Amid numbers that show suicide deaths have steadily risen in Colorado in the past two decades, Douglas County’s elected leaders approved more than $1 million in funding for prevention and mental health support over the next three years.
Parker Arts celebrates as they receive a number of accolades at the Henry Awards as well as receiving a top 10 ranking from the Denver Business Journal.
e Denver Business Journal released their list of the top 2023 Denver-Area Tourist Attractions in late July.
Based on reported sales, Parker Arts ranked number 10, right behind venues like the Denver Zoo, the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
Parker Arts is a multi-cultural, multi-purpose community venue that includes the PACE Center, the historic Schoolhouse, Ruth Memorial Chapel and Discovery Park for summertime events.
eater performances and shows are not just local, Parker Arts brings in national and international programming.
In addition, they do weddings, rental events, celebrations of life,
camps for people of all ages. ese classes range from dance and music classes to art and science classes… they even o er a LEGO camp.
ere are also a variety of art exhibitions that come to Parker Arts.
“We really have a robust o ering,” said Carrie Glassburn, cultural director of Parker Arts. “Which I think helps add to that ability to have, you know, the sales that we have.”
Parker Arts also took home ve awards at the 2023 Henry Awards in late July.
e Henry Awards were established in 2006 and honors outstanding achievements during the previous performing season. It also serves as the Colorado eatre Guild’s annual fundraising event.
“It’s kind of Colorado’s version of the Oscars, if you will,” said Glassburn.
e Henry judges are made of theater professionals who go to theaters around the state, attend shows, score and rank them.
is year, Parker Arts was nominated for 13 Henry’s for their “ e
Addams Family”, “ e Sound of Music”, and “Footloose” musical productions.
“Pretty proud that community theater and Parker actually was able to be recognized like that when it’s not the only thing that we do,” said Glassburn.
Parker Arts partners with and co-produces with other production companies, Glassburn said the awards were shared with a company called Sasquatch Productions.
During their season announcement in late June, Glassburn said Parker Arts had record breaking sales the evening the shows were announced to Parker Arts members for the upcoming season.
Upcoming shows include country musician Rodney Atkins as well as national comedians, magicians and musicals.
“While it’s always nice to have a night out downtown,” said Glassburn. “People really do appreciate being able to have this quality programming right in their backyard where they can go out to eat on Main Street and go see a show.”
e money will spread across a diverse array of approaches. Organizations that will receive the funding include the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Arapahoe/Douglas Counties; You Are Not Alone Mom 2 Mom, a peer support system for mothers; and e Aspen E ect, a group that connects young people with horses for what’s known as “equine therapy.”
But the discussion about approving the funding became overtaken by a debate over whether Castle Rock Pride — a nonpro t that aims to build a supportive community in Douglas County for LGBTQ+ residents — should receive part of the money.
e comments from area residents also included disapproval of transgender people.
One resident, talking about gender changes, said “this is satanic evil” and criticized the county commissioners for considering supporting Castle Rock Pride.
“You cannot recreate what God created,” the resident said at the July 25 commissioners meeting.
Across Colorado, nearly 800 people died by suicide in 2004, and that one-year total reached almost 1,300 in 2022, according to state data cited by Douglas County sta .
In Douglas County, the number of suicide deaths went from a recent low of 15 in 2005 to dozens higher in years afterward.
Last year, 53 people died by suicide in Douglas County, according to the state data.
But suicide risk is a direr problem for certain demographics, and that includes LGBTQ+ youth, who are far
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Colorado is home to 946 native bee species and this year’s Honey Festival is aimed at raising awareness and educating the public of their importance and their tedious process through fun interactive activities and games.
With nearly 3,000 people attending annually, the event is being held at O’Brien Park in Downtown Parker from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday Aug. 6. Admission is free but guests are encouraged to register on the Parker Arts website.
e event will also include a kids corner, performances and artistic displays.
“It’s a great event that brings vendors, the community and brings honeybee beekeepers in,” said Carrie Glassburn, cultural director of Parker Arts.
Honeybees are more valuable than just producing honey and beeswax.
ey are important pollinators as they play a signi cant role in the agricultural system as well as animal and human life too.
According to e Bee Conservancy — a nonpro t organization - bees have been dying at an unprecedented rate.
A report from the United States Department of Agriculture states
nies were lost, the highest number lost of any quarter surveyed that year.
A colony is a hive that contains
Other pollinators include butteries, wasps, beetles and hummingbirds, however, bees pollinate about one-third of our food. Without the honeybee, food like almonds, apples and onions would be lost.
In addition, honeybees contribute over $15 billion to the value of U.S. crop production, according to e Bee Conservancy.
e Bee Conservancy states habitat loss, climate change, chemical pesticides, invasive plant species and disease and parasites are the primary threats to pollinators.
Just like other animals and humans, pollinators also need a habitat in order to thrive. e Colorado State University Extension program provides ways to design a pollinator habitat along with a list of plant for-
for kids and a variety of displays, local beekeepers and beekeeping organizations will be showing families how beehives work and what the community can do to help the state’s native bees.
“It’s great to see families that are learning together,” said Glassburn.
From Highlands Ranch Honey to Homestead in the Hood to Natural Grocers, guests will have the chance to purchase di erent types of honey, beeswax, candles and more from the 20 plus vendors.
Each vendor will have an interactive educational experience that focuses on pollinators such as learning how to make a bee hotel, spot the queen bee game and learn from master gardeners about landscapes and upcycling.
Ten days after the Parker Chamber of Commerce announced the cancellation of the July 28 Wine Walk event in Downtown Parker, the Aug. 25 event has now been canceled too.
Chamber President and CEO T.J. Sullivan initially posted on the chamber website that due to a complaint led with the State Liquor Enforcement Division regarding the June event, the July event would be canceled.
On July 27, Sullivan updated the post by stating there is an ongoing discussion between the Town of Parker and the State Liquor Enforcement Division “about the legality of the Wine Walk events, generally.”
With nearly 30 member businesses participating in this year’s ve Wine Walks, Sullivan said losing the monthly events entirely will hurt the chamber nancially.
“It will be a budgetary gut punch for us for 2023,” said Sullivan. “But
e sale of the Denver Broncos in 2022 opened up millions in funding to Denver-area governments, and Douglas County is determining how to spend its nearly $1 million share of the pro ts on youth programs.
e county hopes to fund as many programs as it can, said Maureen Waller, special projects manager for the county.
“Of course, how many are ultimately funded will depend on how many apply and how much they request,” Waller said. “And since we plan to use the Youth Commission to evaluate the applications, it will depend on them too.”
Made up of Douglas youth, the Douglas County Youth Commission advises the county’s elected leaders on matters pertaining to youth and teens in the county.
As one of seven counties in the Metropolitan Football Stadium District, Douglas County was awarded the funds late last year that, by law, must be used for youth activities programs, according to a news release.
e Metropolitan Football Stadium District is a government body that was created for the purpose of planning, acquiring land and constructing Mile High Stadium, which is now called Empower Field at Mile High.
e district was authorized to
collect a sales tax of one-tenth of 1% throughout the district’s area from 2001 through 2011. e sales tax assists the district in nancing the acquisition of land, construction of the stadium and payments of debt service, according to its website.
e funding for youth activities comes from the $4.65 billion sale of the Denver Broncos to the WaltonPenner Group, which resulted in a $41 million refund to the seven counties and 40 municipalities that helped fund the stadium, e Colorado Sun reported.
e funds were to be shared with Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomeld, Denver, Douglas, and Je erson counties and the cities and towns within them. Douglas County received about $940,000.
at’s one-time funding, but ideally, the programs the county chooses to fund will be able to continue after the funding runs out, Waller said.
“We want to hear about plans to keep the program (or) activity going in the future. We don’t have an ideal (number) of years in mind,” Waller said.
For Douglas County, proposals for youth activities to be funded were
due July 28 and were to be reviewed in August. Grant recipients will be noti ed in the fall and announced publicly in November at the annual State of the County event.
Douglas County does not have any general topics that it is prioritizing for the funding at this point, Waller said.
“We are interested in hearing from any organization that is providing youth activities programs,” she said. e county’s criteria for funding included that programs must:
• Occur in Douglas County;
• Provide access for all youth, including those with disabilities;
• And support Douglas Countybased organizations with established access to and ability to reach local youth with their proposed youth activities program.
Elsewhere, Wheat Ridge received a portion of the Denver Broncos funds and its city council recently approved funding for a new playground at Anderson Park.
Brighton schools and parks will see the biggest bene t from that city’s Denver Broncos funding, city councilmembers agreed in February.
programs to be announced publicly in November
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Rather than being sentenced to prison, Mickel McLean, who accidentally shot his neighbor in the head through an apartment wall in Centennial, has been sentenced to ve years in community corrections.
e Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce arrested McLean, 28, on Oct. 2, 2021, after a gun he was holding went o during an argument with his girlfriend while in an apartment unit, according to the arrest a davit.
e bullet traveled through the apartment wall and into another unit, hitting a woman, Sally Strelecki, 29, in the back of her head, per the a davit. e bullet entered her brain cavity, exited her skull and lodged itself under the skin near her right temple.
She was taken to the Littleton Adventist Hospital, where she was in a coma. In late October 2021, she regained consciousness, CBS News reported.
McLean and his girlfriend originally told police that during their argument, the two of them had “started pulling on an armful of clothes” that McLean was carrying “when the gun accidentally went o ,” according to the arrest a davit.
However, police interviewed the girlfriend separately, and she said that McLean told her to tell the story of the accidental discharge of the gun, per the a davit.
e girlfriend said what really happened was that as she and McLean argued, he “charged” her as she stood in the closet and then struck her in the face, the a davit said.
She reportedly said McLean then exited the closet, grabbed a handgun and pointed it at her. McLean then allegedly red one shot in her direction. His girlfriend said she feels this was accidental and that “he was just
In a later interview with police, McLean reportedly said he was arguing with his girlfriend and they both allegedly “struck each other several times before both started to pack his belongings,” the a davit said.
e two continued to argue when he reportedly grabbed the handgun and struck his girlfriend in the area of her left knee, which he said caused the handgun to go o , according to the a davit.
“ e gun accidentally went o , but he did intentionally point the handgun at (his girlfriend),” the a davit said.
McLean was found guilty May 30 of several charges, including second-degree assault, third-degree assault, illegal discharge of a rearm and reckless endangerment, according to information provided by Eric Ross, a spokesperson for the 18th Judicial District.
On July 24, McLean was sentenced to a total of ve years in community corrections, with 139 days credit for time already served, Ross said via email. Restitution has been ordered and will be determined in less than 45 days.
Community corrections provides a sentencing alternative in lieu of prison incarceration for felony offenders, according to the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice.
e division said o enders in community corrections reside in the program and are supervised “around the clock” by security and case management sta in the facility.
“When signed out to the community for work, treatment, or privilege passes, their whereabouts are randomly veri ed by sta and they are subject to strict curfews to return to the facility,” the division said on its website.
For Sally Strelecki, although she is no longer on life support, her boyfriend said at the sentencing hearing that she still faces “signi cant ongoing physical injuries,” as reported by 9News.
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Movement 5280, a program with the mission to provide a “family of support” to unhoused at-risk youth and other adults, celebrated the opening of its new facility, e Hub, in the old Englewood Bible Church.
Executive Director Tina Hayhurst said e Hub at Movement 5280 is a community resource center where other organizations in the community and surrounding communities work in collaboration with the nonpro t.
“We decided that we wanted to be a good neighbor,” Hayhurst said.
Many people spoke at the ribboncutting ceremony including Lindsey Runyan, executive director of the Englewood Chamber of Commerce.
“For over 10 years Movement 5280 has been helping homeless youth and at-risk young people in our community and beyond,” Runyan said during the July 28 event. “I think this is the largest ribbon cutting event the chamber has ever been a part of.”
Runyan said over 280 people attended the event not including sta from Movement 5280.
“With this larger expanded space and the ideas planned for the future, Movement 5280 will continue to
impact our community and make a di erence in our young folks’ lives,” Runyan said.
Hayhurst said there are several organizations within the Hub including Lost and Found Church, Corey’s
House, Celebrate Recovery, Englewood’s Table: A Food Resource, HAAT Force and the Englewood Schools Clothing Bank.
Recently the organization received a $50,000 donation from Life Church,
which included $20,000 to help with the renovations of the new facility. Additionally, the Arapahoe County Commissioners awarded Movement
A Highlands Ranch woman being held on a murder charge was found dead in a Douglas County jail cell. The county Sheriff’s Office, which oversees the jail, said Victorine Grice was discovered unresponsive alone by a detentions deputy at about 6:30 a.m. on July 28, 2023. In a press release, officials said there are no signs of trauma, though the final cause and manner of death are yet to be determined.
statement that a Critical Incident Response Team will conduct a full investigation. Douglas County participates in the team with with
5280 with a $1.5 million ARPA grant to purchase the church.
e faith-based organization, which started about 12 years ago, focuses on supporting at-risk young adults who have aged out of foster care or are experiencing homelessness.
“We have several components. We call it survive, thrive and revive. We just welcome anyone of all ages,” Hayhurst said.
With the assistance of donations, volunteers and fundraising the organization provides hot meals, clothing, showers, hygiene products, mentoring, work program assistance, education assistance, life skills classes and access to mental health care to people.
Last year, Movement 5280 served 805 individuals, 175 being youth, as reported by their 2022 Ministry Impact Report.
Over the years, as the program has continued to grow, there became a
Lincoln and Elbert counties. The team also said it would receive assistance of the Castle Rock Police Department.
Grice, 56, was being held on second-degree murder and domestic violence. She was taken into custody on July 18 after she walked out of a residence on the 9600 block of Timber Hawk Circle in Highlands Ranch. Inside, a man was found shot to death. Grice’s bond was set at $500,000.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the Critical Incident Response
need for a bigger facility.
Hayhurst said Englewood Bible Church sold the 34,000 square foot building that sits on two acres of land to Movement 5280 for $2.2 million and the organization mortgaged the balance.
Going forward, Hayhurst said Movement 5280 hopes to build a home outside the Hub to provide temporary housing to those who need time to get back on their feet. She said the name of this initiative, Corey’s House, is named after Corey who was unhoused and lost his life.
“We decided enough is enough we need housing. So, we are doing transitional housing for young adults,” Hayhurst said. “We’re going to start with a phase one with men ages 21-29 and that will be a single-family home model.”
Tami Slipher, director of development, encourages individuals, families, and other organizations to “Adopt-A-Room” in the Hub to help expand services.
For more information call 720-2487075 or visit movement5280.org. e Hub is located at 3190 S. Grant St.
ey are called the Mini Brew Crew. Together these four mini horses, Jerry, Elaine, Kramer and their friend, Mariah, are going out to the public to raise awareness for Zuma’s Rescue Ranch, located in Douglas County near Louviers.
Jerry, Elaine, Kramer and another horse, George, had curled feet and were ill when they came from an auction in Montana.
“ ey were in rough shape,” said Jodi Messenich, owner of Zuma’s Rescue Ranch, a local nonpro t.
Due to di erent kinds of infections, parasites and ticks, all four horses were put into quarantine at Zuma’s.
eir feet had become what Messenich described as “slippers” because their hooves had overgrown so much, they curled up. It took several rounds of trimming their hooves to get them back to a healthy condition.
Unfortunately, George did not make it as his conditions were too chronic.
Once trained as a tick pony in Los Angeles, Mariah was being fed an unhealthy diet and was overweight when Zuma’s rescued her.
Messenich founded Zuma’s Rescue Ranch in 2008 after rescuing 16
horses within four years.
Zuma’s is now a nonpro t organization and partner-based behavioral health center, dedicated to o ering animal-assisted learning and therapy programs.
In addition to two licensed therapists, the ranch currently has over 60 rescue animals including horses, donkeys, goats, a cow, a sheep as well as cats.
Some of the behavioral health programs consist of support groups,
family therapy and an equine assisted learning program. Messenich said one of their biggest clients is Denver Children’s Home who bring a group of kids to the ranch every Tuesday.
e nonpro t also works to help Veterans through the Department of Defense’s Skills Bridge Program for Veterans.
“ ey intern with us and they learn a trade,” said Messenich. “We help veterans in that way and we get
funding from Lockheed Martin for our veterans program.
As caring for the animals and the ranch is expensive, Jerry, Elaine, Kramer and Mariah are out in the public doing their part to raise awareness for the ranch.
According to Messenich, most of Zuma’s funding comes from their equine education and their mental health programs.
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Did you hear the one about the state government o ering the public free lawyers to harass … the state?
It’s no joke. In one of the rst tangible impacts of environmental justice policies and rules that are working their way into multiple battlegrounds overseen by state and federal regulators, Colorado’s public health department now links community groups with pro bono lawyers who can help the groups become o cial “parties” in complex environmental rulemaking, giving them a voice ampli ed by legal muscle.
e rst such e ort will play out later this year as the Air Quality Control Commission writes new rules requiring some of the largest industrial polluters in Colorado to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by set percentages. e community group Climate Equity Community Advisory Council wants to ensure the state requires 18 targeted industrial
polluters to make real cuts using the best technology, not just the cheapest. And they want an accounting of the results down the road.
e air commission and many other state agencies have always taken public comments, said Rachael Lehman, a member of the advisory council, and a Community College of Denver faculty member who volunteers to work on environmental issues.
But too often, Lehman said, “the result is ‘We got your comments, now shut up.’ I’ve seen it in multiple situations, where they say, ‘Yes, we had so many community meetings.’ OK. But did they actually listen and incorporate what the community said?”
Regulators from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment put the community council in touch with volunteer Wyatt Sassman of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law’s Environmental Law Clinic. ey are now a party to the industrial pollution rulemaking, sitting shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Anheuser-Busch, Cargill, Molson Coors and environmental giants like the Sierra Club.
“It’s important for us to just have that ability to be able to keep an eye on things, and make sure that the rule is being written in a way that
is understandable,” Lehman said. She worries that the big companies targeted by the industrial rules “have the big, big pockets, and you can sort of buy your way out of this.” Sassman, she said, is helping the community group understand the rule drafts word by word, and “what’s even in the realm of possibility.”
State o cials said they have worked hard to create meaningful community engagement.
A series of state and federal policies made into law in recent years require agencies to consider how past pollution has disproportionately impacted communities with lower incomes and higher minority populations. By default or conscious zoning, Colorado industries are concentrated in communities like north Denver, Adams and Pueblo counties, and in other locations with measurable impacts on the physical health of lower income residents.
“We just are looking at our process from beginning to end, thinking about how we can interact with all stakeholders and open the door to include voices we aren’t hearing, which was quite a few,” said Lauren McDonell, climate change outreach planner for the Air Pollution Control Division. e division sta s the air
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In the heart of Douglas County, kids and teenagers riding animals kicked o the rodeo events at the annual Douglas County Fair & Rodeo. e early stages of the 10day event unfolded with youth performing a horse-riding routine, participating in a goat-tying competition and riding sheep in the “mutton busting” contest.
Outside the rodeo arena, crowds tried out carnival-style rides and activities, along with treats from food vendors.
One of those vendors, Jenny LeRoux of Rebel Cookie Dough and Confections, came back to the Douglas County fair for another year, selling “ice cream sandwiches bigger than most kids’ heads,” LeRoux said.
Her favorite part of vending at a place like the fair is “just bringing happiness to people through food,” said LeRoux, who lives in Parker. “ ey just get really excited.”
e fair’s rst weekend featured barbecue judging, the hometown rodeo, junior division horse show events and many more attractions, according to the schedule.
e second weekend features the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeo, a line dancing lesson, a pie eating contest and many other events.
Some events and times are ticketed. See the full schedule at douglascountyfairandrodeo.com or call 720-733-6900. is year’s county fair runs from July 28-Aug. 6.
e Douglas County Fairgrounds sit at 500 Fairgrounds Drive in Castle Rock, a short drive east of Interstate 25 and Plum Creek Parkway.
more likely than others to experience mental health distress, suicidal ideation, and suicide planning and attempts, according to a presentation by county sta .
About 26% of genderqueer or nonbinary people attempted suicide one or more times, according to 2021 Douglas County data focused on youth. at compares to 3% of males, the data say.
Among gay or lesbian youth, 19% attempted suicide one or more times, compared with 3% of straight people, the data say.
While suicide risk is a prevalent issue for young people, suicide also severely a ects the middle-aged male demographic.
“Nationally, statewide, and in Douglas County, middle-aged men represent the single largest group in number who die by suicide,” the county sta presentation says.
“Middle-aged men have been disproportionately impacted by suicide for decades yet prevention and intervention strategies that successfully reach this population are few and far in between which is why we prioritized this group for the grant,” the presentation adds.
Some public commenters pushed for the commissioners to deny funding for the Castle Rock Pride group, with one person characterizing the group’s activity as “indoctrination” and “the destruction of our children.”
at person mentioned “the drag queen show,” an apparent reference to last year’s drag show event at the county fairgrounds in Castle Rock.
Douglas County PrideFest held its annual event at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in August 2022. During a drag show at the celebration,
a performer’s breast plate and false nipple were temporarily exposed.
Videos of the performance had circulated on social media, where some commenters expressed frustration with the exposure at an event not designated for adults only.
Organizers had sent out an apology, saying it was not a planned part of the performance.
Castle Rock Pride doesn’t just host the annual Douglas County PrideFest. e nonpro t also holds monthly support groups, family meetups and educational opportunities, according to its website.
One commenter at the meeting said, “I am not anti-LGBTQIA alphabet city whatever. I want to make that clear,” before saying Castle Rock Pride should not receive funding, claiming the nonpro t didn’t meet criteria for the grant.
Others in the audience voiced support for the LGBTQ+ community in general. Angela omas, who said she’s a former social worker, told the commissioners about her experience with her child, who transitioned gender to male. Her child received support through counseling, omas said.
Had her child not received help, “I would have had a dead daughter, not a (living) son,” omas said.
“What these people in (the) Pride (group) are doing is providing acceptance” that kids may not get at home, said omas, arguing people should allow youth to be who they are.
Another commenter from Castle Rock said: “Gayness or gender spectrum has been with us since the beginning of time.”
Anya Zavadil, president of Castle Rock Pride, said as a person in the LGBTQ+ community, she “was not indoctrinated by anyone.”
“I grew up in this county as a human who didn’t know what gay was. My parents made sure of that. e community made sure of that,” Zavadil told the commissioners.
But she still grew up knowing she wasn’t like others, and she was suicidal, she said.
“It doesn’t matter how hard you try to keep children from knowing about the world. Because this is who I am. I am a queer woman who didn’t know that existed, and yet here I am because it’s the real thing,” Zavadil said. “So Castle Rock Pride, again, we are not indoctrinating. We are supporting kids who are hurting.”
Zavadil said she anticipated that negative comments about the nonpro t would occur at the meeting.
“ ose comments only show us how important this support is for our youth,” Zavadil said, adding that when people hear “hatred from their community,” the need for mental health support increases.
‘Mistreated and stigmatized’ e Trevor Project, a suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ young people, similarly says suicide risk in the LGBTQ community stems from how people are treated.
“LGBTQ youth are not inherently prone to suicide risk because of their sexual orientation or gender identity but rather placed at higher risk because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized in society,” the organization’s website says.
Lora omas, one of Douglas County’s three commissioners, served as county coroner in the past and “sat in kitchens of families who lost children,” she said.
“We started this meeting with the pledge of allegiance (that says) ‘liberty and justice for all.’ And I thought, ‘How tting,’” omas said.
She added that the funding is the community’s opportunity to say “you are welcome here. We want you to get the help that you all need.”
Commissioner George Teal, who criticized Castle Rock Pride’s activity
at the county fairgrounds, proposed excluding the nonpro t from the award list.
Commissioner Abe Laydon and omas did not support that proposal, so it failed.
Castle Rock Pride’s contract for services with the county says the nonpro t will expand its support groups to a wider area.
“Castle Rock Pride currently holds all groups in Castle Rock and will o er groups in additional locations in Highlands Ranch and Parker,” the document says. It adds: “Second, Castle Rock Pride plans a structured, therapist moderated monthly meetings for LGBTQIA+ teens ages 14-21 in both regions. is meeting will be led by a professional therapist hired by Castle Rock Pride.”
Zavadil said with the grant, her organization aims to help build connections and support and that the grant “is not being used for any other aspect.”
“We know that this county is large, and that citizens, especially youth, can’t always drive across the county to access” support, Zavadil said. omas mentioned that any grant recipient has to prove it is successfully using its money, and if it doesn’t, it won’t continue to receive funding.
‘Vulnerable populations’
Some in the audience at the meeting argued Laydon should “recuse,” or remove, himself from the funding vote because he identi es as part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Laydon responded that Teal is a veteran and that “we’re going to support that community. I wouldn’t ask him to recuse himself when (talking) about veterans in our community.”
He noted that for many years in America, people were told that they were “unnatural.”
“And we hear, as the board of social services, (we know of children)
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Dozens of people gathered in an audience that vented its opinions — sometimes loudly — about the annual PrideFest in Douglas County at a community meeting one month ahead of this year’s scheduled event.
During the July 26 town hall, county o cials attempted to ensure the public that a repeat of last year’s controversial conduct won’t happen.
Commissioner Lora omas, one of the county’s elected leaders, reminded the audience that the event is “constitutionally protected.”
“And the rest of us don’t have to be there if we don’t want to be there,” omas said.
Last year, at a drag show during the annual Douglas County PrideFest at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock, a performer’s breast plate and false nipple were temporarily exposed.
Videos of the performance circulated on social media, where some commenters expressed frustration with the exposure at an event not designated for adults only. Organizers had sent out an apology, saying it was not a planned part of the performance.
Criticism of the event has continued nearly a year later, with a part of the crowd at the county commissioners meeting room appearing angry that the drag show was still on track to occur this year without an audience restriction.
e county commissioners had decided to hold the town hall discussion about the issue before PrideFest takes place again, hoping to clarify for the public what regulations apply to the fairgrounds.
County sta had recently proposed changes to the county’s fairgrounds facilities policies, including an updated mission statement to state that all events are to be “family friendly.”
Another proposed change outlined that event holders agree “not to operate anything similar to a sexually oriented business” as dened in the county’s zoning regulations, according to the document of fairgrounds policies.
e commissioners voted 3-0 to approve the fairgrounds policy updates on May 9. Still, some area residents remain frustrated and feel it’s an issue of protecting children, while others at the town hall voiced support for the event.
Oversight of event
Art Kerkezian, cochair with the Douglas County PrideFest, has said the event last summer doesn’t represent the values of the Castle Rock Pride group and the PrideFest.
Kerkezian told the town hall crowd that the performer from last
year has not been asked to return to PrideFest, referring to the exposure incident.
“When we realized we didn’t have enough oversight on the entertainment portion, we (put in) parameters” to ensure that doesn’t happen again, Kerkezian said.
Some of those procedures include previewing costumes and acts ahead of time. Performers will have to sign an agreement saying that they understand the performance must be “G rated,” Kerkezian told Colorado Community Media.
“A Castle Rock Pride board member or representative will be on stage in the wings watching the performance and has authority to stop the performance” if something inappropriate happens, he said.
One community member, Randy Mills — advocating for public ofcials to add restrictions on PrideFest — at the town hall told omas
“I’m going to call you out,” expressing frustration with her handling of policy related to PrideFest.
He wanted a new ordinance, or law, to prevent child exposure to inappropriate activity in Castle Rock.
omas responded that the county’s current policy outlines that no nudity and no “adult” entertainment are allowed at the fairgrounds.
In a drag performer’s words e town hall crowd also heard from a drag performer who goes by LaLa, who said “it’s very possible for drag performers to do G-rated acts.”
“Just like any other (actor can) go from rated R to G or Disney movie,” said LaLa, who is not a PrideFest performer but spoke generally about drag.
Performers care about kids in the community too, LaLa said.
“But what we want is for our queer youth to grow up to be queer adults,” LaLa said, adding that if people don’t have supportive spaces, that leads to youth dying by suicide.
In Douglas County, the number of suicide deaths went from a recent low of 15 in 2005 to dozens higher in years afterward, according to state data cited by Douglas County sta .
Last year, 53 people died by suicide in Douglas County, according to the state data.
But suicide risk is a direr problem for certain demographics, and that includes LGBTQ+ youth, who are far more likely than others to experience mental health distress, suicidal ideation, and suicide planning and attempts, according to an earlier presentation by county sta .
Among gay or lesbian youth, 19% attempted suicide one or more times, compared with 3% of straight people, according to 2021 Douglas County data focused on youth.
Making comparisons
County Commissioner Abe Laydon said detractors should give PrideFest a second chance after last year’s incident.
“I support the Catholic Church,” but it has thousands of allegations of sexual abuse against it, Laydon said. And so does the Boy Scouts of America, he said.
“Are we going to say Boy Scouts can’t come to the fairgrounds?” Laydon said.
He also pointed to the example of singer Janet Jackson experiencing what’s been called a “wardrobe malfunction” at the Super Bowl years ago.
“Are we going to say no one can go to the Super Bowl?” Laydon said. “You still have Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders in dental oss performing in front of families every week.”
Laydon also drew a line from the current conversation about wanting restrictions on what children can watch to the debate over masking in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. He brought up how area residents at the time asked authorities not to require masks for kids.
“We’re all about parental rights,” Laydon said.
Douglas County Undersheri
Dave Walcher ensured the crowd that if the sheri ’s o ce receives information regarding a crime, o cials follow up with the local district attorney’s o ce.
“We will have individuals from the sheri ’s o ce at this event,” and if anyone breaks the law, the o ce will take action, Walcher said.
‘Love the Lord’
One person, who made a comment remotely, said she thinks people should go to PrideFest because “I don’t want to see any kind of buildup of hate in our community.”
Kerkezian, with Castle Rock Pride, chalked the disagreement in the community up to cultural differences.
“It doesn’t shock us to see a man in a dress … Drag is part of the LGBTQ fabric,” Kerkezian told Colorado Community Media, saying drag is “not sexual in nature.”
Another commenter in the crowd referred to the concept of people choosing to be LGBTQ, and Laydon responded that “it’s not a choice.” Religion also came up during the event.
“I love Jesus, I love the Lord,” Laydon said in response. “I love queer kids who are struggling as well.”
As an editor of newspapers in multiple counties, sometimes I feel like I get a front-row seat to the problems and proposed solutions owing through the Denver metro area. One of those major problems is homelessness. It’s been interesting over the last year to watch how each municipality and county has chosen to view the growing crisis.
In Arapahoe County, I have been impressed with the proactive, somewhat uni ed, approach many are taking. Littleton, Centennial, Sheridan and Englewood clearly care on a regional level about working together and solo to address the growing crisis.
Littleton continues to take the lead, hosting forums and really working with neighbors to talk about what’s happening. In a recent forum, Littleton gave business owners, community leaders and residents the opportunity to talk about the issues.
Of course, business owners are concerned when the homeless may interfere with their ability to conduct business and if the crisis continues to grow — those voices will get louder.
I was also impressed with a forum where a man who had been homeless and struggling talked about the path back. He talked about his struggles and shared a story we all need to hear. We all say we know it’s a problem — but without a face — we just look at the negatives and want it gone.
What this man did in this forum was personalize a national problem. Our homeless population is made up of human beings who should not be tossed aside like trash. ey are not all associated with criminal behavior and our reporters have talked to many of whom are just
down on their luck and falling through a variety of trapdoors that get them stuck.
Centennial has hired a homeless coordinator to address the issue head-on.
In Denver, the new mayor jumped out of the gates declaring the homeless crisis an emergency. Hopefully that declaration turns into an approach that includes working with the metro area.
en, we have Douglas County. I can be hard on Douglas County sometimes because I’m not always a fan of the self-care approach to a regional issue. Will a camping ban really work? Is it fair to ship the homeless back into the heart of the metro area?
Aurora’s mayor has raised concerns over this practice and rightfully so.
A problem isn’t solved when one area wants to shove it out of sight and claims it isn’t a problem in their county. A problem is solved when all counties and municipalities start admitting it’s a problem for the entire area and clear, united solutions are needed.
I get the concerns. When I drive home in the evenings and see growing homeless camps along the interstate — I get frustrated. When a homeless woman takes o her shirt and my children are watching at a red light — I have concerns.
However, I do not think forcibly moving them to where I do not see them anymore means the problem is gone for me.
e problem is there and even with e ort — is going to grow increasingly visible in every city, town and county in the metro area until a true, united e ort is on track.
To those counties and towns already doing it — I say great job. To others — I say the problem is not going away just because you push them out with a policy.
elma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media.
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It may be a good time to rethink what swear words or curse words really qualify as such anymore. I mean we hear them with such frequency that they are almost indiscernible from the other regular words we seem to use so often. I almost feel like when someone tells me to go “F” myself, they are really just saying, “Hello, how are you?” Not only are we hearing them all the time, but we are also hearing them from almost everyone and from people of all ages including very young children. Not being a prude, I get it, I just think it may be time to change it up a bit. I was walking past four children playing on a beach. ey appeared to be playing a game called running the bases, and they could not have been more than 10 years old. One of the boys and one of the girls got into an argument about whether they were safe on base or not. e torrent of “F” bombs and other awful expletives were screamed at one another. It wasn’t just the words that caught my attention, it was the intensity of their words and body language at such a young age.
Where did they learn that from? Maybe it’s watching news reels and videos of passengers losing their minds and yelling at each other, threatening to `F” word kill each other or beat the “S” word out of each other. Maybe it’s from older siblings or cousins, parents or grandparents, or nextdoor neighbors. It is still happening in the corporate world too. For some, maybe it seems like it helps them to underscore a point more e ectively or seem stronger in a heated debate.
Like I said, it’s everywhere with unabashed frequency and malicious intent. I wish we could ignore them and come up with new ones, but the truth is that nasty and troubling words have been around forever, so we will never change those. But maybe we can change our own use of them and our own cadence, tone and frequency of how we use them. We all lose our cool from time to time, I get it. It really just sounds, feels and seems like we are allowing our foul language threshold to
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slip lower and lower all the time.
“But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will run wild and cause you grief.” — Unknown
Words we use should be a construction zone, building others up along the way. Building people up with words of hope and encouragement. Beautiful and wonderful words of life that separate us from those who would rather operate through a demolition zone, using words to tear others down, and worse, doing it intentionally.
So, let’s use the rest of this column to focus on what those beautiful and wonderful words of life are, and how we can use them to foster an environment of love, grace, unity and compassion.
I am not sure about you, but this has been a very deliberate and intentional movement or change in my own life. I was de nitely a little looser in my language and word choices in the past — anyone reading this knows who I was and also knows who I have become, can validate that. I intentionally keep a word bank, a word bank that is top of mind and heart. A word bank that includes words like love, grace, kindness, gentleness, goodness, mercy, justice, forgiveness, passion, compassion, patience, faith, hope, encouragement, excellence, praiseworthy, joy, happiness, pure, powerful, positive, courage, strength, endurance, gratitude, humility, motivation, inspiration, success and so many more.
It’s been said that you can’t trust people who don’t curse. Or, that people who curse are smarter than those who don’t. I am fairly sure both of those were created by someone who loved to curse. How about you, do you feel smarter, funnier, stronger when you use swear words? Or are you a little ashamed or embarrassed at times? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can use the beautiful and wonderful words of life instead, it really will be a better than good life.
Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.
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Douglas County homeowners recently received notice that their property taxes are increasing - in some cases, quite dramatically.
So how much additional funding will the Douglas County School District (DCSD) receive from this increase in taxes?
While the increased revenue will bene t many local government and community services, you may be surprised to learn it will not increase funding for our local schools.
While the district will collect more money in local property taxes, the district will not bene t from the increase. Our total program funding is determined by the School Finance Act and is paid for by a combination of property taxes (“local share”) and the state’s general fund (“state share”). When the local share goes up, the state share goes down proportionally.
An increase in local property taxes has a $0 impact on total program funding - it just changes the balance of who is paying the bill.
When my kids were young, they had an allowance of $10 per week. I would give them each what I could based on how much cash I had (I am always woefully short on cash) and my husband (always prepared) would give them the rest. So, one week I might give them each $3 and my husband would give them each $7. e next week, I might give them
Pride isn’t enough
I have been following Douglas County’s e orts to address the mental health needs of our community members. Particularly the needs of our youth — and I’m more than a little perplexed with the recent announcement that they awarded a grant to Castle Rock Pride. Per their website, the mission of Castle Rock Pride is too “build a supportive community for LGBTQ plus residents of Castle rock.” I’ve reviewed this organization’s grant application, and they admit that they have no history of employing a mental health professional. ey do imply that a mental health professional will be employed if they were to be awarded a grant, but stepping into the clinical realm is well outside of their mission. On their website, there is no transparency on who the individuals are behind this organization. If there is a desire to expand the mission into clinical work, do they have a board who is quali ed to help make this pivot?
I also question why our county commissioners feel compelled to call out the support of one particular identity group, the LGBTQ+ community.
each $6, and my husband would give them each $4. I spent twice as much the second week, but did my kids bene t in any way? Did they have more money to spend? e answer is no - all that changed is whose wallet their allowance came from.
Douglas County teachers can drive to one of our neighboring school districts and earn a more desirable salary. For example, Cherry Creek School District’s average teacher salary is more than $19,000 higher than Douglas County’s. With the cost of living in our area, many Douglas County teachers are unable to live in the communities where they work. at’s because DCSD’s starting teacher pay is just over $45,000.
So how does a district like Cherry Creek or Littleton pay their teachers more competitively? e only way to increase funding outside of the School Finance Act is through a Mill Levy Override, or MLO. Other school districts have been successful for years in passing MLO ballot measures. Because of this, DCSD now receives $2,000 less per student than Cherry Creek School District and Littleton Public Schools – which equals a gap of $130 million per year.
MLO Funding Per Student vs. Average Teacher Salary is has led to signi cant pay discrepancies for DCSD teachers, with those gaps growing each time an MLO is passed in a neighboring school district.
Are administrative costs to blame? Not in DCSD. e Douglas County School District has the lowest general administration costs in the metro area.
Struggles with mental health, drug abuse and suicidal ideation a ect far more than one identity group. Douglas County mental health initiatives suicide prevention roadmap states that nearly 62% of all suicide deaths in Douglas County are from individuals who have a history of mental health issues. e Colorado Department of Public Health Douglas County states that of the youth who committed suicide over a four year period, nearly 27% were on antidepressants, and nearly 40% had alcohol and 20% had marijuana in their systems when they died, and nearly 17% had opiates in their system respectively when they died. I’m skeptical that building “positive networks of support and inclusion” will be adequate to help these youths overcome drug and alcohol addiction.
Picking a group of people to support based on particular attribute of said group (e.g., their sexual orientation) is degrading and inhumane. is decision makes me question whether our country commissioners really care about the needs of all youth.
Ursula Kakos Castle RockAround 85% of DCSD’s annual revenue is spent on people - salaries, bene ts, and PERA contributions. General administration accounts for just 0.6% of DCSD’s Total Operational Spending.
With a $66 million Mill Levy Override, DCSD would:
• Make sta pay more competitive, in order to keep valued teachers and sta in the school district
• Increase and maintain safety and security, with additional support such as School Resource
O cers, or SROs
Providing safe and e ective learning environments is so important for student and sta well-being. With a $484 million Bond, DCSD would:
• Invest in school safety and security upgrades to buildings (such as hardening of school buildings)
• Provide additional Career and
Technical Education opportunities for students (such as increasing the number of automotive and other CTE pathway courses)
• Update, maintain and construct educational facilities to ensure safe and adequate learning spaces and reduce overcrowding
What would this cost you? A Douglas County taxpayer would expect to pay $20 per year per $100,000 of home value. So, for a million dollar home, the total increase of both measures combined would be $200 per year.
e DCSD Board of Education will make a nal determination of whether to place these measures on the November ballot soon. Learn more and stay informed at www.dcsdk12.org/funding.
Erin Kane is the Superintendent of the Douglas County School District
ADenver-based nonpro t music education organization is helping local rising stars showcase and enhance their musical talents, record music and learn podcasting for free.
Youth on Record, founded by local musician community organizer Flobots in 2008 works with people aged 14 to 24.
“Flotbots’ mission was to bring music to young people to improve academic success and youth outreach, and it grew into what is now known as Youth on Record,” said Haley Witt, a guitar musician and singer-songwriter who manages Youth on Record.
Youth on Record recently rocked at its ninth annual block party in support of youth in music with over 20 live music performances, teen activities and vendors at its o ce location near downtown Denver.
“We have a state-of-the-art recording studio soundboard and all sorts of instruments,” Witt said. “So young people can drop into our programs and learn about mixing, mastering songs and learn about songwriting and instrumentation.”
After school programs
e Youth on Record runs afterschool, out-of-school and in-school programming with Denver Public Schools and Aurora Public Schools middle and high schools.
“We partner with the schools to teach four-credit classes, and we hire local professional artists to teach those classes,” Witt said. “Our Youth on Record teaching artists come to the schools, and the young people are able to learn from them. It’s one way that you nd our Youth on Record programs through the schools.”
Youth on Record also has afterschool programs at the Youth on Record media studio space called the open lab on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and is available to young people from 14 to 24 years old.
“It’s self-guided so that they can explore their interests. ey come into the space with a passion for music, making songwriting production, and we teach them the skill set they need to accomplish the projects they’re passionate about,” Witt said.
Witt said Youth on Record also o er an internship and fellowship program and a fellowship program, both of which are paid programs by donors.
“Youth on Record is a nonpro t organization so donors fund our program,” Witt said.
Witt said Youth on Record has had a lot of talented program graduates.
Baily Elora from Hudson/ Keenesburg Colorado, featured in the Fort Lupton Press, went through the program and signed on with Sony Music Subsidiary e Orchard.
“We are proud of all of our program graduates and all of the various directions that they’re headed, it’s really important to us to connect with young people with economic opportunities, “ Witt said.
Witt said Youth on Records is a pillar of academic success, economic opportunity and community activation.
“Our economic opportunity pillar, it’s really important to us to connect young people to community careers and job opportunities,” Witt said.
Witt said they have young people who play gigs in the community and support booking those gigs and paid opportunities for young people to perform.
Youth on Record also places young people into community internships and fellowships.
“Our fellows will have the opportunity to have community internships with local partners as well. It’s important to us to connect young people to jobs in the industry and to connect them to opportunities in creative elds and show them that it’s possible,” Witt said.
ere also is an open mic every rst Friday, and it is open to the public, where the youth perform and gain experience in combination with all the First Fridays and art walks across the city, speci cally in collaboration with the Santa Fe Art Walk.
“ at’s a program run by our fellows and learn how to put together a music festival, run it, secure porta potties and design posters for the festival and how it ties in economic opportunity. e block party is a youth-led program,” Witt said.
David Ladon, Youth on Record audio arts innovation manager, teaches youth how to do podcast interviews. Ladon has been teaching podcasting for nine years and has worked with Youth on Record for three in a half years.
“We have a podcast show that comes out monthly called ‘Generation Collaboration’ that we produce in collaboration with Colorado young leaders,” Ladon said, adding that they just nished season one and that the podcast airs on KGNU.
“We have another monthly show called ‘Youth on Rewind,’ which is a segment-based show and the tagline podcast amplifying young people’s voices, stories and ideas,” Ladon said.
Ladon said the podcast features segments produced by interns, peer navigators and fellows, covering whatever interests them.
“Our third show is called ‘Underground of the Showcase’ as
the official podcast of the underground music showcase, which Youth and Record helps put on.”
The podcast is hosted and produced by youth interns from 16 to 24 years old.
Ladon said his love for the application of podcast work expanded beyond media production or journalism.
“It gets to the root of socialemotional learning and developing yourself because you’re learning to exercise your voice and get to practice hearing your voice, which is not something we’re all comfortable with,” Ladon said.
Oren Bregman, executive director of the Mobile Studio nonprofit music outreach program has partnered with Youth on Record.
Bregman’s program brings the mobile studio to Denver, Green Valley and Montebello pathway schools in Aurora.
“We focused on singing, rapping, and poetry so we bring our equipment and expertise so students can create music to express themselves and share it online with their family and friends,” Bregman said.
Bregman said Youth on Records helped Mobile Studio get their
first grant and gave them some instruments.
“We are happy to be part of the family,” Bregman said.
Witt said that the young people the programs serve are incredibly talented. “It blows me away to see the ways that they’re able to cultivate their skills, and it’s inspiring to watch and build strong mentorship relationships with our staff and to feel connected to a sense of community through our programs,” she said.
For more information about Youth on Record, visit youthonrecord.org or call 303993-5226.
he “Best of Colorado” exhibit, juried by abstract painter Christian Dore, will ll the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Downtown Littleton, from Aug. 8 to Sept. 10. Dore selected 60 works for the exhibit from over 400 submitted by Colorado artists. Gallery open, admission free, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.
Littleton Fine Arts Guild
Littleton Fine Arts Guild, which operates the Depot, also will host a “Home on the Range” a Western Welcome Week art event through Sept. 10 at Stanton Gallery in the Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Downtown Littleton. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and during performances. For information, call 303-794-2787.
Rox Arts Gallery
Rox Arts Gallery, at Aspen Grove, has moved to Suite 222, next to See’s Candy, and has new artwork exhibited by many members. e gallery o ers instruction throughout the week. See website, aspengrovecenter.com/retailer/rox-arts-gallery/, for schedules and registration info. Aspen Grove o ers a lot of free parking.
Bega Park Art Fair
Littleton Fine Arts Guild will hold a Bega Park Art Fair on Aug. 4, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free so wander through this green, historic park and enjoy. e Guild will also have an exhibit at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., during August during regular hours.
Chatfield Farms
Chat eld Farms, part of Denver Botanic Gardens, is located at Chat eld State Park and includes the
historic Hildebrand Farm, lavender gardens and much more, plus spots for family picnics. Denver Botanic Gardens members are free, others need tickets. Be sure to visit the immersion sculpture, “One Fell Swoop,” by Patrick Daugherty. While on site, visit the Butter ies: Swallowtail, Monarch, Mourning Cloaks, Painted Ladies and more. With paved walkways that are wheelchair accessible – remember the last entry is 2:45 p.m.
Smash Fine Arts Festival
e Smash Fine Arts Festival will run Aug. 12-13 in the Cherry Creek North area. e show is open between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Fillmore Plaza, located at 105 Fillmore St., between First and Second streets.
Shakespeare in the Wild Theater Company
e Shakespeare in the Wild eater Company will present “As You Like It,” at Goodson Recreation Center on Sept. 18, 20, 25-27. Get more information at shakespeareinthewild.com.
The Peach Festival
e Peach Festival will be held in Centennial on Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 8242 S. University Blvd., Unit # 150.
Denver Botanic Gardens
Denver Botanic Gardens at York St. hosts summer concerts, organized by Swallow Hill Music and Denver Botanic Gardens. and Evenings Al Fresco on select Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30to 8:30 p.m. Musicians and small ensembles will appear throughout the gardens. For tickets, visit the website at https://shorturl.at/fNR47.
Photographer Andy Marquez
Littleton area photographer Andy Marquez has published a new book, “Sacred Seasons,” hardcover, $24.95. Available from the artist: andymarquez.com. or andymarquezimages@gmail.com. Added $10 for shipping.
Local author Leslie Tucker, who is also a preschool teacher, has published an appealing new book for small family members: “I Can Be Anything: A Book About Careers,” with illustrations by Courtney Sarro.
It should o er subjects for numerous family conversations with kids, parents and grandparents. And perhaps some inducements for family eld trips to see who is doing what out there ...
Tucker’s friend found Sarro’s name and art on Facebook, she said — and the illustrations ow well with the story.
e kindergarten types are an ethnic mix and show varied interests, ranging from mechanics and medicine to concert musicians and astronauts ... all in a Pre-K style.
Although Tucker was an art major in college, she didn’t choose to illustrate this one herself. But it ts into her idea of how the book should look, she said. With a girl in the Army and the boy, a nurse, for example.
Tucker said she is also working on several other books presently and has more ideas in mind for topics appropriate for children and adults.
Tucker, who works as a substitute teacher at local preschools, said the book is available through Amazon and she hopes it can be added to story
times at area schools.
Tucker’s imagination is working overtime shaping possible storylines and interactions ... She said she designed the book’s cover and conveyed her idea to the illustrator. She is happy with the result, which introduces the kids who live within the covers. She was able to express her thoughts to the illustrator is a social worker who enjoys “working with children to help them understand their feelings and learn to advocate for themselves.”
e author’s next book will perhaps be about a homeless child. She is in the formative stages and will probably soon hit the computer keys... Watch for news about a new title ...
Thu 8/10
Eric Golden @ 5pm ViewHouse Centennial, 7101 S Clinton St, Centennial
Sun 8/13
Chase Wright @ 6pm Philip S. Miller Park Amphitheater, 210 E Wolfensberger Rd, Castle Rock
Adina Howard
@ 6pm Stampede, 2430 S Havana St, Aurora
Fri 8/11
Kids’ Zone: Fairy Tea Party (3-6 yrs) S/S23 @ 3pm Parker Recreation Center, 17301 E Lincoln Ave., Parker
Electric Whiskey Experiment @ 5pm Locavore Beer Works, 5950 S Platte Canyon Rd, Littleton
Axeslasher @ 7pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Englewood
Pancake Stampede 5K @ 7am / $25
The Hudson Gardens & Event Center, 6115 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. SarahN@ssprd.org
The Sensational Barnes Brothers: Backyard Beats 2023 @ 5pm Sweetwater Park, 8300-1/2 Sweet Water Rd, Lone Tree
The Denver Pops with The Ultimate Stones @ 7pm / $30-$50
The Amphitheater at Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 W Plum Creek Pkwy, Castle Rock
Dave Mensch - Tailgate Tavern - Parker, CO @ 11am
Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker
Wed 8/16
Tom Mcelvain Music @ 5pm
The Englewood Tavern, 4386 S Broadway, Englewood
Thu 8/17
The Newarkansans live at The Inverness HIlton Denver @ 4pm
Hilton Denver Inverness, 200 Inverness Dr W, Englewood
Wind, Women, & Water Clinic @ 4:30pm / $55
Hot Like Wasabi: HLW at Viewhouse
@ 7pm ViewHouse Centennial, 7101 S Clinton St, Centennial
Sat 8/12
Giant Zero at Private Party @ 2pm private party, Sedalia
Little Jam Free Concert @ 5:30pm
Sterne Park, 5800 South Spotswood Street, Littleton. cweaver@littletongov.org, 303795-3727
The Potato Pirates @ 7pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood
The Ultimate Stones BandRolling Stones Tribute: With the Denver Pops Orchestra @ 7:30pm
Philip S. Miller Park Amphitheater, 210 E Wolfensberger Rd, Castle Rock
Cherry Creek Reservoir, 4800 S Dayton St, Greenwood Village. 303-757-7718
Crazy Dave, Bass Guitarist: Reso‐nance Debuts | Tailgate Tavern @ 5pm
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Rock down to Avenue Q at Miners Alley
hen we’re young, the art and entertainment we connect to can really take a hold and shape who we are and what we like. Usually, that art remains in our past — something we think of fondly occasionnaly. But every now and then it gets an update that turns it into something else. at’s the case with “Avenue Q: e Musical,” the new production at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden. e show is an adult modernization of the kind of puppet-driven storytelling that has been a part of growing up for years.that no matter how well we prepare ourselves in life, there are going to be curveballs, disappointments and unknowns that mess things up. ings get worse and then better.”
“Avenue Q” runs at Miners from Friday, Aug. 11 through Sunday, Sept. 17. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. ursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
“So many of us have memories of these kinds of stories, but this is more about real life,” said director Warren Sherrill. “ e overall theme is
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According to provided information, the musical focuses on Princeton (David Otto), a recent college grad who has moved into a run-down New York City apartment on Avenue Q. As he meets neighbors and makes friends (with a cast that includes Ava Francis, Mike Martinkus, Keandra Hunt, Emily Gerhard, Carter Edward Smith and Corey Exline) they try to nd jobs, relationships and meaning in life. e production features music direction from Susan Draus, who has served as musical director for “ e Book of Mormon,” “Mamma Mia” and many more.
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because of the puppets, so I wanted to add more cute and funny sounds to the score,” Draus said. “I really want the music to match the show — when it’s funny, the music should be funny and when it’s tender, it should be tender.”
As if working with puppets, which were designed by Cory Gilstrap, wasn’t a big enough challenge, there were also the normal challenges of staging a musical in an intimate space. But Draus said it was great fun to be a part of the project.
“I love what they’re doing a Miners Alley,” she said. “ ey have such a wonderful sense of humor and a great kindness and lightness. e audience is going to have a blast.”
What makes the show unique isn’t the puppets — it’s the searchingly human way topics like racism and LGBTQIA+ issues are examined. And that deep humanity is what Sherrill hopes audiences take away from the production.
“ e puppets allow the meaning and messages to be more subtle, instead of right in your face. It allows for boundaries to be broken,” he said. “ ere are important reminders in the show about taking life one day at a time. So much of what we worry about won’t even matter in a year.”
For information and tickets, visit https://minersalley.com/avenue-qthe-musical/.
Get thoughtful at Walker Fine Art’s Evocation exhibition
I think most of us imagine art-making to be an extremely introspective pursuit and that is often the case, as Evocation, the latest exhibit at Walker Fine Art, 300 West 11th Ave., No. A, in Denver, beautifully explores.
On display through Saturday, Sept. 2, the exhibit features worksVirginia Steck,Matt Christie,Atticus Adams,Kim Ferrer,Peter Illig and Doug Haeussner. According to provided information, the artists use nature and landscape to work their way through memories. e resulting pieces come in a variety of mediums – painting, wall sculpture and mixed media – and invite the viewer to participate in their own introspective
process.
All the details can be found atwww. walker neart.com/evocation.
Celebrate highland life at Colorado Scottish Festival
e Denver Polo Club is inviting people to get their Scottish on at the 59thAnnual Colorado Scottish Festival, which will be held at the club, 6359 Airport Road in Sedalia, on Saturday, Aug. 5 and Sunday, Aug. 6.
Hosted by the St. Andrew Society of Colorado, the club celebrates all things Scottish — culture, tradition and history. e family-friendly event features a range of activities, including athletics, music and dance, Celtic merchandise, drinks and eats and much more. Spectators can check out the Scottish Games and traditional Irish Step Dancing by the Heritage Irish Stepdancers while sampling haggis, whisky and other delicacies.
Find all the details atwww.scottishgames.org.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — boygenius at Red Rocks
Musical super groups aren’t things we see very often anymore, which is a shame, because even if they’re not always good, they’re usually interesting. Fortunately, boygenius, the group made up of indie/alt-rockers Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, are not just good, they’re great. e three women are among the sharpest tunesmiths around right now and together they explore the pitfalls of life and relationships with a novelist’s eye for nuance. eir debut full length,“the record” is one of the year’s best releases.
e group’s visit to Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, is one of the season’s most anticipated concerts. ey’ll be joined by arthouse rockers illuminati hotties, making this a don’t-miss performance. Secure tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.
Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.
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“So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.” ~ Bahá’u’lláh
“It takes so many hours and dollars to keep all tasks completed for a happy, healthy and safe ranch,”
quality commission and carries out day-to-day air regulation.
e commission’s rulemaking sessions debate how to carry out directives from the legislature. As part of Colorado’s overall e ort to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, the legislature added details in 2021 requiring the largest industrial polluters to cut emissions 20% by that year, from a 2015 base year. Any industrial company emitting over 25,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases a year would need to start limits in 2024.
After rounds and rounds of lings by the parties, public comments and state responses, the commission will take up the industrial rules, called GEMM Phase 2, in September. e list of 18 Colorado companies ranges from American Gypsum to Molson Coors and Cargill Meat Solutions, to Sterling Ethanol and Suncor Energy’s Commerce City re nery.
Public comments are great,
said Nancy Hoag, a volunteer with the organization.
e Mini Brew Crew went on their second outing to Max Taps Co. in Highlands Ranch where 20% of the proceeds went to the nonpro t. Zuma’s was invited back to the
McDonell said, but if a community group is granted “party” status, “they’re actually around the table with other entities, who actually can get into the details of the rule language, they can propose di erent language, alternate proposals.” Becoming an o cial “party” has more involvement and in uence, “but it’s also more time, and it comes with deadlines and things that are related to a legal process. ey don’t require an attorney, but it’s a heck of a lot easier if you have one,” McDonell said.
e APCD’s Clay Clarke reached out to the Colorado Bar Association environment committee and wound up with a list of pro bono attorneys willing to dig in on behalf of community groups.
e corporations will have their general counsel and expensive private attorneys, and the established environmental nonpro ts have their sta and contract attorneys, Sassman said. Community members who may live right next to the industrial plants, meanwhile, are facing “complex and jargony” issues, in their spare time.
brewery on Aug. 19 where there will also be food trucks and live music.
Messenich said they plan on doing a brewery tour with the Mini Brew Crew.
“It lets people know we’re here, lets people know we need help, we need
“ at’s where somebody like us could come in and help,” Sassman said.
State o cials say they are prepared to handle the results from their e orts at balance, and know full well they are handing the community a list of lawyers who could make regulators’ lives miserable.
“No one’s ever too happy with us” anyway, McDonell said. “But in all seriousness, I think the priority here is to get the voices to the table to have a normal conversation because historically, again, it’s those wellfunded groups that have been part of the conversation. We don’t have any control or expectation about them being supportive of us or the proposal. We know they’re going to challenge us and we want that, we welcome that.”
Lehman and the advisory council already have some buzzwords in the rule drafts for which they are seeking more legal explanations.
Carbon capture, for example, bothers Lehman to no end. She fears state regulators may allow the industrial polluters to keep spewing damaging air into neighborhoods
volunteers badly,” said Messenich. “We need nancial help, we need physical help and just awareness.” Also, items can be donated to the ranch. ese include cleaning and medical supplies and supplements. e items are listed on the ranch’s Walmart and Amazon wish list.
but then o set it through buying carbon credits or stu ng the carbon underground in long-term storage, an ethically controversial tradeo .
Community groups also want tough enforcement language written into the rules, Lehman said. If she gets too many speeding tickets, her driver’s license is taken away, she said. But companies like Suncor have years of multiple air violations and never lose their permits.
e air pollution division knows the lawyers on their pro bono list will bring those arguments, and more, to the industrial pollution rules, and other upcoming policy battles.
“We absolutely have a deep commitment to environmental justice,” McDonell said. “But we can only say that so many times.”
is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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who aren’t welcome in their own homes because of gender dysphoria,” Laydon said. “I’m a dad. I’m a Republican. I’m a man of faith. And I’m a member of the LGBTQ community … For me, supporting vulnerable populations is a priority.”
Laydon and omas voted to approve the funding for the several mental health-related organizations, with Teal voting against them.
Other organizations
e funding comes amid the county’s ongoing e ort to bolster mental health support in recent years.
e source of the grant funding is the federal American Rescue Plan Act, often called ARPA. at’s 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.
e grant funding the county approved July 25 totals $1.37 million.
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we will be OK. We will need to come up with something new to replace it in 2024.”
Additionally, Sullivan said there is no impact for the Town of Parker other than an economic development program.
e Town of Parker and the State Liquor Enforcement Division are having discussions on whether the Wine Walk events are compliant with the law.
e chamber decided to cancel the August event as they gured the state and the town would not likely
Aside from those already mentioned in this story, the bene ciaries of the grant funding include:
• e Happy Crew, an organization that gathers for “dinner, discussion, learning, and community” and provides a welcoming and positive environment for teens, its website says.
• e Juvenile Assessment Center for Colorado’s 18th Judicial District, which connects youth and families to resources and services “to help overcome their current barriers and create a stable environment where they can thrive,” its website says.
• Second Wind Fund, an organization that “provides an avenue for families to obtain actual treatment services for children and youth at risk for suicide by breaking down nancial and transportation barriers,” according to its website.
Data indicate suicide disproportionally a ects middle-aged men. As a result, the commissioners are also allocating $127,830 to programs for men and veterans, including a grant to the organization Dads of Castle Rock for mental health rst-aid training, according to a county news release.
nd a solution before the end of the month.
Sullivan said the chamber is sitting by, waiting for the state and town to work it out.
In the meantime, those who have purchased tickets will be contacted by sta for refunds or credits to future events, according to Sullivan’s statement.
e Chamber hopes to be back for the September event with the addition of improved compliance measures in place.
“If we are able to resume the Wine Walk events, we anticipate adding an October event to compensate for the funds we’ve lost by having to cancel the July and August events,” said Sullivan.
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To Whom It May Concern: On 5/24/2023 1:42:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: JOHN JOSEPH FRANKS
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR NORTHPOINTE BANK, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/10/2021
Recording Date of DOT: 11/15/2021
Reception No. of DOT: 2021127389
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $548,250.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $547,348.82
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 76, STONEGATE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 8A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of:
15754 Greenstone 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, September 13, 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: 7/20/2023
Last Publication: 8/17/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 5/24/2023
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
9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112
Phone #: (303) 706-9990
Fax #: (303) 706-9994
Attorney File #: 23-030063
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/ Legal Notice No. 2023-0095 First Publication: 7/20/2023
described
to be recorded in
To Whom It May Concern: On 5/30/2023 10:34:00
AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
Colorado Registration #: 34861 9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112
Phone #: (303) 706-9990
Fax #: (303) 706-9994
Attorney File #: 23-030082
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2023-0100
First Publication: 7/27/2023
Last Publication: 8/24/2023
Phone #: (303) 274-0155
Fax #:
Attorney File #: CO10198
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2021-0027
First Publication: 8/3/2023
Last Publication: 8/31/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE
James Brett Walton and Jennifer Lee Walton Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns
Original
Original Grantor: JEAN L HALE, AKA JEAN LOUISE HALE
Original Beneficiary:
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COLTEN MORTGAGE, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/30/2020
Recording Date of DOT: 5/7/2020
Reception No. of DOT: 2020037533
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $255,290.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $245,670.58
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 11, THE PINERY, FILING NO. 23B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, ACCORDING TO THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE PINERY, FILING NO. 23B, AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, ON JULY 28, 1999, AT RECEPTION NO. 99066248 AND RERECORDED AUGUST 31, 1999, AT RECEPTION NO. 99075454, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 8422 Gopher 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, September 27, 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: 8/3/2023
Last Publication: 8/31/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/8/2023
COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
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:
Exhibit A, in its entirety, documents the legal description of the land referenced in the document. The legal description may extend to multiple pages. The land referred to in this document is situated in the State of Colorado, County of Douglas, and is described as follows: CONDOMINIUM RESIDENTIAL UNIT 29303, IRONSTONE CONDOMINIUMS AT STROH RANCH, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION OF IRONSTONE CONDOMINIUMS AT STROH RANCH RECORDED MAY 6, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004046471 IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO AND AS FURTHER DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM PLAT FOR IRONSTONE CONDOMINIUMS AT STROH RANCH RECORDED APRIL 23, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004041009 AND AFFIDAVIT OF CORRECTION RECORDED MAY 6, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004046470, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 12922 Ironstone Way Building 303, 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, September 20, 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: 7/27/2023
Last Publication: 8/24/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 5/30/2023
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
RENOTICED AND REPUBLISHED PURSUANT TO CRS 38-38-109(2)(b)(II)
Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0027
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/9/2023 8:09:00
AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: Kevin Tibbetts
Original Beneficiary: First Franklin a Division of Nat. City Bank of IN
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wilmington Trust, National Association, As Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A., As Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-FF12
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/12/2005
Recording Date of DOT: 9/14/2005
Reception No. of DOT: 2005087572
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:
$276,000.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $310,153.88
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust. **This loan has been modified through a Home Affordable Modification Agreement effective December 1, 2015.
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 8, BLOCK 1, STROH RANCH FILING NO 2C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO
Which has the address of: 12688 South Creekside Ct, 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, September 27, 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: 8/3/2023
Last Publication: 8/31/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/9/2023
DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: AMANDA
Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0103
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/2/2023 8:48:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: JAMES A HERBERTSON
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust,
Series 2005-FM1
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/2/2005
Recording Date of DOT: 2/14/2005
Reception No. of DOT: 2005013225
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $263,500.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $166,074.79
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 37, BLOCK 1, CLARKE FARMS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 10703 Jordan Ct, 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, September 27, 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: 8/3/2023
Last Publication: 8/31/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/2/2023
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 #: 00000009784455
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2023-0103
First Publication: 8/3/2023
Last Publication: 8/31/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Aurora NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0107
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/2/2023 1:59:00
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: ANDREW M. BREZOFF AND AMANDA BREZOFF
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: loanDepot.com, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/22/2020
Recording Date of DOT: 5/27/2020
Reception No. of DOT: 2020044400
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt:
$510,581.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $385,578.65
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 10, BLOCK 2, ROCKINGHORSE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of:
23910 E. Minnow Drive, Aurora, CO 80016
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 27, 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: 8/3/2023
Last Publication: 8/31/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/2/2023
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 #: 00000009822164
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2023-0107
First Publication: 8/3/2023
Last Publication: 8/31/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
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
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 13, BLOCK 3, OF TRAILS AT CROWFOOT FILING NO. 14, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 17574 Rose Heath Rd , 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, September 27, 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: 8/3/2023
Last Publication: 8/31/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/2/2023
DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO
of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 74, STONE CREEK RANCH FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 4, 2017 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2017081539, Which has the address of: 5743 Cadara Way, 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, September 27, 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: 8/3/2023
Last Publication: 8/31/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 6/2/2023
DAVID GILL
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
RANDALL CHIN
Colorado Registration #: 31149 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711
Fax #:
Attorney File #: 00000009819236
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2023-0105
First Publication: 8/3/2023
Last Publication: 8/31/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 8, 2023 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas will conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed adoption of a resolution amending the 2023 adopted budget.
Any interested elector of Douglas County may file an objection to the proposed amendment to the budget at any time prior to it’s final adoption by the Board of County Commissioners. A copy of said resolution may be obtained for inspection at the offices of the County Commissioners at the above address in Castle Rock, Colorado, or viewed on-line at www.douglas.co.us.
Public Notice
INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #032-23 CLERK of the COURTS SERVICE COUNTER REMODEL PROJECT at the DOUGLAS COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER
The Department of Facilities, Fleet and Emergency Support Services of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and qualified contractors for all materials and services required to complete the construction of the Clerk of the Courts Service Counter Remodel Project.
ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2023 @ 1:00 P.M., THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS AND VIEW THE WORKSITE LOCATION. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE ROBERT A. CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE CENTER, 4000 JUSTICE WAY, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80109. ALL ATTENDEES MUST CLEAR SECURITY AND MEET IN THE JUSTICE CENTER LOBBY. ONLY THOSE
PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ATTENDING THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID ON THIS PROJECT Please bring a business card, as sign-in sheets will not be passed around.
The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.
IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.
Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 032-23, Clerk of the Courts Remodel Project” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 1:00pm on Monday, August 28, 2023 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.
Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder.
Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Legal Notice No. 945787
First Publication: August 3, 2023
Last Publication: August 3, 2023
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT
COUNTY OF DOUGLAS
STATE OF COLORADO
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Account Number: 2734
Misc. Private Legals
Public Notice
NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED
To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:
CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC - CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILTY COMPANY - REGISTERED AGENT MARK
CUCAROLA CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC - MARK CUCAROLA AS MANAGER FOR CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC - HIGH ROCKIES LAND MANAGEMENT LIMITED - BROMLEY DISTRICT WATER PROVIDERS LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - ROBERT A LEMBKE AS MANAGER FOR BROMLEY DISTRICT WATER PROVIDERS LLCA COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - REGISTERED AGENT ROBERT A LEMBKE BROMLEY DISTRICT WATER PROVIDERS LLCA COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH MASTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT - BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH MASTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AKA BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH PHASE II METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AKA BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH PHASE III METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AKA BELL MOUNTAIN PARK & RECREATION DISTRICT - BELL MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS - CONSOLIDATED BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT C/O CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP - SILVER PEAKS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO 1 C/O SPENCER FANE LLP - THE DISTRICT AND THE TOWN OF LOCHBUIE - LANDAMERICAN LAWYERS TITLE INSURANCE - CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC ATTN: MARK G CUCAROLA MANAGER - BROMLEY DISTRICT WATER PROVIDERS LLC ATTN: ROBERT A LEMBKE MANAGER - JOHN M SPILLANE - THE AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AKA AT&TMOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY - OCCUPANT
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November 2018 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to HIGH ROCKIES LAND MANAGEMENT, LIMITED the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:
TRACT B BELL MOUNTAIN RANCH #1B 0.730 AM/L (FUTURE WELL SITE) and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to HIGH ROCKIES LAND MANAGEMENT, LIMITED. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LLC for said year 2017
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/2/2023 1:58:00 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
Kristen Martin
8:58:00
AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: ASHLEY A. EDDY AND KENNETH W. EDDY
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR CHANGE LENDING, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CHANGE LENDING, LLC
DBA CHANGE HOME MORTGAGE Date of Deed
Legal Notice No. 945781
First Publication: August 3, 2023
Last Publication: August 3, 2023
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A public hearing will be held before the Board of County Commissioners to consider the approval of a lease agreement between Sean Dodd and Emma Curtis, as lessees, and the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, as lessor, regarding the real property located at 6516 South Interstate 25 (aka Iron Horse Open Space).
The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado. For more information please contact the Douglas County office of Open Space and Natural Resources at (303) 660-7495, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.
Legal Notice No. 945773
First Publication: August 3, 2023
Last Publication: August 3, 2023
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on September 3, 2023 final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and American West Construction, LLC for the US 85 CPW Access Road, Parking Lot, and City Ditch Relocation Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2021-037, in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said American West Construction, LLC for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 3rd day of September, 2023, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer, Neil Sarno, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.
Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.
The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works.
Legal Notice NO. 945790
That said HIGH ROCKIES LAND MANAGEMENT, LIMITED on the 17th day of August 2022 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 9th day of November 2023 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 27th day of July 2023
/s/ David Gill
County Treasurer of Douglas County
Legal Notice No. 945733
First Publication: July 27, 2023
Last Publication: August 10, 2023
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Children Services
(Adoption/Guardian/Other)
Public Notice
DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, Colorado 80109 (720) 437-6200
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
In the Interest of:
BABY BOY LANDERS, D.O.B.: 11/14/2022
Child,
And Concerning: XEA ELIZABETH MARIE LANDERS, A.K.A. XEA BERGFELD, A.K.A. XEA LANDERS-BERGFELD, Mother JOHN DOE, Possible Father
A Douglas County nonpro t is planning a multifamily housing project in Lone Tree catered to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Tall Tales Ranch is in the early stages of building 28 income-restricted apartments in the Ridgegate area to serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as others.
e project is expected to cost around $20 million.
e rst phase of construction will include 14 units and is expected to start in summer 2024.
Laura McKenna, executive director of Tall Tales Ranch, said the project aims to help relieve some of the high demand for housing in Douglas County and create an inclusive community.
McKenna said the housing will prioritize people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, but will also accept neurotypical residents, and is aiming to serve people making between 30-60% of the area media income.
“To be able to a ord a typical rent in Lone Tree is really impossible for (people on social security) so our goal
is to make it a ordable for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to stay there,” she said.
On top of the housing units, which will be a mix of one and two bedrooms, the Tall Tales Ranch project will include a community space with amenities for residents, as well as an event barn and co ee shop, where Tall Tales Ranch will have its o ces located.
Respondents
Attorney for Department:
R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833
Amy Hendrickson, #32110
4400 Castleton Court Castle Rock, CO 80109 Phone: (303) 814-5325 Fax: (303) 479-9259 lreigrut@douglas.co.us ahendrickson@douglas.co.us
CASE NUMBER: 22JV106 DIVISION 8
DEPENDENCY SUMMONS
This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S.
TO: JOHN DOE, D.O.B.: Unknown
TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE:
You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Amended Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.
An Adjudication and Disposition Hearing has been set for August 7, 2023, at 8:45 a.m. in Division 8, Douglas County District Court. All parties shall appear by calling 720-437-6180, extension 75591#, unless otherwise indicated by the Court.
Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER
“Our residents, or even people who don’t live there, will be able to work in the co ee shop because employment is just as di cult (to nd) as housing for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities,” McKenna said.
Earlier this month, Douglas County’s commissioners discussed providing $2 million to help fund the
NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD.
You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.
You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.
This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.
Dated: July 21, 2023
/s/ Amy Hendrickson
Amy Hendrickson, #32110
Assistant Douglas County Attorney
Legal Notice No. 945770
First Publication: August 3, 2023
Last Publication: August 3, 2023
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice
DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, Colorado 80109 (720) 437-6200
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
In the Interest of: BABY BOY LANDERS, D.O.B.: 11/14/2022 Child,
And Concerning:
XEA ELIZABETH MARIE LANDERS, A.K.A. XEA BERGFELD, A.K.A. XEA LANDERS-BERGFELD, Mother JOHN DOE, Possible Father Respondents.
Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Amy Hendrickson, #32110 4400 Castleton Court Castle Rock, CO 80109 Phone: (303) 814-5325 Fax: (303) 479-9259 lreigrut@douglas.co.us ahendrickson@douglas.co.us
CASE NUMBER: 22JV106 DIVISION 8
DEPENDENCY SUMMONS
project, which would come from monies distributed to the county by the American Rescue Plan Act. e commissioners also challenged Tall Tales Ranch to raise matching donations to their contribution.
Tall Tales Ranch partnered with Schweiger Ranch to lease four acres, while Shea Homes is donating land development services and
This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S.
TO: XEA ELIZABETH MARIE LANDERS, A.K.A. XEA BERGFELD, A.K.A. XEA LANDERS-BERGFELD, D.O.B.: 11/13/1982
TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Amended Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.
An Adjudication and Disposition Hearing has been set for August 7, 2023, at 8:45 a.m. in Division 8, Douglas County District Court. All parties shall appear by calling 720-437-6180, extension 75591#, unless otherwise indicated by the Court.
Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD.
You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means,
PCL Construction is donating their services for the commercial elements of the project.
McKenna said the support from the county and Lone Tree has been crucial to Tall Tales Ranch’s ability to grow and invest in housing. “We have had phenomenal support from the people in Lone Tree, they’ve been really warm,” she said.
appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your child for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.
You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S., and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.
This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.
Dated: July 21, 2023
/s/ Amy Hendrickson Amy Hendrickson, #32110
Assistant Douglas County Attorney
Legal Notice No. 945769
First Publication: August 3, 2023
Last Publication: August 3, 2023
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press ###
