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Council approves ballot questions for November election

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

From approving ballot questions to approving a new veterinary clinic, the Parker Town Council was busy during a lengthy meeting on Aug. 21.

With an election coming up on Nov. 7, the council approved the

passage of the four ballot questions.

“ is is just a resolution saying we support this — the passage of the ballot question and here’s why,” said Kelsey Hall, assistant town attorney.

e Fair Campaign Practices Act allows the council to pass the resolution of support on any is-

sue of o cial concern before the electorate.

Passage of Ballot Question 2A, concerns the nes and maximum imprisonment for violations of the Parker Municipal Code, which would allow the council to set nes and terms of imprisonment for

Arrest made in fatal hit and run

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal hitand-run that took place Aug. 21 at Parker Road and Lincoln Avenue.

With the assistance of the Au-

rora SWAT team, the Parker Police Department took Tony Conyers, 44 years old, into custody as a suspect for the fatal accident.

In a statement, the Parker Police Department thanked the community for their tips and assistance as well as the Aurora Police Department for their e orts in apprehend-

ing Conyers.

On the evening of Aug. 21, an ofcer with the Parker Police Department attempted to pull over a Chevy Monte Carlo on Parker Road near Plaza Drive .

Shortly after the attempt to stop the vehicle, Parker dispatch received calls of an accident at Parker

and Lincoln.

It was determined the same suspect related to the shoplifting incident had struck the victim who was crossing Parker Road in a designated walkway.

O cers gave the victim CPR before he was transported to a local hospital, where he passed away.

Council approves plans for 148-unit development

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

New housing will be built within the next couple of years as the town council approved service plans for two metropolitan districts during an Aug. 21 town council meeting.

A metropolitan district is a quasimunicipal corporation and political subdivision of Colorado and is governed by a ve-member board.  e District must be compliant with the town’s codes, rules, policy and regulations and the service

plan contains the District’s purpose, nancial plan, powers and requirements.

Councilmembers approved four resolutions to approve the rst amendments to the service plans for the Hess Ranch Metropolitan Districts 5-8, located between Stroh and Hess, west of North Crowfoot Valley Road.

According to project documents, the rst amendments will allow the Districts to form special improvement districts within the town boundaries and impose special

assessments to nance capital improvements.

“It’s important to note that these will be assessments and not property taxes or development fees,” said Town Attorney Kristin Ho man.

A Special Improvement DistrictSID - is an entity that has been used by cities as a mechanism to nance public improvements. ey are not a separate government but are governed by the metro district board.

For this project, Dream Finders is anticipated to build close to 1,800 residential units at a price point ranging from $600,000 to $900,000.

“ e metro district bonds are paid by future property taxes and these are revenue bonds that are repaid prior to the homeowner moving into the property,” said Shelby Noble, managing director at Piper Sandler.

Also, assessments will be paid at or prior to the issuance of a certicate of occupancy, said Noble.

Some of the advantages outlined in the presentation include early stage nancing, lower cost of borrowing and longer term nancing, Noble said.

“ e interest rate is signi cantly lower,” she said. “ e developer has to pay these costs regardless, and their cost of nancing is signicantly higher and so allowing for the special improvement district, gives them a lower cost of capital, which would ultimately be passed onto the homeowner.”

Additionally, the debt issued by the special improvement district will not be considered debt under the service plan and does not count against the metro district’s debt limit, said Ho man.

Council also approved a resolution for the Service Plan for the Kime Ranch Metropolitan District, which will assist the town with

construction and maintenance of infrastructure the town determines is necessary or desirable in connection with the impacts of development in the District.

e District is located north of Mainstreet between Longs Peak Lane and Parker Vista Circle, the District is estimated to be about 43 acres.

“A district is necessary for this project because Kime Ranch is necessary to keep development competitive,” said Elizabeth Cortese, legal counsel for the McGeady Becher P.C.

ere is currently no jurisdiction to undertake nancing, construction or ongoing maintenance of needed improvements, said Cortese. ese districts are a cost-e ective way to nance public infrastructure, generate independent revenues and amortize the costs through the payment of property taxes.

Stated in a document provided to the town, under an intergovernmental agreement, the District agrees to impose a property tax of ve mills, which will be remitted to the town.

e district will include 148 residential units and the build out is estimated to be completed by the end of 2025.

Cortese said the city will never be responsible for district debt and all debt must be issued in compliance with TABOR requirements.

In addition, the District will not be able to operate or maintain any part or all of the public improvements as there will be a separate homeowners association put in place to provide that function in line with the town’s rules on district zoning property.

Douglas County Libraries denies request to remove 4 LGBTQ books

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County Libraries Board of Trustees rejected a request to remove four LGBTQ+ books from library shelves.

Highlands Ranch resident Aaron Wood, founder of conservative Christian group Freedom Fathers, appealed to the library to remove or add a warning label to the books

“All Boys Aren’t Blue,” “ is Book is Gay,” “Jack of Hearts,” and “ e Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish.”

Wood’s appeal says the books promote the “destructive homosexual lifestyle” and are obscene and un t for children or young adult readers.

At the Aug. 23 board meeting, trustees unanimously voted that the library had followed its appeals

process and would not be removing the books or adding labels to them.

e decision follows many months of contentious meetings where commenters would debate book bans, obscenity and the impact of representation for the LGBTQ+ community.

On Aug. 23, an overwhelming majority of commenters opposed removing books from the library catalogue and after the vote, many stood and cheered. Jessica Fredrickson, a former Douglas County librarian and member of Douglas County Freadom Defenders, brought a petition to support keeping the books on the shelves with over 1,400 signatures.

“I’m pleased that the board upheld the library directors’ decision,” Fredrickson said after the vote. “We saw people of all political a iations

tonight say this isn’t a left or right issue, this is an American issue and we don’t ban books in America.”

REVERSE MORTGAGES MADE EASY

Wood told Colorado Community

Highlands Ranch resident Aaron Wood, founder of conservative Christian group Freedom Fathers, asks Douglas County Libraries to remove or add a warning label to four LGBTQ+ books at the Aug. 23 meeting at the Parker Library. Wood claimed the books are obscene and promote a “destructive homosexual lifestyle.”

PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD

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Media that he thinks the board followed their policies and made a “principled and just” decision, but he takes issue with the policies currently in place. Wood said the library policies should address how and why material is purchased, as well as develop standards.

“ e library board did not address the material in question as to whether or not it was appropriate for children or for the library to have purchased,” Wood said. “I do plan on reviewing and potentially appealing more material, but a study of library policy and procedures must happen in tandem with this.”

Around a dozen commenters supported removing the books or restricting them to patrons over 18, calling them pornographic or offensive.

“We call upon the library administration to exercise due diligence when curating the collection, ensuring the materials for our grandchildren are age-appropriate and in alignment with values we hold dear,” said Linda White, a Douglas County resident and founder of Grandparents for Kids. “We cannot overlook that explicit and obscene content can have a detrimental impact on our kids’ development.”

Douglas County Libraries Executive Director Bob Pasicznyuk said library policy requires material to be selected impartially and prohibits discrimination in material selections based on race, faith, sexuality or gender.

Pasicznyuk, who reviewed Wood’s appeals and rejected them, said removing them based on their LGBTQ+ content would be illegal and against policy. He also rejected the suggestion to label the books because the content is “self-explan-

Danny McCorkle, a Douglas County resident, said reading “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and “This Book is Gay,” among other LGBTQ+ literature, helped him feel represented and not alone. An overwhelming majority of commenters at the Aug. 23 meeting opposed removing books from the shelves.

atory.”

“Our library doesn’t endorse or advocate for positions, messages or moral choices for any of these books, customers and families make those decisions about what is right for them,” he said.

Douglas County Libraries o ers a restricted children’s library card that allows parents to limit the books their children can check out to the library’s youth collection. Pasicznyuk said 30 families have signed up for the restricted card.

Relocating the books was not an option because Pasicznyuk said the books are already in the proper sections. “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and “ is Book is Gay” are young adult non- ction and are shelved in the non- ction section, which contains both adult and young adult nonction. “Jack of Hearts” is an ebook and “ e Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish” is in the children’s section with other singalong books.

Pasicznyuk said that the books under appeal are all extremely popular and demand is the highest priority for selecting material.

“I couldn’t get my hands on them because they’re all on hold,” he said.  e popularity of the books was reiterated in public comment, with several people sharing their positive experiences reading them.

Danny McCorkle, a Parker resident, said reading “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and “ is Book is Gay,” among other LGBTQ+ literature, helped him feel represented and not alone.

“If these books aren’t open to the community like your books are, we are not seen and we are not heard,” McCorkle said, tearing up. “Do not tell me that I can’t read what I’d like to.”

ough the board rejected the appeals, some trustees expressed a desire to review the policy for selecting materials in the future.

Labor Day closure

Douglas County offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of Labor Day.

Many services are available at DoItOnlineDouglas.com

Are you, or do you know, a Veteran in need?

Funds are available to provide emergency assistance to Veterans struggling with housing, transportation, employment, health care or other immediate needs. The Douglas County Veterans Service Office is ready to help. Visit DouglasVeterans.org to learn more.

Master Gardener volunteers answer your questions

Douglas County Master Gardeners provide useful information to help your gardening efforts all year long via the “Virtual Helpdesk.” Questions are answered by email seven days a week. Email your gardening questions today to dcmgardenr@gmail.com

Reduce wildfire risk and clean up your property at the same time.

Whether you have branches, pine needles or grass clippings, there’s a place to dispose of them for free in Douglas County. Douglas County’s Slash-Mulch and Green Yard Waste site is open to residents every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock. Visit douglas.co.us and search Slash for more information.

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Restaurateur charts new path after loss

BJ Hutchinson closing beloved eatery following son’s death by suicide

BY NICKY QUINBY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Bettijo Laverne Hutchinson, better known as BJ, is not an imposing person. She is petite and her brown eyes are full of kindness and empathy. Even so, you can tell she is full of tenacity, grit and industriousness. BJ’s middle name came from her Grandma, even though ironically her grandma went by Bernie. BJ and her family have consistently worked in the restaurant industry. BJ’s mom, Stephanie Knuth, has worked in restaurants for 46 years.

BJ’s Aunt, lovingly nicknamed “Aunt Mom,” has always worked as a baker and cook.

When BJ was 10, she got a job in the restaurant her mom worked in. For each night of washing dishes, she made $20 and “all the Shirley Temples she could drink.” She got hooked on restaurants then and there.

At 14, she started waiting tables. At 16, she became a manager. At the same age, BJ became pregnant with her rst son, Nikolas. She had trouble sleeping through the night so she gured she might as well work anyway and picked up the graveyard shift at her restaurant. At 4-foot-11, BJ’s pregnant belly stuck out so far that it looked like she’d give birth any minute. She remembers a group of paramedics nervously dining, watching in case she went into labor.

Soon, her little family would grow to include three sons.

While working two jobs and raising three boys, BJ carved out time to go to college. She earned a degree in early childhood development by attending classes after her shifts working at South Side Food & Drink in Limon.

Like many, BJ had a lifelong dream of owning her own restaurant, but she never thought it was a real possibility. en, on Aug. 6, 2017 came the night she ipped on the “Open” sign for the rst time at Bernie’s Kitchen, an Elizabeth restaurant named for her grandmother.

BJ will be the rst to acknowledge how di cult opening a restaurant is. “It’s not a get-rich-quick scheme,” she said. “Opening a restaurant has the lowest pro t margin for a business owner. It’s the hardest thing I’ve done since having children.”

e location on Highway 86 was supposedly cursed. Before Bernie’s, Botana Junction was there for 24 years, Wing Nutz for three, and Route 86 for three months. Some community members even told BJ to her face that Bernie’s wouldn’t succeed, warning “You know it’s cursed, you’re not gonna last.”

But Bernie’s did last. BJ’s restaurant became a success. And now BJ is looking to sell it.

Family tragedy

e only reason BJ is selling her business is because her middle son, Krissto er — known as Kris — died by suicide a few months ago. After some starts and stops, and a move

across the country, Kris had moved back home and was working at Bernie’s. He and BJ were very close and did everything together. Kris was BJ’s “person.”

BJ called Kris a “modern hippie” because he was always on an adventure. “ ere’s more to life,” he’d remind her. He wasn’t afraid of enjoying life’s detours or taking a chance.

Kris expressed himself through music and played the ute and ukulele. He attended at least one concert a month and listened to music all the time, usually all through the night.

Despite previously attempting suicide, Kris’ death was still sudden and shocking. e day before he passed he was goo ng o with his brothers and singing like normal, bringing joy and levity to everyone around him. Nothing seemed o but, as BJ said, “you just never know.”

Before his death, Kris got a tattoo of a music sta surrounded by a rainbow. He hoped BJ would get a matching one so it could be “their” tattoo. BJ ended up getting it to remember him by.

Suddenly the all-consuming work of owning her own restaurant didn’t seem worthwhile anymore. Owning a restaurant isn’t a 9-to-5 job — it’s all day, every day. BJ explained, “It’s more than a restaurant, it’s my life.”

“Life is so short,” BJ lamented. She wants to live life and spend more time with her children and family. “A restaurant consumes a lot of your

This is the last photo BJ Hutchinson has of her Grandma Bernie before she passed.

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life. I just want to simplify my life for my children.”

Next stop, Tennessee BJ is planning on moving outside of Nashville, Tennessee to open up a food truck specializing in barbecue. “My passion is cooking and my passion is people,” BJ said, but a food truck will o er more exibility than a traditional brick-and-mortar restaurant. “If you want to close for a week, you can do that. If you want to work four days a week and sh for three, you can.”

BJ is also hoping to spend some time getting to know who she is. “I don’t know what my hobbies are,” she shrugged. She’s hoping she can nd time for shing, traveling and experiencing new foods. A self-proclaimed foodie, BJ wants to travel using food destinations as her guide.

BJ’s primary concern has always been caring for the customers and the community. She has a strong instinct to nurture and care for those around her, so much so that some call her the “Mom of Elbert County.” She’s hoping a new owner will carry on that good work.

Brett Mecham, a friend of BJ’s, says “Bernie’s Kitchen has always been there for the community! BJ is such a great supporter, whether for families in need or fundraisers held by local nonpro ts.” Mecham, who works with Dads of Elbert County, says BJ supports the organization

whenever needed, with a smile and open tables. BJ and Bernie’s Kitchen will be missed.

Aug. 27 was the last day for Bernie’s Kitchen. A buyer was in place with plans to open a new restaurant on Sept. 1, but things have since changed. Now the business and the entire kitchen is back on the market; contact BJ at bernieskitchen80107@ gmail.com for pricing and speci c information.

Help in fight against suicide

From 2020-2022, Elbert County recorded ve deaths by suicide, all of whom were male. According to the Colorado Vital Statistics Program, frontier and rural communities have the highest rates of suicide.

If you or someone you love is struggling with thoughts of suicide, the Elbert County Health Department recommends two resources.

One is Kristi Grothe from the Centennial Mental Health Center, who can be reached at 303-6464519.

e other is the Colorado Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s O ce of Suicide Prevention, which has three ways to help — phone at 1-844-493-TALK, text ‘TEXT’ to 38255, or chat at coloradocrisisservices.org.

Just dialing 988 will put you immediately in touch with help from the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

BJ personally recommends the Second Wind Fund based in Denver. e Second Wind Fund supports youth at risk for suicide and matches children and youth with licensed therapists. For information, go to thesecondwindfund.org.

The entryway to Bernie’s Kitchen, proclaiming “Voted best burger in town by some guy who likes burgers.”

PHOTO BY NICKY QUINBY

Laydon, Teal censure Commissioner Lora Thomas

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In a tumultuous meeting, two of Douglas County’s elected leaders voted to censure — or formally disapprove of — their colleague in response to what one of the leaders has called public shaming of county volunteers with inaccurate information.

James Smith, the chair of a volunteer board that advises the county on how arts and culture funding should be spent, spoke at an Aug. 22 meeting in favor of censuring Commissioner Lora omas.

“Numerous stakeholders, including six of our eight councilmembers, have reached out to me personally to convey their disappointment and express their fear of retaliation from

our elected o cials,” Smith, the chair of the Douglas County Cultural Council, said during the county commissioners meeting.

omas in her email newsletter had criticized the council’s actions, pushing the group to support spending a part of its funding in Douglas County.

Laydon said it’s not a problem for commissioners to ask questions about public funds but that it can be done respectfully, saying omas has spread misinformation.

Commissioner George Teal and Laydon’s move to censure omas comes as the latest in a long string of two-to-one con icts among the three Douglas County leaders.

Laydon and Teal had voiced support for censuring omas in April 2021 but decided not to formally vote in favor of censure at the time.

“ ey have taken every possible opportunity to marginalize me, the senior commissioner, for two and a half years,” omas said, calling her colleagues “bullies.”

Rocky meeting

After listening through the criticism, omas said she had a presentation she wanted to play.

Teal and Laydon did not allow that, with Laydon telling the meeting room to remain in order after omas’ husband had apparently shouted out in objection to the discussion. omas played some type of audio, apparently from her phone, and Laydon asked her to turn it o .

Following the meeting, omas released the video on X, formerly known as Twitter, where clips of Laydon and Teal calling her names such as “cancer” and “tumor” were heard from prior meetings. Clips also showed the two majority commissioners questioning her ethics and integrity on multiple occasions, which omas said is disrespectful to her.

When she was not allowed to play the video, omas read a statement instead.

“I have always looked you in the eye and directly shared with you the unvarnished truth,” omas said. She added that the censure “does not a ect my status, my salary, my ability to vote on matters of importance to (people in) Douglas County.”

omas’ husband still spoke further during later comments from Laydon. Laydon banged a gavel and threatened to have him ejected from the room.

Formal vote

Teal oated the censure of omas at an Aug. 15 meeting of county o cials, and Laydon supported it.

Teal at the Aug. 22 meeting said the censure is already in place based on that earlier decision.

“ e question is what will be preserved in the record,” Teal said.

Based on omas’ criticism of the cultural council in “a tone meant to negatively represent the cultural council’s work,” Laydon and Teal voted to censure omas for “behavior contrary to the Douglas County commissioner code of conduct” and “conduct detrimental to Douglas County,” according to Teal’s reading of the censure resolution.

Laydon said omas is “incredibly capable.”

“She’s punctual, she’s very smart, she’s committed to the community,” Laydon said. “But this behavior of shaming volunteers with misinformation cannot stand, and so I will be supporting this censure.”

Eye on cultural council

e dispute about the cultural council — a body that works with the Denver-area arts funding district — is among a few points of contention for the county commissioners in recent weeks.

e Scienti c and Cultural Facilities District is a government body that includes seven counties in the Denver metro area. One penny on every $10 in sales and use tax collected goes to the district to fund

organizations that provide arts or science programs, the district’s website says.

e metro area’s largest cultural organizations — such as the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the Denver Zoo — receive speci c amounts of funding.

But counties also make decisions about how the tax revenue is spent. Each county receives a share of the tax collected, and county cultural councils review applications from organizations and make recommendations on their county’s funding priorities, the district’s website says. ose recommendations are then reviewed and approved by the county commissioners or city council and the SCFD board of directors, the website says.

omas’ email newsletter took issue with the actions of the Douglas County Cultural Council.

“ is year there was more funding available for distribution than there were requests, but (Douglas County) commissioners did not learn about this windfall until after the council had made recommendations,” omas wrote in an Aug. 6 newsletter.

Organizations outside of Douglas County that can prove that they provide services to county residents are eligible for funding, according to omas’ newsletter.

But “I felt strongly that after all of the requests for funding had been ful lled, that the Cultural Council should disperse the additional (money) only to organizations located in Douglas County,” omas wrote.

omas’ newsletter initially stated

Douglas County commissioners George Teal, left, Chairman Abe Laydon and Lora Thomas. FILE PHOTO

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there was an additional $500,000 in funding. Another newsletter later put the number at $85,000. e correct number is $88,000, according to county sta .

“Laydon agreed with me, and the commissioners sent an email to the cultural council requesting that it meet to reconsider its recommendations and only provide the windfall funds to Douglas County-based organizations,” omas continued.

e cultural council recently met, and the request to keep the dollars in Douglas County failed on a 5-2 vote, according to omas’ newsletter.

omas’ newsletter criticized the decision and said: “I would like to give credit and applaud the courage of Cultural Council members Ann Speer and Sid Simonson who voted in the minority to respect Douglas County taxpayers and organizations.”

e newsletter then included a link that read: “Click here for a roster of the cultural council members.” It led to a page on the county’s website that describes the cultural council and lists its members.

“I call it doxing,” Laydon said at the Aug. 8 meeting of commissioners and other county o cials.

e Merriam-Webster website de nes “doxing” as “to publicly identify or publish private information about (someone) especially as a form of punishment or revenge.”

But whatever a person calls it, “I

don’t think that’s productive, and I don’t think that’s respectful,” Laydon said.

omas responded that she shared the names of two individuals who voted on the cultural council for the distributions to be “done the way you and I had requested.” She added that the link to all the board members’ names is public information on the county’s website.

omas at the Aug. 22 meeting said: “I did not post anybody’s picture or name in a public place.”

But one of omas’ newsletters included what appears to be a screenshot of a videoconferencing meeting that includes video-feed images of members of the cultural council and their names.

omas argued that when people get involved in government and have input on public spending, the public has the right to information.

‘Stand behind decision’

Smith, the recent Douglas County Cultural Council chair, wrote in a document sent to the county that the cultural council’s funding should focus on impact to residents.

“ e Scienti c and Cultural Facilities District’s primary goal is to ‘bring arts, culture, and scienti c experiences within reach for every resident,’” the document said. “ e residents of Douglas County are our primary stakeholders, and decisions should re ect their interests, not the interests of a handful of organizations that have a home o ce in Douglas County.”

Actions including “public shaming” by omas have “diminished the council’s morale,” Smith wrote

in a letter o ering to step down after omas had criticized the group.

Ultimately, Laydon expressed satisfaction with the council’s process.

“My concern was ensuring that Douglas County citizens were served, and they made it clear that they included that in their rubric,” Laydon said during the Aug. 15 meeting. “It’s just like our rodeo; we have out-of-state performers that come to our rodeo, and they are athletes that are nationally ranked, (but) they are serving Douglas County citizens.”

In the end, the county commissioners voted 3-0 to certify the funding as recommended by the cultural council, according to county sta .

Other members of the cultural council defended their actions at the Aug. 22 meeting, with one saying: “We stand behind our decision as one that was thoughtfully considered and we believe that is the best interest for Douglas County.”

Talking funding

Laydon also took issue with what he described as omas “trying to shame” members of the Douglas County Community Foundation, a nonpro t that is building up a “relief fund” that can help take care of people during natural disasters or other emergencies.

“ e Douglas County Community Foundation will be asking the commissioners for $200 Grand-that’s right!! $200,000...to be used as matching funds for its annual September fundraising gala. Boy, $400 GRAND--that sounds like SOME KINDA ‘EVENT!’” a July newsletter from omas said.

Laydon said omas misrepresented the information.

“Zero of the funds that the county is providing to the community foundation is being used for the gala but, rather, they’re doubling the money

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Douglas County School District limits public commenters

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Public commenters at Douglas County School Board meetings will be limited to one comment per meeting going forward.

On Aug. 22, school board members unanimously approved a change to the public comment policy that restricts commenters to one comment per meeting because of concerns that some would stack comment periods by speaking on behalf others and extending their time.

e change will be in e ect at the next meeting.

“We would get this daisy chaining of comments, which I thought was not a ording everyone the equal opportunity to speak based on the number of speakers there,” Board President Mike Peterson said of last year’s meetings.

ough the board discussed eliminating anonymous public comments as well, they ultimately decided not to and will continue to allow anonymous comments and comments on behalf of other named individuals.

Not all members supported restrict-

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violation of town ordinances and regulations in accordance with the limits set by state law.

According to documents, the town currently may only sentence o enders to pay nes up to $1,000, be imprisoned for up to one year, or both. State law permits nes of up to $2,650 and imprisonment up to 364 days.

Ballot Question 2B concerns the management of town employees.

ing comments to named people and public commenters asked the board to continue allowing them.

“Many sta members recall a time in this district when speaking out against the board put a target on their back,” Patty Anderson, a Douglas County parent, said. “While I have not heard of any incidents recently, in order to provide you with the most honest feedback, it is imperative we allow anonymous comments to be read.”

Peterson and Christy Williams, who initially suggested getting rid of anonymous comments, were amenable to

Dransfeldt Road Widening Project

As the town is in the nal construction drawings for the Dransfeldt Road Widening Project, council approved two right-of-way purchase and sales agreement for the conveyance of real property from CBDG LLC.

e project will widen the roadway from a four lane section to ve, including the addition of one new southbound right-turn lane and improvements to curb ramps and sidewalks.

ments to get a longer speaking time.

“If someone wants to deliver a comment for someone else, feel free to do so, but you’re not going to deliver a comment for you and someone else and deliver a comment for a group, just to prevent the chaining,” Peterson said.  e board also removed language from the policy that said public commenters had to state their city or town of residence because they hadn’t been requiring speakers to do so and didn’t feel it was necessary.

e purchase price for this acquisition is $26,120.

New business coming to Parker

A veterinary hospital will be going up on Pardee Street as the town council approved a special review proposed by Michael Skarie.

e hospital will be located at 12225 Pardee Street, on the north side of Hess Road and west of Motsenbocker Road.

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To make the charter consistent with the amendment approved by voters in 2019, the ballot suggests deleting language concerning the council’s authority to provide for the manner by which department heads may control, discipline and supervise their employees.

Ballot Question 2C is in regard to enabling the Chief of Police to administer the oath of o ce to new police o cers as well as the Town Clerk and judge.

Lastly, ballot Question 2D, if passed, would grant the council the ability to determine if it is appropriate to accept or refuse gifts, bequests and donations of personal property by ordinance on a case-by-case basis.

e rst agreement requires about 361 square feet of additional right-ofway to relocate existing tra c facilities and accommodate for curb ramps and sidewalks.

Additionally, nearly 2,838 square feet of temporary construction easement is needed for the construction and restoration of private landscaping.

e purchase price for this acquisition, excluding the closing cost, is $26,530. Funding has been appropriated in the 2023 Urban Renewal Projects Fund.

e other agreement is for an approximate 241 square feet of additional right-of-way and about 3,060 square feet of temporary construction easement is needed for construction and restoration of private landscaping and irrigation that is expected to be impacted.

e veterinary clinic, which will primarily act as a surgical center for small animals, will be located within a multi-tenant commercial building that is currently under construction.

e 2,751 square foot clinic will consist of one surgery table and two dental cleaning stations. Animals in the care of Hess Ridge Animal Hospital would be sedated and the clinic is not equipped to house animals and will not keep any patients overnight.

A relief area is designed for the animals to be taken out one at a time and would be emptied multiple times a day.

Skarie said the relief area should not be used that often as his goal is to get the patients in and out and not have to wait for an extended period of time.

Also, to mitigate noise to surrounding businesses, the clinic’s internal design will have sound-deadening insulations on internal walls and ceilings.

The Douglas County school board meets Aug. 8. Board President Mike Peterson said the board would discuss potentially changing its public comment policy at its Aug. 22 meeting,and it then did so.

PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD

Residents presented My Mainstreet Project plans

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Whether excited or concerned about the My Mainstreet developments, residents got to ask questions and get an up close look at the development design as members of Con uence Companies hosted an open house to introduce two site development plans.

In 2018, P3 (Partnering for Parker’s Progress) began engaging with the community to gain feedback about how to best develop the Schoolhouse Lot, PACE Center 2A/2B Lots, East Main Lot and Pine Curve Lot and 19801 E. Mainstreet.  e open house provided information on the East Main lot, next to Discovery Park and the Town Parking Garage, to be constructed east of the PACE Center.

“We are trying a very deliberate phase development and really hit phases of housing types and commercial types, both for sale and for rent,” said Tony De Simone, CEO of Con uence Companies.

East Main Lot

As the lot is zoned for a 75-foot building, the East Main lot will include a ve story building, with plans to be 63 feet, 12 feet below what is currently zoned.  e building will have four residential levels over one level of commercial and the parking is planned to be at ground level and underground, providing up to approximately 500 spaces.

ese residential levels include 284 for-rent-multi-family units.

ere will also be a pool that looks out to Mainstreet on top of the commercial portion of the building for residential use.

Currently, there is about 17,000 square feet of ground oor retail and commercial space with the goal of attracting two new restaurants on Mainstreet, said De Simone.

Con uence Companies decided to develop a mixed-use environment. With both residential and commercial, the residential is used to subsidize the cost of the commercial space.

“ at’s what makes it a ordable for the mom and pop businesses,” said De Simone. “Mixed-use is more a ordable and can also help the business by providing tenant dollars.”

De Simone also said it’s di cult to deliver restaurant space by itself because it’s typically the large national brands that have the money to build something. With a goal to keep the authenticity of Parker, De Simone said they want to work with local businesses to keep them in Parker.

PACE Garage

e proposed garage is a 297-space parking structure planned to be located on the current surface parking lot east of the PACE Center, providing more parking spaces than there is currently.  Multiple residents expressed their concern for tra c that will come with the new developments.

e parking garage is meant to alleviate the future parking need and keep tra c away from the front of the PACE Center, said Development Associate Tucker Bennet.

“ e parking garage is to try and get parking o Mainstreet and into a more centralized area where people can walk to separate places,” said Bennet.

e entry to the garage is o PACE Center Drive and as of right now, the parking is free to the public and it will be owned and maintained by the town.

Also, the company is working with the town for an art structure or mural for the side of the building.

“[It] gives a reason for people to stay downtown for a longer period of time,” said De Simone. “So they park one time and they walk from end to end or they go to an event at the PACE Center, they are there for a show but they stay there for dinner, stay afterwards for drinks, or they go shopping.”

Where they are now and looking forward

Con uence Companies wants to create a vibrant and walkable downtown area that brings people together, but there are still some things they have to factor as they are not fully designed yet.

On Nov. 7, 2022, the town council and P3 (Partnering for Parker’s Progress) Board of Directors approved the Development and Financing Agreement between the town, the Parker Authority for Reinvestment and CD Parker, LLC.

“ is site speci cally has a Plan Use Development on it that has certain requirements,” said De Simone.

“As long as we meet those requirements and the STP is approved, we are good to go.”

De Simone said changes would be in conjunction with any feedback from the public and town. ey would try to gure out how to incorporate the potential change and then resubmit the plan to the town.

e company recently submitted a site development plan to the planning commission, where they will be looking at the elevations, land

uses and how the company is going to satisfy the re department, tra c and parking.

If approved, the company currently plans to start construction on the East Main lot in summer 2024.  e project is estimated to be a nearly $3 million public-private investment.

Ongoing My Mainstreet updates can be accessed at www.letstalkparker.org/mymainstreet-implementation.

Plans are starting to be introduced to the public as developers look to revitalize Parker’s downtown. SHUTTERSTOCK

Parker Town Council approves Downtown Business Improvement District

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A couple of business owners attended the Aug. 21 town council meeting to express their concerns and opposition for the creation of the Downtown Parker Business Improvement District.

Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are publicly sanctioned and privately directed organizations that add public services within a geographic boundary through creating multi-year revenue through an assessment on local property owners, according to the US Federal Highway Administration.

As Councilmembers Joshua Rivero, Anne Barrington and Brandi Wilks own businesses, they did comply with the voluntary disclosure requirements and under the Rule of Necessity were authorized to vote on the ordinance.

e council unanimously approved an ordinance that declares the Downtown Parker Business Improvement District organized and provides for an appointed board to serve.

e BID boundaries encompass the commercial area east of Parker Road along Mainnstreet to Pine Drive, however, the library is not included as there are non-local town or county properties included.

“Residential is not involved,” said Tony Mango of Mango Mortgage Corporation. “It’s only commercial properties. If some of these mix-use properties come online, it would only be the commercial portion of the properties.”

Additionally, the BID will have no land use authority, therefore, the building heights and zoning is still up to the council.

e BID will be a separate political subdivision and approves the operating plan and budget for the district for 2023-2024.

“We do have an operating plan that’s been developed based on stakeholder input and local based services,” said Omar Castillo, a member of the Downtown Business Alliance.

e budget for 2024 shows revenue and expenses of $150,000 with a revenue of $114,000 coming from a proposed mill levy and $36,000 coming from other sources, said Town Attorney Kristin Ho man.

e list of parcels to be included and a breakdown of the 2024 expenditures and anticipated revenues can be found on the Aug. 21 Town Council agenda, found at https:// rb.gy/ortcw.

e board of directors of the district consists of three property owners, one business tenant (nonproperty owners) and one Downtown Business Alliance member. Initial members are Tony Mango, Tony DeSimone, Bryan Zehnder, Omar Castillo and Denise Haack.

In addition to maintaining maintenance activities like snow removal, the operating plan includes the services such as special and seasonal events, decorative lighting, public art, landscaping and pedestrian amenities.

Several people, including those from the Downtown Business Alliance, provided public comment.

One resident said this felt like a money and power grab and two business owners were in opposition as they were worried about being annexed into the boundaries.

“ is feels to me a little bit like how to raise more money that maybe the town should have been responsible for,” said Kathy Za ore, a business owner.

Residents who were supportive of the Downtown Business Alliance said a BID is going to help make

downtown more desirable and that the town cannot have a vibrant downtown driven by volunteers alone as there is competition in surrounding communities.

“A business improvement district and the funds that would infuse into the e orts would greatly increase our ability to continue to bring events to downtown Parker and allow opportunities for our small businesses to thrive and grow,” said Christina Guetin, a business owner.

Property outside of the BID boundaries may be added after a petition is signed by the property owner(s), led with the town and approved by town council after a public notice and hearing.

Attorney for Spencer Fane, Tom George said properties can be noncontiguous by statute. Anyone within the boundaries of the Town of Parker could join the BID if it’s a commercial property.

Property owners can also petition to be excluded from the boundaries and would go through the same process with the town and hearing.

A petition could be a letter from a property owner to the town, said George.

“ e ordinance will establish the BID as an existing political subdivision,” said George. “It will have no taxation authority, no revenue or spending authority until we go to

that TABOR election in November and only if the voters vote in favor of allowing the district to impose a property tax, collect the revenues and spend them.”

Councilmembers were supportive of the district, however, a few were torn. Councilmember Brandi Wilks said she wants to honor the BID moving forward but also the property owners who want to be excluded.

Councilmember Laura Hefta said she wants to give property owners time to understand what BID is going to do for the downtown property owners.

“It is with the utmost importance that we are competitive regionally,” said Councilmember Joshua Rivero. “If we are not competitive regionally, we will die downtown.”

Chamber Commercial Center Business Council members also approved an ordinance which declared the Chambers Commercial Center Business Improvement District organized and provides for an elected board.

is concerns 14 acres of commercial property located at the northeast corner of S Chambers Road and Hess Road.

e project is being developed consists of 11 commercial lots, which are anticipated to total about 60,000 to 75,000 square feet of development.

“ e proposed BID does not contain any personal property at the time of the receipt of the petition, though it will contain both real and personal property once it’s formed,” said Town Attorney Kristin Homan.

e ordinance approves the operating plan and budget, which can be found on the town’s agenda, at https://rb.gy/ortcw.

Public improvements include water, sanitary sewer and an internal road.

“BID’s are created to encourage commercial investment in the city and they signi cantly lower the cost of nancing public improvements which allows the project to be competitive in the region,” said Nicole Peykov, with Spencer Fane.  e initial members of the board of directors of the district are Grant Nelson, Andrew Tritley, Joshua Brgoch, omas Clark and Dalton Horan.

A map of the Downtown Parker Business Improvement District boundaries and service area along Mainstreet. COURTESY OF THE TOWN OF PARKER

Thu 9/07

Kelli Baker LIVE at Earl's Kitchen in Lone Tree, CO @ 6pm

Earls Kitchen + Bar, 8335 Park Meadows Center Dr, Lone Tree

Fri 9/08

6 Million Dollar Band: Private Event @ 3pm

Dish Network, 9601 S Meridian Blvd, En‐glewood

Phat Daddy @ 7pm

�'s Pub and Grill, 10133 W Chat�eld Ave, Littleton

Perpetual Groove @ 7pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Engle‐wood

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Taylor Dayne @ 6pm Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Greenwood Village

YB: 2nd Sunday @ 4pm Plum Creek Church, 960 I-25, Castle Rock

Dirty Side Down Band: Dirty Side Down @ Wide Open Saloon Bike Night @ 5pm

Wide Open Saloon, 5607 US-85, Sedalia

Fortunate Youth w/ Kash'd Out @ 7pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 South Broadway, Englewood

Face Vocal Band @ 6:30pm

Cherokee Ranch & Castle, 6113 N Daniels Park Rd, Sedalia

Sun 9/10

Keith Hicks @ 9am Inverness Hotel, Englewood

Soundularity Sound Journey+Meet & Greet @ Cherokee Ranch & Castle @ 4pm

Cherokee Ranch & Castle, 6113 N Daniels Park Rd, Sedalia

Tenth Mountain Division @ 6pm Breckenridge Brewery, 2920 Brewery Ln, Littleton

Wed 9/13

JAY ALLEN: Level UP! Wellness Conference @ 8am

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Denver Tech Center, 7801 E Orchard Rd, Greenwood Village

Esme Patterson: CU Anschutz Medical Campus Block Party @ 11am Bon�ls Court, Bon�ls Court 13001 E 17th Pl, Aurora

MelDaltonMusic: Mel Dalton at Fraco's Open Mic @ 6pm The Toad Tavern, 5302 S Federal Circle, Littleton

Thu 9/14

Eric Golden @ 6:30pm Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Mainstreet, Parker

Best of autumn

Each year, especially as I age, fall has continually been my favorite season. I know some would argue spring is the best with new blooms and colors popping up. It’s especially true in a state like Colorado where the mountains and elds are better than a painting. However, fall is also about starting new. I love the prospects and traditions that come with the fall season.

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football. It’s still the purest form of the sport and it’s one that truly can bring a community together in support of the local team going for state. In our own south metro area, there’s some talk that Cherry Creek has the goods. We will have to wait and see.

Besides high school football — I also love Sundays in the fall. I will watch the NFL all day. I am a Dallas fan who watched the Cowboys build a dynasty in my high school days. As an adult, after two decades, I am clear that that team is who it is, and it is not about winning.

Anyone who knows me will not be shocked to know that one of my favorite parts of fall is Friday night lights. Some know my journalism career started in a high school classroom when the instructor asked the room if anyone understood how football worked. I raised my hand.

at moment of raising my hand led to what can only be described as shaping who I am today. I had always liked writing, but it was on those elds every Friday night that I realized my true love for writing.

I started covering as much football as I could in high school, in college, and at the start of my professional career. To this day, I am still in contact with, or keep up with, some of the players I covered in those days.

e relationships I formed in those years covering the gridiron are some of the most treasured in my life and hold a special place in my heart forever.

As I grew as a journalist, I eventually began covering politics, investigative news and corruption. While similar to sports — not always as treasured. Eventually, I moved into management, which meant very little sports coverage.

Today, I still love high school

Cowboys aside — I love the game of football. e strategy, the competition and, again, the fact that it is a tradition in this country — a tradition that brings so many together at stadiums, at family dinners, and spurring so many of the traditions in my family that I love.

Fall is also the start of the new school year. My three children recently started their journeys into new grades. My daughter is now a senior. Wrapping my head around the fact that she is a senior and has turned 18 is still tough.

When my fth-grade son came in the rst week of school saying he had the “most amazing day,” it was a special moment that we only get at the start of the new school year.

I wish I could say my stubborn second-grader had the same approach — but he’s a bit more de ant and has made it clear he’s smart enough and is only going to school because I make him. Still, a good memory to have at the start of a new school year.

From new football seasons for teams across the county to the new school year and adventures for families — fall is when it all happens.

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

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Therapy seems dubious

On July 25, Douglas County Commissioners Abe Laydon and Lora omas voted to award a “Suicide Prevention” grant to Castle Rock Pride, the LGBTQ group that produces PrideFest at the Douglas County taxpayer-funded Fairgrounds. Citizens have been shocked by videos of last summer’s drag show with bearded men in stripper spangles dancing provocatively and baring their butt cheeks and their fake prosthetic but very realistic breasts/nipples with children just a few feet away.

If Laydon had done the right thing and recused himself as an avowed “member of the LGBTQ community,” the vote would have failed. CR Pride has no experience whatsoever in suicide prevention. It’s essentially a social club for LGBTQ children and adults. eir grant application said they’d use the funds to expand their events for kids age eight and

up — hikes, “GA(Y)ME nights,” beach parties, ice cream socials etc. (see their Facebook page) — to Parker and Highlands Ranch, and to hire a “therapist” to help youth with their mental health and gender confusion.

ey hired Dr. Corinne Votaw Freer, (real name Corrine Joye Votaw, formerly Jeremy Craig Votaw according to Douglas County records) whose website identi es “her” as transgender/intersex and a “Malcontent Humanist & Enemy of Christian Nationalism.” Also: “I am a social psychologist, researcher and advocate” focusing on “the loneliness pandemic, the gender spectrum, and bolstering opposition to Christian Nationalism.”

e radical left woke political and gender views of this “advocate” have now been unleashed on the 14-yearold children of Douglas County at

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a recurring “Youth Community Group” according to its Facebook page.

Here is an angry, grievance-obsessed Christianity-and-Republican-hating transgender adult in uencing lonely, gender-confused kids who are at their most vulnerable as they su er the typical emotional/ mental upheavals of adolescence. Looking for love and acceptance, they are in turmoil; one day they adore their parents, the next day they’re planning to run away from home. Glued to TikTok and You Tube where LGBTQ and transitioners are celebrated with entertaining videos, they are questioning their budding sexuality and encouraged to experiment with identities. What happens when an unhappy, insecure 8-year-old child comes into the loving orbit of LGBTQ adults who surround this innocent soul with unicorns, rainbows and ice cream? When does counseling become grooming and advocating so-called “gender-a rming care” leading to “changing” into another gender as the solution to all their insecurities and growing-up angst?

Glittery drag shows and bearded men with fake breasts aren’t the only dangers facing Douglas County children.

Joy Overbeck, Parker

Strive for better air

Dear Fellow Coloradans, Colorado has great views, but horrible air. Growing up in Parker, Colorado, I grew up thinking Ozone Action Days were just a usual part of life. I remember family trips heading to the Denver Zoo or Denver Museum of Nature and Science, seeing this gray smog over the city and thinking it was normal. Now that I have grown, gone to school, and started dedicating my career to the environment, I have realized that we do not have to breathe dirty air.

Colorado summers are usually known for the best things — shing, hiking, rafting, etc. — but we often rank for the worst air quality in the country. Due to ground level ozone, Coloradans su er from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. You may have felt allergic lately, maybe congested and experiencing dry eyes? Me too, and the cause is likely

ozone pollution irritants.

One of the greatest reasons for our dirty air is tailpipe emissions from cars and vehicles on our roads. Ozone does not come directly from cars, it is formed when vehicle emissions interact with heat and sunlight, and turn into hazardous pollutants.

e Colorado Clean Cars Initiative is a regulation that would direct vehicle manufacturers to make and sell more electric vehicles. is will be vital to reducing transportation emissions and helping to ensure that Colorado will have cleaner air.

One of the best things you can do to advocate for cleaner air, is call Governor Polis at 303-866-2885 to tell him why you want clean air for Colorado and that you encourage him to advocate for this regulation. Coloradans deserve to have healthy air so we can enjoy our lives with fewer Ozone Alerts. Call Governor Polis today, ride your bike and wear your helmet, and let’s help Colorado breathe easier.

Michelle Diller, CoPIRG Parker

DeSantis ... yuck

ank you, elma Grimes, for your great editorial to Trump supporters about the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Although I have seldom ever been a Republican, I wanted to make sure that Ron DeSantis was accurately portrayed in this newspaper, given that he is frequently mentioned as a Trump alternative. Few people recognize how dangerous DeSantis is: I go to Florida every few months to see an elderly stepmother. I have been watching DeSantis for some time now. I recently returned from Florida with a daily newspaper full of Ron DeSantis and his dirty tricks: 1 — He had recently red a compassionate DA who had worked on a program to decrease recidivism for youth o enders. Because of that, and despite the fact that Ms. Worrell was elected by her constituents, DeSantis red her and appointed one of his fanatic friends as DA. is is the second time he has arbitrarily overridden citizens’ votes for o ce holders. 2 — Disney World, long subjected to bullying by DeSantis because they chose to support their gay workers, nally led suit for all of the dirty tricks DeSantis had pulled on them. 3 — DeSantis has wiped out real African American history taught in Florida and

March 14, 1950 - August 19, 2023

Mark V. Jacobson passed away August 19, 2023 at the age of 73 in Parker Colorado. Mark was born in Bethany, Missouri and raised in the Kansas City area. Mark attended CU Boulder and settled in Littleton, Colorado, where he raised his family. Mark made a career change later in life to Protect and serve the public. He joined the Denver Police Department until retirement. Mark was a Loving Son, Brother & Father with an adventurous spirit who valued family, above all. Mark achieved the rank of Eagle Scout at Camp H Roe Bartle. He enjoyed many outdoor sports which made Colorado

the perfect spot to call home. Fishing was his favorite, whether alone, with his brother or with friends. Mark is preceded in death by his Father; John R Jacobson & Mother; Jacqueline R. Jacobson. Mark is survived by his son; Eric Jacobson (Emily) and daughter Emily Lenertz (Matt), and Four grandchildren in Colorado. He also leaves behind sisters; Cindy Petersen (Neils) , Kathleen Fiser of Washington and Brother & Friend; Jon Jacobson (Sherri) and several Nieces, nephews, Great Nieces & Great Nephew Kansas City. Services will be set at a later date.

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BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The story of Our Mindful Kingdom Teen Summit begins with a Black teacher in the Denver Public Schools system.

“I taught for ve years in over 50 schools in the Denver metro area,” said Warren Stokes, co-coordinator of the summit.

Over his time as a substitute teacher, Stokes said that he became vocal about something that he heard regularly in every school.

“ e kids were saying the n-word,” he said.

According to Stokes, those students were corrected on the use of a word that is a slur if used outside of the Black community.

Stokes said that the majority of the speakers were not Black students. In fact, in Denver Public Schools alone, only 13.5% of students are Black.

Stokes actually took to the news about the problem in 2021, to no avail.

“I ended up blackballed from teaching in DPS because I went to the news,” Stokes said.  en, toward the end of the 2023 school year, Stokes’ son, Brandon, came home hurt because a white student had called him the n-word.

“I was ready to ght,” Warren said. “But I had to do something else.”

at’s where the summit comes in.

Warren partnered with Tosha Anders, founder of Our Mindful Kingdom, a nonpro t group dedicated to programming that helps Black teens and families with mental health topics.

Anders and Warren came together with the help of a grant from the Colorado Health Foundation to create a space for Black teens in the Denver metro area to have their voices heard. e 2023 African American Teen Summit was Aug. 11 at Denver’s Central Park.

Warren said that he hopes to make it an annual event, as Black students need somewhere to let out the thoughts and feelings that have been pent up.

He said that this realization came from seeing the emotions Brandon went through after being called the n-word by a White student, who had a history of bullying Brandon. Warren said that his son was angry, sad and then frustrated about the incident.

At the Our Mindful Kingdom Teen Summit, Brandon spoke about the incident and how he felt. He was not alone. e one-day event included Anders’ children and others who came to speak about their experiences at various Denver metro area schools.

And they had a lot to say.

During a breakout session, the teens discussed their frustrations with school. In many cases, the students were one of a handful or the only Black student in their classes.

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Warren’s son Markus Stokes alsoshared that his appearance made his non-Black peers in school react negatively before they got to know him.

“You always have to prove yourself,” Markus said.

Other teens explained how they felt invisible in school, only seen when they are feared, belittled or reprimanded.

According to summit participant Jayden Anders, the situation is compounded for him, because he is also a disabled student.

Anders added that the teachers were unprepared to meet his needs as a Black student.

“If the school doesn’t teach us, we have to nd someone else to do it or learn on our own,” Anders said.

e summit was more than just a space to talk about those experiences.

Warren not only guided the students through exercises to

help them get in touch with their feelings and experiences, but he also helped them channel that into actionable community-building steps.

is was the second half of the summit, which came after a break for dancing, pizza and communing amongst the teens present. Warren said that he intended for the summit to be fun.

e community-building portion began with the students discussing their fears, recognizing threats (mental health and peer-related, not just the violence) and turning those into positive moves. ey also spoke about their strengths and weaknesses.

Warren explained that these exercises were designed to help the students get to know themselves.

“You are doing things today that grown people, adults, cannot do,” he said and congratulated the teens on facing some deep parts of themselves.

Malya Anders was another student who shared that her con dence was something that she needed to work on. Howev-

er, she revealed that speaking at the summit was actually helping her with con dence already.

Her brother Jaylen said they need to talk more about “purpose and how to be a positive change.”

“We can’t just talk about it,” Lashayla Sloan said. She urged the group to consider action to go with their words.

Warren added that words are not a reason to react negatively.

“All of you have been called names and disrespected. But unless they put hands on you, it doesn’t matter,” he said. Instead, he urged the students to use some of the tools they learned that day.

Warren ended the summit

with a re ection on not just the space they occupied, but the state they all live in.

“Denver is a special place, a unique place,” he said.

He described the natural activities, open spaces and winter sports. He added that Denver was a progressive place.

“But there’s still racism,” he said.

He told the students that they could no longer sit and su er in silence. ey needed to form a community and use that collective voice to speak their truth to adults at school, at home and to the government.

You can nd more information on Our Mindful Kingdom at www.OurMindfulKingdom.org.

Warren Stokes guided the discussions and breakout sessions at the Teen Summit, while allowing students to voice their concerns. COURTESY OF MARKUS STOKES

Brandon Stokes was one of the catalysts for the summit concept. He was called a racial slur by a White student at his school. COURTESY OF MARKUS STOKES

The teen participants worked in groups to diagram their thoughts into a series of questions and issues presented by summit host and co-founder Warren Stokes.

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‘Side by Side’ show coming soon

Littleton Fine Arts Guild members were challenged to choose another artist and create a related work to exhibit in the “Side by Side” show that will run Sept. 12 to Oct. 29 at the Depot Art Center, 2069 W. Powers in Downtown Littleton. Guild members may choose an artist (alive or dead) whose work they wish to imitate. is involves stepping out of an artist’s comfort zone, according to publicist Peggy Dietz. Depot hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. For instance, guild member Kathy Triplett created “Starry Night at Sea” in

relation to Vincent Van Gogh’s “ e Starry Night.” See depotartgallery. org.

This is Colorado exhibit

Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College opened the is is Colorado exhibit, hosted by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild, on August 29, with an awards reception on Aug.

31. It Includes paintings, drawings and mixed media works by Colorado artists and runs through Sept. 21. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday; ursday until 7 p.m. Next: e Greek Eye, Sept. 25-Oct. 27, photography and art created by Workforce and Community Travel Program students who visited Greece in June 2023. See arapahoe.edu.

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Presented in partnership with the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, this performance is interactive theater as its best! Children from the audience bring nursery rhymes and fairytales to life as they act out the adventures of this mischievous little cookie.

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Curious Theatre

Curious eatre at 1080 Acoma St., Denver, presents its 26th season with a regional premiere performance of “ e Minutes” by Tracy Letts, opening Sept. 9. Jada Susanne Dixon is now artistic director at Curious and many of the previous artistic company will appear in this much-honored new work. Curious also introduces a new bar, e Confessional, located in the Curious Orchestra. Christy Montour Larson directs “ e Minutes,” which features 15 Curious Artistic Company members. Regarding parking: the lot across the street is closed due to construction. Street parking is free. ere is a free lot on the south side of the theater and there are paid lots at 1056 Acoma St. and 1055 Lincoln St. and the Acoma Street Parking Garage. 303-623-0524, curioustheatre.org.

Denver Art Museum

Denver Art Museum will present “ e Russells in Denver,” with 18 works by Charles M. Russell, recreating his solo show at the Brown Palace Hotel in 1921, organized by his wife, Nancy. Included in general

admission. Opening Oct. 1. See denverartmuseum.org.

Craft fair spaces

Some spaces remain in the Friends of the Library/Museum Craft Fair, scheduled for Oct. 7, at Ketring Park on Gallup Street in Littleton. lisa@littletoncraftfair.org.

Vintage Theatre

Vintage eatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, will present “Cabaret,” Sept. 15 to Oct. 22. with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Joe Masterho . Directed by Bernie Cardell, music director Tanner Kelly, choreography by Adrienne Hampton. Tickets: $20-$38. 303856-7830, vintagetheatre.org.

Stories on Stage

Stories on Stage opens “Random Acts of Kindness” on Sept. 17, 2 p.m., at Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Stories read by actors. Tickets, $26, storiesonstage.org or 303-494-0523.

Botanic Gardens

Denver Botanic Gardens York Street programs for fall: Sept. 9 — Family workshop with Museo de las Americas about Chicana artist and author Carmen Lomas Garza, known for family stories told by illustrations of family traditions and community. Workshop designed for families with children age 6 and up. Fall Plant and Bulb Sale on Sept. 2223, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission, reservations required. 1007 York St., 720-865-3500, botanicgardens.org.

Ballet Ariel

Ballet Ariel opens its 25th season with “Aurora’s Wedding” from “Sleeping Beauty.” Oct. 7, 3 p.m.: Cleo Parker Robinson eatre, 119 Park Ave. West, Denver; Oct. 15, 3 p.m.: Elaine Wolf eatre, at the JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. Tickets: $25, $23, $20 include performance and tea party. See balletariel.org or 303945-4388.

Evergreen theatre

“Into the Woods” opens Sept. 15 at Ovation West eatre’s fall season at Center Stage in Evergreen, 27608 Fireweed Drive. See ovationwest.org.

The Depot Art Gallery in Littleton will open a new exhibit, “Side by Side,” on September 12, with members of Littleton Fine Art Guild starting with an inspiration from another artist and producing their own related image. COURTESY PHOTO

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Go whole grain for heart health

(Family Features) Eating healthy is a priority for many Americans but knowing where to start and with what foods may be a little trickier. One way to level up the nutritional value of your meals is to better understand whole grains and why they are important for a heart-healthy diet.

As a key feature of heart-healthy diets, whole grains like sorghum, oatmeal and brown rice are rich sources of dietary ber, may improve blood cholesterol levels and provide nutrients that help the body form new cells, regulate the thyroid and maintain a healthy immune system.

However, according to a survey by e Harris Poll on behalf of the American Heart Association, U.S. adults are least knowledgeable about re ned vs. whole grains compared to other foods like fruits, vegetables and proteins. Also, when asked to identify whole grains and re ned grains, most adults incorrectly believe multi-grain bread is a whole grain and only 17% believe sorghum is an example of a whole grain when it is, in fact, a nutritious whole-grain option.

If you’re looking to try more whole grains, sorghum is a primary ingredient in these heart-healthy Pancakes with Blueberry Vanilla Sauce. is avorful dish can be part of an overall healthy diet as recommended by the American Heart Association’s Healthy for Good initiative, supported by the Sorghum Checko . Find more heart-healthy meal ideas at Heart.org/ healthyforgood.

PANCAKES WITH BLUEBERRY VANILLA SAUCE

Recipe courtesy of the American Heart Association and Sorghum Checkoff

Servings: 4 (2 pancakes, 1/4 cup sauce and 2 tablespoons yogurt per serving)

Sauce:

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1/3 cup water

1 cup blueberries

1 tablespoon sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Pancakes:

1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats

1/2 cup whole grain sorghum flour

1 1/2 tablespoons firmly packed

light brown sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup fat-free milk

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 large egg

1 tablespoon canola or corn oil

Topping: 1/2 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt

To make sauce: Put cornstarch in medium saucepan. Add water, stirring to dissolve. Stir in blueberries and sugar. Bring to boil over medium-high heat. Boil 1-2 minutes, or until sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cover to keep warm. Set aside.

To make pancakes: In medium bowl, stir oats, sorghum flour,

brown sugar, baking powder and cinnamon.

In small bowl, whisk milk, applesauce, egg and oil. Stir into flour mixture until batter is just moistened and no flour is visible without overmixing.

Heat nonstick griddle over medium heat. Test temperature by sprinkling drops of water on griddle. Griddle is ready when water evaporates quickly. Pour 1/4 cup batter for each pancake on griddle. Cook 2-3 minutes, or until tiny bubbles appear on surface and bottoms are golden brown. Flip pancakes. Cook 1-2 minutes, or until cooked through and golden brown on bottoms. The USDA recommends cooking egg dishes to 160 F. Transfer pancakes to plates. Spoon sauce over pancakes. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons yogurt.

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AROUND THE HOME

e right mobility aid can help you navigate your home. One option, the Adjustable Rolling Walker, combines a chic, sporty checked pattern with renowned functional features to help you easily stand and walk safely and independently. Its smooth-rolling, all-terrain wheels make it easy to get around in or outside of your home while push-down, locking brakes are ready for a rest stop at any time. Plus, it easily folds for travel and storage, and features under-seat storage and adjustable easy-grip handles for a custom t and fashionable function.

with Martha Stewart to introduce the Martha Stewart Home Comfort Care Collection. The line of design-inspired safety and mobility products combines sophisticated design and dependability to help those who use them look and feel their best.

“We are excited to enter into this unique partnership,” said Dawn Freitag, Medline senior marketing manager. “Martha Stewart’s signature style has always set the standard

FOR THE BATHROOM

e most essential purpose of bathroom safety aids is to prevent falls on wet, slippery surfaces. Beyond securely-attached bath mats and grab bars, the Martha Stewart Euro-Style Shower Chair allows you to sit while showering for extra peace of mind. With built-in handgrips and a backrest for comfort, the rust-resistant chair also features adjustable, push-button height settings to improve stability and built-in Microban protection to resist mold and mildew.

for better, more enjoyable living and this line of mobility and bath safety products is no exception. We believe these fashionable, modern designs along with our top-rated quality and value pricing will help seniors live their happiest, healthiest lives with exceptional safety, security and style.”

Consider these supportive care products to maximize style and safety, and find the full collection by visiting athome.medline.com.

IN THE BEDROOM

ere are numerous products designed to maximize rest, relaxation and safety in and around your bed. To help you get in and out of bed, an Adjustable Bed Assist Bar slides around the side of the mattress – without oor legs that may pose a tripping hazard – to o er support. With a stylish faux woodgrain bag design and neutral color, the bar seamlessly blends in with bedding and linens to provide both function and air.

(Family Features) e same risk factors that contribute to making heart disease the leading cause of death worldwide also impact the rising global prevalence of brain disease, including stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

e global death rate from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is increasing even more than the rate of heart disease death, according to the American Heart Association’s Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2022 Update.

Globally, more than 54 million people had Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in 2020, a 37% increase since 2010 and 144% increase over the past 30 years (1990-2020). Additionally, more than 1.89 million deaths were attributed to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias worldwide in 2020, compared to nearly 9 million deaths from heart disease.

Manage heart health for stronger brain health

risk factors can make a real di erence in helping people live longer, healthier lives, free of heart disease and brain disease.”

cognitive function.

Optimal brain health includes the ability to perform tasks like movement, perception, learning and memory, communication, problem solving, judgment, decision making and emotion. Cognitive decline and dementia are often seen following stroke or cerebrovascular disease and indicate a decline in brain health.

Consider these steps to live a healthier lifestyle and protect your heart and brain health:

Don’t smoke; avoid secondhand smoke. Reach and maintain a healthy weight. Be mindful of your eating habits; eat foods low in saturated fat, trans fat, sodium and added sugars.

“ e global rate of brain disease is quickly outpacing heart disease,” said Mitchell S.V. Elkind, M.D. M.S., FAHA, the past president of the American Heart Association (2020-21), a professor of neurology and epidemiology at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and attending neurologist at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. “We are learning more about how some types of dementia are related to aging, and how some types are due to poor vascular health. It’s becoming more evident that reducing vascular disease

According to the statistics update, people with midlife hypertension were ve times more likely to experience impairment on global cognition and about twice as likely to experience reduced executive function, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

e risk for dementia associated with heart failure was nearly two-fold.

Experts recommend maintaining a healthy weight, managing your blood pressure and following other heart-healthy lifestyle behaviors that can also support good brain health while studies show maintaining good vascular health is associated with healthy aging and retained

Be physically active. Start slowly and build up to at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity (such as brisk walking) each week. As an alternative, you can do 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity, or a combination of the two, to improve overall cardiovascular health.

Get your blood pressure checked regularly and work with your health care team to manage it if it’s high.

Have regular medical checkups and take your medicine as directed.

Decrease your stress level and seek emotional support when needed.

Learn more about the relationship between heart health and brain health at heart.org.

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With her husband and ve children, the family would adventure on many road trips across the country and up to Canada.

With beautiful clear blue water, Gunther said the South Paci c was her favorite destination. She and her husband went there on their 50th anniversary.

To celebrate her 101st birthday, many of her closest friends came together at Northridge Park in Highlands Ranch.

“She means a lot to us,” said close friend Sue Jude. “She always has the sweetest, warmest greeting.” ere was a lot of food to go around at the celebration as Gunther had a large birthday cake and guests brought other treats for a large potluck.

Wearing a purple happy birthday tiara, Gunther was joined by two of her daughters, Barbara and Susan, and her friends from her aerobics class.

Gunther goes to aerobics class three times a week where the other participants say they have to keep up with her.

“She’s very energetic,” said Barbara.

Since she can remember, Gunther has always been physically active.  While attending an all girls board-

ing school in Vancouver, Canada as a child, Gunther said there was not much to do, so she and some friends decided to stay active. In addition to walking and running around the school, she also played soccer.

One of her fondest childhood memories is the First of July events in Vancouver where there were fun activities all day long. Some of her favorites were running in races and swimming.

“I’ve always been athletic,” said Gunther. “Since I’m older now, I still try to keep some of it.”

To stay active, Gunther plays with her grandkids when they come to visit and takes her dog, Toby, on a walk everyday.

Gunther also cherished Christmas at her grandmother’s house. And now, Gunther gets to continue to experience that love every holiday and birthday with her own growing family.

“I loved every minute of it,” said Susan, Gunther’s eldest child.

Gunther met her husband Carlwho was a Navy O cer - on a blind date

“I would tell him I fell in love with his white uniform,” said Gunther.

Having lived in Seattle, Washington, the two had traveled to Colorado where he proposed to her in the mountains, followed by 59 years of marriage before Carl passed.

When they rst moved to Highlands Ranch, there were only a few houses on their street with an open view to watch the sunset every night.

Every year, the couple would go on an international trip, going all around the globe to places like Japan to see Mount Fujiyama as well as Portugal and England.

Gunther said the only places she hasn’t gone are Russia, India and South America.

While in China, she fell in love with the art of traditional Chinese ribbon and fan dancing.

“ at’s where I saw this Chinese dancing,” said Gunther. “I saw those fans and those beautiful ribbons.”

Gunther knew she had to learn that style of dance.

She performed the style of dance for the talent portion of beauty pageants - where she tied for for Ms. Senior Colorado one year- and performed at her 100th birthday party.

Gunther’s life so far has been lled with loving people and amazing memories from around the world and she does not want to stop.

No matter what it is, Gunther encourages others to never stop moving.

“I o er everybody the choice to do something all the time,” said Gunther. “Don’t just sit around, look at TV, you want to live life.”

ome say she’s amazing, others say she’s a wonder woman, but one thing for certain is Yvette Gunther is an energetic and caring mother, grandmother and friend.

Highlands Ranch resident Yvette Gunther celebrates her 101st birthday with friends and family at Northridge Park. Always full of energy, Gunther wears her purple happy birthday tiara as she enjoys the potluck.

PHOTO BY HALEY LENA

LETTERS

replaced it with one that teaches that “slaves were taught skills that bene tted their lives in slavery,” etc. 4 — e Florida school libraries have been wiped out due to what DeSantis feels are “sexual books for children.” (Oh, wait! Some want to do that here!)

5 — School boards have been lled with fanatic people who want religion to run their politics, (Oh, wait! at happened here!)

6 — Florida real estate moguls have had backing from DeSantis to push up real estate values to the point that ordinary citizens cannot nd housing - and on, and on, and on... It’s a huge mess there in Florida, thanks to their “Ron.” He is just as, if not more, incapable of running a country as Trump was.

In the same newspaper, I see that a local Mr. Wood wants to bully all parents to not decide what their child can and cannot do by pulling books from Douglas County library shelves. Be careful, people! It’s beginning again, and the few will eventually bully the rest of us.

Adoree Blair, Highlands Ranch

Doing billionaires’ bidding

“Say no to even higher taxes,” the epistle penned by Michael Fields, reminds us that libertarian no-tax rhetoric is often cloaked by purposeful misdirection. at is, what the words say isn’t what they really mean.

While Fields may be a “senior advisor” to the dark-monied PAC

Advance Colorado Action, his frontline vocation is president, Advance Colorado, the latest think tank to join the longstanding livery of Koch/Coors/ Anschutz think tanks here in Colorado.

Field’s professional career has spanned employment by multiple think tanks, like the Colorado chapter of Americans for Prosperity. AfP has long been a key in the outside policy interference, in uence and dark money in Douglas County School District politics. at same interference has impacted many other school districts, here in Colorado and across the country.

Why do billionaires and their think tank leaders feel the need to hide their support of think tanks with layers of empty nonpro ts that tear down public education, use fake moral panic (e.g. critical race theory) to change school culture, and drag kids and their families into divisiveness?

If it was simply the usual rich person no-tax play, I suppose “more power to them.”

Truth is, the big-money, outside interference is a lot more complex, comprehensive and resourced. It’s the think tanks and their billionaire benefactors’ way of growing their staggering pieces of the American pie. e best way to ensure production of poorly educated, low-wage workers is to drive their schools down.

Whether it’s Americans for Prosperity going after DougCo teachers and their unions, or advocating exclusive charter schools that fail to serve all kinds of students, or underwriting the

Independence Institute’s training of our DCSD board majority. Or the Anschutz media empire fronting local think tanks and anti-LGBTQ organizations like Colorado Parents Advocacy Network when they invite the DCSD board majority to a gala kicko that features speakers slamming minorities.

It’s always “On-the-QT” with think-tanks and their billionaires’ money.

Really, we should thank Michael Fields for bringing renewed focus on the billionaire funded think tanks that work hard to keep us divided by reshaping institutions, education, culture and politics, across Douglas County, Colorado and national.

And we should ask this paramount question … will there be a time, soon, when will Douglas County residents and taxpayers call an end to the think tanks’ agendas … the misdirection … the shade?

Our DCSD schools, teachers and students need adequate funding to survive and prosper.

And yes, we need board members who aren’t riding the billionaires’ think-tank horses.

Lloyd Guthrie, Roxborough Park

Financial follies

I’m not a nancial genius, but I do have a family member who believes he is.

After all, this relative proudly displays a framed, oversized college diploma showing he earned a nance degree. Yet now in his xed-income years, he regularly runs out of funds each month. As I learned to say with a sarcastic

twinge in the South, “Bless his heart …”

I’d like to say the same to Papa Joe, who has announced repeatedly for a few months the nancial claim that he is the rst president in the history of the country to reduce the debt by $1.7 trillion. Sure, if you count the COVID relief funds expiring. But someone needs to explain to Joe that annual budget decits are not the same as national debt. Since his tenure in o ce, well over $4 trillion has been added to the federal de cit.

I feel like Joe is pulling the same sleight-of-hand as I tell my husband when I go buy discounted fabric for all the quilts I will never nish before I die. Did I save money? Technically, yes. But did I need to spend the money? No.

My brain seizes up when I hear claims from Joe “watching the bridge collapse” or his burgeoning family falsehoods. Like many politicians, Joe lies. But he’s not even being subtle about it anymore. e whole claim about “Bidenomics working” is disingenuous when wages are not growing faster than in ation. e dollar is weakening, and we just keep spending.

Until politicians on both sides of the aisle start cutting government waste and their pet pork projects, I’m not believing a word from any rich men north of Richmond.

And Joe … your nancial health card should be an “F.” You’re just plagiarizing talking points in a vain attempt for support.

C’mon, man!

Linda Mazunik, Lone Tree

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The dirty details on Colorado’s strange mushroom season this year

BY SHELBY REARDON SUMMIT DAILY NEWS

Fungi are already perplexing. ey’re not animal, nor plant, but provide crucial support to both, while serving as one of the planet’s main decomposers.

But the fruiting bodies of fungi, widely known as mushrooms, are acting especially strange this year in Colorado.

A wet spring was expected to create a moist haven for mushrooms across the state this summer, but the organisms are just starting to appear.

“It’s a very strange season because we’re late,” said Jon Sommer, the president of the Colorado Mycological Society. “We’re … late, behind on everything. We had all that rain earlier, we were expecting lots of mushrooms, but they didn’t grow because it was cool.”

Despite a heat wave hitting much of the state in July, soil temperatures remained cool from excess moisture acquired through the spring. So, the summer mushrooms, which typically make themselves known when the soil reaches 60 degrees Fahrenheit, remained hidden.

But, they are starting to appear now.

“We’re de nitely expecting abundance,” Sommer said. “We haven’t seen it yet, but we’re expecting it.”

Typically, mushroom season begins toward the end of June and can last through September, usually cutting o when conditions get too dry or too cold.

e last two years have been especially good for mushrooms despite varying amounts of moisture, so it’s hard to forecast how a mushroom season will turn out.

“2021 was probably one of the best years in 30 or 40 years,” Sommer said.

Mushrooms have been increasing in abundance and so have those searching for them. e popularity in mycology and foraging in general has bloomed over recent years, which has been re ected in the membership of the Denver-based Colorado Mycological Society.

“We went from 200 members to 2,000 members in ve years,” Sommer said. “And during the pandemic it just exploded. It just mushroomed.”

Fungi are literally everywhere

across the planet, on every continent. Still, when it comes to nding mushrooms, you have to know where to look. In Colorado, any forest is a great starting point.

Like wild owers, mushrooms appear at lower elevations rst and the “peak bloom” shifts up the mountains later in the year.

But there are some important things to know before you start turning over logs.

“You must be skilled enough to identify mushrooms to species to eat it. You never want to do this by just looking on the internet or in a book. You must have hands-on experience with somebody who at least knows that particular species that you’re hunting. at’s the critical thing.”

Some of the most populous mushrooms in Colorado are Porcinis, including the Boletus rubriceps and Boletus edulis, also known as the king bolete.

“ ey’re relatively easy to identify. ey’re big. You can get them 12 inches across,” Sommer said.

“ ey’re delicious edibles when you get them fresh.”

Chanterelles are found on the western side of the state more than

anywhere else in Colorado, and are frequently sought out by foragers.

Matsutake mushrooms are prized in Japan, according to Sommer, and can be found under lodgepole pines

Mushrooms can be found under trees and alongside rotting logs, but each species has its own preferences, so nding a guide or going with a friend who knows their stu is a best practice when it comes to mushroom foraging.

e biggest reason to go with someone with expertise is to avoid getting sick. Edible mushrooms can be tricky to identify and often have lookalikes that are less friendly.

“Luckily, we don’t have the deadly, toxic mushrooms in Colorado,” Sommer said. “But there are plenty around that will make you sick.”

In western Colorado, there is ample forest space to explore to nd mushrooms. White River National Forest and Routt National Forest require a permit to collect mushrooms for personal use. e permits are free.

e White River National Forest gives out about 125 permits a year, according to Dillon District Ranger Adam Bianchi. ere is no limit on how many permits the forest gives

out a year.

Personal use permits are also free in the Routt National Forest, while commercial permits are $20. e forest in northwest Colorado also o ers speci c collection zones.

Mushrooms can be gathered from most Forest Service land, except for wilderness areas, research natural areas, or special interest areas.

Other Forest Service rules prevent harvesting within 100 feet of a forest road or developed area, like campgrounds and picnic areas. Raking is prohibited and matsutake mushrooms must be cut in half at harvest time and cannot be sold.

It’s common practice to not take all the mushrooms from a certain area. Leaving some behind allows a stash to return year after year. ankfully, nding people who love mushrooms is far easier than tracking down a morel. Finding a mycological society or club is the best place to start and safely forage while learning from others.   ere is the Colorado Mycological Society, Pikes Peak Mycological society, and the new Roaring Fork group forming out of Carbondale, said Sommer.

e nonpro t groups teach classes, have monthly forays and host lectures to educate those fascinated by fungi.

e Colorado Mycological Society is working on publishing a book about foraging mushrooms that will include information on about 70 edible species of mushrooms in the state.

U.S. Forest Service o ces also provide pamphlets and books for people seeking mushrooms.

“We de nitely always encourage people to bring mushroom guides with them in case they are not super con dent about the mushrooms they’re taking,” said Marissa Herzog with the Dillon Ranger District. anks to social media and the surge in foraging interest, there’s never been more resources to learn about mushrooms and other foraging.

Eagle’s mushroom festival, which was canceled in 2023, is normally a great educational event as well. Aspen Ideas Festival hosted

is Summit Daily News story via e Associated Press’ Storyshare, of which Colorado Community Media is a member.

A porcini mushroom grows large under a tree in Routt National Forest. Porcinis are populous and delicious.

PHOTO BY SHELBY REARDON / SUMMIT DAILY NEWS

Sheri ’s deputy uses training to save infant’s life

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Earlier this month, Deputy Nicholas Pacheco from the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce saved the life of a one-month old infant.

As a father himself, the incident made Pacheco re ect on the importance of knowing infant choking rst aid and CPR — especially for parents.

Typically, Pacheco said, people expect to use these techniques on adults, if ever.

“But when the call came out that it was a one-month-old infant, your heart immediately started pump-

ing,” he said. “ e only thing I could think about was ‘Dear God, let me be able to use this training and save this baby’s life.’”

At about 7:22 a.m. on Aug. 13, the sheri ’s o ce received a call from a home in Centennial. During the call, a mother told dispatchers that her baby was not breathing and was turning purple. She said she thought he was choking.

Pacheco, who was on patrol in the area, showed up at the home within ve minutes, police spokesperson Ginger Delgado said. He was met by the baby’s father at the door and they ran upstairs.

“I immediately grabbed the baby,”

Pacheco said. “(He) was completely limp … his limbs were blue in color, his mouth and his face (were) blue in color. You could tell he was not conscious and not breathing.”

Pacheco began giving the baby chest compressions and back thrusts, which he and his fellow ofcers learn in their annual training for pediatric choking rst aid and CPR.

Within a minute of Pacheco’s arrival, the baby coughed out a thick white substance, Pacheco said. Color returned to the baby’s face and he started breathing and crying. e moment brought Pacheco a “huge sigh of relief,” he said.

Shortly thereafter, medical professionals from South Metro Fire Rescue arrived on scene and transported the baby to Children’s Hospital Colorado, where he was evaluated and cleared to return home later that day, according to the sheri ’s o ce.

In re ecting on the experience,

Pacheco said it made him think about his own children, who are 9 and 11 years old.

“My daughters are my everything,” he said. “Knowing that I have two daughters that I adore, it meant everything to me that I was able to save a life of a newborn one-monthold infant.”

Pacheco knows choking rst aid and CPR for infants because of his job — but he thinks these are crucial skills that would be bene cial for more parents to know.

“ ere’s so many times in a parent’s life where you think about, ‘What happens if my child was to choke on this — I’d have to call 911 because I wouldn’t know what to do,’” he said. “You hope you never have ever have to use the skill, but if ever happens, it gives your child a lot more likelihood of survival.”

e American Red Cross o ers online and in-person classes on pediatric rst aid and CPR in locations across the metro Denver area. More information on their schedules and prices are available at https://www. redcross.org/take-a-class/.

Other organizations in the metro area o er pediatric rst aid and CPR education, including Denver Health, which o ers free classes for patients receiving prenatal care at Denver Health. Other organizations include Colorado Cardiac CPR and CPR Choice Denver. Potential students should check when registering for a class to ensure the curriculum includes pediatric techniques.

A week after saving the baby’s life, Pacheco returned to see the family.

“I’m so glad he’s healthy and he’s breathing,” Pacheco told the parents in a video of the visit. “ ank you guys for letting me come back and see him.”

One week after saving a baby who was choking, Deputy Nicholas Pacheco returned to visit the family in Centennial.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Castle Rock Pride ups security for Aug. 26 event

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A shield of rainbow umbrellas will greet attendees at the Douglas County PrideFest that was held on Aug. 26 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in an e ort to create a barrier between the event and expected protestors.

Parasol Patrol, a group of volunteers who attend LGBTQ+ events to act as a bu er, is partnering with Castle Rock Pride, the nonpro t which puts on PrideFest, to o er a safe welcome to the event. ere will be a designated area at the fairgrounds for protesting.

ough Parasol Patrol is not security, co-founder Pasha Ripley said volunteers help distract attendees from protestors, o ering conversation and noise canceling headphones, and providing a “wall of love.”

“Our highest compliment is when parents come back later and say ‘our kids didn’t even know there were protestors,’” Ripley said. “We don’t try to be louder than the protestors, we just try to engage with the kids.”

e Douglas County PrideFest has faced months of attacks in public comments at county commissioners and town council meetings, with some trying to cancel the event, deny its liquor license and add an

CENSURE

that’s being invested by the county and using that for emergency relief,” Laydon has said. omas wrote in an email newsletter sent on Aug. 15 that she had asked county sta to obtain from the foundation “the budget for how these dollars were to be spent, a list of the DCCF board members who voted to support this request from the county and what chances the county had of getting any of these funds back if unused?”

“Sta told me that DCCF President Brock Smethills would provide me the information. Even though I made a second request for the DCCF info from sta , I never received any response to

age-restriction.

Ripley said protestors have been more vitriolic this year and have

my questions,” she wrote in the newsletter.

Looking at investigation

In listing his complaints about omas, Laydon at the Aug. 22 meeting said she had attacked rst responders by sharing an anonymous letter.

On the other hand, omas said an investigation was “exonerating” of her.

Teal and Laydon had initiated an investigation after accusing omas of circulating an anonymous letter that criticized speci c employees in the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce, allegedly creating a hostile work environment.  ey also accused her of emailing county legal representation with a request not authorized by the full board.

e investigation into omas by

grown in number.

Organizers have increased security to host a safe event for all attend-

ees. Castle Rock Pride will have its own security and is partnering with the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce to patrol the event.

Pride’s chief of security Michael Clarkson said the focus will be on encouraging a secure and fun event. Clarkson added that though protestors are expected, violence is not.

“We’re looking to maintain peaceful dialogue and a happy event,” Clarkson said. “Our No. 1 rule is going to be de-escalation.”

Attendees will be asked to follow a code of conduct, which includes being kind to one another, not using hateful or violent language and not allowing nudity or partial nudity.

Clarkson said anyone who doesn’t follow the code of conduct will be asked to leave or go to the protest area.

“My hope is that those who do show up to protest go to the protest area or, if people do (come in) who may be against our cause, as long as they maintain peaceful interaction, they’re welcome,” he said. “ is is an event about love.”

Clarkson said he wants all attendees to embrace and feel the theme of the event, which is “You Belong Here.”

e event was held after press deadline. For updated coverage, visit www.douglascountynewspress. net.

outside legal counsel found that while omas had distributed the letter, doing so did not create a hostile work environment. It also found she did direct legal representation to provide her with information the board had determined to keep secret.

omas appeared in a CBS Colorado news story in July 2022 discussing the con dential report that showed the results of the investigation, prompting the Douglas County government’s attorney to nd that omas could have broken the law by doing so.

omas had asserted multiple times in meetings and in her newsletter to constituents that she believes the privileged nature of the document had already been broken by Laydon discussing parts of it publicly.

A second investigation — this

time conducted by the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce — did not nd probable cause to believe that omas committed the crime of rst-degree o cial misconduct.

“ e Colorado criminal code does not speci cally prohibit a waiver of privileged and condential information by a privilege holder. In this case, as a member of the Board of County Commissioners, Lora omas is a privilege holder,” Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce Sgt. Bruce Peterson wrote in a memorandum.

Laydon has argued Arapahoe County “got it wrong” in evaluating omas’ actions, saying “the privileged holder of a con dential document is the board” and not just one member of the board. He based his point on the understanding of the law of Chris Pratt, then interim Douglas County attorney.

Castle Rock’s June 6 town council meeting drew a crowd of people both supporting and opposing council member Tim Dietz’s actions seeking to restrict Douglas County PrideFest to people 18 years of age or older.

PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD

DEVELOPMENT

Public improvements include streets, water, storm sewer, sanitary sewer and landscaping.

Councilmember Laura Hefts said that members of the community often wonder why the council continues to approve the building of more homes and why the town is becoming more crowded.

Hefta reminded the public that the Kime family sold their ranch to developers, as many do across the country.

“We [town council] have no ability

to interfere with private landholders and what they do,” said Hefta. “But they do come before us such as tonight to talk about the requirements with regards to the property the developer will now have.”

Finally, the council approved the Town’s Model Single District and Multiple District Service Plans, which is in accordance with the Parker Municipal Code.  Revisions made to the plan include an additional de nition for clari cation, the district may establish one or more special improvement districts within the town’s boundaries and impose a Special Assessment within such special improvement district.

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To Whom It May Concern: On 6/8/2023 10:49:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: 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 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/22/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 4/22/2022

Reception No. of DOT: 2022029191

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,450,400.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,440,062.07

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 RE-RECORDED 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

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

HEATHER DEERE

Colorado Registration #: 28597 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO21838

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0112

First Publication: 8/3/2023 Last Publication: 8/31/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0123

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/30/2023 9:22:00 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: John A Guerra and Michelle D Guerra Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ('MERS") as nominee for DHI Mortgage Company LTD, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Nationstar Mortgage LLC

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/23/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 8/2/2010

Reception No. of DOT: 2010046748 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $283,500.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $201,011.04

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 7, BLOCK 2, DOUGLAS 234 FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 15999 East Summit Fox Avenue, 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, October 25, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

First Publication: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 6/30/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

ILENE DELL'ACQUA

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

Fax #:

Attorney File #: CO-23-960158-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0123

First Publication: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0113

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/12/2023 4:27:00 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: Marilyn S. Whitcomb

Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for PHH Mortgage Corporation dba Liberty Reverse Mortgage, Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

PHH Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/24/2020

Recording Date of DOT: 12/28/2020

Reception No. of DOT: 2020128952

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $837,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $387,244.37

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: death of all named mortgagors under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property:

LOT 12, BLOCK 2, THE PINERY FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 8746 Sunridge Hollow Road, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

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

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

First Publication: 8/10/2023

Last Publication: 9/7/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 6/13/2023

DAVID GILL

DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

HOLLY SHILLIDAY Colorado Registration #: 24423 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-23-956767-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0113

First Publication: 8/10/2023

Last Publication: 9/7/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0105

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/2/2023 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 of Trust (DOT): 8/26/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 8/31/2022

Reception No. of DOT: 2022058419

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,123,502.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,121,094.19

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 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

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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 PUBLIC NOTICE Parker

NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0110

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 Grantor: Kristen Martin

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

Rate, Inc.

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/15/2022

Recording Date of DOT: 7/19/2022

Reception No. of DOT: 2022049878

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $636,133.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $634,312.79

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 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 80228

Phone #: (303) 274-0155

Fax #: Attorney File #: CO21835

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0110

First Publication: 8/3/2023

Last Publication: 8/31/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/23/2023 10:38:00

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: MICHAEL B. BURNS AND AUDREY E. HERBERT

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR WILMINGTON FINANCE, INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:

Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2016-4, U.S. Bank National Association as Indenture Trustee

Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/31/2007

Recording Date of DOT: 11/5/2007

Reception No. of DOT: 2007086057

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $324,000.00

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $226,549.92

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:

Parcel A: Outlot 10, Block Forest Ranchettes, more particularly described as follows: That portion of the South ¼ of Section 8, Township 6 South, Range 65 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, described as follows: Beginning at a point 445 feet West of the East line of 493.1 feet North of the South line of said Southeast ¼ of Section 8; Thence West and parallel with the South line of said Southeast ¼, a distance of 445 feet; Thence North and parallel with the East line of said Southeast ¼, a distance of 493.1 feet; Thence East and parallel with the South line of said Southeast ¼, a distance of 445 feet; Thence South and parallel with the East line of said Southeast ¼, a distance of 493.1 feet to the point of beginning, County of Douglas, State of Colorado Parcel B: A nonexclusive easement for ingress and egress purposes over and across a strip of land 60 feet in width, being 30 feet on each side of the following described center line; Beginning at the Northwest corner of Parcel A above; Thence South and parallel with the East line of said Section, a distance of 956.2 feet to a point 30 feet North and the South line of said Section, said point being the point of terminus of said easement, County of Douglas, State of Colorado Parcel C: A non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress purposes over and across a strip of land 30 feet in width, being that part of the South 30 feet of Section 8, Township 6 South, Range 65 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, lying West of a point 860 feet West of the East line of said Section 8, County of Douglas, State of Colorado

Which has the address of:

12153 North Piney Lake Road, Parker, CO 80138

NOTICE OF SALE

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

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

First Publication: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 3/23/2023

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 #: 00000009680950

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE

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

Legal Notice No. 2023-0057

First Publication: 8/31/2023

Last Publication: 9/28/2023

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 FERGUSON

Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228

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

City and County

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 as lessee, 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, September 12th, 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. 945925

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Bids and Settlements

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on September 30, 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 Chato’s Concrete, LLC for the Business Center Drive Reconstruction Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2020-032 in Douglas County; and that any person, copartnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Chato’s Concrete, 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 09/30/2023, 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, Daniel R. Roberts, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering Division, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement before such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability

Public Notices

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. 945926

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Second Publication: September 7, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Account Number: 2734 PUBLIC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on September 24, 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 Kiewit Infrastructure Co. for the Perry Park Road Traffic Safety Improvements, Douglas County Project Number CI 2020-024 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Kiewit Infrastructure Co. 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 9/24/2023, 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, Daniel R. Roberts, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering Division, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement before 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. 945869

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Second Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Account Number: 2734

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on September 24, 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 RME Ltd., LLC d/b/a Elite Surface Infrastructure for the Sageport 2018 Local Improvement District (LID) & Bannock 2019

Local Improvement District (LID) Douglas County Project Numbers CI 2018-012 & 2019022, in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said RME Ltd., LLC d/b/a Elite Surface Infrastructure 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 9/24/2023, 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, Daniel R. Roberts, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering Division, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement before 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. 945884

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Second Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Account Number: 2734

of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works.

Legal Notice No. 945870

First Publication: August 24, 2023

Second Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Account Number: 2734

Public Notice

The Department of Public Works of Douglas County Government hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests a Proposal from responsible and qualified providers of Consultant Services to assist Douglas County with: Integrated Transit and Multimodal Study, Douglas County Project Number CI TF 2023021. Proposals will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Friday, September 15, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. This project consists of a study to expand on previous planning efforts to:

• Identify gaps in the transit and multi-modal transportation network

• Recommend physical and operational improvements

•Identify pilot projects to implement

• Provide a framework to enhance, sustain, and expand transit and multimodal transportation in the County.

The study area encompasses the urban and suburban areas of Douglas County including the City of Castle Pines, the City of Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, the City of Lone Tree, and the Town of Parker.

Website

Legal Notice No. 945937

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Second Publication: August 31, 2023

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:

OCCUPANT - HIGHLAND MEADOWS

PROPERTIES LLC - ALLEN H HEDRICK

& WALTER A KOWALSKI - HIGHLAND

MEADOWS PROPERTIES LLC - HIGHLAND

MEADOW PROPERTIES LLC, WALTER A

KOWALSKI, KARREN E KOWALSKI - WAL-

TER A KOWALSKI PRESIDENT HIGHLAND

MEADOW PROPERTIES LLC - TRUSTEE

NATIONAL COVENANT DISBURSEMENT

LLC C/O RICHARD A SMITH ESQ TRUSTEE

- FREEHOLD LICENSING INC A NEVADA

CORP - JOHN STACY - ROBERT P WILSON

- ALLEN HEDRICK AKA ALLEN H HEDRICK

AKA ALLEN HUGO HEDRICK - FREE-

rado, to wit:

LOT 12 BLK 28 MERIBEL VILLAGE 1 445-135

0.512 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to BRAD L. AVERILL. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of HIGHLAND MEADOWS PROPERTIES LLC for said year 2010

That said BRAD L. AVERILL on the 8th day of September 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 30th 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 17th day of August 2023

/s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County

Legal Notice No. 945848

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CONSOLIDATED NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on September 24, 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 TechCon Infrastructure LLC for the Traffic Signal Installation Project at Fairview Parkway and Grace Boulevard, Douglas County Project Number CI 2021-029, in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said TechCon Infrastructure 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 09/24/2023, 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 Manager, Karl Lucero, Department of Public Works Engineering Division, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement before 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

The RFP (Request for Proposals) will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 28, 2023, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem. com) or may be obtained at the above address.

Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms.

A PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Zeke Lynch, Project Engineer by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 1, 2023. The Proposal deadline will be at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 15, 2023, at the same address.

Base Fee Proposal and Pricing will be submitted to the County once a consultant has been selected. DO NOT include this information with your proposal or it will be considered non-responsive.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any RFPs to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said RFP’s and 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 vendor.

Any questions on the submittal process shall be directed to Zeke Lynch at 303.660.7490.

Plan holder information, can be found on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System

HOLD CAPITAL PARTNERS - COVENANT

CLEARINGHOUSE LLC A NEVADA LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY - MARTIN LEVINE

AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY COVENANT

CLEARINGHOUSE LLC A NEVADA LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY - RIVER CANYON

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LLC A COLO-

RADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - K&G

PETROLEUM LLC A COLORADO LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY - PENINSULA LLC A

COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY -

SUMMIT INVESTMENTS INC A COLORADO

CORPORATION - TS HOLDINGS LLC A

COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

- PINE HILL HOLDINGS LLC A COLORADO

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - LEGACY

PINES LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY - 1161 ADBP LLC A COLORADO

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - 1175 ADBP

LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANY - 1189 ADBP LLC A COLORADO

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - COVENANT CLEARINGHOUSE LLC TRUSTEE - REGISTERED AGENT REGISTERED AGENTS INC COVENANT CLEARINGHOUSE LLC

- DAVID PESNELL AUTHORIZED AGENT OF COVENANT CLEARINGHOUSE LLC

- SHERI L THOMPSON - BRAD L. AVERILLALBERT MULLER III - LINDA S VELASQUEZ

AKA LINDA SUE VELASQUEZ - LINDA S VELASQUEZ

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of October 2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to BRAD L. AVERILL the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colo-

Elbert County Legals

Any qualified, eligible elector of the Districts interested in filling such vacancies and serving on the board of directors should file a Letter of Interest with the board on or before the close of business on September 11, 2023.

Letters of Interest are available and can be obtained from the Spring Valley Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 and 6, c/o AJ Beckman at Public Alliance

LLC, 405 Urban Street, Suite 310, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, (720) 213-6621.

SPRING VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-4 AND 6

By:/s/ AJ Beckman, Secretary Legal Notice No. 25042

First Publication: August 31, 2023 Last Publication: August 31, 2023 Publisher: Elbert County News

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado, on or before December 22, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred. Kevin Ortiz, Personal Representative 37253 S. Big Buck Circle Elizabeth, CO 80107

Legal Notice No. 25037

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Elbert County News

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MARTA JEAN MELL, Deceased Case Number 2023PR30051

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of ELBERT County, Colorado on or before JANUARY 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

William J. Kneeland, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative 417 West Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80521

Legal Notice No. 25041

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: September 14, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS FILED IN THIS COURT UNDER THE “UNIFORM DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE” AND “UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION” ACTS, due diligence has been used to obtain personal service within the State of Colorado and further efforts would be to no avail: therefore, publication has been ordered:

NUMBER: NAME: TYPE OF ACTION

2023DR000112

Cristi D. Long v Michael Robert Long Dissolution of Marriage

A copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the above Court during regular business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and that failure to respond to this service by publication within thirty-five (35) days of the publication date may result in a default judgment against the non-appearing party.

Andrea K. Truett CLERK OF THE COURT 4000 JUSTICE WAY CASTLE ROCK, CO 80109 by Margaret Corbetta, Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 945929

First Publication: August 31, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press ###

Publisher: Elbert County News

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of James M. Elswick, Deceased Case Number: 23PR16

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before December 18, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Belinda Jenkins, Personal Representative 6987 S. Gun Club Court Aurora, Colorado 80016

Legal Notice No. 25036

First Publication: August 17, 2023

Last Publication: August 31, 2023 Publisher: Elbert County News

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