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Parker Rotary raises funds for earthquake victims in Turkey, Syria

$22,000 raised

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the aftermath of the earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, the Rotary Club of Parker raised over $22,000 to aid ShelterBox USA in their e orts to supply emergency shelter, tools and supplies to those impacted by the damage.

ShelterBox USA is a global humanitarian relief organization that brings emergency shelter and essential supplies to set up a household when families have lost everything in a disaster or con ict situation.

“We’re based on the premise of what are the things that you need to sustain your life if you lose everything in an instant and you’re forced to ee your home,” said President of ShelterBox USA Kerri Murray.

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Victim may have recorded double murder in Franktown

DA says it contradicts suspect account

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A recording captured audio of

Parker council approves 2023 budget amendment Water partnership set with county

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

During a short meeting, the Parker Town Council members unanimously approved the 2023 revised budget for the town and designated Douglas County as the Managing Jurisdiction of Recreation Operations and Management at Rueter-Hess Reservoir.  Adjustments for the 2023 revised budget fall into two categories, carryovers and supplemental amendments.

Carryovers are reappropriation of unspent budget funds from the previous year and into the current year. According to Rhonda Willey, of the towns nance department, the total net revision of the amendment is $40,738,617, which is mostly carryovers.

an incident where Casey Devol allegedly killed his sister and her boyfriend in rural Douglas County, according to prosecutors.

“What we have are recorded statements of the murder itself which were made by one of the victims,” said Andrew Steers, a chief deputy district attorney.

He added: “It’s clearly a recording of the incident. It’s clearly a recording of the murder.”

e existence of the recorder was not known, Steers said, until the autopsy in the case that left Jessica Mitchell, 32, and Bryan Todd Gray,

Supplemental amendments are additional or new appropriation requests that were not anticipated at the time the budget was developed. e net supplement of expenditures and revenues is $660,324, said Willey. ese can be funded through new revenue sources or available cash balance.

Mary Colton, of the town’s park and recreation department, said additional funds in Parker include funds for the Tree Grant Program, the stormwater project, the O’Brien Park streetscape project and the day

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A ShelterBox worker distributes aid in Turkey.

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Leaving basketball for golf in Larkspur program

Davyon Collins joins Colorado PGA

BY ALEX K.W. SCHULTZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

After playing basketball since he was hardly bigger than a basketball, playing and coaching hoops at the collegiate level, and working for an NBA team’s minor league squad, Davyon Collins is taking his knowledge and skills to … e golf course?

Yes, the golf course. It actually makes perfect sense once you’ve gotten to know who Collins is and what the 26-year-old stands for.

Last year, the Houston native packed his bags and headed north to begin working as the second-ever PGA WORKS Fellow for the Colorado PGA Section, which is based in Larkspur.

Funded by the PGA of America’s charitable arm, PGA WORKS is a strategic initiative designed to diversify the golf industry’s workforce. e fellowship program o ers a one-year, paid immersion in the Colorado PGA Section, giving fellows a taste of what a career in the golf industry can provide.

Collins said the game of basketball opened many doors for him. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Dallas Christian College, where he played point guard and was a four-year Academic All-American and voted team captain his senior season. He received a master’s degree from Dallas Baptist University, where he spent two seasons as a graduate assistant. After graduating from DBU, he spent a year on the Southwestern Assemblies of God men’s basketball coaching sta . His education and knowledge of the game helped him land a community development and gameday operations gig with the Texas Legends, who are the Dallas Mavericks’ NBA G League a liate.

Now, the basketball lifer is turning his attention to the world of 9-irons and birdies and fairways, hoping to use the game of golf to open doors for others, including and perhaps especially those who didn’t know those doors existed in the rst place.

“ e game of golf is kind of tucked away,” Collins said. “People know about it because it’s in front of their faces, but I’ll ask someone the question, ‘Have you seen a course?

ere’s a course two minutes away that you pass by every day that you don’t know anything about.’”

Collins said people will drive by the same golf course time and again without ever thinking about stopping for any number of reasons: they fear they’ll be judged for their golf skills, or lack thereof; they don’t even know where to begin (“Should I get a cart rst?” “Where do I even get a cart?” “Where’s the driving range?” “Does this course have a dress code?”); or, worse yet, they may feel like they don’t “belong” based on their sex or the color of their skin. Hop online and you’ll see what Collins is getting at. A Google search for “PGA Tour player demographics” yields results like “Golf’s Lack of Color” and “Diversity Remains Golf’s Biggest Challenge.”

According to a Golf Diversity & In-

clusion Report published a few years ago, the makeup of American golfers at all levels is 77% male and 80% white. Among golfers in the professional ranks, 75% are male and 86% are white. And golf-industry workers — everyone from caddies to greenskeepers — are 90% male and 88% white.

“Out of all the sports, other than hockey, I would say golf has the most room for growth when it comes to diversity and inclusion,” Collins, an African American, said. “ e game is, to be totally honest, an older, male game. It’s mostly 45-andolder men who play it.

“I feel like within the game of golf, you don’t need the money. e money (to enhance the game’s diversity and inclusion e orts) is there. You just need people who care about other people.”

Collins wants to be and has been one of those people.

As the local PGA WORKS Fellow, he supported PGA REACH Colorado’s charitable programs, which include the Colorado PGA Junior Tour; the PGA Jr. League; Golf in Schools; Drive, Chip & Putt; and PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) — all of which are designed to grow the game of golf and make this “tucked away” game available to people of all ages, ethnicities and skill levels.

“My heart’s in growing the game and getting it into the hands of people who have never played,” Collins said. “For me, it’s really important to get them in the game so they can teach their children and so on and so on, and also to break the ‘ is is a 45-year-old white man’s sport’ stereotype.”

Apparently, Collins is doing the job he was hired to do … and then some.

Six months into his one-year fellowship, which began in May 2022, he was o ered a full-time job with the Colorado PGA Section. He’s now the manager of the section’s Junior Development Series, which gives players ages 6-18 an opportunity to gain competitive golf experience in a more relaxed and fun environment.

In addition to now managing the junior series, Collins is still supporting all the national initiatives he promoted while working as a fellow, including the Drive, Chip & Putt junior skills competition.

In fact, Collins will be at the Masters Tournament next week at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia to help coordinate the Drive, Chip & Putt National Championship, which will take place the Sunday before the Masters tees o on April 6.

ink about that for a moment — a 26-year-old who had never played golf or even swung a club before landing the fellowship will be at professional golf’s biggest event.

“I can’t wait. It’s going to be so exciting,” said Collins, who eventually wants to work in a diversity and inclusion capacity for the PGA of America. “ e practice rounds are what I’m most excited about. I’ve heard those are the best.”

It’s safe to say that a door to a world Collins initially knew nothing about was opened to him. He’s waded into that world.

And he’s enjoying every moment of it.

Davyon Collins, a Houston native, was recently selected to serve as the second-ever PGA WORKS Fellow for the Colorado PGA Section, which is based in Larkspur.

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Spurlock honored in bi-partisan ceremony

at the Capitol

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BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At the start of their workday, Colorado lawmakers heard words of praise for a man who spent more than 40 years in law enforcement.

Five Douglas County state representatives — Republicans and Democrats — requested the tribute to former Sheri Tony Spurlock, a move that state Rep. Bob Marshall attributed to the “broad admiration, respect and support Sheri Spurlock held in the community.”

He became “such an early advocate for mental health not only in the community but for his law enforcement personnel,” said Marshall, a Democrat, on the House oor on March 27.

Spurlock recently stepped down after eight years as Douglas County’s sheri , serving through 2022 to his term limit. He capped o four decades of service to the people of Colorado and Douglas County, Marshall noted in a statement to Colorado Community Media.

Rep. Lisa Frizell noted she’s known Spurlock for 25 years and that he, like her, spent a lot of time in the county when Castle Rock was “a place where you might have to get gas between Colorado Springs and Denver.”

“ ere was not much there. And so he also experienced the changes that we’ve seen,” Frizell said.

When Spurlock rst started at the Douglas sheri ’s o ce, there was not much crime, Frizell said. In his career alongside rising crime, he worked “with municipal partners and the partners within the state to make sure we’re all in a better place,” Frizell said.

“He doesn’t care what party you’re from. He doesn’t care if you disagree with him. What he cares about is doing the right thing for everybody,” said Frizell, a Republican. “And everyone’s a constituent — there’s no lines drawn. I respect that very

As sheri , Spurlock focused on mental health and the mental wellness of the community and employees, leading him to become a strong advocate for Colorado’s emergency risk protection order law, otherwise known as the red ag law.

Passed in 2019, the red ag law allows law enforcement or family members to request the temporary seizure of rearms from people who could pose a threat to themselves or to others.

Spurlock also put e ort into forming partnerships outside the sheri ’s o ce. Since his rst term, Spurlock worked with a variety of people and with di erent counties to create partnerships and services for the community, including developing the cold case review team made up of volunteer citizens.

A doctor, two attorneys, a business man and woman and detectives have come together to clear several cold cases. Suspects have been taken to prison and into custody because of that team, Spurlock has said.

In a partnership with the Aurora Police Department, Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce and a district attorney from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s O ce, Spurlock also helped create the Uni ed Metropolitan Forensics Crime Lab.

Separate from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the metropolitan crime lab opened in 2018 to serve the people of those counties with quicker results.

e local crime lab can help speed investigation when, for example, a woman is sexually assaulted in Douglas County and the perpetrator isn’t initially known, Spurlock has said.

Spurlock started as a deputy in the Douglas sheri ’s o ce and later moved into investigations. In 2015, he took over as Douglas County’s 33rd sheri .

e state representatives who serve Douglas County residents and requested the House oor tribute are Anthony Hartsook, Brandi Bradley, Eliza Hamrick, Frizell and Marshall, according to Marshall.

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Sheri Spurlock stands in front of his awards and plaques in his o ce.

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Spirituality with an artistic twist at Douglas County Fairgrounds

Holistic Expo set for April 15-16

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Centers for Spiritual Living in Parker will be hosting the second annual Holistic Expo and Creative Market, On April 15-16, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock.

Spiritual community, the Centers for Spiritual Living in Parker, is inspired by the philosophy and teachings of Ernest Holmes. e inclusive group recognizes all paths in a spiritual sense and holds services, guided meditations and youth ministry.

From artists and craftsmen to healing practitioners, the Holistic Expo and Creative Market will include 115 vendors and hourly workshops throughout the weekendlong event.

“We focus on nutrition and wellness, Reiki, intuitive healing, jewelry, crystals and all these other things,” said event coordinator Amy Schmidt. “So it’s de nitely a really cool variety.”

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e devastating series of earthquakes has resulted in millions of people being displaced, damaging nearly 57,000 buildings and over 50,000 people have been killed. With people sleeping in the open in freezing temperatures, those at ShelterBox USA are focusing on providing temporary shelters to families.

“What we’re concerned about at Shelterbox is ensuring that in the middle of winter, these families have a temporary place to call home in the aftermath of what’s likely the worst time of their life,” said Murray.

e Rotary Club of Parker is one of thousands across the country and globally and provides an annual donation to ShelterBox USA. In addition to the annual donation to the relief organization, the 66 members

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ual vendor, all the Colorado-based exhibitors were hand selected by Schmidt for the event.

“I’ve seen them in person at the di erent area shows and visited them personally, so there’s a lot of really impressive work,” said Schmidt.

Focusing on health and wellness, through the variety of workshops and presentations, visitors will learn

of the rotary club raised money in four di erent ways.

Many of the members provided individual donations, the Rotary Club of Parker Foundation donated money and a member decided to do a one to one match with another member’s donation.

As the motto of the Rotary Club of Parker is “service above self”, a member of the club wished not to be named when speaking with the individual.

“We were able to raise $22,500,” said a member of the Rotary Club of Parker. “ at means almost 23 shelter boxes, which is a record for us.”

ShelterBox has been airlifting humanitarian relief tents into the impacted areas as well as solar lanterns, water puri cation units and containers to store clean water.

“A tent is a key item for forced survivorship whether it is a beach or earthquake or hurricane,” said a member of the Rotary Club of Parker. “ ey need immediate help, these people, because they lost

about the physiological and biochemical processes of the human body function. Workshops include topics such as consciousness communication, vibrational sound therapy, IV therapy, signs, animal totems and the basics of beginning meditation.  Workshops start Saturday at 11 a.m., going until 4 p.m.. Sunday’s activities will be held between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m..

Sunday will start with a talk from the Centers for Spiritual Living.

e expo will also include several artists and craftsmen that will bring

everything.”

Murray said ShleterBox USA is intune to types of displacement situations and therefore brings high thermal blankets, sleeping bags, clothing as well as lightweight mattresses, sleeping mats and cooking equipment depending on the situation.

“I think the worst part of this awful disaster situation that both southern Turkey and northern Syria are facing is that so many people who’ve been a ected were already displaced by the civil war that is coming from Syria,” said Murray.

Many people a ected in Syria were already IDPs, so these individuals were already vulnerable.

According to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, more than 15 million people in Syria were in need of assistance prior to the earthquake.

Teams from ShelterBox USA on the ground overseas are coordinating with local rotary partners in Turkey and partners in Syria to help mobilize the large-scale emergency

di erent items for sale. e craft of artisans will be explored through handmade paintings, sculptures, clothing and food items.

“Enjoy the beauty of all the di erent creations that all the di erent artists will have there for sale,” said Schmidt.  e event is a mixture of di erent holistic practitioners with art and candles, upcycled items, herbal remedies and essential oils. Visitors will have the opportunity to shop from intuitive jewelers and artists.

In addition, door prizes will be available, as well as a used book sale

response.

ShelterBox USA has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 and 2019 for their continuous work in Syria. e organization has been supporting this area of Syria for 11 years due to an ongoing civil war con ict.

As ShelterBox relies on private charitable donations, the donation from Parker Rotary helped the team in Turkey in Syria provide more supplies.

“ ey were really much the rst group and the rst of rotarians that stepped up,” said Murrary. e Rotary club has been just so awesome and is helping to provide charitable support to help fund the response in Turkey and Syria.”

In addition to raising money for organizations such as ShelterBox USA, the Rotary Club of Parker has three major areas of focus. e club provides monthly scholarships for Parker students, community service and international humanitarian services.

and a luncheon provided by Little Reds Kitchen.

“I’m looking forward to seeing the whole community, tons of people enjoying this, having a large turnout that are engaging in the community and having a good time,” said Schmidt. “And bringing somebody to the community that’s really going to serve them and provides an alternative way of helping them improve their lives.”

Tickets are on sale for $5 on the Holistic Expo and Creative Market website at www.expocslparker.org, along with the hourly workshop schedule.

Country recieves more than $60K in funding for mental health

Rep. Crow delivers check

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A giant check heralded the arrival of more than half a million dollars in federal funding for Douglas County’s efforts to support the public’s mental health.

“It is no surprise to parents that we are in the midst of a mental health crisis for our children. We’re near the bottom of the nation in terms of our rates for youth suicide,” said U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, who secured the funding as part of the federal spending process.

Crow’s comments came during a March 20 news conference with Douglas County’s elected leaders, where officials announced that the funding would flow to several of the county’s efforts to develop a safety net for people experiencing a mental health crisis.

“With this funding, it’s our goal to develop reliable follow-up support to keep individuals and families engaged in treatment following a crisis, while avoiding cycling through the emergency or criminal justice system to address mental health needs,” said Laura Ciancone, Douglas County’s coordinator of mental health programs.

That “is a very costly track and we all pay for it,” Ciancone said.

“Stabilizing people during a crisis and connecting them to services (is) key to addressing mental health needs and preventing the revolving door of crisis response.”

Crow, who represents much of the south and east Denver suburbs in Congress, spoke to what he sees as the broader context of mental health support.

“As a society, we will not be judged by the number of lanes on our highways or how tall our buildings are,” Crow said. “As a society, we will ultimately be judged on how we treat each other and how we come to aid and help those who need a hand. Because there’s no person in this room who hasn’t needed help at some point in their life.”

Walk-in crisis center, youth unit planned

The demand for mental and behavioral health services for children and adolescents exceeds the capacity for services around Colorado, including in Douglas County, Ciancone said.

With the new federal funding — and dollars from the federal American Rescue Plan Act — new programs are unfolding in Douglas County, including the following:

• A walk-in crisis center that will serve as an alternative to the emergency room for all ages. The facility will provide 24/7/365 walk-in crisis support, counseling,

deescalation, and information and referrals for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis, according to a county news release.

• A child and adolescent crisis stabilization unit that will offer 16 beds to serve youth ages 8 to 18 experiencing a mental health crisis.

• A veterans mental health clinician that will provide support for veterans who experience financial and geographic barriers to accessing care.

• A suicide prevention grant program that will support “data-driven countywide work” specifically focused on middle-aged men, prenatal and postnatal women and families, older adults, and youth ages 14 to 24.

Each member of the U.S. House of Representatives was able to submit up to 15 community project funding requests to benefit state or local government grantees or eligible nonprofits. The House Appropriations Committee then considered requests when writing the annual federal spending bill.

Douglas County’s check represents one of the buckets of funding Crow requested for his area.

Separately, Douglas County commissioners dedicated $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to grants for local organizations’ work on suicide prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery, the county said in a January news release.

(The American Rescue Plan Act is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill signed into law in March 2021 with a goal to support the economic and public health recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.)

Programs take shape

The county is partnering with its community mental health organization, AllHealth Network, to open the all-ages walk-in center and the child and adolescent crisis stabilization unit, which Ciancone called a “first-of-its-kind facility in Douglas County.”

Douglas County and its partners aim to support people before and after they use the walk-in center, making sure they get the services they need closer to home, Ciancone said.

Ciancone also spoke to the timeline for new resources unfolding, noting AllHealth Network recently finalized plans with a developer for the walk-in center and the crisis stabilization unit. Officials estimate around a year to a year and a half until opening.

Regarding the suicide prevention grant, “we have received applications, there’s a committee reviewing and we should be making awards in April,” Ciancone said.

The county has launched its veterans mental health program with a clinician, she added.

The county’s community response team — a coresponder program that pairs law enforcement officers with mental health professionals to help adults and youth experiencing a mental

health crisis avoid the emergency room or jail — is also expanding, Ciancone said. The county has six community response teams, according to a March news release, and it may have nine teams by summer or fall.

County initiative approaches a decade

Crow thanked the county and its partners for their work to bolster mental health in the area.

“I cannot thank you enough for working day in and day out, putting your heart and your soul on the line to frankly help save our kids’ lives,” Crow said.

For nearly a decade, the county has run an effort to help address mental health in the community.

With support from the Douglas County commissioners, and in response to several tragic mental health-related incidents, the Douglas County Mental Health Initiative was established in 2014 to “unite community partners, address unmet mental health needs, connect people to mental health services and prevent those in need from falling through the cracks of the mental health system,” the county’s website says.

Today, the county’s mental health initiative includes more than 40 entities.

Some of its programs include:

• T he county’s community response teams of law enforcement officers and mental health professionals who help people find mental health support.

• The Care Compact, a program helping adults with complex mental health needs navigate benefits and overcome barriers to accessing care.

• A peer recovery team that pairs a “case manager” and peer recovery coach to help high-risk and high-need individuals served by the community response teams and Care Compact find care and avoid treatment gaps. (“Case management” is a term that generally refers to helping manage a person’s situation as it relates to finding resources.)

• And an ongoing, multi-year public outreach effort that aims to help “eradicate stigma associated with mental health,” the county said in a news release.

The new funding will allow the expansion of the county’s Care Compact program, evidencebased treatment programs and parent support, stipends for community-based outpatient mental health and substance use treatment and intensive in-home treatment, and “technology integration” of a web-based case management platform and a faithbased community portal to support access to care and connection to resources for basic needs, like food, transportation and housing, Ciancone said.

Due to recent redistricting, the area Crow represents — Colorado’s 6th Congressional District — now only includes a sliver of Douglas County: a small portion of the far south Aurora area. Before, the district also included Highlands Ranch.

Bennet raises concerns about what chatbots say to kids

Senator from Colorado points to examples

BY KAITLIN KIM COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Generative Arti cial Intelligence, like Chat GPT, may be able to write an episode of South Park or ace the LSAT, but Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is concerned about what these chatbots might be saying to kids.

is comes after journalists and others, posing as kids and young teens, reported that generative AI programs helped provide information to questions that should have raised red ags.

e examples listed in Bennet’s letter include AI giving tips on how to protect access to social media apps parents wanted kids to delete, how to cover up bruises before a visit from Child Protective Services and advice on setting the mood with “candles or music” for someone who posed as a 13-year-old girl preparing to meet a 31-year-old man.

“Although generative AI has enormous potential, the race to integrate it into everyday applications cannot come at the expense of younger users’ safety and well being,” Bennet writes to the heads of Open AI, Snap, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta. “Although AI-powered chatbots come with risks for anyone – for example, by providing false information, perpetuating bias, or manipulating

users – children and adolescents are especially vulnerable. Younger users are at an earlier stage of cognitive, emotional, and intellectual development, making them more impressionable, impulsive, and less equipped to distinguish fact from ction.”

Bennet had several questions for the tech leaders as they move to integrate generative AI into their apps, including what existing or planned safety features they will implement for younger users, whether they have assessed or planned to assess potential harms to younger audiences, and what kind of auditing processes they have for the AI models behind chatbots that talk to the public. is push comes as more lawmakers have expressed concerns about how social media is a ecting teens’ mental health and how social media companies use the data they are collecting. Answers to Bennet’s questions could help shape any congressional response, either legislation or future hearings, to these concerns.

Bennet is one of several lawmakers from both sides of the aisle who have expressed concerns about the popular social media app TikTok, in particular. e CEO of TikTok will testify in front of the house Energy and Commerce committee later this week.

In the last Congress, Bennet also introduced a bill to set up a federal commission to provide oversight of digital platforms “to protect consumers, promote competition, and

defend the public interest.”

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

Sen. Michael Bennet says the interaction of chatbots with children deserves examination. U.S. GOVERNMENT PHOTO

Castillos want trial over settlement from STEM schools

Records at center of dispute

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e parents of Kendrick Castillo, a student killed in the 2019 STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting, have not accepted a $387,000 settlement from the school.

e couple continues to reject the school’s settlement o er in an e ort to make the information they have gathered from the shooting public.

Court lings on behalf of John and Maria Castillo show the parents hope to bring light to the full set of events that resulted in Kendrick’s death with the goal of helping prevent future violence.

Kendrick, 18, lost his life when he tackled one of the shooters on May 7, 2019. e two students who attacked STEM are currently serving life sentences.

In February, Douglas County District Court Judge Je ery Holmes ordered STEM to pay the Castillos $387,000, the maximum damages allowed under state law and the Claire Davis School Security Act, and ruled that STEM paying the damages is not an admission of liability.

Holmes’ order also said payment of the damages would preclude the need for a trial.

However, the Castillos told the court they aren’t looking for mon-

etary relief, but want a jury trial for the purposes of hearing public testimony and receiving a judgement on STEM’s culpability. During the course of the lawsuit, STEM successfully fought to make a majority of the information presented con dential.

“John and Maria Castillo have succeeded in using the Claire Davis School Safety Act to nd the truth about what led up to the mass shooting at STEM that their son Kendrick sacri ced his life to stop,” Dan Caplis, an attorney for the Cas-

tillos, told e Denver Post. “Now the Castillos want to share that evidence with the public so that all schools can learn the lessons from the STEM shooting and be safer moving forward.”

Caplis did not respond to interview requests from Colorado Community Media.

To address the issue of con dentiality, Holmes appointed a special master (a retired judge) to determine what information from the submitted evidence is con dential and what can be made public. e

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camp and preschool program at the eld house.

After seeing a need and demand for more child-based programs, the day-camp sta at the Parker Recreation Center initiated the preschool program. e limited enrollment program accepts children ages 3 to 5 years old and have the option to enroll in full days or half days.

Councilmembers also approved the Intergovernmental Agreement dissolving the Rueter-Hess Recreation Authority and establishing the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners as the Managing Jurisdiction of Recreation Operations and Managements at Rueter-Hess

discussion started on March 22.

Nicole Bostel, the STEM spokesperson, said in a statement that the school has resisted making all of the information public because of concerns that it would result in privacy and security violations.

“With the release of certain documents, vital information and details about our current safety practices would be made public, leaving our students and sta vulnerable,” she said. “Additionally, some of the documents include information about students who were not involved in the incident on May 7, and releasing their information would be unfair and violate their privacy.”

However, Bostel said the school trusts the special master will “operate in the best interest of both the Castillos and STEM as we reach a resolution that satis es both parties.”

“Our community is still healing from the events of May 7, and STEM is committed to ensuring that we continue that process forward,” she said.

Caplis told the Denver Post that regardless of the outcome of the meetings with the special master, the Castillos plan to appeal Holmes’ ruling in an attempt to go to trial. ough the Castillos lawsuit originally also named the Douglas County School District as a defendant, Newsbreak reports that the Castillos and the school district settled in December with the district agreeing to release information related to the attack.

Reservoir by and between Parker Water and Sanitation District, Douglas County, City of Castle Pines, City of Lone Tree, the Town of Parker and the Town of Castle Rock.

e Rueter-Hess Recreation Authority was formed in 2015 to fund and manage recreation activities as well as capital improvements.

“Since 2015, the municipal members have alternated administering recreational activities, resulting in some inconsistencies, limited access to the reservoir and growing public frustration as a result,” said Colton.  erefore, the managers of the municipal members agreed that public access to the reservoir was a high priority and to establish Douglas County as the managing jurisdiction. e authority board will become an advisory committee to the county.

STEM Schools continues to deal with a lawsuit filed by the parents of Kendrick Castillo, who died attacking a shooter at the school in 2019. FILE PHOTO

Councilmembers (L to R): Joshua Rivero, Brandi Wilks, Todd Hendrecks, Mayor Je Toborg, John Diak, Anne Barrington and Laura Hefta. PHOTO BY HALEY LENA

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34, dead in the Franktown area.

ey were discovered in February 2022 in a garage adjacent to a house they lived in on Russellville Road. Mitchell was Devol’s sister.

Authorities don’t know why someone chose to record the interaction, Steers said during a March 22 hearing in Douglas County District Court.

e recording captured the events leading up to the murder: ree people appeared to be having a dinner and at one point talked about a birthday gift, Steers said. At some point, the man authorities say is Devol leaves and returns and kills the other two people and a dog.

e audio “goes on for a long period of time, recording just silence at certain points,” Steers said. e recorder eventually died and was recovered as authorities investigated, according to Steers.

e recording “settles as fact whether the defendant acted in selfdefense, whether he was intoxicated, whether there was an argument beforehand,” Steers said, arguing that the audio contradicts what Devol told authorities.

“ ere were no threats,” Steers said.

Mitchell was found with a “digital recorder device,” according to her autopsy report.

A coworker of Gray’s discovered him and Mitchell in the Russellville Road garage at about 1:30 p.m. Feb. 8, 2022.

Located in Kansas

Devol was found and arrested at a hotel in Salina, Kansas, on Feb. 9, 2022. He complied when o cers attempted to place him in custody, according to testimony at the hearing.

Authorities in Kansas saw a handgun and a white towel with what appeared to be blood on it in

plain sight at the hotel, where they entered Devol’s room.

Looking through the windows of Devol’s vehicle, an o cer saw a “taken apart” gun, according to testimony from a Salina Police Department o cer in the hearing.

Public defender Ara Ohanian, Devol’s defense attorney, took issue with what he said was a failure to read Devol his “Miranda rights.”

ose are the rights, under United States law, of an arrested person to have an attorney and to refuse to answer questions.

“All three o cers testi ed that no one read Mr. Devol his Miranda rights” in the o cers’ early interactions with Devol, Ohanian said.

But Devol “volunteered” information regarding rearms that he had, without being questioned or prompted, said Nate Marsh, deputy district attorney.

Later, he “was read his rights; he voluntarily waived them in writing,” Steers said.

e Miranda warning was given appropriately, Judge Patricia Herron found.

Video footage also found Autopsy results show the victims had bruising and shallow injuries and had been shot by two di erent rearms.

e report, released by the Douglas County Coroner’s O ce, shows both victims also had meth, alcohol and marijuana in their systems. In addition to the toxicology reports, notes were made in both autopsies that each had a history of methamphetamine use.

Deputies discovered security footage for the home that showed someone entering the garage carrying “multiple handguns and a long gun.” After a tip from a friend of the family, investigators alleged that Devol is the person in the video.

Devol has been charged with two counts of rst-degree murder. He pleaded not guilty in September. Devol is slated for a jury trial starting June 12.

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Why so many Colorado cars have expired license plates

BY PAOLO ZIALCITA COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

eodore Shille was driving home from the grocery store when he noticed something. During the short trip, he passed three cars that had expired temporary license plates or no plates at all.

It wasn’t the rst time he had seen this near his Denver home; a few days before he wrote in to CPR News and asked, “what’s the deal with all the cars driving around without a license plate, or with an expired temporary plate?”

It’s a question that regularly appears on a local Reddit message board.

And it’s something this reporter has seen, as well. When I started looking into this story, I stood at a busy intersection in Westminster near the entrance to U.S. 36 on a Sunday morning to count the number of cars I saw with expired temporary license plates or no plates. Within 10 minutes, I saw 10 cars.

Why are there so many cars on Colorado roads with expired plates? At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, before vaccines were readily available, county Department of Motor Vehicle o ces were closed frequently and experienced supply chain issues for materials needed to make the plates. Could that still be a ecting permanent license plate turnaround times? Are drivers lax in getting their plates updated, or is something else happening?

According to Adam Wilms, director of vehicle services at the state DMV, that early pandemic slowdown has come and gone.

“You’ll see appointments ranging from same day to, I would say, a max of three or four days out,” he said. But that only covers one aspect of the process to acquire permanent plates. It really begins once someone purchases a vehicle from a dealership.

After all the forms are signed, the dealer has 30 days to forward the title paperwork to your county DMV o ce for processing. Jessica

Ramirez, who manages titles for GoJo Auto in Denver, said this part usually goes smoothly for her, but there are exceptions.

“Every deal’s di erent. I have three right now that aren’t good,” Ramirez said. “Sometimes it’s a trade-in and we pay out the lien and the bank doesn’t send us the title. Or it gets lost in the mail, so I have to wait for a lien release and then get a duplicate title. ere’s lots of things that could delay it.”

e county DMV has 30 days after it receives the title to process the paperwork and send the buyer a “Title Complete Notice” via mail. Ramirez said she heard from the people she sends paperwork to that there are potential slowdowns there, as well.

Derek Kuhn, a spokesperson for the state DMV, said that all Colorado counties should be caught up on title processing by now, except for one.

“Our team con rmed that Denver County DMV is running behind on processing title paperwork, but we believe they should be caught up in a couple of weeks,” he said.

Department spokesperson Courtney Meihls said the Denver County DMV wait time is currently 30 days: “Denver is experiencing a backlog due to sta ng issues, and because our branches operate di erently than other [motor vehicle] branches throughout the state.”

If drivers don’t receive their permanent plates within by the time the temporary plates expire, Meihls continued, the DMV branches will provide extended temporary plates.

After the local DMV mails that Title Complete Notice, the process to get permanent plates varies by county. In Denver County, for example, buyers can either register their vehicle over the phone or visit a branch ofce. Buyers may be required to bring documentation, like proof of ownership and insurance, into their local DMV o ce.

All that’s left to do is pay for registration fees, which can vary depending on the age, weight and value of the vehicle. Fees can amount in the low hundreds, while some vehicles may garner a nal fee of well over $1,000. Fees help pay for vital infrastructure across the state.

“What most people don’t realize is that a signi cant portion of [registration fees] goes to the county, so that pays a lot of your county taxes,” Wilms said. “In addition to that, it’s your road and bridge taxes and fees. A lot of the money goes to the highway user tax fund and funds the repairs and the creation of our roads and bridges throughout Colorado.”

e road to obtaining permanent plates should take 60 days, at most. But for Kyle Spence, it took six months.

“As soon as I actually purchased the car and left with it, that’s when everything started falling to pieces,” Spence said.

When his rst set of temporary tags expired in November, he called his dealership, a national chain, in orton which told him they hadn’t submitted any documents to the state.

“ ey never really gave me a reason for it,” he said.

By January, Spence’s second set of temporary tags were due to expire, and he hadn’t received the Title Complete Notice from the DMV. So, he took matters into his own hands.

“ ere’s a way that you can look up your VIN number of your vehicle, [and] whether or not you have a title number,” he said. Spence took the title number to the tax collector’s o ce without his Title Complete Notice and eventually got his permanent plate. He acknowledged, however, that persuading the o ce to go through the process without the notice was di cult.

For Kate McElhaney, the road to permanent plates has been similarly rocky. In November, she bought an electric vehicle and by February, she was still waiting to obtain permanent plates.

“I don’t know where the holdup is. Is it with the dealership? Is it with the DMV? I’m not really sure,” she said.

Neither her dealership nor the DMV have answered her questions. And with the tax deadline quickly approaching, she isn’t sure how to le to get the state’s electric vehicle tax credit.

“If I don’t get my car registered until after April 15, what does that mean?” she asked. “Do I just surrender my tax credit or can I go for it in this calendar year? I don’t know and I can’t really nd any information on that.”

But what about people driving around with long-expired temporary plates, or cars with no plates?

Until recently, Colorado only penalized people with expired vehicle registration. But earlier this month, a new law went into e ect that aims to reduce the number of cars with expired temporary license plates by introducing new nes to people late

with the registration of their temporary plates, as well as permanent ones.

In response to the DMV’s renewed hard stance on all unregistered vehicles, some state law enforcement agencies said they would take more consistent action against cars with expired plates or no plates.

Colorado State Patrol, the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce, and other police departments recently said they will begin pulling over people for unregistered vehicles.

e Denver Police Department, however, signaled that unregistered vehicles are low on their priority list.

“Consistent with our commitment to Vision Zero, Denver Police O cers generally focus on safety violations when conducting tra c enforcement. When they are not responding to reports of crime, o cers are encouraged to engage in proactive e orts, to include enforcing trafc and parking violations,” DPD said in a statement.

Police departments aren’t the only entity with the authority to enforce registration laws. In Denver, a division of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure handles parking violations and citations around the city.

at division — the Right of Way Enforcement — issued about 92,000 citations in 2022 to cars breaking municipal code 54-62, which prohibits having either an expired license plate or no front license plate. at’s about 7,000 more citations than were issued in 2019.

John LeDrew has received several of those tickets.

About a year ago, he began leasing a plug-in hybrid and has been driving with expired temporary license plates since they rst expired. He wasn’t told by his dealership or the DMV that he could obtain more temporary license plates.

“I did the calculation, the fees were like $600. I went [to the DMV] to register and get those tags, but it turned out to be closer to $1,400,” LeDrew said. “I couldn’t a ord that at the time. So, I asked what my options were and he said, ‘you just drive around with expired tags.’ I said, ‘alright, cool.’ And I just left.”

LeDrew has been trying to save up to a ord his permanent plates, but owning a small business and having a commission-based salary makes his nances di cult to predict. He believes he’s close, but more tickets could set him back.

“It’s just one of the constant battles we have to manage,” he said.

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

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Governing with emotion

As I read through the bills making their way through the state legislature, I am concerned. A meeting I had with a state o cial helped me put into words how I feel about the legislative process lately.

FROM THE EDITOR

is o cial said too many lawmakers are governing with “emotion.”

at resonated with me. It means lawmakers set aside data and debate in the name of looking popular, especially on social issues. ey’re going with what makes them seem caring and supportive in an economy that’s simpli ed to haves doing well and have nots forever struggling to get a leg up.

In this equation, the haves and the haves nots get a lot of attention as the shrinking middle class gets ignored.

Let’s be honest, a lot of the bills we have owing through our state and federal governments are feel good. ey sound like the right thing to do but they are not going to make a di erence the daily lives of many average constituents.

Some of my favorite books about how franchises and businesses have thrived in this country can be used as examples on why we are failing. In “Good to Great” and “Built to Last,” the most successful businesses over the years succeeded because of their willingness to evolve and run a business as a business, meaning emotions do not play a part.

With so many newer lawmakers at the Capitol, I am becoming increasingly concerned with the lack of e ort to make the lives of average workers better.

While rent control bills are important, I have seen little discussion on what is going to happen when middleincome homeowners are hit with what are expected to be extremely high property taxes this year. I have also seen little in the way of help for young couples and families looking to buy their rst home. I don’t blame those who simply give up.

I see very little in terms of how my children, who go to a great school district, are going to get better educations in math and reading as Colorado falls behind. ere are a lot of distraction bills about our education system. Very few mean my kids will get better learning tools.

When I go to the grocery store and ll three or four of my paid-for bags for my household of seven, I wonder what is being done by our lawmakers to help families like us.

We have joked that this Easter we will color potatoes instead of eggs because the cost is so outrageous.

I am hearing from some sources in the retail industry that butter is about to be as expensive as eggs, if not already.

I bought 13 items, recently, and spent nearly $100. Don’t get me started on the big shopping trips where meat, lunch supplies and necessities push the nal bill to shocking amounts.

I feel like I am part of the ignored population this year. My husband and I work hard. We live in a good school district. We do what we can to help the economy. at must mean lawmakers think I do not need help. ey must think that my struggles are not as important as the feel good social bills we hear about nonstop.

I work hard and I have a right to ask what is happening to help relieve the pressures we in the middle are feeling. Many middle-class families lost something during the pandemic and the high-in ation economy that followed it and persists today. Families are struggling, hoping not to drop to low-income status. Lawmakers don’t seem to feel much for them.

elma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media

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Adding value through relatable life experiences

Robin was one of the newest and youngest members of the team attending the training session. As the facilitator shared ideas, strategies and tactics for dealing with the various situations that the team may encounter, she found herself really leaning in to try and absorb and retain as much as she possibly could. It was harder for her because other than a few part-time jobs and her education experiences, Robin could only image some of the scenarios as they were being explained.

Sean was in the same training session, and although new to the company, he had many years of experience in the industry. Since he had been in the industry for so many years, he had a lot of knowledge that others in the training class had lacked. Sean also brought with him so many relatable life and work experiences, making it easy to connect the concepts being taught to his job function.

During an exercise the facilitator paired the newest person with the most experienced person to go through the exercises together during the training. at meant that Robin, the new college graduate, was partnered with Sean, the most tenured person in the training. Initially both Robin and Sean felt uncomfortable about the pairing. Sean believed he would learn nothing from someone so young and inexperienced and that he

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would have to do most of the work. Robin was intimidated at rst and just wished that she would have been paired with someone closer to her

By the end of the training

Robin and Sean were working and collaborating so well. At the end of the day the facilitator asked for lessons learned from the training. Robin shared that although Sean was much more experienced, that his willingness to share information and connect real-world stories to the exercises helped her to connect the dots better to the concepts being taught. And Sean shared that although he believed that his young counterpart could ever teach, “ is old dog any new tricks,” that Robin’s natural curiosity taught him that he certainly did not know it all and it reminded him of the need to be more curious himself.

I don’t know about you but I get to experience this very thing every day. Our own team is made up of some very young, incredibly bright, extremely driven, and curious team members. We are also blessed with, let’s just

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Skin care for spring and summer

Tips from a dermatologist

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FROM THE EDITOR

t udents and families in the Pikes Peak region are gearing up for spring break later this month. Whether it’s a sandy beach or the snowy slopes, there are several skin care tips to keep in mind.

e most important advice a dermatologist can give you is: no matter the season, protect your skin from solar radiation. ere is nothing that will bene t your skin as much, especially if you are thinking long term.

Whether you are going to enjoy the break on the mountains or at the beach, protect your skin

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say, a little more gray than the rest of the team and lots of lessons learned over the years. And we have others on the team somewhere along their own career and life journey that bring so much to the team in the way of critical thinking, wonderful experience, and knowledge.

What makes our team meetings work so well is that those of us who have been around for a while appreciate the new thinking and insights that those just coming into the business are bringing to each situation or opportunity. And I watch in awe as the seasoned veterans share their wisdom through role plays and pressure testing ideas while the younger team members really pay attention.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

William will drag GOP down

Some Colorado GOP insiders and opinion writers bemoan the election of far-right, conspiracy theorist and election denier Dave Williams to head the Colorado GOP, and want the sane Republicans to step up.  And they are correct in that his leadership will only drag the party down more.

But contending that there are “sane’’ Republicans in our midst is a stretch.

Republican state legislatures around the country have passed draconian laws targeting women, the LGBTQ community, rape victims, the Trans community and anyone who doesn’t look and act as they do.  And they have forestalled any meaningful gun reform laws.  We avoid such measures in Colorado because Democrats hold the majority.  But that didn’t stop state Republicans from introducing bills that would ban abortion, dissuade enforcement of federal rearms laws, pass anti-Covid vaccine requirements, slash our state’s budget, restrict transgender athletes’ rights, etc.   at’s not sane.   at’s spiteful.

e Grand Old Party was never

from ultraviolet rays by using sun protective clothing, hats, and sunglasses, as well as applying sunscreen to the exposed areas. For skiers, although most of the skin is covered by gear, it is very easy to forget the face. Don’t make that mistake. At high altitude, you are exposed to signi cantly more intense ultraviolet radiation than at sea level. Apply a generous amount of sunscreen on your entire face and neck before you put on your scarf, face cover, helmet or goggles. Even though you think most of your skin is covered, it is common to have people with intense facial sunburn after a day in the mountains - the classic skier sunburn that only spares the areas around the eyes, which are covered by the goggles. A useful tip is carrying in your pocket a sunscreen in a stick, so you can apply to the face without even taking your gloves o , while waiting in lift lines. It is easy

We are all learning from one another regardless of age or experience.

When we do not know what we do not know, it’s a best practice to stop pretending to be a no-it-all. And that’s something I will also brag on my team about, no one is afraid to ask for help. Our team culture is to be there for one another and help in any way that we can, respecting that everyone on the team brings relatable life experiences regardless of age. It’s about who they are and what they bring that matters most.

How about you and your team? Is everyone valued and respected for what they bring to the opportunities and meetings? Is everyone learning to be more curious and instead of telling, asking better questions? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can openly talk about, share, and learn from one another’s life experi-

to lose track of time when we are having fun in the slopes, so make sure to reapply every few runs.

After a fun day in the mountains, most people like a hot shower or a hot tub. While this feels lovely, remember that, associated with the dry air of the mountains and of heated spaces, this will dry your skin. Apply thick moisturizing cream to your skin at the end of the day to prevent dry or itchy skin.

If you are going to be at a sunny destination to enjoy the ocean or the pool, more of your skin will be exposed to the sun. Clothes provide a physical barrier to protect your skin, and there are several brands that o er clothes with ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) number, which are made for outdoor activities. ey have cool breathable fabric, and some also can be used for swimming.

Regarding the sunscreen for the beach, look for one that is

ences, it really will be a better than good life.

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water resistant (stays e ective for 40 minutes in the water) or very water resistant (stays e ective for 80 minutes in the water). Even if your skin remains dry while using a water-resistant sunscreen, you’ll need to reapply the sunscreen every 2 hours. Also, don’t forget your feet! If you’re wearing sandals, be sure to apply sunscreen to all exposed skin.

Remember that it does not matter if it’s a cloudy day on the mountain or at the beach. Ultra-violet A rays can go through clouds and cause skin damage.

Good skin care should happen all year round, but spring break is a great time to remind us of that, as we prepare to step out of the house and enjoy the beautiful outdoors.

Dr. Renata Prado is a board-certied dermatologist and board-certi ed Mohs Surgeon at Vanguard Skin Specialists

consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

that grand.  Just look at the in uence of McCarthyism, the John Birch Society and the Federalist Society on the GOP.  Scapegoating, conspiracy rheories, homophobia, and erce anti-woman sentiment abound.

Moreover, these pundits repeat the worn-out and useless tropes of Democrats causing crime, in ation, debt, etc. with no fact checking.

e Colorado GOP candidates ran on such a platform last year and voters saw through that and they were soundly defeated.

Sanity prevailed - for the Democrats.

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Love the headline

Your headline in the Lone Tree Voice for the week of March 23...”Laydon, omas attempt civility”...was a journalistic gem! Editors of a major newspaper would be envious of your wit and perception. In a single phrase you capture a possible cure of our local and national political divide. anks for your clear thinking.

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Area massage therapists laud the benefits of the practice on their clients’ ailments, stress

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Caring, compassionate hands — and sometimes feet — are used by massage therapists to help improve the lives of their clients. Massage is an ancient practice, and there are more than two dozen types throughout the world, therapists say.

Four massage therapists interviewed by Colorado Community Media say massage has become more accepted by the public, and more scienti c research is being done to document the health bene ts.

Massage can help with pain and injuries; decrease muscular tension; reduce blood pressure, swelling and in ammation; release endorphins; and much more, according to massage therapists.

“Even people who don’t have speci c problems can bene t from massage,” Destine Robertson with Alpine Medical Massage in Centennial and Conifer said. “Everybody has so much stress, and massage can help relieve that.”

People’s perceptions of massage have come a long way, the therapists said.

“A lot of people think of massage as pampering and relaxing,” Ti any Shocklee with Hearth re erapeutics in Golden said, “but it can help people who have many other issues, too.”

A blend of massage styles

Massage therapy is not an easy profession, requiring hours of training, a certi cation exam and licensing in Colorado.

“It’s become a more regulated eld,” said Mary Davis with Healing Traditions Bodywork in Evergreen, “which I think is best. I think it’s needed and necessary to protect people when they are potentially vulnerable going in for a personal treatment like massage.”

But education doesn’t stop at the 600 hours of initial training for most therapists. ey continue to learn di erent techniques to add to their repertoire.

“ e single most popular, most widely done type of massage in the

U.S. and maybe in the world is Swedish massage,” Davis said. “ at is part of your basic training. It is a bit lighter, more relaxing, with long strokes. en what I do and what a lot of therapists do is integrative massage. We have received additional training in areas that have spoken to us.”

Davis said most of the time she’s integrating di erent styles and techniques in one massage.

“I have a toolbox, and I pull different things out based on what I’m feeling that day in their tissues and what they need,” she explained.

Jenna Courage of Littleton erapeutic Massage Center said she has blended together many styles to create her own technique.

“I make each session specialized for each client,” Courage explained. “Some techniques I use on one client but not another. I feel like I am learning from my clients. ey come in with something new, and I gure out how to work with it, then take that knowledge and use it on someone with a similar issue.”

A satisfying career

Some massage therapists like Shocklee chose the practice as their rst career, while others nd massage therapy along their career paths. Davis and Shocklee have been massage therapists for 19 years, while Robertson has spent 22 years in the profession and Courage 31 years.

“Massage is important for me,” Shocklee said. “It’s what I’m meant to do. It helps me stay connected to myself. For me to go to work feels very focusing and a relief from other parts of my day that may be chaotic. It’s doing something that is single-minded by working with one person.”

Courage was working on a premedicine degree when she realized she had a strong interest in alternative health care. She visited a massage school and signed up the

CIRCLE PHOTO: Mary Davis with Healing Traditions Bodywork in Evergreen uses her forearm to massage areas of a client’s back.

Destine Robertson with Alpine Medical Massage in Centennial and Conifer massages a patient’s back.

Ti any Shocklee with Hearthfire Therapeutics in Golden massages a client’s shoulder. Shocklee also o ers ashiatsu massage during which she uses her feet.

TOUCH

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next week.

Robertson, for example, worked in a bakery before moving to massage therapy, quipping that kneading bread dough helped pave the way to her next career. However, she said she should have known that massage therapy was her calling because as a young girl, she rubbed her grandmother’s shoulders. Her grandmother suggested massage therapy as a career.

Davis had a 20-year career in the nonpro t sector rst.

“I like doing things that help people, but I didn’t want to make the commute and sit in an o ce,” Davis said.

Helping others

e massage therapists agree that they continue to practice massage therapy for so many years because of the relationships they have with their clients and because of their ability to

help others with a multitude of issues.

“It’s a pretty amazing feeling to have somebody come in (for a massage) in pain or with an issue that is a big problem in their lives, and you’re able to gure out how to work with them to help either greatly improve or resolve that issue,” Courage said. “Just the feeling of seeing them feel better, to know that they are healthier, happier, more functional in their lives, and you helped create that.”

Shocklee added: “I feel like it’s very rewarding being able to increase people’s wellbeing. It de nitely can be therapeutic for me to help other people and make them feel better. For me personally, doing things like continuing education so I can keep learning new things and taking care of myself have helped me to be able to do it as long as I can. When I rst started, I didn’t think I’d be doing it that long.”

Davis says she usually see an immediate impact from the massages she provides.

“It really motivates me and makes me feel good,” Davis said. “It gives meaning to my work. I feel like I am having a positive impact on people’s lives.”

that are similar to yogic stretching. The therapist uses palms and fingers to apply firm pressure to the body, and you will be stretched and twisted into various positions. Myofascial release therapy: involves releasing sti ness in the fascia, the connective tissue system that contains each muscle in the body. The therapist uses massage and stretch to any areas that feel tense with light pressure.

John F. Barnes Myofascial Release: a treatment used to treat chronic pain from the following: back, neck, menstrual, jaw, headaches, and others.

Ashiatsu massage: a technique where massage therapists use their feet to apply deep pressure to your body. It’s often called barefoot massage. Methods allow the deep tissues, joints and muscles to be massaged while easing the nervous system.

Reiki: a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is based on the idea that an unseen life-force energy flows through people and is what causes us to be alive. If one’s life-force energy is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

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CSO principal cellist plays in Englewood

Seoyoen Min accompanied by pianist Hsiao-Ling Lin

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Englewood Arts presented Colorado Symphony Principal Cellist Seoyoen Min on March 18 in another of its excellent Saturday matinee series concerts at Hampden Hall. She was accompanied by pianist Hsiao-Ling Lin in three classical works spanning the past three centuries.

Included: Beethoven (1770-1827)

“Cello Sonata No. 4 in C, Op. 102” (1815); Ginastera “Pampeana No. 2 Rhapsody for Cello” (1950); and Grieg “Cello Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36 (1883).” e Ginastera work refers to the plains, pampas, in Argentina. ere is a connection to Colorado’s eastern plains in that work. He was an important 20th-century classical composer.

Min’s inaugural season with the CSO was 2019/2020. e native of South Korea has been an active soloist in the U.S. and South Korea. She was also featured with the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, where she performed the Fredrich Gulda Cello Concerto with Christopher Dragon.

She made her South Korean debut at the Youngsan Art Hall in 2016 and has performed in solo engagements with the Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra, Seoul National Symphony Orchestra, the Seoul Academy Ensemble, the Seoul Soloists Cello Ensemble and OZ Ensemble.

She is a founding member of the Edith String Quartet and has participated in a number of chamber music collaborations throughout her career. Included: a cello ensemble with Lynn Harrell and with Kyung Sun Lee in the Virtuosi Seoul Ensemble, as well as the St. Lawrence Quartet.

In her home community, she performs with Englewood Arts as a chamber musician and soloist and with the Front Range Chamber Players. e contemporary music scene in South Korea has drawn her interest as well. In the summer, she performs as a guest artist with the Southeastern Young Artists in Georgia, with the Grand Teton Festival as principal cello and the “Going Home Project” Orchestra as assistant principal.

Seoyoen Min is a private teacher in her home community and has been a guest faculty member at area music institutions. Most recently, she has taught a master class at the University of Wyoming, where she also taught at the UW Cello Festival.

Her personal mentors include musical gures such as Lynn Harrell, Gary Ho man, Xenia Jankovic, Peter Bruns and Tilman Wick, she wrote.

She holds a master of music degree from Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, where she studied with Hans Jorgen Jensen and a bachelor of music degree from Seoul National University.

Watch for her name as summer music programming begins to appear in our paper and elsewhere in the area, as summer announcements begin to appear.

Say goodbye to winter with a mix of indoor entertainment

While March is technically the beginning of spring, it isn’t until April that it really starts to feel like we’re transitioning from the cold weather to something more pleasant. April is the month where we move from inside activities to music under the stars, meals on patios and art shows spilling out into the street.

With that in mind, here’s a round-up of activities to say a fond (depending on your interests) farewell to winter.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — John Mayer Solo at Ball Arena

When John Mayer rst appeared on the scene in the early 2000s, I think

even few of even his most devoted fans (of which I am one) could have predicted the journey he’d take in the ensuing 20 years. He mastered the pop guitarist thing and explored a range of roles: blues maestro, folky troubadour and even jam band favorite. During all this he worked hard to stay true to himself and the result is a wonderful song catalog full of radio mainstays and hidden gems.

To celebrate the rst two decades of his career, Mayer has embarked on a solo tour, which stops at Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle in Denver, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 3. He’ll be joined by the fantastic folk/blues singer Joy Oladokun for what I’m certain will be a truly special evening. Get tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.

Celebrate the legendary Charles Mingus at DU Charles Mingus is one of jazz’s most incomparable voices — his composi-

tions are as nuanced and innovative as the writing of legends like Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong. And the Mingus Big Band has been celebrating his music since 1979. It is under the artistic direction of Sue Mingus and was built o the Mingus Dynasty septet that she formed after his death in 1979.

e 14-piece band will be performing at e Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver, 2344 E. Ili Ave., at 7:30 p.m. on ursday, April 6. Anyone who loves jazz or wants to learn more about one of the 20th century’s most dynamic composers shouldn’t miss this performance.

According to provided information, the group “features new arrangements of Mingus compositions in a larger band format that Mingus was not always able to organize in his lifetime.” Get tickets at newmancenterpresents.com.

Visit Brazil via Diego Figueiredo’s guitar

It is di cult to imagine a better music to get you in the mood for warmer weather than Brazilian jazz, which makes guitarist Diego Figueiredo’s performance at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, at 7:30 p.m. April 7 perfectly timed.

According to provided information, Figueiredo takes a unique approach to jazz and classical solo guitar. He’s a Grammy-nominated guitarist, who has performed in more than 60 countries and has an international reputation as one of the world’s best jazz musicians.

For information and tickets, call 303-987-7845 or visit Lakewood.org/ LCCPresents.

Explore the transience of photography at Walker Fine Art Walker Fine Art’s, 300 W. 11th Ave.,

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Seoyoen Min, principal cello with the Colorado Symphony, performed March 18 in Englewood’s Hampden Hall. COURTESY PHOTO

‘Carousel’ wrapping up its run

Rodgers and Hart’s “Carousel” is presented by Performance Now eater Company through April 2 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

ink: “If I Loved You,” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone” ... 303-987-7845, Lakewood.org/ LCCPresents.

Englewood concert

Cellist Silver Ainomae will return to Hampden Hall in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, at 2 p.m. on April 8 for an Englewood Arts Presents concert in the “Chamber Music of the Masters” series. englewoodarts. org or ebertoluzzi@hotmail.com.

Colorado Wind Ensemble

Colorado Wind Ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. on May 5 at the King Center on the Auraria Campus, 855 Lawrence Way. With special guest trombonists Dr. Jonathan Whitaker from the University of Alabama and Dr. Peter Ellefson from Indiana University. e CWE has openings for bassoon and percussion. See website for audition information: coloradowindensemble.org.

Zikr Dance

e Zikr Dance Ensemble is touring with “Mysteries, Rites and Revelations” and the premiere of “Mobile.” Performances locally: April 2 — Lone Tree Arts Center; April 11 — Highlands Ranch Southridge Recreation Center; April 14-15 — Lakewood Cultural Center. See zikrdance.com.

College gallery

Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, is holding an Artist Invitational through May 5: Works by Andrea Gordon, Cindy Young, Amber Seegmiller, Jodee Sweets, Anthony Snyder, Sisel Lan, Mary Murphy, Nicole Hartman, Z.A. Handler, Amy Mower. Gallery hours:

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No. A, in Denver, latest exhibition, “Transient Presence,” began in midMarch to celebrate Denver’s Month of Photography, but runs through Saturday, May 13, to give fans of the medium more time to appreciate the work of six photographers.

is group exhibition features the work of Melanie Walker, Bonny Lhtoka, Joo Woo, Jane Fulton Alt, Kevin Hoth and Katie Kindle, all of whom explore the exability and impact of photography in unique ways. As is always the case with exhibits at Walker, expect to be both challenged and delighted in equal measure.

Find more information at www. walker neart.com/transient-presence.

Dining of the delecTABLE kind at ASLD e Art Students League of Denver

8, noon to 3 p.m.

Miners Alley

“I Hate Hamlet” by Paul Rudnick plays through April 23 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Directed by Rory Pierce.

Tickets: $44 to $56. Performances: 7:30 p.m. ursday, Friday, Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. MinersAlley.com.

For the ladies

Mark your calendar: LOST (Ladies Only Sample Tour) in Littleton on May 18. More later. See ladiesonlysampletour.com.

Curious Theatre

“Amerikin” by Chisa Hutchinson plays at Curious eatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver through April 15. Directed by Jada Suzanne Dixon. 303-6230524, curioustheatre.org.

Creativity summit

Colorado Creative Industries Summit for 2023 will draw more than 300 Colorado creatives from more than 65 cities and towns to Crested Butte this summer for two days to be announced soon. Contact Colorado Creative Industries. Early bird pricing through March. Dates to be rmed up very soon. See oedit.colorado. gov/colorado-creative-industriessummit.

is unveiling the sixth version of its biennial, functional ceramics exhibit delecTABLE: e Fine Art of Dining at the league, 200 Grant St. in Denver, where it is on display from April 7 through May 21.

According to provided information, the show features 90 pieces by more than 70 ceramists, as well as accompanying 2D and ber arts works by ASLD faculty.

e show was juried by Andrew Clark, a Tennessee ceramics artist and current gallery manager at Companion Gallery in Humboldt, Tennessee.

ere will be an opening reception from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on April 7 and there will also be discussions, workshops and more held during delecTABLE’s run.

For all the necessary information, visit https://asld.org/delectable/.

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

Community College will hold its “Wine, Art and Design” bene t in Littleton, at ACC Art and Design Center, 24oo W. Alamo Ave., from 6:30 to 9 p.m. See arapahoe.edu/foundationevents.

Lone Tree

Tunes on the Terrace at Lone Tree Arts Center has ticket packages available for June 23: Six One Five Collective; July 7: e Hot Lunch Band; July 21, 8 p.m.: Pink Martini, featuring China Forbes; August 4: Face Vocal Band. All performances will take place. If moved to the Main Stage, patrons will be noti ed via email on the day of the performance. All outdoor seats have a corresponding seat in the Main Stage

theater in case of inclement weather. of the performance. See lonetreeartscenter.org.

Curtis Center

Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E. Orchard Road in Greenwood Village, continues with Month of Photography through May 6. Works by Ben Cooper and Jaime Belkind-Gerson are exhibited. Open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Arvada Center

“Damn Yankees” will play at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., from April 7 through May 7. Tickets start at $53. 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org.

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Council pauses all pickleball court expansion

To study noise

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the rising popularity of pickleball, the City of Centennial realized its current regulations do not comprehensively address outdoor courts — particularly the noise generated by the paddle hitting the ball.

Now, the city is taking a pause on pickleball court developments to assess what regulations may be needed.

e city council approved a temporary ‘pickleball moratorium’ that city sta recommended during the March 21 meeting. E ective immediately, the establishment of new permanent, outdoor pickleball courts near residential areas will not be permitted in Centennial for six months.

“Moratoriums are an ordinance that temporarily suspend certain approvals (and) activities within a city to allow us time to study, address (and) create regulations if deemed necessary,” said Neil Marciniak, the city’s director of community and economic development.

“ e recommended ordinance … presents you with two questions: Whether to allow unregulated pickleball to be constructed within the city and accept the potential for consistent or reoccurring noise complaints and other impacts that may come along with it, versus taking a brief pause to study the issues possibly regulate to limit those noise complaints and other potential impacts that may come along with pickleball,” he said.

e moratorium applies to projects that have not been built or established by the city yet and are proposed to be within 500 feet of residential properties, residentially zoned areas, or residential land uses, he said.

“It puts a six-month pause on the city accepting, processing or reviewing and then an issuance of approvals or permits for outdoor pickleball courts, again, within that 500 feet,” Marciniak said.

Pickleball courts that are already established, permitted and in use currently are not subject to the moratorium, he said. It also does not apply to indoor pickleball courts, courts that are more than 500 feet

from residential areas, or temporary courts. A temporary court, for example, is when a tennis court is temporarily altered to be used as a pickleball court.

ere is no shortage of videos, news stories and research on the apparent con ict between pickleball courts and adjacent residential uses, Marciniak said. Research shows that one of the main concerns regarding noise from pickleball courts is that the sound that is produced by the impact of the paddle hitting the ball is classi ed as an “impulsive sound”

and is “near the most sensitive frequency range of human hearing,” he said.

Yet, the city’s noise regulations, land development code and municipal code do not speci cally address noise or other impacts from pickleball courts, he said.

“ is is certainly not a war on pickleball from the city. Our goal here, really, is to create some predictable outcomes for our residents, for pickleball operators, for players, for the community at large,” Marciniak said.

“And at this time, the regulations

that the city has in place to regulate pickleball courts are not equipped to ensure that predictable outcome throughout the city.”

e moratorium provides time for city sta to study the impact of the pickleball courts and potentially create some new regulations, if the city decides it is necessary, he said. Sta intend to engage with experts in the noise and acoustics eld to advise the city on the impacts and potential mitigation options, such as

A crowded room of people at the Centennial Civic Center March 21 for the city council meeting.

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noise-reducing materials like fences, padding and landscaping.

Engaging with residents, pickleball operators, parks and recreation districts and homeowner association (HOA) groups will also be a priority, he noted.

“We’re trying to prevent the noise issue becoming an issue in the city, and we’re asking for some time to be able to study the issue and create standards around it to prevent those noise issues,” he said.

In Centennial, there are currently two permanent outdoor pickleball courts that the city sta are aware of — one in Chenango Park and the other in Smoky Hill Park. However, Senior Assistant City Attorney Jill Hassman noted the city is aware of various HOAs and metro districts interested in adding a pickleball court.

“We know that pickleball is the number one growing sport in the nation, and we also are aware that there’s a huge demand for it. And so, though we only have two permanent courts now, the demand is massive to add so many more permanent courts,” Hassman said. “I think the city is better poised to be proactive instead of reactive when it comes to noise.”

Residents, business speak on moratorium

Before the council voted on whether to approve the moratorium, a public hearing was held, providing the community a chance to share their opinions. Of the 20 people who spoke during the public hearing, 11 were in favor and nine opposed the moratorium. Several council members said they received numerous emails regarding this issue as well.

Mayor Stephanie Piko said the council received a “substantial number of comments,” many of which were speci cally tied to the proposed outdoor pickleball courts at Life Time Fitness, an athletic country club resort located at 5000 E. Dry Creek Road.

Piko said the council is aware that Life Time has submitted an application to amend its site plan to allow for the new outdoor pickleball courts.

“ is moratorium is not directed at or about any proposed pickleball courts at Life Time Fitness or elsewhere in the city,” she said. “Because this is a quasi-judicial matter, it is not appropriate for city council to conduct any investigation or specically discuss Life Time Fitness or its pending application. So city council would appreciate it if when you direct your comments … that you keep them on task of the moratorium.”

e rst people up to the podium were representatives of Life Time.

“I’m here today to speak on behalf of Life Time and our active application for a site plan amendment currently under review of the city. We’ve been working on this application for several months, including conducting community outreach and commissioning a sound study,” said Ashley Astor, a development manager with the Life Time property development team.

Life Time has more than 160 locations across the United States and Canada, and it currently operates more than 450 indoor and outdoor courts with a path to operate more

than 600 by the end of 2023, she said. She noted that Life Time is willing to share its resources and knowledge of pickleball design with Centennial for future pickleball developers.

“Adoption (of) this moratorium will halt our in-progress application,” Astor said. “We don’t think we’re the type of project the city needs to delay.”

Allison Alteris also spoke during the public hearing on behalf of Life Time and the organization’s opposition to the temporary moratorium.

“We are not here tonight … to seek your approval of Life Time’s plan or to deliberate over the merits of it. We’re here tonight to seek your approval of Life Time’s ability to just continue processing their plans with the city,” Alteris said. “If the moratorium were adopted in its current form, the city would be prohibited from continuing (to) process Life Time’s amendment, which essentially means no more technical review, no more referral review with any outside agencies and it would just be frozen in time.”

“What we respectfully disagree with is halting e ectively eight months worth of work and missing a seasonal construction opportunity when they’re e ectively already providing what the city wants, which is sound studies, community outreach and then responsive design. e city, in our view, doesn’t need the moratorium to get Life Time to give it what it wants,” she added.

Alteris said that Life Time developed an amendment to the moratorium that would allow in-progress applications, like Life Time’s, to continue through the city’s critical review process while the moratorium is in place. Ultimately, there was no motion made by the council to amend the proposed moratorium and include the language Life Time provided.

Others who opposed the moratorium spoke about the value of the sport to physical and mental wellness.

“You need to consider the health, safety and welfare of all the stakeholders, which include the people that play pickleball,” said Michael Evans, a Centennial resident.

Some of the health bene ts of pickleball include lowering heart disease risk and reducing loneliness, Evans said.

“I think that, when you’re looking at the City of Centennial, these are the types of activities you want to be making (for) your children and your residents,” he said.

Supporters of the moratorium, on the other hand, also highlighted mental health, with many expressing concerns about what it would be like to live near an outdoor pickleball court and to frequently hear the sound of pickleball. Many residents referred to the proposed Life Time pickleball courts in their comments.

“I think it’s important that we take a step back, consider all the facts before deciding on allowing a development. I think it’s better for us as a city to make an informed decision, albeit slightly delayed, than deal with future complaints and litigation,” said Ray Sandifer, a Centennial resident living near Life Time.

“Given the proximity of our homes, the noise generated by these courts will disrupt our quality of life and the ability to enjoy our homes and our yards with our families.”

Many of those who spoke, regardless of whether they supported the moratorium, agreed that pickleball is a great sport.

“Our issue is not with pickleball. Pickleball is … a great sport,” said Michael McKenzie, of Centennial. “As long as it’s not too close to our neighborhood.”

Council approves moratorium in 8-1 vote

Following the public hearing, the proposed moratorium was approved by the majority of the council in an 8-1 vote. Councilmember Candace Moon was the only opposing vote, saying that the city is missing the mark and should be talking about noise.

“We have to decide whether to vote to look into the noise that pickleball makes or we have to decide another route. I personally think that we need to decide another route,” Moon said. “We need to decide: Do we really want to take a bandaid approach, which I believe this ordinance does, in looking speci cally at one cause factor of noise? Or do we need to sit down and rewrite our noise ordinance in our land development code?”

Moon asked for the council’s support in directing sta to review the city’s noise ordinance and develop a more speci ed ordinance to address the noise issues and complaints that have been brought forth. e council supported the direction.

Several council members who supported the moratorium said they still have lots of questions that need answers.

“I think a moratorium is appropriate. ere are so many loose ends

that have not been tied up in terms of what is acceptable and what’s not acceptable for pickleball courts that are close to residential areas. And I think what my perspective is, is that we do need to be proactive on this,” said Councilmember Mike Sutherland.

“I am not against pickleball,” said Councilmember Christine Sweetland. “Centennial does not hate pickleball. We are pickleball enthusiasts — there’s several of us on this council that play pickleball, so don’t walk away with that.”

“We should be a community of neighborhoods that work together, and this feels like it could easily drive a wedge if we don’t have some good parameters put into place,” she added.

Sweetland, who works as an real estate appraiser, said that the government is one of the in uences on property values.

“By doing nothing and by not enacting this moratorium, that a government decision of doing nothing could impact property values — I’ve never thought that in the four years I’ve been on this council, but this moratorium, I think we need more information to ensure that that doesn’t happen,” Sweetland said.

Multiple members of the council thanked those who attended the council meeting and encouraged the public to stay engaged.

“Talk to people, tell two friends, have them tell two friends,” said Mayor Pro Tem Richard Holt. “Let’s get the information — the correct information — out there and check the website. at’s going to be the freshest, most viable information that’s out there.”

Boys volleyball grows in popularity among local high schools

Legend leads the way

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Boys volleyball became a sanctioned sport in Colorado three years ago and has steadily been growing.

“ e level of volleyball is rising and rising,” said Legend boys volleyball coach Ryan Lindstrom. “It’s getting better and it’s getting bigger.”

When the Colorado High Schools Activities Association sanctioned boys volleyball before the start of the 2021 season, players and teams were reluctant to jump in.

“When it was rst sanctioned, Legend was the only school in Parker with a team,” Lindstrom said. “We had kids from Ponderosa and Chaparral try out for the team. is year, Douglas County made the amazing choice to go 100 percent. So all Douglas County schools have boys volleyball teams, which is fantastic.

“We’re lucky at Legend to have some really good players. We have 42 boys in the program. We didn’t cut anybody. We want them to keep playing volleyball.”

Legend’s Paxton Wright has been playing volleyball since he was youngster.

“I was super happy (when boys volleyball was sanctioned),” he said. “I have a deep passion for the sport ever since I was young. I just love it and want it to become a bigger sport in the state.

“When I rst started playing it was a club level thing and then my freshman year at Legend we got second in the state, last year we got third and this year we are trying to make it rst,” he said.

Legend (6-1) is ranked third in the CHSSANow.com state poll, defeating underRidge, 3-0, in a Continental League match on March 23. e set scores were 25-10, 25-15 and 25-17.

“We think we’re pretty good,” said Lindstrom. “I think we’ll be in the

Rock Canyon girls soccer o to rough start

Has rough schedule

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Rock Canyon’s girls soccer team is o to slow start with a rugged nonleague schedule.

e Jaguars, the third-ranked team in the CHSAANow.com state rankings has started the 2023 season with a 0-2-1 record.

Rock Canyon opened the season with a 1-1 double overtime tie against Arapahoe, a perennial playo team, which is also ranked in the top 10.

Eighth-ranked Fossil Ridge blanked the Jaguars, 2-0, in a March

21 game at Echo Park.

Rock Canyon then dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to fourth ranked Pine Creek on March 23.

“We have a really tough nonleague schedule,” said Rock Canyon coach Mat Henbest. “We de nitely think it will help us down the road.

e schedule does prepare us.”

e Jaguars have had trouble scoring in the early games this season.

“It is easier to defend than it is to create,” said Henbest. “It does make a di erence.”

Mid elder Addison Vali, a senior who has committed to play for SMU next season, had the lone Rock Canyon goal in the game against Arapahoe. Nicole Fraser scored for the Jaguars in the overtime setback

at Pine Creek.

In early season games involving teams ranked in the top ten in the March 20 state rankings, it seems thatdefenses of the teams might be a little ahead at least according to the numbers.

In games completed before March 22, the combined o ensive production was 2.368 goals per game while the top 10 ranked teams have allowed just 0.842 goals a game.

Rock Canyon gave up two second half goals in the loss to Fossil Ridge despite having a 10-4 advantage in shots on goal.

Nicola Frazer got the gamewinning goal for Pine Creek in the second overtime period to defeat the Jaguars in the March 23 contest.

Gianna Fiorelli (4) of Rock Canyon attempts to get to the ball during the March 21 game against Fossil Ridge which the Jaguars lost, 2-0.

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Legend’s Timothy Gibbs (11) blocks an attempted spike by ThunderRidge’s Westley Watson (11) during the match on March 23 at Legend.

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top ve or six in the state for sure. We expect to be very competitive through the whole year.”

Wright is grati ed about Legend’s start this season.

“We’ve started o pretty strong,” he said. “We’ve got our chemistry

going. Communications is the key to our success. We’re just swinging well, ghting well and passing well and playing at a good level.”

Wright, a 6-foot-4 junior, had a strong game against underRidge (0-3) with 13 kills, three aces, two blocks and 10 digs.

Senior Reece Lindstrom had six aces and 12 assists while senior Tommy Gibas had ve kills and DavisRoach contributed nine assists.

Cameron Mueller (6) and Trevor Tribute (10) of ThunderRidge attempt to block a kill by Legend’s Paxton Wright (7) during the March 23 Continental League match.

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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 334, MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER FILING NO. 7C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 14103 Double Dutch Circle, 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.

COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 9567 Deerhorn Ct #16, 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, May 17, 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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/23/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/25/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DAVID R DOUGHTY

Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

Phone #: (303) 706-9990

Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 22-029105

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0023

of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JOSEPH K ROTRUCK Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY LTD, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/9/2006

Recording Date of DOT: 12/5/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006104225 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $74,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $56,993.69

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 64, STONEGATE FILING NO. 21A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 10119 Riverstone Drive, 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, May 17, 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: 3/23/2023

Last Publication: 4/20/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/25/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

JENNIFER C. ROGERS

Colorado Registration #: 34682 4530 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 10, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89119

Phone #: 877-353-2146

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 48061541

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0024

First Publication: 3/23/2023

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 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: 3/23/2023

Douglas County News Press

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JENNIFER C. ROGERS Colorado

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

DAVID R DOUGHTY

Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112

#: (303) 706-9990

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/18/2023 2:10:00 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

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 full payment of all principal, interest and other charges at the maturity date as required by the Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

of Trust (DOT): 7/24/2019 Recording Date of DOT: 7/30/2019 Reception No. of DOT: 2019046328 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $428,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $413,259.31

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 15 VILLAGES OF PARKER FILING NO. 25 COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 11812 Mill Valley Street, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 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

for Elevations Credit Union Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Elevations Credit Union Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/24/2021 Recording Date of DOT: 12/1/2021 Reception No. of DOT: 2021132930 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $488,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $482,217.52

As

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 SIXTEEN (16), BLOCK EIGHT (8), STROH RANCH FILING NO. 18B, 7TH AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 12785 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, May 10, 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: 3/16/2023

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 34, BLOCK 2, BRADBURY RANCH FILING NO. 10, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 11850 High Desert Road, 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, April 26, 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: 3/2/2023

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/5/2023

DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

N. APRIL WINECKI

Colorado Registration #: 34861 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994

Attorney File #: 22-029056

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0004

First Publication: 3/2/2023

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0007

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/6/2023 3:19:00 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: JERRI ANNE STYES AND ANTHONY WARREN STYES

Original Beneficiary: NATIONWIDE LENDING

CORPORATION

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE

BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-OPT5, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OPT5

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/1/2006

Recording Date of DOT: 3/16/2006

Reception No. of DOT: 2006021697

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$253,300.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $210,438.14

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:

ALL THE REAL PROPERTY TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 15, BLOCK 3, RAMPART STATION

FILING NO. 1, AMENDMENT NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of:

11614 Wilson Circle, 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, April 26, 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: 3/2/2023

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 1/6/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

RYAN BOURGEOIS

Colorado Registration #: 51088 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204

Phone #: (303) 350-3711

Fax #:

Attorney File #: 00000009417395

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0007

First Publication: 3/2/2023

Last Publication: 3/30/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2022-0199

To Whom It May Concern: On 12/29/2022 4:55:00 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: SEAN STEPHENS AND SAMANTHA ANDOLINO

Original Beneficiary:

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., TS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

MIDFIRST BANK

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/18/2019

Recording Date of DOT: 3/19/2019

Reception No. of DOT: 2019013899

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:

$358,388.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $341,172.56

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 175, COTTONWOOD SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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, April 26, 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.

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

(k) "Illicit massage business" means a business that may provide massage but engages in human trafficking-related offenses, as described in C.R.S. §§ 18-3-503 and 18-3-504.

(l) "Licensing authority" means the governing body of the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, or any authority designated by County charter or County resolution.

(m) “Manager” is an individual authorized by the licensee to exercise overall operational control of the business, to supervise employees, or to fulfill any of the functions required of a licensee or massage facility by this ordinance.

(a) Each new massage facility in Douglas County must obtain a massage facility license prior to opening for business and operating as a massage facility; and

(b) Each existing massage facility that operated in Douglas County prior to May 11, 2023, and which continues to operate in Douglas County, thereafter, must submit a complete application for a massage facility license on or before December 31, 2023; and

(c) No person shall be permitted to operate a massage facility in Douglas County without a valid massage facility license.

Which has the address of: 8745 Aspen Cir, Parker, CO 80134

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

No. O-023-001

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a public hearing of the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Colorado, will be held on April 11, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock, CO on the final passage and adoption of a proposed Ordinance:

ORDINANCE NO. O-023-001

THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING BUSINESS

LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS TO REGULATE

MASSAGE FACILITIES AND TO REGULATE AND PROHIBIT UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DETERRING ILLICIT MASSAGE BUSINESS AND PREVENTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING, WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED PORTIONS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, (“Board”) is authorized to enact this ordinance pursuant to C.R.S. § 30-15-401.4, in order to establish a licensing authority to regulate massage businesses and to deter and shut down illicit massage businesses; and

WHEREAS, C.R.S. § 12-235-101 et seq, known as "The Massage Therapy Practice Act" ("the Act"), regulates the profession of massage therapy to provide for consistent statewide certification and oversight of massage therapy professionals; and

WHEREAS, the Board finds that the purpose and intent of the Act is to regulate and protect legitimate massage therapy businesses in order to also safeguard and promote the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens, including those residing within Douglas County, while recognizing that massage is a legitimate health care professional activity that provides benefits to the residents of the County; and

WHEREAS, the reputation and success of legitimate massage therapy businesses is denigrated and undermined by individuals who mask their unlawful sexual activities and human trafficking by falsely posing as massage therapy businesses; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO, THAT:

PART I: GENERAL

(n)"Massage facility" means any place of business where massage therapy or full-body- massage is practiced or administered. The term "massage facility" shall not include:

(1)Training rooms in public and nonpublic institutions of higher education, as defined in C.R.S. § 23-3.1-102(5).

(2)Training rooms of recognized professional or amateur athletic teams.

(3) Offices, clinics, and other facilities at which medical professionals licensed by the state of Colorado, or any other state, provide massage services to the public in the ordinary course of their medical profession.

(4)Medical facilities licensed by the state.

(5) Barber shops, beauty salons, and other facilities at which barbers and cosmetologists licensed by the state provide massage services to the public in the ordinary course of their professions.

(6) Bona fide athletic clubs not engaged in the practice of providing massage therapy to members or to the public for remuneration, or an athletic club that does not receive more than 10 percent of its gross income providing massages to the athletic club’s members or to the public.

(7)A place of business where a person offers to perform or performs massage therapy:

(i) For 72 hours or less in any six-month period; and

(ii) As part of a public or charity event, the primary purpose of which is not to provide massage therapy.

(8)A place of business where a licensed massage therapist practices as a solo practitioner, and:

(i) Does not use a business name or assumed name; or

(ii) Uses a business name or assumed name and provides the massage therapist's full legal name or license number in each advertisement, and each time the business name or assumed name appears in writing; and

(iii) Does not maintain or operate a table shower.

(9) The licensing authority may verify the exempt status of a business or facility in keeping with the intent of this ordinance.

(10) The licensing authority may promulgate additional exemptions to the definition of “massage facility.”

Section 4. Application.

(a) In addition to the requirements of any other applicable laws, codes, or regulations, each application for a massage facility license shall contain the following information:

(1) If the applicant is an individual; satisfactory proof that he or she is 18 years of age or older.

(2) If the applicant is a legal entity; satisfactory proof that each of the individual officers, directors, managers, partners, members, principal owners, and/or anyone with a 10 percent or more financial interest of such entity are 18 years or older.

(3) Whether the applicant, or any of the other individuals required to be listed in the application pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section 4, have been convicted of, or entered a plea of "nolo contendere" that is accepted by the court, for a felony or misdemeanor, in any Federal, State, or Municipal court in any of the United States jurisdictions or possessions, for prostitution, solicitation of prostitution, any human trafficking related offense, fraud, theft, embezzlement, money laundering, or similar crimes. Failure to disclose any such criminal conviction may result in denial of the license application.

(4) Whether the applicant, or any of the other individuals required to be listed in the application pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section 4, is registered as a sex offender or is required by law to register as a sex offender, as described in C.R.S. § 16-22-103.

(5) Whether the applicant, or any of the other individuals required to be listed in the application pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section 4, has a pending criminal action that involves or is related to any offense described in subsections (a)(3) and (a)(4) of this section 4.

(6) Whether the applicant, or any of the other individuals required to be listed in the application pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section 4, has voluntarily surrendered any license to practice as a massage therapist or operate a massage facility as a result of, or while under, civil or criminal investigation, or had a previous license under this or any other similar massage facility law or regulation in another jurisdiction or possession of the United States, denied, suspended, or revoked, and if so, the name and location of the massage facility for which such license was surrendered, denied, suspended, or revoked, as well as the date of such surrender, denial, suspension, or revocation.

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

LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10, BLOCK 6, STROH RANCH FILING NO.

Section 1. Definitions: Except as otherwise indicated by context, the following words, terms, and phrases shall have the following meanings for purposes of this ordinance:

(a) "Advert ise" or “advertisement” means to publish, display, or disseminate information and includes, but is not limited to, the issuance of any card, sign, or direct mail, or causing or permitting any sign or marking to be placed on or in any building or structure or in any newspaper, magazine, or directory, or any announcement or display via any televised, computerized electronic or telephonic networks or media.

(b) “Agent” means an individual designated by a massage facility to act on behalf of the massage facility under this ordinance.

(c) “Applicant” means an individual acting on behalf of a massage facility to apply for a license.

(d) “Client” means an individual who enters into an agreement for massage therapy for a fee, income, or compensation of any kind within the County.

(11)If there is a continued pattern of criminal behavior regarding sexual misconduct, or criminal intent that is related to human trafficking disguised as a legitimate exemption, the licensing authority may, at its discretion, determine that a practice is no longer exempt from the definition of “massage facility.”

(o) "Massage" or "massage therapy" means a system of structured touch, palpation, or movement of the soft tissue of another person's body in order to enhance or restore the general health and well-being of the recipient. Such system includes, but is not limited to, techniques such as effleurage, commonly called stroking or gliding; petrissage, commonly called kneading; tapotement or percussion; friction; vibration; compression; passive and active stretching within the normal anatomical range of movement; hydro massage; and thermal massage. Such techniques may be applied with or without the aid of lubricants, salt or herbal preparations, water, heat, or a massage device that mimics or enhances the actions of human hands.

(7) Whether the applicant, or any of the other individuals required to be listed in the application pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section 4, has been an officer, director, manager, partner, member, controlling person, and/or principal owner of any legal entity which currently operates or previously operated a massage facility or business meeting the definition of massage facility in this ordinance and the name, dates of operation, and location of such business or businesses.

(8) Satisfactory proof of the applicant's ownership or right to possession of the premises wherein the massage facility will be operated. The applicant shall have a continuing obligation to provide, where applicable, subsequent evidence of the right to possession of the premises.

(b) The licensing authority shall receive, review, approve, or deny license applications.

(c) The licensing authority may require a reasonable administrative fee not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars for issuing or renewing licensure applications. Such fee shall not be based on the number of employees.

Section 5. Sheriff’s Office Review.

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, May 24, 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.

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(e) “Control” means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an applicant, licensee, controlling person, manager, agent, or employee, in any way.

(f)“Controlling Person” means a person directly or indirectly possessing control of an applicant or licensee.

(g)“Employee” means any person who performs any service at a massage facility on a full-time, part-time, or contract basis, whether the person is designated an employee, independent contractor, or otherwise. “Employee” does not include a person exclusively engaged in the repair or maintenance of the massage facility, or in the delivery of goods to the licensee or facility.

(h) "Erotic parlor" means a facility that entices clients through advertising or other business practices directed towards sexual desire, lust, or passion.

(i)" Fully clothed" means fully opaque, nontransparent material that must not expose an employee's genitalia or substantially expose the employee's undergarments.

(j) “Home business” means a business, profession, occupation, or trade that is conducted within a residential dwelling unit for the economic gain or support of a resident of the dwelling and is incidental and secondary to the residential use of the lot, and that does not adversely or perceptively affect the character of the lot or surrounding area. This use shall not include an animal hospital, day care, health clinic, hospital, kennel, tearoom, or hemp fabrication, manufacturing, or processing.

(p)"Massage therapist" means an individual that has fulfilled the requirements for state licensure under C.R.S. § 12-235-108 and has a valid massage therapist license issued by the state of Colorado to engage in the practice of massage therapy. The terms “masseuse” and “masseur” are synonymous with the term “massage therapist.”

(q) “Mobile Massage Unit” means a vehicle or other movable enclosure specifically equipped for a massage therapist to provide massage therapy inside the vehicle or enclosure.

(r) "Person" means a natural person, partnership, association, company, corporation, or organization or managing agent, servant, officer, partner, owner, operator, or employee of any of them.

(s) “Sexual Act” means sexual contact, sexual intrusion, or sexual penetration as defined in C.R.S. § 18-3-401.

(t) "Solo practitioner" means a licensed massage therapist, as defined in this ordinance, performing the practice of massage therapy independently.

(u)"Table shower" means an apparatus for the bathing or massaging of a person on a table or in a tub.

PART II: MASSAGE FACILITY LICENSES

Section 2. Licenses generally; minimum requirements.

(a) The licenses required by this ordinance are in addition to any other applicable licenses or permits required by municipality, county, or state.

Massage facilities licensed under this ordinance shall comply with all other applicable ordinances and laws, including zoning ordinances.

Section 3. License required.

(a) Prior to the issuance of any massage facility license, the corresponding application and background check information shall be referred to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The licensing authority, or the licensing authority’s designee, may utilize the applicant’s or licensee’s criminal history record to determine whether the applicant or licensee is approved or denied a license based on the criminal history information.

(b)The Sheriff’s Office shall not be authorized to approve or disapprove any license application.

Section 6. Issuance; denial.

(a) If, after reviewing the application and conducting an investigation, the licensing authority finds that the individual applicant and each of the individuals required to be listed in the corresponding license application satisfy the requirements in section 4:

(1)Are 18 years of age or older; and

(2) Have not been convicted of, or pleaded nolo contendere to, an offense involving prostitution, solicitation of prostitution, any human trafficking related offense, fraud, theft, embezzlement, money laundering, or similar crimes; and

(3) Are not a registered sex offender or required by law to register as a sex offender; and

(4) Have not (a) voluntarily surrendered any license to practice as a massage therapist or operate a massage facility as a result of, or while under, civil or criminal investigation; or (b) had a license to practice as a massage therapist, or to operate a massage facility or similar license, revoked or suspended by the State of Colorado or a political subdivision of Colorado, or a regulatory board in another United States jurisdiction or possession, for an act that occurred in that jurisdiction that would be a violation of this ordinance; and

Xcel Energy will cut Colorado bills again in April

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Xcel Energy is again cutting natural gas costs passed through to consumers starting with April bills, the third price decrease announced in two months, even as a special legislative committee pursues hearings on spikes that overwhelmed Colorado consumers beginning late in 2022.

e latest cut, proposed to the Public Utilities Commission for Xcel’s 1 million Colorado customers for the second quarter of 2023, will take $1.79 or 4% o the average household natural gas bill each month compared to the March bill. Because Xcel also uses natural gas to generate some of its electricity, consumers’ home electric bills will also drop an average of 56 cents over their March bill,

or a drop of 2.7%.

In mid-February, Xcel made an “interim” monthly cut to natural gas pass through costs that trimmed March bills by an average of $11.60, or 11.5%. Electric costs were cut $2.08 a month or 2.34%.

Other cuts of the pass-through cost were made by Xcel on Dec. 1, 2022, and Feb. 1 this year, but those trims followed a series of sharp natural gas price increases in 2022 that were still showing up on residents’ bills this winter.

A mild winter in Europe has helped lower worldwide natural gas prices, as well as European nations’ relatively quick adjustments to losses of natural gas sources as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sabotage of a North Sea gas pipeline.

No one is yet calling o the consumer

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(5) The proposed location of the applied-for massage facility has not had a similar license revoked, suspended, or surrendered for cause within the last 24 months; and

(6) The administrative fee has been paid.

(b) Then he or she shall, following receipt of the complete license application and background check, approve the issuance of a massage facility license to the applicant for use at the location identified in the license application as the situs of the business.

(c) The licensing authority shall be empowered to place reasonable conditions and restrictions, on a case-by-case basis, upon any massage facility license that would otherwise be denied, revoked, or suspended. The licensee shall have the right to a hearing before the licensing authority to review any such conditions or restrictions.

(d) Only if, after reviewing the application, the licensing administrator finds, in addition to findings required by any other law, code, or regulation, that:

(1) The required administrative fee is not paid; or

(2) The County zoning or subdivision regulations do not allow for the operation of a massage facility at the proposed location; or

(3) The applicant has been convicted of, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere that is accepted by the court for a felony or misdemeanor for Prostitution, as described in C.R.S. § 18-7-201; Solicitation of a Prostitute, as described in C.R.S. § 18-7-202; a human trafficking-related offense, as described in C.R.S. § 18-3-503 or 18-3-504; Money Laundering, as described in C.R.S. § 185-309; or similar crimes; or

(4) The applicant is registered as a sex offender or is required by law to register as a sex offender, as described in C.R.S. § 16-22-103; or

(5) The applicant has a pending criminal action that involves or is related to the offenses described in subsection (d)(3) or (d)(4) of this section 6; or

(6) The applicant has one or more previous revocations or suspensions of a license to operate a massage facility.

(e) Then he or she may, following receipt of the complete license application and background check, issue a denial of the application. In the event of a denial, the licensing authority shall explain in writing, with reasonable detail, the reason for the denial.

(f) A licensing authority or its designee shall have discretion to deny an application after considering, in accordance with C.R.S. § 24-5-101, an applicant’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere that is accepted by the court for felony or misdemeanor Fraud, Theft, or Embezzlement, as described in C.R.S. § 18-4-401.

(g) In the event that the licensing authority takes into consideration information concerning the applicant’s or licensee’s criminal history, the licensing authority shall also consider any information provided by the applicant or licensee regarding the criminal history, including, but not limited to, evidence of mitigating factors, rehabilitation, character references, and educational achievements, especially the mitigating factors pertaining to the period of time between the applicant’s last criminal conviction and the consideration of the applicant’s application for a license or renewal.

Section 7. Temporary license.

(a) The licensing authority may issue a temporary massage facility license upon receipt of a complete massage facility license application involving the sale or change in ownership of a business. Such temporary license shall be valid for thirty days, and the licensing authority shall renew the temporary license every thirty days until approval or denial of the massage facility license.

PART III: REGULATION

Section 8. Limitations on operation – prohibited acts.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person in the business of operating a massage facility, or any manager or employee thereof, to:

(1) Allow a person who does not hold a valid massage therapy license pursuant to C.R.S. § 12-235-107 to perform massage in a massage facility.

(2)Advertise to a prospective client that services including prostitution, sexual acts, escort services, sexual services, or services related to human trafficking disguised as legitimate services, are available.

(3) Permit sexual acts or sexual services within or near a massage facility or in relation to massage therapy.

(4) Deny inspection of a massage facility by law enforcement, the licensing authority, or the licensing authority’s designees.

(5) Refuse, interfere with, or elude immediate identification of employees of the massage facility to law enforcement, the licensing authority, or the licensing authority’s designees.

(6) Fail to immediately report to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office any act of sexual misconduct occurring in a massage facility.

(7) Allow an employee or contractor of a massage facility to provide massage therapy without being fully clothed.

(8) Require client nudity as part of a massage without the client’s prior consent.

(9) Allow a massage facility to be open and practicing massage therapy without a licensed massage therapist on the premises.

(10) Permit a person in a massage facility to make an agreement with an employee or contractor to engage in any prostitution-related offense in the massage facility or any other location.

(11) Permit a massage facility to be used for housing, sheltering, or harboring any person, or as living or sleeping quarters for any person; except that an owner and the owner’s family members who operate a massage facility as a home business are exempt from the prohibited activity in this subsection (a)(11).

(12) Operate an erotic parlor on the premises of a massage facility.

(13) Operate a massage facility without a valid massage facility license.

Section 9. Required Acts.

(a) Every licensed massage facility shall be required to:

(1)Maintain a list of all employees on site including the start date of employment, full legal name, date of birth, home address, telephone number, and employment position of each employee.

(2) Require that all licensees and employees have at least one of the following forms of valid government identification, and immediately present such identification to the licensing authority or the licensing authority’s designees upon request:

(i)A United States military card or military dependent's identification card; or

(ii)A United States Coast Guard Merchant Mariner card; or

(iii)A Native American tribal document; or

(iv)A valid Colorado driver's license or Colorado identification card issued pursuant to article 2 of title 42, unless the applicant holds a license or card issued pursuant to part 5 of article 2 of title 42; or

(v)A valid driver's license or identification card issued by another state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States that is compliant with the federal “REAL ID Act,” as amended; or

(vi)A valid United States passport; or

(vii)A valid United States permanent resident card; or

hounds. e Colorado legislature set up a special joint committee with members from both houses to question utility ofcials and consumer advocates on bills that reached $600 to $800 a month for many shocked residents in December and January.

Colorado’s early winter was colder on average than the previous one, raising bills, but Xcel charges have also included a series of other cost increases not solely attributable to commodity prices. Xcel has sought big boosts from the PUC for updating electric infrastructure, and will be seeking more for building new transmission lines to help complete the changeover from coal and gas- red power plants to renewable energy like solar farms and wind turbines.

By the end of January, requests for help from the Colorado low-income

(viii)Any other valid type of identification that requires proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain.

(3) Require licensed massage therapists to maintain copies of valid massage therapy licensure, as required by C.R.S. § 12-235-107, and a form of identification containing the therapist’s name, address, and social security number or individual taxpayer identification number, that must be immediately presented to the licensing authority, the licensing authority’s designees, or law enforcement upon request.

(4) Maintain a complete set of records including a log of all massage therapy administered at the facility. The records shall include all accounts, invoices, payroll, and employment records of the massage facility. The log shall include the date, time, and type of each massage therapy administered, and the name of the massage therapist administering the massage therapy. The licensee shall retain the records and log book for a minimum of one year following any massage therapy. The records and log shall be subject to inspection upon request by the licensing authority, the licensing authority’s designees, and law enforcement, during normal business hours, in compliance with applicable law.

(5)Operate under or conduct business under only the designation specified in the license.

(6) Ensure that all employees and contractors remain fully clothed in professional attire while administering massage or otherwise visible to clients on business premises, including premises designated by the client through an outcall massage service or mobile massage unit.

(7) Maintain a valid massage facility license prior to and during all periods of operation.

Section 10. Inspections.

(a) The licensing authority, or the licensing authority’s designees, shall be responsible for enforcement of this ordinance including inspection of massage facilities.

(b) No owner, manager, massage therapist, or employee shall fail to immediately grant full massage facility access any time such establishment is open for business, to the licensing authority, the licensing authority’s designees, or any other person authorized or required by law to inspect the massage facility.

(c) All rooms, cabinets, and storage areas shall be subject to inspection and any locked rooms, cabinets, or storage areas shall be promptly opened for inspection.

(d) Each massage facility shall keep a complete book of records to include a log of all massage therapy administered at the facility, as required in section 9 (a)(4) of this ordinance, open to inspection without unreasonable delay.

(e)Inspectors may request to review a Stateissued massage therapist license for any massage therapist or other employee of the massage facility at any time during an inspection.

(f) All owners, managers, massage therapists, employees, contractors, or persons occupying the facility other than clients shall present identification and shall not elude identification.

Section 11. R evocation or suspension of license; Penalties

(a) The licensing authority, or the licensing authority’s designees, may revoke or suspend a license for violating any prohibited act pursuant to section 8 of this ordinance.

(b) The licensing authority, or the licensing authority’s designees, may temporarily suspend a massage facility license with a hearing to be scheduled within 15 days when the licensing authority finds:

(1) The licensee willfully failed to disclose any information on the application as required; or

(2)The licensee knowingly permitted a person who does not hold a valid license pursuant to C.R.S. § 12-235-107 to perform massage therapy; or

energy assistance program that subsidizes consumer bills were running 50% higher than last year.

e commodity pass-through price can be adjusted through quarterly lings from the utilities, as Xcel did Monday, or through interim monthly adjustments.  Xcel said the commodity price of gas, which it passes on without adding a pro t, makes up about 54% of the total residential gas bill, and about 23% of residential electric bills.

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(3)A pattern of activity that the massage facility is committing human trafficking-related offenses as described in 18-3-503 and 18-3-504; or

(4) The licensee failed to permit an inspection in accordance with section 10 of this ordinance any time the facility is open for business.

(c)A law enforcement officer may follow the penalty assessment procedure described in C.R.S. § 16-2-201 for any violation.

(d) The licensing authority or its designees may impose the following additional penalties when it is found that a licensee has violated any of the prohibited activities described in section 8 of this ordinance:

(1)A fine of $300.00 for a first violation.

(2)A fine of $600.00 for a second violation by the same person or licensee.

(3)A fine of $1,000.00 for a third or subsequent violation by the same person or licensee.

(e)A massage facility that engages in two or more violations of this ordinance is a public nuisance, as described in C.R.S. § 16-13-303, unless the violation is already a public nuisance, as described in C.R.S. § 16-13-303. The County Attorney of Douglas County, or the District Attorney acting pursuant to C.R.S. § 16-13-302, may bring an action in the District Court of Douglas County for an injunction against any massage facility that violates this ordinance.

(f)T he licensee may appeal the revocation or suspension of a license in accordance with C.R.C.P. 106(a)(4).

Section 12. Fees.

(a) The application and annual license fees shall be established by the licensing authority in accordance with the provisions of section 4 (c) of this ordinance.

Section 13. Repeal.

(a) All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, of the County of Douglas, Colorado, in conflict herewith are expressly repealed.

Section 14. Adoption.

(a) Pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 30-15-405 and 406, County ordinances are typically adopted on First Reading at a Board of County Commissioner Business Meeting. Subsequently, after notice has been provided in the newspaper, the Board of County Commissioners will adopt an ordinance at Second and Final Reading, which is conducted at a public hearing. If adopted as an “emergency ordinance,” the ordinance will take effect immediately. Otherwise, all ordinances go into effect 30 days after publication after Second and Final Reading.

PART IV: CERTIFICATION

The Douglas County Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall have on file copies of this ordinance available for inspection by the public during regular business hours.

INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED ON FIRST READING on ____________, 2023, and ordered published in the DOUGLAS COUNTY NEWS-PRESS.

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO

By: Abe Laydon, Chair ATTEST: Deputy Clerk ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING on __________________, 2023, and ordered published by reference to title only in the DOUGLAS COUNTY NEWS-PRESS.

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO

By: Abe Laydon, Chair ATTEST: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945218

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

A public hearing will be held before the Douglas County Planning Commission on Monday, April 17, 2023 at 6:00 P.M., and before the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 2:30 P.M., in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, for a proposed amendment to the Douglas County Zoning Resolution. The proposed amendment revises the approval criteria for Administrative and Major Amendments to Planned Developments in Sections 1514.01, 1514.02, 1520.01, and 1520.02.

For more information call Douglas County Planning at 303-660-7460.

File No. / Name: DR2022-007

Legal Notice No. 945213

First Publication: March 30, 2023

Last Publication: March 30, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice NOTICE OF POLLING PLACE ELECTION SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the South Suburban Park and Recreation District of Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson Counties, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 2nd day of May, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. The Board of Directors of the District has designated the following polling place:

Goodson Recreation Center 6315 S. University Boulevard Centennial, CO 80121

At said election, the electors of the District shall vote for two (2) Directors to serve a four-year term of office of the Board of Directors of the District:

The names of persons nominated for a FourYear Term are as follows:

Michael G. Edwards

John Priddy

Pam Eller

Ken Lucas

Elizabeth Watson

Alexis Barrere

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with Jennifer King, Designated Election Official of the South Suburban Park and Recreation District at: 4810 E. County Line Road, Littleton, CO 80126, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., until the close of business (5:00 P.M.) on the Tuesday immediately preceding the regular election (April 25, 2023) Contact the DEO at (303) 483-7011 or Elections@ssprd.org for more information. Absentee ballots must be returned to the DEO by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT

/s/Jennifer King, Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. 531297-60297