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Englewood schools involved in swatting hoax

Multiple Colorado schools targeted

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Englewood schools were among several in Colorado that were placed on lockdown on Feb. 22 due to reports of a shooting, which Englewood Schools Superintendent Wendy Rubin said ended up being a “swatting incident.”

“ e lockdown has now been released and sta and students are safe,” Rubin said in an email sent to families. “Swatting is a criminal harassment tactic of deceiving an emergency service (via such means as hoaxing an emergency services dispatcher) into sending a police or emergency service response team to a school or other place.”

Englewood considers increasing housing density

Proponents of plan point to a ordability

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As Englewood tackles housing a ordability issues, tension has risen between some residents and city council members regarding a potential rezoning the council is considering that would increase housing density in traditionally single-family residential areas.

Rezoning refers to the process of changing what types of development and property uses are permitted in certain sections, or zone districts, of the city. Englewood’s zoning rules are listed in the city’s Uni ed Development Code.

Currently underway is a project called “CodeNext,” which is an effort to update Englewood’s development code.

One of the ideas the council is considering as part of CodeNext is allowing for two-to-four-unit buildings — also referred to as duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes — to be

built on some larger residential lots that exist within the city’s R-1 zone districts, as long as at least one of the units is more a ordable.

R-1 zone districts represent areas that have residential one-dwelling units, also known as single-family homes. According to the city’s code of ordinances, there are three types of R-1 zone districts:

• R-1-A, which means the properties typically have a larger lot size.

• R-1-B, which typically represents a medium lot size.

O cers responded to Englewood High School at 9:19 a.m. on a report of shots red, the police department said via Twitter.

e Englewood Campus, made up of the Englewood High School, Englewood Leadership Academy and Englewood Middle School, was placed on a lockdown.

As of 10:54 a.m., o cials cleared the school and determined there were no threats or injuries, the police department said.

“Swatting causes extreme disruption and can be dangerous. It is also deeply unsettling for anyone affected,” Rubin said in her letter. “ is particular incident has impacted several schools and districts across Colorado today.”

A large group of attendees gathered at Englewood Civic Center the night of Feb. 23 for the a ordable housing town hall.

PHOTO BY TAYLER SHAW

• R-1-C, which typically represents a smaller lot size.

e possibility of allowing twoto-four-unit buildings to be built on certain lots in R-1-A, R-1-B and/or R-1-C zone districts — and what the requirements should be for those instances — was something the city council discussed during a Jan. 23 meeting.

Some residents attended the Feb. 6 and Feb. 21 city council meetings to voice their issues with the proposal, raising concerns such as whether increased density will worsen parking and the city’s services, how the buildings may impact the property value of nearby homes, and whether the changes would actually result in more a ordable housing options.

“ e zoning change proponents … cite the need for a ordable housing, and I think we can all agree on that need. What we don’t agree on is how to get there,” said Englewood resident Stephanie Brooks during the Feb. 21 meeting.

Behind her was a large crowd of people, many of whom held signs in opposition to the potential rezoning.

“I don’t think that increasing density there is going to help with a ordable housing,” said Carson Green, a resident who said he lives in an R-1 zone district.

Responding to the public comments, Councilmember Joe Anderson said the council is still in the process of guring out details of CodeNext and public feedback is important.

“We’re still in the development stage of this idea. So, we have a sense that what we’re talking about — we have a general consensus on council. ere’s at least four of us that support something along these lines with corner lots and large lots allowing for increased development up to fourplexes for — as long as one unit is required to be a ordable at the 80% AMI (area median income) level,” Anderson said.

e median household income in Englewood grew from $59,774 in 2019 to $66,399 in 2020, representing an 11.1% increase, according to Data USA. In this case, 80% of the area median income would be roughly $53,119.

“I understand a lot of you are interested in a ordable housing. You want a ordable housing. I do hear some of you maybe aren’t interested in development at all — to me that’s not a, you know, that’s (a) non-starter for the conversation. But for those of you who want to help address the a ordable housing crisis that we have, and really it is a crisis, we do want to hear your ideas on that,” Anderson said.

“ is is one piece of that puzzle.

e niche that this ts in is in the missing middle housing, so the idea behind this is that we need more housing of all types, across the entire board,” he said, prompting a loud echo of “No’s” from the crowd.

“You are not hearing us,” someone shouted from the crowd, as Mayor Pro Tem Steven Ward called for order in the room.

“ e reality is change is already here in Englewood. Household sizes are much smaller than they used to be, demographics of Engle-

wood have changed dramatically in the last 10 years, prices have gone up signi cantly … so we already have change. And this is a modest change,” Anderson said, as people from the crowd voiced disagreement.

“We’re allowing for increased multifamily housing in certain areas of R-1 and I think that’s an important piece, this component. I recognize you disagree and look forward to the continued conversation,” he said.

Councilmember Rita Russell, who has previously raised concerns about the rezoning idea, thanked those who came to the meeting.

“And know this — I am hearing you. ank you,” she said to the applause of the crowd.

Two days later, the night of Feb. 23, Anderson and Councilmember Chelsea Nunnenkamp held an “Affordable Housing Town Hall” at the Englewood Civic Center, attracting a large group of attendees.

Anderson explained the purpose of the two-hour event was to share more information about CodeNext, its timeline and why various proposals are under consideration.

“We love our neighborhood. We love our city. But I also have, over the years, seen what’s happened to our housing market. And I’m concerned,” he said. “I’m concerned about the future and concerned about other members of our community, and people who are on the edge and in poverty in our community.

“And to me this is — it’s (a) crisis level situation, and we can’t bury our heads in the sand. We have to actually do something about it.”

Englewood’s housing report

To help explain the data that is informing the city council’s CodeNext considerations, Nunnenkamp shared some of the ndings from Englewood’s housing needs assessment.

e city got a grant through the state to do the assessment, which was done by a consultant called Root Policy Research, she said. Root Policy Research is a Denver-based community planning and housing research rm that also recently did the City of Centennial’s housing needs assessment.

Last November, the rm presented to Englewood City Council its ndings of what the city’s housing needs are, Nunnenkamp said.

One of the ndings she highlighted was that the home value in Englewood has tripled over the last 22 years, increasing from $182,504 in 2000 to $597,853 in 2022 — a 328% increase, per the report.

“ ey found that metro-wide, while home prices are increasing, the availability of houses is decreasing,” Nunnenkamp said. “Houses are getting more expensive, and there’s fewer of them, and there’s more people who need them. at’s not a great combination.”

In 2020, approximately half of all Englewood renters were cost burdened, which is when a household spends more than 30% of its income on housing costs, according to the report. Roughly 23% of renters experience severe cost burden, meaning they pay more than 50% of their income on housing, and are considered at risk for homelessness.

At the end of the report, there are some suggestions of actions Englewood can take to address its housing challenges, Nunnenkamp said.

“One was that we need more diverse housing options to accommodate evolving needs of residents, and a wider array of market preferences and special needs. So there’s not one answer — we need a diverse set of options, a wider array of types of housing to meet the needs that we have.”

According to the report, there is a shortage of 1,627 units priced for households earning less than $25,000 annually, which represents households earning roughly 30% of the area median income.

“We also need more starter homes priced near or below $300,000,” Nunnenkamp said, noting another need is transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness.

“ is is what we’ve been working on,” Nunnenkamp said. “We’re looking at all the di erent things that we need to be doing … so that this a ordable housing can occur in our city.”

Nunnenkamp said some people have asked if these issues can be taken care of by voucher-based housing — a federal government program that subsidizes rent for some low-income families, people with disabilities and older adults so that they can a ord housing. She said she spoke with someone who sits on Englewood’s housing authority board and found out there is a voucher waiting list of more than 800 people in Englewood.

“ ere’s a lot of ideas. It’s going to take all of them,” she said.

CodeNext timeline

Anderson said the CodeNext process began in July of 2020, part of which included doing public engagement meetings and, later, setting up a steering committee for the development code redrafting process.

“ e steering committee was made up of members of the planning and zoning commission as well as a number of other residents in the city. And they’ve been working through the code along with the consultant that we hired to do it — and then Root Policy Research, they work with them as well,” he said.  e council originally got quarterly updates on the CodeNext project’s progress, Anderson said.

“And then most recently, starting in the fall, we started doing study sessions on di erent topics, working through all the di erent chapters,” Anderson said, explaining the council members give their ideas and suggestions during those meetings. “Now, we’re in the nal stages of those study sessions — we may just have a few left.”

Once the draft of the code has been nalized, the next big step will be a public hearing held before the planning and zoning commission, as the commission considers if it will recommend that city council approve the draft or not.

“At that hearing, they will take public feedback on the draft code that they presented. And then following that public hearing, they will have the chance to amend it, change it in whatever form that they feel based on the public feedback that they received before it comes to city council,” he said. “Once it comes to city council, that process starts over again. So we’ll have another public hearing.”

Bemis Library now open after meth contamination

Safe levels met

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After being closed for almost ve weeks due to methamphetamine contamination, Bemis Public Library reopened on Feb 21.

“We got approval from Arapahoe County Public Health that the remediation that we did brought the levels below state standards and that the risk to the public health was very low,” city spokesperson Kelli Narde said.

Remediation

A contractor called Asbestos Professionals conducted remediation services in the library from Feb. 9 until Feb. 15, after testing found levels of meth contamination above the state threshold in four bathrooms’ vents and a mechanical equipment room connected to the library’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.

City o cials said the remediation process involved surface cleaning because the contamination was on HVAC system components and vents,

e library is now open as sta waits for nal test results on previously contaminated areas to ensure completion, city senior media strategist David Gilbert wrote in an email

“If any areas are still above reportable levels, further remediation will be needed, but there’s no indication

of that yet,” he wrote.

e upstairs men’s and women’s restrooms and the downstairs private restroom will remain closed pending nal documentation of remediation completion, according to a city announcement. e other restrooms will be open.

e city has received two invoices from the contractor for remediation, adding up to $31,563.25, Gilbert wrote. He said the city has not yet received a bill from the testing company, Zeal Environmental.

Going forward

In terms of preventative measures for future methamphetamine contamination, the library already has a video camera system that covers most parts of the library as well as a police o cer in the building 20 hours a week, Narde said.

Going forward, the city plans to enhance cleaning of bathroom services and increase security patrols around the restrooms.

“We’re not going to be able to monitor what goes on in a bathroom stall — it’s just impossible to do because of privacy, obviously,” Narde said. “ ey’re looking at getting some air-quality monitoring technology for those bathrooms, but that’s not in place yet.”

Although it’s impossible to completely prevent this situation from happening again, Narde said the city is going to do everything they can.

On the topic of prevention, some community members have ex-

pressed concern that unhoused individuals are the cause of drug contamination in restrooms. Narde said it is impossible to know who is behind the behavior that caused the closure.

“I think it’s easy to point the nger at a person being homeless as the culprit, but there’s no way that we can prove that whoever did this was a homeless person,” she said. “And I think it’s naive to think that every homeless person smokes meth and it’s naive to think that only homeless

people smoke meth.”

She said the city is grateful for the community’s patience and support as they worked to resolve the situation.

“We appreciate everyone’s patience as we went through this,” she said. “We know it was hard on a lot of people, including our sta , but I think it positions the library a little bit better for the future. We just thank everybody for their support and their patience while we got things cleaned up.”

The front doors of the Bemis Public Library in Littleton on Jan. 19, after the city closed it due to methamphetamine contamination.

PHOTO BY NINA JOSS

Cities could allow ‘overdose prevention centers’ under bill

Democrats push measure

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado cities could let “overdose prevention centers,” where people would be allowed to openly use illicit drugs under the supervision of health care workers or other trained sta , operate within their boundaries under a bill introduced in the state legislature by four Democrats. House Bill 1202 is part of a yearslong debate around the centers, also sometimes called safe-use or supervised-injection sites. e centers would be designed to o er sterile drug-consumption paraphernalia and fentanyl test strips, as well as referrals to counseling.

e driving idea behind the measure is to provide a place where people could ingest drugs purchased illegally and be quickly revived if necessary with naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose.

e measure does not mandate that cities open the centers; it simply gives them the option to open them.

ere is no funding attached to the bill. Denver’s City Council in 2018 voted to allow a pilot safe-use site near the state Capitol, but without backing from the legislature the proposal zzled.

e lead sponsors of the bill are Reps. Elisabeth Epps of Denver and Jenny Willford of Northglenn, as well as Sens. Kevin Priola of Henderson and Julie Gonzales of Denver.

“Preventable drug overdoses are a public health crisis that impact every Colorado community and are a matter of both local and state concern,” says the bill’s preamble, which is much longer than the policy itself. “For far too long, Colorado has disproportionately favored a criminal justice approach to substance use disorders instead of prioritizing public health. … It is in the public interest and would serve Colorado’s goal of saving lives and preventing overdose deaths to a rm that overdose prevention centers are permissible under Colorado law.”

Epps, the top House sponsor of the measure, refuses to speak with e Colorado Sun. Priola is the No. 1 sponsor of the bill in the Senate.

“It will save lives,” Priola said of House Bill 1202. He said the measure will give municipalities a localcontrol option to decide for themselves whether they want to allow the centers.

In 2019, Priola worked on similar draft legislation with then-Sen. Brittany Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, but there was erce pushback from Republicans at the Capitol and the bill was never introduced.

Priola was a Republican in 2019. He switched his party a liation to Democrat last year. Pettersen is now a U.S. representative.

Gov. Jared Polis has expressed skepticism about safe-use sites and may veto the measure should it arrive on his desk. It’s unclear if there is even enough political support at

the Capitol to pass House Bill 1202.

e measure already has 26 cosponsors in the House and ve cosponsors in the Senate, all of them Democrats. However the list of cosponsors doesn’t include House Speaker Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon, nor Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder.

ere are 65 representatives in the House and 35 members of the Senate. Republicans, whose numbers are limited at the Capitol, are certain to ght the measure.

Priola said the large number of cosponsors and a better understanding about drug use means the measure is “highly likely” to pass.

e bill was assigned to the House Public and Behavioral Health and

Human Services Committee, but hasn’t been scheduled for its rst hearing.

ere are safe-use sites in New York City and e orts are underway to open similar centers in other parts of the U.S. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, vetoed a measure that would have allowed a trial run of safe-use sites in some of that state’s biggest cities.

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

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Some Colorado colleges enroll more first-generation students

Should they get funding?

BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Colorado colleges and universities would get a special designation if they enroll a high number of students who are the rst in their families to go to college, under a bill at the Capitol this year.

e largely symbolic measure has fed a bigger debate about how Colorado funds its public colleges. It also spurred a conversation about what rst-generation students need to be successful.

e rst generation-serving label that House Bill 1114 would create would attach to schools that enroll those students at a higher rate than the state average. It would also require Colorado’s higher education department to track how well students do at those schools.

e bill would not require schools to create additional programs to help those students get to and through college. Nor would it o er colleges more money to provide such support.

Money and support make a di erence for students, said Diane Schorr, director

of advocacy and initiatives at the Center for First-generation Student Success. She questioned why the state wouldn’t ensure colleges with the new designation get either.

“What I would have liked to have seen is what’s being required of the institution?” Schorr said.

Supporters of the bill — including Metropolitan State University and Colorado Mesa University — would like to prod the state to better fund schools that serve a large share of rst-generation students. ese schools often have lower graduation rates, something that works against them in Colorado’s funding

formula. It also costs a lot of money to run the programs that help rst-generation students.

Opponents of the bill, including Colorado State University, say that who enrolls the most rst-generation students shouldn’t matter. Instead, they say that state funding should follow

those students wherever they enroll. With limited state funding for higher education, more money for certain institutions can mean less for others.

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Arapahoe Community College’s main Littleton campus.

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Rezoning is one of several considerations

Rezoning R-1 zone districts is not the only consideration in the CodeNext draft that aims to address a ordable housing needs, Anderson explained.

Another consideration is to increase the allowances of accessory dwelling units, permitting them in all residential zones and, on some lots, allowing two accessory dwelling units, he said.

ese units, also referred to as ADUs, are smaller living spaces that are an extension of an existing property, such as garage apartments or granny ats, according to the City and County of Denver’s website.

e council is also looking to increase options for two-to-four-unit buildings in R-2 zones, which are residential one and multi-dwelling unit districts, according to the code of ordinances.

“So this would be expanding the allowance especially in terms of multi-family units in courtyard patterns, where you could take two lots together and allow several units to face into a common courtyard,” he said.

Implementing development bonuses is also under consideration, which is when a developer gets some type of advantage for o ering a ordable housing in its development.

For example, if a developer agrees to make a certain number of units in a project more a ordable, then they could potentially reduce their parking requirement or increase their building height, Anderson said.

“So that’s the same setback, bulk plane, open space requirement — all those requirements would be the same. So what we’re not proposing is that a developer can come in and put up a 60-foot-tall fourunit building on the corner of a lot or something like that,” he said. “We want small-scale multiplexes.”

“ is is not set in stone, but I think the idea that we generally agreed on is that if there’s two, three or four units, one of those units has to be a ordable at that 80% AMI (area median income) level,” he said. “ is would not be a rst step for a homeless person to get into homeownership, this will be … for those who are working in the community — workforce housing.”

Nunnenkamp said there are currently four members of the sevenperson council who are supportive of considering what these changes may look like, including herself and Anderson.

Why

is R-1 zoning under consideration?

One of the primary aims of the R-1 rezoning is to increase the overall housing supply, Anderson said.

“When you don’t have enough of something, then the price goes up because people are competing for that product. Housing is in that situation, really, across the country, but certainly in Englewood and the Denver metro area, we have a housing shortage,” he said.

Anderson explained the council still does not know many details regarding the potential allowance of two-to-four-unit buildings on certain lots in R-1-A, R-1-B and R1-C zone districts.

“We don’t want every R-1-A lot to be open to this development,” he said. “What we’re looking at, and still trying to decide on, and will discuss at future meetings is: What is an appropriate lot size for the different zone districts?”

“We want it to be spread out around the city, right?” Anderson added. “We don’t want whole blocks getting all the houses knocked down and new houses put in — it’s too much change too fast. So the idea with a proposal like this is it would allow for increased development but it would be more spread out.”

He noted that these two-to-fourunit buildings would be required to meet the same requirements as a single-family home.

“We haven’t made any decisions. We are very much in the drafting, considering, research, tweaking, trying to thread the needle portion of this process. We’re trying really hard to get it right,” she said.

During the public question portion of the town hall, someone inquired who the four council members are.

“If you go back and listen to the meeting on January 23 … you can gure out who those people are. It’s not that hard,” he said, adding that he won’t speak for them because he doesn’t know how they’ll ultimately vote on the issue. “But yes, we did reach consensus on some of these issues. And we’ll see where it goes when the nal proposals come in.”

One of the members who appears to be supportive of the consideration is Mayor Othoniel Sierra, who wrote about it in the spring edition of the city’s magazine.

“While Englewood can’t control all of the variables that go into housing costs, one factor we can control is to make it much easier to build a ordable housing in our city, through changes to our development code,” Sierra wrote.

During the Jan. 23 meeting, Sierra said he wants to see the council do something about a ordable housing within the city.

“We have to increase our a ordable housing in the area. We gotta increase the supply within the area, as well. For those that are saying

Anderson and Nunnenkamp spoke about the need to increase housing supply in Englewood during the Feb. 23 town hall.

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Meet the ‘hope dealers’ behind the Denver Dream Center

BY DANA KNOWLES AND WILL PETERSON ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

For the Denver Dream Center, hope is a commodity that can’t be sold. It’s routinely given away, at no charge.

“I’m a hope dealer,” explained Donny Andrews, who works at the organization. “We go out and rescue people and restore lives and dreams.”

e Denver Dream Center mainly works with formerly incarcerated people who leave prison and end up without a place to live after their release, something Andrews understands personally.

“I was released on May 11th of last year and was connected with the Dream Center and they helped me put my life back together,” explained Andrews, adding that he needed to learn basic life skills.

“It’s rough getting out prison after 33 years of incarceration, and not knowing how to use a phone, and not knowing how to go grocery shopping.”

According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, formerly incarcerated people are almost 10 times more likely to experience homelessness than the general population.

After spending time in and out of prison for several years, then experiencing homelessness, Tyrone ompkins told Rocky Mountain PBS how excited he is to nally move into his own home soon.

“I’ll be moving into an apartment on the rst of March, the day of my birthday!” he said excitedly, crediting the Denver Dream Center for making it happen.

Now ompkins works for the organization as a part of the street team that does direct outreach with the unhoused in Denver, many of whom were formerly incarcerated

like ompkins.

“It’s time for me to go back out into the community that I was destroying and help,” he said. “It has changed my life and I’m truly blessed.”

Bryan Sederwall moved to Denver 16 years ago and immediately saw the necessity to connect those experiencing homelessness with not only resources, but also hope and

“We say ‘See a need, then meet the need.’ We do everything from helping men and women transition from incarceration, or get out of gangs, and get back to community and reestablish their families,” said

These days, Sederwall is affectionately known as Pastor B.

“People ask me, as a pastor, where’s my church? I tell them to look at the city and that’s our church; it’s the people,” he said.

“It’s not just on Sundays, but we hyper focus on Monday through Saturday by building a commu-

The organization provides continuous support for the unhoused to also address issues including hunger, addiction, and abuse. And according to Pastor B, the best way to do that is by finding people where they are and just starting a simple conversation.

“Someone [will] be embarrassed about their story, or their background, and they’ll share that and someone else will be like ‘yeah me too!’ So, it’s no longer baggage, but it becomes a platform for them to move forward and be successful.”

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Members of the Denver Dream Center.

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Where to turn for help when temps drop

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Life-threatening temperatures rolled into the Denver metro area again in late February, prompting local authorities and community organizations to open their doors for people without homes.

Programs for overnight shelter during cold weather vary across the Denver area, and some have di erent criteria for when they open.

At least 263 unhoused individuals died in the Denver metro area from Nov. 1, 2021, to Oct. 31, 2022, according to a report by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. Some died of “environmental exposure,” and many of the deaths occurred outdoors.

Here’s a look at the shelter programs in Denver and nearby counties. Many of these resources are ongoing.

For shelter elsewhere in Colorado, contact your local city or county human services department and ask about any available shelter and other resources in your area.

Je erson and west Arapahoe counties

Lakewood has opened its own emergency over ow shelter for the unhoused needing a warm place — a program the city says is new. Whitlock Recreation Center was to be open overnight two days, Feb. 22 and Feb. 23. It’s located at 1555 N. Dover St., just north of Colfax Avenue and several blocks west of Wadsworth Boulevard.

Also serving Jefferson County — and the Englewood-Littleton area — is the Severe Weather Shelter Network, which requires registration. See swshelternetwork.com/

get-help or contact 720-515-9313 or connect@swshelternetwork.com.

e network operates Oct. 1-April 30 when it is 20 degrees or below and dry — or 32 degrees and below when rain or snowfall is predicted during overnight hours.

Giving Heart Englewood, a homeless-resource center, o ers a warm environment for people to wait for transportation to the overnight shelter in life-threatening weather. It operates as a “warming site” on severe weather nights at 6 p.m.

Giving Heart also o ers computer use; clothing and hygiene items; help with getting IDs, driver licenses, and birth or death certi cates; and help with Medicaid health care. You can also use its address to receive mail, applications or bene ts.

For non-severe-weather services, Giving Heart is open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays and ursdays.

It sits at 4358 S. Broadway, about eight blocks south of Hampden Avenue and just south of Quincy Avenue. Call 720-460-0953, see givingheartenglewood.com or email givingheartenglewood@gmail.com for more info.

Evergreen

In the Evergreen area of Je co, the EChO overnight emergency shelter operates from 6 p.m.-6 a.m. October to May. For more information and to register, call 303-670-1796.

Individuals needing shelter when EChO is closed should call the sheri non-emergency line at 303-277-0211 or call the shelter hotline at 720-598-2653 and leave a message, according to Ev-

ergreen Christian Outreach’s website. A shelter representative will call you back, according to the site. See more info at tinyurl.com/EvergreenShelter.

Adams County

e Adams County Severe Weather Activation Program takes e ect when the temperature drops lower than 33 degrees with rain or snow — or 21 degrees and dry, according to the county’s website.

e program’s assessment process may include referral to shelter, a hotel or motel stay, or severe weather supplies.

When the program is active, people seeking services should visit Crossroads Community Center at 10451 N. Huron St. in Northglenn — at 104th Avenue a few blocks west of Interstate 25 — from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., or visit almosthomeonline.org/swap, contact SWAP@almosthomeonline.org or call 720-409-8988.

Douglas County

Hotel vouchers are provided to people experiencing homelessness in Douglas County through nonpro t partners throughout the year, according to county spokesperson Wendy Holmes.

For Douglas County women and children speci cally, the Winter Shelter Network of churches provides shelter after registration, every night during winter months regardless of weather conditions. See wintershelternetwork. org/get-assistance for more information.

Douglas County’s homelessness response team refers people to those partners for assistance. Call the county’s Homeless Engagement, Assistance and Resource Team, or HEART, at 303660-7301 if you need assistance.

Aurora

e Aurora Day Resource Center is a 24/7 shelter during certain times of winter. “No one will be turned away,” the website says.

e center activates overnight shelter when it’s below 20 degrees, generally with some kind of precipitation, according to a worker who identi ed as a “care navigator.”

e location was o ering overnight shelter Feb. 23, the navigator conrmed.

e center sits at 13387 E. 19th Place, a few blocks north of Colfax and a couple blocks west of Interstate 225 — north of Children’s Hospital. Call 303-343-7808, text WARMUP to 313131 or see comitiscrisiscenter.org/auroraday-resource-center for more info.

An organization called Aurora Warms the Night also provides coldweather shelter for people experiencing homelessness, its website says. Contact 303-343-0537 or info@awtnco.

org, or see aurorawarmsthenight.org for more info.

e organization has “o ce hours” 6-9 p.m. Mondays and ursdays and 2-6 p.m. Sundays, according to its website. Its address is 9360 E. Colfax Ave., several blocks east of Yosemite Street, in Aurora.

Denver

e City of Denver opened Rude Recreation Center — at 2855 W. Holden Place, just east of Federal Boulevard and a bit south of Colfax — for overnight shelter Feb. 22 and Feb. 23.

People who need shelter can also visit what the city calls “front door” facilities, which o er walk-up access and can refer — and sometimes transport — people to other shelters. What the city calls “walk up only” centers do not refer people to other facilities.

For individual men, one front door location is Lawrence Street Community Center at Lawrence Street and Park Avenue West in the downtown area. It’s open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, but the city suggests arriving before 6 p.m. for transportation to other locations. Call 303-294-0157 for more info.

For individual women, a front door location is Samaritan House at 2301 Lawrence St., near that same intersection, open from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. daily. e city suggests arriving between 4 and 4:30 p.m. for shelter or transportation to other locations. Call 303-294-0241 for more info.

For resources for others — youth ages 15-20, families with minor children, people experiencing domestic violence, or transgender individuals — see the city’s webpage for more info at tinyurl.com/DenverShelterList.

Denver had opened other emergency shelter earlier this winter, including the McNichols Civic Center Building at 144 W. Colfax Ave., near North Broadway, which operated as a “24/7 warming shelter” for a period in January.

On Feb. 22 and Feb. 23, all currently operating Denver recreation centers and Denver public libraries were to be available during regular operating hours for anyone who needed a place to stay warm during the day.

Other options

In the “seven-county” metro area — including around the Denver area but also the Boulder and Broom eld communities — dial 211 for a multilingual and con dential service that can connect you to shelter, food, rent assistance, child care and more resources in your area. Or text your ZIP code to 898-211 or scroll down to “live chat” at unitedwaydenver.org/communityprograms/2-1-1.

In general, if you’re in extreme cold and can’t nd shelter through the above resources, call 911. (Or, in Denver speci cally, the police non-emergency number is 720-913-2000.)

Osteopathic benefits explained

LIVING & AGING WELL

Lisa Varga

Th e healthcare needs of older adults are unique. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 85% of older adults have at least one chronic health condition. While medical advances have made a huge difference in the treatment and management of chronic diseases, prevention is a critical piece of healthy aging. A healthy lifestyle with regular exercise and a nutritious diet, along with regular preventive screenings and visits, can help mature adults increase the number of years lived in good health.

For some people, a trip to the doctor’s office equates to a quick physical examination, a discussion of medical history and the symptoms of a current condition, and a prescription for some type of medication. While medications certainly help when it comes to things that require antibiotics or treatments for specific viruses, other types of prescription medications may cover the symptoms rather than healing the underlying condition.

Two types of treatments that are beneficial to the overall health of older adults will be the focus of the April 6 presentation at the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County meeting. The presenters are specialists at Rocky Vista Health Center in Parker, Colorado. The meeting is free and open to the public from 10-11:30 am at Canvas Credit Union, 9990 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree.

Osteopathic Manipulative (OMM) is a great complement to traditional medical techniques, including drug therapy and surgery. OMM takes a holistic approach to the diagnosis and treatment of medical issues throughout the body. It is a therapeutic application of careful, manual pressure or force on an affected area of the body. If a patient is experiencing issues with a certain organ, a trained OMM physician may examine for structural problems in the spinal column since these problems can radiate outward and cause dysfunction in various organs. The treatment may include manipulation of bones and joints which may be the root cause of illness, injury, or pain. Trained physicians may use several osteopathic manipulative techniques to treat

their patients. These techniques will be discussed and demonstrated by JP Krueger, M.D., who is specialty trained in OMM, during the April 6 presentation.

The feet are one of the most important parts of the human body. They are constantly helping us stand, walk, run, or perform other movements we do throughout the day. Additionally, they help maintain balance, allowing us to walk upright. A podiatrist is a doctor who specializes in caring for the foot and ankle, including the bones, muscles, ligaments, and other parts of the lower extremities. Podiatrists also treat symptoms of peripheral vascular disease and neuropathies which can cause numbness and pain in the feet. Zach Weis DPM is an experienced podiatrist, who will present on treatment of the feet, with emphasis on signs and symptoms of peripheral vascular disease.

This article was prepared by Lisa Varga, Liaison for Rocky Vista Health Center. Seniors’ Council of Douglas County generally meets the first Thursday of the month at locations throughout Douglas County. Contact Seniors’ Council at dcseniorlife@douglas.co.us. For current information on meetings and activities, visit www.douglas.co.us/community-services/ services/senior-services/seniorscouncil/.

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We are traumatized FROM THE EDITOR

On Feb. 22, as calls came into local police departments that our schools were under attack, one thing became apparent — We are very traumatized in society.

ankfully, the reports to 911 that active shooters were inside schools across Colorado were untrue and proved to be false as o cers responded. However, the trauma that goes with these calls was very apparent. For me, as a mother and journalist, I immediately stressed out. I watched other journalists on Twitter make comments putting into words just how I was feeling. Many said as soon as the calls come in, we start worrying about what could be happening in our communities.

As more than a dozen schools were impacted throughout the day, Englewood made the list, and then Littleton High School. Littleton Police headed to the school and students were locked inside, leaving parents wondering if they were indeed OK.

e thing is, while other schools were cleared and quickly, Littleton felt like it took forever. is is not judge to Littleton schools or police, it just felt like forever for me and a reporter waiting for word.

I started scanning Twitter, where the trauma we are experiencing as a society became very apparent: From students tweeting that they were still inside a classroom hunkered down without any knowledge of what is happening on the outside.

From parents saying they have elementary school children without a cell phone, and they were worried because they had no way of knowing what was happening inside.

Tweet after tweet, parents said they heard from their child but still had no clear answers of what was happening.

As the minutes continued, the Littleton Police Department would tweet that “still no injuries” had been found. While good news, it was still stressful because it wasn’t the “all clear” tweet parents and students were waiting for.

For students, this wasn’t just a drill to go through what to do if this actually happened. While found to be a hoax, for our communities, this was essentially the real thing until police ruled it wasn’t.

Earlier in the week, my own children went through a lockdown drill with their school. Afterward, my 6-year-old asked some pointed questions on why they did it. I was honest with him. In reality, we just do not live in a world right now where we can lie to our children about the evil that can be lingering outside of our schools, public arenas ands elsewhere.

A threat or call about a shooting is never discounted anymore. All calls, all threats are treated as if they are real.

For those responsible, there is no excuse for the level of cruelty you imposed on teachers, students, parents, law enforcement and our communities.

While thankfully, no one was hurt, in the end, this day shows us that something has to be done to get the increasing numbers of mass shootings under control. We are past the time of bickering about which political party is right and which is wrong.

We are a traumatized society that deserves debate, compromise and true action that leads to healing and safety.

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

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The gift of island time and mountain time

Th e circular bar was busy but not too busy. ere were two bartenders working the bar. Our view was of the beautiful snow-covered mountains as the restaurant was at the top of a ski resort. As the bartenders chatted us all up, we all took in the amazing view of the slopes, the mountain range backdrop and a gorgeous blue-sky

No rush, service was casual without being too slow. As we enjoyed our break we noticed a man had walked in and stood at the bar looking for a beverage himself. His accent gave him away as being from New York and his body language betrayed his not so good mood. As the bartender approached the man and asked what he would like to drink, the man blurted out, “Two bloody Marys.”

As the bartender started making the drinks, the man started assertively tapping his credit card on the counter,

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shaking his head and clearly losing his patience as the bartender worked on his drinks. I would have to say, the bartender makes an awesome bloody Mary, and he takes the time to make sure it’s perfect. As the man’s impatience grew, the bartender picked up on the vibe, and without speeding up, he quickly and brilliantly defused the situation, asking the man one question, “I’ll bet it’s nice for you to be on vacation, away from the hustle and bustle of city life, and to be up here taking in the snow, the sun and this incredible view.”

e man’s demeanor immediately changed. He knew what the bartender had just done, and smiling he said, “ ank you for that, and it’s wonderful to be up here and on mountain time.” I watched as the man took the two drinks back to his table and wife, and as he sat down, taking in a deep breath and gazing out at the magni cence and majesty of his surroundings.

If you have ever spent any time in the

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SCHOOLS

Other reports of threats at or nearby schools have occurred in Alamosa, Aspen, Boulder, Brighton, Cañon City, Clear Creek County, Durango, Estes Park, Gilpin County and Glenwood Springs.

“We are so grateful that everyone is safe and that today was a false alarm; however, it is also deeply unsettling that anyone out there would seek to cause this kind of

islands or in the mountains, you can immediately connect with the headline and message of this column. When we can spend time on a beautiful tropical island or in the majesty of the mountains, sometimes things just move a little slower. And that’s a good thing.

It amazes me that some people miss the opportunity to slow down, to ease the pace of the race when they are on vacation. We work so hard to save our money so that we can take a break, get away from the rush and crush of life, and bring ourselves and our family to a tropical paradise or winter wonderland, only to lose our patience, getting upset because the shuttle was ve minutes behind, or the line at the co ee shop wasn’t moving as quickly as we would like. And instead of letting go of the stress we left behind, we bring it with us and get worked up over the silliest and slightest delays.

is is not about making the excuse for poor or extremely slow service, as that is never acceptable. is is just a gentle nudge

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no to this, I want to hear an answer on how we’re gonna provide a ordable housing to many of our … teachers,” he said.

Two members who have raised concerns about the proposal are Rita Russell and Steven Ward.

“ ere might be a way to make this work on some small scale as a pilot by instituting some sort of setbacks similar to … what we have for marijuana — if you put this here, you can’t put another one within X number of feet of it, or something like that,” Ward said during the Jan. 23 meeting. “ at would at least slow the progression, but I have a feeling that my constituents, in particular, in District 4 — which is the majority of this proposed change — would be very, very concerned about change on this scale, as am I.”

During the Feb. 6 city council meeting, Councilmember Jim Woodward said, “We need to look at this more strategically — a whole lot more strategically. I personally don’t want to see R-1-A zone districts throughout the city all change to the same zoning where triplexes, fourplexes can go in. I can see maybe a part of, parts of those.”

disruption and emotional harm to school children, the adults who work with them, and their families,” Rubin said in the letter.

Rubin noted the school district will work to debrief this situation with staff members and students “to ensure that they have any mental health support they need.”

“Students and staff members did exactly what has been practiced during the safety drills that we do regularly,” she added. “Thank you to our students and staff for your diligence and cooperation in making sure that you and those around you stay safe.”

and reminder to stop and see the mountains or the vastness of a blue ocean. Not just look at them, but really see them. And maybe as we stop long enough we might just realize that we are actually seeing them for the very rst time.

Getting on island time or mountain time, or wherever else we go to relax and take a break, helps us to unwind and let the stressors of life go. If we are lucky enough to live in such an area full time, we understand what island time and mountain time means, and recognize it’s one of the reasons we chose to live there.

Is it time to leave the anxiety, stress, and impatience behind? Can we get ourselves comfortable with a slightly slower pace? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can embrace island time and mountain time for the gift that they truly are, it really will be a better than good life.

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

At the same meeting, Ward said he saw three properties located on the 3200 block of South Sherman Street that were listed on Zillow.

“Looks to be a triplex. All three units are selling for over $1.1 million. ey scraped single-family housing and replaced it with million-dollar triplexes. at is problematic,” Ward said.

“You’re right about that,” Sierra said. “We have, if I looked at the same 90-day breakdown, there were four properties that sold over $1 million within the City of Englewood over that last time, and I think a couple of those were triplexes. So, I agree with you, and so it’s just something that — we just don’t have a carrot today and we need to continue to have this conversation to bring a ordable housing into the area.”

How to stay engaged

Residents who are interested in learning more about the CodeNext Project can visit engaged. englewoodco.gov/codenext.

According to the project’s website, the city council will discuss CodeNext during its March 13 city council study session, which residents can attend in person or watch via YouTube.  ose who are interested in contacting their city council member can nd their contact information listed on the city’s website: englewoodco. gov/government/city-council.

Gig worker law is bad idea

Last week, the Colorado State Senate began considering SB 23-098, a bill focused on making changes to the way gig workers like me get paid. As a delivery driver for DoorDash, I have grave concerns that parts of this bill will negatively a ect me and many others who rely on the platform to pay their bills.

Last April, I had an injury that left me immobile at home and needed a way to earn supplemental income in tandem with my full-time job. I started Dashing and was thrilled to discover it was the perfect solution. I soon became a Top Dasher, an added reward that helped me grow my savings account, tackle proj-

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ects and execute goals in ways I couldn’t before.

SB 23-098 is trying to change the way I work on the platform, limit my access earning opportunities, and restrict DoorDash from providing rewards and incentives. Since I began dashing, it’s these very things that have made me so successful, allowing me to support so many of Colorado’s amazing businesses and rewarding me for working hard. I implore our lawmakers to proceed with caution SB 23-098 and ght to ensure that Dashers like myself have the ability to remain self-su cient and nancially secure.

Patricia Crespi Je erson County

OBITUARIES

Leon Cochenet

November 10, 1933 - February 13, 2023

Leon J. Cochenet, 89, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2023 at Admiral’s Pointe Nursing home. His wife, Sharon of 43 years, was by his side when he passed.

Leon was born November 10, 1933 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He was raised there by his parents Elmer and Helen (Carmody) Cochenet. Leon grew up on the family farm learning about farming and beekeeping with his three sisters; Betty (Bob) Schallock, Mary (Joe) Arnoldy, Margaret (Mike) Heilman and brother, Bill Cochenet

Leon graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1951. He became a welder helping to build the SS Badger, which is now still running as a passenger and vehicle ferry. He went on to obtain his Bachelor’s in Science in Civil Engineering from Marquette University.

After college, Leon spent 3 years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. is experience allowed him to help others and travel to many places overseas. Leon always talked about the time he spent in Germany and learning to ski in the Alps Mountain Range. He was able to help run a summer camp for children of parents stationed there. When honorably discharged from the Army, Leon spent some time back in Milwaukee as an X-Ray technician at the VA Hospital.

Leon eventually settled down in the small town of Sycamore, IL, where he worked for Anaconda Wire and Cable Company. He served the company in many roles from 1968 - 1982. While in Sycamore he was a Process Engineer, Technical Supervisor of Customer Service, Technical Supervisor of Quality Assurance and Manager of Engineering. After transferring to Colorado with the company to the Anaconda Minerals Company, he was the Senior Project Engineer. While in Colorado, Leon found a passion for real estate and left Anaconda to open his own brokerage company through Metro Brokers Inc. He spent many years working as a broker.

Leon met his wife Sharon while he was

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living in Sycamore. ey married in July of 1980 and moved to Colorado together that summer. Leon did not have any of his own children, but quickly became a dad to Sharon’s three children; Pat Elias, Todd Elias, Jon (Katy) Elias, and Jennifer (Je ) Tallitsch. Leon shared many of his interests with his new family. He loved traveling and would nd ways to take Sharon on trips together that allowed them time to form many of the same interests. He was an avid golfer on trips and at home. ey enjoyed looking at di erent housing and land properties together that they have had six homes together throughout their marriage. ey would spend many a weekend taking trips up to the mountains, pursuing shops, nding and selling antiques, and nding new quaint places to eat out at.

Leon and Sharon moved back to her home town of Port Clinton, Ohio in 2016. ey enjoyed going to the Elks (he was a lifetime member) and having drinks and appetizers around town. Leon liked meeting new people and could easily strike up a conversation with anyone.

Over the years Leon’s family grew and he became a grandpa to ve grandchildren; Rachel Elias, Tegan Elias, Dennis Elias, Isabella Tallitsch, and Mackenzie Tallitsch. Leon was always up to spending time with them by taking trips to the zoo, swimming, and going out for meals at fun places. He has 15 nieces and nephews. Leon was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Bill, and sister Margaret.

e family is thankful for all the help that was given by Stein Hospice, Veterans A airs in Sandusky, and Admiral Pointe in Huron. is provided Leon with a nice quality of life towards the end.

e family will do a private gathering over the summer. In lieu of owers, the family asks that you donate to Alzheimer’s Research and Stein Hospice.

David Kay Reynolds

February 20, 1941 - December 22, 2022

David Kay Reynolds, 81, of Denver, passed away Dec 22, 2022 from lung cancer. He was predeceased by his father Frank Reynolds, mother Hazel Reynolds, and sisters Kathryn Reynolds and Evelynne (Reynolds) Rudnick.

He left behind three children, Renee (Reynolds) Gray, Greta (Reynolds) Torella, Erika (Reynolds) Bork. He will be laid to rest in Grand Rapids, Michigan, no service. You may make donations to the American Cancer Society.

Scientists are studying the health of the South Platte’s aquatic life

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There might be plenty of sh in the sea, but in the section of the South Platte River from the Denver Metro Water facility down to Fort Lupton, they’ve all but disappeared.

rough testing, Metro Water Recovery scientists discovered that aquatic life was not present in this part of the South Platte River due to low dissolved oxygen levels.

Metro Water Recovery, in an agreement with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Health Department will address the issue.

Dissolved oxygen levels mean the river is too low for aquatic life. When they did the study, the scientists found that the South Platte River from the Denver Metro Water facility down to Fort Lupton had no sh habitat.

ey started a six-phase project on the South Platte River from 88th & Colorado Boulevard to Fort Lupton in 2018 to improve aquatic life that was disappearing from low dissolved oxygen.

“Many factors cause dissolved oxygen in a river, such as runo , nutrients and how highly managed the river is and owing slowly in some locations. In addition, algae grow when the river slows down and eats up oxygen at night,” said Senior Quality Manager for Metro Water Jim Dorsch.

“A number of factors were involved and since Metro Water created the river, it made sense for us to take the lead on trying to correct it,” Dorsch said.

Scientists are working daily on the South

Platte River collecting aquatic macroinvertebrates, which are bugs. Many of these types of organisms and microhabitats live in the river, under rocks or in woody debris in the river, Dorsch said, adding that they can also live inside rocks or live in boulders.

“ e objective is to sample the macroinvertebrate that lives at the bottom of the river to assess the invertebrate which is species without a backbone to test their diversity and abundance within the river channel and determine overall aquatic life health,” said Jordan Harman, a senior water quality scientist with Metro Water.

Harman said the macroinvertebrate data is used in Colorado as the primary indicator of aquatic life health in streams and rivers. ey collect samples in the fall, and the macroinvertebrates are picked out with tweezers and placed into collection jars lled with isopro-

pyl alcohol for preservation.

“We then send these preserved specimen samples to a taxonomic expert and they identify and count the macroinvertebrates and send the identi cation enumeration data back to us. is is simply identi cation of preserved specimens, they are not looking at live specimens,” Harman said.

e scientists could get a general sense of overall water quality based on the type of invertebrates. Certain macroinvertebrates are sensitive to pollution, such as may ies, caddis ies and more. Bugs that are relatively tolerant of pollution include aquatic worms, midge larvae and more, according to Harman and Dorsch.

“When we observe a diverse group of macroinvertebrates, including sensitive species,

These are the macroinvertebrates, the tiniest species that tell scientists about the water quality and how many are present in the river. PHOTO BY BELEN WARD

The damselfly Jordan Harman captured to be seen under the microscope. PHOTO BY METRO WATER RECOVERY

Jordan Harman gathers the macroinvertebrates from the South Platte River for testing the water quality PHOTO BY BELEN WARD

Colorado Dragon Boat Film Festival celebrates AAPI stories

Proving the power of storytelling has been part of the Colorado Dragon Boat Film Festival since its inception and this year it is taking the time to celebrate all the voices that share their stories.

“Our theme this year is ‘Celebrating Our Stories,’ which follows last year’s theme of `Celebrating Resilience,’” explained Sara Moore, Colorado Dragon Boat executive director. “ e stories we’re sharing may not usually be heard or seen, which means projecting them on the big screen provides awesome potential for connection.”

e 8th annual Colorado Dragon Boat Film Festival, hosted by Colorado Dragon Boat and Denver Film, opens ursday, March 9 and runs through Sunday, the 12th at the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave., and the Freyer - Newman Center at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1085 York St. in Denver.

e festival includes 11 lms, all of which honor the experiences of Asian Americans and Paci c Islanders (AAPI) communities. Highlights include the opening night lm, “Arnold is a Model Student,” which is described in provided information as “a satirical coming-of-age story examining contemporary ai culture through the lens of the country’s youth.”

Another important lm screening is “Reclaiming Denver’s Chinatown,” a documentary about the racism Chinese residents faced in the Mile High City. And, for the rst time, the festival will wrap up at the Denver

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this indicates good water quality. Dissolved oxygen is just one important aspect of overall water quality,” Harman said.

Harman said these macroinvertebrates tell them what they do and a lot about water quality. If certain kinds of bugs are present, the water quality can sustain these macroinvertebrates, and they’re also an essential part of the food chain for the sh that consume these bugs.

“We amended that agreement and since then we built four di erent drop structure locations along the river to improve habitat and will select a fth spot to construct by fall. en when complete, we will go into phase six and continue ongoing monitoring of aquatic life forever at all these locations,” Dorsch said.

Dorsch said to improve the water quality, stirring it and building miniature waterfalls to put the oxygen back in the river over time, so it starts to get better. In addition, they will place large rocks that will provide protective cover for sh, create pools close to the bank of the fast-moving water—trees will be plants and shrubs for aquatic shade and creates a riparian zone, which is a vegetation area between land and river.

e Metro Water Recovery scientists will stock the river with Colorado native species, primarily minnows, they said.

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Botanic Gardens, with a screening of “I Am What I Am,” an animated lm about a teenage boy who wants to learn the art of traditional Chinese lion danc-

As is so often the case with lm festivals, some of the most exciting events are the extracurricular activities that enhance the movies. Of note are two community conversations the festival is hosting: at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, “Celebrating the Stories of Our LGBTQ+ Asian American Paci c Islander Community,” will be held and at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 12, audiences can participate in “Celebrating the Stories of our Multiracial AAPI Community.”

“ ese topics come from listening to the community, which provides us with so many options,” Moore said. “Over the last three years we’ve seen huge increases in hate, racism and intolerance and we’re trying to ght this in many ways. Community conversations are great ways to help, because they give people the opportunity to hear stories and make these issues less unknown.”

In addition to live Q&As with lmmakers following some screenings, there will also be an Asian marketplace and culinary experience available to those who attend with an appetite. No matter how audiences want to engage with the

festival, Moore hopes they’ll come with questions and a willingness to learn.

“ e beauty of the event is bringing people together every year to show that the stories we all share have so many similarities,” she said. “People can come together and feel a real sense of warmth and acceptance, and that’s really my goal for the festival.”

For information, individual tickets and passes, visit www.cd lm.org.

Find space for Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson at the Paramount

Even those who don’t really nd space all that interesting (I’m told that’s a thing) can nd something fascinating about exploration of the unknown when Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks about it.

Tyson will be stopping by the Paramount eatre, 1621 Glenarm Place in Denver, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8. e topic for the evening’s discussion will be Cosmic Collisions, which has all kinds of potential to be properly mind blowing.

Purchase tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.

Watch the Oscars with fellow film lovers at Sie FilmCenter e Oscars are back to honor some of the year’s best lms (though I am personally outraged that “Babylon” didn’t receive a best picture nomination). As has become tradition, Denver Film is celebrating the year in movies with a big party (just like the one in “Babylon”).

e Brightest Night in Hollywood begins at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 12 at the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver. Attendees are encouraged to either get fully decked out or come in their com est pajamas and enjoy a live screening on all three of the center’s screens, with drink specials at the bar and food specials also available. e event is free, so visit https:// denver lm.eventive.org/ lms to RSVP for a spot.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Nathaniel Rateli plays Nilsson with the Colorado Symphony at Boettcher Concert Hall

Singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson is one of those musicians who doesn’t receive the recognition they so rightly deserve. His music has been the inspiration for so many legendary artists, including Denver’s Nathaniel Rateli . To mark the 50th anniversary of “A Little Touch of Schmilsson,” Nilsson’s tribute to the Great American Songbook, Rateli is teaming up with the Colorado Symphony to tackle the seminal album.

Nathaniel Rateli plays Nilsson with the Colorado Symphony will be held at the Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St., No. 15, in Denver, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 3 and Saturday, March 4. Visit https:// coloradosymphony.org/ for tickets and information.

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

love our native species and want to protect them every chance we can,”

Dorsch said. “We also target Johnny Darters and Iowa Darter which are the most sensitive species of minnows in the South Platte River.”

While Metro is working on the Platte River project, Dorsch said shing will still be allowed even when constructing ri es which are fast-moving sections of stream and other habitat improvements farther down the river. e scientist will continue to monitor the water qual-

going on and what’s gone wrong. If there are problems, we will correct it,” Dorsch.

e Metro Water Recovery scientists’ work didn’t go unnoticed in saving the aquatic life on the river — they received the National Environmental Achievement Award from the National Associations of

Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) for Habitat Improvements Projects, ac-

conference in Sonoma, CA.

“We love getting awards, (but) like most biologists — we come in do our job,” Dorsch said.

“It’s nice to get the award,” Harman added. “People aren’t aware of the work we do, so it’s kind of nice to get some recognition and people realize we’re out here in the river.”

Jordan Harman is measuring the white sucker fish.

PHOTO BY METRO WATER RECOVERY

Clarke Reader

Curtis takes part in Month of Photography

Greenwood Village gallery hosts exhibition called ‘Inside and Out’

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Several years ago, someone decided a Month of Photography — all at once — would be a healthy idea for Denver area galleries to pursue, instead of sporadic camera-related events hither and yon though the year — and it took hold and has grown!

Look it up online before sallying forth in search of fine camera work — you may want to fine-tune your search a bit. There are numerous options.

Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, will host the exhibit that includes Ron Cooper’s “Varanasi” image showing a joyous character that one might want to meet for a coffee or a beer. The exhibit is called “Inside and Out” and will run April 8 to May 6 at Curtis. The exhibit also includes works by Dr. Jaime Belkind-Gerson and the artists will speak at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., on March 30, from 6-8 p.m. The doctor creates his work with objects that surround him daily: Xrays, CT scans, MRIs ... Look at Month of Photography listings online at denvermop.org before you head out — the selection is dazzling and could fill up several weekends or more.

The Colorado Photographic Arts Center at 1070 N. Bannock St. in Denver (where this all be-

gan some years ago) hosts “World of Inkjet Printing,” while the nearby Denver Art Museum offers “a special MOP lecture” at 6-7 p.m. on March 21 by Renluka Maharaj.

EDGE Gallery, 6501 E. Colfax, will offer Peer Critiques from 7-9 p.m. on March 16. History Colorado Center, 1200 N. Broadway, Denver, offers an artist’s talk by Todd Pierson: “Return of the Corn Mothers,” from 11 a.m. to noon on March 18.

The Curtis Hotel, 1405 Curtis St., will offer a full day of reviewing photographic portfolios on March 17 and to the south, Parker’s PACE Center will offer “Photography by Alternate Means” on March 24.

Michael Warren Contemporary Gallery, 760 N. Santa Fe Drive, Denver, will host “Sun to Earth,” with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. March 16, with works by Brenda Biondo and Angela Faris Belt. Belt was with Arapahoe Community College’s art department in the past and now teaches at Art Institute of Colorado.

Lone Tree Arts Center hosts a Commissioners’ Choice Photography Show.

Look at the Month of Photography website and make a few selections that interest you, paying close attention to what’s where ... when!

It can be a stimulating month ahead.

And, discovering new galleries will give a reader additional options during the year ahead, as each offers other new and different artwork.

Here’s hoping the weather will cooperate so readers can visit galleries across the metro area ...

“Varanasi” by Ron Cooper will be part of the “Inside and Out” photo exhibit at Curtis Center for the Arts in Greenwood Village.

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Birds on wing hint at spring

Spring news from the Audubon Center: A ock of Bohemian waxwings was seen en route towards its warm-weather quarters to the north — a happy sign that spring may actually “spring” one of these days ... ese handsome crested birds travel north in ocks, showing splashes of white, yellow and a wee bit of red on wings, among the mostly gray feathers. Watch in yards and parks for other migrating birds. Keep the binoculars and eld guide at hand so a movement in that shrub can be checked!

Town Hall Arts Center

e musical comedy “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” on stage through March 19 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in Littleton, pokes fun at the trials of dating, parenting and more. Next in line: “La Cage Aux Folles” by Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman plays April 7-30. townhallartscenter.org.

Opera competition

e Denver Lyric Opera Guild’s Annual Competition for singers o ers several events for opera lovers at Calvary Baptist Church, 6500 E. Girard Ave. in Denver. Free. Matthew Plenk, artistic director of the Lamont Opera eatre and associate professor of voice at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music, o ered a master class on Feb. 18. Preliminaries are on March 4 and singers will

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compete for 15 nalist positions by performing operatic arias for a panel of three professional judges. Final competition will be on March 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. (Open to the public, free.) Opera lovers can access these events from home by going to the Denver Lyric Opera Guild website and clicking on the YouTube link: denverlyricoperaguild.org/2023-competition. e Guild has supported young singers via grants that total more than $850,000. Grants are given to programs at Colorado State University, University of Denver, Metro State University, University of Northern Colorado, University of Colorado and young artist apprentices at Central City Opera, Opera Colorado, Opera Fort Collins and Opera eatre of the Rockies in Colorado Springs.

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Sammy Project encourages mental health discussion

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the aftermath of her son’s death, Whitney Yeager went back to her roots as a professional photographer to create an exhibit to honor her son and destigmatize mental health.  Society often sees mental illness as something that needs to be hidden. People might think it’s a weakness or feel ashamed of it.

Yeager aims to challenge the stigma around mental illness with her traveling exhibition, e Sammy Project.

On April 3, 2021, Whitney’s son, Samuel - who Whitney calls Sammy - was shot and killed by Douglas County Police during a psychotic episode triggered by THC.

“Losing my rstborn child, and only son, has been the greatest heartbreak of my life,” said Yeager. “ ere will never be a deeper pain to compare it to. At the same time, it has been the most transformative experience I’ve ever had.”

To honor her son, Yeager began to destigmatize mental illness through personal portraits and stories.

“People should feel comfortable being vulnerable,” said Yeager. “People should feel comfortable talking about depression or any kind of mental health struggle the same way that we talked about diabetes and high blood pressure or any other physical ailment.”

Sponsored by the mental health nonpro t, NAMI Colorado Springs, Yeager revealed her portrait series at the Katy Tartako photography gallery in downtown Denver on the one year anniversary of her son’s death.

NAMI, e National Alliance on Mental Illness, o ers free resources, weekly meetings for family members who are struggling with loved ones who have mental illness, along with parent support groups and group therapy.

NAMI is also the sponsor of the exhibit’s current run in Douglas County Libraries.

e exhibit begins with Sammy’s story.  roughout the exhibit, over a dozen black and white portraits of individuals line the walls. e participants in the photos range from 19 to 32 years old.

“ e people who are in the photo show have bravely agreed to participate and share their mental health struggle and a personal statement,” said Yeager.

their struggles with mental health.

“I think people were motivated to participate in the project because it helps them take agency over their struggles,” said Yeager. “And that was de nitely a motivating factor for everyone, regardless of whether or not they knew Sammy.”

Completing its time at the Castle Rock Library, e Sammy Project will move to the Highlands Ranch Library in March, the Parker Library in April and the Lone Tree Library in May, according to Douglas County Libraries.

“I’ll never stop missing him or “get over” him, but it has taught me to appreciate every conversation, every interaction with other people, especially my two daughters,” said Yeager.

e mission of the project is to help people feel more comfortable talking about their problems and asking for help. Yeager says that she believes her son would be alive if he felt comfortable asking for help.

“ e Sammy Project has helped heal my heart and it has helped many people around the country and even as far as Sweden,” said Yeager. “I want Sam’s death to make a positive di erence in the lives of people who struggle with mental health.”

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Samuel Boone Yeager, the son of Whitney Yeager.

Samuel and Whitey Yeager on a hike with their dog.

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6A boys hoops playo s underway

Seedings appear correct so far

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

It seems like the seedings for the Class 6A boys state basketball playo s have been right so far.

Top-seeded Mountain Vista and No. 2 Rock Canyon won Sweet 16 games on Feb. 25 to advance into the quarter nals.

Senior Caden Stevens had 36 points and 10 rebounds in the Golden Eagles’ 69-55 victory over Ralston Valley. Gavin Hershberger led Rock Canyon to a 61-51 win over Fountain Fort Carson. Hershberger had 27 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and three steals.

No. 8 Valor Christian also got a Sweet 16 win with a 63-40 triumph over Vista Ridge.

All three teams will play Great Eight games on March 4 at the Denver Coliseum.

Vista (23-2) and Valor Christian (18-7) will play at 5:30 p.m. while the Rock Canyon (23-2)-Regis Jesuit (19-6) game will be at 8:30 p.m.

It will be the second game this season for the teams. Vista beat Valor Christian 75-66 on Jan. 1, while Rock Canyon edged Regis 59-57 on Jan. 20.

First round games were played Feb. 22 and Stevens scored 17 points as Vista defeated Bear Creek 59-49.

Senior Jeremy Jacob had 27 points to lead Highlands Ranch to a 75-68 victory over Broomeld. Red-hot Rock Canyon shot 60% from the eld and routed Rangeview 61-27 as Hershberger scored 19 points and Aidan Peck 18. Sophomore Cole Scherer scored 24 points and Valor Christian had four players nish in double gures as the Eagles whipped Monarch, 102-53.

Ralston Valley eliminated Cherry Creek 55-52 and Denver East got past Arapahoe 72-47. Andrew Crawford had 18 points and Charlie Spann 17 but two-time defending state champions underRidge dropped a 75-56 contest to Eaglecrest as the Grizzlies’ 10-game postseason win streak was snapped. Legacy notched a 65-38 victory over Douglas County to advance into the Sweet 16 round.

Lutheran was down by a point at halftime but outscored Je erson Academy 50-21 in the second half for a 64-36 Class 4A rst round win. e Lions (17-8) beat D’Evelyn 6355 in a Sweet 16 game and will face Alamosa (21-3) in a Great Eight contest March 9 at 1:10 p.m. in the Denver Coliseum.

In the Class 5A state playo s, Ponderosa beat ompson Valley 83-74 in the rst round but then lost a 69-57 encounter to Mead to end its season.

Arapahoe girls outlast ThunderRidge

38-29 win relied on Warriors’ defense

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

It was a game of scoring droughts but underRidge’s was really costly.

e Arapahoe girls notched a 38-29 victory over the Grizzlies in a Sweet 16 playo game on Feb. 24. underRidge went close to 10 minutes without scoring, which proved to be devastating for the Grizzlies in the quarter nal contest.

Arapahoe coach Jerry Knafelc credited his team’s good defense for the decisive turn in the game.

“Our kids played really good defense,” said Knafelc. “Our kids can really defend.”

Arapahoe actually trailed 9-4 with 3:30 left in the rst period when the Grizzlies started shooting blanks.

underRidge went 9:55 without a point until Kyrah Daniels hit a free throw with 2:35 left in the second period.

e Warriors ended the rst half with a 21-1 run, which gave Arapahoe a 25-10 lead at halftime.

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Metro hockey playo updates

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Top-seeded Valor Christian, Cherry Creek and Chaparral advanced into the quarter nals of the Class 5A state hockey playo s.

Valor drew a first round bye. Cherry Creek nipped Resurrection Christian 6-5 and Chaparral shut out Fort Collins 4-0.

In the quarter nals, Valor (17-1) faced Standley Lake (13-5-2) on Feb. 28 while Ralston Valley (13-4-2) and Cherry Creek (12-7-1) played on

March 1, the same date that Chaparral (14-4-1) clashed with defending state champion Denver East (14-4-2). Semi nal games are scheduled for March 4 at the Broadmoor World Arena and the nals will be March 7 at Magness Arena.

The Arapahoe girls basketball team celebrates itshard-fought 38-29 victory over ThunderRidge in the Sweet 16 round on Feb. 24 at Araphaoe. PHOTOS BY PAUL DISALVO

Arapahoe’s Emily Thomas (21) draws the double-team as ThunderRidge defenders CC baker (4) and Isa Winton (1) surround her. Thomas’ Warriors ended up on top 38-29 and head to the Great 8 on March 4 vs. Valor Christian.

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However, in the second half, it was Arapahoe that didn’t shoot well as underRidge stormed back to make it a close nish.

“We didn’t do enough to separate ourselves and they did enough to keep it close,” pointed out Knafelc. “It was really on us for missing shots in the third quarter. We were playing good enough defense but we missed some shots.”

underRidge pulled to within 29-23 with 7:05 left in the game when Gianna Smith scored four straight points for Arapahoe to swell its lead to 10 points.

“She’s a tough player,” said Knafelc. “She is a great sophomore. She’s going to be unbelievable. She’s pretty unbelievable already.”

e closest underRidge (17-8) could get the rest of the game was within ve points with 1:29 to play.

“We just played good defense,” emphasized Knafelc. “White was just outstanding at the line and Emily omas did a great job on handling the pressure.”

Smith nished with 12 points including two 3-point baskets in the rst half. Senior Sydney White had 10 points and made four free throws in the nal 1:13 of the game.

Besides eighth-seeded Arapahoe, other south metro teams to advance to the Elite Eight were top-seeded Valor Christian, No. 2 Cherry Creek and No. 3 Highlands Ranch.

Arapahoe (19-6) will face Valor (22-2), Cherry Creek goes against Doherty (19-6) and Highlands Ranch (22-3) must play Grandview (16-9). e Elite Eight games will be held March 4 at the Denver Coliseum.

Macey Huard had 29 points and Quinn Vansickle had 15 as Valor romped to s 60-37 Sweet 16 win over Legend on Feb. 22. Cherry Creek eliminated Pine Creek 57-40 while Highlands Ranch beat Eaglecrest 54-34.

“We’ve got to get ready for Valor,” said Knafelc. “We played them early in the season. It was a big game and they won (57-44). ey are a really good team.”

In rst round 6A games played Feb. 21, Valor used 19 points from Vansickle and a double double from Huard of 17 points and 11 rebounds to eliminate Mountain

Vista 79-30.

still edged Arvada West 31-29 and underRidge got past Columbine 46-26.

Sophomore Braelynn Barnett had 15 points in Cherry Creek’s 50-29 victory over Chat eld. Highlands Ranch used a big second half to down Westminster 52-39 as Tori Baker and Ezra Simonich each had

57-27.

Littleton opened the 5A playo s with a 44-32 win over Greeley Central as Dalana Jakovljevic had 14 points and 14 rebounds. Air Academy defeated the Lions, 53-42 in the second round despite 21 points from Littleton’s Jacy Chandler.

In the Class 4A playoffs, Lutheran

lyn Kelly and Berkley Schneider each scored 17 points. The Lions, seeded fourth, downed Resurrection Christian, 57-37, in a Sweet 16 game. The Lions (22-3) will face Berthoud (15-10) in an Elite Eight game on March 3 at the Denver Coliseum.

Arapahoe’s Emily Thomas (21) goes to the floor after a collision with ThunderRidge’s Kyrah Daniels (21). Arapahoe won 38-29.

PHOTO BY PAUL DISALVO

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0618-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On December 20, 2022, 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)

Ronald J Southworth

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR REVERSE

MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

November 17, 2017

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

November 28, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

D7134609

Original Principal Amount

$561,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$240,280.38

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.

LOTS 7 AND 8, BLOCK 43, SOUTH BROADWAY HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 4430 S Sherman Street, 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

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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/19/2023, 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: 2/23/2023

Last Publication: 3/23/2023

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: 12/20/2022

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:

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-028970

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 Re-

vised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0618-2022

First Publication: 2/23/2023

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0612-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On December 16, 2022, 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.

DARSHINI SUNIL

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.

LOT 10, BLOCK 1, WILLOW CREEK FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 7855 South Trenton Street, Centennial, CO 80112.

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

If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5)

LEGAL CO-GRANTOR'S NAME HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT

RECORDED 03/09/2022 AT RECEPTION NO. E2027163 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY.

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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/19/2023, 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: 2/23/2023

Last Publication: 3/23/2023

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: 12/16/2022

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:

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Janeway

The

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0614-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On December 16, 2022, 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)

William G. Reedy

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for First Horizon Home Loan Corporation, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee for New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2018-5

Date of Deed of Trust

January 27, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 03, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

B5016575

Original Principal Amount

$154,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$121,106.08

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.

ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A"

Also known by street and number as: 4585 South Elati Street, Englewood, CO 80110.

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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/19/2023, 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: 2/23/2023

Last Publication: 3/23/2023

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: 12/16/2022

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:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # CO21123

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

EXHIBIT A 0614-2022

That part of Lot 5, Block 1, Jernberg Subdivision, described as follows: Beginning at a point 135.3 feet North of the Southwest corner of Lot 5; Thence North along the West line of said Lot 5, 60 feet; Thence East 82.48 feet, more or less, to the East line of said Lot 5; Thence South along the East line of said Lot 5, 60 feet; Thence West 82.48 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; and that part of Block 2, Wollenweber`s Broadway Gardens, adjoining the above described property, described as follows: Beginning at a point 135.3 feet North of the Southeast corner of Lot 5, Block 1, Jernberg Subdivision, which point of beginning is 369.3 feet, more or less, West and 135.3 feet North of the Southeast corner of Block 2, Wollenweber`s Broadway Gardens, the true

point of beginning; Thence North 60 feet along the East line of Lot 5, Block 1, Jernberg Subdivision; Thence East 44.43 feet; Thence South 60 feet; Thence West 44.43 feet to the point of beginning, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Legal Notice NO. 0614-2022

First Publication: 2/23/2023

Last Publication: 3/23/2023

Name

FINDING OF NO

IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS

Date of Publication: 3/2/2023

Name of Responsible Entity [RE]: Arapahoe County, 303-847-8066

Address:

C ommunity Development Administrator, 1690 W Littleton Blvd, Littleton CO 80110.

Telephone Number: 303-847-8066

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the RE or grantee (Arapahoe County).

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or about 3/20/2023 Arapahoe County will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the release of HOME funds, under title II of the CranstonGonzales National Affordable Housing Act, to undertake the following project:

Project Title: Jewell Street Apartments

Project: This project will provide 81 new family units affordable for households with incomes ranging from 30% - 80% AMI. The project will utilize Average Income for tax credit purposes and accomplishes an overall average income of 56.05%

AMI. Pro forma rents for the 60% - 80% units are forecast below maximum rents to ensure affordability. The project will include 23 1-bedroom units; 44 2-bedroom units; and 14 3-bedroom units.

The building will be a 4-story, internal corridor with elevator access on a concrete foundation with brick, fiber cement lap siding exteriors and faux wood siding on the upper levels, a west facing roof deck and a spacious courtyard, and a flat roof designed to be solar ready. Each unit will have central AC, bay windows, blinds, a mix of carpet and vinyl plank floors, ceiling fan in the bedrooms, coat closet, built‐in island, refrigerator, stove/oven, garbage disposal, dishwasher, microwave and in‐unit W/D. The building will meet the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria for its energy election criteria. The heavily treed and park-like area on the north one-third of the site will be preserved as a nature/recreation area for residents. Phase I development will include the partial construction of Fulton Street on the west side of the site and an accompanying sidewalk between Jewell Avenue and Colorado Avenue to enhance the pedestrian connections in the neighborhood.

Location: 10150 E Colorado Avenue, Aurora, Co, 80247.

Estimated Cost: Roughly up up $1,000,000 in Arapahoe County HOME funds. The total estimated Phase I project cost is $30.3 million. Total funding sources include: $16.7 million in Federal 4%/State LIHTC equity; $500,000 HOME funds from the City of Aurora; $500,000 in Arapahoe County HOME/CDBG funds; $1.2 million in State of Colorado funds; $520,000 in Impact Development Fund funds; $10 million in permanent financing from CHFA; $925,000 in Deferred Developer Fee and $315,059 in CHDA equity to finance the commercial portion of the Project. The construction loan will be approximately $27 million. The construction financing will include approximately $11 million in CHFA Tax Exempt Bonds. Aurora will provide $4.9 million in PAB Bond Cap. Arapahoe County will also provide Bond Cap if available.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

Arapahoe County has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at Arapahoe County, Community Resources, 1690 W Littleton Blvd, Littleton, CO 80110; or contact 303-847-8066; Lescott@arapahoegov.com the record is available for review, or requested via phone or email, and may be examined or copied weekdays 8A.M to4:30P.M.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to Arapahoe County, Community resources. All comments received by 3/20/2023 will be considered by Arapahoe County prior to authorizing the submission of a request for Release of Funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION

Arapahoe County, Katherine Smith, Arapahoe County Director of Community Resources, in his/ her capacity as Official Title consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that

these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s State’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows Arapahoe County to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

HUD/State will accept objections to its release of funds and Arapahoe County’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer Arapahoe County; (b) Arapahoe County has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD/State; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to Naomi Girghi, Acting CPD Region VIII Director at CPD_COVID-190EEDEN@hud.gov . Potential

Name and Title of RE Certifying Officer:

Arapahoe County, Katherine Smith, Director Community Resources.

Legal Notice No. Arap 1161

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Centennial, the Town of Parker, and Unincorporated Areas of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, Colorado, Case No. 21-08-1158P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. 531098

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

CITY OF CENTENNIAL

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. regarding ORDINANCE 2023-O-01, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO APPROVING THE 4th AMENDMENT TO THE PEAKVIEW PLACE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PUD-22-00001). The public hearing will be held at the Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Council Chambers, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Copies of Ordinance No. 2023O-01 are available for inspection by the public on the City’s website: www.centennialco.gov. Interested parties may file written comments with the City Clerk, at: councilcomments@centennialco. gov or by mailing them to City Clerk, 13133 E. Arapahoe Rd, Centennial, CO 80112 any time prior to March 21, 2023. Any written comments received will be provided to City Council prior to the Public Hearing and made part of the record.

/s/Barbara Setterlind, MMC City Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531100-60100

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice

PROPOSAL: The applicant and property owner, PCY Holdings, LLC, is proposing a major amendment to the approved Sky Ranch Specific Development Plan, case number SDP20-002. This major amendment proposes to change the residential land use development standards matrix for single-family attached housing. If approved, this amendment would reduce the minimum lot frontage in the SF1 and SF2 categories from 20 feet to 17 feet in width. In addition, this amendment proposes to modify the southwest boundary of the Specific Development Plan area to include and create a parcel for a required lift station.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 21, 2023, the Arapahoe County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30 P.M., or as soon as possible thereafter at 6954 S Lima St., Arapahoe Room, Centennial, CO 80112; at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described SDP22-002 Sky Ranch Planning Areas A1-A19, C4, D1-D7, SDP22-002 / Specific Development Plan Major Amendment. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing and can be viewed on our website at https://arapahoe.legistar.com/Calendar. You can also listen to, or speak at, the meeting by calling 1-855-436-3656. To join the speaking queue, press *3 on the telephone keypad.

More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S Lima St., Centennial CO 80112 (please call ahead to schedule an appointment if you plan to walk-in), by calling 720-874-6650, or by emailing planning@arapahoegov.com during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board

Legal Notice No. Arap 1156

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

The Arapahoe Libraries Board of Trustees (the “Board”) invites interested residents to apply for an open position.

The Board is a seven-member governing, policymaking board. The Board is responsible for a $43 million budget, nine facilities, and the policies for funding and operating these facilities.

Arapahoe Libraries serves all of Arapahoe County except the cities of Littleton, Englewood and Aurora. It also serves a small portion of Adams County that is within the Deer Trail School District. New Trustees are recommended by the Board and confirmed by the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners and the Deer Trail School District Board of Education, the two governmental entities that formed the District in 1966.

The time commitment for Trustees is substantial.

The Board meets on the third Tuesday of every month beginning at 5:30 p.m. (dates and times are occasionally changed.) Meetings are scheduled on a rotating basis at the various District libraries.

In addition to the 2-4 hours of reading to prepare for each meeting, trustees must also commit to attending some library events, study sessions, and occasional workshops, conferences and related meetings. An iPad will be provided for Board reading material.

Besides your time and interest in the Library, the most important qualification is a sincere commitment to provide the best possible library service to the residents of the entire District. Experience interpreting financial statements is also encouraged. Applicants must live within the Arapahoe Library District service area to serve on the board.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals to perform the functions of the volunteer position.

Interested persons should complete the online application found at https://arapahoelibraries.org/board-of-trustees/. Applications must be received by Monday March 26, 2023 at 4:00 pm. For further information please contact Oli Sanidas, Executive Director, at 303-792-8987.

Legal Notice No. 531102

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT

NOTICE CONCERNING

BUDGET AMENDMENT

Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that the necessity has risen to amend the South Suburban Park and Recreation District’s 2023 Budget. A copy of the proposed amended 2023 Budget has been filed at 4810 East County Line Road, where it is open for public inspection. The adoption of a resolution to amend the 2023 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District. The meeting will be held at the South Suburban Sports Complex, 4810 East County Line Road, Littleton, Colorado on March 8, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. Any elector within the District at any time prior to the final adoption of the resolution to amend the 2023 Budget may inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT

BY PETE BARRETT (SECRETARY)

Legal Notice No. 531096

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE AS TO DOMESTIC WATER and WASTEWATER SERVICE, USAGE and TAP FEE RATE INCREASES FOR 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT will hold a public hearing to consider proposed service, usage and tap fee rate increases for 2023 to be effective May 2023 billing cycle. A 3%-6% increase in water and wastewater service, usage and tap fees is proposed for all user rates. Such hearing will take place at 3:00

P.M. during a regular meeting of the Inverness Water and Sanitation District on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Detail on the proposed rates is available at the District office at 188 Inverness Drive West, Suite 140, in Englewood, Colorado. The meeting is open to the public. Meeting details will be posted on the District website, www.invernesswater.org

Dated: February 15, 2023 INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

By: /s/Luis E. Tovar Manager to the District Legal Notice No. 531087 First Publication: March 2, 2023 Last Publication: March 2, 2023 Publisher: Littleton Independent Bids and Settlements Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT BID PACKAGE #12 PHASE I and PHASE II SECURED VESTIBULE CMGC SERVICES

Notice is hereby given that Littleton Public Schools in the county of Arapahoe will on April 4, 2023 pay retainage and make final settlement with James R. Howell & Co., Inc. for BID PACKAGE #12 Phase I and Phase II Secured Vestibule CMGC Services at Arapahoe, Centennial, Euclid, Field, Littleton, Whitman and Wilder. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, material, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by the contractor identified above or any subcontractor thereof in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid, by the contractor or subcontractor, must file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on or before March 28, 2023. Claims must be submitted to the Board of Education to Littleton Public Schools at the school district’s Property Management Department, 5776 S. Crocker Street, Littleton, CO. 80120 on or before March 28, 2023. Final Settlement will be made and verified claims must be timely filed with Littleton Public Schools. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to or on the established date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim,

Dated: March 2, 2023.

Legal Notice No. 531079

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Not consecutive publications Public Notice

ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE NO LDC21-003, LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 3, SECTION 3-3.2, CHAPTER 4, DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS, AND CHAPTER 7, DEFINITIONS, TO ADD ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS

PROPOSAL: The applicant, Arapahoe County, is proposing amendments to the Land Development Code for Chapter 3, Section 3-3.2, Permitted Uses; Chapter 4 Development Guidelines and Standards; and Chapter 7, Definitions to add Accessory Dwelling Units as an allowed land use in conjunction with single-family detached dwellings in the A-E and A-1 agricultural zoning districts, in the RR-A, RR-B, RR-C, R-1-A, R-1-B, R-1-C, R1-D, and R-2-A residential zoning districts, in the R-2, R-3, R-3S, R-4, R-5 obsolete zoning districts, and where they are listed as an allowed use within planned unit developments.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 21, 2023, the Arapahoe County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30 P.M., or as soon as possible thereafter at 6954 S. Lima Street, Arapahoe Room, Centennial, CO 80122; at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the abovedescribed LDC21003, Land Development Code Amendment to add Accessory Dwelling Unit uses. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing and can be viewed on our website at https://arapahoe.legistar.com/Calendar.

More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S Lima St., Centennial CO 80112 (please call ahead to schedule an appointment), by calling 720-874-6650, or by emailing Planning@ arapahoegov.com during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board

Legal Notice No. Arap 1160

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Notice is hereby given that Littleton Public Schools in the county of Arapahoe will on April 4, 2023 pay retainage and make final settlement with Arc Abatement, Inc. for BID PACKAGE #01 Newton MS GC Services. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, material, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by the contractor identified above or any subcontractor thereof in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid, by the contractor or subcontractor, must file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on or before March 23, 2023. Claims must be submitted to Board of Education to Littleton Public Schools at the school district’s Property Management Department, 5776 S. Crocker Street, Littleton, CO. 80120 on or before March 23, 2023. Final Settlement will be made and verified claims must be timely filed with Littleton Public Schools. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to or on the established date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim, Dated: March 2, 2023

Legal Notice No. 531099

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 23 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Not consecutive publications

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S Potomac St., #100 Centennial, CO 80112 Phone: 303.645.6600

Plaintiffs:

DAVID B. COX AND LORNA L. COX

vs. Defendants: GREGORY L. MITCHELL, if living, AND CINDY L. MITCHELL, if living; any unknown heir thereof either named Defendant; and all unknown persons who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action

Attorney for Plaintiffs:

Kyle England, Esq. #51343

SPAETH & DOYLE LLP 501 S Cherry Street, #700 Glendale, CO 80246 Kyle@spaethanddoyle.com

303.385.8058 Case No.: 2022CV32188 Div.: 21

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANT(S):

All Defendants listed above and any person(s) who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action.

You are summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of the court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response with thirty-five (35) days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be entered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice to you.

Legal Notice No. 531014

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2022CV031730 Division: 15

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Plaintiff: SADDLE ROCK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, a Colorado nonprofit corporation

v. Defendants: HARP LLC; CITY OF AURORA NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT;

Regarding: LOT 33, BLOCK 1, SADDLE ROCK NORTH SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known and numbered as: 22537 E Hoover Pl, Aurora, CO 80016

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 6th day of April 2023, at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, CO 80112; phone number 720-8743845. At which sale, the above- described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH

CERTIFIED

SUBJECT PROPERTY.

DATED in Colorado this 10th day of January, 2023.

Tyler S. Brown Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff

ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. 530971

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110

Public Notice COUNTY COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, CO 80120 (303)-645-6600

Plaintiff: DRY CREEK TOWNHOMES OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

vs. Defendant: DAVID G. BALINT

Attorney for Plaintiff: ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC

Jonah G. Hunt, No. 34379

Joseph A. Bucceri, No. 41211

Address: 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202

Phone Number: (720) 221-9780

Fax Number: (720) 221-9781

Email: jbucceri@ochhoalaw.com

Case No.: 2022C36846

SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: DAVID BALINT:

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Verified Complaint (“Complaint”) filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this Court an Answer or other responsive pleading. You are required to file your Answer or other responsive pleading within 14 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Verified Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other responsive pleading to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action against real property situated in Arapahoe County, Colorado more particularly legally described as:

Lot 32, Block 9, Dry Creek Townhomes, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Dated: February 14, 2023

ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC

By: /s/ Joseph A. Bucceri

Joseph A. Bucceri, No. 41211

This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 304(f), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure.

Legal Notice No. 531075

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 23, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

COUNTY COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, CO 80120 (303)-645-6600

Plaintiff: BOW MAR SOUTH, INC.

vs. Defendant: JOYCE AMEN MAYBERRY LIVING TRUST

Attorney for Plaintiff: ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC

Jonah G. Hunt, No. 34379

Joseph A. Bucceri, No. 41211

Address: 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202

Phone Number: (720) 221-9780

Fax Number: (720) 221-9781

Email: jbucceri@ochhoalaw.com

Case No.: 2022C43875 Division: A1

SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT:

JOYCE AMEN MAYBERRY LIVING TRUST:

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Verified Complaint (“Complaint”) filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this Court an Answer or other responsive pleading. You are required to file your Answer or other responsive pleading within 14 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Verified Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your Answer or other responsive pleading to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an action against real property situated in Arapahoe County, Colorado more particularly legally described as:

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLOARDO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 Case No.: 2021CV32024 Division/Ctrm.: 15

Plaintiff: APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC, a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendants: EMMANUEL MCKINNON; YVONNE MCKINNON; BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; CITY OF AURORA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION REHAB PROGRAM; and PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY

SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE

This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated October 28, 2022 , and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq. by APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation, the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on April 8, 1974 in book 2226 at page 205, and the supplement thereto recorded October 7, 1974 in book 2280 at page 603 and second supplement recorded October 31, 1974 in book 2286 at page 494, in the records of the office of the clerk and recorder of Arapahoe County, Colorado. CONDOMINIUM UNIT A, BUILDING 72, APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP RECORDED APRIL 8, 1974 IN MAP BOOK 26 AT PAGES 30 TO 33, INCLUSIVE AND SUPPLEMENTS THEREOF AND AN AFFIDAVIT CORRECTING SAID MAP RECORDED SEPTEMBER 3, 1974 IN BOOK 2271 AT PAGE 256, AND THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED APRIL 8, 1974 IN BOOK 2226 AT PAGE 205, AND THE SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED OCTOBER 7, 1974 IN BOOK 2280 AT PAGE 603 AND SECOND SUPPLEMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 31, 1974 IN BOOK 2286 AT PAGE 494, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as 72 Newark Street, Unit A, Aurora, Colorado 80012. Record owner of real property: Yvonne Mckinnon Association/Foreclosing Entity/Holder of Debt Foreclosed: APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC, a Colorado nonprofit corporation

Interest foreclosed: Statutory lien for unpaid assessments per C.R.S. § 38-33.3-316, as perfected by the Condominium Declaration for Apple Valley East Condominiums, recorded on April 8, 1974, at Reception No. 1415965, Book 2226, Page 205 in the Clerk & Recorder’s Office for the County of Arapahoe, Colorado (“Declaration”). More accurately defined in the Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure, issued by the Court on October 28, 2022, a certified copy of which was recorded on November 14, 2022, at Reception No. E2111351 in the Clerk & Recorder’s Office for the County of Arapahoe, Colorado (“Order”). Amount of judgment entered on October 28, 2022: $30,423.31 with post-judgment interest at 18% per annum. The amount of the foreclosed lien is not stagnant. Amount of foreclosed lien as of December 7, 2022: $33,153.38

Attorneys for Association: Moeller Graf, P.C.; Associate Attorney Gail R. Gudder, Reg. No. 17820; ggudder@moellergraf.com; 385 Inverness Pkwy., Ste. 200, Englewood, CO 80112; Phone: (877) 279-4499.

THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN DESCRIBED ABOVE.

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The covenants of said Declaration have been violated as follows: failure to pay assessments that have come due, more accurately described in the Order.

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Civil Unit of the Sheriff’s Office for the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, will sell the real property described above and the improvements thereon at 10:00 AM, on the 6th day of April 2023 at 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, to the highest and best bidder. The Association and its attorney do not make any warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

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

Date: January 3, 2023

Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff County of Arapahoe, Colorado

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 530937

First Publication Date: February 9, 2023

Last Publication Date: March 9, 2023

Published in the: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, Colorado, 80110

Public Notice

TO: CARL FILLER: You are notified that you have 10 days after publication for this notice of levy to file your claim of exemption with the County Court of Arapahoe Court, 1790 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, CO 80120 in Case 2016C036917

entitled: WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., Successor by Merger to WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL NA-

TIONAL BANK v. CARL E. FILLER, a/k/a CARL

EDWARD FILLER, a/k/a CARL FILLER, a/k/a

CARL EDWARD FILLER III, CARL E. FILLER III, a/k/a CARL FILLER III $587.49 garnished at Sooper Credit Union, 5005 W. 60th Ave., Arvada, CO 80003

Legal Notice No.531052

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 16, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF KIRK WILLIAM OVIATT, A/KIA KIRK W. OVIATT, A/K/A KIRK OVIATT, A/KIA KIRK WILLIAM OVAITT, DECEASED CASE NUMBER: 23 PR 30081

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 July 3, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Donna G. Horlbeck

Personal Representative 6365 S. Eaton Court Littleton CO, 80123

Legal Notice No. 531097

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 16, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Katherine B. Nevin, a/k/a Katherine Bernadine Seil Nevin, a/k/a Katherine Bernadine Nevin, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30135

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 June 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas Nevin, Personal Representative c/o Keith L. Davis, Esq. Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 531085

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Ruth J. Wiedemeier, a/k/a Ruth Jane Wiedemeier, a/k/a Ruth Wiedemeier, a/k/a Ruth Wiedemier, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030086

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 June 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

David Kirchner, Personal Representative c/o Timothy J. Parks, Esq. Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. 531046

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Dave Lynn Margowski, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR031417

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, State of Colorado, on or before July 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel Edward Teske

Personal Represnetative

20634 E. Girard Place Aurora, Colorado 80013

Legal Notice No. 531092

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 16, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of D Kathleen Johnson, aka Kathleen Johnson, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR19

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 June 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 301776

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023 Publisher: Englewood HeraldPUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Bryan Joseph Bignell

a/k/a Bryan J. Bignell and Bryan Bignell, Deceased

Robert Johnson, Personal Representative 1773 Poppy Court Lafayette, Colorado 80026

All

Publication: March 2, 2023

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 June 25, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jane Van Horn Zeal

Representative c/o 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd #200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Notice No. 531077

Publication: February 23, 2023

Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Elizabeth A. Rykhus, also known as Elizabeth Ann Rykhus, also known as Elizabeth Rykhus, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030120

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 on or before June 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sarah Lynn Hagan

Personal Representative 11287 E. 162nd Place Brighton, CO 80602

Legal Notice No. 531068

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Robert Emil Kopf; aka Robert E. Kopf, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30089

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 July 3, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sally Kopf, Personal Representative 8201 S Santa Fe Drive , Apt 96 Littleton, CO 80120

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Brian Thomas Ghent, deceased Case Number: 2022PR436

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 on or before June 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

William Riley Austin, Jr.

Personal Representative 4101 S. Navajo St., Apt 528B Englewood, CO 80110-4497

Legal Notice No. 301761

First publication: February 16, 2023

Last publication: March 02, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LOIS JEAN LEHRER, a/k/a LOIS J. LEHRER, a/k/a LOIS LEHRER Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30150

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the Arapahoe County District Court on or before June 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Linda L. Moss, Co-Personal Representative

3987 Blue Pine Circle Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80126

Keith J. Lehrer, Co-Personal Representative

174 Players Club Dr. Castle Rock, Colorado 80104

Legal Notice No. 301777

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Patricia Jane McKeever, aka Patricia J. McKeever, aka Patricia McKeever, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30175

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 July 2, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ Jonathan F. Haskell

Jonathan F. Haskell, #42476 Attorney to the Personal Representative Wade Ash LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 600 Denver, Colorado 80246

Legal Notice No. 531094

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 16, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Brian W. Avila, a/k/a Brian Wayne Avila, a/k/a Brian Avila, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30132

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 July 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bruce A. Avila, Personal Representative 2754 S. Winona Ct. Denver, CO 80236

Legal Notice No. 531074

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO

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 June 27, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

CO 80544-0610

NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Elsie E. Beazley, aka Elsie Beazley, and Elsie Elizabeth Beazley, deceased Case Number: 2023PR30116

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 on or before June 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

John E. Beazley, Personal Representative 33280 Wyndham Circle Elizabeth, Colorado 80107

Legal Notice No. 531083

First publication: February 23, 2023

Last publication: March 09, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

Estate of Brian Michael Lesar, Deceased Case Number 2022PR031198

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 June 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas Lesar Personal Representation 707 Lighthouse Road Panama City Beach, FL 32407

Legal Notice No. 531039

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Linda Van Gilder Kelley, also known as Linda V.G. Kelley, and Linda Kelley, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30004

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 June 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A, Personal Representative 1455 16th Street, Suite 407, Floor 4 Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. 531033

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JUDITH ELLEN BRENNING, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30100

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 June 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nicole M. Harrington Personal Representative 254 Zang Street Lakewood, Colorado 80228

Legal Notice No. 531034

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Marilyn Jean Van Horn, aka Jean M. Van Horn, Deceased Case Number: 23PR30169

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 June 25, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jane Van Horn Zeal Personal Representative c/o 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd #200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 531078

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Darrell F. Freeland, also known as Darrell Forrest Freeland, and Darrell Freeland, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30061

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 June 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to either of the co-personal representatives or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

David M. Kearns

Co-Personal Representative 67 Monroe Street Middlebury, VT 05753

And Sean A. Kearns Co-Personal Representative 458 Eudora Street Denver, CO 80220

Legal Notice No. 531065

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Carla Beer, deceased Case Number: 23PR25

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 on or before June 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Taryn Lemery, Personal Representative 2390 S. Madison st Denver, Colorado 80210

Legal Notice No. 531040

First publication: February 16, 2023

Last publication: March 02, 2023 Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROSS NAVARRO, aka ROSENDO NAVARRO, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30008

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 June 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gregory J. Templeton Personal Representative Meurer Law Offices, P.C. Nicole G. Andrzejewski 3801 E. Florida Avenue, Suite 906 Denver, CO 80210

Legal Notice No. 531056

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Lawrence John Schipper, Jr., also known as Lawrence J. Schipper, Jr ., also known as Lawrence J. Schipper, also known as Lawrence J. Schipper II, Deceased Case Number 2023PR30115

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 June 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Leslie Ann Weller Personal Representative 37 Brooks Road Moorestown, NJ 08057

Legal Notice No. 531032

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Herman Gordon, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30060

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 June 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

John D. Gordon

Co-Personal Representative 2557 S. Columbine Street Denver, CO 80210 James R. Gordon Co-Personal Representative 64965 Leonard Court Hot Springs, CA 92240

Legal Notice No.531037

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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 July 3, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michelle Lee Spivey Personal Representative

The Law Office of Jennifer S. Gormley, PC 6060 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Vicki Lynn Spangler Personal Representative 3709 S. Galapago Street Englewood, Colorado 80110 Legal Notice No. 531041

Estate of ROBERT LEVINARD STEINERT, a/k/a ROBERT LEE STEINERT, a/k/a ROBERT L. STEINERT, a/k/a ROBERT STEINERT, Deceased Case Number : 2023PR30085

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 June 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

David L Steinert Co-Personal Representative 14553 E Wagon Trail Drive Aurora, CO 80015

Laura Thompson Co-Personal Representative 13757 E. Marina Drive, Unit B

Aurora, CO 80014

Legal Notice No.531036

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Caroline Goforth Butler, deceased

Case Number: 2023PR60

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 on or before April 24, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Richard M. Butler

Personal Representative 1309 W Harmony Dr Fort Collins, Colorado 80526

Legal Notice No. 531082

First publication: February 23, 2023

Last publication: March 09, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on January 30, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Talia Rae Cella be changed to Talia Rae Cella Hutchison

Case No.: 23 C 100068

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531076

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 10, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Cory James Ladd be changed to Cory James Carter Case No.: 23C100114

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531090

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 16, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 7, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Perla Maria Wilson be changed to

Miranda Wilson

Case No.: 23 C 100087

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531067

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on January 25, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult /a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Rachel Lillie Jane Fields be changed to

Imani Lillie Jane Fields

Case No.: 23 C 100060

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531035

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on February 3, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child

has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of David Chukwuebuka Samson be changed to David Chukwuebuka Njoku Case No.: 23 C 100045

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 531058 First Publication: February 16, 2023

March 2, 2023

Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on February 2, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Olalekan Emmanuel Amusat be changed to Olalekan Lion Emmanuel Case No.: 23 C 100080

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531055 First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice is given on February 17th, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court, State of Colorado.

The Petition requests that the name of CAROL RUTH THOMAS be changed to CAREL RUTH THOMAS

Case No.: 2023C32564

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531095

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 16, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

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

The petition requests that the name of Devin James Chaney be changed to Devin James Thornton

Case No.: 23 C 100081

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531066

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 6, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Martin Lucas Nakayama be changed to Lucas Martin Nakayama

Case No.: 2022CV247

By: Michael James Spear Senior Judge

Legal Notice No. 531070

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 3, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Ian Gonzalez Salinas be changed to Ian Salinas

Case No.: 23C100049

By: Judge Colleen Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531081

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 21, 2023,

Public Notices Public Notices

(originally filed August 17, 2021) that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe-Littleton Court.

The petition requests that the name of Lisa Brown Meyerett be changed to Lisa Marie Brown

Case No.: 2021C100501

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531101

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 16, 2023 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public Notice is given on February 07, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Paanaakalamakealakupono Cheri Smith be changed to Keala Cheri Smith.

Case No.: 20230100094

By: Laqunya Latrese Baker Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 301767

First publication: February 23, 2023

Last publication: March 09, 2023 Publisher: Englewood Herald

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

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

The petition requests that the name of Abram Moreno Jacobo be changed to Abram Moreno Jacobo Case No.: 23 C 100043

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531042

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 2, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Kyra Lindsay Wedell be changed to Kyra C Lindsay Case No.: 23C100084

By: Judge Baker

Legal Notice No. 531089

First Publication: March 2, 2023

Last Publication: March 16, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on January 23, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult /a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of ECATERINA GABRIAL be changed to ECATERINA RUSU Case No.: 23 C 100051

By: Judge Colleen Clark

Legal Notice No. 531071

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public Notice is given on February 10, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Venkata Subramanian Chandrasekaran be changed to Venkat Gertz.

Case No.: 2023C100115

By: Shana Kloek Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 301780

First publication: March 02, 2023

Last publication: March 16, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 1, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe-Littleton County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Jackman Carlos Steele be changed to Jackman Carlos Gonzalez

Case No.: 2023 C 100077

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531047

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 3, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Daniel Tochukwu Samson be changed to Daniel Tochukwu Njoku

Case No.: 23 C 100047

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531059

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

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

The Petition requests that the name of lzac Johnathon Garcia be changed to lzac Johnathon Delgado.

CASE NUMBER: 2023C030955

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531038

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 2, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Abigail Lyn Berry be changed to Abigail Lyn Jepson Kuhl

Case No.: 23C100069

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531045

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 2, 2023 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public Notice is given on February 13, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Jennifer Nicole Davis be changed to Nicole J. Davis Case No.: 2023C100118

By: Joan Lopez Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531091

First publication: March 02, 2023

Last publication: March 16, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 9, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Fiona Marie MacKendrick be changed to Mia Amelia MacKendrick. Case No.: 23 C 100110

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531072

First Publication: February 23, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Children Services

(Adoption/Guardian/Other)

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF:

CHRISTOPHER MILLER, FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD. MODERN FAMILY LAW

Cynthia Griffin, Esq., #50552 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80246 Telephone: (720) 880-5091

E-mail: cynthia.griffin@modernfamilylaw.com

Case Number: 2022JA030029

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

To the above-named Respondent(s):

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

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

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

The following documents are also served herewith: (check as appropriate) [x]

for (Stepparent, Kinship, Custodial) Adoption

Petition to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal

(JDF 520).

Legal Notice No. 531010

First Publication: February 9, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

TO: Joshua Zancanelli

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Jacob Eugene Urban and Megan Marie Urban have filed an Amended Petition for Adoption in the County Court of Merrick County, Nebraska, referenced as Case No. AD 22-1, and is requesting that Jacob Eugene Urban adopt the minor child, C.J.Z. An abandonment hearing is scheduled for March 21, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., in the Merrick County Court. A separate hearing on the underlying adoption and whether such adoption is in the best interests of the minor will be scheduled by the Court following the hearing on the issue of abandonment. You have been identified as the father of the minor child born around April of 2011. You have the right to (i) deny paternity, (ii) waive any parental rights you may have, (iii) relinquish and consent to the adoption of the child, (iv) file a Notice of Objection to the Adoption and Intent to Obtain Custody anytime during the pregnancy or as late as ten business days after birth, or (v) object to the adoption in court within forty-five days after the receipt of notice. In order to deny paternity, waive paternal rights, relinquish and consent to the adoption, or receive additional information to determine whether you are the father of the child in question, you must contact the attorney representing the biological mother: Erin M. Urbom, 202 W. 3rd Street, Grand Island, NE 68801, Telephone: (308) 382-2128. If you wish to object to the adoption and seek custody of the child, you must seek legal counsel from your own attorney immediately.

Legal Notice No. 301764

First Publication: February 16, 2023

Last Publication: March 9, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald ###