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VOLUME 35 | ISSUE 27

County government experiencing ‘staffing crisis’ amid low pay Managers, human resources director asking for raises

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County government is struggling to find employees and seeing “historically high” turnover

rates as the board of commissioners has delayed approving raises.

In April, human resources director Laura Leary asked commissioners to approve a 3% across-the-board raise for the county’s 1,350 employees.

“Some directors would say, they would describe it as a staffing crisis right now,” Leary said.

Leary recommended that a raise

be enacted for June 30 paychecks, saying the latest the board could vote to meet that timeline was in May. Commissioner Lora Thomas supported the raise increase while commissioners Abe Laydon and George Teal were not ready to move forward.

While the board agreed to revisit the subject in May, no meeting was

More money. Less food. Greater demand: Inflation hits metro-area food banks Distributors continue to feed thousands in face of uncertainty

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Highlands Ranch Metro District to get new general manager Stanley to serve as interim manager

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Before he’s left the food bank’s parking lot, Zachary Mullins sits in partial shade and eats a handful of fresh strawberries and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich from his brown cardboard box.

He’s been getting food from Integrated Family Community Services, one of the largest food banks in the Denver metro area, once a week for the past two years.

“I rely on this food bank,” said Mullins, who lost his job and home in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Now he lives homeless in Englewood, near where IFCS is based.

But the nonprofit is facing a difficult reality as it contends with 40-year-high inflation rates and a bottlenecked supply chain. It means paying more money for less food even as demand rises.

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ever scheduled. A spokesperson said it will be discussed sometime in June.

Last year’s turnover rate at the county was about 18% and this year is on par to be about the same. As of June 3, there were 139 vacancies in the organization.

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BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After 18 months, Highlands Ranch Metro District’s general manager is moving on to a new role in Georgia and the district will begin the search to fill the role this June.

General Manager Mike Renshaw said his last day will be July 8, as he moves across country to take on a county manager role in White County, Georgia.

Renshaw, who started Renshaw serving as general manager in January, said he appreciated the challenge of serving a special district, but missed some of the aspects of full-service government.

Todd McPherson, director of development for IFCS, prepares food boxes for a morning rush on June 2.

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Highlands Ranch eyes partnerships for fitness park, pickleball courts

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Highlands Ranch Metro District is partnering with two local organizations to bring new fitness park and pickleball facility amenities to the area.

At the May 31 metro district board meeting, staff presented two ideas to expand Highlands Ranch’s recreation options. The first is a partnership with UCHealth to update the Central Park maze with fitness park equipment geared toward adults, but open to everyone.

UCHealth offered to pay up to

$180,000 for the plan to transform the space.

Director of Parks, Recreation and Open Space Tammy Tucker said the goal of adding fitness park equipment is to draw more people to the park and increase its use.

The updates could go in as early as this fall.

“We’re completing the review of the equipment options and then we’ll have a public input event in the early part of the summer, similar to what we do with playground planning,” Tucker said.

Board members encouraged staff to move forward with the proposal.

The second presentation Tucker gave to the board focused on building a new pickleball facility. Tucker walked through several potential sites she evaluated for a 10-12 court layout with parking and restrooms.

None of the property currently owned by the metro district, nor the Highlands Ranch Community Association, would be appropriate for the proposed facility, Tucker said. Instead, Tucker said the location with the most potential would be South Suburban Parks and Recreation District’s Mission Viejo site.

“They are in fact interested in

building these courts and … shared programs and operations, with those terms to be decided,” Tucker said of discussions with South Suburban.

The idea is still in the early stages, but Tucker said she felt it was the most likely way to quickly move on constructing the facility.

Highlands Ranch board members were supportive of the idea and agreed that getting a facility built soon is a priority with the high demand for more pickleball courts.

Tucker said the South Suburban board would be discussing the idea at a June meeting.

Huffman appointed to HD43 state representative District primarily covers Highlands Ranch

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Highlands Ranch candidate for the Colorado statehouse has been appointed to the seat to finish serving the term started by Rep. Kevin Van Winkle.

On June 4, the Douglas County GOP hosted a vacancy committee at the Southridge Community Center in Highlands Ranch to fill the Senate District 30 seat following former Sen. Chris Holbert’s retirement in May. The Douglas County GOP ap-

pointed House District 43 Rep. Van Winkle to Holbert’s empty seat, which opened the HD43 seat for an appointed representative. At the June 4 committee meeting, candidate Kurt Huffman was appointed to HD43.

A release from Huffman said he was appointed to the seat with 55% of the votes from Douglas County GOP delegates. Huffman will be in the role through the end of Van Winkle’s term in January 2023.

“I have had the incredible opportunity to serve the community at the Capitol as a legislative volunteer for the last four sessions. Now I have the opportunity to use the groundwork I laid to be the most effective possible advocate for Highlands Ranch as a state representative for District 43,”

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Colorado House Rep. Kurt Huffman Huffman said in a statement. “As your state representative, I will defend the rights of Colorado’s constituents, and help restore legislation that drives new opportunities for students, small businesses, and families.”

Huffman is also running as a

Republican for the HD43 seat this November, to serve in the role for a full two-year term. He will face Republican challenger Robin Webb in the June 28 primaries.

Also running for HD43 is Democratic candidate Robert Marshall.

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The cost of college is driving students down Tuition has increased 169% between 1980-2019

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For many students attending college or preparing to start that educational journey, the cost weighs heavy.

Teenagers and young adults suffer from anxiety and struggle with mental health more than ever before and a lot of it has to do with how they can meet expectations set by society to go to college, graduate and become successful adults.

The problem, however, is that the cost of college continues to increase. When comparing today’s costs to generations before, the amount of debt students take on to complete a degree is impacting their lives for decades.

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In the third week of the ongoing series, Need to Succeed, South Metro Editor Thelma Grimes breaks down how the rising cost of college is impacting students health and well being before and during college. Intern Bell Terhark, a recently-graduated senior at Castle View High School, breaks down how social media takes its toll on students.

Read the entire Need to Succeed series at www. douglascountynews.net.

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Castle View student reflects on effect of social media 90% of teens between 13-17 are online, says group monitoring mental health

BY BELLA TERHARK SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

An increasing trend over the last 20 years is the number of youth and students using social media.

However, the drawback for many young people is that it has become a burden in creating higher levels of self-doubt, anxiety and stress.

According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, social media plays a big role in teen culture, with an estimated 90% of teens between the ages of 13 and 17 using social media. More than two-thirds of teens have their own mobile devices with internet capabilities.

According to Macy Key, who just finished her junior year at Castle View High School in Castle Rock, one of her main reasons for anxiety and changes in her decisions comes from the impact social media has on her and her peers.

“I think all of my social anxiety has actually come from social media,” she said. “I’ve always been thinking about trying something new like track or basketball but it always ended with me

being convinced I’d be made fun of. Everyone is always recording.

Everyone is always taking unflattering photos. It’s easier to avoid it entirely than risk it.”

Junior year in high school is when the college search becomes more real for students. According to Key, her dream has been to go to the University of Texas.

Seeing social media posts, Key said, has created feelings of uncertainty and stress. It causes her to think far into the future to achieve this goal.

“Whenever I see posts from UT Austin. I want to go there so, so bad for college but my GPA right now is not going to help my chances,” she said. “Whenever I think about it I get really nervous and stressed because I feel like I need to be perfect for the next year so I at least have a fighting chance.”

For Key, social media has played into both the thoughts of failure and the need to do more.

“It has gone both ways for me,” she said. “I feel like I’m more encouraged to do well when I see that I’m ahead of other people.

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activities and working hard to get the best grades was all in the hope of getting scholarships to pay for school.

Terhark looked at local schools but wanted to be more adventurous and go to school out of state.

After graduating, Terhark said she will be attending a college in Wyoming and majoring in journalism.

The stress felt by students is a concern, said Arapahoe Community College Dean of Students Javon Brame. The mental health crisis teenagers and young adults are facing is like another pandemic, Brame said.

The cost to get an education is a large part of that stress, Brame said. The 10-year dean said that on campus, it is not unusual to have struggling students transported to a mental health facility for help.

“The cost of college is higher than ever,” Brame said. “And the financial assistance available to students and work is not enough to cover it all anymore. Society has to figure out this burden we are putting on students and its not

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mental health-in-chief for Children’s Hospital Colorado, said the competition factor plays a big role

June 9, 2022 the college, it’s society.”

Brame described a society where students are struggling to have fair access to higher education, calling it “academic capitalism.”

“You enter the system, and it decides how you are sorted out in society,” he said. “Class is the sorting ground.”

In the 1970s, Audrey Brooks — a member of the Baby Boom generation — paid for her first few years of college with grants and working. By her senior year, she said, she needed a loan to finish, which she estimated at about $2,000.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, a fulltime student at a public, four-year institution is looking at paying more than $22,000 per year in Colorado. The statistics, drawn from the 2019-2020 school year, show the breakdown for tuition, required fees, room and board.

Colorado is average compared to other states. While most college degrees cost about $20,000, in New Jersey and Vermont students are paying closer to $30,000. On the lower end, a four-year degree in Florida is around $15,000.

In Wyoming where Terhark will begin college this fall, NCES out-of-state tuition estimates are lower than the national average at

around $14,800.

According to a report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, between 1980 and 2019, the average price for college increased 169%.

Author Sandy Baum, a national expert on college tuition, financial aid and college affordability, said the price of a degree has gone up dramatically over the last three decades while income levels have been more stagnant.

With more and more people being told by society to go to college, enrollment rates are going up along with tuition rates, Baum said.

Besides parents and societal pressures to get a degree, moving up in class is also part of the equation.

“It is hard to get a good, middleclass job without an education,” Baum said. “Now, it’s getting harder to afford it. College is must more expensive, and states need to put more into fixing the issues.”

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, education does pay. According to a 2020 report, U.S. workers with bachelor’s degrees had a median weekly income of $1,305. A worker with a high school diploma has a median income of $781.

According to the Georgetown University report, Recovery, in 2020 65% of all U.S. jobs required postsecondary education and training beyond high school.

Besides the cost of paying for a degree, Baum said it’s becoming harder to students to live. With rent increases, inflation rates hitting grocery bills and gasoline costs at a record high, students are struggling to support themselves.

Blame said besides investing more in counseling services to address mental health concerns in students, colleges are also opening more food pantries to make sure they are eating.

Children’s Hospital Colorado Mental Health-in-Chief Dr. Ron-Li Liaw said besides students working excessively to look good on paper, a lot of their mental-health issues are directly related to paying for college.

“Really, you have to ask how can anyone afford it. The price tag for college is really unattainable. You cannot budget for it like an electricity bill or rent or mortgage.”

With the current younger generations, Liaw said they are way ahead more than any other in terms of education, and yet due to costs and mental health, “they are still so far behind.”

in how unhealthy social media use has become for teens and society.

“We are social beings and we learn by watching each other,” Liaw said.

Key, like other students, said she sometimes avoids saying anything online altogether because she

might not look as good as other students her age.

“I feel like I always need to have something to brag about, which is really hard,” she said. “Academically, I’m not anything to brag about. Athletically, I’m certainly not anything to brag about. So

online, I try to stay away from D1 athlete commits and Ivy League scholarships because I know those things aren’t in the cards for me.”

Thelma Grimes contributed to this story.

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Douglas County deputy accused of bringing contraband into jail

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A Douglas County sheriff’s deputy has been arrested for allegedly bringing contraband into a jail.

Deputy Carley Jackson, 25, was charged with bribery, attempt to influence a public servant, first degree official misconduct, conspira-

cy and introducing contraband in the second degree.

Jackson, who was fired from the sheriff’s office, posted a $10,000 bond and was set to appear in court today. Her next hearing is set for June 30.

The allegations were brought to the sheriff’s office on May 25 and the arrest was made May 31.

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applicants pretty regularly, we are seeing things like two applicants, three applicants,” Leary said.

County Clerk and Recorder Merlin Klotz has also been asking commissioners to pay his staff higher wages in several emails obtained by Colorado Community Media through a public records request.

“Failure to create a system that addresses this issue in real time will simply create chaos, retention/ retrain costs and a larger monster to address as we kick the problem down the road,” Klotz wrote in a Jan. 12 email.

In other emails, Klotz said in 2021, his office brought in nearly 20% more revenue compared to the previous year. In April, he said his office’s turnover rate was 10%.

“My fear is that at some point the current unacceptable attrition rate will become a mad rush to the door,” he wrote April 12.

Commissioners have met with Klotz, Coroner Jill Romann, Treasurer Dave Gill and Assessor Lisa Frizell regarding compensation complaints, Commissioner Abe Laydon said.

In May, the commission-

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ers received an anonymous letter on the topic from someone who identified themself a Douglas County employee. The author, who declined to speak with Colorado Community Media on the record out of fear of retribution, described difficulties coming from the low wages.

“We appreciate our new Douglas County open space. Unfortunately, we can’t afford to drive there or pay for food to enjoy on a picnic,” they wrote.

Douglas County, one of the wealthiest counties in the country, announced this year that its budget is balanced and is virtually debt-free. In the April 18 staff presentation, finance director Martha Marshall said raises would cost about $2.25 million this year.

“All funds can handle that without a problem,” she said.

In the meeting, Laydon said he was hesitant to enact the raise because he

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didn’t want “to be accused of pulling a stunt before the primary election.” Laydon is running for re-election this year and is uncontested in the June primary.

In a June 3 interview, Laydon said the commissioners are “taking a very hard look” at raises this month and that he anticipates a significant cost of living adjustment.

“I think as a commissioner our citizens rely on the board to be good fiscal stewards and not to be

reactionary to momentary financial pressures,” he said. ”If there’s a significant market correction and we’ve made a significant commitment on a significant financial commitment that we can’t adjust in the future, or it would be hard to adjust in the future, we’re putting the county in jeopardy.”

Commissioner George Teal also didn’t support the measure in April, saying he wanted to wait to see how the ongoing war in Ukraine and interest rate changes will impact the economy.

“Not everybody is getting it in the private sector,” he said.”They’re getting the inflation but they’re not getting the inflation to their paychecks.”

Commissioner Lora Thomas said she would be in favor of the 3% raise.

“They’re not going to get rich off this but it’s going to help them pay for their gas and put food on the table for their kids,” Thomas said. “So I would like to encourage us to help our employees who help our residents.”

Thomas said she requested another meeting on the topic be scheduled for June 3 but it didn’t occur. She added she’s concerned that employees may feel the need to turn to collective bargaining if a raise is not provided.

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“When this professional opportunity came up, it was just something that I couldn’t pass up,” Renshaw said.

“I came to realize that I was missing some of the more traditional roles that a county or city manager does, like economic development and land use and zoning.”

Prior to his time in Colorado, Renshaw lived and worked in the same eregion of Georgia he’s returning to .

Coming to Highlands Ranch, Renshaw said he was drawn by the beauty of the state and the chance to work in a special district, which he had not done before. Deciding to leave was difficult because of how fulfilling his work with the metro district has been, he added.

“Managing here in Highlands Ranch has been a really special opportunity and I was really honored and privileged to have been asked to step in and serve as general manager,” he said.

“I was so impressed with the level of community engagement here in Highlands Ranch and I’d encourage the residents to continue that.”

During his tenure as general manager, Renshaw said he was proud of having worked with metro district staff to

move along the senior center project and, especially, helping to update the district’s technological capabilities, such as implementing an online agenda system for the board, a web-based complaint system for homeowners and performance measurements.

“I think I’ve checked the boxes and fulfilled the request by the board when they hired me to introduce new technologies and new processes,” he said.

Board Chair Mark Dickerson said Renshaw has been a great asset to the metro district and was sorry to see him go.

“In the short period of time that he’s been here, he has had a tremendous impact in what I’ll call the digital transformation of the district,” Dickerson said, adding Renshaw was also crucial to moving forward the senior center project. “It’s a great loss.”

Moving forward, the board has scheduled a special meeting on June 14 to interview hiring firms to start the process of filling the general manager role. Dickerson said the board is looking to fill the role ASAP, but noted a similar timeline for the process of hiring Renshaw, with candidate interviews in the fall and the new manager hopefully starting early 2023, is likely.

In the meantime, the metro district’s Director of Finance and Administration Stephanie Stanley will serve as interim general manager.

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County homelessness initiative to discuss temporary housing solution Castle Rock council opposes plan

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County’s Homelessness Initiative will be discussing a potential shortterm housing solution in the form of a Pallet center at its June 9 meeting. The goal is to provide more local resources to unsheltered people.

The committee will be evaluating possible locations for a Pallet center, which would include shelter space, bathrooms and an office for reintegration and human services. Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon said it was a “housing plus approach,” where case management services are provided to help residents move to permanent housing.

“Instead of a traditional shelter, Douglas County is exploring an initiative center, which are clean, aesthetic, camouflaged, case managed and they are not a forever home,” he said.

“There would be sobriety and wellness checks and job-seeking requirements in order to remain in the

program.”

Currently, there is not a homeless shelter in Douglas County. Laydon said the committee is planning to use the American Rescue Plan Act funds from the federal government to address the need for emergency housing.

Recently, the county received funds to participate in a homelessness initiative in Arapahoe County called the GOALS facility, but that facility is exclusive to families.

“We’re looking at other locations in Douglas County for individuals that don’t qualify for GOALS,” Laydon said.

Additionally, the homelessness initiative has approved three Homeless Assistance and Resource Teams, which partners a social worker with a law enforcement officer to respond to people experiencing homelessness.

Laydon said the teams could roll out later this year, but are being held up by a lack of temporary housing.

A Colorado court ruled last year that a camping ban in Fort Collins couldn’t be enforced against a homeless man who was sleeping in his car because he had no shelter options for an overnight stay.

“Providing emergency shelter within a community is legally necessary to maintain public safety and enforce relevant codes,” Laydon said.

Douglas County’s proposal is modeled after a similar Pallet center in Aurora, which Laydon and others toured recently. Laydon said the Aurora location shows the housing option challenges many of the stereotypes of a traditional homeless shelter.

“We realized that this model is readily available in terms of supply chain … and it made us aware that they can be clean, safe, beautifully organized and really secure,” Laydon said.

A potential location that Laydon said will be discussed on June 9 is next to the county Justice Center, where it could possibly work in tandem with reintegration efforts happening at the county and the Justice Center.

Laydon said the county recently approved a full-time reintegration position at the Justice Center to help provide transportation and connections to resources.

However, the proposal has already received pushback from Castle Rock councilmembers who oppose a

Pallet shelters at Aurora Safe Outdoor Space help provide temporary housing and resources to homeless people. Douglas County is considering a similar model and plans to discuss possible locations at the June 9 homelessness initiative meeting. COURTESY OF SALVATION ARMY

shelter in the area.

At the May 17 Castle Rock council meeting, Mayor Jason Gray and a majority of the council were vehemently against the idea and directed staff to draft a letter expressing the town’s opposition to send to the county.

“We need to have a caring, empathetic and sympathetic voice for our homeless and at the same time, I don’t think there’s a place in Castle Rock to have a shelter, I think that there are other places in Douglas County that lend itself to a shelter better than us,” Gray said.

Only Castle Rock Councilman Tim Dietz, who sits on the county homelessness initiative committee, spoke up in favor of the idea because it would support the code enforcement efforts.

“It would be in unincor-

porated Douglas County in a well-secured, monitored place with temporary housing … where people can come and transition out of town,” Dietz said. “By having these temporary beds, we could eventually have a no camping ban in Castle Rock.”

On top of the conversations about HART and a Pallet center, the homelessness initiative committee continues to work on signage with contact information for HART, information on donating to the Douglas County Community Foundation and a safety reminder not to hand money out of car windows.

Laydon said the signs will be placed around the county, such as at busy intersections, to direct residents, both housed and not, to existing resources and promote public safety.

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s kids get out of school and the region prepares for the summer heat, local communities are gearing up for something positive to focus on.

Something I love about our suburban communities across Arapahoe and Douglas counties is the effort our local towns put into presenting summer activities and fun.

Castle Rock, minus the pandemic FROM THE years, has really built an events program to be proud of with EDITOR weekly farmers markets, community concerts and community gatherings.

It’s like the feeling of Friday night lights, when you can celebrate your community by coming together, enjoying food, celebrating local vendors and loving the fact that your town officials care Thelma Grimes enough to bring events catered to all ages.

Centennial has a slew of activities coming up this summer, and recently celebrated the park’s 10th anniversary with a special celebration.

I have grown quite fond of Englewood as a community. The community’s small-town feel comes alive with weekend neighborhood parties and gatherings. Besides being home to the Pirates Cover Water Park, Englewood also gets hyper-local through the Neighborhood Nights programs. On June 23, the celebration will be held at Bates-Logan Park.

Lone Tree is also getting in on the action with sunset swims at Cool Creek Park. At Sweetwater Park, the Backyard Beats series is already underway and going to be a blast for the community to enjoy.

In Littleton, the Littleton Fine Arts Guild is presenting its 60th anniversary show in June. Saturdays in town are going to be filled with plenty of options, including the Littleton Jam free concert on June 25.

Then, we have Highlands Ranch. On any given week, logging on to the community association’s Facebook page is an adventure of what’s coming next. Festivals, adult pool parties and so much more In Parker, I am becoming increasingly impressed with how much effort is going into building the events programs. There have been quite a few concerts over the last few months with popular country bands and more.

Parker will also have its annual festival, and let’s not forget the H2O’Brien Water Park that has opened.

While the Denver metro area is huge, I love that each community has its own identity and true commitment to providing residents and visitors a wide assortment of summer fun that feels like we live in a small town where everybody enjoys the day out together.

On a separate note, I am also impressed with how much our communities and school districts do each summer to provide entertainment, care and camps for our younger generations.

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nterest rates going up, inflation on the rise, and empty shelves where baby formula used to sit. Wars raging in Ukraine and other parts of the world. A resurgence of COVID, although mostly mild symptoms, is still making its rounds, with some becoming severely ill. Gasoline prices out of control. Employees hard to find. Midterm elections, a leaked opinion about a possible overturning of Roe v. Wade, battles over school curriculums, make this is the perfect time to choose fear and scarcity over hope and abundance.

Or does it?

You see, it’s not only asking if the glass is half full or half empty, but also more like asking if the ocean is half full or half empty. Any one of the events mentioned above is enough to push us over the edge. Imagine trying to understand and cope with all of them at the same time, while also dealing with all of life’s other challenges and difficult seasons of life, sickness, divorce, losing a loved one, loss of a job, and other things that happen to us that are mostly out of our control. If ever we were going to buy into fear and scarcity, the time is now.

Or is it?

I was told a long time ago that hope and fear are the same thing, either word is a belief that something will happen in the future. Some will choose to pick fear, stressing and worrying about that bad thing that is coming next. Others will choose hope, believing that whatever is headed our way will be a good thing, maybe even a great thing. Those who choose fear will think with a scarcity mindset, but those of us with hope will still see the opportunity for abundance. And when I speak of abundance I am not speaking of money, profits or things. No, I am speaking of an abundance of faith, hope and love. I am speaking about an abundance of people being kind, good, gentle and compassionate.

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mindset it is easy to let go of the goodness and kindness, and the other traits mentioned above that we can still find in abundance if we look for them. And when we live with in fear and scarcity it starts us down a slope that leads to selfishness, resentment, anger, isolation, envy and dread.

The reality is that there are some very serious and frightenMichael Norton ing things happening in our world. If you are like me and have children and grandchildren, you may be thinking about this through the lens of a parent or grandparent with your thoughts centered on their future, and what happens if we can’t solve some of these things now or in the relatively near future.

For every situation, conflict, or problem mentioned above, there are thought leaders working on resolutions. We may not appreciate what they are doing, or who is leading the charge, or which side of the aisle they may be on, but I firmly believe there are enough good people with great intentions trying to do their very best to restore things to order so that solutions and agreements can be made and that there will be a better tomorrow for everyone, regardless of which side we are on.

How can we move from fear and scarcity to hope and abundance? I think that will be different for all of us. I can only share what I believe to be true and where my family and friends draw their encouragement when it comes to living with hope and abundance. We use words of love, hope, and encouragement with one another. We text or call each day with a message of love. We go to church, we read our Bible, and

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Widening your world: low vision resources

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hanges in vision are more common as we age, and many people feel like their world gets smaller. This shrinking feeling can be joined by anxiety, frustraLIVING AND tion, worry and AGING WELL even embarrassment. Instead of leaning on family and friends, many pull away and withdraw — which adds to the sensation of a shrinking world.

This can lead to loneliness, isolaKim Wardlow tion, even a loss of agency.

But, vision loss is not the end. It’s a transition. With support and training the world can grow again — even if the underlying cause of the vision issue cannot be reversed.

The idea of “treatment” might sound so formal — maybe even disconnected and clinical. But support can offer chances to connect with

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we pray. Zig Ziglar used to say this, “Each day I read the newspaper and my Bible, this way I know what both

another human who is living the same experiences. It can offer chances to talk to an expert who can help offer ways to keep doing the things that make life exciting. Support can come from a service that reconnects people with the world around them, with a licensed professional, or with a group that gets together to talk about common concerns and frustrations.

Knowing you are not alone can be the key to moving forward.

There are many organizations offering help: Audio Information Network of Colorado (aincolorado.org) AINC offers on-demand podcasts and broadcasts for the blind. That is, AINC offers a 24/7 streaming service that can be listened to, plus shows that can be listened to on demand.

Content includes local newspapers, podcasts about life with vision loss, Reader’s Digest, and many, many others.

AINC services empower individuals to be self-sufficient, connected to sides are up to.”

Which is it for you, fear and scarcity or hope and abundance? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ xinnix.com, and when we can go out in the spirit of hope and abundance, it really will be a better than good year.

community, and continuously learning. Content also includes podcasts that amplify the voices of people with print barriers.

Ensight Skills Center (ensightskills.org) Ensight Skills Center and Curtis Strong Center are low vision specialists providing accredited, professional low-vision services to enhance the lives of people struggling with vision loss. They provide what is needed to live independently with low vision.

Ensight offers: • Assessment of remaining vision • Occupational therapy and skills training • Education and support • Orientation and mobility instruction

eration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and other eye conditions to continue to stay independent.

From simple handheld magnifiers to text-to-speech video magnifiers, and everything in between, Beyond Sight has the experience to match the tool to each individual’s goals and abilities. 303-795-6455, scott@ beyondsight.com Kim Wardlow is the executive director at Audio Information Network of Colorado. To learn more, contact 303786-7777 or visit ainc@aincolorado.org.

Beyond Sight Inc. (beyondsite.com) Beyond Sight is a technology-oriented retail store providing individual low vision consultations. For Beyond Sight, the goal is to provide tools and techniques to allow individuals living with macular degen-

This column is hosted by the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County. Please join us for our next presentation July 7 at 10 a.m. at Oakwood Senior Apartments, Community Room, 559 Oakwood Drive, Castle Rock. Our presenters will be Penn Street with Audio Information Network of Colorado and Lorrie Spoering with Colorado Talking Book Library. For more information, please visit www.MyDougCoSeniorLife.com, email DCSeniorLife@douglas.co.us or call 303-663-7681.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Enough is enough I am a great-grandfather and I don’t want to be standing out in front of a school shooting hoping that my greatgrandchildren are safe inside from the gunfire I hear. Let the teachers and professors have a gun stored in a welded down to the floor gun lock box, if they want one to protect their students. Let them bring it to school and lock it up, later take it out when they go home. Posted outside the school should be a sign stating that “Beware, our educators are armed and loaded!”

We need all elected officials in office to do something with the gun laws to help stop these mass killings. Remember, you were elected by the people for the people (not by the NRA for the NRA) and we want new gun control laws now.

I am an unaffiliated voter and according to the Colorado Secretary of State website, there are 1,068,827 Democrats, 856,904 Republicans and 1,699,405 unaffiliated voters in Colorado as of June 1. Don’t bother with one of those empty election statements like “And when I’m elected, I will ...” You are already elected, so get the bills passed and signed before the next election. If you don’t, then I would like all of the unaffiliated voters to not vote for the deadbeat officials and get them out of office.

Everyone reading this could be standing outside a school next time saying how could this happen again and why. Everyday citizens do not need an assault weapon. It only takes one bullet to kill a deer and not a burst of 20 rounds.

Ronald Nigh Highlands Ranch Buck’s words felt hollow I attended the Memorial Day remembrance in Littleton. I also attended the ceremony in Highlands

Ranch. At Littleton’s event, the only speakers were veterans and a deceased veteran’s spouse. At HR’s event, they made a point to recognize multiple politicians who were there.

And then Ken Buck, CD4’s congressperson, gave the keynote address with his campaign manager present. Mr. Buck never served in the military.

At Littleton’s ceremony, the only people recognized were those who died in wartime service or their family members. Littleton’s mayor and David Ortiz (Littleton’s state House rep who suffered a catastrophic crash as an Army helicopter pilot) were both present. And perhaps some other politicians were too. But no one would have known because the only “guest(s) of honor” were the fallen in the cemetery. For the program, several musical renditions with bagpipes and statements were made along with a 21gun salute. “Flanders Field” was read along with a moving poem written by Pat Hannon, a Marine KIA and the first Littleton casualty of the Vietnam War and for whom our post is named.

HR’s ceremony may have been more “slick.” But it seemed in poor taste to not make the war dead the sole guests of honor at the event like was done in Littleton. And instead had Buck come with his campaign manager to give the keynote address. His words regarding sacrifice felt quite hollow given the circumstances of his use of the ceremony as a campaign event for self-promotion.

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Wildfire art creates beauty out of tragedy

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Robert Nesladek carves wood. He works in a sawdustfilled studio behind his house in Arvada, which he has owned for 47 years.

He uses two wood lathes to carve out bowls, vases and other works of art from wood charred by wildfires. One of those lathes was handed down from his grandfather to his dad, then to his uncle and now to him.

He started working with wood after he quit drinking.

“I had to find something to keep my hands busy,” he said.

Out of a devastating event, wildfire art aims to create something beautiful — a vase, a painting or a poem.

Nesladek transforms the wood burned by wildfires into beautiful shapes. He said burned wood takes on different characteristics because of the intense heat that dries out the log.

“It puts a lot of that charcoal gray color into the wood, and it just kind of runs through it,” he said. “It just is really nice to work with.”

Starting out, the wood is filthy.

“As soon as you touch it, you think ‘I’m not going to even mess with that stuff. It’s just nasty,’” he said. “But as soon as you get the bark off, it’s clean inside, and it’s dry.”

Nesladek turns the wood on the lathe quickly and shapes it with different chisels and blades. Once the burned charcoal coating the wood is removed, he starts to mold the center of the wood that endured intense heat but

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wasn’t directly touched the fire. After he reaches the shape he wants, he applies a clear stain.

“It amazes me how something so nasty, so devastating, can turn into something so beautiful,” Nesladak said.

Painting from within Creating art from wildfires can also help begin the healing process after such a tragedy.

For Alissa Davies, of Boulder, that involves intuitively painting emotions onto canvas.

After the Marshall Fire, Davies said she and her community felt an extreme sense of loss and fear.

“We’ve had these wildfires in our community, and every time the wind blows, we all feel this kind of collective trauma,” she said. “What’s going to happen to this place?”

Davies describes herself as an intuitive artist — stepping up to a canvas with no idea of what the end result will be. She looks inward to get in touch with her feelings and then paints.

After the Marshall Fire, she returned to her studio to begin addressing her emotions and out came Firescape 1, 2 and 3.

“We all are very affected by external events that happen around us,” she said. “(Painting) is just a highly therapeutic process for me.”

She said fires come with an immense, intense energy that she channeled into the paintings. She said she experienced those feelings even though she didn’t lose a house to the fire, but instead, she channeled the hardships of those who did.

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Robert Nesladek with three vases he created out of the leftover wood from a PHOTO BY LUKE ZARZECKI wildfire.

Alissa Davies posing in front of her series “Firescape.”

A closeup of a vase made of wood PHOTO BY LUKE ZARZECKI torched by a wildfire.

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The wood lathe Nesladek uses to PHOTO BY LUKE ZARZECKI carve his wood.

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Call for spring. Conjure winter’s end. Bandage Firescape 1, 2 and 3 by Alissa Davies.

limbs cracked or stunted by wind or worry. Pray for

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touch with their emotions and put them onto paper.

Those programs give people space to freely create art. She touches on her semester in college at the Art Institute of Chicago where it wasn’t so free.

Her painting classes created an intense environment with critiques and competition from professors and students.

The art therapy classes were different, she said, in that they created a more encouraging environment.

“There’s that level of acceptance,” Davies said. “Instead of thinking art is for the precious few, it gives people the view that we all really know what to do with paint. It might not be pretty, and it might not look like what’s in our head, but that’s OK, and it’s better that way.”

For those affected by the Marshall Fire, art therapy can begin those conversations, both verbal and not.

“It’s always important to talk it out, but I think those nonverbal ways of expressing are equally as powerful and helpful,” Davies said.

Sometimes, it just takes a few breaths and a blank canvas.

To get in touch with her emotions before she paints, Davies mediates. While painting, she turns off her mind and moves very quickly.

“I’m constantly turning my canvas,” she said. “You can click over into that flow state, you know that feeling of when time kind of gets weird, it’s suspended. It’s bliss.”

Burning wood Radha Marcum of Boulder started writing at age 7 on her mother’s typewriter. Fast forward to today, and she’s a poet creating poems rooted in ecological, social and personal

landscapes of the American West.

“I grew up in the West, so wildfire has always really been in my awareness,” she said.

In 2019, she began writing more about wildfires. The burning of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris triggered her new topic.

She visited the cathedral with her husband within weeks of the roof burning.

Replacing the ceilings, made of oak beams from Europe’s ancient forests, remains almost impossible because those forests are long gone, she said.

“At the same time that we were losing this magnificent human-made structure, we were also losing nature’s cathedral,” she said. “I think of the old growth forests in North America.”

It reminded Marcum of visiting the Redwood forests in Northern California.

“Thinking about the history of people who have been in these places, whether it’s a cathedral or a forest, there’s a sense of continuity, and so when you lose a forest or you lose a cathedral, you’re losing that sense of continuity with ancestors and which people would come before you,” she said.

Hence, she started writing about wildfire, and the Marshall Fire made the topic even more personal for her.

“When it happens in your backyard, and when you’re watching the effects in real time, that I think is profound,” she said. “I think in art, and in poetry, in our writing, we have the opportunity to meditate on what is happening right here, right in front of us.”

For her, that can mean looking at specific changes in her surroundings. One example she points to is a poem about a plum tree in her backyard that she moved inside due to the drought.

Another poem looks at smoke drifts and ashes falling in her backyard. Those ashes, she said, are forests, people’s homes or wildlife. Some float in from other places.

“There’s a connection between different

bees, for pollen bodies.

Pray the plum blossoms become oval ovums ripening— clusters green then red-green, then fruits covered in dusk.

Do not doubt that doubt will ripen in you. Pull indigo lobes from limbs, bent.

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Families come in many shapes, sizes Highlands Ranch author bases story in part on her own experience

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A letter from Highlands Ranch author Eleanor Brown is enclosed in the review copy of her latest novel, “Any Other Family.” The book will be on sale in early July and is partly based on her own experience. It will be a good one to tuck in a suitcase if travel is scheduled “Four years ago, my OB/ GYN called late at night. `I had a patient in for her annual exam,’ she said, `but it turns out she’s six months pregnant. She’s making a plan for adoption, and you were the first people I thought of. Do you want a baby?’”

They did indeed, went for subsequent prenatal appointments and were present when he was born. It was an open adoption, where the birth family and the adoptive family stay in touch. Brown realized how little people know about open adoption

and that led her to do what she knows how to do: write a book about it-- including a really unusual family formed by three couples and a single mother who adopted siblings born to a particular couple who would be together for a while, then drift apart — placing four resulting children for adoption over the course of the book. The families stay in touch with the birth mother and she visits with them at times. (Extensive sociological analysis about why these birth parents behave as they do is left for another book.)

In Brown’s story, these adoptive parents hope to keep the children connected as they grow up, planning frequent contacts between them, which of course means frequent contact among the parental characters — and expected difficult interactions at times. The three couples and the single mom bring a variety of personalities into the story and as the children begin to walk, talk and attend school, likenesses and differences among them appear.

This book spells out a different way to manage adoptions than the traditional situations where there is no contact nor information for a child as he grows and begins

to wonder.

Brown is skilled at creating characters and expressing a wide range of reactions and feelings as her story progresses. And every so often there is a shaded page describing an unnamed character with a particular experience or idea who resembles one of these parents. Not a device I’d seen before, but it works in this book to fill out why and how the parental characters interact and respond to the kids and to each other, backtracking into the formative years of the principals to varying degrees.

The children in question range from a baby to an almost-teen and Brown doesn’t moralize about the birth parents, but just tells a compelling tale about a complex arrangement with a lot of moving parts!

She skillfully interweaves back stories into a summer visit by the seven parental types and assorted kids to a rental home in Aspen — and how each character responds to new situations. Complicated project, skillfully carried out by Brown, whose previous books include “The Weird Sisters,” “The Light of Paris” and the anthology, “A Paris All Your Own.”

“Any Other Family” by Highlands Ranch author Eleanor Brown will COURTESY PHOTO be published this summer.

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Denver Art Museum The entertaining “Singing Sinks” by Jim Green are working again at Denver Art Museum. Just try to refrain from singing “Row Row Row Your Boat!” while washing your hands.

Douglas County The Douglas Land Conservancy announces the ninth annual “Capturing the Beauty of Open Land” exhibit on June 25 and 26 at the Perry Street Pavilion

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RoxArts The RoxArts Gallery at Aspen Grove includes works by about 40 local members and is open daily at 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Many paintings are for sale, and at the risk of being repetitive, they make great gifts for graduate, weddings and more! The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays to Satur-

days; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, roxartsgallery.com.

Tunes on the Terrace Lone Tree Arts Center announces 8 p.m. summer concerts: June 24, Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles; July 8, Jarabe Mexicano; July 22, Barbaro; Aug. 5, Ron Ivory and One on One. Tickets; $45 single, $40 lawn seating. See lonetreeartscenter.org.

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he Denver metro area really shines during the summer months. There are all kinds of outdoor options for dining, live music and activities, while classic concert COMING spots and cultural hubs ATTRACTIONS are still doing their thing. With such a bevy of options, you really can’t go wrong. But just in case, I’ve collected five options to help start the season off proper.

Let the night shine bright at Earth Illuminated As Ray Charles once Clarke Reader sang “nighttime is the right time,” and the grand re-opening and debut of Dark Mode at Earth Illuminated celebrates this very important truth.

Presented by the award-winning production team at Blazen Illuminations, the exhibit reopened at the Denver Pavilions, 500 16th Street Mall, Suite 280, with a new look and feel. According to provided information, Dark Mode wants guests to come away awed by the beauty of nature during nighttime. Each scene visitors explore makes use of theatrical lighting and immersive sound design, projection, special effects and more. There are more than 40 scenes spanning a 13,000 square foot space, with interactive props and more.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit EarthIlluminated.com.

Thor lands at Red Rocks Red Rocks Amphitheatre is back in the movie business with the full-time return of in-amphitheater film screenings as part of its Film on the Rocks series.

Gates open at 6:30 p.m. for every show, with musical guests taking the stage at 7 p.m., followed by the film presentation at 8:30 p.m. And the season is starting with a blast of Marvel fun in the stellar “Thor: Ragnarok.”

The screening will be on June 13 at Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison. For those who haven’t seen the film, it’s the third in the Thor trilogy and director Taika Waititi lets the story and cast cut loose, resulting in one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s best entries.

Visit www.denverfilm.org/programs/ film-on-the-rocks/ for the full schedule, information and tickets.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The Hold Steady at the Bluebird Theater We could all use a positive jam or two these days and that’s what Minneapolis’ The Hold Steady specialize in. Over the group’s eight albums and almost 20 years of touring they’ve built up a rabid fanbase thanks to Craig Finn’s incisive character sketches and the group’s barband soundscapes.

Last year they released one of their most acclaimed albums in years in “Open Door Policy,” but they’re stopping in Denver as part of a tour that was supposed to be in support of 2019’s great “Thrashing Thru the Passion.” The group is finally playing a three-night run at 8 p.m. June 16 and 9 p.m. June 17 and 18 at the Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave. The Hold Steady is truly one of the best live bands around right now and the Bluebird is the perfect venue for them.

Get tickets at www.bluebirdtheater.net/ events.

Arvada throws an epic pool party Who doesn’t love a good pool party?

Arvada’s Fitz Fest provides that on a large scale, with activities for everyone, whether they get in the pool or not.

The event will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. June 18 at Fitzmorris Recreation Center, 6340 Independence St. The party includes three hours of swimming at the Fitzmorris outdoor pool, three bounce houses, Apex on Ice `ice’ skating, a yoga session, face painting, sports demonstrations, Ninja course, Imagination Playground, food and drink, carnival and yard games. In other words, practically all the summer fun a person could want.

Pre-register for Fitz Fest at https://apexprd.org/event/fitz-fest/.

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

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Missouri’s, Keyon Harrold made one of the most stunning musical statements of the 2010s with his 2017 album, “The Mugician.” The album features contributions from extremely talented musicians like Gary Clark Jr., Robert Glasper and Bilal.

Harrold will be performing as part of Dazzle’s 2022 Keeping It Cool summer concert series, which features two Grammy award-winning artists, a Colorado Hall of Famer and more. He’ll go live at 7 p.m.

June 10 at Dazzle Jazz, 1512 Curtis St. in Denver.

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Footloose: The Musical is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Barbara Veatch’s painting “Wild Wind” is among her new works in the “Landforms and Whimsy” exhibition coming COURTESY PHOTO June 24 in Lakewood.

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Museum of Outdoor Arts “Family Dog Experience,” an immersive arts experience, will be offered at Museum of Outdoor Arts’ new location at Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza, Greenwood Village.

Backstage and dressing rooms will hold fine art posters featured in the 2020 documentary, “Tale of the Dog,” will be featured to tell the story of a hippie rock club. Opening benefit tickets: $100/ members, $200, non-members. Guided tour tickets: $10, $15. moaonline.org.

Arapahoe Phil reminder “Stars and Stripes Forever” will be celebrated by Arapahoe Philharmonic on July 3 at 8 p.m. in the Farmhouse Beer Garden at Breckenridge Brewery.

Picnic tables on a first come, first serve basis, food from brewery. Outside food and beverages not allowed. Bring blankets to sit on the ground. Tickets: $35/$30/$17/$10. Livestream access: $10. 303-7811892, arapahoe-phil.org.

Henry Awards The annual Henry Awards, given annually for outstanding theatre by the Colorado Theatre Guild, will be held July 25 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., according to CTG Director Batty Hart. Tickets available at Arvada Center box office. 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org.

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June 9, 2022 A DJ performs at last year’s Juneteenth Music Festival. This year’s event, which takes place June 18 and 19, features block parties with DJs between 25th and 29th streets in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JENSEN SUTTA

IF YOU GO The 2022 Juneteenth Music Festival takes place June 18 and 19 in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood.

The annual Juneteenth Parade kicks off the festivities at 11 a.m. June 18 with the route running along East 26th Avenue.

The music festival’s main stage will be located at 27th and Welton, and a secondary stage will be located at 29th and Welton.

The Juneteenth Music Festival is free for general admission, with VIP packages available for purchase. It is a family-friendly event and will offer many activities for children to enjoy.

On June 16, all Cheba Hut locations in Colorado will participate in Juneteenth Eats Day, during which a portion of Cheba Hut’s proceeds will be donated to the Juneteenth Music Festival and JMF Corporation’s year-round community and social justice programming.

To learn more about the Juneteenth Music Festival, visit juneteenthmusicfestival.com or follow it on social media: @JuneteenthMusicFestival.

LEARN MORE The JMF Corporation is a local nonprofit with a mission “to celebrate freedom through community engagement by focusing on the historical significance of Juneteenth,” states its website. It uses its annual Juneteenth Music Festival as a platform to “promote inclusivity, educational and economic empowerment and support of the humanities,” states the website.

In addition to the Juneteenth Music Festival, the JMF Corporation honors “individuals who have set high standards for achievement in business, education, arts and service” states its website, with its Dream Big Awards.

To learn more about the JMF Corporation’s Dream Big Awards, visit juneteenthmusicfestival.com/ dreambig-awards.

‘Music is a connector’ Juneteenth Music Festival in Five Points takes place June 18-19

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Growing up in Denver, Charles Luis Cox II remembers celebrating Juneteenth every year with family. They would pack a picnic and go to the park. Or, they would go to Lincoln Hills — historically a vacation resort for African Americans in Gilpin County — as his grandparents owned a cabin there.

With his dad serving in the military, Cox also recalled celebrating the holiday in Germany.

Cox, 69, a retired Air Force Veteran, like his dad, is currently the owner of Charlie’s Smoked Meats and Fine Catering. He will be one of the many vendors offering his food to this year’s attendees of the Juneteenth Music Festival, which takes place June 18 and June 19 in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood.

He is looking forward to connecting with friends and relatives again this year, Cox said.

“And getting out to enjoy and celebrate the occasion,” he added.

According to the Juneteenth Music Festival website, “Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth today, celebrates African American freedom and achievement while encouraging continuous selfdevelopment and respect for all cultures.”

A Juneteenth celebration in some form has been a staple in Five in Points for decades, said Norman Harris, executive director of JMF Corporation, the nonprofit that organizes the annual festival.

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had Black land-and-business ownership,” Harris said. “Five Points was a mecca for jazz and African American businesses. It was a place of opportunity for African Americans in the West.”

Five Points started to see community Juneteenth celebratory gatherings in the mid-1950s, Harris said.

By the 1980s and `90s, crowds of hundreds of thousands were coming together in Five Points to celebrate.

Festivities experienced a decline in the 2000s, Harris said, adding that in 2011, only about 1,000 people gathered in Five Points. But in 2012, which is when JMF Corporation branded the event as the Juneteenth Music Festival, between 20,000 and 30,000 people attended.

People always enjoy the food and artisan vendors at the festival, and the children’s activities are always a fun attraction, Cox said.

“And then, of course, there’s the music,” he added. “That’s a very big part of it. It’s part of our culture.”

This year’s music lineup is exciting, boasting both national and local headliners, said Erica Wright, one of the Juneteenth Music Festival’s organizers.

The music festival this year will have a main stage at 27th and Welton, a secondary stage at 29th and Welton and block parties with DJs between 25th and 29th streets.

Rapper Dave East will be taking the main stage on June 18, and the main stage will feature Twista on June 19. Other highlighted performances included Kayla Rae, who is from Denver but now lives in L.A., said Wright; and Colorado’s own Conjunto Colores.

With about 15 headliners plus all the other performances throughout the two days, the entire festival will entail not-tomiss performances, Wright said.

“We’re calling it a weekend festival,” she said, adding each day boasts a different musical lineup.

Another highlight of the event is the annual Juneteenth Parade, which represents the “historic walk through the streets of the last freed slaves,” states a news release.

The parade will feature community and government organizations, social clubs, dance troupes and more. Jim “Dr. Daddio” Walker, known as the Father of Black Radio, will be the 2022 parade’s Grand Marshall.

The parade kicks off the festivities at 11 a.m. June 18 with the route running along East 26th Avenue.

Additional attractions include appearances by Denver’s pro sports mascots, the Denver Broncos Cheerleaders, surprise guests from Meow Wolf and a Youth Zone with inflatable bounce houses, arts and crafts and other activities for children.

Harris was raised in a family of Five Points business owners. Like Cox, he and his family celebrated Juneteenth each year.

While the festival has grown through the years, organizers still take the same approach, Harris said, which is “looking at including all of our communities, starting with: why is it important that we celebrate Juneteenth.”

“We as a country need to acknowledge the impacts of the institution of slavery,” Harris said.

“It’s an important step to give all Americans an understanding of our history.”

Now that Juneteenth is a holiday recognized locally, at the state level and federally, there are opportunities to invite “the entire community to come together and figure out ways to move forward,” Harris said.

He added that the Juneteenth Music Festival in Five Points can serve as a model for how to celebrate the federally-recognized holiday.

The Juneteenth Music Festival is a “culturally-based celebration,” Harris said. And “music is a connector. It allows us to bring multiple sections of our community together.”

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New Colorado teachers eligible for loan forgiveness

BY ERICA MELTZER CHALKBEAT

Colorado student teachers will have access to up to $22,000 in stipends, and teachers who started their careers during the pandemic and have stuck with it can qualify for up to $5,000 in loan forgiveness, under a bill signed into law this week.

Removing Barriers to Educator Preparation dedicates $52 million from federal relief money to getting new teachers into the classroom and keeping them there during a time when schools across the state are grappling with shortages.

Fewer teachers were entering the profession before the pandemic, and shortages have only worsened.

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Kipp sponsored the bill with fellow Democrats state Rep. Barbara McLachlan of Durango and state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger of Arvada, as well as Republican state Sen. Don Coram of Montrose.

The new law also covers the costs of test fees for eligible educators and creates alternative ways of getting a license for teacher candidates who struggle to pass Praxis exams.

Gov. Jared Polis signed the bill to applause at a ceremony Thursday in which he also signed a slew of other education bills, including a major funding increase that lawmakers hope will lead to higher teacher pay and make staying in the classroom more attractive.

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A growing need According to Todd McPherson, IFCS’s director of development, the nonprofit distributed over 364,000 pounds of food between January and May of last year. This year, totals are estimated around 406,000 pounds between those same months.

But McPherson said the center needs about 172,000 more pounds to meet current demand. And it is unlikely to get that soon.

“What we saw in the past has drastically changed,” McPherson said. “I think there’s this perception on the outside that we’re back to normal and we’re not.”

Food insecurity is once again on the rise in Arapahoe County and other parts of the metro area.

Between January and May of this year, the food bank is expected to have served more than 27,000 people, with some living as far out as Douglas County and Bailey, according to McPherson. That’s a 111% increase from the same time last year when IFCS served about 24,300 people.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — users in Arapahoe County have also increased, according to Luc Hatlestad, county spokesperson, who said the county issued 27,218 SNAP benefits in March, up from 25,032 in 2021.

SNAP was formerly known as food stamps.

While a surge in federal aid during the first two years of the pandemic helped IFCS meet the needs of thousands coming to its doors, that money

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is now drying up. McPherson said the nonprofit is seeing smaller government grants that leave it with less buying power in the face of inflation.

One of the biggest suppliers of IFCS’s food is wholesale restaurant distributors, such as Sysco, which can provide bulk amounts of a variety of products. The food bank also pays for food from Food Bank of the Rockies, a Feeding America affiliate, as well as from regional farmers.

Spending more for less Aditi Desai, vice president of marketing and communications for Food Bank of the Rockies, which works with hundreds of distribution partners in Colorado and Wyoming, said the organization spent $1.3 million each month in March and April for food, triple what it spent in 2019 before the pandemic began.

But “just because price is up doesn’t mean we’re not going to purchase it,” Desai said, adding communities need the organization to “keep showing up” for them. The price hikes still trickle down to smaller partners, like IFCS. For example, the cost for a case of 15 dozen eggs, once $15, has more than tripled to $50, according to McPherson, who purchases the product through Food Bank of the Rockies.

This, coupled with IFCS having to compete for food with other entities — including restaurants and schools — when it orders products means it doesn’t always get what it needs.

“We just play the lottery to see if we actually receive it,” McPherson said.

“We’re learning we have to order well in advance.”

It’s frustrating, McPherson said, since IFCS has built a regional reputa-

tion as a place to find high-quality, balanced food.

“A typical food bank is always thought of as cans and boxes,” McPherson said, adding that while the nonprofit is in no shortage of shelf items, fresher foods like produce and meats are becoming more limited.

“You’re maybe getting 25% less fresh food than you did in the past.”

But even shelf items, such as pasta and sauces, are becoming more expensive, said Ashlie Cogburn, who works as a case manager at Arapahoe Community College — which has campuses in Littleton and Castle Rock — and helps oversee the college’s food pantry.

While the college pantry’s supply comes mostly from donations, Cogburn said she was awarded a $4,200 grant in early March to purchase more food and expand the pantry’s locations.

Cogburn said she hoped to use the money on more than just one food order, but inflation had already raised prices between March and late May, when she ordered the food.

“I did not anticipate that it was going to hit so close,” said Cogburn, who had no money left over after her first purchase. “It’s absolutely insane for some things. So our students are definitely feeling it.”

Supply may hamper healthy eating Joel McClurg, policy and communication manager for Hunger Free Colorado, a food advocacy group, said nutrition security is a vital component of food banks’ work that is threatened when organizations have less food variety.

“Just because somebody’s going to the food bank doesn’t mean they

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should be getting cheesecake and soda pop,” McClurg said.

Mullins, who frequents IFCS once a week, said having fresher produce is “night and day” when it comes to his health and said “when I eat healthy, c you can feel it.”

Mullins receives federal food aid b through SNAP. Under the Biden n administration, average benefits were s boosted by 25% to $157 per month for i an individual, up from $121 before the c pandemic.

But as inflation continues to worsen, the extra dollars haven’t been a enough to cover everything Mullins “ would usually buy at a grocery store, a t such as meat.

Brenda Hallman, who lives in Denver and frequents IFCS every other t week, said she has had to cut down on s her grocery shopping as food and gas prices eat away at her limited income.

“I don’t buy meat at the grocery store. I just get the essentials, bread, milk, eggs, stuff like that,” said Hallman, who, along with her husband, lives on a fixed income, bringing in about $24,000 between both of them.

Solutions look large and small Cogburn, the ACC case manager, said the college is looking at boosting the maximum allotment for King Soopers gift cards it distributes to eligible students.

Over the past two years, the college has pumped out more than $7,500 to students in gift cards, with the maximum on a card per semester being $80. But that is far from what is needed to cover basic grocery costs, said Cogburn, who said she spent nearly $200 on just three bags of gro-

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“The conversations are happening, but with inflation the way it is they’ll never happen fast enough,” Cogburn said of the college’s efforts to increase its aid.

It’s a palpable concern for many, according to McClurg.

“I think that community members are really worried right now,” he said.

“You can just feel the tension and anxiety when a grocery trip that used to cost $40 or $50 now costs $80.”

With SNAP benefits being stretched thin to cover basic food costs, McClurg said he wants the federal government

to authorize a temporary boost to accommodate for inflation. But relief will also come at the local level, McClurg said, with communities needing to continue to support food banks.

“Hunger is not a one-size-fits-all,” McClurg said. “It’s really a web, and we have to take this multi-faceted approach.”

Donations, McPherson said, are crucial for IFCS’ ability to weather the current economic upheaval.

“People have the power to grow and donate,” McPherson said.

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It was a start that led to long discussions but the Ponderosa baseball team finished strong.

The Mustangs defeated Cheyenne Mountain, 11-1, on June 4 at the Vibes stadium in Colorado Springs to capture their second consecutive Class 4A state baseball championship.

Pondorosa, which will move up to Class 5A next season, was undefeated in the double elimination format, finishing the season 23-7, battling back from a 1-3 start to the season.

“We trusted our kids,” said Coach Bob Maloney.

‘We came out of Arizona 1-3 and we got beat up pretty good. The kids stepped up.

They just got better each day and you could see it this week. We swung it, we threw it and played good defense.

The kids were awesome.”

Maloney said he was in awe when the team one state last year, giving credit to the athletes and their families in creating a winning atmosphere.

Ponderosa’s starting pitcher Gabe Jacobs, who just finished his junior year, struggled at times to express his feelings for winning another state title but he

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did recall the start of the season.

“We sat in a room for three hours with our whole team just talking about what we needed to do mentally the rest of the year,” he said.“It obviously paid off. We went into this (title) game and wanted to dominate. We practiced hard all week.”

Jacobs gave up two hits to the first two batters he faced then shut down the Red-

tailed Hawks the rest of the game, which was reduced to five innings due to the mercy rule.

Jacobs retired 14 of the next 16 batters he faced after the yielding the two opening singles and unearned run. The only runners that reached base came on a batter hit with a pitch and a walk.

Jacobs struck out three and walked one in raising

his season record to 11-2 “Gabe Jacobs has been awesome,” Maloney said.

“He gave us a chance to win in every game he played.”

After Cheyenne came out scoring, Ponderosa broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the third and then sealed the victory with a sevenrun fourth inning where 13 batters came up to the plate, giving the Mustangs four hits to go along with five

walks.

Catcher Derek Lukes, who praised the performance of his best friend Jacobs on the mound, had two hits and drove in a run. In five state tournament games, Lukes went had nine RBIs, with nine hits in 16 at bats.

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Elle Higgins believed that Valor Christian could be a contender for the state title at the Class 5A girls state golf championships early in the season.

Her thoughts turned out to be right as Valor won the state title on the final day of the two-day championships on June 1 at The Olde Course in Loveland.

“I really thought we could win and I’m glad we did because we deserved it,” said Higgins of the Jefferson County League winners. “You just had to treat it like any other tournament, be relaxed and do what we did all season. It feels real good to be state champions.

“We just had to do what we did all season and it just came together,” she said. “I’m proud of everyone for pulling their weight on the team.”

Valor Christian players and coaches show off the hardware after the Eagles won the Class 5A girls golf championship which was played May 31 and June 1 at The Olde Course in Loveland. Valor had 505 points to outdistance defending state champion Loveland.

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Valor finished with a total day total of 469, which was eight shots fewer than runner-up and defending state champion Loveland.

Teams from South Metro schools did well as Cherry Creek was third (499) in the final team standings, Rock Canyon (500) took fourth and

Mountain Vista placed fifth (515).

Higgins was third in the medalist chase after leading after the first day. The junior, who missed two seasons of prep golf because of COVID and a knee injury, fired a final round 78 to go along with an even-par 72 on the opening day for a 150 total.

“I did not hit it as well as I did the first day and I didn’t make as many putts but I’m still happy the way I played in my first big tournament after the injury,” Higgins said.

Loveland’s Katelyn Lehigh, the individual champ last season, carded a 3-under-par 69 in the last round for a total of 144 to capture a second straight crown. She had four birdies on six holes on the back nine and sank a two-foot putt on the 18th green to avoid a playoff with runner-up Lily Nelson of Prairie View.

Other members on Valor’s title team were Brenna Higgins, Elle’s younger sister, Bella Eide and Carmen Carpinelli.

Besides Elle Higgins, other South Metro golfers in the top ten were Mountain Vista’s Abby Aeschleman who finished with a even-par 72 for a fourth place total of 152.

Caitlyn Chin of Cherry Creek was fifth (155), Brenna Higgins sixth (157), Ashleigh Wilson of Rock Canyon placed eighth (160), Rock Canyon’s Amira Badruddin ninth (161) and Valor’s Eide was tenth (162).

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three runners with a bases loaded double in the fourth inning.

Next year, Maloney said it will be an adjustment for the team to move up to 5A play. However, already playing many of the 5A teams in the Continental League, Maloney is confident the team is ready for the challenge.

Class 5A play across the region In the Class 5A tournament held at All City Stadium in Denver, Chaparral’s rally fell short as Legacy notched a 4-3 victory on June 3 in a Final Four semi-final game.

Chaparral hit the ball well in the first six innings but at least five of those drives were hit directly to outfielders and the Wolverines trailed 4-0 heading into the top of the seventh inning.

James Harbison led off the seventh-inning rally with a double which was followed by doubles from Cole Jenkins and Brody Sprinkle whose two-bagger drove in two runs.

Following an out, Tanner Donner and James Conrad delivered singles and Conrad’s hit drove in the third

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That left the Wolverines with the tying run on third and the go-ahead run on second with one out. However, a ground out and a pop-up ended the threat and the season for Chaparral.

“We fought to the end,” said Chaparral Coach Alan DiGiosio. “We were down four and how many kids would have turned in? We fought a base runner at a time. For sure we needed another hit.”

Chaparral outhit Legacy 8-7 with Harbison getting two hits to pace the Wolverines, which ended the season with a 22-7 record.

“Well, we won the league (Continental) championship and regional championship and we kind of came out of no where,” DiGiosio said. “Nobody expected much out of us but we accomplished a lot of great things. We made a lot of great strides. If you ask around baseball circles and they talk about how our program we will good down the road. We’re great right now.”

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0050 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/13/2022 11:39:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Allura M. Jones Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Liberty Home Equity Solutions, Inc., Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PHH Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/12/2014 Recording Date of DOT: 3/12/2014 Reception No. of DOT: 2014012307 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $442,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $277,411.78 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely tax and insurance payments under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 78, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 28, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 4 Canongate Ln, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130-3907 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 6/9/2022 Last Publication: 7/7/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/13/2022 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ILENE DELL'ACQUA Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-22-910712-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2022-0050 First Publication: 6/9/2022 Last Publication: 7/7/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0035 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/25/2022 2:56:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: DON M. ROOT Original Beneficiary: Athas Capital Group, Inc., a California Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee for Verus Securitization Trust 2020-2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/19/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 12/4/2019 Reception No. of DOT: 2019082796 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $377,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $369,658.88

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

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 261, STERLING RANCH FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 8181 Saint Vrain Avenue, Littleton, CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 5/19/2022 Last Publication: 6/16/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/28/2022 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO11455 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2022-0035 First Publication: 5/19/2022 Last Publication: 6/16/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0030 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/14/2022 11:40:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

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Which has the address of: 2105 E Weatherstone Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

First Publication: 5/12/2022 Last Publication: 6/9/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2022-0030 First Publication: 5/12/2022 Last Publication: 6/9/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0049 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/13/2022 11:40:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JULIE E. BAUMAN AND RICHARD B. BAUMAN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-AR1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/26/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 9/27/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005092177 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $440,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $345,591.69 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

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

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

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 37, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 84-A,

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 5, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 118-L, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 796 Ridgemont Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in

LYNN M. JANEWAY Colorado Registration #: 15592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 22-027307

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November 2018 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

1/2 MIN INT IN S1/2S1/2 17-6-66 TOTAL = 160 AM/L MIN INT = 80 AM/L

Misc. Private Legals

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L. BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 15-008779

Dated: 4/13/2022 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Legal Notice No. 2022-0049 First Publication: 6/9/2022 Last Publication: 7/7/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press ______________________________________

Dated: 3/14/2022 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Public Notice PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for TITAN/ US 85 NB ON-RAMP, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2021-044, will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. This project entails restriping of Titan Parkway over US-85 to create two left turn lanes onto the northbound on ramp. Accordingly, the northbound on ramp is being widened to include another lane to accept the left turn movements. As part of the widening, there will be guardrail, concrete ditch paving, and soil retention mat.

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday June 13, 2022, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address.

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

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Brolin Bundy, Project Manager by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at the same address.

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

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: BRUCE T KAJI, SETSUO ITO, STAN ROLLINS, STANFORD ROLLINS & MARGUERITE KYLE - OCCUPANT - MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC COTA RESOURCES INC - BRUCE T KAJI AKA BRUCE T KAJI SETSUO - SETSUO ITO AKA SETSUO D ITO AKA SETSUO N ITO AKA SETSUO T ITO AKA ITO SETSUO - STAN ROLLINS AKA STANFORD ROLLINS - MARGUERITE KYLE - JOHN E CAVEY JR AKA JOHN EDWARD CAVEY AKA JOHN EDWARD CAVEY JR

First Publication: 6/9/2022 Last Publication: 7/7/2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Original Grantor: LARA M. NARDELL AND KEVIN L. NARDELL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, f/k/a The Bank of New York, successor in interest to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Trustee for Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc., Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-5 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/17/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 3/22/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005024601 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $280,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $293,360.19

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

811 cubic yards of aggregate base course (Class 6) 302 square yards of hot mix asphalt (patching) (asphalt) 402 tons of hot mix asphalt (grading S) (75 (PG 76-28) 134 tons of hot mix asphalt (grading SX) (75) (PG76-28) 200 cubic yards of concrete slope and ditch paving

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

Any questions on the bidding process shall be directed to Brolin Bundy, Project Manager at 303.660.7490.

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

Legal Notice No. 942227 First Publication: June 9, 2022 Second Publication: June 9, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BRUCE T KAJI, SETSUO ITO, STAN ROLLINS, STANFORD ROLLINS & MARGUERITE KYLE for said year 2017 That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC on the 26th day of December 2021 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 8th day of September 2022 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 26th day of May 2022 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No. 942160 First Publication: May 26, 2022 Last Publication: June 9, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: MERRION FAMILY PARTNERSHIP AKA MERRION FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC - FIG CO19 LLC - OCCUPANT - MERRION FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AKA MERRION FAMILY PARTNERSHIP - REGISTERED AGENT J GREGORY MERRION MERRION FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - GENERAL PARTNER MICHAEL K MERRION MERRION FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - GENERAL PARTNER RITA V MERRION MERRION FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - GENERAL PARTNER T GREGORY MERRION AKA THOMAS GREGORY MERRION MERRION FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November 2018 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: TR IN NE1/4 14 & IN SE1/4 11-7-66 2.87 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of MERRION FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP for said year 2017 That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC on the 26th day of December 2022 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 8th day of September 2022 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 26th day of May 2022 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No. 942159 First Publication: May 26, 2022 Last Publication: June 9, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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