John Krieger, executive director of WorldDenver, “and we make those connections.”

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direct funding by the EDDA or from the city’s general fund, in which case they will occur much later in time and possibly not at all,” he said in an email to the Englewood Herald.

No arguments against the measure were submitted to Arapahoe County elections officials before publication of its voter guide to ballot proposals.

A first round of ballots was sent to eligible voters Oct. 8. Voters will have until Nov. 2, when the election ends, to return their ballot.

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Arapahoe County is the fastest-growing county in Colorado, which increases the need to update the County’s transportation infrastructure. In 2020 we began updating the existing Transportation Master Plan with an eye toward 2040. Join us for a series of virtual conversations about transportation in Arapahoe County and how it impacts your daily life. Events begin on Oct. 19, and you can see when your District will be featured at arapahoegov.com/ townhall.

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Littleton school board candidates look to future in forum Candidates speak on funding, equity and mental health

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As Littleton Public Schools nears its third year of educating in a COVID world, candidates for its Board of Education grappled with a slew of issues from funding to mental health.

During an Oct. 6 forum hosted at the school district’s Education Services Center, candidates made their case for how they would tackle the district’s current challenges and why they were the best choice for a seat at the table. Five candidates are running for three seats in the mail-in ballot election, which ends Nov. 2.

Funding hung high over candidates, as community members in attendance pressed each about their knowledge of where LPS gets its money and how they would ensure it is retained.

Colorado spends far less on public education than many other states, ranking at 39 among the 50 states for per-pupil spending. It’s something many of the candidates said they’d like to see change.

Andrew Graham and Jon Lisec, candidates for Littleton Public Schools Board of Education.

“Understanding different options for how we could potentially revamp the funding at the state level is something I’d be very interested in advocating for moving forward,” said candidate Jon Li-

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Candidate Joan Anderssen, who teaches economics and finance at Arapahoe Community College, said LPS needs to look at multiple funding options in order to stay afloat.

“If we want to keep this exceptional staff, we really need to look at more financing options,” she said, adding that securing bonds is crucial for shoring up funding where the state falls short.

Anderssen also pointed to LPS’ declining enrollment rates and said better financial stability would be key to retaining students.

The issue of equality versus equity, and where resources should be focused for students, prompted most candidates to commit to equitable learning.

“There’s a huge difference,” said Angela Christensen, the only incumbent who is seeking re-election. “Equality is giving everyone the same thing and equity is giving everyone, whether that’s students or staff, what they need, when they need and how they need it in order to be successful.”

Christensen said she has twin children who received different but equitable educations through LPS based on their needs, and said the district needs to meet students where they are.

Candidate Andrew Graham, president and CEO of a medical consulting firm, said students come from a diversity of backgrounds and said all children must be given an equal shot.

“We need to make a prosperous opportunity for them, regardless of what path that is,” he said.

Dale Elliot, an electrical engineer and retired member of the Air Force, broke with the other

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four candidates who made vocal commitments to equity and said he is opposed to “that approach.”

“Equity means we have equal outcomes, and the outcomes are very hard to achieve,” he said. “In our country today we’re trying to force that.”

Candidates were also asked about mental health, especially in the era of COVID-19, which has exacerbated many pre-existing issues for students, faculty and staff.

Graham said he has seen firsthand the mounting mental health crisis facing students today. He has dealt directly with teen suicide at LPS and his own son was locked in a closet at his school while STEM School Highlands Ranch faced an active shooter who claimed the life of one of its students.

“We definitely need more frontline support,” he said, adding that all high school students should take therapeutic mindfulness classes to help process such tragedies.

Anderssen said the U.S. “doesn’t look at mental health the way we look at physical health” and said if the district is able to increase its funding it should prioritize mental health resources.

Though candidates made efforts to avoid controversies that have engulfed many school districts across Colorado and the country, the debate around masks and critical race theory surfaced during the forum.

While most candidates tiptoed around supporting the district’s mask mandate, instead saying that schools were legally bound to follow the health order of TriCounty Health, Anderssen said some people “don’t value keeping students safe” by being opposed to masks.

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Critical race theory, a decadesold academic concept that seeks to explain American society through the lens of systemic racism, has been branded by right-wing politicians and media as divisive, with some claiming it is being pushed in K-12 education.

Elliot, the retired Air Force member, labeled the theory a “can-

cer” and has staked his campaign on ensuring it is never included in LPS’ curriculum. LPS does not currently teach critical race theory and board members have little say over school curriculum, which is usually approved at the state level.

Lisec, the software architect, said it is important to teach critical thinking and championed a diverse range of thought and viewpoints.

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“Because the decision we’re asking our kids to make isn’t what their grandfather did,” he said.

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McCumber, a Littleton-area resident, has remained positive throughout her treatment process.

In high spirits, she happily reported that after more than a year of chemotherapy and radiation, she has moved on to the final stages of treatment, which is taking a pill for a few years to keep the cancer from coming back.

“I will continue to take this pill and do whatever the doctors tell me to do,” said the 67-year-old. “I just can’t stress enough how important it is for women to continue getting those screenings and tests. Sometimes you just do not know a lump is there. Sometimes you cannot feel it.

I did not feel anything. The 3D mammogram found a mass all the way back in my pectoral muscle.”

Last year, while McCumber was receiving treatment, Dr. Radhika Acharya-Leon, section chief for medical oncology at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, said had McCumber not been persistent in finding a place to do the biopsy during a pandemic and move treatment forward, given the aggressive form of breast cancer she had, she would not have survived long.

Since 2020, Acharya-Leon said doctors have become increasingly concerned with how women were putting off mammograms and recommended pap smears due to fear of catching COVID. With the nation coming through the second COVID wave caused by the delta variant, HealthOne Dr. Laura Hafertepen said the medical community’s concerns from last year are carrying over.

Because of the hesitancy to get screenings, Hafertepen said, when women are getting the original diagnosis the disease has already progressed to stages 2 or 3. With regular screenings, she said, doctors can catch cancer at stage 1 or zero.

When breast cancer is caught in an early stage, Hafertepen said the prognosis and the treatment is a lot better.

Hafertepen said women are slowly getting back on track with mammograms and pap smears, but the pandemic has caused a backlog.

“We are still trying to make up for a significant dip from last year,” she said.

Hafertepen said it is not just a problem doctors along the Front Range are seeing — the problem is nationwide.

The Prevent Cancer Foundation, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, released the results of a survey in August where 2,003 women between the ages of 21 and 60 were surveyed.

According to the results, 90% of the women surveyed said when pandemic restrictions were lifted, they engaged in normal activities, such as visiting family and friends, dining out and shopping. Only 48% of women visited their doctors’ offices.

Hafertepen said besides the fear of COVID creating a hesitancy to get regular screenings, women traditionally tend to take care of everyone else and ignore their own needs.

Hafertepen said it is not uncommon for a woman to ignore a strange lump or discharge, which are both breast cancer symptoms that should be checked out immediately.

“When they finally come in about a mass or continued discharge, the results are worse,” she said. “If we had seen them six months ago when they first noticed the symptoms, the prognosis is much better.”

Hafertepen said a lot of women do not realize that they do not even need a doctor’s referral to get a regular screening mammogram every year. The only time a referral is required is if there are symptoms present.

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Colorado Community Media honored for past women of excellence Colorado Press Women celebrates 80 years

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With a long history of producing community journalism, several newspapers that are now part of Colorado Community Media have been led by strong women since they started being published.

As part of celebrating its 80th year as an organization, Colorado Press Women (CPW) recently recognized women from four Colorado Community Media (CCM) newspapers who were employed by or owned the publications, dating back to the 1940s. The women were also original members of CPW. CCM honorees include: Co-publisher Katherine Bemis of the Littleton Independent Owner and publisher Vera West Parson for the Golden Transcript Owner and publisher Mary H. Isham and editor Lucille Hastings of the Brighton Blade Co-publisher C.A. of the Fort Lupton Press

CPW also paid tribute to Daisy Baber, a longtime columnist with the Lyons Recorder.

Accepting the certificates on behalf of CCM during the Oct. 2 hybrid meeting was new publisher Linda Shapley. Like the women being recognized by CPW, Shapley brings decades of newspaper experience to CCM. “I’m honored to continue the news leadership that these remarkable journalists helped begin 80 years ago,” Shapley said.

“As the original founders said, ‘Press women have a weapon to shape the peace or destruction of the world,’ and I aim to use that weapon responsibly to build up the next generation of journalists and create stronger communities across the Front Range.”

Shapley is referring to the early days of CPW in 1941 when it became an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW), which was established in 1938.

In recruiting CPW members, on the eve of the U.S. entry into World War II, NFPW founder Bertha Bless said, “Press women have the opportunity of the century

Katherine Bemis as a co-publisher of the Littleton Independent was one of the first charter members of the Colorado Press Women in the COURTESY PHOTO 1940s.

to create a thinking America that can lead the world out of its present chaos. We must save not only the right of the press but also Americans. Grassroots journalism represented in small town and country newspapers doesn’t know its own power.

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Today, CPW is a diverse organization of professional communicators, both men and women, who are reporters, editors, broadcasters, public relations practitioners, publishers, advertising and marketing practitioners, college communications educators,

graphic designers, photographers, freelance writers and others.

“Looking back 80 years at the state of Colorado Press Women, what impresses me most is that 13 of our charter members were publishers and/or editors or their small-town newspapers — strong women,” said CPW President Sandy Nance. “It’s no wonder that equality for women has been as basic an expectation of our membership as our support for the First Amendment.”

Early on, CPW focused on establishing rural libraries. Today, Nance said CPW works to help people sort fact from fiction on the Internet.

With the emergence of teleconferencing and Zoom, Nance said CPW will focus on increasing membership throughout all of Colorado and not just newspapers along the Front Range.

Today, Colorado Community Media continues to grow, focusing on the importance of community journalism. The media company currently owns 24 community newspapers in Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson and Weld counties.

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Unconvinced by Cherry Creek School District’s interpretation of what is necessary for an exemption from Tri-County Health’s school mask mandate, a federal court allowed a Cherry Creek school board candidate to attend a candidates’ event without wearing a mask.

Schumé Navarro “has provided essentially unrebutted evidence that she has a mental health disability that limits her ability to concentrate, think, and communicate while wearing a mask,” Judge Daniel Domenico wrote in an Oct. 7 court Navarro order.

Navarro sued the school district in late September over its “refusals to provide accommodations that would allow her to participate fully in candidate forums” where mask wearing is required, according to a news release from the organization that filed the lawsuit.

The organization, the Public Trust Institute, is listed with a Lakewood address in the lawsuit complaint.

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on Sept. 28, asked the court to require the school district to allow Navarro to participate in candidate forums “with accommodations adequate to place her on equal footing with other candidates.”

Navarro is running for the seat in District D, the eastern part of the school district, including parts of Centennial and Aurora.

Navarro did not attend the Sept. 21 candidates’ forum at Eaglecrest High School because of an issue she says she has with masks.

At an earlier candidates’ forum at Overland High School in Aurora on Sept. 14, Navarro attended and wore a mask but was pulling it away from her face during the forum and while speaking.

“I’ve sent a letter trying to talk about the … issues that I’ve gone through with being abused, and I can’t really think in this space,” Navarro said at the forum. She added: “I can’t even gather my thoughts because of the amount of trauma that I am having to sit through.”

The Cherry Creek School District requires the wearing of masks as a COVID-safety measure inside its school buildings, under a mandate from the Tri-County Health Department, the public-health agency for Arapahoe County.

Students are sometimes present at the candidate forums or in the common areas of the facilities where the forums are held, the judge noted in the Oct. 7 court filing.

Navarro told Colorado Community Media that in pursuing a medical exemption from Tri-County’s mask order, she provided the school district

a letter from her therapist noting her suffocation trauma from childhood.

Her therapist, based in the south Jefferson County area, wrote that Navarro “cannot medically tolerate a face covering due to a prior suffocation trauma that she has experienced.”

Navarro said she included a “health summary” that noted a deviated septum and nasal deformity, nasal blockage sinusitis, and breathing issues.

She sent CCM an image of the health summary, which also notes a trauma in childhood and appears to be from UCHealth’s website.

“Unfortunately, my primary care (provider) is at UCHealth, and when I had reached out to them multiple times asking for a letter of exemption due to my physical health issues, they asked if I was vaccinated,” Navarro told CCM. “Once I answered no, that I was not, they told me that they would not be writing a letter.”

The school district said Navarro submitted a request for a medical exemption but that it did not meet TriCounty Health’s standards because she did not submit a letter signed by a doctor.

‘Somewhat strangely’ The school district also expressed skepticism about the validity of Navarro’s request in part due to statements she made on social media, according to the court documents.

Attorneys for Cherry Creek, in an Oct. 4 court filing, cited a video Navarro had posted where she said: “And I’m sorry. I get that you are offended that I do not wear a mask. I don’t wear it because I don’t want to comply to all of this.”

In January, Navarro had also posted on social media a photo of herself wearing a mask, captioned: “Who’s with me on getting patriot fit? I hate the whole mask thing but I hate the thought of being weak and out of shape at the brink of civil war,” according to the court filing.

Navarro told CCM that her views on masks are influenced by how masks affect her personally.

“As a person who has been a survivor of abuse … having something forced on your body, that creates (an adverse) reaction,” Navarro said.

In his order, the judge argued Navarro’s social media statements do not contradict her assertion that wearing a mask causes her psychological distress.

“Stating that ‘I don’t wear [a mask] because I don’t want to comply to all of this’ is not inconsistent with not wanting to wear a mask for medical reasons,” the judge wrote.

“And while Ms. Navarro did at one point post a photo of herself wearing a mask, the caption associated with that photo stated that she was ‘desperate enough to comply’ with her gym’s mask mandate because she had not been able to work out … and that ‘[o] f course I got a headache bc I can’t breathe and they make no accommodations for medical exemptions,’” the judge added.

The judge also noted that TriCounty Health’s mask order requires “a statement provided by a Coloradolicensed medical provider” to support an exemption. But he wrote that un-

der Colorado law, licensed professional counselors — such as the person Navarro identifies as her therapist — are mental health professionals licensed by the state to provide mental health and psychological evaluation, assessment, diagnosis and treatment.

Tri-County Health’s frequentlyasked-questions document regarding the mask order says “Coloradolicensed medical provider” means a physician, dentist, clinical psychologist or any person acting under the supervision of those positions.

“But the order itself only requires ‘a statement provided by a Coloradolicensed medical provider,’” the judge wrote.

He added: “It is only the Tri-County Health Department’s Frequently Asked Questions document that, somewhat strangely, narrows that definition to a category of medical professionals listed in the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act.” Navarro’s attorney also argued the school district violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Regarding disability law, the judge noted that a public entity need not allow an individual to participate in programs or activities when that individual poses a “direct threat to the health or safety of others.”

But the fact that the district has granted mask exemptions to a small number of students and staff “undermines the District’s argument that no modification or accommodation can eliminate the threat posed by unmasked individuals,” the judge wrote.

Judge’s order The judge’s order granted Navarro’s request for a preliminary injunction — a temporary order that prevents the other party from engaging in a type of conduct until the conclusion of a trial.

Under the order, Cherry Creek was prohibited from enforcing Tri-County’s mask policy as to Navarro at its remaining candidate forums.

The school district held school board candidate forums on Sept. 14 at Overland High School, Sept. 21 at Eaglecrest High, Sept. 22 at Cherry Creek High, Sept. 28 at Grandview High and Sept. 30 at Smoky Hill High.

The final forum occurred Oct. 7 at Cherokee Trail High.

In advance of the Sept. 28 forum, the school district arranged for Navarro to participate remotely via a video monitor on stage. Navarro did not to participate in that forum, but she did attend the Sept. 30 candidate forum by video, the judge noted.

The judge also ordered that Navarro must maintain a minimum of 6 feet between herself and any members of the public.

Transmission of COVID-19 from inhalation of the coronavirus in the air can occur at distances greater than 6 feet, and particles from an infected person can move throughout an entire room or indoor space, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s website. A person can be exposed by an infected person coughing or speaking near them, but they can also be exposed by inhaling aerosol particles that are spreading away from the infected person, the website adds.

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WorldDenver is a membershipbased nonprofit organization that connects Colorado to the world through international exchange, education, and personal interaction with international leaders, professionals and students, states its website.

“It matters that we feel connected to the greater world, here in landlocked Denver,” Zeller said. “WorldDenver is a community of members that supports the great programs and visiting delegations that help us understand the perspectives of our fellow humans — and helps those other humans understand us.”

WorldDenver is perhaps most .known for facilitating the International Visitors’ Leadership Program, and for being Denver’s World sAffairs Counsel. But, WorldDenver also has a Young Professional membership, and puts on a variety of other programming, such as an annual International Women’s Day event.

“The biggest issues we face are borderless. They’ve got to be solved with global cooperation,” Krieger said. “Members come to WorldDenver to get that global connection.”

WorldDenver put on some virtual programming during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, but also turned attention to incorporating more educational programs for youth — something that had been on a priority list for quite some time, Krieger said.

The organization started to put together a plan to connect U.S. students ages 14-17 with students of the same age in the Middle East and North Africa — Iraq and Morocco, specifically.

Called the World Affairs Challenge Virtual Exchange, the new program is being implemented by WorldDenver, and supported by the Stevens Initiative.

The Stevens Initiative, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, “is an international effort to build global competence and career readiness skills for young people in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa by growing and enhancing the field of virtual exchange,” states a news release.

WorldDenver is one of 19 grantees to be named a 2021 Stevens Initiative grantee.

What the youth will do in the pro-

WorldDenver is a membership-based nonprofit organization that connects Colorado to the world through international exchange, education, and personal interaction with international leaders, professionals and students, states its website. Pictured is an event from a previous year during which WorldDenver members hear from former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul.

gram is work in bi-national teams to identify a challenge in their community that is related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

They will work together to create a solution, and the program will culminate with the students presenting their challenge and solution plan in video format. Winners of the competition will get to implement their plan.

The youth will develop relationships and lifelong friendships with their peers abroad, while also building empathy, developing leadership skills and learning about new topics.

“When young people can turn their ideas into real action, especially while working cross-culturally, it is immensely powerful and transformative,” Krieger said in a news release, “setting them on a path toward meaningful global citizenship and community involvement.”

Kelly Jones-Wagy is one of the local World Affairs Challenge Virtual Exchange facilitators/mentors.

“Students generally have incredible ideas,” Jones-Wagy said. “As a facilitator, my goal is just to help them to focus those ideas as they work with their counterparts through the virtual exchange.”

Jones-Wagy said she hopes the students learn from each other.

“Not just about their project, but also about all of the things that they have in common,” Jones-Wagy said.

“The more time we all spend getting to know people, the more we will be able to respect and care for others.”

To learn more about WorldDenver, its programs or how to become a member, visit worlddenver.org.

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elcome back to part three of this five-part series on “The 5 C’s of Retaining Top Talent.” In week one we discussed the importance of connecting with our team members, and last week we added a discussion around WINNING collaboration.

Recognizing that WORDS everyone on our team, including our top performers, wants to be part of the creative and strategic thinking that will lead to personal and professional success.

Next up is the Michael Norton role of change and how managing change can make or break us when it comes to attracting, hiring, developing, and retaining top performers.

As I prepared for this series, I had time to spend a few hours on my favorite beach. A beach I knew growing up, and a beach I visited often even after moving to Colorado.

And as I walked along the shoreline, I thought about how much I have

seen the beach change over the years. And although it changes with every storm, wind gust, and tide, it is still the beach.

Superstorm Sandy back in 2012 leveled most of the homes along this stretch of beach. Most of which have been rebuilt, even more beautifully than before. Dredging and relocating sand has also played a role in the protection of the beach from the erosion that comes along with the storms, winds, and tides.

The beach endures the changes that the storms, winds, and tides throw its way. This is similar to our businesses in a way. Businesses today face storms, winds, and tides too. They come in the form of shifts in the economy, an unexpected pandemic, innovation and technology advancements, societal pressures, and a volatile political landscape. As we think about attracting, hiring, developing, and retaining current and future top performers, we must acknowledge that how we manage change, will directly impact how we hire, who we hire, and how long they stay with us as a part of our team.

Join me back on the beach for a moment. As I walked along the

shoreline, I walked with others combing the beach for pristine shells, sea glass, and other treasures that the new tide had washed ashore. I watched as people would pick up a shell, look at it and determine to keep it or toss it back. That made me think of the top talent that is out there looking to join a winning team and growing company.

Just like the walk along the beach, there are many people trying to find those top performers, those potential new team members that can make such a huge difference for our business.

Our job as leaders and coworkers is to walk the beach as often as we can. To look for not only the best and the brightest, but to also see what is broken, what needs change, or what change needs to be managed differently. Tom Peters and Robert H. Waterman used the phrase, “Management by wandering around,” in their book, “In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best Run Companies.” It means we purposely walk the beaches of our business looking for opportunities to recognize people, make changes, and learn what is most

important about the way we manage change and lead our business.

Is this a case for “Change Management?” In a way, yes. But “Change Management” will be limited in its success if we fail to first identify what needs to change and then include a change readiness and communications strategy. When we lack connection, overlook collaboration, and then mismanage change, others will easily come by and pick up the best and brightest as they walk along the shoreline looking for top talent for their own organization.

The storms, winds, and tides will certainly shape our business, they will cause us to change, and change for the better. Are you ready to manage those changes? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com, and when we can change with the tide, avoid erosion, and keep our best and brightest, it really will be a better than good year.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

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If I’m pregnant, should I get the COVID-19 vaccine? Yes. The CDC formally recommended COVID-19 vaccination to women “who are pregnant, recently pregnant (including those who are lactating), who are trying to become pregnant now, or who might become pregnant in the future.” In this group, the benefits of vaccination outweigh known or potential risks.

As of Sept. 27, more than 125,000 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in pregnant people, including more than 22,000 hospitalized cases and 161 deaths.

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Do the vaccines protect against long-haul COVID-19? Yes. About a third of COVID-19 cases may have ongoing symptoms that last months, a situation known as “long- haul COVID.” But this is extremely rare in the vaccinated. Research shows that 30-40% of people with long-haul COVID symptoms, such as brain fog, persistent shortness of breath or stomach issues, improve after receiving a COVID vaccine, which may be the vaccine helping the immune system fight the remaining virus.

Can getting the COVID-19 vaccine protect against the emergence of new variants? Yes. This is one of the most important aspects of immunization. Immunization protects against the development of new variants, because the virus is not given the chance to mutate and evolve when it jumps from person to person.

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Local author’s book looks at value of life Woman writes about sibling’s death in 1974, attitudes in society

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In a recently published book, a longtime Parker resident tells the story of the 1974 death of her 10-yearold brother, who was developmentally disabled.

Janet FarmerSelden’s brother, Jules Farmer — who was also deaf and Farmerblind — contracted Selden a fatal disease while in the care of Ridge State Home in Arvada.

“It is a look at the value his life really had and what value came with his death,” Farmer-Selden said.

Farmer-Selden’s parents struggled to find ways to help their son to thrive despite his disabilities and often ran into challenges from the state, she said.

Farmer-Selden wrote the 104-page book, titled “Value of a Life,” in part to let readers know about the legislation that came from her family’s advocacy, she said.

“I wanted others to know as a society we have not really come that far in inclusion for people with disabilities,” she said. “It is my personal belief that you can measure a society’s moral compass not by the rhetoric of its public officials but by the way traditionally marginalized groups are faring and honestly, I believe that Colorado still has a long way to go especially in providing equity in services outside of the metro area.”

Farmer-Selden began writing the book in November 2019 and it was published in February 2021. In her writing, she used documents and journal entries from her mother about the struggles the family faced in “attempting to provide the best possible life for my brother,” she said.

She also used documents showing the lack of services that were available to her brother due to the severity of his disabilities.

Farmer-Selden said that during her writing process, she was challenged by memories of the “negative attitudes” her brother and family experienced for “allowing him to be an active member of our family.”

“This did not just come from neighbors but from some members of our extended family,” she said.

The final chapter of the book is a copy of Farmer-Selden’s mom’s diary from the final days of Jules’ life.

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“As my mom passed away in 2002, I felt an incredible sense of responsibility in representing what she would want to communicate if she were writing the chapter herself and I felt it was only fitting that she gets the final word in this book,” she said.

Farmer-Selden decided to write the book after trying to find services for her foster son, who is on the autism spectrum.

“I struggled to understand why nearly 50 years after my brother’s death, Americans with disabilities are still challenged with physical environments that are not accessible,” she said.

Farmer-Selden also said she believes people with disabilities lack assistive technology and internet access and experience negative attitudes from others.

“We need to be conscious of the attitudes we hold regarding others who are not like us,” Farmer-Selden said. “If I can have one person act on this message, I have been successful in this effort and honored my brother and my parents.”

The book, sold for $12, is available for purchase at tinyurl.com/Valueof-a-life.

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Dick was born in Amity, Oregon and was honored to be raised on a third generation farm. He was known to say, “I love the dirt so much, I keep a little under my fingernails to keep me company.” Dick didn’t get to live his dream of being a farmer, as God called him to be a missionary to the military, which he also loved.

Dick was one of the founders of OCSC/ Cadence International. After serving in the Philippines for ten years, he and his wife, Margaret, moved their family of four children to Englewood while he served as the second president of Cadence International. During those years, the family gardened nearby vacant lots (up to five acres) and sold fresh vegetables (bushels of corn and hundreds of pumpkins) from their back porch.

In 1979 the family moved to Germany where Dick was the Europe Field Director for Cadence. Many new ministries to military personnel and their dependents were formed and grew under Dick’s leadership. Having rented out their home while overseas, the Pattys were able to move back to Englewood

in 1992. Dick continued his tradition of gardening and blessing the neighborhood with fresh produce. In fact, his giant pumpkin crop this season on Mariposa Drive is one of his best.

Dick was active at Bethany Evangelical Free Church, involved in Bible studies with friends and neighbors, and hospitable with Margaret in sharing their home. He was devoted to his wife and delighted in his four children (Joyce, Dave, Steve, and Josh), daughters-in-law and son-in-law, eleven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.

He was hard-working, generous, techsavvy (texting on his smart phone at age 95), and kind. But what mattered most to him was that he knew Jesus Christ personally and longed for everyone else to also have a personal redemptive relationship with Jesus.

Dick’s life made an eternal difference in many lives around the world. We invite you to be inspired by his life by reading his story at Newcomerdenver.com and watching his memorial service at Cadence.org/ DickPattyMemorial.

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October 14, 2021

LIFE Horse culture still kicking in modern West

Growth changes state but love of horses is forever

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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n 1950, metro Denver’s population hovered right around 500,000. Farms and horse properties could still be found throughout the close-in suburbs.

By the mid-1970s, the population had more than doubled and subdivisions had eaten away at sprawling open spaces. But it was still common to see leisure riders on horses, trotting down trails along Morrison Road, Alameda Avenue or Dry Creek Road.

Today, the metro population is closing in on 3 million fast. Development and an explosion in residents have made things feel more like a big city than the cowtown vibes of yesteryear. But if you look closely, you’ll still find horse culture holds a special place in the heart of folks throughout the metro area.

It’s a warm, late September morning as Joe McClellan makes his way toward his first job of the day. With an unbelievable view of the Flatirons as his backdrop, McClellan gets down to business.

His dual degrees in architectural and civil engineering will be put to good use at the job site, but not to design or build a house. He’s there to shoe some horses.

McClellan is a certified Natural Balance Farrier. More than a decade ago, he traded in his engineering career for a life working with the animals he loves. He said he was always fascinated by horses and a 2009 Natural Balance Hoof Trimming course set him on the path he’d been looking for. Applying engineering principals to every hoof he shoes, McClellan found a way to combine two things he loves into the freedom to work for himself.

Shoeing horses from Fort Collins to Castle Rock and everywhere in between, and owning two horses of his own, McClellan spends his life immersed in local horse culture.

Karen Richard owns the property with the fantastic view. She moved here in 1984 to be able to keep her horses on her own land. She’s owned horses for close to 50 years.

She says in those days she would drive more than 100 miles to work and back each day to make her dream a reality. She didn’t come from a horse-owning family.

“I was just an anomaly, I guess,” she says.

Richard’s horses, Tilly and Summer, are two of McClellan’s three clients at this stop. The other is a 23-year-old palomino Richard boards, named Sweetie. Sweetie’s owner, Bob, says she’s taught him a lot.

“Like how to be a human,” he says.

Bob leased Sweetie, taking care of her for a few years before her

Lifelong horse owner Karen Richard with her horse, Summer.

previous owner agreed to let him buy her.

“I don’t refer to myself as her owner,” he says. “I refer to myself as her staff.”

Over the years, Richard has done both Western and English riding styles, competing in dressage, a form of horse riding performed in exhibition, with Tilly, a liver-chestnut thoroughbred. Now, Richard is content to just ride on her own property for fun. She says horses have given her more than she can express throughout her life. More than just fulfillment, she says horses have given her the gift of being present in her surroundings.

Beyond their beauty, she thinks horses have a special place in this world. McClellan agrees.

“Human beings couldn’t be where they are today without horses supporting us,” he says. “They transported us. They fought battles with us. They farmed with us. They’re amazing animals and we actually don’t deserve them. They deserve for us to treat them better.”

Sixty miles southeast, Heidi Knab is chatting with customers at the Rusty Spur Saddle Shop in Parker. Her business card lists her position as “Head Cowgirl.” She also happens to be the owner of the tack/gear shop she founded after two decades teaching school.

A lifelong rider, Knab says one day she was driving all over town looking for a new saddle. Her inability to find what she was looking for gave her the idea to start the business. Now, more than three years later, she says things are good and her business is continuing to grow.

“The timing was right for me to change careers and open the business,” she says. “We started off with 30 saddles and now we sometimes have up to 200.”

She jumped into a three-year lease with no prior business experience, but says she always knew it was going to work. She also has 1,500 consigners helping her stock merchandise and a deal with Colorado Saddlery to carry their new saddles. The store also has everything a rider could need for English and Western tack, clothing, boots, blankets, trailer supplies, grooming products and more.

According to Knab, Douglas county ranks second in the nation for horse ownership per capita.

“It’s huge, for horses,” she says.

“I would have thought it would be Kentucky or something like that, but Douglas county is way up there.”

Despite her parents not being horse people, Knab says she and her sister started doing barrel races at local shows and a ton of trail riding when she was a kid.

“Horses are enchanting animals.

I bought my first horse with babysitting money when I was 11 — of course, I also had to take out a loan from my parents,” she says. “My sister got me into it. She was really horse crazy.”

Now, as she gets ready to enter her fourth year as a business owner, Knab says word of mouth is still her primary form of engaging new customers. She also employs staff members who have different expertise in riding styles, to appeal to Douglas county’s broad customer base.

Guidance from other women in the tack industry was invaluable when she started out. But that didn’t surprise her. She thinks horse people she’s met are some of the most loyal, appreciative, kind individuals around.

And that loyalty goes both ways.

Relationships and customer service are what she says make the

PHOTO BY BOB WOOLEY

whole thing tick.

Old adages about not mixing business with pleasure notwithstanding, Knab says opening the store actually feeds her passion for riding. She says she’s learned a ton from customers and hopes she’s paying that knowledge forward as well.

Her repertoire includes showings, clinics, an obstacle challenge series and a lot of horse camping.

Carol Perry is a native Texan who’s called Douglas county home since the ‘80s. She’s been a horse person her whole life. But she’s retiring from the hobby and recently she’s been selling off gear through Knab’s store.

Her stable of horses has gone from eight down to one — a Swedish warmblood grand prix dressage horse that is 26 years old.

Perry says retiring from the horse world has been an incredibly difficult decision. At her age, she says she wants to simplify her life, but the challenges that everincreasing population and development have created for riders have hastened her departure.

She says resources for horse people are becoming more restrictive each year and the people passing legislation aren’t paying enough attention to the billion-dollar equine industry here. But it’s also increasingly difficult to compete for trail space with mountain bikers — even in places like The Pines and Dawson Butte that were created to include horses.

If you’re a lifelong horse person, or just thinking about maybe getting started, Knab says her shop is a nexus — a place people can come to get information and find their people. She holds community events once per quarter and welcomes everyone with a passion for horses to attend.

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Woodcarvers invite public to annual show

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he Colorado Carvers Club will hold its Annual Woodcarving Show, Competition and Sale on the weekend of Oct. 23-24 at the West Metro Fire Training and Event Center, 3535 SONYA’S S. Kipling St. in Lake- SAMPLER wood, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 23 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 24. coloradocarvers. org.

Miners Alley Sonya Ellingboe “The Crucible” plays at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden, through Nov. 7. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. minersalley. com, 303-935-3044. (“Pay-itforward pricing” on tickets, to help people come back to the theatre, per director Len Matheo.)

Cherry Creek Theatre “Steel Magnolias” plays through Oct. 24 at the Elaine Wolf Theatre, Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver.

(Special dinner package at the nearby Nona’s Bistro for $16.50.) cherrycreektheatre.org.

Jazz orchestra Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra presents “The Music You’ve Been Missing” at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 at The Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Tickets: $24-$38, 720-8987200, arvadacenter.org. A note on the Arvada Center website says: “To protect the health of our visitors and artists, the Arvada Center will require all individuals to show either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend performances in our theatres starting September 28. All visitors ages 2+ must wear a mask when at the Center.”

Call for clarinetist The Colorado Wind Ensemble will hold an open audition for one clarinet position: Prepare a video no longer than five minutes, including a lyrical selection and a technical selection. Email, Dropbox or YouTube to CWE. They rehearse 7-9 p.m. on Tuesdays at the King Center, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver. coloradowindensemble. org.

Central City Opera The 89-year-old company announces that its next season, in the old Opera House in Central City, will include “The Light in the Piazza,” “Fledermaus” and “Two Remain.” The company performed in Littleton’s Hudson Gardens last summer. centralcityopera.org.

MOA “The Fantasy Show” is open at the Museum of Outdoor Arts Indoor Gallery, 1000 Englewood Park-

way, as is work by the 2021 Design and Build Emerging Artists and 2021 Artist Fellow Tiffany Matheson, through Dec. 17. Hours: Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. moaonline.org.

Colorado Ballet “Giselle” is performed at the Elle Caulkins Opera House, Denver through Oct. 17. Tickets start at $40$160, coloradoballet.org.

Upcoming: “The Nutcracker” Nov. 27-Dec. 24; “Romeo and Juliet” Feb. 4-13, 2022; “Wizard of Oz” March 1120, 2022. 303-837-8888, ext. 2.

Tesoro The Annual Tesoro Historic Lecture Series, with a series of dinner lectures held at the Fort Restaurant in Morrison, also offers free local afternoon lectures, starting Oct. 16/17. On Oct. 16, Dr. David Wrobel will speak about remarkable women such as

Isabella Pfeiffer, Isabelle Bird and Mary Kingsley, at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton at 1:30 p.m. Free, but reservation needed through South Suburban Parks and Recreation website, ssprd.org, or 303-3475999. Repeated Oct. 17 at History Colorado at 2 p.m. and at a dinner lecture at the Fort Restaurant, reservation needed. 303-839-1671, tesoroculturalcenter.org.

Tesoro at Lone Tree “The Santa Fe Trail: Two Hundred Years of Songs and Tales” will be presented by Mark Gardner and Rex Rideout at 4 p.m. at the Lone Tree Hub, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway. Free, but registration is required: ssprd.org or 303-347-5999.

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, public events frequently are canceled or rescheduled. Check with organizers before you go.

‘Cross Words’ is new work by local playwright

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The configuration of the smallish Bond Trimble Theatre at Vintage Theatre in Aurora dictates a set, designed by company director Bernie Cardell, that has the audience almost in the living room/ dining room with the actors — and it works well! The company is presenting a clever new work by Denver playwright Scott Gibson, “Cross Words.”

The play was the winner of Vintage Theatre Company’s 2019 Mystery Thriller new Play Showcase, and is now in its first production — a milestone for any new play.

Lights go up with a frowning woman, Flora (Molly Turner), seated at the dining table working on a crossword puzzle ... “How’s her high-

ness?” says her sarcastic husband Tim (Luke RahmsdorffTerry).

“I hate our life,” she snaps.

“One person’s life is another person’s `just in time,’” he replies.

The mood is set and we learn that the couple has come to live with her elderly Aunt Rosamunde, assuming that they will inherit her considerable fortune when she passes on ... But they’re impatient with the elderly relative’s ongoing vigor — and with the run-down house and leaky roof ... What if she were to fall down those stairs ...? “We still have to decide which of us will ...”

“Dead people keep their plans to themselves ...”

Enter Jan Cleveland, as Aunt Rosamunde’s attorney Clarrisa, who strides into

the setting dressed in a spiffy tweed vested suit, obviously suspicious of the couple, as she looks after her client’s interests.

“Aunt Rosamunde called you?” Tim wonders.

“We planned on tomorrow night,” she replies.

Tim comments about their agreement with Aunt Rosamunde “to make it worth our while, our future seen to ...” if they were to live with her for a while ... helping with her dayto day needs.

Aunt Rosamunde rings a bell upstairs, calling for assistance ... Scowling, Flora heads for the stairs, which protrude into the dining room, a constant reminder.

Next scene has Tim practicing CPR on a beach ball ...

Young, somewhat-challenged nephew Emory (Elton

Tanega) appears: “Mr. Benson says to drop these buckets off and go right home ... Why were you giving CPR to that beach ball? And why were you calling it Aunt Rosamunde?

That ball doesn’t have a heart ...”

Turns out Emory and Flora are to share the inheritance.

“I left my shoe and sock upstairs,” Emory says, returning soon: “The lady upstairs wants to see you ... I helped her get up ... she’s pretty mad ...”

Later, Emory staggers into the house, with a bloodied face. Clarissa runs in soon after — she had collided with Emory’s bike ... “I’ve always ben a careful driver — he was there without warning.”

“I already knew,” he said.

The lawyer had called his wife.

Vintage Theatre Company was founded in 2002 by Craig Bond, Debbie Laureta, Chris Goranson, Lindsay Sanders Goranson and David Trimble, with a space on 17th Street, and it was moved into the Dayton Street location in 2012, where they have three performance spaces: the Jeffrey Nickelson Auditorium, the Bond Trimble Theatre and the Berg-Young Cabaret Stage.

Vintage Theatre is at 1468 Dayton St. in Aurora. “Cross Words” plays Friday/Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. through Nov. 7.

Tickets: 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.com.

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The Parker Arts, Culture & Events Center, also known as PACE, is celebrating a decade in the community this month with a series of free and reduced-cost events.

The PACE Center opened its doors on Oct. 28, 2011 after the town council approved the purchase of the land and a $21.7 million construction budget for the project.

Carrie Glassburn, the PACE Center’s cultural director, wrote in a recent letter to the community that the center has welcomed over 1 million patrons to its facilities since opening.

“Thanks to the foresight of several Town leaders and citizens who recognized the importance the arts play in building a strong community, the PACE Center was designed and developed and quickly became the cultural hub for Parker and the surrounding region,” Glassburn’s letter said.

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Main Street through downtown Littleton was closed to traffic and converted into a street market Oct. 9 for the monthly “Second Saturdays” event, the final one of the season.

Purveyors of art, jewelry, pottery, clothing and vintage goods drew shoppers, who also enjoyed the fall sunshine, visited the street’s permanent stores, and sampled food and libations.

The Saturday event was part of the “Weekends on Main” promotion managed by the Historic Downtown Littleton Merchants Association and the Littleton Business Chamber.

Main Street in downtown Littleton was closed to traffic and converted into a street market Oct. 9 for the monthly “Second Saturdays” event.

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A cut above the rest Meat cutting competition held in Highlands Ranch

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Mark Gurger traveled from Albuquerque for the chance to win $20,000.

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Nearly 30 butchers from Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico gathered in Highlands Ranch for a chance to win $20,000 in the annual Slice on Ice Qualifier Competition, hosted by the Texas Roadhouse steakhouse chain.

The ice rink at the new South Suburban Sports Complex was turned into a makeshift meat locker on Oct. 4, as competitors were given a total of 40 pounds of beef to carve up during a one-hour competition.

Stephanie Keck, a Texas Roadhouse marketing coach, said it is exciting to get back to hosting the competitions in the area, given they were canceled due to the pandemic in 2020.

Keck said the Oct. 4 event in Highlands Ranch was a qualifier competition, which means the winner not only receives $20,000 but also earns to the right to go on and compete in the semi-finals. Winners of the semifinal events go on to compete in the 2021 national competition where the winner is crowned Meat Cutter of the Year.

The semi-finals and national competition will be held in Nashville in February.

“At Texas Roadhouse, our professional butchers hand-cut every

Zuriel Rubio, of Wyoming, competed for the sixth time in the annual Butchers Slice on Ice competition hosted by Texas Roadhouse.

steak in each restaurant,” said Mike Castaneda, Texas Roadhouse senior product coach. “Our meat-cutting challenge recognizes the significant contributions of our talented butchers and we’re proud to reward and honor these individuals through this national competition.”

With judges constantly watching through the hour, Clint Hacker, the competition emcee, said competitors are judged on width of the cuts of sirloin, filet and ribeye. They are also judged on muscle-to-gristle ratio, marbling and technique, Hacker said.

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SLAYING

he was so many things — an artist, a caregiver for our mother, and my best friend.”

FROM PAGE 1

The burning injustice of his unsolved homicide.

“I see him in my dreams almost every night,” said Dean Lockhead, 36, Hix’s older brother. “It’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to me, to my family.”

Englewood police have had little to say about the case. Chief Sam Watson, who took the helm of the department in August, did not respond to an interview request.

Instead, a department spokesperson sent a statement: “This is still an active investigation (on which) the Police Department is focused,” the statement reads in part. “We are still receiving tips, which detectives are diligently working to follow up on. The Englewood Police Department is still seeking any information that will aid in the identification and apprehension of suspect(s).”

But Lockhead said his hope for seeing the case solved is dim. It’s been eight months since he last heard from detectives, he said.

Though a nearby security camera captured three people fleeing the scene on bikes, and a $2,000 reward through Metro Denver Crime Stoppers remains available, no one has come forward to identify the killer.

Lockhead said he fears the nature of Hix’s life and the circumstances of his death have made it easy for the world to move on.

“Joe was not a sympathetic victim,” he said. “People see it as a homeless junkie getting killed. But

Struggling to accept life Hix and Lockhead spent their early years in Virginia, in a house that backed to a vast forest where the boys roamed on long summer days.

But when their father Michael, a construction worker and contractor, injured his back and became permanently disabled, the family’s situation spiraled. Without his income, they lost the house to the bank and moved in with relatives in Colorado.

Mary, the boys’ mother, suffered a traumatic brain injury in a fall that worsened her mental illness.

Michael never regained the ability to work and became dependent on painkillers, Lockhead said, and Mary endured stints in dismal treatment facilities. The family cobbled together a life on public assistance.

Through it all, the brothers had each other.

“The only other person with those experiences was Joe,” Lockhead said. “There’s a certain part of me only he could understand.”

Hix struggled to accept how life unfolded for his family. As Lockhead went off to college, Hix dropped out of Englewood High School.

Still, he found fulfillment in his passions. Hix was a gifted computer technician, a talented photographer, and drew recognition for his electronic music, performing live shows under the stage name Plantaganda.

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But Hix didn’t fit in socially in Boulder, and wasn’t ready for the rigors of academia. He began drinking more, and fell into a depression.

Before long he slunk back to Denver, and began a long, gradual decline that would come to consume his life.

‘He was always kind to me’ Though at times he seemed to thrive, remaining surrounded by loyal friends, Hix increasingly struggled with addiction. Music and photography faded from his life.

He was jailed for assault in 2015, court records show. Hix’s parents lost their subsidized apartment in Littleton in 2016, and all three wound up homeless.

Hix, increasingly lost in addiction, grew unpredictable and violent.

A girlfriend and his own dad took out restraining orders against him.

More arrests and jail time followed.

In the final years of his life, Lockhead said even he had grown estranged from his brother, frustrated after so many fruitless attempts to help him recover. By the time Hix was killed, he was living on the streets, and the brothers were hardly speaking.

“One of the last times I spoke to Joe, he started crying and talking about how lonely he was, how he didn’t have anyone left,” Lockhead said. “I tried to get him to understand how difficult it was for people to be in his life.”

But even as Hix grew distant from his brother and friends, he remained close to his mom.

“He was my best friend,” Mary said. “There wasn’t anything we

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couldn’t talk about. He made me a better person.”

Mary has been racked with anguish and depression since her son’s death, she said. She continues to grapple with instability and mental illness, and recently escaped an abusive relationship.

Through it all, she yearns for her son’s love and compassion, for the days the two would spend sitting in the shade watching the clouds roll by, discussing matters large and small.

“He was always kind to me,” Mary said. “He treated me like I have a brain. He loved me wholeheartedly.”

Lockhead said that despite his brother’s damaged relationships, “when I organized his funeral, we had to limit guests to 50 (due to COVID restrictions). Lots more wanted to come. I wish he could have known that.”

Lockhead does what he can for his family, trying from a distance to arrange help for his mom, but said the network of support services for struggling people is fragmented and overwhelmed — something he remembers all too well from childhood.

Lockhead is trying to move forward. He and his wife are expecting their first child in January, a bright spot in a brutal time. Still, he laments that his son will never meet Hix. “If he could’ve gotten it together, Joe would’ve been a great uncle,” he said. “I think of all of what could have been.”

“I’m realistic about this situation — nothing will bring Joe back.

I don’t want vengeance. Just some form of justice.”

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Oct. 21 — Bohemian Rhapsody Sing Along, $10 Oct. 22 — Dueling Pianos, $10 Oct. 23 — Artival, $10 The center is now hosting in-person events again and is at full capacity. This year’s full season will consist of comedy shows, films, jazz performances, musicals and holiday events.

More information on these events and those planned for the rest of the season is available by calling 303-805-6800 or visiting parkerarts.org.

Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the box office.

During its first 10 years, the PACE Center has hosted 350 weddings and receptions, rented event spaces to 750 groups, offered 30,000 hours of cultural classes and presented 1,700 performances in the theater, according to Glassburn’s letter. The center also offers art galleries and school break camps for art, music, dance, science, theater and cooking.

In 2004 and 2005, the town began looking into building a new arts facility and purchased the property in 2006. The groundbreaking on the project took place in April 2010.

“Thank you for supporting the arts and allowing us to continue making fun happen,” Glassburn wrote. “We can’t wait for the next 10 years.”

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MEAT FROM PAGE 19

Nearly 30 butchers from Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico competed for the $20,000 prize on Oct. 4.

Clint Hacker served as MC for the competition held on the ice rink at the South Suburban Sports Complex in Highlands Ranch.

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Adrian Zurita gets his knives sharpened in preparation of the hourlong competition.

competition. While he measured the fat down the center of a cut of meat in preparation of the official start time, Gurger said he has competed several times because “it is really a lot of fun.”

Zuriel Rubio, a native of Mexico, said he currently works in a restaurant in Wyoming. He said he was excited to come to the Highlands Ranch competition, noting this is his sixth time competing in the Slice on Ice challenge.

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I think that is the best part.”

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Arapahoe boys take state golf title Warriors last achieved pinnacle 33 years ago

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Arapahoe High School in Centennial has come close many times to winning a state golf championship.

The Warriors were second the past two seasons and third in the previous two campaigns.

Arapahoe’s golfers dominated for most of the regular season, and on Oct. 5 at the Colorado Springs County Club the team wrapped up its first state golf title since 1988.

The Warriors held a one-shot lead after the first day of competition but came in with a 216 during the final round to finish with 438 strokes to outdistance Greenwood Village’s Cherry Creek High School by 17 strokes. Creek finished second at 455. Highlands Ranch was third at 458.

“It feels really special,” said Arapahoe coach Harry Buckner. “This is a special group of kids. They challenged each other all year in all of our practices and competition.

“Thirty-three years ago is the last time we won a state championship.

That’s a long time ago. We’ve been knocking on the door but it’s so hard to open because there are so many good teams.”

Arapahoe senior Will Kates didn’t have to wait 33 years to win his second state individual title championship. Kates, who captured the state championship in 2019, shot a final round of 1-under-par 70 and tied first-day leader Wesley Erling

of Pine Creek for first place with 142 two-round totals.

Kates won a playoff on the second playoff hole with a seven-foot birdie putt to earn his second state championship.

“I kinda made some really good putts today and that kinda of kept me in early,” said Kates. “I built off that and kept going from there.”

And he made the biggest putt on the second extra hole of the playoff, which was the 524-yard, par 5 first hole.

“I had that exact same putt on the first this morning, so I hit it on my line and it went in,” Kates continued. “It’s pretty cool to win. If you told me my freshman year that I would win two state championships I wouldn’t have believed you.

“Winning state is just as cool as the individual, to be honest with you. My base goal this year was to get the team title.”

Kates was the leader but Max Zadvorny had a 1-over-par 72 and wound up in eighth place with a total of 149. Matthew Wilkinson and Grant Juergens each had final rounds of 74. Wilkinson came in tied for sixth at 147 and Juergens was ninth at 150.

Luke Cushman of Castle View High School in Castle Rock had a final-round 72 and came in tied for third place at 147, and Ryan Peragallo of Highlands Ranch tied with Juergens for ninth place.

Cherry Creek’s Jonathan Trigg had a 151 total to lead the Bruins’ charge into second place.

Despite the large margin of victory, Buckner admitted to being SEE GOLF, P25

Arapahoe’s Will Kates won the state Class 5A individual golf title with a putt on the second playoff hole and led the Warriors to their first team championship in 33 years.

PHOTO BY JIM BENTON Here he reacts after sinking the birdie putt to win the playoff.

Legend girls win league softball championship Titans beat Chaparral 3-0 in matchup of teams from Parker area

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Legend’s Kaylynn English sparked the Titans to a 3-0 victory over Chaparral on Oct. 4 in a game to decide the outright Continental League softball title. English had three hits and stole three bases, includPHOTO BY JIM BENTON ing home, to set the tone for the victory.

Junior shortstop Kaylynn English is a leader on the girls softball team from Parker’s Legend High School.

English was the spark plug for the Titans with three hits, two runs scored and three stolen bases as Legend downed nearby Chaparral, 3-0, on Oct. 4 to win the regular season Continental League softball championship.

“She is a good kid,” said Legend coach Kristen Shirk. “She definitely sets the tone for our team. She knows that. That puts more pressure on her at times but she was pretty loose (against Chaparral) and

set the tone. We do play to win banners for the school.

That’s a goal.”

English got three singles in four at-bats and her base running led to Legend’s first two runs, which staked them to the early lead which they held.

She led off the game with a single, moved to second on a wild pitch, stole third base and scored on another wild pitch.

“Baserunning is my favorite part of the game,” said English. “I love catching people and when I’m on third I look for the pitch in the dirt or up high.”

In the third inning, English led off again with a single, advanced on a wild pitch and stole home to score the second run when the catcher was not sharp throwing the ball back to the pitcher.

“I saw she (catcher) SEE SOFTBALL, P25

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concerned heading into the final round of the two-day tournament.

“Yeah, I was concerned,” he said.

“We had a one-stroke lead after the first day. We were scared. You never know what is going to happen. I

Two of the Continental League’s best pitchers squared off in the Legend-chaparral softball game on Oct. 4, The Titans’ Cameron Poncho, left, and Chap’s Emma Crosby, right, both game up six hits and each fanned 12 batters in the game which PHOTO BY JIM BENTON Legend won, 3-0.

and nothing more than singles.

We were 3-13 last year and nobody picked us to do anything this year so to be 17-6 is pretty remarkable.”

Both Legend and Chap are expected to host two of the eight regional state qualifying tournaments to be held Oct. 16. Two teams from each regional will advance to the 16-team Class 5A state tournament, which will be held Oct. 22-23 at the Aurora Sports Park. thought we would play good, we always play better the second day than we do the first day. All four guys played really well.”

In the Class 3A state tournament that was held at Spring Valley Golf Club in Elizabeth, Lutheran’s Aj Papajohn finished tied for sixth in the individual standings after turning in rounds of 75 and 73 for a 148 total.

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didn’t look at me at all and kind of lobbed it (the ball) back to the pitcher._I looked at my coach and she nodded her head and I knew what that meant.

“The next pitch she didn’t look at me and I just went.”

Chap needed to defeat Legend to gain a share of the league title, but the Titans wound up the regular season with a 19-4 overall record and 9-1 in the league. The Wolverines finished at 17-6 overall with a 7-3 league mark.

The title game matched two of the Continental League’s best pitchers in Legend junior Cameron Ponich and Chap senior lefthander Emma Crosby.

Each pitcher allowed six hits and struck out 12 batters. Ponich lowered her earned run average to 1.57 with 157 strikeouts.

English’s three hits raised her batting average to .536 and the fact that it came in a championship game against a team from a rival school was important.

“I’ve faced her (Crosby) since I was 8,” recalled English. “She’s always been one of the top pitchers.

I was nervous but I had confidence and trusted myself.”

Chap stranded six of the eight runners it left on base in the final four innings.

“We had the tying run on but we have a lot of young kids,” said Chap coach Alan DiGiosio. “Cam’s (Ponich) a pretty dominant pitcher so we were in it in the seventh so I’ll take that.

“I’ll put Crosby up against anybody. She’s had a heck of a year. She was right there with Cam neck to neck. She gave up six hits and three in that leadoff spot

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Morrison police chief resigns

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Morrison Police Chief Misty Siderfin is resigning after three months in the position, with her last day Oct. 21.

In her Oct. 7 letter of resignation, Siderfin states that she is “unable to continue within this role due to the limited resources, lack of financial stability and budgeting for the Police Department, demands for the

police department to support its own budget, lack of transparency, and extremely low numbers of quality applicants for the current vacancies.”

Kara Winters, Morrison’s town manager, could not be reached for comment.

Siderfin had replaced George Mumma, who parted ways with Morrison in August 2020. The town has not decided how it will proceed.

Siderfin was hired in early July because of her qualifications and her

experience with community policing, and town officials believed her personality would fit will with the town, Winters previously said.

In August, Siderfin asked the Town Board to contract with the Jeffco Sheriff’s Office to provide Morrison with law enforcement for six months while she rebuilt the department.

The decision came because Morrison had lost several officers to other departments with higher salaries.

Siderfin was in a unique position to

rebuild the department because she had built the Severance, Colorado, police department from the ground up.

Last month, officers’ salaries increased from $43,000 to $55,000 annually, and Siderfin advertised to fill three officer, a detective and a sergeant position. Only seven applicants are moving forward to phone interviews. With Siderfin’s resignation, it is unclear whether the town will move forward with hiring officers.

Students encouraged to enter radon awareness contests STAFF REPORT

Colorado students are invited to participate in the 2022 National Radon Video and Poster contests.

The contests take place annually through a partnership between the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The contests provide students with an opportunity to creatively raise awareness about the importance of

radon testing, and to inform people of the dangers of radon in their homes, states a news release.

Students between the ages of 9 and 14 are eligible to participate in the poster contest, and the video contest is open to students between the ages of 14 and 18. Students must be enrolled in a public, private, territorial, tribal, Department of Defense or home school; or be a member of a sponsoring club such as scouting, art, computer, science or 4-H. Contestants have the option to choose between five radon-awareness

topics for their poster or video entries. Judging criteria for the poster contest includes content accuracy, visual communication of topic, reproducibility and originality. Video entries must also be original, and created as a 30-second public service announcement/commercial-style video that encourages residents to test and/or mitigate their homes for radon.

State winners will receive $300 for first place, $200 for second and $100 for third. Teachers of students with winning entries will each receive $100.

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The first-place poster and first-place video will represent Colorado in the national contest.

Poster and video entries must be received by Nov. 20.

Only one entry per student is allowed.

Contest submission forms, topics, resources, additional guidelines and contest rules are available on CDPHE’s website: https://cdphe. colorado.gov/radon. For additional information about the contests, contact Chrystine Kelley at chrys.kelley@state.co.us.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0039-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 20, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) VLADIMIR N KOSTICH Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, 1NC, AS NOMINEE FOR COLDWELL BANKER MORTGAGE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A, as trustee for Bear Stearns Second Lien Trust 2007-SV1, MortgageBacked Certificates, Series 2007-SV1 Date of Deed of Trust September 19, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 28, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5146010 Original Principal Amount $25,560.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $18,426.05 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Also known by street and number as: 2848 WEST CENTENIAL DRIVE #K, LITTLETON, CO 80123.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR THE STEEPLECHASE III CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON MAY 28, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7062094, IN SAID RECORDS, FIRST AMENDMENT RECORDED JUNE 10, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7068621, SECOND AMENDMENT RECORDED AUGUST 26, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7106125, THIRD AMENDMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 25, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7133751, FIFTH AMENDMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 14, 1997 AT RECEPTION NO. A7144586 AND APRIL 15, 1998 AT RECEPTION NO. A8054388, SIXTH AMENDMENT RECORDED APRIL 28, 1998 AT RECEPTION NO. AA8062276, SEVENTH AMENDMENT RECORDED APRIL 29, 1998 AT RECEPTION NO. A8062278, EIGHTH AMENDMENT RECORDED JUNE 11, 1998 AT RECEPTION NO. A8112705 AND TENTH AMENDMENT RECORDED AUGUST 26, 1998 AT RECEPTION NO. A8135482. COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice NO. 0039-2021 First Publication: 9/23/2021 Last Publication: 10/21/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0038-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 20, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) THI NUENG BORISAT LLC A/K/A THI NUEGN BORISAT LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) INDEPENDENT BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt INDEPENDENT BANK (dba Independent Financial), a Texas state banking association Date of Deed of Trust February 14, 2019 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 15, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D9013624 Original Principal Amount $1,465,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $1,461,752.71 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/17/2021, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Lots 27 and 28, Block 1, Enwood Addition to Englewood, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

First Publication: 9/23/2021 Last Publication: 10/21/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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

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; DATE: 07/20/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Anna Johnston #51978 Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Randall Chin #31149 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009272485 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0039-2021 LEGAL DESCRIPTION CONDOMINIUM UNIT K, THE STEEPLECHASE III CONDOMINIUMS TOGETHER WITH GARAGE NO. K, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON AUGUST 26, 1998 AT RECEPTION NO. A8135483 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE

Also known by street and number as: 34833487 South Broadway Avenue, Englewood, CO 80113.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/17/2021, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 9/23/2021 Last Publication: 10/21/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 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; DATE: 07/20/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Richard D. Beller #33791 Ringenberg & Beller, P.C. 1000 Centre Avenue, Suite 150,

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Fort Collins, CO 80526 (970) 482-1056 Attorney File # 3483 S BROADWAY AVE The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. 0038-2021 First Publication: 9/23/2021 Last Publication: 10/21/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

City and County Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Date: November 15, 2021 Time: Beginning at 4:00 p.m.

Location: www.southenglewoodfloodreduction.com Topic: South Englewood Flood Reduction Project An online public meeting will be conducted for informing citizens and soliciting written public input regarding the South Englewood Flood Reduction Project.

The City of Englewood is submitting an application to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to qualify the South Englewood Flood Reduction Project for a State Revolving Fund Loan.

This project will construct a new stormwater detention pond to reduce flooding in the South Englewood Drainage Basin.

The online meeting will be available for public review and comment beginning at 4:00 pm on November 15, 2021, through December 6, 2021.

The point of contact for the South Englewood Flood Reduction Project is Carrie Evenson, Stormwater Program Manager, CEvenson@englewoodco.gov, 303.762.2510 Legal Notice No. 301164 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 14, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Bids and Settlements Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT On or about October 1, 2021 the City of Englewood will make final payment to: J.R. Filanc Construction Company, Inc. 455 W. 115th Avenue, Suite 3 Northglenn, CO, 80234 For construction of: Civil-Electrical Improvements Project Any claims relating to this contract must be filed with Jackie Loh, Director of Finance & Administrative Services, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110-2373, (303) 762-2416, prior to October 1st, 2021.

Jackie Loh Director of Finance & Administrative Services City of Englewood, Colorado Legal Notice No. 301162 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 21, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT On or about October 28th, 2021 the City of Englewood will make final payment to: Colt & Steel Corporation 7464 Arapahoe Road, Suite B8 Boulder CO, 80301 For construction of: 2020 Alley Grading & Stabilization Any claims relating to this contract must be filed with Jackie Loh Director of Finance & Administrative Services, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110-2373, (303) 762-2416, prior to October 28th, 2021.

Jackie Loh Director of Finance & Administrative Services City of Englewood, Colorado Legal Notice No. 301161 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 21, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

OF LIENED PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that a public sale will be held online at www.storagetreasures.com to begin on or after 9:30 a.m. on 10-22-2021 with close of sale to be on or after 9:30 a.m. on 10-282021. BROOKRIDGE SELF-STORAGE will sell to satisfy the lien on the property stored at 101 E. Centennial Avenue, Englewood, CO 80113 by the following persons. The inventories listed below were notated by the tenants at the time of rental.

BROOKRIDGE SELF-STORAGE makes no representation or warranty that the units contain said inventories.

0F041 NATASHA R. IVORY P.O. Box 2368 Englewood, CO 80150 Furniture, Bicycles, Bedding, Luggage, Bags, Misc. Boxes All purchased goods are sold “as is” and must be removed within 72 hours from the day of sale. This sale is subject to prior cancellation in the event of settlement between landlord and obligated party. See www.storagetreasures.com for terms and sale rules.

Legal Notice No. 301163 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 21, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of STEVEN LEE MILLER, a/k/a STEVEN L. MILLER, a/k/a STEVEN MILLER, Deceased Case Number 2021PR30934 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before February 8, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. /s/ Anne B. Jorgensen Anne B. Jorgensen, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative Jorgensen, Brownell & Pepin, P.C. 900 S. Main St. #100 Longmont, CO 80501 Legal Notice No. 301150 First Publication: October 7, 2021 Last Publication: October 21, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dirk O’Brien Doty, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30694 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before January 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lorna L. Doty Bantock, Co-Personal Representative Anneke J. Doty Green, Co-Personal Representative c/o Harmon S. Graves, P.C. 1950 West Littleton Blvd., Suite 113 Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 301149 First Publication: September 30, 2021 Last Publication: October 14, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert A. Hammond, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31004 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before 01/30/2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cyndi L. Lyden, Personal Representative 1777 S. Harrison Street, Suite 1250 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No. 301148 First Publication: September 30, 2021 Last Publication: October 14, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joe W. Wescott, aka Joe William Wescott, aka Joe Wescott, Deceased, Case Number 2021PR30916 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado or on or before January 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Carmen L. Wescott 3270 W. Fairview Place Denver, CO 80211 Legal Notice No. 301142 First Publication: September 30, 2021

Last Publication: October 14, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kenneth W. Martin, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30726 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before 01/30/2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cyndi L. Lyden, Personal Representative 1777 S. Harrison Street, Suite 1250 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No. 301147 First Publication: September 30, 2021 Last Publication: October 14, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sandra L. Winston, a/k/a Sandra Louise Winston, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31053 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before January 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

James Anderson, Jr. Personal Representative 2778 Berwick Square Columbus, Ohio 43232 Legal Notice No. 301140 First Publication: September 30, 2021 Last Publication: October 14, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patricia Carolyn Stallings, aka Patricia C. Stallings, aka Patricia Stallings, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31014 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before January 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael Andrew Stallings, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No. 301141 First Publication: September 30, 2021 Last Publication: October 14, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Madlyn Theresa Raugland, aka Madlyn Teresa Raugland, aka Madlyn T. Raugland, aka Madlyn Raugland, aka Maggie Theresa Raugland, aka Maggie T. Raugland, aka Maggie Raugland, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31073 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 7, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Teresa Marie Raugland Personal Representative 4555 Mallard Way Missoula, MT 59808 Legal Notice No. 301151 First Publication: October 7, 2021 Last Publication: October 21, 2021 Publisher: Englewood Herald

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