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Nourish Meals on Wheels takes part in Colorado Gives Day

$37,355 raised

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Donations made to Nourish Meals on Wheels through Colorado Gives Day will be enhanced by the

$1.4 million Colorado Gives Day Incentive Fund.

This Colorado Gives Day, on Dec.

6, Nourish Meals on Wheels aimed to raise $50,000. The organization raised $37,355 through 219 donors.

“Colorado Gives announced that we will know the amount we get from the incentive fund by Dec.

31,” said community engagement coordinator Olivia Servaes.

Nourish Meals on Wheels, a nonprofit organization, uses volunteers to package and deliver meals to seniors and homebound adults throughout Arapahoe, Jefferson

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Kaiser Permanente plans new Parker primary care o ce

Old facility will be replaced

BY HALEY LENA

HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The state’s largest nonprofit health plan, Kaiser Permanente, is investing $100 million to renovate

medical facilities in eight communities across the Front Range and build two new state-of-the-art centers in Pueblo and Parker.

Kaiser Permanente will replace an existing medical office in South Parker with a new one-story, 22,500-square-foot primary care office on 6.5 acres of land purchased

in 2006, according to a Nov. 15 press release. The release included the medical facility will be located at the north east intersection of Parker Road and Hess Road.

“These investments are using our resources for the purpose of

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FEC United attends school district meeting

Security provided

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At least two members of a private armed organization were among the audience of a Douglas County School District meeting on equitable hiring, recruitment and retention of staff.

John Tiegan, the founder of the United American Defense Force, an armed group that organized the downtown Denver “Patriot Muster” that ended with a fatal encounter in October 2020, and one other man in a United American Defense Force shirt attended the district’s Equity Advisory Council meeting on Dec. 7. Roughly 30 people made up the audience.

Prior to the meeting, a post in a Facebook group for FEC United, an organization deemed anti-government by the Southern Poverty Law Center and with ties to the United American Defense Force, asked members to be at the meeting to provide feedback on the council’s draft recommendations meant to ensure diversity among school staff.

In response to the post, multiple people reached out to the school district to raise concerns about FEC United’s call for attendance, including Equity Advisory Council member Cathy Lees, who called the post an intimidation tactic that “successfully silenced under-represented voices” in the district.

The district provided extra security at the meeting and prohibited loitering outside the building. District policy also bans weapons on school properties and no one at the meeting appeared armed.

Discussion during the equity meeting mostly took place with council members in small groups so the audience wasn’t able to hear much.

The equity meeting took place without disruption or public comment. Audience members could fill out a form to provide feedback.

Allison Jones, a DCSD parent and member of the Douglas County

Volunteers prepare and package food in the kitchen on Colorado Gives Day.

PHOTO BY HALEY LENA

RSV viruses raise concern for children

Season starts early, strong

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mom Brianne Price knew respiratory illnesses could be a concern because her baby was born prematurely. Then her other child, her 4-year-old boy, came home with a cough. Soon after, Price was calling a nurse help line. Her baby also had something, except it was worse. Her baby had trouble breathing. It landed her baby in the hospital.

The girl, just shy of 6 months old, had a virus commonly called RSV. She was placed on oxygen.

The baby recovered after spending days in the hospital. Now Price, from the Littleton area, is sounding the alarm for other parents, hoping they take the spread of illnesses seriously.

“Keeping your kids home when they’re sick is super helpful,” Price said.

Her remarks came during a news conference that included Children’s Hospital Colorado officials. It turns out that her daughter was one of more than 1,400 RSVrelated hospitalizations in the Denver metro area from Oct. 1 through late November, part of a season where RSV, respiratory syncytial virus, and other viruses, including the flu and COVID, are causing more infections, prompting concerns from public health officials.

At times in recent weeks, just two intensive-care hospital beds for children were available in the entire state of Colorado. Hospital departments took patients that they normally wouldn’t and health care professionals braced themselves for a marathon season that hopefully won’t put severe strains on hospitals, like those seen during the worst

health concerns may experience longer wait times in our emergency departments,” an alert message on the Children’s Hospital Colorado website says.

A cough or runny nose may not seem like a cause for concern. But health officials want people to think twice about it and take extra precautions to protect their families, classmates, coworkers and neighbors.

“We know that a mild respiratory infection in one person can be potentially a deadly infection in someone else,” Dr. Rachel Herlihy, state epidemiologist, said.

Triple threat

Amid an earlier-thanusual — and more severe — RSV season, Children’s Hospital Colorado saw record numbers of patients with respiratory illnesses in its emergency departments. By itself, health officials might manage the upsurge. But flu and COVID are also circulating, fueling concerns about stretched resources.

One children’s health official wasn’t sure how the combination of a holiday school break and holiday

gatherings might affect the trends. But one thing’s for sure: Health care workers expect the situation to continue into the new year, said Dr. Kevin Carney, associate chief medical officer for Children’s Hospital Colorado.

That’s even if RSV slows down — because the flu started ramping up in November, Carney said.

“We are pretty much mentally preparing to have no break between these respiratory infections,” Carney said, adding, “I don’t see a scenario in the next month or two where we don’t have very busy emergency departments and inpatient units.”

Then there’s COVID. Colorado listed 440 people as “currently hospitalized” with coronavirus the week of Nov. 29, with numbers trending upward. For instance, there were just 145 hospitalizations the week of Sept. 20.

The state also posted a seven-day average of eight deaths among COVID cases on Nov. 19, up from an average of three deaths about a month earlier.

But when it comes to kids, health officials are focused on RSV.

“For influenza, most of our hospitalizations

have been among adults, and then we see really the inverse of that for RSV,” Herlihy said, emphasizing the risk to children, during a separate news conference. Most children get an RSV infection by the time they are 2 years old, according to the state health department. Some infants and young children may be at higher risk for more-severe illness from RSV, such as bronchitis or pneumonia.

The illness is more pervasive this year because young children now have less built-up immunity, according to a University of Chicago Medicine article.

Earlier in the pandemic, due to masking and social distancing, young children were not exposed to common germs, according to the article. Now, some 1- and 2-year-olds are experiencing their first RSV infection, the article says.

Carney, the Children’s Hospital doctor, told news reporters his buildings are packed.

“Our hospital continues, at all of our sites, to be really functioning at 100% capacity in all of our units,” Carney said.

Possible peak, but more around corner

It is possible RSV cases have peaked, but the hospital is still contending with high numbers of patients — and it has seen a “significant uptick” in the number of patients showing up who have known influenza, Carney said.

It all adds up to mean that the end of respiratory illness season is a long way off, Carney said.

“It’s the million-dollar question what’s going to happen after Thanksgiving for us. Historically, we can sometimes count on when kids are out of school that infectious diseases will decrease,” Carney said.

But as people travel and

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get together with family and friends, viruses tend to spread, Carney added.

Colorado has seen 517 flu hospitalizations from Oct. 2 through Nov. 26, according to the state’s flu data webpage. And the flu season could be more severe than in recent years, officials say.

Hospitals scramble to handle child patients

As of Nov. 17, there were only two pediatric intensive-care unit, or ICU, beds available in Colorado, according to the state health department.

More recently, there were still just two available pediatric ICU beds out of 94 in the state as of Nov. 29, the department told CCM.

“The number of hospital beds is dynamic and refers to staffed beds, not physical beds,” the department said in a statement. The number depends on how many qualified health care professionals are available to work those beds.

Hospitals have taken action to expand capacity, with adult hospitals “starting to admit teenagers into their adult ICUs that they previously wouldn’t have seen,” Scott Bookman, director of the state Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response, said.

“They are also starting to bring much younger patients into their neonatal intensive-care units that traditionally wouldn’t serve this population,” Bookman said.

He added: “We’re also seeing adult hospitals simply being able to hold onto many of these children at their facilities rather than needing to transfer them to a pediatric center.”

Children’s Hospital Colorado, a system with locations around the Denver metro area and in Colorado Springs, has asked for help from adult hospitals, Carney said.

Brianne Price holds her daughter, Lily, who was hospitalized with a virus commonly known as RSV in November. COURTESY OF CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL COLORADO

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Marshall outlines his priorities for representing HD43

New session begins soon

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Wasting no time between the election and the start of the legislative session, Highlands Ranch Rep. Bob Marshall laid out the five bills he plans to introduce this year as he prepares to lead House District 43. Marshall presented his plan to an audience of around 30 people at the Highlands Ranch Library earlier this month. His legislative priorities include a focus on making car thefts felony crimes, implementing ethics standards for law enforcement and providing yearly teacher stipends.

Colorado legislators can introduce up to five bills per session to be voted on. Marshall said he chose his bills based on his campaign priorities of public education, public safety and the environment.

Marshall’s top priority bill, but one he acknowledges might be difficult to pass, is a $2,000 yearly teacher stipend. Marshall noted that legislation asking for state funding will see a lot of competition due to the limited budget.

However, he thinks there may be enough support for increasing teacher pay to help pass his bill.

“When I was doing the bipartisan retreat with all my new colleagues, we could pretty much get to as consensus, even some of my more conservative colleagues, that the teachers are not getting paid and we know it, so let’s get the teachers paid,” Marshall said.

Marshall said he already has bipartisan support for his idea to make car thefts a felony, regardless of the value of the car. The legislation would also prevent judges from issuing personal recognizance bonds, or bonds that don’t require payment, for car theft suspects.

Another bill would be a require-

ment for Colorado counties with a population of more than 70,000 to have five elected county commissioners. Currently, counties with a population above 70,000 can have three or five commissioners.

In Douglas County, dicussions have been held to increase the currnt commissioner board from three to five, especially as the county has grown over the last decade.

The most niche of the bills Marshall presented on is one that will increase veterans’ benefits, specifically the individual unemployability benefit, which compensates disabled veterans who can’t work. Marshall said it became a legislative priority after hearing from a veteran constituent who advocated for change.

“This is a one sentence thing and I can’t imagine anyone voting against it, the fiscal note is going to be miniscule,” Marshall said. “This one is kind of a personal one for me.”

Lastly, Marshall said he’d like to introduce legislation to implement ethics standards for law enforcement and potentially increase educational requirements so law enforcement officers would need a college degree.

Marshall pointed to the federal Hatch Act, which limits the political activities of federal law enforcement, as an example of what he is looking to do.

“The basic thought is that people with guns working for the state should be held to a higher standard than just a citizen,” he said.

In response to an audience question about gun legislation, Marshall said he supports keeping Colorado’s laws as is, with the possibility that he would support a ban on purchasing assault weapons under the age of 21.

“On emotional issues like gun bans or abortion, my position has been status quo,” he said.

Deadlines for legislators to submit bills are Dec. 13 and Jan. 13.

Rep. Bob Marshall shares his ideas for the five pieces of legislation he can introduce this session on Dec. 5 at the Highlands Ranch Library.

PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD

Free meals coming to most school districts

BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Many Colorado school districts, including Jeffco, Cherry Creek, Aurora, and Adams 12, plan to offer free school meals to all students starting in the fall of 2023 through a new state program funded with a voter-approved tax measure affecting high earners.

Of two dozen districts surveyed by Chalkbeat, 16 plan to offer universal free meals next year. But some districts remain undecided, including two of Colorado’s largest districts — Denver and Douglas County.

Brehan Riley, director of school nutrition at the Colorado Department of Education, said of school district officials, “There seems to be a lot of interest, but people are still unsure. They want to understand it a little bit better.”

Called Healthy School Meals for All, the program is meant to ensure students are getting the nutritional fuel they need to learn and eliminate the stigma that sometimes comes with the current incomebased method for doling out free meals.

The initiative comes on the heels of two school years where the federal government waived income eligibility requirements for federally subsidized meals, allowing schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students. The waivers expired this fall, but lawmakers and advocates found a way to bring back the free meals for next year by asking Colorado voters to approve new

funding through Proposition FF.

Voters said yes.

The measure will generate more than $100 million a year by reducing income tax deductions available to households earning $300,000 or more.

Many district officials are enthusiastic about the prospect of feeding more students as they did during the first two years of the pandemic. When school meals were free under the waivers, Boulder Valley officials saw a 40% increase in students eating school meals, District 27J saw a 20-30% increase, and Aurora saw a 7-10% increase.

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Recount approved in Marshall, Hu man HD43 race

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Results from the Colorado House District 43 race will be recounted after a request from Republican candidate Kurt Huffman was approved by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.

Per the election results, Democrat Bob Marshall received 22,877 votes (50.5%) to beat Huffman, who received 22,472 votes (49.5%), to represent the Highlands Ranch area in the state legislature. Marshall’s win was above the .5% margin that results in an automatic recount.

In a statement, Huffman said he requested the recount because he heard concerns about “voter confidence.” Huffman paid around $740 for a recount of adjudicated ballots, meaning only ballots that were examined by election judges will be recounted to ensure the judges’ accurately determined those votes.

“With only a 405 ballot difference in election results I have filed for a ‘recount without rescan’ to assure voters that Douglas County is the safest place to vote in Colorado,” Huffman said. “My hope is that voter confidence in Douglas County Elections is confirmed next week.”

Huffman did not say whether he expected the recount to change the results of the election.

Marshall said in a statement that he didn’t understand the intent of the recount, noting it’s unlikely to change the outcome of the election.

“This seems part of the GOP’s ongoing effort to undermine confidence in our elections and democratic processes where there should be none,” Marshall said. “Unless they truly think that the Douglas County Clerk’s office is either dishonest or incompetent, which is the only way the result could change at this point.”

The recount must be finished by Dec. 15.

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Douglas County offices will be closing at noon on Friday, Dec. 23 and closed Monday, Dec. 26 in observance of the Christmas Holiday. Many services are available at DoItOnlineDouglas.com

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Funds available to veterans

Emergency assistance is available for veterans struggling with housing (mortgage/rent), transportation, employment, healthcare or other emergency needs. To apply for the veteran assistance funds, visit douglasveterans.org or call 303-663-6200

E-recycling: Saturday,

Dec. 17

Douglas County residents may dispose of unwanted electronics free of charge at Techno Rescue, 3251 Lewiston St. in Aurora, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and occasional Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proof of residency is required. For a list of acceptable items, Saturday drop-off dates and more, visit douglas.co.us and search Electronics Recycling.

Christmas tree recycling

Douglas County provides several drop-off locations to recycle your Christmas tree. For locations, dates, and instructions on how to prepare your tree for recycling, visit douglas.co.us and search for Christmas tree recycling Free mulch is also available at many locations.

Ring in the New Year with Family and Friends

Welcome 2023 and celebrate the spirit of our community with a fireworks show or lighted drone show at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 Fireworks will take place in Castle Rock and Highlands Ranch. A lighted drone show will take place in Parker. For details, visit douglas.co.us and search Fireworks

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Gift shops keep patrons posted

Boutiques o er mail services in addition to merchandise

BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Wild Rose Boutique is on the move.

In July, the business opened its third gift shop and post office store at 34 Springer Drive in Highlands Ranch, but it won’t be there much longer. It’s moving two doors down in January, said John Tartz, who owns the trio of boutiques with his wife, Karla Tartz.

The stores offer greeting cards, home decor items, holiday decorations, jewelry, hats, bags, a smattering of clothing — and postal services.

The Tartzes have contracts with the U.S. Postal Service to offer nearly everything a regular post office does at each of their boutiques. They don’t do money orders, passports or P.O. boxes, but they can ship parcels. They sell stamps and packaging at prices identical to the post office.

“It’s the trifecta,” John Tartz told Colorado Community Media. “(Customers) find a perfect gift. We take the tags off, they stick it inside of a package. And we mail it out for them.”

In exchange for providing space and workers, the U.S. Postal Service pays the Tartzes a percentage of the sales. While running a post office isn’t much of a moneymaker, it does bring in a couple of hundred people a day on average, according to Karla Tartz. She doesn’t do much marketing, not with all that foot traffic.

“The gift boutique has gotten stronger and stronger, and a lot of it has to do with just the amount of work that’s gone into it,” John Tartz said. Both he and his wife have fulltime jobs outside of retail — she’s an attorney, and he’s in the mortgage industry.

But Karla Tartz said she had always wanted to own a business. The couple bought their first contract postal unit in Castle Pines in 2010 and their second in Lone Tree shortly thereafter.

“It’s a labor of love,” Karla Tartz said of boutiques.

Stocking items that appeal to a wide swath of the community can be challenging. It’s not a niche market that they’re selling to, after all. Karla Tartz said she’s learned to be observant about what sells and what doesn’t at each price point and at each location.

“It’s really finding the (price) range and then identifying the style,” she said.

Now, unsurprisingly, is their busiest time of year. About the 60% of their business happens in this one month, the Tartzes said.

For holiday shoppers and senders, John Tartz recommends getting parcels ready before the shipping dates outlined by the post office. That way people don’t have to choose between paying for expedited service or having a gift arrive late. Also, business at the boutiques is usually slower in the morning, he said, so if you’re in an extra hurry, that’s a good time to come in.

Once the seasonal rush is over and 2023 is underway, however, Wild Rose Boutique in Highlands Ranch will be setting up shop in its new home. The space, which was previously a wine tasting room, has slate floors, brick walls and wood features.

“It’s gonna be the nicest post office that we have,” John Tartz said. “And maybe the nicest in the state.”

John and Karla Tartz, owners of Wild Rose Boutique, laugh with a customer at their Castle Pines shop on Nov. 18.

Wild Rose Boutique sells a selection of bangle bracelets in addition to earrings, rings and necklaces.

Shari Hirsch, an employee at Wild Rose Boutique, places a gnome above a rack of clothing at the Castle Pines shop on Nov. 18.

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and Douglas counties and Denver.

Every morning, the head chef cooks creative meals and kitchen volunteers package the fresh, hot meals. The volunteers will cut up or puree food for clients who have the inability to use their utensils or have dental problems.

“We even take into account food preferences too,” said Servaes. “If you’re 90 years old and you don’t like Brussels sprouts, we’re probably not going to be the ones that are going to change your mind on that, so we will put you on a list and make sure you never get brussel sprouts.” From the kitchen to the road, just under 20 people work 30 routes to deliver hot food to the front door of those who need it.

Servaes said the nonprofit organization charges $5 for a hot meal, but if someone in need is not able to pay, they still get the food.

“We will never deny anybody food based on your ability to pay,”

she said. “That’s why Colorado Gives Day is so important to us because those funds will feed people who can’t afford to feed themselves.”

Besides Colorado Gives Day, Nourish Meals is also supported through other community programs. On Dec. 8 Nourish Meals on Wheels will host Twelve Days of Giving. For 12 days, volunteers give a wrapped gift to each client when they get their hot meal. These gifts come from donations.

“The community helps us so much with this giant project because we average about 500 gifts each day,” said Servaes.

Gifts include items such as poinsettias and blankets. The blankets are made for Nourish Meals on Wheels by Arapahoe County Community Services and wrapped by students at Aspen Academy.

The community can donate monetarily using the donate today tab, bring in non-perishable food items, and so much more.

Nourish Meals on Wheels, located 92 E Arapahoe Road, operates Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

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chapter of the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism who spoke to Colorado Community Media after the meeting, said she attended because she wanted to know how the district defined equitable hiring, recruitment and retention. She said she was disappointed that she couldn’t hear any of the conversation.

“We just need to hire the best and the brightest teachers, that should be our criteria,” Jones said. “If that’s not our criteria, then what is it? What does this equity mean?”

Equity Advisory Council member Kelly Mayr said the Dec. 7 meeting had the largest audience of any that she had been to, but didn’t feel it adversely impacted the council’s conversations.

Mayr said the council is currently working to create its definition of equitable hiring, recruitment and retention, adding that her group discussed addressing bias and increasing representation.

Among a nationwide teacher shortage, improving hiring, recruitment and retention should be a district priority, Mayr said.

“What we talked about for hiring practices, the group I was in, is that we need enough people with different lenses looking at resumes so that we don’t let unconscious bias rule people out before we can even get to the point of interviewing them,” Mayr said. “I think we can hire the best and still have an equitable lens.”

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A discussion takes place Dec. 7 at Douglas County School District’s Equity Advisory Council meeting.

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A man in a shirt with United American Defense Force logos, center, sits at Douglas County School District’s Equity Advisory Council meeting on Dec. 7. John Tiegan, founder of the UADF group, sits to the right wearing a hat.

John Tiegan, founder of a group called the United American Defense Force, sits on Dec. 7 at Douglas County School District’s Equity Advisory Council meeting.

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improving our care delivery and access to care delivery,” said Michael Grobaski. executive director of facilities at Kaiser Permanente, “The use of the capital funds and the reinvesting of the resources from our organization’s perspective to grow for that care delivery is really the purpose of this investment,”

According to the Nov. 15 press release, construction will transition to a 30% bigger facility and will increase the number of exam rooms from 12 to 20. The exam rooms and technology used in the exam rooms will allow doctors and patients to engage in unique ways with their family members that are not present.

“What I think is interesting is that a senior can be having their appointment and then their kids who live in a different state might be brought in

virtually,” said Elizabeth Whitehead, the media relations lead for Kaiser Permanente.

In addition to next generation technology, the highly functional facility aims to be gold certified from Leadership in Energy and Environment Design as the facility has been designed with efficiency type characteristics.

“This facility will bring a lot of innovation. It’s more efficient and more affordable from a use perspective, we reduce our energy and water intensity and our carbon footprint,” said Grobaski.

The facility will provide the community with a nurses’ clinic, a pharmacy, imaging, a laboratory and the primary care clinic will have integrated behavioral health services. The facility will be utilizing some of the space for behavioral health which includes help such as assessments and therapy.

Construction is estimated to begin early 2024 with a projected opening date in summer 2025, said Grobaski.

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EDITOR’S COLUMN

I started feeling “off,” started having specific symptoms and, given how much I, and our staff, had written about the topic – I didn’t feel like I need a test to confirm it. I just knew.

t took nearly three years, but I finally “officially” came down with COVID. Like many, I had plenty of discussions with people saying I might have had it before we knew about COVID. I still suspect I did, but this time was certain.First, I have not tested for COVID before. My household has been extremely fortunate in not getting sick or needing a test. This was the first time I did the athome tests that were sent to my house.

I have to admit, there were some flashbacks to home pregnancy tests waiting to see if the lines would appear. With the children — I wanted to line to appear. With this one — not so much.

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Anyway, read through the directions, followed the steps and was expecting a 15-minute wait. Instead, it took less than two minutes for both lines to appear. I had COVID — although I already knew that.

I have a household of seven people, including my parents who are said to be the “vulnerable” population for this stuff. My dad has also been recovering from a nasty bout with bronchitis. I did not want to add this to the recovery efforts.

Then, we have the usually healthy three children and my husband.

Interestingly, when all was said and done – My 9-yearold, my teenage daughter and I ended up with COVID. The rest of the family was spared.

Now — for the lesson. We so badly want to pretend we’ve moved on from COVID. It became such a political thing that it brings up more anger and resentment that I had even expected myself to feel.

However, I got extremely sick. My daughter got very sick. My son just had a runny nose and felt tired.

Like others — I agree things went a little too far in some regards in how this nation handled dealing with a pandemic. I did not agree with a lot of things. Others I did agree with.

But when you’re lying in bed, struggling to breathe and feeling like you have been run over by a truck — you do understand what all these doctors are saying when they stress that it is important to be vigilant and not spread this thing.

In the end, I understand that it was a terrible cold and I recovered in a week — but those things people questions as fake are not fake. Yes — I had brain fog. No — I, while testing negative, have not fully recovered. I am still more tired than my daily tasks need me to be. I can be in the middle of doing a simple task like washing glasses in a sink and suddenly feel tired and need to lie down.

We are in the season of COVID spreading and flu cases going up, and RSV in children is higher than doctors are comfortable with.

No matter what you think of any of these illnesses — I did exactly what was recommended. I stayed home. I kept my children at home. I stayed away from my parents and youngest son.

I may not have handled it perfectly, but for other students at my kids’ school, my coworkers and the world we live in — I did not want to spread it. Being vigilant is probably the best lesson we can follow from all the pandemic brought us.

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

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Some unspoken words

ne of the more difficult things about the holiday season is something that impacts so many people is grieving the loss of someone who is no longer with us. And for those of us who have lost someone where a particular holiday meant so much to our family, it doesn’t matter if it was many years ago or just recently, the pain may ease, but it never truly goes away. And you know what? That’s a good thing as it stirs beautiful and loving memories that we want to hold ontosay, don’t say anything at all.” It’s absolutely true, if what we are about to say is coming from a place of anger or if we are simply trying to stir up trouble. It’s different if there are things we need to say, especially if it’s something others need to hear, even though they may not want to hear it. The problem is this, if we miss an opportunity to share information that could help someone, but we lack the courage to confront them, they may not be able to address or fix what they do not know.

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This came up during a few conversations and email exchanges that I had over the Thanksgiving holiday and weekend. And during two of those conversations those that I was speaking with shared that their biggest regret was not having the chance to clear the air about a misunderstanding or grievance, or more importantly, their pain was coming from the fact that during their last visit together, whether in person or by phone, they missed the opportunity to tell them that they loved them. And for both individuals, it was weighing heavy upon their hearts. Are some things better left unsaid? I believe so. We all have heard the expression, “If you don’t have anything nice to

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Each one of us can probably think of a time when we forgot to say something or wish we had said something. Good or bad, right or wrong, we then get mad at ourselves for not having had the courage to speak up, or we promise ourselves we will speak up next time. Hoping that there will indeed be a next time.

As we are right here in the middle of the holiday season, and as some of us are experiencing grief and the loss of a loved one who will not be celebrating with the family this year, may we lovingly remember them. And if we think

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Becoming California

Douglas County has many leaders in the county government. The county clerk put woke ideology on the ballot on 5B. How does woke ideology work on a building levy? It does not. The county commissioners fight among themselves and go into investigations and innuendos. They pronounce about being against CRT, not wearing masks, and no vaccine mandates on one hand while the other hand is in your wallet. The school board fight almost as much as the county commissioners. They wave their hand on CRT, equity, and other issues so they can whip up the base on their red meat issues to distract them from the actual issues facing the schools. The treasurer brags he is bringing in 10% to 20% more revenue every year into the coffers of Douglas County. How do they get the money? Increasing property taxes. Rest assured the property tax increase will come this December. Douglas County is debt free, but we get nothing back because they get to keep all the money. The State of Colorado gave us property tax relief not the county. We want TABOR to hold the state in check, but nothing holds the county accountable. One commissioner is lobbying for a water project to bring water from San Luis County to Douglas County. How will we pay for it? The taxpayers will pay. They want to develop Douglas County and steal water from another county. Looks like the county government want to make us the California of Colorado.

Ed Moore Highlands Ranch

Interesting news

I read my door-delivered Wall Street Journal (WSJ) daily, but today I’m reading my free Parker Chronicle before reading my $55 monthly newspaper. Not much of an overlap in news, but our local news can be so interesting as reported in the following articles.

There are two articles relating to affordable housing and

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we forgot to say “I love you” one last time, or that we were sorry, or anything else where we might have regrets, I encourage us not to focus on that one last time where we may have missed it, instead focus on all the times it was said and heard.

May we use this as a reminder for all those that are still with us and who we love so very much. May another day pass by where we forget or lack the courage to share with others just how grateful we are for having them in our lives, how much we love them, how much we appreciate all they do, and that they have been forgiven for any foolishness that may have come be-

renters. The first is: “Renters may get a bad rap, unfairly” by T.J. Sullivan, Parker’s Chamber of Commerce president. Also, there’s the front-page article: “Affordable housing initiative could face rocky future” by staff writer Ellis Arnold. Both indirectly make up a two-pronged attack describing us as “traditional nuclear family in a single detached home that fits Parker’s popular hometown image.” The term “affordable housing” is not far away from the term low-income housing where half of the current state budget for housing is matched by the federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department that provides grants (bribes) requiring compliance with the infamous Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule that subjects local governments to federal oversight. Affordable housing is the devious veil HUD uses as the source of legal consequence on jurisdictions when the AFFH rule is not implemented after accepting their free money.

Next is the never-ending story: “Thomas cleared in investigation” by staff writer Haley Lena. I’ve mistakenly supported Lora Thomas in both her campaigns for county commissioner and I apologize. It’s a confusing article, but you can believe the accusations of both commissioners George Teal and Abe Laydon.

Lastly, the article: “A look at hate crimes in Douglas County” by Haley Lena describes why we should say goodbye to termlimited Sheriff Spurlock who doesn’t believe in data. Instead, he wants to convince us about policy based on his anecdotal experience. Despite the statistics, Spurlock believes the large Caucasian population of Douglas County has influence on the types of hate crimes reported and that’s the reason we don’t get a lot of reported crime.

Smith Young Parker

School board doesn’t get it

It appears the school board of Douglas County believes voters lack intelligence on how to

tween us.

How about you, are there people you will miss this holiday season? Can you remember all the times that you did share with them just how special they were to you and how much you cared for them and loved them? Is there someone that needs to hear and know that you do care for them and love them, and maybe even forgive them? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can say the words that need to be spoken, 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.

vote. Since they are considering asking voters again to approve MLO/bond money in 2023 along with electing new board members, they must feel voters in Douglas County don’t know how to vote so they have to ask again. Is this a slap in the face to voters or lack of understanding on their part?

Dave Usechek Parker

Please do Santa Fe right

Regarding the proposed and upcoming Santa Fe Drive improvement between Highlands Ranch Parkway & C470. I would invite staff writer Nina Joss and any other interested party to drive Santa Fe Drive during rush hour; either northbound in the morning, or southbound in the afternoon, specifically, the section between Belleview and Evans. Now I realize that the area I’ve defined is not in Douglas County, but it does make a great point regarding traffic flow and design flaws.

I cannot say when this section of Santa Fe was constructed into its present form, but it was decided at the time that the intersections of Santa Fe and

Dartmouth, Oxford and Union, should continue to be controlled by a stoplight, and not a more superior form of traffic flow. All the wider road did was to throw more traffic at the intersection in any given time. I realize that the railroad tracks on the east side are problematic, but a major north-south route like Santa Fe deserved better than traffic lights. The incredibly long lines of backedup traffic during rush hours are a testimony to this.

So, in the new and upcoming project, what will be the plans for the existing stoplighted intersections of Santa Fe and C470, Blakeland Drive, Midway Drive or Town Center Drive, and even Highlands Ranch Parkway/Dumont Way?

During my time in corporate America, there was a saying among the worker bees: “Not enough time-money to do it right, but enough time-money to do it twice.” I fear this saying will prevail here. Whomever is in charge here be it DougCo or CDOT, please do it right. The taxpayers deserve it.

Steve Ebling Acres Green

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER THE COLORADO SUN

Hundreds of the nation’s most elite athletes in indoor rock climbing just had their version of the Super Bowl in Denver.

As the Olympic sport expands across the U.S. and Colorado, USA Climbing’s national championship last month was a sort of homecoming. The governing body in 2018 moved from its longtime home in Boulder to new headquarters in Salt Lake City.

“We definitely wanted to have a presence back in Colorado. That’s where USA Climbing got its feet off the ground,” said Ben Lowe with USA Climbing.

Sold-out crowds at The Spot climbing gym in Denver and G1 Climbing in Broomfield cheered as climbers — a mix of past and potential Olympians — tested themselves in three disciplines: 50-foot sport-climbing routes, a speed competition and short, powerful boulder problems.

Athletes made it as far as they could on routes designed to test their strength, agility and coordination.

In the sport climbing finals, only one athlete, Sean Bailey, completed a route without falling. He reached the top to raucous applause after battling a series of angled, plastic blocks screwed into the wall. The route required him to lunge toward small plastic rock holds with the tips of his fingers, hook his heels to pull his body up and swing across the wall while hanging on by only a few fingers.

The competition marked the end of the indoor-climbing season, but also provided an opportunity for new and returning climbers to begin scoring points to qualify for next year’s national team.

Once on the national team, athletes travel the world, competing in

the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s World Cups. They also get the chance to try out for the team going to the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

A surge in popularity

Indoor climbing started as a way for climbers to train during the offseason. Now, it’s blossomed into one of the fastest-growing Olympic sports. One that Coloradans are eating up.

In 2000, there were about 150 climbing gyms in the nation. Now, there are nearly 600, according to the Climbing Business Journal.

“It’s been a pretty massive surge in popularity, not just over the past two or three years though, it’s been seeing massive growth over the past 10 years,” said Lowe, the communications director for USA Climbing.

The indoor climbing industry is firmly anchored in Colorado with dozens of gyms across the state and a host of indoor equipment manufacturers thriving along the Front Range.

“Definitely explosive (growth) here in Colorado,” said Dan Howley, founder of The Spot gyms in Boulder and Denver. The Spot has hosted several past national climbing competitions and was home to bouldering nationals at their Denver location this year.

While USA Climbing is working to grow the sport around its new Salt Lake City base, Colorado athletes and fans continue to be a big part of the sport.

“There’s always been a lot of really great athletes, especially young athletes, that have come out of

Colorado. It’s got a long history in competitive rock climbing,” Lowe said. “Whenever somebody starts climbing the ranks and we hear they’re from Colorado, that’s definitely no surprise.”

That’s in part because of Boulder’s enduring ties to the sport.

“In the last 20 years, the Boulder area is sort of the Hollywood of rock climbing,” said Jason Haas, founder of G1 Climbing, “and if you’ve wanted to make a name for yourself in rock climbing you’ve had to live here.”

Two athletes from Colorado, Brooke Raboutou, 21, of Boulder, and Colin Duffy, 18, of Broomfield, already qualified for the national team trials in March. Both participated in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but the next Olympic trials have not yet been scheduled.

Members and staff from both G1 and The Spot also competed in nationals, with at least one making finals.

While it may be a few years before USA Climbing comes

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back to Colorado for nationals, both gyms say they hope to continue hosting other regional and local competitions. The Spot hosts four bouldering competitions every year and G1 hosts another. There are also USA Climbing youth, high school and collegiate competitions across the state.

Indoor versus outdoor climbing

The burgeoning sport is still at a point where fans can easily interact with the top athletes. During finals the weekend of Nov. 12, climbers battled the problems and routes set for them while spectators casually rubbed elbows with Olympians and other legends of the sport.

Nathaniel Coleman, a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, was among the crowd along with Raboutou and Duffy. Kyra Condie, another Olympian, at nationals won the bronze medal in lead climbing and was fifth in bouldering.

“It’s like going to the World Series

hands with Peyton Manning and have a conversation with him. But in climbing we’re still at that level where you can.”

Kyra Condie completes the first boulder during nationals at The Spot in Denver. Condie, 26, won the bronze medal in lead climbing and was fifth in bouldering. (Elliott Wenzler/The Colorado Sun)

While the sport began with a strong connection with outdoor climbing, most agree the two have started to diverge.

“A lot of the routes that are set for these pros are now incorporating gymnastic, parkour-type movements,” Howley said, “physical movement that you’re not going to find you’re able to do safely outside.”

Indoor climbing also offers a new, unique option for people interested in overall fitness, Lowe said.

“There’s a lot of people out there who have a hard time going into a typical gym to run on the treadmill or lift weights for a few hours,” Lowe said. “They want something

they can actually actively engage with and challenge themselves not only physically but also mentally.”

Howley calls himself a “hardcore evangelist” for the sport.

“Indoor climbing has made this sport accessible and visible and popular to a larger community that maybe otherwise wouldn’t have been exposed to it, and to me that’s nothing but good,” he said. “Climbing makes people better as humans, it does so much for you. … It’s really good for the individual, it’s good for your soul and it’s food for building communities that care about each other and support each other.”

Now, USA Climbing and gym owners are working to make the sport more accessible to everyone.

Haas said it’s a pivotal time to make sure the sport grows and doesn’t turn into a fad that comes

and goes. He said that growth lies in accessibility to the non-rock climber.

He hopes for a day when people understand climbing like they do basketball or football.

“I should be able to turn on the television and go: who’s winning?” he said. “We have this great opportunity to show the whole world this sport and they can share it whether they physically do it as well or just spectate.”

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.

Sean Bailey, 26, heel hooks while clipping his rope into a metal safety clasp during USA Climbing National Championships in November. Bailey won gold in the sport climbing discipline at G1 Climbing + Fitness in Broomfield. PHOTOS COURTESY OF USA CLIMBING

Ross Fulkerson attempts to climb a problem at the Spot Climbing Gym in Denver during finals of boulder portion of the National Championship Nov. 10.

Vail Film Festival brings the world into viewers’ homes

For those who have never attended a film festival, the prospect of navigating all the screenings and events can be a little daunting.

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Plus, there’s the added challenges of finding time to eat between movies and getting from one theater to another. It can all be a bit much.

So, while one does miss out on some of the camaraderie that is part of the in-person experience, it’s difficult to argue with the flexibility and convenience that virtual festivals provide.

The 19th annual Vail Film Festival, which ran from Thursday, Dec. 1 through Sunday, Dec. 4, provided virtual viewers the same thoughtfully curated films (all of which highlight the work of female filmmakers) as ever and allowed them to peruse the more than 20 offerings from the comfort of their couch.

“The challenge and focus this year was curating the film program. Since it is online, we wanted to make sure we selected a variety of films that would complement each other and hopefully be entertaining and inspiring for the audience,” explained Scott Cross, co-executive director of the festival, in an email interview. “Film is

such an immersive art form, and can be transformative as well as entertaining. We hope audiences come away feeling entertained and maybe having discovered a new filmmaker or filmmakers whose work has moved them in some way.”

During this year’s festival I saw 10 films over four days and have selected four favorites — stories that moved me, made me laugh and rethink how I see the world.

‘The

Cave of Adullam’

Release date: Available now on ESPN+

The work Jason Wilson does in the documentary “The Cave of Adullam” is truly god’s work. His passion and impact brims over in every frame of the film.

In the heart of Detroit, Wilson’s dojo — the titular cave — specifically focuses on giving young Black boys the best chance possible at living the lives they want and deserve. While he does teach martial arts, he focuses just as much time and energy on emotional stability and discipline, mental health and achieving goals. And the work is immensely difficult, but totally doable. Seeing the young boys taking the first steps towards becoming the men they want to be is some of the most powerful storytelling you’ll see all year.

“The Cave of Adullam,” just like Wilson, means to challenge and inspire. Both succeed on all fronts.

‘Dear Thirteen’

Release date: TBA

Honestly, I haven’t the faintest idea how kids today do it. Growing up has never been easy, but with the technology and social media options young people have access to nowadays, there are challenges that I never considered when I was young.

Alexis Neophytides’ eye-opening documentary, “Dear Thirteen,” takes viewers all over the world to show the vast variety of what it means to be 13 years old in modern societies. The children in the film are wise beyond their years and yet achingly youthful. This is the kind of movie that sends you back into your own past to look at how you have grown and changed over the years, and yet it’s never preachy or condescending.

We put an awful lot on kids these days and the film explores what they actually want from the word and their lives. It’s the best kind of documentary — both enlightening and entertaining.

‘My Sister Liv’

Release

date: TBA

“My Sister Liv” is the kind of film that absolutely knocks you flat. And it should — that’s the point.

The Alan Hicks documentary, which takes place in Colorado, follows sisters Tessa and Liv as they navigate the challenges of growing up with social media, depression and anxiety. While there have been great steps forward made in the

areas of mental health and suicide awareness, there are still all kinds of stigmas and shame that teens and youths must deal with. You get to hear firsthand from those struggling with these very issues and that just reaches in and grabs your heart. It is so powerful to see how it impacts daily life for so many.

This film is a heartbreaking call to arms — one that everybody should watch.

‘We Burn Like This’

Release date: Available now on streaming

platforms

Delicate business is being conducted in “We Burn Like This,” Alana Waksman’s devastating exploration of contemporary antisemitism in rural America.

The film follows Rae (an arresting Madeleine Coghlan), a young woman living in Billings, Montana, as she navigates a life full of challenges and prejudices. She has her best friend Chrissy B. (the reliably great Devery Jacobs), but not much else.

The audience is treated to a searing portrait of strength and weakness as Rae tries to find steady footing in unsteady times. Whether or not you’ve faced similar challenges as Rae, there’s no denying the film’s power and dedication to its message. This one leaves a mark.

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

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‘Master Class’ launches new year

Terrence

McNally

play will run Jan. 12-15 at Town Hall Arts Center

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Prolific American playwright, librettist and screenwriter Terrence McNally (1938-2020) created plays, musical theatre, operas, films and television shows during a really astonishing and lengthy career. Awards included Tonys, including a special Tony for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre; Drama Desk Awards, Primetime Emmy, 1994 Pulitzer for Drama and many more recognitions for a lifetime of creative work.

Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center audiences will enjoy a brief run in January of McNally’s Tony Award-winning “Master Class” which is described as “a play — with music.” Scheduled Jan. 12-15, it tells a story about world-famous diva Maria Callas (1923-1977) in her later years, as she tries to share perspectives on performance — and life — with up-and-coming operatic artists.

Well-known Denver area actor Megan Van De Hey will perform the lead part.

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“Master Class” will play Jan. 12 to 15, 2023 at Littleton Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street in downtown Littleton. townhallartscenter.org. 303794-2787, ext. 5

Callas actually did teach master classes at Juilliard in late 1971 and early 1972 and people have said she did not behave as she is depicted by McNally in the play. (He is said to have been a fan of this world-famous singer and the play has been criticized as unfair to Callas.)

“Master Class” ran on Broadway from November 1995 to June 1997, while many other productions ran abroad. It will seem relevant to today’s audiences as it explores the burdens of genius-level talent on a highly gifted individual. Zoe Caldwell won a Tony for her performance.

Bio information about McNally says his parents enjoyed Broadway musicals and took him to see Ethel Merman in “Annie Get Your Gun” when he was 8 years old and later to see Getrude Lawrence in “The King and I.” He was hooked from the start and was encouraged to write by a high school teacher.

His interest deepened at Columbia College and his bio information says he was hired by author

John Steinbeck to tutor his two sons while the family traveled. During that time, McNally finished a beginning draft of a first act of “And Things That Go Bump in the Night.”

He was hired as stage manager at Actors Studio in New York, al-

though they turned down the first play he submitted. By 1962 it was produced in an actor’s workshop and next came “And Things That Go Bump in the Night,” dealing with homosexuality, which was a flop. His plays continued to address social issues and moved into farce. He kept working, writing for television as well. “Lips Together, Teeth Apart” in 1991 was followed the next year by a collaboration with Kander and Ebb on “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” which won a Tony in 1993 for Best Book of a Musical--Mc Nally’s first.

Opera was also a part of his life, which would have led toward “Master Class” eventually. From 1979 to 2008, McNally served on the Texaco Opera Quiz panel that was involved with weekly “Live From the Met” radio broadcasts and he wrote the libretto for “Dead Man Walking,” adapted from the popular book by Sister Helen Prejean. The Kennedy Center programmed three of McNally’s plays that focused on opera in 2010: “Golden Age,” Master Class” and “The Lisbon Traviata.”

McNally died in March 2020 from complications of COVID, leaving an incredible body of work that I’ve only touched on. I’ll hope to find the American Masters Series documentary about him, which PBS aired in 2019.

Kenny Barron Trio to perform at DU

SONYA’S SAMPLER

Jazz pianist Kenny Barron is on the Newman Center Presents program for Feb. 2, when the Kenny Barron Trio will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Gates Concert Hall at the University of Denver. Tickets: newmancenterpresents.com or 303-871-7720. Barron will be joined by bassist Kyoshi Kitagawa and drummer Jonathan Blake. Tickets start at $24. Nice gift for the jazz lover.

Camp Christmas Camp Christmas, designed annually by Lakewood artist Lonnie Hanzon, is open at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood. Ticketed: denvercenter.org/ticketsevents/camp-christmas.

‘Little Women’

Performance Now presents “Little Women” from Jan. 6 to 22 at Lake-

wood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. PerformanceNow.org, 303-987-7845.

‘Preservation

as Perpetuation’

Saving Places, the annual conference held by Colorado Preservation Inc., will be held Feb. 8-10 at the Hilton Embassy Suites in Boulder. SavingPlacesConference.org. Keynote speaker Ira Matt’s talk: “Preservation as Perpetuation,” will look at issues of indigenous preservationists. CPI offers a livestream option this year. Call Danielle Dascalos, 720-837-3845, or email ddascalos@comcast.net.

New musical

Insight Colab Theatre, formerly Theatre Esprit Asia (TEA), presents a new work, “Say My Name,” with book by Pang Yuan Yuan, who directs; music and lyrics by David Nehls. This new musical channels Asian Americans’ path to citizenship. The play was developed at Local Theater Company’s Local Lab in Boulder. It was scheduled for last June and canceled due to COVID cases in the

company. Performances Jan. 20-22 at The People’s Building, 9995 E. Colfax, Aurora. Friday/Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets: $20-$30. insightcolab.org, 303-437-8917.

‘Beauty and the Beast’

“Beauty and the Beast” plays through Dec. 31 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Wednesday matinee 1 p.m.; Tuesday to Saturday 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Sensoryfriendly performance at 2 p.m. Dec. 30. Tickets: 720-898-7200, arvadacenter. org.

Outdoor holiday lights

Outdoor attractions for all: Hudson Christmas at Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, hudsongardens.org; Blossoms of Light at Denver Botanic Gardens York Street; Trail of Lights at Chatfield Farms on South Wadsworth Boulevard near Littleton (just under a mile of walking trail). Botanic Gardens event tickets must be purchased in advance. botanicgardens.org.

Plains Conservation

Center

Family Workshop at the Plains Conservation Center, 21909 East Hampden Ave., Aurora. (Call regarding opening time: 303-693-3621.)

A ordable art

Affordable Art Show in Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street, Littleton. Open during box office hours and during performances. 303-794-2787. Ext. 5.

Mediterranean odyssey

Linda Lowry and Christine Khorsand, Arapahoe Community College instructors, have planned an “immersion in French art, villas, gardens, landscape on the Cote D’Azur” in May 2023. Seven nights at a chateau in La Napoule, France and three nights on an island, Porquerolles, with experiences in French language and Provencal cooking. Cost: $4,950 double occupancy and $5,950 single. Information: Linda Lowry: 303-725-7730, lelowry@aol.com; Christine Khorsand: 720-261-8452, christinekhorsand13@ gmail.com.

Megan Van De Hey will play the lead role of Maria Callas in “Master Class” at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center in midJanuary. COURTESY PHOTO

Recommendations for the next great book read

BY COLORADO SUN STAFF THE COLORADO SUN

Each week as part of SunLit — The Colorado Sun’s literature section — staff recommendations from book stores across Colorado are provided. This week, staff from BookBar in Denver recommend “The Last Chairlift,” “Home Is Where the Eggs Are,” “Dad’s Girlfriend and Other Anxieties” and “The Complete Brambly Hedge.”

The Last Chairlift

By John Irving Simon and Schuster $38

From the publisher: In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, as she is called, finishes nowhere near the podium, but she manages to get pregnant. Back home, in New England, Little Ray becomes a ski instructor. Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen. In the Hotel Jerome, where he was conceived,

Adam will meet some ghosts. They aren’t the first or the last ghosts he sees.

From Marilyn Robbins, Children’s Program Coordinator: There is nothing as satisfying as reading a long novel that you can really delve into and feel as though you’ve become part of the story. “The Last Chairlift” is just such a story and is truly another Irving masterpiece. It’s filled with unconventional characters that might challenge you until you come to accept the life choices each character makes. It is a story of family, of love, of acceptance. The setting of Aspen, Colorado is an added bonus.

Home Is Where the Eggs Are

By Molly Yeh HarperCollins

$32.50

From the publisher: This is a beautiful, intimate book full of food that’s best enjoyed in the comfort of sweatpants and third-day hair, by a beloved Food Network host and new mom living on a sugar beet farm in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Molly Yeh’s cooking is built to fit into life with her baby and the nap times, diaper changes,

and wiggle time that come with having a young child, making them a breeze to fit into any sort of schedule, no matter how busy. They’re low-maintenance dishes that are satisfying to make for weeknight meals to celebrate empty to-do lists after long work days, cozy Sunday soups to simmer during the first (or seventh!) snowfall of the year, and desserts that will keep happily under the cake dome for long enough that you will never feel pressure to share.

From Becky LeJeune, Event Buyer/Office Manager: I adore Molly Yeh! Her optimism and overall happy demeanor carry over into her dishes and are something I aspire to in my everyday life. And I think if I cook out of this book constantly, I might be able to make that happen! Cozy and comforting is rule of thumb in this book. And ease as well. Whether you’re making a hot dish or a halvaor tahini-tinged baked item or pasta, everything I’ve tried so far is amazing. This is definitely another favorite and one that’ll be getting heavy use in my house!

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Dad’s Girlfriend and Other Anxieties

By Kellye Crocker Albert Whitman & Company

$17.99

From the publisher: Anxiety has always made Ava avoid the slightest risk, but plunging headfirst into danger might be just what she needs. Dad hasn’t even been dating his new girlfriend that long, so Ava is sure that nothing has to change in her life. That is, until the day after sixth grade

ends, when Dad whisks her away on vacation to meet The Girlfriend and her daughter in terrifying Colorado, where even the squirrels can kill you! Managing her anxiety, avoiding altitude sickness, and surviving the mountains might take all of Ava’s strength, but at least this trip will only last two weeks. Right?

From Marilyn Robbins, Children’s Program Coordinator: I waited all year for my favorite middle grade novel, and this is it! “Dad’s Girlfriend and Other Anxieties” is the gem you’ve been looking for, perfect for the middle grade reader in your life

(or you … it’s that good). You’ll laugh, you’ll cringe, you’ll cheer, and you will definitely fall in love with Ava as she navigates her trip to Colorado to meet Dad’s new girlfriend. This book is delightful and full of heart.

The Complete Brambly Hedge

By Jill Barklem HarperCollins Publishers $24.99

From the publisher: The mice of Brambly Hedge made their first appearance in 1980 when the four seasonal stories were published. Ever since, readers have loved exploring the

miniature world of the hedgerow and meeting the families that live there. In this collection the mice have many adventures, but they always have time for fun and relaxation, too. Whatever the season, and whether they are by the sea, in the High Hills, or simply at home by the fire, there is always someone ready to lend a helping hand.

From Moira Brownwolfe, Backlist Bookbuyer: The classic British children’s series is complete in this one volume. If you grew up with Redwall but your kids aren’t quite old enough for it, try this adorable slice

of life about mice living in fully furnished tree homes. Packed with lovely illustrations, this collection is the perfect gift for a cozy holiday season. And if you like the books, also check out the delightful stop-motion television adaptations from 1996.

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Chaparral tops Castle View in overtime

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Luke McCall of Chaparral had a good feeling when he let his shot go from the top of the left wing face-off circle.

McCall’s shot in overtime settled into the high corner of the goal to give Chap a 4-3 win over Castle View in a hockey game played on Dec. 10.

“I was just trying to get our team going and have a positive attitude on the bench,” said McCall. “I got lucky enough to bury one. I had a good suspicion it was going in. He (Castle View goalie) left the right side open and I had to take it.”

Chaparral is proving early in the season that it is not the same team as last year.

The Wolverines gave up two goals in the third period, which gave the Sabercats a 3-2 lead, but senior Alex Benson-Byrness scored late in the period to send the game into overtime.

McCall, who also had the fi rst goal of the contest, scored again to end the game.

“It was a huge win,” said Chap

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ThunderRidge loses cli hanger

Fossil Ridge prevails by three points after double overtime

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ThunderRidge boys basketball coach Joe Ortiz imagines the Grizzlies learned a lot from their loss to top-ranked Fossil Ridge on Dec. 9.

The ThunderRidge Grizzlies, the defending Class 5A state champions with no seniors on this season’s team, had a chance to knock off the Sabercats but wound up losing 84-81 in double overtime.

“It was a classic game,” said Ortiz. “I’m proud of our guys. We were not supposed to even be in the game with them. We don’t have any seniors, we have a team. We’re trying to find our way. We’re improving in leaps and bounds. It was a huge game for learning.”

ThunderRidge, down by as many as nine points

early in the game, twice pulled to within a point late in the first half and finally grabbed a 67-61 lead with 51.5 seconds left in regulation time, but Fossil Ridge hit two 3-point baskets and ThunderRidge missed a free throw, which forced the game into the first four-minute overtime.

Two 3-point baskets by 6-foot-5 junior Charlie Spann helped the Grizzlies come back to tie the game at 75-all and force a second overtime.

Spann hit two more shots as ThunderRidge tied the second overtime at 79-79 with 1:29 to play but a 5-0 run by the Fort Collins team won the game.

“It was a good win for them but we fought hard,” said Spann. “I was a little tired and my legs were gone.”

Spann finished with 31 points, and 28 came in the second half.

Andrew Crawford, a 6-6 junior, had 29 points for the Grizzlies and 14 came in the first half. He made six 3-point baskets.

ThunderRidge, 6-1, came back 14 hours after the loss to Fossil Ridge to defeat Rocky Mountain 79-64 in the third-place game. Spann and Crawford each had 22 points in the win.

Fossil Ridge, 5-1, did not do as well in the championship game as Valor Christian edged the Sabercats 70-68 to win the title.

Valor, 3-0, scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to upset Fossil Ridge. No statistics on the game were available.

In other Highlands Ranch sports news, Highlands Ranch High School girls basketball coach Caryn Jarocki won her 700th career game on Dec. 8 with a 50-31 victory over Mullen.

Jarocki improved her record to 700-184 in 38 seasons as a high school coach, 19 of which have been at Highlands Ranch after starting out at Colorado Academy.

The former University of Denver player is the winningest girls basketball coach in Colorado high school history. She has won seven state titles.

Chaparral’s Carson Bontempo looks to pass from behind the goal in the Dec. 10 game against Castle View. Chap won 4-3 in overtime.

PHOTO BY JIM BENTON

4-3 hockey win shows ability of tight-knit team

ThunderRidge’as Andrew Crawford (42) takes a jump shot over Drew Larson (3) of Fossil Ridge in the Dec. 9 semifinal game of the Tipo Classic. Crawford scored 29 points but top-ranked Fossil Ridge prevailed 84-81 in double overtime over the Grizzlies who are the Class 5A state defending champions.

PHOTO BY JIM BENTON

HOCKEY

coach Ryan Finnefrock. “Last year we would fi nd a way to tie these games but we didn’t fi nd out how to win. I just think the resilience and leadership we have is the kind that you can build upon early in the season.”

Chap (3-0) is a co-op team with players coming from Chap, Legend, Ponderosa and Elizabeth high schools.

“We’ve got to get better every game,” added Finnefrock. “There are a lot of things that we can fi x and learn from but we’ve got a tight-knit group this year.”

McCall, a senior who attends Chaparral, agrees with his coach about this season’s team.

“We have a better relationship than in previous years,” he said. “We have good chemistry now. It shows that we can play all three periods and even overtime.”

Castle View, coached by Michael Dubus, is also a co-op team and saw its record dip to 1-3.

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Christian Leon of Chaparral is surrounded by Castle View players in front of the Sabercats net during the Dec. 10 game which the Wolverines won, 4-3, in overtime.

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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 Douglas, 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. 2022-0091

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. 2022-0090

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. 2022-0083

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 #: Attorney File #: 11597.0005

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0083

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. 2022-0087

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/17/2022 8:50:00

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: 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

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. 2022-0092

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.

Public Notices

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. 2022-0084

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), 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

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. 2022-0152

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. 2022-0151

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 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

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. 2022-0161

To Whom It May Concern: On 10/17/2022 10:53:00 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: Anthony Terron Coaxum

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for RMR Financial dba Axiom Financial., Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Guild Mortgage Company LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/24/2016 Recording Date of DOT: 3/29/2016 Reception No. of DOT: 2016018153

DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $424,297.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $344,608.64

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 3, BLOCK 9, BRADBURY RANCH SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 10885 Willow Reed Circle West, 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, February 8, 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: 12/15/2022

Last Publication: 1/12/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/17/2022

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ILENE DELL'ACQUA Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-22-943876-LL

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

Legal Notice No. 2022-0161 First Publication: 12/15/2022 Last Publication: 1/12/2023

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

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS

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 PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0085

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

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. 2022-0154

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 FILING 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

Reception No. of DOT: 2019021629

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

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

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

requests bids from responsible and qualified companies for the provision of parking lot maintenance & repair, as needed, at various buildings/locations throughout Douglas County. The award of this bid will be based upon all information submitted, prior vendor performance, and price. Douglas County reserves the right to request additional information from any vendor and reserves the right to award to one or more vendors for these services.

The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 045-22, Parking Lot Maintenance & Repair” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 2:00pm on Thursday, December 29, 2022 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder.

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 944331

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 15, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) #047-22

ON-CALL ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES for FACILITIES, FLEET & EMERGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES

The Department of Facilities, Fleet & Emergency Support Services of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from responsible and qualified individuals/firms to assist the County, on an as-needed basis, with professional Architectural Services for various County projects. Individual projects/services will be discussed, negotiated, and issued as required throughout the 2023 calendar year.

The RFQ documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

RFQ responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFQ #047-22, On-Call Architectural Services for Facilities, Fleet & Emergency Support Services” prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFQ responses will be received until 2:00 p.m., on Monday, January 9, 2023 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said response and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful company.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFQ to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 944333

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 15, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

dress shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 12:00pm on Friday, December 30, 2022 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so.

Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder.

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 944332

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 15, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #044-22

FACILITY FIRE PREVENTION EQUIPMENT INSPECTION

The Department of Facilities, Fleet & Emergency Support Services for Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible qualified companies for the provision of a complete Facility Fire Prevention Equipment Inspection Program, for specified County Government buildings.

The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website.

While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 044-22, Facility Fire Prevention Equipment Inspection” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 2:00pm on Friday, December 30, 2022 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder.

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No. 944329

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 15, 2022

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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:

The Department of Facilities, Fleet & Emergency Support Services of Douglas County, Colorado, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and qualified companies to provide commercial/residential fencing and gates (install, maintain & replace), as needed, at various buildings/locations throughout Douglas County. The award of this bid will be based upon all information submitted, prior vendor performance, and price. Douglas County reserves the right to request additional information from any vendor and reserves the right to award to one or more vendors for these services.

The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 046-22, Fencing & Gates” and mailed or hand-carried to the ad-

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

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

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