Littleton Independent 071323

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TIME TO CELEBRATE

County fairs on horizon P3

DECISIONS COMING

County rules on value appeals P4

RAINFALL EFFECTS

The good, bad & ugly of storm season P8

The home at 4945 S. Delaware St. in Englewood was fenced o and boarded up July 7 after the city issued an emergency abatement order that bars anyone from living there for now because of numerous fire code violations. Authorities reported finding apparent explosive-making materials and a pipe bomb there in the days leading up to the crackdown.

Michael Steven Lubotsky, 50, was arrested June 29 at the Englewood home he owns after allegedly admitting to a plan to make explosives.

Brian Gessing, now 51, was arrested June 29 following the second report of an explosion over a four-day span at 4945 S. Delaware St.

City seals home after bomb found

Property can’t be inhabited until authorities give OK

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e City of Englewood issued an emergency abatement order on July 7

for 4945 S. Delaware St., the residence where two men were arrested June 29 after one of them allegedly admitted a plan to make explosives, and where a “viable” pipe bomb was found on July 3.

e Englewood Police Department announced the emergency abatement order, which prohibits occupancy of the home, shortly after noon July 7 on

social media, and the home was fenced o and boarded up within a few hours.

e police department said the emergency order was issued “in response to recent events and no additional incidents have been reported at this time.”

Englewood Director of Communications Chris Harguth provided the Englewood Herald with a copy of the order, which lists conditions deemed hazardous within the 4945 S. Delaware St. residence.

According to the order, a site inspection was conducted July 7 to check for re code violations.

e inspectors found a multitude of violations such as barricaded and inaccessible windows and doors, storage of combustibles in large quantities and “hoarding conditions,” no smoke detectors present, and interior and exterior accumulation of trash, per the order.

e order said the site conditions pose a “serious risk / hazardous conditions which are immediately dangerous to emergency responders.”

“ e City Manager has (authorized) Code Enforcement and the Fire Marshal’s O ce to take all steps necessary to abate this threat to public safety as soon as practicable under their emergency abatement authority,” the order stated.

According to the order, the property is uninhabitable until authorization is obtained from the City of Englewood.

ARAPALERT WILL WARN OF DANGER

On July 7, in the announcement that authorities are taking control of the property at 4945 S. Delaware St. after explosive materials and a bomb were found there, the Englewood Police Department said that, if needed, an alert will be sent to any residents in the immediate area through

NEIGHBORHOOD HAS UNSOLVED INCIDENTS

The recent discoveries of explosive ingredients and a pipe bomb at 4945 S. Delaware St. in Englewood are not the neighborhood’s first scares related to explosives or suspicious devices. Three unsolved incidents in 2021 — which police have not publicly connected to the recent discoveries — were all in the same general area.

On Jan. 16, 2021, a passerby discovered a pipe bomb in the field beside Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice, which is directly across Delaware Street from the home where the recent discoveries were made. The Arapahoe County Bomb Squad determined it was a real explosive.

On Jan. 20, 2021, a woman walking her dog spotted a man leaving a suspicious device just feet from the playground at Rotolo Park at Huron Street and Radcli Avenue. The device at Rotolo Park was cylindrical and covered in black tape, but it was later determined not to be a real bomb.

The man who left the device at Rotolo Park was described as a white male with red hair and a short beard, Englewood police said at the time.

The third case, on March 26, 2021, also involved a real explosive device. It was found at Bannock Street and Union Avenue.

The 2021 cases resulted in no deaths, injuries or arrests.

ArapAlert.

ArapAlert is a system that residents can sign up for to get warnings from public safety agencies. Alerts are sent through texts, calls or emails.

Residents can sign up for ArapAlert online at ace911.colorado.gov/arapalert

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County fairs coming to Arapahoe and Douglas counties

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Rodeos, carnival rides, live music, barbecue and more are in store for families this summer as two jam-packed fairs approach in the south metro region.

Arapahoe County Fair

e Arapahoe County Fair is returning for its 117th year, boasting a schedule of many long-time favorite events.

“It’s fun for the whole family,” said county spokesperson Anders Nelson. “Whatever you can imagine, the fair has this year.”

e event will run from July 27 to July 30 at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, located at 25690 E. Quincy Ave. in Aurora.

Tickets, which cost $25 per day, include unlimited carnival rides, stunt dog shows, live music on the main stage, reworks, rodeos, tractor pulls, a petting farm, 4-H shows, art exhibitions and more.

Admission is free for children under three feet tall.

In addition to the shows and rides, there will be

hands-on activities and demonstrations about western history at “Heritage Hall.” Families can learn about bee keeping, meet alpacas, weave baskets and more. ere will also be contests, including a “longest potato peel” and jigsaw puzzle competitions.

New to the fair this year, a ying acrobatics show called Cirque Adventure will have performances throughout the weekend, Nelson said.

e mutton busting event, in which children ride sheep, is free to watch and costs $15 to participate in.

On ursday, the Arapahoe County Commissioners will kick o the weekend with a Western dinner full of food, music and networking, called “Boots Not Suits.” Tickets will be $50 per person and include general fair admission for ursday.

On Friday, adults can enjoy craft beer samples at the Pours on the Plains event from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., which will also include axe throwing, lawn games and live music. is event is not included in fair admission.

Saturday and Sunday will

feature Colorado Pro Rodeo Association events, which will be included in general admission.

Tickets include free parking. e fair will happen rain or shine and tickets are nonrefundable.

Douglas County Fair & Rodeo

Further south, the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo will start just a day after its neighboring fair begins, with events running from July 28 until Aug. 6. e series of events will take place at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, located at 500 Fairgrounds Drive in Castle Rock.

Ticket prices vary based on speci c events, with general fair admissions at $16 on Aug. 4 and 5, the days with the most events.

During other days, admissions to the grounds are free and hours and events vary. A full schedule is available at https://www. douglascountyfairandrodeo. com/p/schedule/schedule1.

Highlights include rodeo events from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association on Aug. 4, 5, and 6, as well

as a free hometown rodeo with local contestants of all ages on July 29.

e 2023 county fair and rodeo royalty will also be crowned at the hometown rodeo event.

Llamas, dogs, horses, pigs and poultry will show o their skills and beauty at various livestock and other animal shows over the course of the fair.

Other competitions will also take place, including quilting, baking, agriculture and oriculture, 4-H and more.

On July 28, Randy Houser and Chase Bryant will perform at the outdoor arena, with general admission tickets costing $25.

On July 30, the Farm to Table event will o er a lunch bu et with locally and organically sourced ingredients and the opportunity to meet the chef and local farmers. e event is ticketed separately and will cost $70 for general tickets and $35 for kids ages two to 10. ere will also be a carnival, petting zoo, a car show, mutton busting and a parade.

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A sheep takes o in the wrong direction during the mutton bustin’ event.

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Property valuation appeal responses to start going into mail this week

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arapahoe County property owners who appealed their property valuations this year may soon start receiving responses from the Assessor’s O ce, with the rst batch of Notices of Determination being mailed the rst week of July.

Others who appealed could receive responses into the rst half of August.

In a year with a record number

of property valuation protests, the Arapahoe County Assessor’s O ce will now have an extra month and a half to send out responses to appeals.

e Board of County Commissioners elected to use the alternate schedule for the tax year 2023 protests, extending the original deadline to Aug. 15 from the original deadline of June 30.

e county saw an almost 42%

Property valuations are up sharply due to the big jump in home values that occurred from 2020 through 2022.

deadline deadline

Anti-growth, Anderson recall petitions submitted

Next steps are in hands of Englewood city clerk’s o ce

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A petition to recall Englewood District 3 Councilmember Joe Anderson was submitted to the city clerk’s o ce July 6.

According to Senior Deputy City Clerk Jackie McKinnon, the city’s deadline to determine the validity of the petition is July 13 by 5 p.m. e petition needs a total of 583 valid signatures to be determined sufcient.

If there is no successful protest of the petition, Anderson would be subject to a recall election this summer or fall.

Anderson, who was elected to ofce in 2019 and whose term would end in November in any case, is one of four councilmembers facing potential recall, including Mayor Othoniel Sierra, District 2 Councilmember Chelsea Nunnenkamp and At Large Councilmember Cheryl Wink.

A petition to recall Wink was determined su cient on July 6, and the same ruling was made in June on petitions to recall Nunnenkamp and Sierra.

e e orts to recall the four councilmembers began over their consideration of a proposal to allow multifamily residences in singlefamily zoning areas. e multifamily proposal has been shelved as the city prepares to create an a ordable housing task force.

Sam’s Automotive site

Also submitted to the clerk’s o ce on July 6 was an attempt to “cure” petition signatures ghting the Sam’s

VALUATIONS

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increase in residential values since the last assessment year, according to County Assessor PK Kaiser. is led to 30,772 property valuation protests this year, setting a record for the county, according to a post on the county’s Facebook page.

“ e Board’s decision (to extend the timeline) will give the Assessor’s O ce additional time to evaluate the unprecedented number of protests,” the post said.

After property owners receive their Notice of Determination, they may further appeal that decision to the County Board of Equalization within

Automotive site proposal at West Oxford Avenue and South Navajo Street, where a 395-unit multifamily housing development could be built by a Texas-based developer. e convoluted tale began last spring with city council approval of the rezoning needed for the apartment plan. at was followed by a citizen petition seeking to put the rezoning on the ballot, which was approved by the city clerk. e clerk’s approval was challenged and undone in a public hearing that left the anti-development petition 57 names short. e petition circulators hit the streets again to “cure” problems with rejected signatures, and the “cure” petition is what was submitted to the clerk July 6.

e clerk then began examination of the “cured” signatures to see if enough are valid to resume the process of preparing for possible balloting on the development plan.

30 days of the notice. is board will hold virtual hearings through late October and will have until Nov. 1 to make its decisions on appeals.

If still not pleased with their valuation decision at that point, property owners may appeal further within 30 days of receiving their decision from the County Board of Equalization. ere are three options for next round of appeals, including the Board of Assessment Appeals, District Court or to an arbitration process with the county. is will be the rst time Arapahoe County has used the extended schedule.

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Tuskegee ‘Top Gun’

James Harvey turns 100

Former fighter pilot who served in the once-segregated U.S. military talks missions, a missing trophy and which ‘Top Gun’ movie he prefers

BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY DGRIGSBY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

James Harvey remembers when there were two Air Forces.

“One comprised us, and the other was for the whites,” explained the soonto-be centenarian from his home in Lakewood, Colorado.

Harvey knows this as fact because he’s one of just a handful of remaining Tuskegee Airmen, a group of Black military pilots and airmen who fought not only against enemy aircraft but against overt racism in the same Air Force they pledged to serve.

Born July 13, 1923, in Montclair, New Jersey, James H. Harvey III was the oldest of four children born to James and Cornelia Harvey. He attended high school in Pennsylvania, where he was an outstanding student, the captain of the basketball team, class president, and graduated as valedictorian.

Harvey said he never encountered much racism until he raised his right hand, swore an oath to serve and protect his country — and entered the segregated U.S. Army.

Drafted in 1943, he was soon reassigned to the Army Air Corps, the predecessor of today’s modern U.S. Air Force.

Harvey will tell you in great detail that things in the military were di erent back then.

Very di erent — especially if you were a Black man.

“You just go with the ow,” said Harvey of how he coped. “You just go with the ow or something happens — something mysteriously happens. So, I just went with the ow.”

When asked why he did, he replied, “Because I wanted to live.”

Harvey settled into military service, classi ed as an engineer. As the war in the Paci c raged, engineers were needed to build and maintain the many makeshift jungle runways used by American forces. But Harvey was more interested in ying planes than building places for them to land. So, he applied to the Aviation Cadet Training Program in hopes of being accepted into the Tuskegee Flight Training Program in Alabama, a separate school designated for Black pilots.

In 1925 the U.S. Army War College released called “ e Use of Negro Manpower in War.” Many say this report “set the overall tone” for how the military viewed Black men.

e report stated they “lacked intelligence and were cowardly under combat conditions” and lacked the “ability

to operate complex machinery.”

To prove this, the U.S. Army set up an “experiment” in 1941 to prove the ndings of the War College Report.

Tuskegee was an experiment that was designed to fail — to prove that Black men didn’t have the capacity to y.

But instead, the program produced some of the nation’s most pro cient ghter pilots.

“I applied. I was accepted,” said Harvey. “However, I had to take an examination rst, and there were 10 of us that reported to Bolling Field to take this test — nine whites and myself.”

Both Black and white candidates took the same preliminary tests to get into the Aviation Cadet Program. Black pilots, however, would be trained at a segregated eld in Alabama.

Testing for this program was known among servicemembers to be notoriously rigorous and particularly unforgiving.

“Well, we took the examination, did everything they wanted us to do, and when the dust cleared, there were only two of us standing — this white guy and myself,” Harvey said.

Long were the hours and challenging were the tasks for Harvey, a selfdescribed perfectionist.

“If everything is perfect, there’s no challenge after that,” he said. “I never dreamed or thought about washing out in ying school. I knew I was gonna make it because I did everything right.” Because, as a Black man, he had to.

“You only had so many hours or days to learn something and if you didn’t, you were out. It’s that simple,” Harvey said. “You only had a certain amount of time to learn something and if you exceeded that time, you were gone.”

When asked if he’s still a perfectionist, he grins.

“Well, I’m back at it,” he laughs. “I got married, so that was kind of the end of the perfectionism, but my wife passed, so I’m back at it again.”

Perfectionism.

“I’ve always been that way,” Harvey said. “Like Disney, when I was growing up… the Disney characters, I’d sit down and draw them — they were better than what Disney put out!”

His favorite?

“Mickey Mouse, of course… I don’t think Minnie was on the scene yet.”

So, what should we call you?

Harvey earned his wings at Tuskegee Army Air Field on Oct. 16, 1944, near the end of the war. A graduate of Class

You’ll rarely find Tuskegee ‘Top Gun’ James Harvey III without his wings, trademark red coat and “Top Gun” hat. The hat and the coat not only represent his incredible accomplishments in a once-segregated military but an invitation to talk about — and with — history.

PHOTO BY JOHN LEYBA

Retired Lt. Col. James Harvey III looks forward to his big birthday bash to celebrate his 100th year. The former fighter pilot and Tuskegee “Top Gun” says when it comes to the Tom Cruise “Top Gun” movies, “I liked the first one better.”

PHOTO BY JOHN LEYBA

The 1949 Air Force Annual “Top Gun” Weapons Meet winners pose for an o cial photo with the competition trophy. This would be the last time they would see the trophy — until more than 50 years later. (Left to right) 1st Lt. Halbert Alexander, 1st Lt. James Harvey III, Capt. Alva Temple and 1st Lt. Harry Stewart Jr. COURTESY OF U.S. AIR FORCE

TOP GUN

44-4, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and began his career as a ghter pilot.

While many Tuskegee Airmen were already ying in Europe, protecting heavy bomber aircraft on their way to strategic targets, Harvey did not get that opportunity.

“ at’s because Hitler knew I was coming and he gave up the following month,” he joked. “I was supposed to ship in April 1945. And I had my bags packed, ready to catch the train, and I got a message the war was over and they expected the wind-up of the whole European theater.”

On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, creating the President’s Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services and banning segregation in the Armed Forces.

Harvey says the order was a step in the right direction, but it also meant his unit would be disbanded and its personnel integrated into other units that would “have” them.

Harvey explains how that became complicated for Black pilots.

Prior to his departure, he, and another Tuskegee Airman, Eddie Drummond, were to be transferred from Lockbourne Air Force Base in Ohio to a base in Japan. However, before they arrived, their personnel les — which included their o cial photos — were forwarded to the gaining military unit.

“So, you see, the wing commander had our picture,” Harvey said. “So, Eddie and I report to Misawa, Japan, and before we got there, he had all the pilots report to the base theater and he told them, ‘We have these two Negro pilots coming in and they will be assigned to one of the squadrons.’ e pilots said, ‘No way are we going to y with them. No way.’”

Harvey said he and Drummond were told about the meeting by the pilots themselves.

Regardless of the sentiment, Harvey and Drummond were there to stay and were assigned to a unit ying the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star.

As they wrapped up their initial meeting, Harvey said the man who would be their new wing commander casually asked, “So, what do you want us to call you?”

An uncomfortable moment of silence ensued.

“I said, ‘Well, I’m a rst lieutenant and Eddie Drummond is a second lieutenant… how about lieutenants Harvey and Drummond?’”

First ‘Top Gun’

In January 1949, the newly-recognized Air Force, thanks to the National Security Act of 1947, issued a directive to all ghter squadrons about an intramural weapons competition.

Each unit was to select its top three pilots to represent their ghter group at the rst-ever aerial gunnery meet

to be held at Las Vegas Air Force Base, Nevada.

It was o cially called the United States Continental Gunnery Meet, which would later evolve into the USAF William Tell Competition. Other derivatives would include Gunsmoke and Red Flag.

Harvey’s unit, the 332nd Fighter Group, selected 1st Lt. Harvey III, 1st Lt. Harry Stewart Jr., and Capt. Alva Temple. ey were all Black pilots, including the alternate pilot, 1st Lt. Halbert Alexander.

“We met with Col. Davis (Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.), prior to leaving for the competition,” Harvey said. “We chit-chatted, and his nal remark was, ‘If you don’t win, don’t come back.’ And with those words of encouragement, o we went.”

It was May 1949.

e competition for “Top Gun” would prove formidable in the conventional piston category, ying the North American P-51 Mustang and the North American F-82 Twin Mustang.

ese were some of the best pilots and aircraft maintenance teams in the country ying some of the most advanced aircraft in inventory.

“And we’re ying the obsolete P-47 underbolt,” Harvey said “It was big, clumsy — and heavy.”

e lineup consisted of two missions of aerial gunnery at 12,000 feet, two missions of aerial gunnery at 20,000 feet, two dive-bombing missions, three skip-bombing missions, and a panel-stra ng mission.

“Well, we won the meet,” said Harvey. “Our closest competitor was the P-51 out t… they were only 515,000 points behind us.”

They were the winners, but…

Each year, the Air Force Association publishes an almanac citing overall force strength, statistics and such — including all winners of the weapons meet from 1949 through the present day.

“But, each year when that almanac came out, the winner of the 1949 weapons meet was mysteriously listed as ‘unknown,’” Harvey points out. “We didn’t nd out, we, meaning us, the Tuskegee Airmen, didn’t nd out about this magazine until 1995.”

It was only by chance Harvey’s group commander stumbled across an almanac and noticed the winner of the 1949 U.S. Air Force Weapons Meet was “unknown.”

e almanac was corrected in April 1995 to show the 332nd Fighter Group as the o cial winners of the 1949 weapons meet.

ough the records were xed, one more mystery would remain.

‘That trophy will never be on display’

As winners of the rst Air Force

“Top Gun” competition in the pistonengine division, Harvey and his team were brought into a hotel ballroom where the almost 3-foot-tall stainless steel victory cup sat on a table. at was in 1949.

ey had a photo made with the trophy and it was the last day any of

them would see it until more than half a century later.

In 1999, Zellie Rainey-Orr got involved with the Tuskegee Airmen as the result of a Tuskegee Airman pilot from her Mississippi hometown who died in combat — 1st Lt. Quitman Walker.

Rainey-Orr confesses, until that day, she never knew much about the Tuskegee Airmen.

She was about to get a rsthand lesson from the men who were there.

“I thought I was just gonna go and put a ower on the grave of Quitman Walker,” she said. “I assumed he was buried here in Indianola, Mississippi and that’s when I would learn that no one knew where he was buried.”

Rainey-Orr reached out to the Walker family in an attempt to help locate the airman’s remains. rough her quest to help, she would eventually meet Alva Temple, the captain of the 1949 “Top Gun” team at a 2004 event to award Walker’s medals posthumously, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.

It was there that she learned of the missing trophy.

“I just felt a connection,” Rainey-Orr said.

Unable to resist, she began a quest to locate it.

Not knowing what the trophy looked like, and with Temple, at that time, in failing health, she reached out to the family in hopes of nding more details.

Someone in Temple’s family mentioned that there was a newspaper story covering the event, dated May 12, 1949, on a bedroom dresser. at clipping provided Rainey-Orr with enough information to start contacting military bases and museums.

Within a week, she received a response from the National Museum of the United States Air Force, in Dayton, Ohio.

“ ey said they had the trophy and attached a photo,” she said.

Rainey-Orr called Temple’s family on Sunday, Aug. 29 to share the good news, but was told Temple had passed the day before.

“It was almost like his spirit guided me,” she said. “I didn’t know the story or the impact. I was just looking for a trophy.”

Oddly, while it took Rainey-Orr less than a week to locate a trophy that had been missing for more than 50 years, it would take her much longer to get the U.S. Air Force to agree to bring it out of mothballs.

“I was talking to the historian at the Air Force Museum, the one who sent the photo, and I said I’d love to come see it,” she recalled. “And he (the historian) said, ‘It’s not on display — and it will never be on display.’”

Rainey-Orr was confused.

She thought that this was an important piece of Air Force history, it was the rst nationwide gunnery competition since the end of the war and it was the rst time that Black pilots had participated.  Why wouldn’t they want the trophy displayed?

After a lot of back-and-forth negotiations, the Air Force agreed to let the trophy be shown.

In December of the same year, Air Force Museum representatives took the trophy out of storage and delivered it to Detroit, Michigan, the home of another Tuskegee Top Gun, Harry Stewart, for its rst unveiling at the National Museum of the Tuskegee Airmen’s annual banquet.

After the banquet, the trophy was returned to the museum where it went on permanent display in early 2006.

Harvey was unable to attend the 2004 banquet in Detroit, but RaineyOrr, who is now an author and Tuskegee Airman historian, prompted him to make the journey to Ohio in 2006.

When asked how he felt upon seeing the trophy on display, Harvey smiled and said, “Feels good. Feels very good — very, very good. Mission accomplished.”

About that 100th birthday

Harvey plans to celebrate his 100th birthday with true ghter pilot air.

He says close to 270 friends, family and guests from around the country, many of them “military brass,” will join him for a private gala celebration in Centennial, Colorado. ere will be three birthday cakes, one fashioned into the shape of a Corvair F-102 Delta Dagger — “made of gluten-free marble and cappuccino,” of course.

What does one hope for after blowing out all of those candles?

“Continued good health,” he said. “Continued excellent health.”

And what does 100 years feel like? Harvey will tell you.

“It doesn’t feel any di erent than the rst year,” he joked. “ Actually, I don’t remember the rst year, but I do remember the second — that’s when I got measles.”

His secret to longevity?

“I try to be a nice person to everybody — until they prove otherwise,” he said. “Just be nice to people. My motto has always been, ‘Do unto others as you have them do unto you.’ I live by that one and it works.”

Rainey-Orr agrees, and describes Harvey, whom she rst met in 2005 as “caring and compassionate.”

“I just like to say he is a real example of what we sow, we get to reap,” she said. “He is a rst in many areas, including becoming the rst Black pilot to y jets in Korea — and often unless he told the stories, they were forgotten.”

While saddened that she’ll miss Harvey’s birthday bash, Rainey-Orr is happy for her friend.

“I’m just so happy he got to live long enough to see the day, and to understand that people really do appreciate his sacri ces in the service of our country,” she said, “because he had comrades who did not. ey survived the war, but didn’t get to see the respect.”

But the big question is, what does the rst “Top Gun” think of the new “Top Gun: Maverick” movie?

“I liked the rst one better,” Harvey said.

Storm season — the good, bad and ugly

and must look at minor and major storms.

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When it provides vibrant green grass, supports the growth of native wild owers and feeds our reservoirs, there is beauty in rain. But it also comes with a dark side as storms can wreak havoc and damage homes, vehicles and roadways.

is spring, parts of the Denver metro area saw record breaking amounts of rain along with a longer and more consistent rain pattern.

“It’s almost biblical in nature,” said Bryan Weimer, Arapahoe County director of public works and development.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Douglas, Arapahoe and Je erson counties have seen rainfall above average.

Over the past 129 years, Douglas County saw its fourth wettest May on record with 3.63 inches above normal, making it the 13th wettest year on record.

Arapahoe County saw its fth wettest May with 3.29 inches of rain above normal and Je erson County saw its 7th wettest May with 2.28 inches of rain above normal.

While some may have loved the gloomy days, listening to the sound of rain falling, for others, it posed an ongoing issue as well as citizen safety.

Roadway damage

When looking at the infrastructure of roadways, Matt Williams, the Douglas County assistant director of public works engineering said there are drainage design standards and criteria that engineers must follow

As rain persisted, streets ooded, cracks in the road turned into potholes and sinkholes began to open in various counties.

ere are di erent types of cracking in roadways and when water in ltrates the subgrade and people start driving over it, the asphalt starts to move around and breaks up, causing a pothole.

According to Weimer, Arapahoe County has dealt with an increasing number of potholes.

“Our potholes overall through the second quarter are up almost 70%,” said Weimer. “ ey’re at 69% of what we experience and just looking at quarter two - when we were receiving all this rain - is up 103% from the previous year.”

In addition, Weimer said since May 11 the county is approaching a total of 15 roadway closures, with some already repaired.

Operations Manager Carlos Atencio of Je erson County roads and bridges said this season has felt like chasing their own tails due to the consistency of the rains.

In the beginning of the spring, Jefferson County maintenance crews focus on drainage issues caused by runo from the mountain snow. ey are cleaning ditches and getting ready to resurface roads.

“When a storm comes in, typically what that does is it completely unravels everything, all the work that we’ve done,” said Atencio. “And for every storm that comes in, it just compounds that problem. Our district supervisors know where the problems are, so they know exactly where to go after a storm to get the crews back out.”

Atencio said this does take away and delay some of the pothole patching.

Douglas County’s Assistant Director of Operations of Public Works

Daniel Roberts said the department has not seen a signi cant increase in pavement damage due to the moisture and no signi cant ooding impacts have hit the major roadways.

When it comes to repairs, public works has to wait for water levels to go down.

“Just because the weather looks better doesn’t mean that we’re able to get in and x it yet,” said Anders Nelson, Arapahoe County public information o cer. “ ey have to wait for the right conditions to make sure that it’s a solid x.”  ere is also the potential for a total washout of a roadway.

“It may be a size of a storm that is greater than that culvert could handle,” said Weimer. “It could be debris that blocks the culvert, once the water starts building up, then it starts over owing the roadway and then starts eating back on that road and potentially fails.”

Culvert failures were the primary source behind the numerous sinkholes in June.

On June 11 a sinkhole opened on the shoulder of a rural road southeast of the Town of Parker, resulting

in authorities having to close Flintwood Road.

Heavy rainfall also led to another sinkhole to open in the Town of Parker on June 11 which has indenitely closed down Bradbury Ranch Drive. On the bad side, the repairs are likely going to cost more than $300,000.

June 12, the City of Littleton closed Jackass Hill Road inde nitely following a sinkhole that collapsed under a moving car.

During a storm on June 22, a sinkhole on Oxford Avenue opened, resulting in a road closure from Santa Fe Drive to Windermere/Navajo streets in Englewood.

In Douglas County, the department has been videotaping the storm sewers for the past ve years to manage the pipes.

“We were videotaping those because our infrastructure is starting to get to that age, so we just want to make sure that we can avoid a sinkhole in the future,” said Williams.

As this is a semi-arid region of the country, Williams said that it’s not common to see standing water around but with the back to back

The flooding damaged or destroyed nearly 485 miles of roads and 50 bridges across Colorado.

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Getting too much of a good thing

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storms the area has had, residents are going to see it for some time.

“Our storm drainage system is functioning exactly how it’s designed to function,” said Williams.

Home and vehicle damage and bodily harm

e damage caused by rain and thunderstorms has also impacted residents’ homes in various ways as well as vehicles and has currently

proven to cause bodily harm.

Large hail is not the only source of bodily harm, mosquitos enhance the possibility of an increase in West Nile virus cases.

Dr. Mark Montano, medical director of CareNow Urgent Care Clinics, said the added rainfall this spring means residents should think about mosquito bite prevention.

Although some say it is a pretty light show, lightning strikes are hard to prevent. First responders have responded to lightning strikes.

On June 11, South Metro Fire Rescue shared on social media when they responded to a residential re

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According to the post, crews on scene reported smoke coming from the home as there was an active re underneath the roof line.

e metro area has also experienced multiple hail storms, producing hail from the size of pea all the way to the size of an apple.

For one family, the continuous rain and hail have caused unprecedented ooding, hail damage and the loss of precious belongings.

During a heavy rainfall on May 10, Debbie and Doug Osborne’s house began to ood.

“We had ridiculous rain,” said Debbie. “ at was when we rst noticed the water coming in, and it came in our chimney - it ooded through our chimney ue and it came in groundwater like around the foundation.”

e lower level of their home is 1,1800 square feet and 100% nished with two bedrooms, a family room, bathroom, an o ce and a hallway

lled up with three inches of water. is is the living space for their adult son who has special needs.

“Wall to wall, there wasn’t one inch of dry spot,” said Debbie.

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Rainfall impacts on mental health

Whether it’s stress from storm damage or the consistent gloomy look outside, rainfall does have an e ect on one’s mental health.

Stormy weather can cause anxiousness and nervousness in a person as many people are unsettled by that type of weather.

Gloomy weather can also cause some to experience Seasonal A ective Disorder. According to Vincent Atchity, president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado it can be tied to things like dampness and darkness.

e National Institute of Mental Health de nes Seasonal A ective Disorder as short periods of feeling sad or not like your usual self.

While scientists do not know the exact cause for Seasonal A ective Disorder, Atchity said for those who feel it, that they should look to cultural remedies that stem from rainy cultures such as the British and Irish cultures, even Seattle.  “ ey need to have sets of personal practices that they can beg, borrow and steal from others in other cultures to swerve themselves up during the dark times of the year,” said Atchity. “Have to have a personal tool kit of the go-to comforts.”

Atchity also encourages people to stand, walk and feel the rain as it can have a positive e ect on the brain.

“It is what stitches us together and makes it possible

to live,” said Atchity. “It’s one of the ready accessible check-ins from the world to remind us that we are not separate from everything else, we are part of the system and the ow of water is at the heart of it.”

Being in the rain is a great refreshing check in with reality, said Atchity.

Positive environmental impacts

All the rain has been bene cial for the environment and has brought the metro area out of drought.

e Centennial Water and Sanitation District, which provides services to Solstice and Highlands Ranch, voted to remove restrictions in May as the area was out of drought conditions for the rst time since September 2021.

Rain goes into streams which then go into reservoirs. e U.S. Geological Survey produces maps of

With major streams like Plum Creek, Cherry Creek, Newlin Gulch, Clear Creek, Bear Creek and Platte River, stream ow across Douglas County ranges from above normal to record high while Je erson County ranges from normal to above and high, according to its latest update on June 28.

Within the metro area, Cherry Creek near Parker has reached record high levels of water which has helped the storage levels in Rueter-Hess Reservoir.

According to Ron Redd, district manager of the Parker Water and Sanitation District, the reservoir is close to reaching 20,000 acre feet.  Another reservoir that has been lled is Chat eld Reservoir, which is utilized by the town of Castle Rock.   Mark Marlowe, director of Castle Rock water, said water demands are down and the

“Usually our water demands this time of year are somewhere between 12 and 19 million gallons a day,” said Marlowe. “We’ve been seeing demands between six and 11 million gallons a day, so roughly half of what we normally see.”

However, there can be too much of a good thing.

e ashy storms that have brought a lot of water to Plum Creek quickly present challenges as it is damaging the diversion infrastructure along the creek, said Marlowe.

e other diversion on the creek has remained in service but is requiring a huge amount of maintenance according to Marlowe because the creek is carrying a lot more sand and sediment than it normally would due to the high ows and debris such as tree stumps and logs.

is also a ects the water quality and which in turn increases water treatment costs.

Although heavy rain can sometimes be harmful, beauty can result from it.

e rains have helped wildowers to bloom and have allowed the wildlife and insects to reap the bene ts.

e semi-arid land makes it hard for plants and pollinators to survive, however, the rain helped the growth and abundance of wild owers and native plants, which means that there is more food for animals, shelter, soil stabilization and beauty.

“When you take away the vegetation, then you also take away the ability for this soil to stay stable,” said Sandy Holcomb, Highlands Ranch Metro District park ranger. “So not only does it provide shelter for animals, we got pollinators and this is also a stabilization for soil.”

Native plants grow each year but the rain has increased the frequency of the plants.

Larkspur have been more prominent, cottonwoods are growing seed and one plant that has thrived is yucca.

“ e water has been so good to them this year that they’re blooming like mad,” said Holcomb. “Usually you don’t see quite as many.” e diversity of the plants include butter y milkweed, prickly poppies, spiderwort, blue ax, chokecherries, three leaf sumac and purple prairie clover.

While this spring brought a di erent kind of weather pattern to the metro area, there is so much beauty that has resulted from it.

Heavy rain — like at this recent Elizabeth event — has caused flooding and impacted construction, said Katie Patterson, communications manager for infrastructure for Arvada.

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Veterans nonprofit program, Team Rubicon, assists in tornado cleanup

BY HALEY LENA HLEAN@COLORADOCOMMUNTIYMEDIA.COM

Volunteers with Team Rubicon throughout the Denver metro area, including a few from Highlands Ranch, were ready to jump into action as soon as the EF-1 tornado hit the ground in Highlands Ranch on June 22.

After the tornado plowed through 6.3 miles in the unincorporated community, Commander Rachel Fox and sta got in touch with Douglas County Emergency Management.

After surveying neighborhoods and providing what support they could give to the community on Friday, June 23, Team Rubicon had a team on the ground Saturday morning helping homeowners for free.

“It was really neat,” said Fox. “It was like neighbors helping neighbors and you know, everybody was out helping each other.”

Team Rubicon is a veteran-led humanitarian organization that serves global communities during and after disasters.

e organization was originally founded following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti - now more than 150,000 volunteers in the organiza-

tion across the nation and over 1,100 operations domestically and internationally.

e organization pairs military veterans with medical professionals, rst responders and technology solutions to provide an impactful service.

Not only do they help with clean up after tornado events such as this, but they also take part in re mitigation and other natural disasters such as hurricanes.

A majority of the damage from the tornado resulted in damaged and

downed trees. With about 30 volunteers a day, teams are deployed to residents in need and work to cut down damaged trees, cut up fallen trees, haul branches away and move debris to the curb.

“We have di erent levels of training, like formal training that we go through,” said Fox.

Fox said that some of the trees in the area are out of their scope and they encourage homeowners to hire a professional to nish up the rest after Team Rubicon has done all they can do.

“ ey’re just a dedicated group of volunteers who are committed to helping residents,” said Douglas County Commissioner Lora omas. “ ere are some of our residents who simply do not have the nancial means to clear the trees o their properties or their fences, to put them in a safe condition. And so these sel ess people, including the Latter Day Saints and we also had some people from the Baptist Church who showed up. You just can’t put in words the value of their sel ess acts.” omas said there is a lot to be grateful for in Highlands Ranch and is looking forward to the community coming together and to celebrate the

Fourth of July.

“We’re not changing our lives because of this little tornado,” said omas.

With a team set up at Eastridge Recreation Facility, they are able to access the Crisis Home Cleanup database and look at what residents are requesting for assistance and if it is within their capabilities, they claim it and send a team out to help.

From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, volunteers are in groups working with each other and helping one another be safe while attempting to save trees, cut down trees and remove debris.

While some requests take a few hours, there are some large trees in dangerous situations that take a few days to remove.

“We’re really trying to help as much as we can,” said Fox.

e volunteers will be providing their services through Friday, June 30.

In addition, Douglas County will begin curbside pickup for those who cannot transport the debris from the hardest hit areas of the community on ursday, June 29. Residents who request help are asked to ll out a form which can be found on Highlands Ranch Metro District website.

A Team Rubicon volunteer work to cut down a tree in a backyard.

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Wet weather brings uptick in ticks

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e wet weather this season means nature lovers should be on the lookout for ticks as they enjoy Colorado’s mountains, woods, parks and trails.

“ ere does seem to be a lot more ticks this year,” said Chris Roundy, a medical entomologist at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. “ ey do like wet weather, so our wet spring has certainly created ideal environments for them.”

Types of ticks and diseases

e two most common ticks in Colorado are the Rocky Mountain wood tick and the American dog tick, which can both carry diseases,

Roundy said.

e likeliness of getting a disease from a tick bite in Colorado, however, is relatively low.

“ ough we are seeing an increase in ticks, that doesn’t necessarily mean an increase in tickborne diseases,” Roundy said. “If you are bitten by a tick, there’s still a very slim chance that they will transmit anything.”

Luckily, ticks in Colorado do not carry Lyme disease, a sometimes serious and long-lasting disease carried by ticks in other parts of the country, according to the Colorado State University Extension o ce. ey can instead carry Colorado tick fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever or tularemia, depending on the type of tick.

e seriousness of these diseases

can range from having u-like symptoms to life-threatening conditions, Roundy said, but the latter is very rare.

If a person is bitten by a tick in Colorado, Roundy said they should watch for a headache, fever or rash and seek medical attention if they develop any of these symptoms.

Several of the diseases can be treated with antibiotics, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Prevention and tick collection

To prevent ticks, Roundy said people should wear long pants tucked into socks, use insect repellent with DEET and consider treating their clothes with an insecticide called Permethrin if they will be outside for days at a time.

“If you’ve been spending signicant time outside — always a good idea to check for ticks,” he added. “ ey like to hang out in areas where they’ve got something helping them hold on. is might be in our armpits, waistband, back of the knee, in your hair.”

If someone nds a tick on themselves, a pet or outside, they can double-bag it and send it to the state health department to contribute to the Colorado Citizen Science Tick Surveillance Program.

In this program, Roundy determines the species of all submitted ticks and uses the data to better understand what types of ticks are found in Colorado and where they live.

Mosquito season is here, worsened by rainfall

West Nile a concern

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e trees are green, the grass is lush and all the rainfall brought some much-need moisture to the Denver metro area. However, the added wetness this spring also means a lot of standing water, which is prime breeding ground for mosquitoes.

More mosquitoes means more bites and a possible increase in West Nile virus cases. Mosquitos are most active between May and October each year. West Nile virus cases tend to increase in August and September.

In 2022, Colorado led the nation

in West Nile virus, with a con rmed 152 positive cases. In 2021, Colorado ranked second, falling behind Arizona.

Dr. Mark Montano, medical director of CareNow Urgent Care Clinics, said urgent care centers across the metro area are starting to see patients complaining of multiple mosquito bites. While none has been too serious, and Montano said they do not test for West Nile, the added rainfall this year means residents should think of prevention over reaction.

“When it comes to mosquitos the biggest concern on our end is the diseases they can carry,” Montano said. “In most years a lot of these areas are usually dried up by July, but this year is di erent.”

Montano said the rst line of de-

fense has to be eliminating standing water and consistently using repellent.

Paul Galloway, the marketing and communications manager with the Division of Disease Control for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said this year could be a challenge.

“Last winter’s heavy snowpack and the wet spring we’ve had in Colorado are already causing an increase in mosquitoes in some areas,” he said.

So far, Galloway said the biggest increase has been in Aedes vexans mosquitos, which do not transmit human diseases but are named for being aggressive biters.

As summer continues, Galloway said, state health o cials are just starting to see a shift from Aedes mosquitos to the Culex mosquitos,

which can transmit diseases such as the West Nile virus.

“While we do expect to see more Culex mosquitoes this summer,” Galloway said, “more mosquitoes does not always result in more human infections. We have not seen any mosquitoes with the virus yet, but it’s important to use insect repellent and empty or treat sources of standing water.”

is includes everything from plant pots and rain barrels to ooded streams and elds. People should empty standing water from tires, cans, owerpots, clogged gutters, rain barrels, birdbaths, toys, and puddles around their home at least once every week, Galloway said. Standing water is a breeding

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ground for all kinds of mosquitos as these areas are where they lay eggs.

Montano said everyone should be using repellent outdoors. Montano said mosquitoes are most aggressive in the early morning hours and evening, warning hikers and bikers to get prepared rather than dealing with the itching and rami cations later.

While mosquito bites are generally annoying more than anything, Montano said there are instances where a person can have a bad reaction. Topical creams such as Hydrocortisone and Benadryl can be useful, he said.

However, if a person sees unusual swelling in the bite area and has an abnormal allergic reaction, Montano recommends seeking care because added oral or steroid treatment may be required.

Galloway said most people infected with West Nile virus don’t have symptoms. About 20% of infected people will have u-like symptoms, and fewer than 1% develop a serious, potentially deadly illness.

Galloway said people aged 60 years and older and those with

certain medical conditions are at greater risk of serious illness.

Montano said if when someone is having severe headaches or experiencing confusion from a mosquito bite they should seek medical care immediately.

Other tips provided by the state

health department include: Use insect repellents when you go outdoors. Repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or para-menthane-diol products provide the best protection. For more information about insect repellents visit the EPA’s infor-

mation webpage. Always follow label instructions. Limit outdoor activities at dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are most active. Wear long pants, long-sleeved shirts, and socks in areas where mosquitoes are active. Spray clothes with insect repellent for extra protection.

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Not seeing it

Since the Colorado General Assembly wrapped up the 2023 session with a bang, I’m still feeling uninformed.

By bang, I am referring to the Democrats passing the bill that will put Proposition HH on the ballot for us to decide in November.

For one — the majority party released this important piece of legislation seemingly at the last minute. OK, it was literally. It takes three days to pass a bill — they did it just in the nick of time. Hard to believe they did not have it planned until three days before.

Nonetheless, what’s done is done. Now, it’s up to voters to decide on whether to pass this proposition that we are being told will help homeowners deal with the major property tax increases.

Before getting too deep into the measure — I will agree that Colorado does have some of the lower property taxes in the nation. However, given the cost of living and struggles families are going through — we did not deserve to play catch-up on the national level all in one year.

Instead, we are seeing 30%, 40%, and, in some areas, 60% increases. While I have not yet seen the numbers, this is just a guess, but I doubt that many of the tens of thousands of property valuation appeals are going to make a big di erence.

So, that leaves us with Proposition HH, where we are being told to approve it and we will get some property tax relief. However, in reading multiple stories about the measure and trying to understand it — I, as a property owner, am just not seeing how this is going to help me and my family.

I do, however, see how it is going to help the state get more

money. After all, lawmakers have been trying to nd a way around TABOR for quite some time.

Again, not making the connection on how I am going to see a true bene t by voting yes.

I wouldn’t say I am against the measure completely. I’d just like to really understand why I should vote yes.

Several articles recently came out about how families could get higher TABOR refunds this year. at sounds good, since I am about to be paying a lot more in property taxes.

Tell me now — if I say go ahead and keep those TABOR funds — how do I come out ahead? e math is not adding up here.

As information trickles in about what happens with the proposition, especially if the Colorado Supreme Court rejects current challenges, there is still no answer.

In one article, I read that if voters do indeed vote on the measure in November, property owners will not have an idea of what they will pay in property taxes until long after the election. Given the state is asking me to vote yes on the measure — I’d like a rm answer before I vote.

To complicate the issue further, local government and taxing districts that rely on property taxes are also playing a guessing game for what it means to them. Will sta cuts be needed?

Commissioner Lora omas in Douglas County says it’s a possibility.

Larimer County imposed a hiring freeze due to the unknown.

To conclude — the question remains — how is giving you my TABOR refund going to result in a property tax break for me? How will this bene t our school district and our counties where this is the primary source of revenue?

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

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Managing what appears

When I relocated from New Jersey to Colorado, I had made the drive ahead of the moving truck. Crossing through Kansas and into the eastern plains of Colorado on Highway 70, I still couldn’t quite make out the mountains in the distance. However, the further into Colorado I drove, the purple mountains’ majesties began to appear in the distance. And even though it was July, I could still make out the snow-capped peaks standing tall against the sunset.

At the time I wasn’t familiar with Longs Peak, Mount Evans or Pikes Peak, just a few of the 14ers in the beautiful state of Colorful Colorado, but I still could see these massive mountain structures in the distance. ey were awe-inspiring for sure, but from a distance seemed much too di cult to think about trying to hike or climb them. And as my family and I settled into the foothills, the views of the mountains in the distance at both sunrise and sunset amazed us, as coming from New Jersey we were familiar with the oceans and hills of the east coast, but nothing compared to the grandeur of what now stood before us.

As newbies to Colorado at the time, we were anxious and nervous yet so excited to get into the mountains and

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do some exploring. Driving west on 70 those mountaintops didn’t disappoint — there are times along the road where their beauty is only exceeded by their ominous features. I remember my family thinking that maybe we should turn back. And we are all glad we did not turn back, we kept going and nally stopped in Beaver Creek. After leaving the exit, and making our way toward the mountain, we could still not quite see the top, and again from far away it looked like that day’s hike might be more di cult than we had anticipated.

Beaver Creek isn’t even a 14er (a mountain that is at least 14,000 feet in elevation), yet it seemed gigantic to us, almost unmanageable for rookies to the area. But as we got closer, we realized we could no longer see the top, as a matter of fact the closer we got to that mountain, the smaller it became. And when we looked at the trail map and out at the winding trail ahead of us, we realized that what was right in front of us was more than manageable for sure, so we readied ourselves and took o up the mountain.

What mountain are you looking at right now? Does it look ominous and frightening from where you are currently standing? Maybe it’s a new cancer diagnosis, a personal battle with addiction, or a family member or friend ghting addiction. Perhaps it’s a relationship challenge at home. You may be facing a

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to be unmanageable

One on one with Boston Celtics guard Derrick White

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Having grown up in Parker, Boston Celtics Guard Derrick White came back to his hometown where more than 400 kids took part in the 4th Annual Derrick White Basketball Academy.

“ is is where basketball began for me and where it all started,” said White. “So to have my own camp here to have - kids want to come to camp and have fun, it’s what it’s all about.”

White developed a series of camps with Nothing But Net - Elite Basketball Coaching, a local youth basketball development program run by Marcus Mason, previously a Division 1 coach.

Along with in-depth training, Mason spoke to the campers about the importance of keeping up academically.

“Make sure academics are in line rst, then you go to practice,” said Mason.

During his coaching career, Mason coached over 10 players who have

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nancial burden that seems to be getting bigger by the day. Your mountain could be a problem with your business or your team. If you are in sales and you are now halfway through the year and your numbers are way o , the chasm between your quota and where you currently are regarding your year-to-date sales seem like a much higher climb than you can conceivably make up in the next six months.

Whatever your mountain is, get closer to it. Stop looking at it from miles away. Find a guide, a coach, a family member, or a friend who you trust to help you build your trail map. Get to the base of the mountain, identify the trailhead and execute your plan. e mountain isn’t going

Fireworks out of control

Are reworks against the law in the City of Littleton? Apparently not. We have had reworks going o every night since last Friday. I am not talking about a few sparklers, I am talking about the big ones that are purchased out of state. Not only do they shoot them for multiple days, but they start at 6 in the evening and continue until 1 in the morning. ere is no way the police cannot be aware of this, but nothing is done. is has been going on for the last ve years, at least. I am sure it will go on until the end of this week if prior history is any indicator. Luckily, we have had a wet year, but usually we don’t and it is a real re danger. If we are not going to punish

played professional basketball, including White.

White is now NBA All-Defensive second-team with the Boston Celtics.

For four days, kids ages 6 to 10 came for three hours in the morning and kids 11 to 17 in the afternoon to the Parker Fieldhouse to work with quali ed coaches and high school, college and professional athletes.

“I hope they learn something and really just have fun,” said White.

Using the basketball courts, the hockey space and the soccer eld in the eldhouse, kids were split up into groups, each with a coach working on fundamentals.

On the soccer eld, campers were focused on speed and agility while running. In the hockey space, groups focused on defense, dribbling and passing while sportsmanship was being built as games were going on the basketball court.  rough the Parker recreation program, Crystal Navarro registered her two sons, 8 and 6, to take part in the camp.

Navarro was thankful for the

to climb itself, nor is it going to fall into the ocean and go away. You have more courage than you think, there is grit deep inside of you that needs to be surfaced to start the climb, and never underestimate your endurance to see it all through.

Is it time for you to get closer to the base of the mountain instead of imaging how di cult the climb might be from afar? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can realize that what seems completely unmanageable from a distance can seem completely manageable the closer we get, it really will be a better than good life.

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

the o enders, let’s make all reworks legal and the city can collect the tax dollars. On Monday, I saw an article stating Arapahoe County had 99 complaints, but chose not to act to ensure the safety of their police ocers. I don’t know how many complaints the Littleton Police received, but I am sure there were several and I believe they did nothing to stop them. e police could, at least, ne the perpetrators. I don’t believe they would be in danger unless the people were inebriated, which only makes the reworks more likely to cause harm.

Is everyone as fed up as I am?

Sharon Cissell Littleton

coaching sta and appreciates their experience and knowledge while her sons liked interacting with the sta .

“ e one on one time that they’re been able to do with Derrick White,” said Navarro. “ e rst hand advice.”

Campers had the opportunity to sit down with White in the new Chalk Talk with DWhite. As the Celtics provided game videos from the season, White walked through plays, talked about footwork and helped the campers get into the mind of the point guard.

In addition, each camper received an autographed item and a camp t-shirt.

During a media Q&A, White brought over camper Hayden Shelbourn, who had shot the winning basket the day before, to get the full NBA experience.

White said his favorite part about

the camp is watching the kids having fun, smiling and meeting new people.

“You want to listen, you want to learn and that’s, for anything in life,” said White. “I mean, there’s going to be yes’s, there’s going to be no’s, there’s going to be ups, there’s going to be downs and my journey’s showed that and you just got to keep working hard and trust people around you.”

‘I hope they learn something and really just have fun.’

Derrick White, Boston Celtics Guard

A BIG PASSION FOR SMALL THINGS

Meet metro Denver’s active miniaturist community

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Several years ago, someone walking into Barbara Pontarelli’s home for the rst time may have gotten the feeling that they’d become a giant.

Hanging on the walls of her kitchen, small scenes exhibited the culinary décor of di erent eras. In one display box, tiny countertops of a retro 1950s kitchen popped with color. In another, little stainless steel appliances lled the space.

Miniature tables and chairs were laid out in parlor scenes in the house’s living room, and Pontarelli’s bathrooms were dentist-themed. Since her husband was a dentist, she honored his career with small recliners and minuscule toothbrushes on display.

“When I didn’t have enough space to display stu , I would empty closets,” said the Wheat Ridge resident, who now lives part-time in California.

Of the countless miniature scenes on display in her home, Pontarelli collected about a quarter of them.

e rest, she made herself.

“It’s, you know, how I express my artistic side,” she said. “I can’t explain the draw, but it’s de nitely a passion … I just nd this so satisfying — to produce something small to be as close as it can be to its full-size counterpart.”

Pontarelli is part of a passionate community of miniaturists, or people who enjoy the art, hobby or collection of miniature objects.

In the metro Denver area, it doesn’t take a magnifying glass to see that the miniaturist community is thriving — from meetup groups to classes, to a museum, the love of tiny things is big in the hearts of many.

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museum of tiny things

Pontarelli is a board member at the institution at the epicenter of the Denver metro miniaturist community: the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys. In addition to its miniature collection, the museum displays and teaches visitors about antique toys and special dolls from over the decades.

e museum recently moved to 830 Kipling St. in Lakewood after spending almost 40 years in Denver’s City Park West neighborhood.

In its new location, Executive Director Wendy Littlepage said the museum welcomes about 5,000 visitors per year,

“( e museum) is so many di erent things to di erent people,” she said. “We have people that come in that love just the exactitude of the small scale, and then we have people that love the

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whimsy of the small scale. We have a lot of people that come for nostalgia … And then I think some people just like that it’s a bit of a mental break.”

One of her favorite things about miniatures is that they are for everyone. Some people come into the museum thinking that the collection, which includes several intricate dollhouses and other cases of miniature objects and artwork, is mainly for kids.

But the houses are full of detailed — and sometimes even functional — replicas of what one would see in a normal house, including cupboards, dressers, paintings, beds, sinks, animals and food.

Considering the familiarity and intricacies of the pieces, Littlepage said some of the collection’s biggest fans tend to be craftsmen.

“We had a nish carpenter come through, and he just said over and over, ‘ is is all insane! How did they get that nish?’” she said. “ ere’s one house where the plumbing is really exposed – and it’s not functional plumbing – but we had a plumber come through and he was just like, ‘ at’s what every house needs.’”

In one display case, tiny handmade food is almost microscopically detailed — including an orange that can be peeled to show the segments underneath and an onion with all of its layers. Other displays show miniature artwork by Indigenous artists that represent Indigenous homes.

For many miniature items, artists use the materials that the regular-sized objects would be made of, like wood and fabric. Paintings are painted, embroidered things are embroidered and knit clothing is knit with small thread.

But for other mini details, artists get more creative, using paper to make owers and polymer clay to construct food items.

While many miniatures are created by hobbyists and artisan creators, others are mass-produced. Just like with real furniture, Wendy said, collectors will determine which types to buy based on their speci c needs.

High-end artisan miniature pieces can sell for thousands of dollars, Littlepage said. e miniature art gallery in the museum was appraised at $18,000 about 15 years ago, so it’s likely worth even more now, she added.

Crafting classes

For those who like to make miniatures, there are clubs and classes to teach di erent skills. For a long time, Pontarelli was the president of one of these clubs, called Wee Wonders of Arvada.

e longstanding miniature group meets monthly at the museum to work on projects together or teach and learn new skills from each other, like how to make stained glass windows or create stucco.

“We have people at every level,” Pontarelli said. “I love getting together with these people and hearing what they’ve gured out and what they’re doing and always learning something new.”

In addition to crafting by hand, miniaturists also use new tools and technologies to create their artwork.

“I’ve noticed a change in the level of expertise over the years,” Pontarelli said. “Before, we used mini scroll saws and mini table saws and Dremel tools — we still use the Dremel quite a bit — but now that we can get laser-cut wood or 3D-printed items, it’s sort of changing the face of the miniature world.”

e museum also hosts classes for kids.

“ ere’s a whole in ux of young people into the hobby and for those of us who are in it, that’s kind of exciting, because, you know, we don’t want to

see it disappear,” Pontarelli said.

For her, miniatures are a great way for kids to explore their creativity.

“We’re just trying to nd any avenue to trigger their creativity, that’s really what it’s all about,” she said. “In this tech world, we need to foster any outside creativity activities that we can, because it’s really important that these kids exercise that part of their brain.”

To learn and wonder e dedication and ambition within the community of miniaturists is special, Littlepage said.

“My favorite thing about the miniature community is they’re such learners,” she said. “Like I have one of my volunteers who has been retired for a while … and she bought a laser cutter and has taught herself to program it.”

She said that problem-solving attitude, plus the childlike wonder of enjoying cute things, make miniaturists special.

Littlepage encouraged people to take a break from their busy lives to check out the museum, where tickets for adults are $5 and children and seniors are $4.

“It’s a great space because you have to slow down,” she said. “You come in fast, you miss a lot. So being able to come in, take a few breaths and just sort of nd the most ridiculous tiny thing you can nd.”

For those who have their interest piqued in the world of miniatures, Pontarelli said it’s never too late to start. Creating and collecting can be for anyone at any time and any age, she said.

And for those who don’t know where to begin, just remember — it’s OK to start small.

Wendy Littlepage shows the details of a miniature book titled “Trees of Minnesota,” which includes a hard cover and pages full of words.

A child points to a detail she found in a dollhouse as part of a scavenger hunt challenge at the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys. PHOTOS BY NINA JOSS

The collection at the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys includes several large dollhouses full of miniatures.

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More than 2,000 lavender plants will perfume the air at Chat eld Farms’ Lavender Festival on July 15 and 16. is Littleton-area portion of the Denver Botanic Gardens is located at 8500 West Deer Creek Canyon Road. Admission is free for members and $10/$7 for non-members. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., it also displays a large number of native

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Littleton’s signature celebration returning for 10 days of fun

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mark your calendars — and check the Western Welcome Week Facebook and Instagram pages for late additions to the schedule as Littleton’s longstanding celebration of community returns for its 2023 run.

A crowd will gather at Sterne Park in Littleton on the evening of Aug. 11 for a concert and a new laser show from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Picnics are in order.

A new art show, “Home on the Range,” will be open at Town Hall’s Stanton Gallery from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday and on Parade Day, August 19. Art will be presented by the Littleton Fine Arts Guild, which will also present the annual “Best of Colorado” exhibit at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton.

On Aug. 12 the day will start with the 26th Gold Panning on the South Platte River, an event held at 9:30 a.m. at the Carson Nature Center at South Platte Park. e Littleton Elks will hold the Children’s Fishing Derby and in the evening from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Sterne Park will be the site for Little Jam- e Petty Nicks Experience. Again, picnics are a nice addition

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On Aug. 13, the Annual Pancake Stampede 5K Fun Run and Walk starts at 8 a.m. at Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. From 8 to 11 a.m., the 45th Pancake Breakfast will be held on the Geneva Lodge Lawn at the Littleton Center, which will also be near the location for the WWW Kids “Games of Old at Geneva Park” and the 27th Bruce Wolf Stick Horse Stampede at Geneva Park.

e Littleton Elks Lodge will be the site for the 14th Littleton Elks Car Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 12, while Mother Nature is in charge of a Perseids Meteor

Shower from 8 to 11:59 p.m., which can be viewed from Carson Nature Center’s Star Party on August 12. (It could run later — hard to be precise, but it should be beautiful!

On Aug. 15, from 6 to 7 p.m., Carson Nature Center in South Platte Park will be the place to enjoy HawkQuest’s 26th Family Night Out, with live hawks for an up-close and personal visit and some conversation about them by experts. A really special experience for budding nature lovers, as well as their parents! At RiverPointe Senior Living on the 15th, the 27th RiverPointe Swing Dance

will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. with Zing, the Great Big Band.

On Aug. 16, also at RiverPointe, Cycling Without Age Littleton-Rock and Roll Roundup will run from 4 to 8:30 p.m.

Aug. 17 will bring one of Historic Littleton Inc.’s Downtown Historic District Walking Tours at 5 to 6 p.m. (Meet at the old courthouse on Littleton Boulevard.)

August 18 is the opening of the Annual Quilt Show and used book sale at First Presbyterian Church of Littleton as well as the Elks Hometown Pig Roast and Dance at the Elks Lodge. Which brings us to Aug.

19, and the 94th Western Welcome Week Grand Parade from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and the 63rd Craft and Home Improvement Fair on Downtown Littleton’s Main Street and adjoining streets. A Day at the Elks Lodge is also included from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from noon to 4 p.m., e Honor Bell, a resounding tribute for Colorado’s heroes will be held downtown.

Sunday, Aug. 20, from noon to 2:30, will nd families cheering on rubber duckies along Little’s Creek, starting at the War Memorial Rose Garden (which is a mass of color and looking beautiful right now!).

The Grand Parade is one of the annual highlights of Western Welcome Week.

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and an active Littleton citizen, will make her annual visit to Littleton in August and will speak at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., in Littleton, at 3 p.m. on Aug. 3. Her subject: What about the Bemis women? Who were they and what did they do? She is the granddaughter of Katherine Prescott Bemis and great granddaughter of Lizbeth Granger Bemis. She will share family lore and artifacts. She has recently uncovered more information about her family’s history.

Music of Aretha Franklin

The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra presents “Ladies of Soul: Celebrating the Music of Aretha Franklin with Tatiana `LadyMay’ Mayfield” on July 15 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Lawn tickets: $20, Reserved seats: $30-$42. Go to

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Vintage Theatre is staging “In the Heights” by Lin Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes through July 30. Vintage is at 1468 Dayton St., in Aurora. Directed by Jonathan Andujar. See vintagetheatre.org, 303-856-7830.

Curious Theatre

Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver, announces its next season, with single tickets on sale after July 1. Jada Suzanne Dixon is now artistic director and Jeannene Bragg is managing director. “The Minutes” by Tracy Letts will start the season on Sept. 9-Oct. 14. It’s described as “a hilarious Broadway hit featuring 11 Curious Artistic Company members.” Five more plays will follow under this new management. See curioustheatre.org, 303-623-0524.

Music and ice cream

The Highlands Ranch Concert Band and Swing Shift will per-

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Englewood Public Library

Englewood Public Library, in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, has a busy summer schedule planned: Legos on Friday afternoons at 2 p.m.; Monday movies in the children’s area; programs at 2 p.m. in the community room on level two: July 17, “Peanuts”; July 24, “Big Hero Six”; July 31, “Trolls.” There is also a series of Stories in the Park — at different parks — see tinyurl.com/englewoodlib.

Museum of Outdoor Arts

The Museum of Outdoor Arts, which has moved to Marjorie Park and Fiddler’s Green, has a group of new murals to show off. Free entry to Marjorie Park on the Third Monday of the month,

through October. MOA members are admitted free and tickets for non-members cost $10; $5 for ages 5 to 20. Tours of the collection are available. SCFD free days will not take place if there is a Fiddler’s Green concert scheduled. Marjorie Park is at 6331 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle in Greenwood Village.

Parade of Homes

The Denver 2023 Parade of Homes, presented by Aurora Highlands Aug. 10-27, will showcase two communities, more than 50 homes throughout metro Denver on Thursdays to Sundays. More information soon.

Littleton Museum

Opening at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton on July 13: “Below the Surface: How mining altered Colorado’s social and cultural landscape.” The opening will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and the exhibit will continue during museum hours through October 27. 303-7953950.

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FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0209-2023

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

On May 9, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

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UNION FEDERAL BANK OF INDIANAPOLIS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2004-AC4, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-AC4

Date of Deed of Trust

May 25, 2004

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

June 03, 2004

Recording Information

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

B4100852

Original Principal Amount

$75,091.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$68,886.73

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 138, BLOCK 1, HIGHLAND VIEW II, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 2077-36-3-20-138

Also known by street and number as: 8106 South Fillmore Circle,

LITTLETON,

CO

80122.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/06/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 7/13/2023

Last Publication: 8/10/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 05/09/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029835

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association

of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0209-2023

First Publication: 7/13/2023

Last Publication: 8/10/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0208-2023

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

On May 9, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Miguel Casillas Guevara

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CITYWIDE

HOME LOANS, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

July 16, 2020

County of Recording

Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

July 23, 2020

Recording Information

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

E0091408

Original Principal Amount

$386,863.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$369,785.62

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOTS 12 AND 13, BLOCK 15, TOWN OF SHERIDAN, TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF VACATED PARK PLACE, AS A RESULT OF VACATION, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 3332 S Clay Street, Englewood, CO 80110.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/06/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 7/13/2023

Last Publication: 8/10/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES EN-

TITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 05/09/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-026877

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Re-

vised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 0208-2023

First Publication: 7/13/2023

Last Publication: 8/10/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. 0199-2023

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

On May 5, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Earl T Brotten, Jr.

Original Beneficiary(ies) CANVAS CREDIT UNION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

CANVAS CREDIT UNION

Date of Deed of Trust

February 18, 2022

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 24, 2022

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

E2021989

Original Principal Amount $405,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $400,066.34

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 44, HOMESTEAD IN THE WILLOWS FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN #: 207529204027

Also known by street and number as: 6703 South Locust Court, Centennial, CO 80112.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUM -

Public Notices

BERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 09/06/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 7/13/2023

Last Publication 8/10/2023

Name of Publication Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 05/05/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg,

Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L Berry #34531

N. April Winecki #34861

David R. Doughty #40042

Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Lynn M. Janeway #15592

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029786

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Legal Notice No. 0199-2023

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: August 10, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0173-2023

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

On April 18, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) KELSEY K. YAMASAKI

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC.

Date of Deed of Trust

May 11, 2016 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

May 17, 2016

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

D6050453

Original Principal Amount

$189,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$165,312.63

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Also known by street and number as: 2755 W RIVERWALK CIR, UNIT F, LITTLETON, CO 80123-8989.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/16/2023, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all

City of Littleton

interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 6/22/2023

Last Publication: 7/20/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 04/18/2023

Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

By: Michael Westerberg, Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Anna Johnston #51978

Randall M. Chin #31149

David W. Drake #43315

Ryan Bourgeois #51088

Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557

Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009755893

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION 0173-2023

CONDOMINIUM UNIT F, BUILDING 2755, THE CANTERBURY AT RIVERWALK CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED AUGUST 29, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1146238 IN THE RECORD OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR THE CANTERBURY AT RIVERWALK CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED JULY 12, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1113106 AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED AUGUST 29, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1146237, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Notice NO. 0173-2023

First Publication: 6/22/2023

Last Publication: 7/20/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0169-2023

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 14, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s)

Jesse Quintia

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SWBC MORTGAGE CORP., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

with regard to items in the custody of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office that have been released for public auction. The Sheriff’s Office will release numerous items including but not limited to, bicycles, jewelry, audio/ visual equipment, automotive parts, tools, sports equipment (such as camping, rafting, skiing gear, etc.), household goods and other items of personal property to a private auction company identified as Roller Auction. These items will be released for on-line bidding on the last Tuesday of each month. This Auction is open public.

If any citizen believes they have property in the possession of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office that can be identified, and for which they can show proof of ownership associated with a written report that has been filed with the Sheriff’s Office prior to this announcement, can contact the evidence section of the Sheriff’s Office.

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board

Legal Notice No. Arap 1207

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

BID PACKAGE #07

GC Furniture Services

Littleton Preparatory Charter School

Notice is hereby given that Littleton Public Schools in the county of Arapahoe will on August 15, 2023 pay retainage and make final settlement with Demco, Inc. for BID PACKAGE #07 GC Furniture Services Littleton Preparatory Charter School. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, material, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by the contractor identified above or any subcontractor thereof in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid, by the contractor or subcontractor, must file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on or before August 8, 2023. Claims must be submitted to Board of Education to Littleton Public Schools at the school district’s Property Management Department, 5776 S. Crocker Street, Littleton, CO. 80120 on or before August 8, 2023.

Final Settlement will be made and verified claims must be timely filed with Littleton Public Schools. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to or on the established date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim, Dated: July 13, 2023.

Legal Notice No. 531594

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case Number: 2022CV32127

SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE

Plaintiff: SUNBURST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation;

Defendants: EDWIN A. OLSON IV; FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION; ARAPAHOE COUNTY TREASURER; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION

Original Lienee(s) – Edwin A. Olson IV

Original Lienor - Sunburst Homeowners Association, Inc., a Colorado non-profit corporation

Current Holder of the evidence of debt - Sunburst Homeowners Association, Inc., a Colorado non-profit corporation

Date of Lien being foreclosed

- November 14, 2022

Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed

– November 14, 2022

County of Recording - Arapahoe

Recording Information – E2111558

Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness - $8,905.08

Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof - $15,146.07

Amount of Default Judgment - $13,600.07

Description of property to be foreclosed:

Lot 21, Block 3, Sunburst Subdivision, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 15936 East Radcliff Place, #B Aurora, CO 80015

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS or JUDGMENT DEBTORS, please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of the Sheriff's Office

of County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado at 10:00 am, on the 31st day of August 2023 at the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO, 80112, phone number (720) 874-3845, at which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

Attorney for Association: Stephane R. Dupont, Reg. No. 39425, The Dupont Law Firm, LLC, PO Box 1073, Castle Rock, CO 80104, and telephone number (720) 644-6115.

DATED: May 30, 2023

Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice NO. 531514

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, CO, 80110 Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE Arapahoe County Sheriff Sale No. ACCIV2303177

ALT ASSETS, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. ANDREW PARK, individually; COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY; SUE SANDSTROM, as the Arapahoe County Public Trustee; OCCUPANTS; and NAMU PARK, as Trustee under the provisions of a Trust Agreement dated January 1st of the year 2020 and known as the Namu Trust, Defendants.

This Combined Notice Concerns a Foreclosure Described as Follows:

Original Debtor(s) on the Lien Being Foreclosed: Andrew Park; Namu Park, as Trustee under the provisions of a Trust Agreement dated January 1st of the year 2020 and known as the Namu Trust

Original Lien Claimant on the Lien Being Foreclosed: Cherry Creek Pointe Townhouse Association

Current Holder (“Holder”) of the Evidence of Debt: Alt Assets, LLC

(“Debt”) Secured by the Lien Being Foreclosed: HOA assessments owing under the Declaration of Cherry Creek Pointe Townhouses which was recorded on December 10, 1999 at Reception No. A9193862 in the real property records of Arapahoe County, Colorado

Date of Court Order Authorizing the Foreclosure: March 30, 2023

Original Principal Balance of Secured Indebtedness: $25,720.33

Outstanding Principal Balance of Secured Indebtedness: $25,720.33

This sum does not include additional interest or other amounts allowed by law.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

A judicial foreclosure proceeding was commenced to foreclose on a statutory lien against the property in the District Court of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado, Case No. 2022CV030884.

The above-referenced Court ordered a foreclosure on certain property secured by the statutory lien. The undersigned Sheriff has been commanded to sell the following real property which is the subject of this Combined Notice:

Lot 21, Block 1, Cherry Creek Pointe Subdivision, Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

also known by street and number as: 13872 East Stanford Place, Aurora, CO 80015

The violation of the covenant of the evidence of debt upon which the foreclosure is based is as follows: Failure to pay assessments, late charges, fines, interest, and attorney fees and costs.

THEREFORE, AT 10:00 a.m., on the 17th day of August, 2023, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado, 80112, (720) 874-3845, the undersigned Sheriff will sell the Property at public auction to the highest and best bidder submitting funds to as specified by C.R.S. §38-38-106 to pay the Secured Indebtedness and certain other sums, all as provided by applicable law and the Order

Re: Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment and Entry of Foreclosure Decree Pursuant to C.R.C.P. 55(B), and will deliver to the purchaser a recorded Certificate of Purchase as provided by law.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The name, address, business telephone number, and Colorado bar registration number of the attorney for the Holder are as follows:

Brian T. Ray Hatch Ray Olsen Conant LLC 730 Seventeenth Street, Suite 200 Denver, Colorado 80202

Telephone: (303) 298-1800

Attorney Reg. No. 34914

DATED this 16th day of May 2023.

Tyler S. Brown Arapahoe County Sheriff

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No. 531458

First Publication: June 22, 2023

Last Publication: July 20, 2023

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

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

TO: MYRA ZEITLIN:

You are notified that you have 10 days after publication for this notice of levy to file your claim of exemption with the District Court of Arapahoe County, 7325 South Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 in Case 2020CV030915 entitled: CAMDEN DEVELOPMENT, INC. v. MYRA ZEITLIN, a/k/a MYRA ELIZABETH ZEITLIN, a/k/a MYRA E. ZEITLIN, a/k/a MYRA TALBOYS, a/k/a MYRA ELIZABETH TALBOYS, a/k/a MYRA E. TALBOYS $1.742.51 garnished at Credit Union of Colorado, 1390 Logan St., Denver, CO 80203

Legal Notice No. 531592

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: August 10, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

If anyone knows the whereabouts of ANGELA JOHNETTE MOORE, last known address 3650 S. Federal Blvd., Lot #92, Englewood, Colorado please contact Attorney Kharmen Davis-Taylor at (318) 621-9400.

Legal Notice No. 531618

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Public Notice

CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Proceeding by Publication District Court, Arapahoe County State of Colorado Court Address: 7325 S Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112

In Re the Marriage of: Leanne Kai Swain Ball and George Harold Ball Attorney for Petitioner: David Ari Collins, #35907 Jones Law Firm, P.C. 9085 E Mineral Circle, Suite 190 Centennial, CO 80112 Telephone: 303.799.8155

To: Respondent, George Harold Ball, A dissolution of marriage action has commenced in Arapahoe County, 2023DR30770, in which you are the Respondent. The Court has ordered publication for the following action under 14-10107, C.R.S., as amended. Respondent is hereby advised that a copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court during regular business hours and that default judgment may be entered against the party upon whom service is made by such notice if he fails to appear or file a response within thirty days after date of this publication.

2023DR30770: Petitioner: Leanne Kai Swain Ball and Respondent: George Harold Ball, Dissolution of Marriage action.

Legal Notice No. 531584

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 20, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Telecommunications

Public Notice

Crown Castle is proposing to collocate antennas at a centerline height of 75 feet on the rooftop of an existing 90-foot building at the following site: 5798 South Rapp Street, Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado 80120, Lat: [39-36-43.09] Long: [-105-1-9.71]. Crown Castle invites comments from any interested party on the impact of the proposed action on any districts, sites, buildings, structures or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and/or specific reason the proposed action may have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. Specific information regarding the project is

available by calling Kelly Carr, (314) 997-6111, or emailing k.carr@trileaf.com during normal business hours. Comments must be received at 66 South Logan Street, Denver, CO 80209 within thirty (30) days of this publication.

Legal Notice No. 531615

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Robert Charles Kukura, aka Robert C. Kukura, aka Robert Kukura, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30701

All persons having claims against the abovenamed Estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before November 14, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ann M. Waynik, Personal Representative 38618 John Wolford Road Waterford, VA 20197

Legal Notice No. 531599

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Kathleen Evelyn Benson, also known as Kathleen Benson, Kathleen E. Benson, and Kathy Benson, Deceased

Case Number: 23PR30674

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Glenda Jean Harman, Personal Representative 5262 Shetland Court Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

Legal Notice No. 531614

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of George Henry Hohmann, a/k/a George H. Hohmann, a/k/a George Hohmann , Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR030696

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 10, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathryn A. Vicker, Personal Representative Patrick R. Thiessen (40185)

Frie, Arndt, Danborn & Thiessen P.C.

7400 Wadsworth Blvd., #201

Arvada, Colorado 80003

303/420-1234

Attorney for Personal Representative

Legal Notice No. 531583

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 20, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Kent Alan Griffith, aka Kent A. Griffith, aka Kent Griffith, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030705

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 24, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

David John Griffith, Personal Representative

Patrick R. Thiessen (40185)

Frie, Arndt, Danborn & Thiessen P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., #201

Arvada, Colorado 80003

303/420-1234

Attorney for Personal Representative

Legal Notice No. 531616

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of LUCAS ALLEN, AKA LUCAS M. ALLEN, AKA LUCAS MICHAEL ALLEN, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30542

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of ARAPAHOE County, Colorado on or before November 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Melissa Long, Personal Representative 5105 S. Ceylon Street Centennial, CO 80015

Legal Notice No. 531595

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Rosemarie S. Kelley, a/k/a Rosemarie Sax Kelley, a/k/a Rosemarie Kelley, a/k/a Rosemary S. Kelley, a/k/a Rosemary Sax Kelley, Deceased Case Number 2023PR112

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sonia Sax also known as Sonja M. Sax Personal Representative 119 NE 19th Court, G108 Wilton Manors, Florida 33305

Legal Notice No. 531580

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 20, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Donald Douglas Dalzell, a/k/a Donald D. Dalzell, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30639

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeff Darley, Personal Representative of the Estate of Donald Douglas Dalzell Padgett Business Services 5797 S. Rapp Street Littleton, CO 80120

Legal Notice No. 531611

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of COLLEEN M. HINDS, a/k/a COLLEEN MICHELLE ESLICK HINDS, Deceased Case Number : 2023PR30745

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 14, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert T. Hinds, III, Personal Representative 6959 South Rome Street Aurora, Colorado 80016

Legal Notice No. 531600

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Florence Nightingale Catto King, Deceased Case Number 2023PR336

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert E. Dixon II, Personal Representative 875 Front Range Road Littleton, CO 80120

Legal Notice No. 531613

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Enid E. Marlink, a/k/a Enid Marlink, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30721

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of ARAPAHOE County, Colorado, on or before November 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jennifer M. Plunkett

Personal Representative c/o Zisman, Ingraham & Mong, P.C. 8480 East Orchard Rd., Ste. 2500, Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 531598

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Ruth Olga Hansen, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR323

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 30, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cheryl Cambra, Personal Representative 4875 S. Galapago Street Englewood, Colorado 80110

Legal Notice No. 531530

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Carolyn Marie Lawson, aka Carolyn Marie Hill, aka Carolyn M. Lawson, aka Carolyn M. Hill, aka Carolyn Wilhelm-Hill, aka Carolyn Wilhelm, aka Carolyn Lawson, aka Carolyn Hill, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30703

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cynthia L. Williams, Personal Representative 5955 Kingsfield Street Castle Rock, CO 80104

Legal Notice No. 531582

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 20, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of CHARLINE R. DAVIES, also known as, CHARLINE ROSE DAVIES, and CHARLINE DAVIES, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30702

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeffrey P. Davies, Personal Representative 603 W. Aspen Ct. Louisville, CO 80027

Legal Notice No. 531585

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 20, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Fernando Ibarra, Deceased

Case Number: 2022PR31306

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

John M. Estes, Attorney to the Personal Representative 1610 Hover Street, Suite 203 Longmont, Colorado 80501

Legal Notice No. 531597

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of William Kenneth Peters, a/k/a William K. Peters, a/k/a William Peters, a/k/a Bill Peters, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30715

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 30, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Joseph Peters, Personal Representative 3512 South Grape Street Denver, Colorado 80237

Legal Notice No. 531533

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Don Doxey, a/k/a Clifford Donald Doxey, a/k/a Donald Doxey, Deceased

Case Number: 23PR30681

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 6, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Pamela Gleave, Personal Representative 6797 S. Norfolk Court Foxfield CO 80016

Legal Notice No. 531587

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 20, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Henry J. Martin, aka Pat Martin, Deceased

Case Number: 2023PR30735

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Raymond Martin, Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. 531596

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Leo George Seeba, a/k/a Leo G. Seeba, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR030758

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 13, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Loren M. Seeba, Personal Representative of the Estate of Leo George Seeba 1302 Baretta Dr., Loveland, CO 80538

Legal Notice No. 531617

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of David Olsen Winters, aka David O Winters, aka David Winters, aka Dave Winters, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR30741

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 13, 2023 , or the claims may be forever barred.

Name of Person Giving Notice: Darren Smith Winters, Personal Representative c/o Katherine K. Fontenot, Esq., Attorney for Personal Representative Robinson & Henry, P.C. 7555 E. Hampden Ave. Suite 600 Denver, CO 80231

Legal Notice No. 531612

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 22, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe - LIttleton Court.

The petition requests that the name of Abudul Mohammed be changed to Adam Ali Mohammed Case No.: 23C100426

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531581

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 20, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

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

The Petition requests that the name of Mark Stephen Mccluney be changed to Mark Stephen Mack Case No.: 23 C100391

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531603

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 8, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Tyler John Speight be changed to Tyler John Richmond

Case No.: 23 C 100407

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531586

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 20, 2023

Publisher: Englewood Herald

NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

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

The petition requests that the name of Dheman Mohamud Abdi be changed to Dheman M. Bande Case No.: 2023CV147

By: Thomas W. Henderson District Court Judge

Legal Notice No. 531520

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 28, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult /a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Trevor Ray Martinez be changed to Trevor Skora-Martinez Case No.: 23 C 100456

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531607

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 14, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Shandra Monique Crayton be changed to Shandra Monique Crayton-Artis

Case No.: 23C100417

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531521

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 13, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Patricia Florentino be changed to Patricia Posada Case No.: 23C100414

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531532

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

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

The petition requests that the name of Hussein Abubakar Gisho be changed to Jamal Julla Ayino Case No.: 23 C 100434

By: Judge Laqunya Baker

Legal Notice No. 531602

First Publication: July 13, 2023

Last Publication: July 27, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

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

The petition requests that the name of Terrence Patrick Lynn be changed to Kai Fuji Vanderhoof Case No.: 23C100369

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 531519

First Publication: June 29, 2023

Last Publication: July 13, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

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

The petition requests that the name of Elizabeth Alexndara Maxcy be changed to Elizabeth Aexsssandra May R Windsxr Omney Case No.: 23C100360

By: Judge Laqunya Baker

Legal Notice No. 531588

First Publication: July 6, 2023

Last Publication: July 20, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 26, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe