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A ordable housing initiative could face rocky future

Proposition 123 was approved by Colorado voters

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Few issues affect Coloradans as much as rising housing prices. The state will take a step toward addressing the problem — to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars per year — as officials implement Proposition 123 approved by voters in November.

In just 12 years, the median cost of a single-family home in the Denver area jumped from about $200,000 to three times that amount, according to the latest report by the Colorado Association of Realtors. The trend was similar statewide.

Under Proposition 123, state officials are required to set money aside for more affordable housing and programs to help Coloradans acquire homes and stay housed. Though the measure didn’t raise tax rates to fund those programs, it will, eventually,

WHAT COLORADO CURRENTLY DOES ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING

The state partners with local communities to increase and preserve Colorado’s a ordable housing stock, manage rentalassistance vouchers, and address homelessness, says the state’s “blue book” voter guide, noting the state Department of Local A airs is involved.

The current budget for the department’s a ordable housing initiatives is about $200 million, about half of which is from state sources, with the rest coming from federal sources.

Since 2021, the state has allocated more than $1.2 billion from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for

reduce the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, or TABOR, refunds that Coloradans receive — by $86 per taxpayer for 2024, for example.

Yet voters in November also sought to reduce their taxes and, taken together, the changes could lead to difficult decisions down the road, said Scott Wasserman, who leads the nonprofit Bell Policy Center, which advocates for economic mobility for Coloradans. He called the passage of the measure “bittersweet.”

a ordable housing and services that address housing insecurity, lack of a ordable and workforce housing, or homelessness. (The Urban Land Institute defines “workforce” households as those earning between 60% and 120% of the area median income.)

These are one-time funds that will be spent over the next several years on:

• Emergency rental assistance;

• Homeowner mortgage assistance;

• Tax credits for developers;

• Housing and infrastructure;

• And other housing solutions, such as manufactured homes.

“I think what makes it bitter is that it passed in conjunction with Proposition 121,” a measure voters approved to lower the state income tax rate, Wasserman said.

Proposition 121 is expected to take a roughly $400-million bite out of the state budget next year while Proposition 123 will eventually increase spending about $290 million yearly.

State Rep. Rod Bockenfeld, a

School district anticipates funding questions on 2023 ballot

Money would go to sta pay

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Though voters turned down two funding measures for the Douglas County School District in November, it seems likely the district will return to the ballot in 2023 in an effort to increase staff compensation and build three new elementary schools.

During the Nov. 30 school board retreat, board members and Superintendent Erin Kane evaluated the results of the failed election with a focus on lessons learned, as well as discussed whether to ask for a bond and mill levy override next year.

All of the board members and Kane voiced support for putting a mill levy override and bond on the 2023 ballot.

“Personally, I would love for us to have (the bond and mill levy override) on the ballot in 2023 pretty much exactly as they were, asking for the same things because we didn’t magically find a different way to do it,” Kane said.

Board members were more optimistic about the chances for passing a mill levy override in 2023 because it only failed by around 3,000 votes compared to the bond, which lost by more than 15,000 votes.

Board member Christy Williams said she felt the bond would have gained more traction with voters if there had been more focus on the fact that the bond would not have raised taxes if it was passed. Since the bond failed, Douglas County taxpayers will see a small decrease in property taxes.

“It was really discouraging to see the distance there, especially with a net-zero (tax impact),” Williams said.

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Republican who represents rural areas east of Denver, including parts of Adams, Arapahoe and Elbert counties, did not share Wasserman’s concern that the new measures could be problematic for state spending. However, Bockenfeld, who serves on the state legislature’s Joint Budget Committee, acknowledged the picture could change when the state faces strong economic headwinds.

“There’s a certain point where if we hit a severe downturn and we go into a deep recession, then a reduced tax rate will reduce state revenues,” Bockenfeld said.

Though the state struggles like the rest of the country with high inflation, the situation hasn’t been characterized as a recession or severe, though concerns that could happen linger.

How 123 works

Proposition 123 defines affordable housing based on two factors: household income and housing costs, according to the state’s “blue book” voter guide.

Under the proposal, affordable housing means housing for renters making up to 60% of the area median income or homeowners making up to 100% of the area median income. For context, in the metro area, the median income is $117,800, and 60% of median income is $70,700.

Under Proposition 123, local communities have flexibility to respond to housing needs.

The money could go toward grants and loans to local governments and nonprofits to acquire land for affordable housing developments; assistance to develop multifamily rentals, including apartments; programs that help first-time homebuyers; preventing homelessness through rental assistance and eviction defense; and grants to raise capacity at local government landuse departments.

The measure also could support “equity” sharing with tenants in housing projects. Equity is important because it allows people to gain financially from the rising value of their property and do things such as borrow money based on it.

“We know that home equity is a part of how you build intergenerational wealth,” said Wasserman.

He noted that people who are renting don’t have that opportunity to build equity.

Overall, the measure could help create more higher-density, environmentally sustainable homes, according to the voter guide.

Some in the housing industry say they can’t make a profit building “the kind of housing we need,” Wasserman said.

The measure, he added, tells housing developers, “‘We’re here to help you make it.’”

TABOR makes for di cult math

But the math isn’t easy. Part of what makes the equation difficult is TABOR, the state constitutional amendment that limits government spending. Under TABOR, revenue above the limit — sometimes called a “TABOR surplus” — gets refunded to taxpayers. The $750 rebate check that Coloradans received this year were a result of TABOR.

Colorado is seeing “very large TABOR surpluses,” in the ballpark of $3 billion this year and next year, Wasserman said. Although that sounds like a lot of money, it goes quick.

For example, money from the state’s “general fund” — which supports basic services, like K-12 education and public assistance — recently totaled $12.5 billion.

In years when state revenue comes in over the TABOR limit, Proposition 123 is estimated to decrease the amount returned by $43 per taxpayer in tax year 2023 and $86 per taxpayer in tax year 2024, according to the voter guide.

Meanwhile, Proposition 121, the measure to lower Colorado’s income tax, will also decrease refunds to taxpayers in years when state revenue exceeds TABOR’s limits.

In those years, taxpayers generally may end up keeping money that would have been refunded anyway, Bockenfeld said.

“It leaves the money in the pocket of citizens rather than giving it to the government and the government giving it back,” Bockenfeld said.

Education often a target for cuts

Colorado’s new normal under Propositions 123 and 121 may not present hard choices when the economy is strong and the state takes in large sums of tax revenue. But during an economic downturn, Colorado may not see a so-called TABOR surplus of revenue.

That’s when priorities may end up

HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WOULD QUALIFY FOR NEW FUNDING

For projects to qualify for funding from Proposition 123, the local governments where the projects are located must commit to increasing a ordable housing by 3% each year and create a fast-track approval process for a ordable housing projects, the state’s “blue

on the cutting block, according to Wasserman.

Proposition 123 allows the state legislature to reduce part of the new housing funding to balance the state budget, according to the state’s voter guide. Essentially, if lawmakers find themselves in enough of a pinch, they can “turn off” parts of the measure, Wasserman said.

The alternative is typically cuts to education, especially higher education, meaning housing and education could be competing not to be cut.

In such a situation, “you’re not able to increase education funding based on growth or needs of schools,” Wasserman said.

In a tight spot, it’s possible state lawmakers could turn off the flow of funding to Proposition 123, according to Legislative Council Staff, the nonpartisan research arm at the state Capitol. The measure explicitly contemplates the fact that lawmakers might want to reduce the spending for budget balancing, so it says they are allowed to cut about half. But in practice, lawmakers could cut the spending entirely, according to staff.

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book” voter guide says.

“If a local government chooses not to meet these requirements, or if it fails to achieve its a ordable housing goals, projects in that municipality or county will be temporarily ineligible for funding from these programs,” the guide says.

Yet whether lawmakers would actually choose to override the will of the voters remains to be seen.

Another complication: When there is enough money, Colorado lawmakers can dip into the TABOR surplus for another purpose. The state allows a property tax exemption for qualifying senior citizens and disabled veterans, referred to as the homestead exemption. The senior homestead exemption can be paid for by the TABOR surplus, Wasserman said, potentially cutting into the available funds for affordable housing.

“That pool of money which is coming from our existing tax rates — it’s a life raft, and it’s like we’re shrinking the size of the life raft,” Wasserman said.

He also looks at Proposition 121 in anticipating future budget problems.

“If the state ends up as a result of this election cutting things, it’s not going to be because of 123 — it’s going to be because of 121,” he claimed. “I can’t be emphatic enough about that. We can shut off parts of 123 … we can never, ever, ever get the money back from 121.”

Houses sit in an upscale neighborhood Nov. 21 in the east Centennial area. PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD

Colorado senators vote in favor of Respect for Marriage Act

BY CAITLYN KIM COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

The U.S. Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which codifies protections for same-sex and interracial marriage into federal law, 61-36, Nov. 29. Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper voted for the bill.

Bennet took to the Senate floor prior to the vote to urge support for “a historic piece of legislation.”

“There may be no right closer to the heart than marrying the one that you love. And Colorado understands that,” he said.

The bill would require states to recognize same-sex or interracial marriages performed anywhere outside their borders, but not require them to allow same-sex couples to marry, which is what the Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges guaranteed. The bill would also officially repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman.

Hickenlooper said it was a “happy day” and this move was “long overdue.” Still, he also acknowledged the political realities of needing to compromise to get at least 10 Republicans to get to 60 to pass the bill in the chamber.

“This was something we could get done now, with a bipartisan majority. It doesn’t mean that there’s not a different solution down the road. But, for right now, this is a pretty good victory,” he said.

The Senate version of the Respect for Marriage Act includes religious liberty and conscience protections under the Constitution and federal law. It would also confirm that non-profit religious groups will not be required to provide goods or services for same-sex

marriages and ensure the government does not recognize polygamous marriages. The amended bill means it will have to go back to the House for a vote before heading to the president’s desk.

The push to protect same-sex marriage was spurred by this summer’s Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade; Justice Clarence Thomas in his concurring opinion said the court should revisit and overturn other landmark rulings regarding contreception and samesex marriage.

The House passed a version of the bill in July, with 47 Republicans in favor. The Colorado delegation split along party lines, with Democratic Reps. Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse and Ed Perlmutter voting for the bill, and Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck and Doug Lamborn voting against it.

This story is from CPR News, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr. org.

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A look at hate crimes in Douglas County

2021 U.S. Census Bureau estimates Douglas County’s population to be nearly 368,990. Of that population, 88.7% are white.

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office sees very few reported hate crimes, however the offenses that are reported to the police are those motivated by bias towards sexual orientation.

“It’s not something that is prevalent and that we work a lot on, because we just don’t get the reports on them,” said Sheriff Tony Spurlock, “I’m not saying it is not happening, we’re just not getting them reported.”

According to the latest report from the Department of Justice, between 20182020, all bias motivation categories have increased with an exception of a slight decrease in religion and disability. The category that has had the largest increase has been bias towards sexual orientation and gender identity.

Spurlock agrees that Douglas County has been following a similar trend.

Bias motivated by race has been another reported hate crime in Douglas County in a county that is predominantly white. The July 1,

Spurlock believes the large caucasion population of Douglas County has an influence on the types of hate crimes reported.

“So I would say that’s probably one of the reasons we don’t get a lot of reporting crime because of that percentage number,” said Spurlock.

Nationally, reported hate crime offenses are often against persons, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. On the other hand, Spurlock believes reported offenses in Douglas County are often against property with vandalization and spray painting of buildings or fences.

“We often get criminal mischief,” said Spulock, “People will write something that is derogatory about a particular LGBTQ community or something, it’s spray painting on the side of a fence. The crime is criminal mischief with an underlying crime of a hate crime.”

As hate crimes have continued to increase, Spurlock encourages those who are being victimized to report the incident.

“I would always encourage them to report it so it can be investigated and then those who are the perpetrators are held responsible, not only by the justice system but by the community,’ said Spurlock.

Douglas County adheres to the federal definition

of a hate crime. A crime motivated by bias against race, color, national origion, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity.

Report a hate crime by calling 303-660-7505, or through

the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office online reporting system. The website does mention that residents of the Town of Castle Rock, the Town of Parker and the City of Lone Tree should submit their reports with those police departments.

Douglas County Sheri Tony Spurlock speaking during a news conference near the RTD Lincoln Station parking garage in Lone Tree on Oct. 26.

PHOTO BY TAYLER SHAW

Cases are often underreported

Kane said she pushed for the ballot language for the bond to include the terminology “without raising taxes,” but was told by district lawyers that they couldn’t use the phrase.

She added that the bond still saw an increase in the number of voters who supported it compared to district polling done in May 2022, which showed only 36% of voters would approve a bond. The final vote count from Nov. 8 shows 46% support for the bond.

Ultimately, Kane said the district’s financial position will not be much different next year and putting off asking for a bond would probably increase the cost for building and maintaining schools.

“I would be concerned if the board did decide to ask for just (the mill levy override) and not (the bond) because I feel like the path to some of those new schools would be insurmountable,” she said.

Another message board members hope to focus on ahead of the 2023 election is how financially responsible the district already is with taxpayer money.

Board member Becky Myers said more promotion of the cost-cutting measures the district is currently taking, such as its low administrative costs, could help show voters the district is a good steward of its finances.

board member David Ray said he would like to see a model budget that includes a $60 million compensation increase for staff in an effort to show what cuts would have to be made in order to give the raise.

“If our goal is to reasonably pay all of our employees, we ought to build a budget accordingly,” Ray said. “What would that look like and what would we have to sacrifice?”

Some board members shared concerns that Ray’s plan could backfire and have voters argue that the district didn’t need the mill levy override to raise pay in the first place, but they did agree that the district could do better to communicate what is lost when funding isn’t passed.

“I agree that the part that was

Mike Peterson said. “We’d be changing the value proposition of the (mill levy override) from ‘give us this money and we can be more competitive to retain and attract and reward staff,’... because we’ll do that internally and now we’re asking ‘if you want your programs back, give us the (mill levy override).’”

Beyond observations, the board also asked Kane to look into data comparing the 2018 and 2022 elections, the precinct-level breakdown for the 2022 election and potentially surveying voters about why they didn’t support the bond and/or mill levy override.

Other ideas for messaging included having students and teachers share

from Meek that the district should say its aiming for “reasonable pay” for staff instead of “competitve pay.”

Meek added that she would support the district hiring a consulting firm to assist with the 2023 campaign.

The board wrapped up the conversation with a plan to return to the topic at a January meeting and direct staff to begin evaluating the need for a bond and mill levy override.

On top of the potential funding questions, the school board has three seats, currently represented by Meek, Ray and board member Elizabeth Hanson, up for election. Ray is term-limited and Meek and Hanson have not commented about seeking reelection.

Douglas County School Board President Mike Peterson speaks at the retreat on Aug. 6 at the Legacy Campus in Parker. Board members met in the first of a two-part retreat to discuss trust and norms.

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After month of free fares, many riders stayed with RTD

shows.

BY OLIVIA PRENTZEL THE COLORADO SUN

After Colorado offered $28 million to make public transit free for the month of August — in an effort to ease air pollution when ozone levels are highest — many riders stayed, even after fares returned, new data from participating agencies across the state show.

While ridership numbers dipped after the no-fare promotion ended, at least nine of the 14 public transit agencies that participated in the Zero Fare for Better Air program saw more riders in September compared with July, including the Regional Transportation District — which saw a 14% increase in its average weekday ridership from July to September, according to the agency’s final report on the program submitted to the state. The agency also reported a 13% increase in monthly riders in September compared with the same time last year.

Four agencies did not respond to The Colorado Sun’s request for ridership data. Mountain Metropolitan Transit in Colorado Springs did not see sustained ridership levels from the zero-fare promotion, though numbers in August marked a 39% increase over August 2021 and were 2% shy of pre-pandemic levels, data

For RTD in the Denver metro area and many other participating transit agencies across the state, the growth marked the highest ridership levels since the pandemic began. For some, the number of riders continued to grow after the fares returned, like for La Junta Transit in southeast Colorado, where the number of monthly riders jumped 16% from July to September.

It’s hard to pinpoint the catalysts for those choosing public transportation over their cars in the month after the program as transit agencies rebound from record-low numbers during the pandemic, and the impacts on the environment remain unclear. But some transit experts hope the numbers are a harbinger of new habits.

“Because we’re such a small system, we know most of our riders. We know their kids and their grandkids and their dogs and their neighbors,” said Dawn Block, transit coordinator for La Junta Transit. “We saw new faces and I want to say at least 50% of those we have seen in September and October.”

Grants from the Colorado Office of Energy, allocated under Senate Bill 180, which also sought to increase the popularity of transit, allowed agencies to waive fares on buses and trains during the hottest and smoggiest month of year.

The $28 million was allocated for free fares in August 2022 and August 2023, with $11 million each year going to RTD and $3 million

each year going to smaller transit agencies.

But air quality impacts from the boost in riders are hard to quantify without a baseline given, according to the RTD’s report on the program, which is slated to repeat for a month next summer for the agency and several others across the state.

In recommendations for next year’s program, the agency called for improved tracking methods on how waived fares impact the state’s air quality.

There were no significant overcrowding issues or increase in crime on RTD’s buses or trains as ridership surged by 22% in August, compared with July and up 36% from August 2021, RTD reported.

The agency deemed the program “a success in encouraging ridership,” but warned that next year that might not hold true if rider levels continue to rebound after the pandemic or if more people choose to take advantage of the waived fares, the report stated.

RTD customers reported minimal day-to-day disruptions and said they appreciated the waived fares, RTD General Manager and CEO Debra Johnson said, citing ridership surveys. Drawing conclusions from the one-month pilot is challenging, as numbers can be influenced by the start of the school year and large scheduled events, like the Colorado Avalanche games during the NHL playoffs and the Stanley Cup championship parade.

Of the riders who answered the surveys, 91% said they had used RTD services before August and 55% indicated they used them more throughout the month.

“The purpose of public transit lies in the value it provides, and RTD’s participation in this initiative enabled customers to experience the value of our services, whether their travel habits changed for a day, a month or the whole of the pandemic,” Johnson said in a statement.

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For some of the smaller and more rural transit agencies, including Durango Transit and South Central Council of Governments (serving Huerfano and Las Animas counties), the program attracted new riders, according to the public transportation advocacy group Colorado Association of Transit Agencies, or CASTA.

In La Junta, a town of about 7,000 in southeastern Colorado, some residents didn’t know about the transit services until they heard it on the radio or were forced to ride the bus due to issues with their personal vehicle.

“But then it’s the best thing since sliced bread,” said Block, the La Junta transit coordinator. “And they tell all their friends and all of their neighbors.” She’s hoping additional advertising next year will help spread awareness.

While ridership continued to grow after the zero-fare promotion ended for many agencies, the end of vacation season and the start of the school year could factor into the boost, transit leaders warned.

The Archuleta County Mountain Express, which runs in Pagosa Springs, Arboles and Durango, recorded 612 riders in September,

a 105 bump from ridership in July. The transit agency is exploring a way to make transit free yearround, according to CASTA.

Pueblo Transit, which offered free service from the city’s largest food distribution site in August, also saw sustained ridership numbers after fares returned with about 17% more riders recorded in September compared with July.

And in Fountain, south of Colorado Springs along Interstate 25, 135 more people rode the bus in September than in July.

“We were very happy with what we saw during that month because we think it helped us get back a lot of our pre-COVID riders,” Todd Evans, Fountain’s deputy city manager said.

Despite a driver shortage, Evans said he is eager for the town to participate in the program next year and extend the promotion June through August, if possible.

“One hundred percent. As long as we don’t get to the point where we’re overloading our buses and we don’t have too many riders for our buses,” he said.

A monthlong zero-fare program was a challenge for Greeley-Evans Transit, known as GET, because it was down about six drivers, but the $30,000 grant helped the agency cover overtime costs, according to CASTA, which collected feedback from the agencies.

Though GET offers free transit for children year-round, the Zero Fare program allowed a mother to join her child on the bus several times to help find the best route home once after-school programs ended, said Ann Rajewski, executive director of CASTA.

More than $2 million of state money allocated for transit agencies across the state was left unused after two of the state’s largest transit agencies chose not to participate because of driver shortages. Some of that money will likely cover expenses for agencies that spent more money during the August promotion than they requested in their grant proposals, Rajewski said.

“We were kind of flying blind this time around,” she said.

How the remaining funds are spent is still up in the air, she said. One possibility is that the money could be used to cover free transit next June before the end of the state’s fiscal year.

The extra funding could potentially help some agencies offer free transit for three months, which would give people a longer time to form a new habit of riding public transportation, Rajewski said.

“I think there would be some real value,” she said. “Not just in terms of trying to get some new riders to ride there, but also for agencies to make even more informed decisions about how they want to move forward.”

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Thomas cleared in investigation

In-commission fighting continues

it clear the privilege holder is the board, not the individual director contrary to the Arapahoe Sheriff’s Office statement),” said Laydon,

responders using their personal identifying information and leaking a privileged document to the press is bad behavior and would not be tolerated on any board, including ours.”

Thomas started the Nov. 23 press conference by showing a compilation video of Laydon and Teal claiming Thomas is a “cancer,” “divisive,”

“The purpose behind this brief video was not only to give a small sample of the hostility and antagonism with which I have had to consistently deal for the past 20 months, but to illustrate that Laydon’s recent rhetoric regarding ‘civility’ is just so much phony, insincere misdirection from his,/Teal’s egregious conduct for the past several months,”

that is professional, respectful, courteous, and civil toward one another and those with whom they engage in their official capacity,”

In regards to the Code of Conduct, Laydon said on the rare occasion, he is pointed in his commentary that aims to identify and fight against uncivil and divisive people.

“Which in my four years has only been one individual,” said Laydon referencing Thomas, “Even the most professional doctor won’t ignore a malignant tumor, the good gardener doesn’t let weeds persist.”

Teal responded to Colorado Community Media saying, “To the best of my knowledge, I’ve never had a full investigation initiated against me, or have I had an HR complaint made against me in creating a hostile work environment, like what prompted the investigation against Commissioner Thomas.”

“My decision to hold this press conference, past experience has made it clear that Laydon and Teal were not interested in making the public aware of the status of yet another bogus investigation by them, particularly since it once again resulted in nothing but wasted government resources,” said Thomas.

According to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Inter-Office Correspondence/Memorandum of Nov. 3, there was no probable cause to believe that the crime of C.R.S. 188-404, First Degree Official Misconduct was committed.

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to conduct a criminal investigation into the allegations.

“The Colorado criminal code does not specifically prohibit a waiver of privileged and confidential information by a privilege holder.

In this case, as a member of the Board of County Commissioners, Lora Thomas is a privilege holder,” Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Bruce Peterson wrote in the memorandum..

In response, Laydon released a public statement concerning the press conference.

“A gross misinterpretation of the law aside (our counsel has made

Laydon also mentioned in his public statement that Thomas has not held herself with professionalism and civility. He ended his statement showing gratitude towards the policies the board has adopted, which have consequences when directors abuse their position.

The revised 2022 Board of County Commissioners Policy Manual states, “Commissioners shall support the maintenance of a positive, professional, and productive workplace environment at the county and inspire confidence in the functioning of county government,” and, “Commissioners shall conduct themselves at all times in a manner

To investigate a claim against a commissioner, there has to be a majority vote from the board. Moving forward, each county commissioner is determined to serve the residents of Douglas County.

Thomas ended the press conference by saying she just wants to govern the people of Douglas County.

Teal said that there is no one above the law in Douglas County.

“As long as I am on this board, we will conduct our county government in a way that is transparent and accountable to the people,” said Teal.

The county continues to operate at an exceptional level, Laydon adding it is debt free, has a balanced budget, and is the healthiest county in the state .

Douglas County looking toward 2023

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County elected officials and department heads held a quarterly meeting to discuss current and future projects, budget and business updates with the county commissioners.

While there was a lot to discuss, primary concerns centered around rent assistance and general assistance.

During the Nov. 28 meeting, Director of Human Services Dan Makelky said there has been a 30% to 40% increase in rent assistance applications. Mapping of applications shows some are coming from out of state. A fair amount of new applications are from those moving into multi-family homes.

The Douglas County Department of Health Services has nearly $40,000

in general assistance. This money is used to help people with unexpected issues such as a car breaking down, burials or paying utilities.

“We have not been utilizing that as much as we did prior to the ERA (Emergency Rental Assistance) funds coming into the county because we haven’t had to,” said Makelky, “Once those funds stop, we won’t be able to offer the same amount of money people are getting through the ERA funds and all of the nonprofits that are distributing those dollars.”

The Mental Health Initiative, funded with American Rescue Plan Act dollars, has two programs that will begin after the first of the year.

The Veterans Mental Health Initiative, awarded $404,300 in federal funds, will have mental health services provided by veterans themselves or by family members who are

licensed clinicians that understand military life.

The Suicide Prevention grant will be issued at the start of 2023 with intentions to make those awards by the end of the first quarter of the new year..

There are three grants of nearly $650,000 going to the Mental Health Initiative.

As Colorado enters a season of snow and wildfires, safety precautions were discussed between the elected officials and commissioners.

In light of a drowning that took place at Crystal Lake in Roxborough Park just before Thanksgiving, Commissioner George Teal suggested a public information campaign about ice safety on lakes.

Teal stated that the county does not have a long history of lakes freezing over like other parts of the country. With people moving into the county from areas where they are accustomed to walking and skating on ice, Teal asked Sheriff Tony Spurlock if there would be any value in creating a public information campaign on ice safety on lakes.

As four children fell through the ice on the lake, Spurlock agreed there is not a lot of education on ice safety in the county and said he wants to get the fire department involved in some of the public service messaging.

Other county updates included the board’s approval of a senior center

to be built off Highlands Ranch Parkway and Broadway.

The Department of Human Services will have the first satellite office with potentially five to eight staff stationed in Highlands Ranch in 2023. They will issue an EBT (electronic benefits transaction) card..

Through Building Performance Colorado, a new benchmarking requirement from the state for energy consumption, Douglas County has been gathering data on four key commercial buildings that are 50,000 square feet to better understand the building’s energy performance compared to other buildings.

As part of Douglas County’s Homeless Initiative, the Homeless Engagement. Assistance and Resource Team, also called the HEART program, is fully staffed after 128 referrals in October, of which 87% were from law enforcement partners.

HEART is a pilot program to enhance the system of support for those who experience homlessness. It will include three navigators who respond to community calls, assist law enforcement and provide support to homeless individuals.

Among the multiple water initiatives in Douglas County, the board asked staff to look into what water conservation efforts could be made throughout the county as a result of water conservation items that came from Aurora and Castle Rock.

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Grocery, convenience stores to sell wine

Change starts in March

BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SU

After counting up the remaining votes from Denver, Proposition 125 changed direction and narrowly passed, letting Coloradans buy a bottle of wine at the grocery store.

Grocery and convenience stores with a license to sell beer can begin selling wine March 1. That’s approximately 1,819 licensees as of June 2021, according to the Department of Revenue. They’ll also be able to offer beer and wine tastings.

“We’re pleased that Coloradans will soon be able to pick up a bottle of wine when purchasing groceries,” said Rick Reiter, campaign director for Wine in Grocery Stores. “Consumer habits are evolving, and it was inevitable that either this election, or one soon thereafter, that Colorado would become the 40th state to have wine in grocery stores.”

The measure was losing by less than a percentage point for most of election night and the next two days. The “yes” votes jumped ahead on the third evening.

As votes were counted, the opinion was stark between rural and urban communities. Rural counties voted largely against Proposition 125 while the Denver metro area and El Paso County were in favor.

La Plata County, in the southwest corner of the state, rejected Proposition 125 by a clear majority, or 57.3% of voters. Denver voters, meanwhile, approved the measure by nearly the opposite, with 55% voting in favor.

The measure statewide finished ahead by more than 28,000 votes, far outside the margin at which a recount would be triggered. The split was 50.6% in favor, 49.4% against out of 2.43 million votes.

Jack Llewellyn, CEO of the Durango Chamber of Commerce, urged members to consider Proposition 125 in terms of the local impact

on local liquor stores. Employees and owners are often the experts who can suggest the perfect wine for every occasion. He fears many local stores will go out of business.

“In metropolitan areas, you have so many options and choices. The convenience becomes the most important thing and not thinking about a small business owner,” Llewellyn said. “Things that are decided for our state are decided because the population is in Denver.”

Proposition 125 opposition felt there was still hope that it could turn around with thousands of votes remaining last week, even if not all were in metropolitan areas, said Chris Fine, executive director of the Colorado Licensed Beverage Association, which represents small liquor retailers and opposed all three alcohol measures.

“We know it hasn’t been trending in our direction and obviously that’s due to metro Denver, Arapahoe and El Paso and the big counties that have been on the other side of us,” Fine said.

With Proposition 125, there will still be rules for alcohol sales. Grocery stores can sell wine, but not through self-checkout. The measure also doesn’t change any other existing rules, such as the prohibition of sales between midnight and 8 a.m., and no alcohol sales to anyone under 21.

Two other alcohol-related measures failed this election.

Proposition 124, which failed in all 64 counties, would have let a liquor retailer operate eight locations, up from the current three, and then allow companies to have an unlimited number operating by 2037. Colorado’s existing law still allows expansion, but much more slowly. Liquor stores can add up to four locations starting in 2027.

And the defeat of Proposition 126, which lost 48.9% to 51.1%, ended plans for alcohol delivery by third parties like DoorDash and Instacart. While advocates had hoped third parties would help small liquor stores expand into delivery if they hadn’t yet because they couldn’t

spare employees, liquor stores can currently deliver alcohol under existing state statute. They just have to use their own staff and own or lease their own vehicles. The campaign to approve the measure was largely funded by DoorDash and Instacart.

“At the same time, we are disappointed that thousands of Colorado small businesses will miss out on vital economic opportunities that third-party alcohol delivery would have provided,” said Reiter, who represented the Yes on 125 and 126 campaigns.

The loss of Proposition 126 also dashed the hope of anyone hoping to keep to-go cocktails flowing. The menu item was an allowance made in the pandemic to help restaurants recover revenues. It ends in July 2025.

“It’s widely known that restaurants have been one of the most devastated

industries over the past two years and it’s disheartening to see that voters are not willing to support these businesses in serving their guests in a responsible way,” Colorado Restaurant Association President and CEO Sonia Riggs said in a statement. “Without Proposition 126, alcohol to go is set to expire in summer 2025, and that crucial revenue lifeline will be stripped from restaurants when they need it most. It will impact customer service, revenue, and the convenience that consumers have come to expect.”

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1 dead, 1 injured in Castle Rock shooting

Investigation continues

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An overnight shooting left one person dead and another injured, and police have taken the suspect into custody, according to the Castle Rock

Police Department.

The shooting occurred at about 1 a.m. Nov. 29 at an apartment complex near Castle Rock Parkway and Castlegate Drive West, according to police.

That’s in the northwest part of Castle Rock, northwest of the Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 85 interchange.

The two victims were shot after an

alleged fight in a parking lot, according to a news release from Castle Rock police.

The person who survived was taken to a local hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries, according to the news release.

The identity of the deceased victim was to be released by the Douglas County Coroner’s Office.

The suspect fled the scene of the shooting, but “further investigation and interviews” allowed officers to identify him and his whereabouts, the news release said. At about 10 a.m., police located the suspect in a vehicle at the intersection of Wilcox and South streets in the downtown Castle Rock area, according to the news release.

“He was taken into custody without incident, and there is no threat to the public,” police said in the news release.

Police believe the suspect was

known to the victims, according to Castle Rock police statements on social media. Investigators are looking into the relationship between the suspect and the victims, the news release said.

Police identified the suspect as 20-year-old Miguel Mercado of Castle Rock. Police intend to charge Mercado with “numerous felonies” including second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder, the news release said.

The formal filing of charges, or alleged crimes, was to be determined by the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, the news release said. That’s the DA’s office for Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident or anyone with more information to contact the Castle Rock police tip line at 720-7333517 or email CrimeTips@CRgov. com.

Wine will soon be sold in grocery and convenient stores.

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A positive direction

Last year, I wrote a column about wanting more kindness in the world and a lot less politics in the public. I used our annual craft show as an example.

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In 2021, we had to have someone removed who was spreading his political views and making a lot of people uncomfortable. We had complaint about not requiring masks. We had complaints from those not in masks.

In reality, it was a pretty negative day, leaving my husband and me feeling a little deflated and pessimistic about the state of our local communities.

This year, we hosted the same craft show at Douglas County Fairgrounds over Thanksgiving weekend. I can’t even begin to explain the difference in attitudes with our vendors and public.

In general, everyone was happy. They were kind and seemed genuinely happy to be out and about supporting local businesses and the local community.

We had thousands of people come to the show and everyone had bigger smiles and better attitudes, and they left my husband and me feeling a lot better about the community this year.

Are things perfect? No. We still have a lot of anger out there. We still have a lot of people believing only one side of a political debate is right — that being theirs.

However, we have a lot less of it in places where it is not welcome. At community events, people are coming out and showing kindness to one another. We have a lot more human decency over anger and disdain at local events. I often say the pandemic brought out the worst in the world. From fear and anger to misinformation and political views — We did not behave at our best as a society in the face of controversy and trouble.

Are we finally recovering from that? I truly hope so.

I am of the belief that most people in this world are good. I believe most are well-intentioned. I believe anger and lack of kindness was a blip and we have learned we can disagree or be upset — but we do not have to make it about everything we do and everywhere we go.

Here’s to our local residents and community leaders who have worked to set a better example in 2022 and create a much more friendly atmosphere for something like a holiday craft show.

I realize with all the hate crimes, tragedy and continued violence that is unnecessary in this world — this seems like a small drop in the bucket but it is something to build on. I cannot begin to express the sadness I had after the 2021 craft show when so many were hateful and angry through the two-day event.

Let’s hope the work to be better, happier and more accepting continues in 2023. Let’s hope in 2023, we can have fewer tragedies and more positives to build on as I believe we did in 2022.

Lighten the load and brighten the mood

WINNING

She had gone out for a run, and it wasn’t until she was more than a half mile away before she realized that she had left her phone at home. The reason she became aware of the missing phone was because she felt just a little bit lighter. The average cell phone weighs under 0.5 pounds and as she returned from her run, she thought about why she could feel such a slight difference as she ran.

As she shared her story with me, we began creating a list of possibilities for how such an insignificant amount of weight could have had such a noticeable impact. We tossed around ideas that had more to do with the size of the device and not the weight and how that may have prompted her to notice that her phone was missing. And then we kicked around a few silly ideas before settling on what was probably the real reason.

She started to talk about all the things she has on her phone, everything from several screens loaded with dozens of apps, several games, tens of thousands of photos, work-related tools such as her email and calendar, and all the social media platforms. Among her apps were at least 10 news feeds which she checked regularly. We hypothesized that although none of these carry any physical weight, they certainly carry with them emotional and stressful weights that when we don’t have access to them for even the shortest amount of time, we can begin to feel a little lighter and the world seems a little brighter.

Maybe we can all relate to this a little bit when we think about all the weight that comes with our own cell phones that we carry. The need to be in the know at all times about what is happening with our family and friends. Feeling obligated to check every email or text and respond immediately. Experiencing withdrawals if we do not open our news feeds to make sure we know what

is going on in our town, state, country, and around the world. And not only making sure we check the news, but we also must check multiple sites to try and find the truth as we never know who or what to believe.

As we continued our conversation, going into the details of what is contained on her phone, she realized just how heavy that phone really was. And to run for a few miles without it and feel just the slightest bit lighter now made all the sense in the world. She made the commitment to herself that she would start to eliminate the apps, games, and tools and minimize the amount of time she stayed glued to her phone. She also planned to leave her phone at home whenever she would go for another run. Her plan was to lighten the load to brighten the mood each day.

Acclaimed author and motivational speaker Krish Dhanam talks about how we can put a little more pep in each step and bounce in each ounce. And that is exactly what I recommend for all of us, to put a little more pep in each step and bounce in each ounce by determining what we allow into our lives, to become planted in our minds, and to penetrate our hearts, letting the good stuff in and keeping the bad stuff out. Identifying where all that weight that sits upon our shoulders is coming from and remove it not only from our phones but from anywhere else it has established a foothold in our life.

As we head into the holiday season, it is the perfect time of year to minimize our burdens, stressors, fears, worries and doubts, and focus on all the people and opportunities in our life that brings us peace, joy, hope, and love. I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can remember to lighten the load and brighten the mood, 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.

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Renters may get a bad rap, unfairly

Is Parker a community with a negative bias against apartment residents?

You might think so if you listened to either of the two forums for Parker Town Council candidates in October. At the chamber’s candidate forum, incumbent Cheryl Poage expressed opposition to more apartments in Downtown Parker.

“If (the developments) were condominiums, that would be great. People are invested in the community then,” Poage said. “People in apartments come and go, come and go,” she said, adding that “a few live here for a long time.”

While that might get some heads nodding in agreement, is it a mindset in sync with Parker’s growth trends?

Most of us have lived in rented housing at some time in our lives. Whether you rented a residence hall room or an apartment in college, brought your first child home to a rental as a young parent, or needed a temporary place after the end of a relationship – a large number of Americans are writing

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Laydon’s definition di ers

I would like to comment on the article titled “Laydon comes out as aesthete.” I find it interesting that Mr. Laydon’s definition is different than the dictionary’s which is “one having or affecting sensitivity to the beautiful especially in art.” There is no mention of gender or sexuality in this definition.

In the article, it mentions that Garrett Royer, a representative for One Colorado, an LGBTQ advocacy organization, was unfamiliar with the term that Laydon identifies with. I think there are enough terms or labels being used currently by the LGBTQ+ community to describe one’s status and we don’t need to change or add to the definitions of words that are not specifically related to gender.

Noel M. Schulze Highlands Ranch

Concerned about parent group

“Kane honored by Colorado Parent Advocacy Network” in the Nov. 24 edition explains a new group of parents called the “Parent Advocacy Network.” I assume it advocates for parents, not children. The reason I assume this is that the parents and superintendent tout a school atmosphere that invites (what may be intrusive) parenting into the schools. Poor teachers, but more importantly, poor children!

As a foster parent of abused and neglected children for 26 years, I am very clear that not all children escape abuse and neglect at the hands and minds of their parents. Also, children are not property - they are people just like adults. Sometimes, the state must be involved.

The saddest thing for the children, however, is the words about what

monthly rent checks.

In 2019, about 36% of American households were rented – or about 44 million, according to Pew Research.

Yet, for many, the image of apartment dwellers is persistently and historically negative. We rent by necessity, says conventional wisdom, whereas owning a home is aspirational. A traditional nuclear family in a single-family detached home fits Parker’s popular hometown image more than any combination of humans in a rented apartment.

However, with a Denver one-bedroom apartment going for around $2,000 per month, many renters are paying more than some are paying for their mortgage, and the image of a renter is changing. That means big business for developers.

Attainable housing for moderate-income professionals (think: nurses, teachers, and first responders) is already a top issue for the Chamber’s Government Affairs Committee as larger employers push for closer-in housing to retain employees.

That foreshadows a real change for Parker’s north side. The new Trader Joe’s and the proposed Whole Foods are in proximity of existing and anticipated multi-family housing. Census data suggests Parker’s current rentable inventory is between 5,000-5,500. That number

will likely at least double in the next decade.

“Cottonhood” will soon become “Cottonboom,” and that means unavoidable economic and political changes.

While research still shows that owners vote and engage more than renters, it cannot be ignored that Parker’s renters are real people, real consumers, and real voters. You might see that as regrettable change, or as an economic opportunity.

“Many people in apartments are just as invested and care about our town as homeowners,” said newly elected Town Councilmember Brandi Wilks, a local real estate agent.

Wilks says she is very aware of the impact of the growing population of renters. With 5,000-10,000 renter votes up for grabs in the coming decade, it’s an awareness with potential upside.

“Renters choose to live in Parker,” she said. “They shop, work, and play here, and we need to make sure they feel just as welcome and appreciated.”

Wilks edged out Poage by a total of 1,227 for a seat on the Town Council.

T.J. Sullivan is the President & CEO of the Parker Chamber of Commerce. Find him on Instagram at @ parkerchamberCEO.

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Richard Wayne Beavers (known to many as Dick) – dedicated husband, father, grandfather and friend – passed away from Alzheimer’s in Memory Care at MorningStar Senior Living in Parker, Colorado on ursday, December 1, 2022.

Dick was born to Wayne and Flora Beavers in Evanston, WY on August 9, 1944. As a child, he grew up in Gypsum, CO. His family, including his younger sister, Barbara, eventually moved to Denver where he attended George Washington High School.

they were de nitely two peas in a pod. Being a grandpa came natural to him. Any time the opportunity came to take his grandson (Aiden) to the park or playground he jumped on it. Going for walks, playing in the back yard, having him spend the night at their house, building Legos together, he loved Aiden so much.

children will learn, which does not include critical race theory (in so doing, you are discriminating against children of color who need to have their backgrounds understood), (so called) “woke” curriculum (which means there will be no empathy or compassion taught about others less fortunate) or indoctrinating kids. (Yes, except you refuse to teach them real history).

God made every person as they are. No one chooses to be sexual, asexual, trans or other, just like no one chooses the color of his or her skin. Good parents are those who accept a child who realizes his sexuality is different than heterosexual, and, despite other hateful people, supports that child through medical needs due to the sexuality God gave this child. Only uneducated people don’t realize this or just don’t care.

When only white, heterosexual children are accepted in a school district, there are problems galore in the homes of that district, and the children so raised will grow up to be haters and intolerant of anyone different than them.

This, people, contrary to what Kane said, is very political, as much as it is horrifying. Shame on all of you for not teaching what we need more of: compassion, real history (no matter how bad it makes the white guy (such as me) look), and tolerance for those born differently, as God intended.

Wise up, Douglas County School Board and the parent groups asserting their ownership of their children: You are doing a grave disservice to the children of this county.

Adoree Blair

Children’s advocate Highlands Ranch

While attending Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO where he received his bachelor’s degree in History, Dick met the love of his life, Mary Ann. ey married on July 15, 1967. ey lived a short time in Maryland, VA while Dick served in the U.S. Army before returning to Denver.

Shortly after getting married, Dick was inducted into the U.S. Army on August 3, 1967. He attended basic training at Fort Campbell, KY and ultimately was assigned to serve as part of a two-man military history detachment (Major Miles D. Waldron and Dick) during the Vietnam War. He served in the U.S Army from 1967-1969 and was honorably discharged on August 1, 1973.

Upon returning to Denver, Dick and Mary Ann lived on Green Mountain in Lakewood where Dick received his master’s degree in History from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He then started his 44-year career in the engineering and construction industry with Sterns-Rogers. While he wasn’t an engineer, Dick held several roles over those 44 years and survived several mergers and acquisitions along the way.

Eventually Dick and Mary Ann moved south of Denver to Centennial where they welcomed their rst and only child, Kathryn, on October 8, 1978. After Mary Ann was told she would not be able to have children, Kathryn became their miracle child. Dick and his daughter shared a very special bond –a bond that carried an entire lifetime – a bond that will be missed, but never forgotten as

rough his 78 years, Dick enjoyed running, hiking, bicycling, skiing, snowshoeing, swimming, photography and jeeping in Southwestern Colorado. He loved being active, being outdoors – he loved being in the mountains. He loved the mountains so much that he successfully climbed all 54 “Fourteeners” and several of them more than once (he ultimately shared his passion of mountain climbing with his son-in-law, Ryan, by taking him on his rst ever climb up Grays and Torreys). He participated in Ride the Rockies two years in a row. His love for running continued for most of his life – too many races to count – only stopping because his body couldn’t do it anymore. Even though he couldn’t run towards the end, he was constantly moving – always walking, he couldn’t sit still.

Dick was devoted to his family, friends, health and work. He was the most generous man and would do anything for anyone, no questions asked. He was truly grateful for everything he had in life. He was a very happy person, always smiling. He loved to joke around – he loved to laugh and loved to make others laugh. His laughter was contagious. Fortunately, his sense of humor, his sel ess heart, his love for life and his smile and laugh carried him all the way through. He will be dearly missed.

Dick is survived by his daughter Kathryn (Ryan) Dole; his grandson, Aiden Dole; and his uncle and aunt Don and Linda Cox.

A memorial service and celebration of life for Dick will be held on ursday, December 15, 2022 at 10:00am at Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary in Littleton (6601 S Colorado Blvd, Centennial, CO 80121).

Richard Wayne Beavers

August 9, 1944 - December 1, 2022

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

The lettuce is blooming nicely on the rollaway walls.

According to the farmer’s iPad, the calibrated nutrients are flowing smoothly and accurately through the tubes.

It’s 30 degrees outside, but there’s a tantalizing garden of tangy, restaurant-ready produce inside this cozy, pristine shipping container.

Somewhere behind and among the pawn shops and the gas stations and the used tire traders and the body shops along South Broadway, on a former used car lot on Acoma Street, a couple

of snazzy high-tech containers are parked to start an urban farming revolution.

Ullr’s Garden, launched a few months ago by a couple of brothers who want to save the world and sell some sustainable arugula, is growing the equivalent of a 10-acre farm on a dusty 7,500-square-foot lot. The lettuce and arugula and basil and romaine grow horizontally, while hanging from moveable walls packed inside the climatecontrolled trailers. The farmers sit at a folding table in the nearby shed and plot their next expansion: stackable farm containers.

Nick Millisor, one of the brothers behind Ullr’s Garden, still can’t believe they’re doing what they’re doing.

“We are growing local produce, in the middle of Denver, on an old used car lot, the kind you used to roll your car windows up when you

drove by,” Millisor laughs.

Vertical farms don’t stint on flavor

And their stuff tastes great. The emerald green basil snaps with a hint of licorice. The arugula is laced with a wild mustard flavor. The butter lettuce, sold with root ball intact, has an earthy flavor belying the fact the growing walls are purposefully insulated from any local dirt.

One trailer with 365 days of optimal growing conditions can produce the equivalent of a 5-acre seasonal farm, Nick and Luke Millisor say. Employing a closed loop for the water and nutrients, each trailer uses up only five gallons a day from water buffaloes they fill offsite.

“We don’t even have a water tap here yet,” Nick laughed.

And when the weather turns truly frigid, say 10 degrees from a recent overnight snow, a conscientious farmer can check on the baby bibb while sitting at home in bed with a laptop.

“If anything isn’t running optimal-

ly, the farm will literally send me a text message,” Nick said, waving his iPhone over the transplanting tables. Sensors throughout the trailer are connected to wi-fi.

Urban farming and hydroponics a great mix, experts say

Independent experts on vertical, hydroponic farming say they can’t predict the success of Ullr’s business model, but agree the revolution in well-designed shipping containers could indeed preserve the environment and extend better nutrition to remote consumers.

Rising world population, scarce water amid climate change and urban neighborhoods neglected by fresh food stores, “these are the multifaceted reasons why we’re seeing this surge in interest,” said Josh Craver, an assistant professor in controlled environment horticulture at Colorado State

Ullr’s Garden grows tangy artisanal arugula in climate-controlled trailers

University.

“It’s not hard to see pretty quickly that you can produce, per square foot, way more food in these containers than you can in the field,” Craver said.

We are growing local produce, in the middle of Denver, on an old used car lot, the kind you used to roll your car windows up when you drove by.

The Ullr’s Garden name for their parking lot container farm honors the brothers’ time growing up skiing in Breckenridge, home to the Ullr Fest winter sports party. Nick Millisor comes at farming with all the technical skills of a self-described liberal arts eclectic and sci-fi nerd. He’d been toiling in real estate when the strange winds of COVID and climate change turned his 2021 upside down and he went in search of a meaningful project to better the world.

There was a week where Germany flooded and the West was burning and a Canadian heat wave was cooking shellfish alive in the ocean.

“I didn’t want to deal with super-rich people’s problems with real estate anymore,” Nick Millisor said. “And so I convinced my brother to join me, and then my cousin, and I was like, ‘You just want to do something crazy and start growing food in a container?’ And they said yes.”

Luke Millisor supplied the actual technical knowledge, from his experience managing a neuroscience lab at University of Colorado. Colorado’s increasing water challenges led them toward water-stingy hydroponic farming and to the equipment catalogs of storage container outfitters.

“We’re not the only ones doing this you know. I would love to say that we’re the pioneers behind this, but a lot of smarter people have basically led us to this point where this technology is almost automatic,” Nick Millisor said. “It’s so easy. I mean, I have zero experience farming, other than growing some stuff in my mom’s garden as a kid.”

Ullr’s Garden sent itself to indoor farm training

The container outfitters supplied a two-day boot camp on vertical farming.

The would-be farmers learned there’s almost zero water use in the latest designs, no contamination of runoff with excess fertilizer or pesticides, precise control of nutrients, efficient LED lighting powered by clean electricity.

They have two electric vehicles to deliver produce within a 5-mile radius, boosting their effort to become carbon neutral with the overall operation. Leaving the root ball on a head of lettuce helps it last on the shelf for a couple of weeks and reduces food waste.

A fully outfitted container, with 24,000 individual LED pinpoint lights and temperature controlled at 68 to 70 degrees, costs about $170,000, Nick Millisor said. Ullr’s Garden can grow 500 varieties of produce to meet the whims of the market, and tweak the grow lights for goals as esoteric as the optimal color of a red lettuce leaf.

Accelerating efficiencies in lighting and heating have powered the surge in hydroponic container farms, said CSU’s Craver. Old grow lamps built up too much heat, while improved LEDs produce precise photons that the plant can employ for photosynthesis.

“So we really are sitting on the shoulders of giants on this one,” Nick Millisor said.

Vertical and remote, but not out of touch

As the water drips down the wall channels and then recirculates, sensors constantly check pH and mineral levels, among other growth factors. Reserve tanks dribble in supplement adjustments to the mix at the touch of the iPad. Key in siting the containers is pouring concrete footings at a 2% tilt to guarantee the water flow.

Most varieties started from seeds are ready in six to seven weeks. Harvesting means clean scissors trimming the walls, or pulling whole heads with root balls.

Now, about that business model. Negotiating with individual restaurants may not be the full answer, though Ullr’s Garden is in talks with a few looking for local supply and input into the varieties. The next challenge for the Millisors, joined by cousin and chief financial officer Ian Randall, is to launch a farm share program.

Other farm share subscriptions are popular in summer and fall, with buyers picking up or getting delivered a box of outdoors-grown seasonal items ranging from lettuce to tomatoes to squash. But the outdoor shares run out by late fall, where Ullr’s Garden can deliver lettuce, herbs and other greens year-round. The company has 150 shares on sale now, to be delivered within the 5-mile radius.

A prime calculation in closequarters farming, Craver said, is which plants draw top dollar for

the space they take up. Corn is all fibrous scaffolding, producing a handful of kernels that sell for 25 cents an ear. Root ball lettuce is nearly 100% edible, and can retail for $5 or $6 a head.

There are large hydroponic operations in metro Denver that appear to be thriving, Craver said, and smaller operations like Ullr’s Garden are busy figuring out their costs and a workable scale.

“When you look at the business model, it definitely does work,” Craver said.

I didn’t want to deal with superrich people’s problems with real estate anymore … I was like, ‘You just want to do something crazy and start growing food in a container?’ And they said yes.

Of course, there’s a lucrative container model selling billions of dollars of product a year in Colorado — marijuana. The Millisors, though, are adamant they want to feed the world, not medicate it.

Denver’s zoning office is well organized to approve urban farming, Nick Millisor said, but they did have to address the elephant in the container.

“I was like, ‘I’m doing a hydroponic garden,’ and you could just see it in their eyes, oh no, there’s another one, and I was like, ‘Not marijuana! Not marijuana!’ And she’s like, okay, STAMP, get out of here.’ ”

Container farms could be stackable

The Ullr’s Garden trio plots their next move from underneath the modest shed looking out on the lot. If marketing picks up and the consumer-direct shares

work out, there’s room for expansion with ground space for two or three more containers.

Plus, as anyone who’s seen a modern port city can tell you, they’re stackable. Ullr’s Garden anticipates going at least a second story of vertical, and perhaps more if the zoning folks are feeling frisky.

They’re considering transforming the shed into an events and education space, knowing that schoolchildren would thrive on a cool hydroponics and LED lesson. As for the pro duce, they’re still considering winter decorative flowers, edible flowers that could draw top dollar, and radishes. One grower figured out how to do hops indoors, another grew berries, though that may not scale up to be useful.

One constant, besides the 68 degrees inside the trailers, is how welcoming and helpful everyone in vertical farming has been in sharing tips with Ullr’s Garden, Nick Millisor said.

“Everyone has the tool. Now everyone’s kind of figuring out how best to use it,” he said. “And that’s what I think is most exciting for me.”

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

Ullr’s Garden currently consists of two shipping containers of hydroponic farms in South Denver. Each “vertical farm” can grow the same amount of produce as 5 acres of farmland.

PHOTO BY OLIVIA SUN / THE COLORADO SUN VIA REPORT FOR AMERICA

Gardens light up the night for holidays

Our area gardens are filled with bright nights these days, such as the Denver Botanic Gardens’ Blossoms of Light show at the York Street location.

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The DBG’s Chatfield Farms Trail of Lights is also a happy place. And Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, sparkles. Any or all create a festive family outing. Dress warmly and celebrate! Admission charged at all of

Englewood Arts Presents’ next matinee performance will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 17, featuring cellist Silver Ainomae and pianist Joshua Sawicki, in Hampden Hall at Engle-

“Making Merry” will be the annual Stories on Stage holiday program: Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. in Nomad Theater, Boulder; Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. in King Center, Denver; Dec. 18 virtual premiere at 7 p.m. 303-494-0523, storiesonstage.org. Subscriptions still a gift option.

Visual treat at libraries

Douglas County Libraries are all decorated with a total of 120 trees. Readers may want to take the family on tour, or just visit individually. Through Jan. 7. Book-related trims by this imaginative crew in the “Forest of Stories.”

Dance auditions

Auditions for Zikr Dance: Denver Ballet Theatre, 8000 S. Lincoln St., Littleton. Jan. 8, 2023. $20 audition

Carols

Voices West will perform “Carols by Candlelight” on Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. at St. Timothy Episcopal Church, 1401 Dry Creek Road, Centennial. Tickets: VoicesWest.org or at the door. Livestream Dec. 11 at 2 p.m.

Wind ensemble

Colorado Wind Ensemble performs at 2 p.m. Dec. 17 at Parker Schoolhouse at Main Street, 19650 Mainstreet, Parker. coloradowindensemble.org.

Winter break programs

South Suburban Parks and Recreation District offers winter break programs: Dec. 27-30 Adventure Camp for 6-12 year olds. Winter

Town Hall Arts Center

“Newsies” continues through Dec. 30 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St, downtown Littleton. townhallartscenter.org. 303-794-2787, ext. 5. Appropriate for kids.

Vintage Theatre

Vintage Theatre, 1468 S. Dayton St., Aurora, presents “Dot” by Colman Domingo, directed by Mykai Eastman, through Dec 18. Friday, Saturday: 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $20-$34, 303-856-7830 or vintagetheatre.org.

Orchid extravaganza

Orchid Showcase at Denver Botanic Gardens, York Street, Jan. 12-Feb. 20, 2023. Hundreds of blooms. This is a real treat in mid-winter! botanicgardens.org.

‘A Christmas Story’ for everyone at Miners Alley

There are some stories that you can’t even remember when you first encountered them — they just seem to have always been around. For countless families, the immortal film “A Christmas is a perfect example of this phenomenon.

While most of us are familiar with it on the screen, Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden, has brought “A Christmas Story” to the stage and will be running it through Friday, Dec. 23. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. The Dec. 22 is a special benefit performance for the children’s theater program that will feature a visit from Santa, special beverages and more.

We spoke to director Rory Pierce about the show, bringing a classic to the stage and more.

Interview edited for clarity and

brevity.

Tell me about the show: People have grown up listening to the stories of Ralphie Parker’s childhood and now know them almost as well as they know their own. It is a classic tale of Christmas, filled with best friends, budding romances and the longing for the best Christmas gift.

Why did you select this as this year’s holiday show?

“A Christmas Story” hits so many of the notes that people look for during the holidays: family, friendship, humor, tenderness and nostalgia for a time long gone but never forgotten.

What are the challenges of bringing a well-known story to the stage in such a different form?

Doing a show that so many people already know does bring its own set of challenges. We know that the characters on the stage will not look like the people in the film. The house cannot be recreated on the stage and we certainly cannot bring the winters on the shores of Lake Michigan in Indiana to the stage either.

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But we can bring back memories of our childhood. The days when snowbanks towered over our heads. When the problems we needed to solve seemed almost insurmountable. When moms and dads were our true heroes and bullies were not unbeatable.

What has the audience reaction been like so far?

I couldn’t be happier with the way the audience has embraced this show. From people who know the movies so well they watch it multiple times every year, to the people that have never heard of it before, they have all left the theater with smiles on their faces and warmth in their hearts. And they have shared their feelings about the show with us both at intermission and on their way out.

If people aren’t familiar with the story, what do you want them to know about what they can expect?

If you know nothing about this story, get ready for a Christmas adventure that will remind you of your youth and make you glad you came.

What do you hope audiences come away with?

As people leave, I just hope they think of the holidays as a time for family, fun, and unforgettable memories.

For information and tickets, visit minersalley.com.

Miracle bars o er holiday atmosphere galore

Sometimes around the holidays, you just need a drink. Whatever the reason for this is (no judgment here), there are several more festive options to add some holiday cheer to your libation atmosphere.

Sponsored by Miracle, a “Christmas-themed pop-up cocktail bar that serves holiday cocktails in a festive setting,” drinkers can visit the Miracle at The Eddy Hotel, 1640 8th St. in Golden, Miracle at Union Station, 1701 Wynkoop in Denver, Miracle at The Rouge,

7939 E. Arapahoe Road in Greenwood Village and Sippin’ Santa at The Arvada Tavern, 5707 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada.

Each of these locations offer special drinks, merchandise and atmosphere that will really get you in the holiday spirit. Visit www. miracledenver.com to see all the locations, links to make reservations and more.

Walk through some of the world’s bestknown paintings

The work created by the Impressionist movement of artists, which was established in the late 19th century, remains some of the most moving and well-known works ever created. Artists like Monet, Renoir and Degas remain firmly etched in our cultural history and visitors to the Immersive Monet and The Impressionists exhibit can see why up close and personal.

The exhibit is open at the Lighthouse Artspace Denver, 3900 Elati St. in Denver. Get tickets at immersivemonet.com/Denver.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The Smile at Mission Ballroom

Who knows if we’ll ever get a proper Radiohead album again. It is certainly not something we can rule out, but in the meantime, we’ve got The Smile, which features almost half Radiohead’s members - Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, as well as producer Nigel Godrichand drummer Tom Skinner.

The group released their debut album, “A Light for Attracting Attention,” this year and it’s one of 2022’s best releases. In support of the album, The Smile will be performing at the Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St. in Denver, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10 and Sunday, Dec. 11. They’ll be joined by opener Robert Stillman.

Get tickets at www.axs.com.

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

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Newsies rule at Town Hall

Musical tells story of 1899 strike in New York

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Historic Town Hall Arts Center, which opened at the turn of the century, seems to be an appropriate spot to tell the “Disney’s Newsies” story — the tale of the 1899 New York newspaper newsies’ strike that forced the Pulitzer and Hearst chains to more properly compensate their young newspa-

“Disney’s Newsies” plays at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street, downtown Littleton, through Dec. 30. Box o ce: 303-794-2787 ext. 5. townhallartcenter.org.

per hawkers. Town Hall opened in that era (and the Littleton Independent also started publishing).

Newsies bought their papers for 50 cents per hundred and sold them for a penny each. The threat of a price raise to 60 cents per bundle really was a threat to the

newsies, who often came from poor immigrant families that depended on their earnings. The 1898 Spanish American War news helped with sales and publishers thought they could perhaps make additional revenue, but the youth-led strike, on July 18, 1899, forced William Randolph Hearst’s New York Evening Journal and Joseph Pulitzer’s The Evening World to reconsider after circulation decreased signifi cantly. From 360,000 per day to 125,00 per day in Pulitzer’s case, according to program notes written by director Steve Wilson.

Ringleader Jack Kelly is played by Elton J. Tanega, who makes his debut at Town Hall, and is backed up by his disabled friend, Crutchie, played by Kong Vang, also new to Town Hall, as they plan to protest the publishers’ moves. Camden Deal plays Jack’s friend, Davey, and petite Mac Vasquez plays his little sister, Les, in some performances (Elinor Rodgers also plays the girl). Also in the cast: Antigone Biddle, Brody Lineaweaver, Caleb Wenger, Camryn Nailah, Elise Brianne Todd, Elliott Clough, Erin M. Banta, Gavin Schrader, Gio Roselli.

It happens that Kelley’s girlfriend, Katherine (Kelly Maur), writes for a rival paper and comes up with a headline about the strike that forces Pulitzer to back off and return to the previous pricing arrangement. Her story also uncovers corruption in the newspaper business ... “Whatever happens, let’s begin,” they sing ... “now is the time to seize the day

— Carpe diem ...”

Toughs and police appear to break up the strike.

We fi nd Jack, taken in by singer Medda Larkin (Radjulari), who admires his artistic/painting ability. His daydream spot is Santa Fe and he’s working on an image, although he’s never been there. Discouraged, he thinks about heading there now ... end of Act I ...

Act II opens as Jack paints and Katherine brings in a copy of her paper with a headline about the strike and Kelley hears from his friend, Crutchie, who is jailed.

Pulitzer tells Jack that no paper in town will publish news about the strike, but the newsies have a surprise — their own paper printed on a press they found in the basement. Katherine appears with a stack. It’s widely distributed and Pulitzer’s phones are ringing off the hooks! He has to retreat.

Along about here, President Teddy Roosevelt appears, summoned by Medde Larkin, and Jack’s girlfriend, Katherine, who turns out to be Pulitzer’s daughter, appears and after some confusion, everything gets straightened out and Pulitzer agrees to reduce the rate the newsies must pay!

This musical, with book by Harvey Fierstein, lyrics by Jack Feldman, is helmed by experienced Denver director Steve Wilson, with scenic design by M. Curtis Grittner, costumes by Lorie Beth Jewel, sound by Curt Behn, music direction by Donna Debreceni, choreography by Debbie and Ronni Stark.

“Newsies” is on stage at Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton through Dec. 30.

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Colorado nurse wins national teaching award

ing style is the reason she can understand complicated topics in school.

BY LINDSEY FORD ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Out of thousands of nurse educators in the country, one of the top five is right here in Colorado.

Tammy Spencer, DNP, RN, has dedicated most of her life to nursing. She has taught at the University of Colorado College of Nursing for over 30 years. Earlier this year, she was honored with the National League of Nursing’s “Nurse Educator of the Year” award.

“I can think of several times in the past three months that patients have had an impact on me,” said Spencer. “I mean, you can’t help but be moved by their stories, and you can’t help but feel such an honor and privilege to be with that person at one of the most vulnerable times in their lives.”

Spencer was nominated by her nursing colleagues and friends, Gail Armstrong and Peggy Jenkins.

Armstrong said Spencer has been honored with 18 awards since she became a faculty member and completed her master’s degree at the University of Colorado College of Nursing in 1989.

“For Tammy to be identified as one of the top five nurse educators in the country is a really, really prestigious award,” Armstrong added.

Armstrong said Spencer’s award did not come as a surprise to her colleagues and students. The nursing school’s Facebook page was flooded with heartfelt comments congratulating her.

“Tammy Spencer is one of the absolute best out there! She lives her passion for nursing,” one commenter wrote. “I feel blessed to have been one of her students!”

“So well deserved,” another person said. “She’s one of my favorite professors I’ve had out of all three of my degrees.”

One of Spencer’s students, Barbara Klontz, shared that Spencer’s teach-

“Tammy is about a couple of things: kindness, always — she has a really bright personality and lots of energy — but also she really likes being with people and she treats everyone ... like they’re a friend or a close acquaintance, so it’s really easy to be with her,” Klontz said.

Spencer said her passion is teaching.

“My students bring me a lot of joy,” she said, “to be in the classroom and to be able to really impact them in such a profound way, to think that you are educating the next generation of nurses.”

Spencer said another passion of hers is policy-making; she explained that she was involved with getting emergency orders signed by Governor Jared Polis to “help lessen burdens of clinical hours required for graduation.” Spencer said she did this because it helped “fill the pipeline at a time when nurses were leaving” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I think that more and more policy is needed around nursing. I think nurses have a huge voice in health care,” Spencer said. “We need to use that voice; we need to feel empowered to use that voice.”

Spencer lives by a mantra written by Virginia Henderson, a renowned nurse, writer and scholar.

“[Henderson] described nursing as, ‘nursing is work of the head, work of the heart and work of the hands,’” said Spencer.

Spencer believes one cannot get into nursing without “being passionate.”

“You are handing a newborn for the first time to a mother, you are holding the hand of a patient that’s dying. You can’t help but be moved by that,” Spencer said. “So, that’s what nursing means.”

This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online.

Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.

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10 years of recreational cannabis research

What to know

BY CLAIRE CLEVELAND COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Recreational cannabis in Colorado turned 10 in November.

Researchers have been studying its impact on health, public safety and the economy, but there’s still so much more to learn. In some ways, the cart came before the horse, as in legalization came well before the research.

On Colorado Matters, Angela Bryan, a professor of psychology, and Brian Keegan, an assistant professor of information science, both at the University of Colorado Boulder, talked about some of what’s currently known and unknown about cannabis. They also busted a few long-standing myths, too.

Myth: Cannabis users are couch potatoes

The data suggests, at least in states where people have been asked about their cannabis use and exercise habits, that cannabis users are more likely to meet exercise recommendations than non-users.

“They tend to use cannabis in conjunction with exercise in some form or fashion and that’s either using before exercise or using it after exercise for recovery purposes,” said Bryan. “We also have larger epidemiological data, not collected by my lab, but where we see patterns such that cannabis users have lower rates of type two diabetes, better waist-to-hip ratios and better insulin function.”

Indica vs. sativa: what are the chemical components?

When someone shops at a dispensary, they’ll see products marketed as containing either sativa or indica

strains of cannabis. Those two subspecies are known to have different subjective effects on the user. Indica is often described as “in-dacouch,” meaning it’s relaxing, versus sativa, which is known to be stimulating and increases creativity.

Keegan and his collaborators analyzed nearly 90,000 cannabis product samples from six states and found that in reality, most of the products in Colorado’s legal marketplace are hybrids of the two subspecies.

“There’s an element of truth in advertising here, that if you go out and buy red wine and you crack it open and it comes as a white wine, you’d be very upset,” Keegan said. “In the legal marketplace, we’ve had this experience that there is no regulation governing what you can call something. There’s no sort of trademark protection, or anything, any other kind of intellectual prop-

erty that says when you buy something that says “X,” that “X” will always have this kind of consistent chemical compound composition.”

More research is needed to understand the many chemical components that make up cannabis and how those components affect the body.

What’s the deal with THC, CBD and pain?

What researchers know is that cannabis can have positive effects on pain and there seems to be evidence that THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis, in combination with CBD, which does not have psychoactive effects, work in tandem for pain reduction.

CBD has anti-inflammatory properties, so it makes sense that it would work well to alleviate pain, Brian said.

“If you think about other pain medications, think

about opiates, opiates also have psychoactive effects,” Brian said. “So it’s not terribly surprising that some combination of THC and CBD seems to be the most effective for pain reduction.”

So far, there isn’t a known dose or preparation that might be the most helpful for pain reduction, but researchers are continuing to work to understand what role the two components play in pain.

What about negative health side e ects?

Cannabis appears to be helpful in treating pain, it’s used in an FDA-approved drug to treat seizures and it appears to positively impact exercise-related health issues, but what about its consequences? Keegan said he thinks a profound concern the industry is facing right now has to do with contaminants.

For example, Colorado

requires cannabis producers to test for mold and pesticides, but the state still operates a regulatory system that allows the same pesticides used on an apple to keep bugs away to be used on cannabis. The difference is that consumers don’t light the apple on fire and breathe in the fumes, whereas with cannabis, they do.

“Those chemicals come into our bloodstream and our bodies,” Keegan said. “And that’s really poorly understood, and I think a very serious public health risk around the role that these kinds of contaminants — pesticides, fungicides and mold — have.”

Did legal cannabis drive up DUIs? And what about teens using cannabis?

The short answer: no. The long answer: driving under the influence of cannabis isn’t safe, but legalization of the drug didn’t cause an increase in DUIs. Alcohol, instead, is the main culprit behind many DUIs in Colorado, according to a report compiled by the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, which analyzed more than 26,000 impaired driving cases filed in 2019.

As for teen use, the state runs the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey every other year, which asks teens about cannabis use. The number of kids reporting cannabis use has only increased about 4 percent since 2013, from 33 percent to 37.5 percent.

“We’re not, again, seeing those kinds of dramatic explosion of use among young people that many were warning against,” Keegan said.

This story is from CPR News, a nonprofit news source. Used by permission. For more, and to support Colorado Public Radio, visit cpr.org.

For the first time since being legalized, Colorado’s cannabis industry is slowing.

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Weed whacking Colorado’s ozone problems Pushing

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Standing on a leaf-strewn lawn at Sloan’s Lake Park early on a sunny December day, Jordan Champalou says cutting ozone by switching to cleaner engines is as easy as press ing a button.

And then he presses the button. One of the battery-powered leaf blowers he employs in his lawn care business hums immediately to life. The array of lawn tools, from mow ers to chain saws, spread in front of Champalou are just as powerful on batteries as any gas-powered equip ment his competitors use, he says. None of the tools’ motors need any maintenance beyond recharging.

Speaking of recharging, he adds, when he’s on the road doing lawns all day, he pops the batteries into chargers that are connected to solar panels. Solar panels that he’s taped to the roof of his pickup truck.

“I still have power at the end of the day,” grins Champalou, who says people stop him every day to talk about electric lawn tools and how they stack up against dirtier gaspowered models. “It’s never run dry.”

Environmental advocates were happy to stand quietly in the Sloan Lake sunshine and let flannel-be decked Champalou make their best arguments. The clean electric lawn

display is part of an environmen tal sprint before Dec. 13 to get the Colorado Air Quality Control Com mission to reject state air pollution officials’ ozone-fighting plan and write a tougher one.

Champalou, 21, who maintains lawns around Westminster, said he first went electric at age 10 when he knocked on neighbors’ doors trying to make a buck.

“I did not want to smell like gasoline, and I did not want to be breathing those fumes,” he said. He’s adamant that much of the blue col lar machine world can switch over to clean running electric tools with no compromise on performance.

Environmentalists sometimes have difficulty getting policymakers to take lawn gear and small engines seriously in the pollution fight, but the state’s own numbers point out the opportunity. Colorado’s EPA-des ignated ozone nonattainment areas are registering about 84 parts per billion of ozone on bad days, CoPIRG notes from state monitors, while the federal limit is now 70 ppb.

Oil and gas production accounts for 8.6 ppb of the average, accord ing to Regional Air Quality Council reports. On-road vehicles contribute 6.8 ppb. Background and natural emissions, including ozone from pollution blowing in from China or California, makes up 48.6 ppb.

Lawn and garden care, and the dirtier two-cycle gas engines that mix oil into the burn, makes up 2.5 ppb. California has a robust pro gram requiring a swift transition to

electric tools powered by renewable energy. If Colorado made a similar switch, the state would find 18% of the ozone reduction it needs to get under federal limits. Colorado leg islators rejected a proposal in 2022 to ban the sale of gas-powered lawn equipment by 2030.

“They pack a big pollution punch,” said CoPIRG’s Kirsten Schatz, au thor of a new study on lawn and gar den tool pollution. CoPIRG displayed the lawn gear at the lake park.

Running a commercial gas-pow ered lawn mower for one hour is the pollution equivalent of driving a car 300 miles to Trinidad from Cheyenne, Schatz said. Running a commercial leaf blower for an hour produces even more pollution, the equivalent of a 1,100-mile car trip from Denver to Calgary.

It’s time for the AQCC or the legis lature to “phase them out as quickly as possible,” Schatz said.

The AQCC at its December meet ings is scheduled to hold hearings and a vote on passing the state implementation plan for ozone at tainment written by the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division. State officials have admitted the plan will fail to meet EPA goals by 2024, but add they have a robust schedule of new rules the AQCC can vote on in 2023 that will push Colorado ahead faster.

A broad coalition of local elected officials and environmental groups are attacking that strategy they call cynical, saying the state is trying to buy time to avoid EPA sanctions by

submitting a plan Colorado knows is flawed. The EPA’s review of the plan, which predicts continued non attainment, in effect resets the clock on when the agency can require changes to Colorado rules.

“It’s critical we reduce harmful ozone pollution on the Front Range as quickly as possible,” Schatz said, nodding to a variety of electric gear as a relatively easy contribution.

“It’s time for some serious solu tions.”

The coalition demanding more ozone action is asking state regula tors to add new controls on oil and gas production, including a pause on activity on summer days with the worst ozone-producing conditions; increased spending on public transit and alternatives to fossil fuel vehicle trips; and adoption of a second tier of clean car requirements that Cali fornia has already implemented.

State electrification and clean air officials say they are already on track for important improvements, including 2023 rulemaking for a so-called Advanced Clean Trucks policy that will require a gradual overhaul of the heavy-duty truck fleet to electric or hydrogen-powered models.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

Creek wins fourth straight 5A title

Bruins beat Valor 24-17 at Empower Field

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A strong second-half comeback helped Cherry Creek capture its fourth straight Class 5A state football title on Dec. 3 with a 24-17 victory over Valor Christian at Empower Field.

It was the Bruins 13th state championship trophy that the team brought home to Greenwood Village and marked a Colorado-best 11th state title won by Creek head coach Dave Logan at four different schools.

Logan won a state crown at Arvada West, one at Chatfield, four at Mullen and now five at Cherry Creek.

“It means I’ve been blessed to coach 30 years, and the core group of my staff has been with me for 25 or so years, which has been a big part of my success,” said Logan. “And I’ve been blessed to have great players who buy in, worked hard and do the right things.”

Cherry Creek, which finished with a 12-2 record, at times did not look like a title team in the first half. A missed field, two interceptions and a botched fourthdown play by the Bruins helped Valor take a 7-3 halftime lead.

It was the third consecutive year that Creek and Valor have played in the 5A state championship game and this was the closest outcome after two previous 21-0 wins for the Bruins.

“We gave away a game late in the season (to Grandview) and it was an eye-opener for us,” added Logan. “We don’t give games away. We gave up things in the first half. We

had self-inflicted wounds. We had two interceptions, we got stopped on a fourth and one and we missed a field goal. I was proud of the way we bounced back in the second half.”

Cherry Creek took the second-half kickoff and moved 66 yards on two plays with senior Carlson (Bubba) Tann scoring on a 16yard run to push Creek into a 10-7 lead only 39 seconds into the second half.

Senior quarterback Brian Rudden, who replaced freshman starting quarterback Brady Vodicka, tossed a 39-yard touchdown pass to

Ismael Cisse with 7:34 left in the third period to go up 17-7.

Creek was on the move on its third possession of the half but lost a fumble at Valor’s 18-yard line and the Eagles responded with a 24-yard field goal by Jeremy Claycamp with seven seconds remaining in the third period.

Bruins standout linebacker Blake Purchase scored on a 4-yard run as Creek went ahead 24-10 with 6:10 still to play in the game. Valor then got a late TD on an Asher Weiner to Cash Spence 28-yard scoring

strike for the final TD of the game.

Purchase was tucked in behind the offensive line for his touchdown and looked like an extra blocker.

“I was hiding behind the line, waiting for the hole then I took off and scored,” he said of what turned out to be the game-winning TD.

Valor Christian coach Bret McGatlin said Creek made the right adjustments in the second half.

“They adjusted well,” he said. “They countered what we were trying to do and executed real well and had a couple big plays which we

didn’t allow in the first half. We were lucky enough to go in with the lead after the first half. I’m proud of our guys.

“It was a heck of a season,” McGatlin said of the Eagles’ 11-3 campaign. “Losing 19 of 22 starters from last year, no one thought we would be here.We made it here with a bunch of overachievers. I wasn’t happy with today but we will be back.”

Tann finished with 164 yards rushing as the Bruins wound up with 303 yards

Lutheran falls in 3A finale

Lions held lead four times before losing to Roosevelt

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lutheran took another step forward despite losing to Roosevelt 34-24 in the Class 3A state championship football game played

on Dec. 3 at the Thunderbowl in Pueblo.

“The year before we made the quarterfinals,” said Lutheran coach Stephen Robbins, “then last year we were in the semifinals, this year the state championship, so we hope that trend keeps going and we’ll have a state championship next year. It will take a lot of work.”

The Lutheran Lions from Parker went 11-3 this

season while Johnstown school Roosevelt wrapped up an undefeated 14-0 campaign.

In the finals against Roosevelt there were four lead changes. Lutheran led 10-0, 17-7, 17-14 and 24-21 before the Rough Riders scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to get the victory.

“A couple turnovers and this and that will do it but it was good,” said Robbins. “I hate being on the losing end

but I’m proud of our guys. It was a fun game and a fun experience to be a part of.

“We had a phenomenal season. League champions, state runner-up and the guys did well. It’s hard but nobody is playing football in Colorado next week so we’re doing all right. Our kids battled. Roosevelt is such a good team. We’re going to keep at it knowing we battled one of the best teams in the state.”

Lutheran quarterback Ryken Daugaard, who came into the game as the second leading Class 3A passer with 2,475 yards, completed eight of 20 passes against Roosevelt for 116 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

Ryan Kenny was the Lions’ leading ball carrier with 52 yards on 19 carries while Chace Sorenson caught five passes for 72 yards and a touchdown.

Cherry Creek players celebrate their “Four-Peat” state football championship. The Bruins defeated Valor Christian 24-17 on Dec. 3 at Empower Field in Denver to extend their victory streak for another year.

PHOTO BY PAUL DISALVO

FOOTBALL

rushing that included 183 in the second half.

He pointed out that the Bruins offensive line of Hank Zilinskas, Andre Burton, Hayden Treter, Taki Dadiotis and Max Parrott stepped up.

“The difference in the second half was probably the O (offensive) line. The O line was blocking hard in the second half. They were blocking good the first half too but the second half, they just turned it up. They just came out and got it done.

“It’s amazing to be out here with these guys and get the fourth straight (state title) win. It’s a great feeling. The defense has been great all season. It’s a great feeling for all of us. To get back and win this game, feels amazing.”

Rudden ended up completing two of the three passes he attempted for 94 yards and a TD. Chase Brackney led the Creek defense with 10 tackles and two sacks. Purchase had nine tackles and Aiden Knapke had seven total tackles.

“It was a team effort on defense,” said Logan, “with Chase (Brackney), Logan (Brantley), Ezran (Rice) and Angelo (Petrides). We played without starting inside linebacker (Petrides), who didn’t play in the second half with a shoulder injury. So we were down. Jake Howell played very, very well. We knew we had to play physical up front. I was proud of that.”

Weiner completed 10 of 21 passes for 150 yards and one Valor TD.

Greg McDonald was the Eagles leading rusher with 45 yards and one TD. Gavin Bibik, Alexander Jordan and McDonald all were in on six tackles for the Eagles defense.

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Valor Christian quarterback Asher Weiner (14) gets pulled to the ground by a Cherry Creek defender. Weiner went 10-21 for 150 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions but came up short as Cherry Creek took the final 24-17 at Empower Field. .PHOTOS BY PAUL DISALVO

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0151

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/20/2022 4:03:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Virginia F. Muwwakkil

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Inspire Home Loans Inc., its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/22/2021

Recording Date of DOT: 6/23/2021

Reception No. of DOT: 2021077314

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $607,294.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $599,787.71

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot Fifteen (15), Block Eight (8), Stroh Ranch Filing No. 18B, 7th Amendment, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of: 12782 Horton Court, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/17/2022

Last Publication: 12/15/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 9/21/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

AMANDA FERGUSON

Colorado Registration #: 44893

355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO11950

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0151

First Publication: 11/17/2022

Last Publication: 12/15/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0152

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/26/2022 10:55:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Larry A. Vowles and Jackie E. Vowles

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Heritagebank of the South, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Citizens Bank NA f/k/a RBS Citizens NA

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/23/2014

Recording Date of DOT: 9/24/2014

Reception No. of DOT: 2014054985

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $216,950.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date

hereof: $183,655.59

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 16, LINCOLN CREEK VILLAGE FILING NO. 1, 4TH AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 6916 Crestop Place #F, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/26/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

AMANDA FERGUSON

Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO12099

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0152

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0084

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/17/2022 8:49:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: WilliamMRK Homes, LLC

Original Beneficiary: Mainsail Capital LLC, D/B/A Snap.Build

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MS Man Debt, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/18/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 4/24/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019021701

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $619,760.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $619,760.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 20, HILLTOP, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 5787 Freddys Trail, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s),

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 6/17/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN

Colorado Registration #: 33214 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202

Phone #: (303) 623-1800

Fax #: Attorney File #: 11597.0006

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0084 First Publication: 11/24/2022 Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0088

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/17/2022 8:52:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: WilliamMRK Homes, LLC

Original Beneficiary: Mainsail Capital LLC, D/B/A Snap.Build

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MS Man Debt, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/18/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 4/24/2019 Reception No. of DOT: 2019021470 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $603,500.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $603,500.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 16, HILLTOP, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 5880 Freddys Trail, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/17/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN

Colorado Registration #: 33214 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 623-1800

Fax #: Attorney File #: 11597.0010

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0088

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Englewood NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0145

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/9/2022 12:45:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Shane Landenberger

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Reg istration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for The Federal Savings Bank, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/27/2015

Recording Date of DOT: 8/5/2015 Reception No. of DOT: 2015055667

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $256,777.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $225,494.77

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: UNIT B, CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 16, MERID IAN – VILLA CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON OCTOBER 7, 2005 AT RECEP TION NO. 2005096594, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE DEC LARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF MERIDIAN- VILLA CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON JANUARY 16, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004007079 IN SAID RECORDS.

COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLO RADO.

Which has the address of: 9778 Mayfair St., Unit B, Englewood, CO 80112

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/10/2022

Last Publication: 12/8/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/9/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ILENE DELL'ACQUA

Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-22-944053-LL

First Publication: 11/10/2022 Last Publication: 12/8/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $608,950.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 19, HILLTOP, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 5825 Freddys Trail, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 6/17/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN

Colorado Registration #: 33214 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 623-1800 Fax #: Attorney File #: 11597.0007

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0085

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Aurora NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0143

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/7/2022 2:54:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Kimberly J. Micheloni

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Freedom Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/22/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 8/29/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019054501

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $532,460.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $525,667.06

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 18, BLOCK 2, ROCKINGHORSE SUBDIVI SION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 8686 S. Buchanan Way, Aurora, CO 80016

NOTICE OF SALE

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

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $608,950.00

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street,

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

Public Notices

Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/10/2022

Last Publication: 12/8/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/7/2022

GILL

DAVID

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

AMANDA FERGUSON

Colorado Registration #: 44893

355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO11465

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0143

First Publication: 11/10/2022

Last Publication: 12/8/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0158

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/4/2022 4:21:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Senderos Creek Condos, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company

Original Beneficiary: BRELF II, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BRMK Lending, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/17/2017 Recording Date of DOT: 4/19/2017 Reception No. of DOT: 2017026097

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $862,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $9,859,546.85

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: STARTING AT A POINT (POINT OF BEGINNING) WHICH BEARS SOUTH 2700 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OFWAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 1060 FEET, FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M.; THENCE SOUTH 660 FEET, THENCE EAST TO THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ROAD 1320 FEET, MORE OR LESS, THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO INTERSECT THE SOUTH LINE OF COUNTY ROAD 660 FEET (FENCE CORNER), THENCE WEST ALONG THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID ROAD 1320 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT THOSE PORTIONS CONVEYED IN DEEDS RECORDED AUGUST 14, 1968 IN BOOK 186 AT PAGE 24 AND JANUARY 21, 1969 IN BOOK 190 AT PAGE 81, TOGETHER WITH THE SOUTH HALF OF VACATED WEST PARKER ROAD ABUTTING SAID PROPERTY DESCRIBED AND VACATED IN ORDINANCE NO. 3.85, SERIES OF 1992 RECORDED FEBRUARY 10, 1993 IN BOOK 1110 AT PAGE 1323 AND IN RESOLUTION NO. R-993-027 RECORDED FEBRUARY 11, 1993 IN BOOK 1110 AT PAGE 1450, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 5202 E Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/1/2022

Last Publication: 12/29/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 10/5/2022

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

PETER Q. MURPHY

Colorado Registration #: 23328 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 1950 , DENVER, COLORADO 80203

Phone #: (303) 866-0119

Fax #: Attorney File #: 11167.024

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice NO. 2022-0158

First Publication: 12/1/2022

Last Publication: 12/29/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0089

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/17/2022 8:53:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: WilliamMRK Homes, LLC

Original Beneficiary: Mainsail Capital LLC, D/B/A

Snap.Build Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MS Man Debt, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/18/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 4/24/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019021679

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $664,600.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $664,600.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 15, HILLTOP, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 5866 Freddys Trail, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/17/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN

Colorado Registration #: 33214 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 623-1800 Fax #: Attorney File #: 11597.0011

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0089

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0149

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/15/2022 11:11:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: TRENT JAMES ARGUELLO AND STEPHANIE ANN ARGUELLO

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BANK OF ENGLAND, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIMORTGAGE, INC.

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/21/2010

Recording Date of DOT: 10/5/2010

Reception No. of DOT: 2010065002

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$343,292.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $363,192.22

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10, BLOCK 3, HIDDEN RIVER SUBDIVI SION FILING NO. 12, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 11832 Horseshoe Lane, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/10/2022

Last Publication: 12/8/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/15/2022 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

ALISON L. BERRY

Colorado Registration #: 34531 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 18-019683

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0149

First Publication: 11/10/2022 Last Publication: 12/8/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0086

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/17/2022 8:51:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: WilliamMRK Homes, LLC

Original Beneficiary: Mainsail Capital LLC, D/B/A Snap.Build Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MS Man Debt, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/18/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 4/25/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019021925

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $664,300.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $664,300.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 18, HILLTOP, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 5863 Freddys Trail, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent

to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/17/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

Colorado Registration #: 33214 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 623-1800 Fax #: Attorney File #: 11597.0008

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0086

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0083

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/17/2022 8:49:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: WilliamMRK Homes, LLC

Original Beneficiary: Mainsail Capital LLC, D/B/A Snap.Build Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MS Man Debt, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/18/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 4/24/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019021664

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $664,300.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $664,300.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 21, HILLTOP, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 5749 Freddys Trail, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 6/17/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN

Colorado Registration #: 33214 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 623-1800 Fax #:

Snap.Build Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MS Man Debt, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/18/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 4/24/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019021670

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $620,080.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $620,080.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 17, HILLTOP, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 5881 Freddys Trail, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/17/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN

Colorado Registration #: 33214 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 623-1800 Fax #: Attorney File #: 11597.0009

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0087

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Parker

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0147

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/14/2022 1:42:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: TIMOTHY T CRIST AND WENDY CRIST

Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/25/2010

Recording Date of DOT: 7/6/2010

Reception No. of DOT: 2010041600

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $586,500.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $408,707.32

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay installments of principal and interest, together with other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 70, THE VILLAGES OF PARKER FILING NO. 24-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 12133 Rockdale Street, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is

continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/10/2022

Last Publication: 12/8/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 9/14/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DOUGLAS W. BROWN

Colorado Registration #: 10429 2000 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD TOWER TWO, SUITE 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80222 Phone #: (303) 329-3363 Fax #: Attorney File #: 3942-036 B

MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

*YOU

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0147

First Publication: 11/10/2022

Last Publication: 12/8/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0092

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/17/2022 8:54:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: WilliamMRK Homes, LLC

Original Beneficiary: Mainsail Capital LLC, D/B/A Snap.Build

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

MS Man Debt, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/18/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 4/25/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019021864

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $664,610.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $664,610.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 12, HILLTOP, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 5768 Freddys Trail, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 6/17/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN

Colorado Registration #: 33214

1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202

Phone #: (303) 623-1800

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 11597.0014

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0092

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0091

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/17/2022 8:54:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: WilliamMRK Homes, LLC

Original Beneficiary: Mainsail Capital LLC, D/B/A Snap.Build

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MS Man Debt, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/18/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 4/24/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019021691

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $603,900.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $603,900.00

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 13, HILLTOP, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 5806 Freddys Trail, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/24/2022 Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/17/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN

Colorado Registration #: 33214 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 623-1800 Fax #: Attorney File #: 11597.0013

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0091

First Publication: 11/24/2022 Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0157

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/4/2022 3:20:00

PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: Senderos Creek Retail, LLC

Original Beneficiary: BRELF II, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BRMK Lending, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/22/2019 Recording Date of DOT: 2/26/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019009729

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $400,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,855,959.12

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: Lot 3, Olde Town at Parker Filing No. 1A, 1st Amendment, Town of Parker, County of Doug las, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of:

17124 E. Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 12/1/2022

Last Publication: 12/29/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/4/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

PETER Q. MURPHY

Colorado Registration #: 23328 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 1950, DENVER, COLORADO 80203 Phone #: (303) 866-0119 Fax #: Attorney File #: 11167.023

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0157

First Publication: 12/1/2022 Last Publication: 12/29/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0090

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/17/2022 8:53:00

AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: WilliamMRK Homes, LLC Original Beneficiary: Mainsail Capital LLC, D/B/A Snap.Build Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MS Man Debt, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/18/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 4/24/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019021684

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $620,243.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $620,243.00

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

T HE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 14, HILLTOP, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 5836 Freddys Trail , Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 6/17/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN

Colorado Registration #: 33214 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 623-1800 Fax #:

Attorney File #: 11597.0012

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0090

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0154

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/29/2022 1:51:00

PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: SCOTT KING

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as beneficiary, as nominee for Homeside Financial, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Andrews Federal Credit Union Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/4/2018 Recording Date of DOT: 5/9/2018 Reception No. of DOT: 2018028023 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $245,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $233,409.55

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 21, COTTONWOOD SUBDIVISION FIL ING NO. 10A, 1ST AMENDMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 8965 Cloverleaf Cir, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 11/24/2022

Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/29/2022

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

SCOTT TOEBBEN

Colorado Registration #: 19011 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (720) 259-6714 Fax #: (720) 259-6709 Attorney File #: 22CO00127-1

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/

Legal Notice No. 2022-0154 First Publication: 11/24/2022 Last Publication: 12/22/2022

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

City and County

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budgets for the County of Douglas

First Publication: December 8, 2022

Last Publication: December 8, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

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

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

LORI GREGORY - OCCUPANT - MERCURY FUNDING, LLC - LORI GREGORY AKA LORI A GREGORY AKA LORI ANN GREGORY AKA LORI ANN

- JAVIER

INC HINDMANSANCHEZ PC

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

LOT 19 BLK 2 FOUNDERS VILLAGE #3 .105 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to MERCURY FUNDING, LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of LORI GREGORY for said year 2017

That said MERCURY FUNDING, LLC on the 11th day of August 2022 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 23rd day of March 2023 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 8th day of December 2022

/s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County

Legal Notice No.944298

First Publication: December 8, 2022

Last Publication: December 22, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

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

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

Colorado. Any interested elector of Douglas County may file an objection to the proposed adopted budget prior to its final adoption by the Board of County Commis sioners. A copy of said resolution may be obtained for inspection on-line at www.douglas.co.us. Legal Notice No. 944288

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

LOT 1 BLK 1 ENCHANTMENT 2 0.324 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to MERCURY FUNDING, LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of RANDY KARLIN for said year 2017

That said MERCURY FUNDING, LLC on the 11th day of August 2022 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 16th day of March 2023 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 1st day of December 2022

/s/ David Gill

County Treasurer of Douglas County

Legal Notice No. 944220

First Publication: December 1, 2022

Last Publication: December 15, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

DELESHAWGREGORY AKA LORI L GREGORY

J HOGGARD & SHAWNA L HOGGARD AKA JAVIER JESUS HOGGARD & SHAWNA LEE HOGGARD - FOUNDERS VILLAGE MASTER ASSOCIATION INC - REG ISTERED AGENT MARK L EAMES FOUNDERS VILLAGE MASTER ASSOCIATION INC - ATTN BOYD A ROLFSON ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR FOUNDERS VILLAGE MASTER ASSOCIATION

RANDY KARLIN AKA RANDOLPH ROGER KARLIN - OCCUPANT - KEITH E. NELSON - MERCURY FUNDING, LLC - JULIUS OTTO WAGNER AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF BETANNA C WAGNERJULIUS OTTO WAGNER - RANDY KARLIN AKA RANDOLPH ROGER KARLIN C/O WANITA KAY KARLIN - HAROLD HANDY AKA HAROLD JOSEPH HANDY AKA HAROLD JOSEPH HANDY JR