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VOLUME 76 | ISSUE 41
Speakers urge mask mandate in Littleton Schools Academic year gets underway without mask requirement BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Teresa Burden, principal at Ford. “We had people lined up at 7:30 and doors didn’t open until 7:45. When we went out, it was like they were waiting for Disneyland.” Ford started its school year over capacity with 660 students. It pulled enrollment from four schools: Franklin, Highland, Peabody and Lenski. “But a lot of the kids live in the
Littleton Public Schools launched the new school year without a face mask requirement, though that didn’t sit well with some parents who spoke at a school board meeting Aug. 12. The district’s current health and safety protocols are not enough now that the new delta variant is the dominant COVID-19 strain in Colorado, several community members who spoke at the meeting said. “Given how delta has changed the game, I think having a low school infection rate over the last year is like saying we didn’t get any wildfires while it was raining,” one man who gave public comment by phone said. With classrooms at full capacity, he said the two best lines of defense are masks and vaccines. Vaccines are not available for children under 12 years of age, but a mask mandate for elementary children would ensure in-person learning for as many days as possible, he said. “I wonder what the acceptable number of infections is for those who can’t choose vaccines yet,” he said, taking a jab at the district’s oftstated goal of having 100% of LPS students ready for post-secondary education by graduation. Earlier in the meeting, Assistant Superintendent Melissa Cooper gave
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Littleton district opens two new schools Newton Middle School, Ford Elementary welcome students BY SHANNA MAXCY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
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Families being priced out of local housing market Arapahoe County housing prices continue to soar Median home value
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It is no surprise that local families are feeling frustrated and burned out in the current housing market, as national economist Elliot Eisenberg says Colorado is going through a “California problem.” In January, Eisenberg, of econ70. com, compared the Colorado housing market to a car cruising down the interstate. Before the pandemic in 2019, all signs were stable and cruise control was set at 65 mph. In 2020, it slowed down to about 25 mph. In 2021, the market spun out of control, hitting 95 mph. There are several factors contributing to the current market conditions, but mostly, it is the “California problem,” Eisenberg said. “For a long time, the California problem stayed in California,” Eisenberg said. “But now it is coming to Colorado as people in California are saying ‘hell with it.’ The housing prices are too high, taxes are too high, the cost of living is ridiculous. They are jumping ship and heading to Denver.” The problem, Eisenberg said, is that Colorado was already falling behind in building enough homes.
Add in a continually growing population and the market becomes a problem, he said. According to the Denver Metro Real Estate Market Trends Report for July, Colorado’s population increased by about 50,000 people between July 2019 and July 2020. From 2010 to 2020, the state grew by about 760,000 people, the eighthhighest growth rate in the U.S. Jill Schafer, a member of the Denver Metro Association of Realtors (DMAR) and agent for Kentwood Real Estate, said there is an incredible lack of inventory across the Denver metro area’s 11-county market, which includes Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, and Park counties. Schafer said with population increases, local families are being forced to “drive until they find something they can afford.” Schafer explained a ripple effect, using her son as an example. He and his family could no longer afford the increased cost of homes in Denver, which meant driving south. He was lucky to land in Castle Rock, Schafer said, but by the time he moved in, his home value had already increased by tens of thousands of dollars. Shawn D., who requested that his last name not be used for workrelated reasons, said his family of five are currently living in a rental SEE HOUSING, P3
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It is hard to buy new and existing homes as inventory is scooped up quickly across the PHOTO BY THELMA GRIMES Denver metro area.
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home in Highlands Ranch. Shawn said the “insane” housing market along the Front Range has him and his wife questioning their move to Colorado from Florida two years ago. Shawn said they sold their Florida home for $280,000, making him feel like they had a good down payment and would be fine in moving to Colorado. Instead, they have been met with one letdown after another. Shawn described a market where they get on waiting lists for new housing developments that only become a lost cause. Shawn, who works in downtown Denver when he is not working remotely, wanted to buy in Highlands Ranch. When that became too difficult, they started driving all over. Shawn said they have put offers on homes in Castle Rock, Evergreen, and anywhere else they could in the Denver metro area. They even considered homes in Bailey, which were also overpriced, he said. Adrian Espinoza, a Coldwell Banker real estate agent in Lakewood, said inventory is the biggest issue for clients looking for a first home, or families and couples looking to upgrade. Espinoza said on any given day across Front Range, there are 5,000 homes up for sale. In a normal market, he said there should be between 20,000 and 30,000 listings. The lack of inventory cuts options for clients and drives prices higher. In January, DMAR estimated there were more than 24,000 active listings along the Front Range. In July, there were just over 3,000 homes up for sale. A Zillow report estimates home values along the Front Range have increased by an average of 20%
from the same time last year. In Douglas County, the median home price is $656,281, a 20.1% increase from 2020. In Jefferson County, the median home price is $584,544, a 21.8% increase. Arapahoe County has the lowest increase, with the median home price of $490,501, a 16.3% increase. Espinoza said the problem with the reports listing median home prices that seem reasonable is that there is not enough inventory to sustain those numbers. Espinoza said in Castle Rock alone, homes are being scooped up so quickly and above asking, that there are few choices in the $600,000 range. Espinoza represents Courtnee Lamb in Castle Rock. Trying to sell her current family home to move into a bigger home with extra property has been a nightmare, Lamb said. “We put our home up for sale and it is at two weeks on the market,” she said. “No one expected that, which means when we are putting contingency offers for homes we want to buy. Sellers do not want to because a bigger cash offer will likely come later.” Lamb described a market where she and her husband submit an offer $40,000 above asking price one night, only to be outbid by someone offering $80,000 above asking the next morning. Lamb said they like Castle Rock and want to make sure their children remain in the same school, but the housing market is driving them to look in Elizabeth, Franktown and Colorado Springs. Espinoza said he advises his clients to wait if they can, hoping something will become available in the area where families want to live. But he admitted the current market is creating a lot of stress and frustration. SEE HOUSING, P23
Grant deadline approaching fast Arapahoe County is accepting applications for its Aid to Agencies program through Aug. 27. Nearly $530K in funding is available for non-profit 501(C)(3) or 501(C) organizations that meet the criteria and serve the County’s at-risk and underserved populations. Details at www.arapahoegov.com/ aidtoagencies Facing eviction? Struggling to pay rent? Call 303-738-7891 today if paying rent has become a challenge during COVID-19. You may be eligible for short-term rental assistance through Arapahoe County. Visit arapahoegov.com/rentassistance 17 Mile House Open House Join us on Saturday, August 28 from 9 a.m-noon for an herb educational program. Drop by and learn the basics of growing, harvesting, and preserving herbs, including lavender, basil, and rosemary. Featuring fun, hands-on learning activities for youth! Visit arapahoegov.com/17milehouse
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neighborhood and they were being bused to other schools because there wasn’t a school here,” said Diane Leiker, chief communications officer for Littleton Public Schools. Building filled with amenities Some highlights of the new Ford Elementary, at 7300 S. Clermont Drive in Centennial, include an open concept media center with cubby learning spaces; two outdoor learning spaces; and a maker space. The maker space doesn’t have an assigned teacher, rather, it is available for all teachers to design and create around what they are learning in the classroom. The school also has a full-size gym with a rock-climbing wall and cafetorium that serves as a multi-use space for lunch and assembly. The space has pull-out bleachers that seat 300 people. Each grade level has four classrooms and is separated into pods. Each classroom has a garage door that opens to a shared learning space to encourage cooperative learning. Flexible seating can be found throughout the school. Ford now also hosts the district’s only autism program. “We already know that Littleton Public Schools offers a great education to kids, so our priorities right now are building relationships with students and families,” Burden said. “We want everyone who comes here to feel like they’re a part of our family and that they will be
The media center at the new Dr. Justina Ford Elementary School includes cubbies where students can curl up to read. PHOTO BY SHANNA FORTIER MAXCY
taken care of, and heard, and valued while they’re here. And that’s a big task with everybody being new. So we are trying to strategically be thoughtful about how to build those relationships.” The section of the school with the gym and cafeteria can be closed off to create a community center. Burden said she’s hopeful that the community will use the building for events.
The community will also be invited to tour the school on future community nights. Old building replaced The new Newton Middle School, at 4401 E. Arapahoe Road in Centennial, replaces a building opened in 1962 that had significant structural issues. While it wasn’t the district’s oldest building, it was deemed to be in the worst shape.
The main hallway of the new building is adorned with handstained wooden beams and is curved for an added safety feature. “We can stand up here and we can’t be seen down there and if anybody’s shooting down here, bullets don’t go around curved hallways,” said Newton Principal James O’Tremba. SEE SCHOOLS, P5
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Safety features were highlights that O’Tremba talked about while giving a tour of the building on the second day of school. “Safety, school shootings … you have to have those conversations,” O’Tremba said. “We want people to feel safe coming in here. We want kids to feel safe in the environment, but we want it to be a welcoming environment that isn’t just lockdown like you’re going to jail every day. And I think we’ve been able to do that here with all the safety features, yet it’s very warm and inviting.” Much like Ford, the new Newton is broken up into grade-level pods. Each pod has a communal space with furniture specific to that grade level. And each classroom has a garage door. Every pod has two classrooms that can open to the outside. And each pod is equipped for a maker space. All pods have staff and genderneutral restrooms. “We have a gender-neutral student,” O’Tremba said. “I just met with the mom and student the other day and they were very happy that we have that access.” Cafeteria has stage The Newton cafeteria has built-in “learning stairs” that can be used for seating and a stage as well as a variety of seating and tables including alcoves. Two large garage doors open during lunch to give students access to a large outdoor space.
Students eat snacks in one of two outdoor learning spaces at Dr. Justina Ford Elementary School.
The outdoor space includes a large grass field, a baseball field, a basketball court and picnic tables. Some additional highlights include a STEM lab, an R-and-D lab and custom-designed sound panels in the band and orchestra room. Newton also houses the NOVA program, which is a day treatment center for K-12 students with special emotional needs. SEE SCHOOLS, P28
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As Douglas County decides whether it will break up with its health department, the City of Aurora — some of which is included in that county — has come out and said it opposes the idea. Aurora, which stretches across Adams and Arapahoe counties as well, is currently served by TriCounty Health Department in all three of those jurisdictions. “Douglas County taxpayers, Aurora being part of it, are going to be paying more for this decision without getting better service,” Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman said. “I just think it’s a mistake and I
hope they reconsider.” Coffman said in the Aug. 9 city council meeting that he thinks the single health department for three counties provides economies of scale, reducing the burden on taxpayers, and that there is a “greater depth of experience” in a large organization like Tri-County. In a letter to the Aurora City Council, Douglas County commissioners rebutted those claims. “Part of the stated rationale for that draft resolution is that there are economies of scale and that costs will be lower for taxpayers of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties rather than to have separate administration for each county,” according to the letter signed by all three commissioners. “We have not seen any of the data or studies on which such conclusions rely, but if you provide them, we will consider them as well.”
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A 2004 document titled “Douglas County Health Study Report” — conducted by Douglas County staff — found that “there are economies of scale associated with belonging to a multi-county health department,” according to the report acquired by Colorado Community Media through a public records request. That same study also concluded that if Douglas County pulled out of Tri-County, Adams and Arapahoe would have to pay about 20% more for their services. A spokesperson for Douglas County said that the information from the 2004 document was not a formal study but “an assertion.” Background In July 2020, Douglas County commissioners notified Tri-County that they would leave the health department in a year because of what they said was a desire for more local control related to COVID-19 restrictions. A few weeks later, they began discussions with the health department on how to stay together and eventually found a compromise allowing them increased control over public health orders. They voted to remain with the health department until at least the end of 2022 but have continued exploring the possibility of creating their own organization. Since then, the commissioners signed a nearly $145,000 contract with Health Management Asso-
ciates to conduct a community health assessment and a public health improvement plan. They also formed an 11-member citizen Public Health Advisory Committee to provide citizen input on the matter. The county plans to have an initial recommendation from the committee on steps forward by the end of 2021. “At this time all options are on the table to provide the best health services to our residents,” according to the commissioners’ letter. “Any input Aurora wishes to provide for its Douglas County residents is welcome.” The Aurora resolution voiced support for the health department, pointing to its work during the pandemic and its board of health’s structure. “(Tri-County’s) Board of Health, composed of three commissionerappointed representatives from each of the three member counties, and (Tri-County), recognizing the diverse needs of each of the three member counties, tailored public health policies to maximize health benefits in each county,” the resolution said. Coffman echoed that sentiment during his meeting comments. “I really appreciate all that they did to bring us to the point where we are now and I think it would be a big mistake to break them apart,” he said. The council approved the resolution with only one member, Marsha Berzins, voting no.
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County plans excavation of ancient rock shelter Staff applied for grant to fund project at Native American site BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Douglas County’s Department of Community Development is hoping to learn more about Native Americans who lived in the area about 700 years ago after a rock shelter they likely used was discovered in the county. The shelter was found by the county about five years ago during a site survey of a piece of land acquired by the county commissioners. Then in 2020, during a test excavation of a 50 centimeter by 50 centimeter square, enough artifacts were discovered to call for a deeper exploration. “They were finding enough intact cultural materials that it’s very significant,” said Brittany Cassell, the county’s curator. The shelter is similar to others known to have been used by Native Americans. Archaeologists like Cassell are still working to understand how Native Americans used them. “Doing a full excavation and having more artifacts will help us understand a lot more,” Cassell said. “Not just about this rock shelter, but others as well.” The county hasn’t disclosed the shelter’s location because of a state
regulation that states that — unless permission is given — a prehistoric site’s whereabouts cannot be released. “There are a lot of people who will seek out these, especially rock shelters, to exploit them,” Cassell said. If people were to visit the site, they could intentionally or unintentionally cause damage to the artifacts or alter the context necessary to understand the items, she said. “Once you go in and disturb the soil or take those artifacts you might just think you’re taking a simple rock but to the trained eye, it’s a tool or has more significance,” Cassell said. “Once you take that away, it doesn’t have a context anymore and you don’t have that piece to tell you how they lived in that rock shelter.” Specific information the research team hopes to learn includes what time of year the shelter was used, what animals were hunted and processed, what plants and materials were used, and any periods that the shelter was abandoned. Early research of the site shows artifacts that are about 700 to 900 years old, Cassell said. Many tribes are affiliated with the area including Southern Ute, Ute Mountain Ute, Northern Cheyenne, Sioux, Comanche, Pawnee, Jicarilla Apache, Southern Arapaho, Cheyenne and Northern Arapaho. Other rock shelters that have been discovered in the area include Blackfoot Cave in Cherry Valley, Cherokee Ranch rock shelter and Franktown Cave.
Researchers found many intact cultural artifacts when doing a test excavation in the rock shelter. They hope a full excavation will help them learn more about Native PHOTO COURTESY OF DOUGLAS COUNTY Americans who used the shelter.
Cassell is the first full-time curator for Douglas County and began in the position in 2018. During a July 27 meeting, commissioners approved a request from Cassell’s team to apply for a State Historical Fund grant to fund the majority of the $118,000 rock shelter project. The county will pay about $30,000 or 25% of that cost. “The significance of these deposits coupled with encroaching residential development spurred staff to pursue a State Historical Fund grant to assist with the recovery of the most vulnerable deposits before they are impacted by members of the public,” Cassell said in the meeting. The site could eventually be a county historical landmark, she said. The commissioners unanimously approved the proposal and Commissioner George Teal spoke of
his excitement for the project. “To be able to do this excavation, find these items ... but preserve them for all of us, not just the one or two kids that might find the shelter walking out of their backyard someday, I think is really valuable,” Teal said. The county will learn in early December whether it is awarded the grant and, if approved, will begin a mapping and planning phase for the excavation in the spring of 2022. Later that summer, the physical excavation would begin. The county hopes to work with tribal groups throughout the project. There will likely be another grant application in the future to test whatever materials are discovered in the shelter. “We’re hoping to make this a really good education opportunity,” Cassell said.
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he other day a teenager was approaching me wearing a black concert T-shirt with an image of Led Zeppelin on the front, and the year 1977. He happened to stop right in front WINNING of me to wait for traffic to stop so WORDS he could cross the street. So, I made a comment letting him know I liked the T-shirt and shared that I had seen Led Zeppelin perform in 1977 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Michael Norton The young man’s face lit up as he told me that it was his dad’s favorite band and how his dad had seen the concert in New York City as well. He also shared that he and his dad bonded over music and how much appreciation he had for classic rock. Suddenly, I was noticing the words, logos and images on the people I saw walking through the streets, airports
and shops. As I was waiting to pay for a parking space, the woman in front of me turned around and she had the word “Empowered” on her shirt. I took the leap and asked her what the shirt was about. She shared that she was at a conference recently for her company and that the word “Empowered” was the theme for their event. And that it was one of her very favorite words. It’s one of mine too. Many years ago, I happened to be traveling back from an event in Las Vegas. I was representing Zig Ziglar at that conference and I was wearing the Ziglar logo on my dress shirt. There was a glitch somewhere in the system that created a problem for many travelers, me included. The line began to get agitated, and frustration boiled over. At this point in my career, I had traveled more than a million miles. And I just occupied my time reading and checking my phone knowing that there was nothing I could do other than patiently wait it out. A few groups around me were fanning
the flames of frustration and looking for sympathizers for the misery loves company club. One woman looked at me and said something about how awful the situation was and wondered why I wasn’t upset. Then she looked at the Zig Ziglar logo on my shirt. Then in a slightly condescending tone said, “Well you have to act calm and be positive, it’s what your company is all about.” My reply was straightforward and sincere as I shared with her that it was not just about the logo, it was about the message behind the logo. I also shared that I was frustrated too, but at that point all I could do was decide how I wanted to respond and how I could best use my time. Complaining was simply counterproductive. Although she somewhat dismissed my reply, I noticed others around us begin to pick up their book, open their laptop, or take out a magazine to occupy their time. One gentleman walked up to me and said something that was so meaningful to me. He told me that Mr. Ziglar would be proud that I rep-
resented his brand so well. Honestly, I had not thought about it that way when I made my comments. Until the woman called the logo into question, I had forgotten I was even wearing it. Whether we are wearing any type of clothing with a message or logo on it or not, our actions and words speak volumes about who we are and what our brand is as a person. Our actions and words could also very easily characterize the type of company we work for and the corporate culture we represent. What do people see when they see you? How do you handle yourself when challenges arise? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com, and when we can remember that our brand is more than just the message or logo on our clothing, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.
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wo Colorado attorneys are about to feel the full effect of espousing election conspiracy theories in federal court. Denver-based U.S. District Court GUEST Magistrate Judge N. COLUMN Reid Neureiter has sanctioned Gary D. Fielder and Ernest J. Walker for their lawsuit against Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and a host of public Mario Nicolais officials from across the country. The two attorneys will now be personally liable for the fees defendants racked up to have the lawsuit dismissed. The decision is another victory against attorneys who spread malicious lies in the wake of last November’s presidential election. Last month, Rudy Giuliani had his law license suspended, and faces potential disbarment, for making “demonstrably false and misleading statements” while spearheading former President Donald Trump’s baseless attempts to overturn the election. The appellate court suspending Giuliani linked his statements to the civil unrest across the county,
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out-going President had said it, was reckless.” The opinion concluded that “sanctions are required to deter the filing of frivolous, politically motivated lawsuits such as this in the future.” That is precisely what should have happened in every case filed so wantonly over the past year. Before our U.S. Capitol building came under attack in January, our democracy suffered an insurrection in courts across the country. Simply dismissing the cases did not quell the rising tide of disinformation and culminated in the violence we saw in January. Instead, it is up to courts to follow the lead set by Judge Neureiter and a hold bad-faith actors accountable. g Otherwise, they will surely continue s t to be a “part of an immense feedt back loop, echoing and repeating election-rigging conspiracy theories f s from the internet and from other v failed lawsuits.” v That is a threat no court should condone. n t Mario Nicolais is an attorney and columnist who writes on law enforce- d m ment, the legal system, health care w and public policy. Follow him on Twitter: @MarioNicolaiEsq. This col- o umn first appeared in The Colorado m c Sun, co-owner of this newspaper. L a Columnists & Guest Commentaries Littleton Independent e (ISSN 1058-7837)(USPS 315-780) Columnist opinions are not necessarily
the affidavits where “notable only in demonstrating no firsthand knowledge by a Plaintiff of any election fraud, misconduct, or malfeasance” and were “replete with conclusory statements” and ‘beliefs’ that the election was corrupted, presumably based on rumors, innuendo, and unverified questionable media reports.” His words channeled the catharsis every reasonable person following the election challenges has needed. The judge seemed apoplectic that, faced with a “‘veritable tsunami’ of adverse precedent,” the attorneys made arguments that had already been rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in prior complaints. Neureiter caustically asserted that “Plaintiffs’ counsel’s process for formulating the factual allegations in this lawsuit was to compile all the allegations from all the lawsuits and media reports relating to the alleged fraud (and only the ones asserting fraud, not the ones refuting fraud), put it in one massive complaint, and then file it and ‘see what happens.’” He clearly had no patience for such tactics. In two stellar passages, the judge pointed out that MyPillow owner Mike Lindell is not a “serious person” and that including inflammatory allegations “merely because the
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Masks are a must at Arapahoe Community College Community college’s 3 campuses require face coverings for all BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Masks will once again be required indoors on Arapahoe Community College campuses. The change was announced Aug. 11 on Twitter and in a letter from Stephanie Fujii, ACC’s newly installed president. Students, employees, members of the community, visitors and contractors who go to any of the school’s campuses in Littleton, Parker and Castle Rock — whether vaccinated or not — will need to be masked, the letter said. The renewed requirement goes into effect Aug. 16, and the fall semester begins Aug. 23. Fujii had hoped to begin the academic year with the maskoptional policy the school had instituted July 24 before her arrival. However, after considering recent Fujii Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations regarding the continuing spread and infectious nature of the delta variant as well as local and national data on the virus, the school’s leadership concluded a “more cautious and proactive approach” was necessary. “The most disruptive thing that can happen to our students is if we have to go to remote instruction,” Fujii told Colorado Community Media. “We want to avoid that at all costs.” The CDC, the Colorado Depart-
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an overview of the district’s strategies to mitigate COVID-19. Three speakers from the public remarked that Cooper’s report made no mention of the delta variant or of the effectiveness of past safety measures, such as hand washing and improved ventilation, on new strains of the virus. One speaker noted that the coronavirus now affects children more than it did previously and that the data the district used in decisionmaking reflects summer conditions, when people are more likely to be out of doors. She said a universal mask mandate for elementary children would be in line with the LPS mission to “act with purpose and compassion in a safe and secure environment.” Since the meeting took place on the first day of school, Cooper shared Arapahoe County data in her COVID-19 update. Any other data the district has is from the previous school year, she said. The school district is following the county’s daily incidence rates for COVID-19, a rolling seven-day average of cases, for children in various age groups. Cooper reported there
ment of Public Health and Environment and Tri-County Health now recommend all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask indoors, including teachers, staff, students and visitors. At press time, neither Arapahoe County, Douglas County, Jefferson County nor the state of Colorado had a public health order requiring masks. ACC joins a growing number of colleges and universities in the state in making masks mandatory. The higher education institutions on the Auraria Campus began requiring masks indoors Aug. 9. Front Range Community College’s mask mandate went into effect Aug. 10. Like ACC, Community College of Aurora and Red Rocks Community College will require masks beginning Aug. 16. Some caveats to the masking requirement are listed on ACC’s website. In classes at ACC, instructors may remove masks when teaching if they are vaccinated and are comfortable doing so. Similarly, presenters may remove masks while presenting if they are vaccinated and socially distanced. However students and audiences must remain masked in these settings, according to the school’s website. In a private office on campus, individuals may remove their masks if they are alone. Two vaccinated people meeting in a private office on campus may also remove their masks if they both are comfortable doing so. But if three or more meet, masks are required, the website says. “We’re hoping that people will be respectful and kind,” Fujii said. “I do believe this is a community that cares about how each other are feeling and doing.” were 16 cases per 100,000 children ages 5 to 10; 15 cases per 100,000 children ages 11 to 14; and 18 cases per 100,000 children ages 15 to 18. The hospitalization rate for those 18 and under stood at 0.33 per 100,000. “If you do the math, that’s one child hospitalized for every 300,000,” Cooper said. The school district is reinforcing the recommendation that people wear masks indoors, Cooper said. The recommendation has been given by the Centers of Disease Control, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Tri-County Health Department. But the district is also leaving the choice up to students and parents, Cooper said. Superintendent Brian Ewert, who visited 11 Littleton schools that day, said he observed 10% to 40% of people wearing masks. Littleton Public Schools joins several other local school districts in not enforcing a full mask mandate. Neighboring Englewood Schools, however, does require masks for all people inside its buildings regardless of vaccination status. “I feel like, without a choice, my children walked off to school today as one of the 10% to 40% masked,” one Littleton mother said to the board. “That’s a heavy load to leave on a first- and a fifth-grader.”
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and both she and Frank were recognized with the Builder’s Award from Doane College for their many volunteer activities in promoting the college. Frank died in 2019. Marion is survived by her daughter Christy Hewitt (George), and her son Brad Taylor (Cindy) and their grandchildren Taylor Hewitt (Malisa), Chad Taylor (Kristin Crawford), Scott Taylor (Carly Marquis) and her greatgranddaughter, Virginia Taylor. The family is indebted to the many friends who helped ease her life with trips to doctors, PEO, church and book group activities. Her life was enhanced immeasurably by your love. A celebration of her life will be held at a later, safer time. Memorial donations could be made to Doane College, First Plymouth United Church of Christ or Denver Hospice.
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LIFE Metro area offers lesser-known historical sites BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The grave of Richard Whitsitt in Riverside Cemetery features an angel statue with a broken arm. PHOTOS BY ELLIOTT WENZLER
Many headstones in the Riverside Cemetery show family members buried near each other.
hile the Denver metro area is dotted with wellknown aging ranches and charming historical homesteads, some history lovers of the area may be in search of a different kind of site — one they either haven’t heard of before or that they must romp through the woods to access. In search of these types of unusual history sites, one place to look is the National Register of Historic Places. For each of the counties that surround Denver — not to mention all the counties in the United States — this register provides a list of historically significant sites, some of which are unique or little-known sites. Some of these sites, like an abandoned, rattlesnake-ridden military amphitheater in Golden, aren’t available for public access. Others, like Native American shelters in Douglas County, have a restricted location to protect them from being disturbed. But some on the list are simply often-overlooked historical sites in the area. The list includes bridges, farms, schools, archaeological sites and more and offers new discoveries for residents curious about all the nooks and crannies of their community’s history. Here are a few of the Denver area’s hidden history gems from the National Register of Historic Places and beyond. Pioneer graves in Commerce City Did you know that Denver’s oldest cemetery is mostly in Commerce City? Riverside Cemetery, located a half-mile north of I-70 at 5201 Brighton Boulevard, was built in 1876 and registered with the national register in 1994. While the 77-acre cemetery is surrounded by industrial properties, the cemetery itself serves as a peaceful resting place for many of Colorado’s pioneers. One afternoon in August, the giant cemetery stood mostly quiet and empty save for a few birds. The gravesite serves as the final resting place for three of Colorado’s governors — John Evans, Samuel Elbert and John Routt. Pioneers buried there include Augusta Tabor, a Gold Rush pioneer; Barney Ford, who escaped from slavery; and Silas Soule, an abolitionist and soldier who testified against Col. John Chivington and the Colorado Cavalry after the Sand Creek Massacre and was then assassinated in the streets of Denver. Throughout the cemetery there are dozens of unique headstones, including a log cabin replica, a giant horse sculpture, several large angel figures and a statue
of a man buried there. An online tour brochure of the cemetery guides drivers and walkers through the historic site, which is still open for new burials. The brochure tells the stories of several of the people buried there and provides general information about the cemetery. The informational pamphlet is available at www. FriendsofRiversideCemetery. org/visit-riverside. A nonprofit that helps preserve the cemetery, Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery, accepts donations to help maintain the property, which they say is “in a state of rapid decline.” Some may notice that many of the trees on the property have died and the ground cover is mostly weeds and native grass. “Over the fall and winter of 2008-2009, several dead trees fell and damaged nearby monuments and a historic private mausoleum,” according to the nonprofit’s website. “Many more were taken down to manage this risk, but additional trees are in danger of falling during future storms or periods of strong winds.” The driveable and walkable cemetery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Walking among mammoths in Douglas County While many have heard of Dinosaur Ridge near Morrison, there’s more than one significant archaeological site in the area. Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve in Douglas County is a less well-known site but it has the highest concentration of d mammoth remains in the state. Itm l also offers free tours. “You can go on the site and see t where they were,” said Cameron t Randolph, vice chair of the pre- T serve’s board of directors. In 1960, Charles Lamb was ex- t panding a pond fed by a natural e spring on his property when he came upon several large bones a that were later identified as Co- n 1 lumbian Mammoth remains. S After several excavations of the site, archaeologists found the w remains of at least five mammoths but there could be up to 30 t mammoths that died at the site. p During its life, an adult male d Columbian Mammoth could grow up to 14 feet high at its shoulder. Other remains found on the site include Ice Age horses, camels, sloths and bison. There’s also evidence that the site was used by prehistoric people in the area as a hunting site. If confirmed with more research, that would put humans in that area 2,000 years earlier than previously thought, Rudolph said. Today, the site is 35 acres of protected land between Roxborough Park and Sterling Ranch. It was added to the national register in 1997. Free tours of the site are available on the first Saturday of each month during much of spring, summer and fall. Visitors can see where the remains were SEE HISTORICAL, P15
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Show features wide range of artworks
lassically trained James McComas’ painting, “Reflections,” won the Best of Show award, chosen by juror Lorenzo Chavez in the “All Colorado at SONYA’S the Depot” exhibit, SAMPLER which was an open show and drew 908 entries from 270 artists from throughout Colorado this year. Chavez chose 95 pieces for the exhibit. (An average of 400 entries have been received Sonya Ellingboe in past years.) The exhibit includes painting, drawing, sculpture, jewelry, photography and textiles and was chaired by Littleton Fine Arts Guild members Teri Hendrix, Rebekah Griffith and Pam Roth-O’Mara. It will be at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, through Sept. 11. Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. See depotartgallery.org. CGA invitational The CGA Art Student Invitational exhibit, with art and murals and ceramics by Arapahoe Community College Fine Arts Students, will run Aug. 23 to Oct. 22, with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 19. Gallery hours: Monday to Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Thursday: 9
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a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free. Also available: the Virtual ACC Multimedia Graphic Design and Commercial Photography Show, through Dec. 31. Go to arapahoe.edu/campus-community/art-galleries and look under “Virtual Galleries.” Affordable Arts Festival The in-person Affordable Arts Festival on the Arapahoe Community College west lawn on Aug. 29 will benefit the ACC Foundation. All art is less than $100; 160 or more artists will exhibit their work, and we are told that a golf cart will be available if a visitor should buy more than he or she can carry! Paintings, glass, ceramics, sculpture, metal works, photography and mixed media works will be for sale and the Foundation will gain scholarship money from proceeds. See affordableartfestival. com. Each year, ACC awards over 50 privately funded scholarships from the community. Denver modernism show 2021 Vintage cars, airplanes, decor, fashion and more at 13005 West Wings Way, at Centennial Airport, off County Line Road east of Peoria Street for the Denver Mod show. The Exploration of Flight Hangar is the site for more than 50 mid-mod vendors on Aug. 27-28. Admission: $60 advance, $70 at the door on Friday Night from 7 to 10 p.m. Mid-mod attire encouraged. For tickets, go org or their Facebook page at www. Facebook.com/LambSpringAP.
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discovered, see a cast of one of the mammoth skulls found there and learn more about the region from the preserve’s docents. This year, the last organized tour will be Oct. 2. The site also offers private tours. Eventually, the organization hopes to have a museum on the site of the excavation, Rudolph said. The preserve will also host tours and demonstrations as part of International Archaeological Day on Oct. 16 in coordination with Roxborough State Park. Donations to the organization are welcome during tours. Residents interested in learning more about the preserve or signing up for a tour can do so by visiting www.LambSpring.
Visit a castle near Morrison For those history lovers who yearn for a workout before their history lesson, there’s Castle Trail in Morrison’s Mount Falcon Park. The 6.7-mile, nearly 2,000-foot elevation gain loop trail leads hikers to the castle ruins of one of Denver’s early settlers and one of the area’s interesting historical characters: John Brisben Walker. In the park are both Walker’s stone mansion, destroyed by a fire, and the cornerstone of a nevercompleted home that Walker hoped would be a summer White House for the U.S. presidents. Born in 1847, Walker ended up in Denver 32 years later after having served as a general in the Chinese army, running for Congress, win-
‘Seeing the Invisible’ Augmented Reality works by artists including Ai Weiwei, El Anatsui and more. including several artists’ first works in AR. Premieres at Denver Botanic Gardens as one of 12 participating gardens across six countries around the world. Visitors view and experience the exhibition via an iPhone and Android app. Participating gardens are in Denver, Jerusalem, Tucson, Tokyo, Dubai and more ... Sept. 20, 2021 to August 2022. More later on this ...
“The Neophyte,” an oil painting by Theresa Conklin, is featured in the “All Colorado at the Depot” exhibit at LittleCOURTESY PHOTO ton’s Depot Art Gallery.
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Stories on Stage Stories on Stage, where actors read short stories to a rapt audience, has “forged new partnerships that allowed it to stream live shows last year, gaining a national audience. The organization will begin with three virtual/streaming shows from Nomad Playhouse in Boulder, then the annual “Making Merry” from both Nomad and the King Center at Auraria. On Jan. 16, Stories on Stage will return to Su Teatro in Denver, in its annual collaboration with Buntport Theater Company in “High School Confidential.” See storiesonstage.org. Tickets cost $22 or $150 for the season. All will be available for virtual screening and ticket holders
Phamaly partner Access Gallery at 909 Santa Fe Drive is partnered with Phamaly Theatre Company for some free youth-oriented workshops, coinciding with its “Alice in Wonderland” production. The gallery is a nonprofit organization that opens doors to creative, educational and economic opportunities for people with disabilities to access, benefit and benefit from the arts. “Collaging Your Inner Life” on Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to noon will be guided by Moe Gram. (Free; bring personal items you’d like to include: photos, objects, craft materials ...) Register for workshops. See phamaly.org/get-involved/ workshops-and-classes.
ning and losing a fortune and managing two newspapers, according to Morrison Historical Society. Once in Denver, he dabbled in agriculture and made himself a new fortune before going on to develop River Front Park, an amusement park that also held Denver’s first rodeo. He made a series of other purchases including Governor Evans’ “Swiss Cottage” in Morrison and all of what is now Red Rocks Park and Mount Falcon. After a few years away from Colorado — during which time he bought the then-failing Cosmopolitan magazine, later sold it to William Randolph Hearst and also sponsored the first automobile race in the United States — Walker returned to Morrison in the early 20th century. From there, Walker began working on developing the area, building
a road into town, adding a tea house and constructing hiking trails. He also built a railway to the top of Mount Morrison, making it the longest cog railway in the world at the time. During this “period of enthusiasm” Walker also dreamed up the idea of a permanent summer home for U.S. presidents, according to the historical society. Construction began on top of Mount Falcon and the cornerstone was laid, but before it could be completed, the finances dried up and the project fizzled. Nearby, Walker built his home, a stone mansion that was destroyed by fire in 1918. Walker, by then a widower with a son, moved to Brooklyn and then died in 1931. Today, the remains of his home and his dream of a summer White House remain for visitors to see in Mount Falcon Park.
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While there are so many that it takes quite a while, opening my daily emails is really a happy occupation these days, as I hear from theater companies, orchestras, dance companies, galleries, arts centers and more, with announcements of future plans for exhibits, plays, concerts ... Littleton’s Western Welcome Week, which wraps up Aug. 22, will close with a concert by the Littleton Symphony at Hudson Gardens. (Free, but it’s necessary to have a Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center is schedticket — the orchestra hope you uled to open its new season with “The will choose to make a $10 donation. Fantasticks” starting Sept. 17. To do so, choose the $10 ticket.) FILE PHOTO BY SCOTT GILBERT Longtime conductor Jurgen de Lemos, who is soon to step down, winning “Drowsy Chaperone” at will conduct a couple more concerts the Lakewood Cultural Center from for the orchestra, as it seeks a sucSept. 10-26, followed by “Nunsense” cessor. The Aug. 22 repertoire will in January 2022. include “Finlandia” by Sibelius; The Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances, Wilwhich has been a July 4 weekend liams: March from “Raiders of the arts-oriented fixture, didn’t hapLost Ark” and more. See littletonpen last year, like most of the rest symphony.org. of our favorites, but will reappear Sept. 4-6 this year in a 30th season, Littleton Town Hall Arts Center giving local and out-of-state artists will open its new season with “The a chance to exhibit their creations. Fantasticks,” the longest-running production in American theater, on There may be some startling new work out there reflecting our conSept. 17, while Highlands Ranchflicted times. based Performance Now Theatre CAESummerfest_QtrVert.pdf 1 8/12/21 11:11 AM Lone Tree Arts Center has a new Company starts off with the award-
director and is busy scheduling events which will include concerts by the Lone Tree Symphony and Chorale, as well as national acts like Michael Martin Murphey, Smokey Robinson, Taj Mahal and the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company. Check their constantly growing website for more programming, including some wonderful National Geographic Live treasures like “Wild Seas, Secret Shores.” Box office hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 720-509-1000. PACE, Parker’s usually busy arts center, has a new art exhibit, “Expressions of Interior Life,” with works from Vail International Gallery, featuring Russian artists, plus the German Ulrich Gleitner who trained in Russia at St. Petersburg’s Repin Academy and American painter Don Sahli, who has lived and worked in Russia, apprenticed with Russian artist Sergei Bongart and trained in the Russian School of Colorism. Rose Frederick is the PACE Art Center curator, who made arrangements for this exhibit. The center box office and gallery are open Noon to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday at present, 303-805-6800. Curtis Center for the Arts, at 2349 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, also has an exhibit called “All-Colorado” right now and is a really sweet spot for art lovers to visit. It wil next host an exhibit by the Watercolor Society of Colorado, called “Exploration in Watermedia,” running Sept. 4 through Oct. 30, which should be a “don’t miss”
on the art lover’s calendar. Curtis director Chris Stevens is busy now with planning the second and hopefully annual “Art on the Green,” an outdoor art fair, with Colorado artists only, next to Curtis in the park, on Sept. 11 and 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Food trucks and local musicians will be included, as will a bus tour of local nearby studios.) Museum of Outdoor Arts’ indoor gallery in Englewood has limited hours at present and MOA is focused on getting its sculpture-filled Marjorie Park up and running at 6331 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village, with the “MOA Palooza: Wildflowers in Wonderland,” benefit, featuring music by the Petty Nicks Experience on Aug. 28. (Over 21 only.) Information: moaonline.org. A bit farther afield: Denver Center Theatre Company will start a season in 2022, with a play series listed and selling now. Vintage Theatre, which performs in Aurora, will present a delayed “Five Guys Named Moe” through Aug. 29 and the Arvada Center stages “I Do! I Do!” Sept. 10 to Oct. 10 on the mainstage. Phamaly Theatre Company presents a bizarre “Alice in Wonderland,” with philosophical caterpillars, we are told, at Su Teatro through Sept. 5, with original music by the Wheelchair Sports Camp! More to come! (And be sure to check closer to the dates above to find out about any COVID-caused delays or cancellations.)
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Western Welcome Week celebrates community Classic Littleton event returns with lots of in-person activities BY SHANNA MAXCY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
People were lined up along the sidewalk on Aug. 15 to get Sundaymorning pancakes at the 42nd Western Welcome Week Pancake Breakfast in Geneva Park. The park was also home to two other events that morning — the Kids Games of Old and the 25th Bruce Wolf Stick Horse Stampede. SEE WESTERN, P19
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“We’re celebrating community and we’re together again since we weren’t together last year,” said Cindy Hathaway, executive director of Western Welcome Week. “We’re thrilled to be back. After last year, I think everyone is anxious to get out.” Hathaway said the concert and fire-
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Tri-County Health to let COVID dial order expire; Jeffco extends it Color-coded system signaled restrictions to ward off coronavirus BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The local health agency serving Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties has announced it will let its version of COVID-19 color-coded “dial” system expire in mid-August, signaling that the last set of broad — but dormant — coronavirus requirements in a large part of the Denver metro area is ending. But Jefferson County’s health agency says it will continue its dial order for now. The change by the Tri-County Health Department comes as the new school year unfolds, presenting a new test for the coronavirus pandemic in Colorado: Can much of the metro area tamp down hospitalizations and deaths with no broad state mask mandate, no business restrictions, essentially no state-imposed school COVID-19 restrictions and students back in school full-time this fall? Statewide, hospitalizations have spiked in the last few weeks, jumping from 266 confirmed COVID-19 patients on July 22 to 501 on Aug. 11. Daily deaths among those with COVID-19 in the past several weeks continued to outpace the recent lows seen in March, at times breaking
into double digits. “We do not intend to extend the dial order,” said a statement from Becky O’Guin, a spokesperson for Tri-County Health. “We continue to factor incidence (new-case) rate, hospitalizations and deaths in all our decision-making,” O’Guin’s Aug. 11 statement added. Many Coloradans likely didn’t know the dial system was still in effect: Because the metro area had been operating in “level clear,” restrictions on businesses had been lifted and wouldn’t have returned unless coronavirus trends had hit a certain boiling point. Originally implemented last Sept. 15, Colorado’s color-coded COVID-19 dial was the set of restrictions counties had to follow based on the local spread of the virus. The system affected capacity at restaurants, other businesses, indoor and outdoor events, and other settings. Operating in ‘level clear’ Although the state’s dial system expired in mid-April, local health agencies in the Denver metro area extended the dial system locally as a rise in virus cases and the continued spread of COVID-19 variants kept health officials worried. Then, as of May 16, several metro counties were operating in what they call “level clear,” generally with no local restrictions. In Adams, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties, for example, level clear was to continue in the past few months unless hospitalizations
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Tri-County Health announced it would let the local dial system expire in Adams and Arapahoe in mid-August. Boulder and Broomfield counties also entered level clear in May. Along with Jefferson, the counties are all members in the Metro Denver Partnership for Health. That includes Douglas County by way of Tri-County Health’s membership, although Douglas had opted out of the local dial system. Jefferson County Public Health announced plans to extend its dial order for one month, spokesperson Ashley Sever said on Aug. 13. “The county will remain in the observation period for a bit longer,” Sever said, referring to level clear. Jefferson County Public Health was “closely watching the rapid increase in 14-day hospitalization rate in Jeffco” as the agency considered an extension, Sever said. Denver said in mid-May through a spokesperson that it was “planning to meet level clear standards,” and the city issued a public health order that took effect May 16. “Denver is lifting capacity limits and distancing requirements in nearly all settings,” the city said in a May 14 news release. Denver did use the “level clear” tag at one point, but it later stopped using the dial terminology. The city’s latest public health order, dated Aug. 2, doesn’t mention capacity restrictions. Boulder County moved out of level clear on Aug. 15, said Angela
Simental, a spokesperson for Boulder County Public Health. The policy will not be extended, she said. The Broomfield Department of Public Health and Environment hadn’t responded for comment as of Aug. 14 about whether it plans to let its local dial expire. Schools and virus spread In late July, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment released new K-12 school guidelines that left the choice of whether to require masks up to school districts — and across the metro area, school mask rules now vary widely. Some districts didn’t mandate masks, and others are requiring them for vaccinated and unvaccinated people alike. Asked whether a lack of masks in full-time in-person classes would lead to greater coronavirus spread in the broader community, Tri-County responded: “In an environment where people (and) students are unvaccinated, COVID-19 will spread. That is the nature of this virus, and the delta (variant) makes that even more concerning. We continue to work with our school districts in Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties to prioritize inperson learning and institute prevention strategies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.” Tri-County Health in late July announced it recommends that “all persons wear masks in school settings regardless of vaccination status and, as long as we have rising rates of community transmission, that everyone including fully vaccinated persons wear a mask in public indoor settings,” according to
a news release. In light of new data on the delta coronavirus variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in late July updated its guidance for fully vaccinated people. The CDC now recommends “universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status,” according to its website. The CDC’s change in guidance was based on surges in infection due to the delta variant in many parts of the United States, as well as evolving understanding of vaccinated persons’ ability to transmit delta infection and slowing rates of vaccination, accord-
ing to the Tri-County news release. Tri-County Health officials are “seeing promising trends in the 12-and-up vaccination rates in all three counties,” the agency’s statement said. As of Aug. 10, 72.9% of the counties’ 12-plus population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Among the 12-to-15 age group, specifically, in Adams, 47.8% had initiated or completed the vaccination process, compared with 56.2% in Arapahoe and 55.5% in Douglas, according to Tri-County data. For the 16-to-17 age group, Adams stood at 57.6%, Arapahoe at 66.1% and Douglas at 67.2%.
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Volleyball player aims way high Studying astrophysics, trip to Mars are among hopes for athlete BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Hollis Hanson is a volleyball player at Douglas County High School in Castle Rock and is an interesting person who is involved in much more than volleyball. Hanson wants to study astrophysics, visit Mars someday, is writing a paper on special relativity and general relativity and started her own business with her brother Shane. There might be a better word other that interesting to describe Hanson but for now let’s start with volleyball and her hopes for the upcoming season. Hanson played in 34 sets last season as a junior middle blocker and had 42 kills, 33 blocks and 15 service aces for the Huskies, who will be trying to follow up on the Huskies’ boys volleyball team that won the state championship last spring under coach Jason Fitzpatrick — who is also Douglas County’s girls volleyball coach. “We are really hoping to make it to state,” said Hanson. “I’m super excited because we have a couple first team all-league (Continental) players. That would be Amaris Smith and Caity Clancy. It’s a big goal but I really want to get there. “The boys put a little bit of pressure on us to keep a winning record for our coach but a little bit of
Douglas County volleyball player Hollis Hanson.
acceptance too because they were a very physical team with a mastermind behind hitting hard and the court position. “Now that will be coach Fitzgerald’s thing and we have to step it up with our physical ability and coming together as a team. That will be the biggest challenge for us.” Another challenge will be for Hanson to continue to follow astrophysics in whichever college she decides to attend. Right now she is leaning toward Rochester Institute of Technology. “Absolutely everything about it appeals to me since I was in third grade when I wanted to go into astronomy,” added Hanson. “I forget what grade I was in but I went to a
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space camp in Hunstville, Alabama through NASA and that’s when I decided on astrophysics. Just studying not only why but how the universe works the way it does.” Mars is another interesting place than Hanson would like to study. “Just because Mars is a little bit different,” she explained. “I say a little bit different, it’s a lot different. Visiting would be such a cool thing to do, just studying the things we would not necessarily expect. “Like for example something we weren’t expecting when we sent the rover was the fact that the wind there was so strong that it took out the system in the rover. If a person was to go, we could find out some real cool things, helpful or not.”
She and her brother also found a way to keep busy during the pandemic and be helpful by making and selling pasta under the name of Palmisano Pasta. They still have the business but it does not have a website because they were concerned it might be considered an actual commercial kitchen. “It is still up and running,” she said. “My brother and I opened a business making and selling fresh homemade pasta to locals. We started making pasta, gave some to a friend and it was really good. I guess it was better than they expected it to be. “We started making and selling homemade pasta from our kitchen and it spread by word of mouth. A lot of people from all different parts of Colorado asked, like from Salida and we had a couple people from Wyoming were asking for pasta. “We sort of grew up around pasta,” she continued. “Palmisano Pastas is after my grandmother (Nina Palmisano). She was born and raised in Italy. We sell it by the pound and each pound takes about 20 minutes to make. One of our busier days we made 95 meals, about 23 pounds of pasta. We go and deliver it in the afternoons. It was nice to go and deliver it to get out of the house.” Besides volleyball, right now Hanson is writing a paper for her IB class. “I am currently writing a paper on special relativity and general relativity,” she said. “I am writing about time travel.” Interesting.
Goalie shifts gears for soccer role Keeper is laid-back off field, but not when in the net BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Michel Agostinho, boys soccer coach at Parker’s Legend High School, describes his 6-foot senior goalkeeper Jaden Robertson as a very humble and quiet individual. Robertson, however, doesn’t fit the mold of a typical keeper. Keepers are aggressive and vocal to keep their teammates in front of them organized. “Off the field I’m definitely not super outstanding,” said Robertson. “I kind of stay in my own lane and do what I need to do as the day goes by. “But I understand my position and my role a lot better. I know that I need
to communicate and really kind of guide my team from the back and help set them up.” Agostinho said Robertson is “a quiet leader but when he gets in between the pipes he changes. He is very humble and likable. He definitely shows up in big games.” Robertson was 6-1 with a 1.286 goals against average in seven matches last season as a junior during a season that was moved from the fall and didn’t start until March. And Robertson wasn’t the starting keeper at the start of the spring season. “We were getting into our tryouts and we were told our season had been delayed which was kind of a slap in the face for me,” recalled Robertson. “It kind of mentally reset me. I took those six or seven months we had in between and I did a lot of skiing which wasn’t a great idea and did a lot of other activities instead of soccer. “When we came back, I thought I had played good in
our preseason but I had obviously kind of shot myself in the foot and let myself get behind the other goalie. I was told I wasn’t starting for the first game of the season. It really became something that I knew I wanted and I worked hard for it. “I got my opportunity in the third game and we ended up winning the game. It wasn’t a good game for me and I wasn’t starting again but my opportunity came when my opposition got quarantined. I performed to show that I earned that spot.” Robertson has set goals and is anxious for this season. “Last year my main improvement point was goal kicks,” he said. “It has really improved and became a lot better. This year it is high balls and catching balls high above my head. My goal is just judging the flight of the ball and being able to jump through traffic to catch it and prevent a header.
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“My goals this season are mostly just win. I want to get better and better each year I play in high school. My sophomore year wasn’t a horrible year but not one I dreamed of. And then my junior year I was a lot better with a winning record. This year I’m hoping to do even better with a full season and hopefully produce more clean sheets than I have before.” And being a goalkeeper, Robertson has learned how
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to accept the bad along with the good. “It goes both ways,” Robertson explained. “If you get scored on everybody kind of looks towards you because you’re the last man. But if you have a great game and don’t get scored on, then everybody kind of praises you. You kind of have to overcome the bad parts of getting scored on and taking the blame for that to get to the good parts and the celebration.”
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Shawn said one of the most frustrating parts of trying to find a home is that it feels like families like his are no longer welcome in the Denver metro area. Eisenberg said Shawn is not wrong. As Californians make a lot of money selling their homes and move to Colorado, they have the funds to spend. “You have really rich people coming to a market where prices are great and spending an extra $80,000 above asking price is no big deal. It means nothing to them,” he said. As Californians keep moving to Colorado and other states, the housing market is changing, Eisenberg said. That means the drive to affordability for current families means shifting to housing searches farther south in Pueblo or heading out of state to Kansas or Idaho, he said. Shawn said he signed another one-year lease on his rental home, noting that it came with a 3% increase. In the next year, Shawn said if his family cannot find a suitable home along the Front Range, they will leave the state. “I definitely feel like I have been priced out of my ability to grow and make this a longtime home,”
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James O’Tremba, the principal at Newton Middle School, stands on the track suspended above the PHOTO BY SHANNA FORTIER MAXCY new gym.
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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0030-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 4, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) A Happy House Design, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company Original Beneficiary(ies) Weinberg Servicing, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Weinberg Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust January 27, 2021 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust January 29, 2021 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) E1015585 Original Principal Amount $635,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $635,000.00 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Lot 9, Block 4, Cherrywood Village, Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 2352 East Long Avenue, Centennial, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 10/06/2021, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 8/12/2021 Last Publication: 9/9/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 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; DATE: 06/04/2021 Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan Sandstrom, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Amy K. Hunt #37160 Timmins LLC 450 East 17th Avenue, Suite 210, Denver, CO 80203 (303) 592-4500 Attorney File # 2352 EAST LONG AVE The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. 0030-2021 First Publication: 8/12/2021 Last Publication: 9/9/2021 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, August 16, 2021 the Centennial City Council passed on first reading: ORDINANCE NO. 2021-O-14 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 6 OF THE CENTENNIAL MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING SHORT TERM RENTAL LICENSES The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk. The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-754-3324. The full text of the ordinance is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com. By: Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 526473-61113 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, August 16, 2021 the Centennial City Council passed on first reading: ORDINANCE NO. 2021-O-13 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AS WELL AS CHAPTERS 7 AND 10 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING GRAFFITI, STORAGE PODS AND DUMPSTERS The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk. The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-754-3324. The full text of the ordinance is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com. By: Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 526472-61111 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice For Sale The City of Greenwood Village Parks, Trails and Recreation Division One (1) part of a metal sculpture One (1) Leica NA824 level One (1) Chain saw One (1) bolt cutter One (1) portable jump starter One (1) Bosch laser level One (1) Makita angle grinder in case One (1) large canvas bag with miscellaneous concrete tools One (1) Shark Vacmop One (1) Ultra car cover Two (2) LED light panels One (1) shop light in case One (1) power amp with cords One (1) pair of Bluetooth headphones One (1) Swiss Tech duffle bag One (1) Google Home Hub One (1) Ninja Foodi pressure cooker Two (2) collections of miscellaneous comic books One (1) box of Hot Wheels Two (2) hover scooters Seven (7) Assorted NERF dart toys One (1) set matching reception sofa and chair Sixteen (16) matching red armchairs with metal frames One (1) drafting chair One (1) office chair with rollers Four (4) upholstered office reception chairs Four (4) 4-seat reception benches with wooden arms One (1) wood coffee table Two (2) round wood drum side tables One (1) round conference table One (1) 6’ x 3’ wood conference table One (1) approximately 2’ x 2’ office end table Two (2) large laminate folding tables with metal legs One (1) approximately 4’ x 18” laminate folding table Two (2) three drawer lateral metal filing cabinet One (1) wood two drawer lateral file cabinet Four (4) four drawer metal lateral file cabinets One (1) envelope stuffing machine Two (2) executive white boards in wooded hanging cases One (1) 5’ three-shelf wooden bookcase One (1) 6’ metal bookcase Four (4) modular desktops One (1) 6’ tall metal wire store rack with four shelves Five (5) 6’ tall wooden bookshelves with adjustable shelves Three (3) pieces of exercise equipment: One (1) Precor stepper, One (1) bench press, One (1) Inspire cardio strider Items will be auctioned on August 31, 2021 through Roller Auctioneers at 7500 York Street, Denver, CO 80229. Please direct auction queries to 303-289-1600 or view online at: www.
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rollerauction.com. If you have any equipment questions, please contact Julie Liggett, Administrative Supervisor at 303-486-5750 or at jliggett@greenwoodvillage.com. You may also contact Debbie Armstrong, at 303-486-5759 or at darmstrong@greenwoodvillage.com. Legal Notice No. 526477 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, August 16, 2021, the Centennial City Council approved the following ordinance on second and final reading: ORDINANCE NO. 2021-O-10 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO APPROVING THE PEAKVIEW HEIGHTS MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN, FIRST AMENDMENT (PUD-21-00002) The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk and is also available on the City’s web site, www.centennialcolorado.com. The ordinance may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk, 303-754-3324. by a vote of 9 in favor and 0 against. (First published August 5, 2021) By: Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 526471-61110 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. regarding ORDINANCE 2021-O-13 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AS WELL AS CHAPTERS 7 AND 10 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING GRAFFITI, STORAGE PODS AND DUMPSTERS The public hearing will be held at the Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Council Chambers, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Copies of Ordinance No. 2021-O-13 are available for inspection by the public on the City’s website: www.centennialco.gov. Interested parties may file written comments with the City Clerk, at: www.councilcomments@centennialco.gov or by mailing them to City Clerk, 13133 E. Arapahoe Rd, Centennial, CO 80112 any time prior to September 7, 2021. Any written comments received will be provided to City Council prior to the Public Hearing and made part of the record. /s/Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 526474-61114 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen
Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112 Plaintiff: APPLETREE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non-profit corporation, Defendants: SIGNE K. OSTRENG; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; RECOVERY ACE, INC.; SUE SANDSTROM AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. Attorneys for Plaintiff: WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP Wendy E. Weigler, #28419 Address: 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Phone Number: (303) 863-1870 Case Number: 2021CV030480 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: SIGNE K. OSTRENG You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or
other response. You are required to file your answer within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of the summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice. This is an action for judicial foreclosure of an assessment lien in and to the real property situated in Arapahoe County, Colorado, more particularly described on Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. Dated: May 6, 2021. WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, L.L.P. /s/: Wendy E. Weigler By: Wendy E. Weigler, #28419 This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(h), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure Exhibit A Condominium Unit 12 in Condominium Building F, The Appletree Condominiums, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Also known as: 9887 E. Peakview Avenue, #F12, Englewood, CO 80111. Legal Notice No. 526384 First Publication: July 22, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Published in: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2020CV032029 Div: 21 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY PLAINTIFF: SUNFLOWER CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., v. DEFENDANTS: PAUL FREDERICK KUMMER TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Sheriff's Office of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado at 10 O’clock .A.M., on the 30th day of September 2021, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3845. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $22,806.27. This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Order for Default Judgment in Rem and Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure dated May 17, 2021, and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq. by SUNFLOWER CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., the holder and current owner of a lien recorded on July 15, 2019 at D9069427 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on a default under the Amended and Restated Condominium Declaration of Sunflower Condominiums recorded on May 27, 2020 at Reception #E0061952 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The Declaration establishes a lien for the benefit of Sunflower Condominium Association, Inc. against real property legally described as follows: Condominium Unit No. 204, Building No. 3, Sunflower Condominiums, in accordance with the Declaration recorded May 18, 1981 in Book 3415 at Page 572, and First Amendment recorded June 12, 1981 in Book 3430 at Page 288, and Condominium Map recorded on May 18, 1981 in Book 50 at Page 71 of the Arapahoe County Colorado Records, Together with the exclusive right to use the following Limited Common Elements: Parking Space No. 79 and/or Garage No. 20 and 21, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Also known as: 3462 S. Eagle Street, Unit 204, Aurora, CO 80014. All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3845. The attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Kate M. Leason, Reg. No. 41025, Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011, 303.432.9999. DATE: June 29, 2021 Tyler S. Brown Arapahoe County Sheriff
By: Deputy Kevin Koch, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 525355 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: September 2, 2021 Published in: Littleton Independent 750 W Hampden Ave, Suite 225 Englewood, CO 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2020CV032453 Div/Ctrm: 21 Plaintiff: BALTERRA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v. Defendants: LUCAS ALLEN; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY; COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY; and PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated April 24, 2021, and C.R.S. §§ 38-38-101 to 401, by the Balterra Condominium Association, Inc., the current holder of a lien recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on March 13, 2020, at Reception No. E0031875. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Balterra Condominiums recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on September 29, 2005, in Reception No. B5146725 (“Declaration”). The Declaration and notices as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of the Balterra Condominium Association, Inc. - THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS – against the property legally described as follows: Regarding: UNIT BALTERRA 301, VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM CONDOMINIUMS BUILDING 7, RECORDED BALTERRA ON DECEMBER CONDOMINIUMS, 23, 2005, ACCORDINAT G TO RECEPTION THE NO. CONDOMINIUM B5192566, MAP IN FOR THERECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR BALTERRA CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2005, AT RECEPTION NO. B5146725 IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as 2672 South Cathay Way, Unit 301, Aurora, CO 80013-6028. The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on September 23, 2021, at 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, telephone 720-874-3845. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the real property described above, and the improvements thereon, to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3845. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above-described lien is: Gail R. Gudder, #17820, Moeller Graf, P.C., 385 Inverness Parkway, Englewood, CO 80112, telephone (720) 279-2568. Dated: June 29, 2021 Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 525357 First Publication: July 29, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, Colorado 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street, #100 Centennial, CO 80112 Plaintiff: AURORA HIGHLANDS SUBDIVISION HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation d/b/a AURORA HIGHLANDS VISTA HOA; Defendants: KYLE T. MORGAN; DARCY A. MORGAN; PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC; PROFESSIONAL FINANCE COMPANY, INC.; SOLAR MOSAIC, INC.; ARAPAHOE COUNTY TREASURER; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. Attorneys for Plaintiff: THE DUPONT LAW FIRM, LLC Stephane R. Dupont, #39425
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Public Notices Address: PO Box 1073, Castle Rock, CO 80104 Phone Number: (720) 644-6115 Case Number: 2021CV30899
Centennial, CO 80112 Case No.: 2021CV030721 Division/Ctrm.: 15
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: Darcy A. Morgan
Plaintiff: SADDLE ROCK RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v. Defendants: MARILYN COHN; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; NEWREZ LLC FKA NEW PENN FINANCIAL, LLC; and PUBLIC TRUSTEE of the County of Arapahoe
You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your Answer within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of the Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice. This is an action for judicial foreclosure of an association assessment lien pursuant to C.R.S. 38-33.3-316, in and to real property situated in Arapahoe County, Colorado, more particularly described on Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. Dated: July 20, 2021 THE DUPONT LAW FIRM, LLC By: *s/ Stephane R. Dupont Stephane R. Dupont This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(h), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure Exhibit A Lot 15, Block 1, Aurora Highlands Subdivision Filing No. 10, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Also known as: 1546 S. Richfield Way, Aurora, CO 80017 Legal Notice No. 525408 First Publication: July 29, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2021CV030080 Division: 21 Plaintiff: Country Village Homeowners Association, a Colorado nonprofit corporation v. Defendants: Ella Rose Knight; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Marketplace Home Mortgage, L.L.C.; Nationstar Mortgage LLC dba Mr. Cooper LLC; and Public Trustee of the County of Arapahoe COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated April 12, 2021, and C.R.S. §§ 38-38-101 to 401, by the Country Village Homeowners Association, the current holder of a lien recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on June 14, 2019, at Reception No. D9057019. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Covenants, Conditions and Restriction for Country Village Homeowner's Association recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on May 1, 1979, in Reception No. 1843029 and the Country Village Amended Covenants recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on November 18, 1992, in Reception No. 9200131723 (“Declaration”). The Declaration and notices as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of the Country village Homeowners Association - THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS – against the property legally described as follows: LOT 1, BLOCK 18, SUNRIDGE SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as 70 South Evanston Way, Aurora, CO 80012. The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 A.M. on the 14th day of October, 2021, at the 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, telephone (720) 874-3845. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the real property described above, and the improvements thereon, to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at (720) 874-3845. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above-described lien is: Gail R. Gudder, #17820, Moeller Graf, P.C., 385 Inverness Parkway, Englewood, CO 80112, telephone (720) 279-2568.
Attorneys for Plaintiff MOELLER GRAF, P.C. Bujar Ahmeti, #42373 K. Christian Webert, #43739 Gail R. Gudder, #17820 ggudder@moellergraf.com 385 Inverness Parkway, Suite 200 Englewood, Colorado 80112 Office: (720) 279-2568 FAX: (720) 279-2569 SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION] THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice. This is an action for judicial foreclosure under C.R.C.P. Rule 105 and damages seeking to foreclose a statutory lien on the following property: Lot 12. Block 3, Saddle Rock Ridge Filing No. 3, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. also known by street and number as 22617 East Ida Avenue, Aurora, CO 80015. Dated August 5, 2021. MOELLER GRAF, P.C. /s/ Gail R. Gudder, #17820 Legal Notice No: 526457 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: September 9, 2021 Published in the Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street, #100 Centennial, CO 80112 Plaintiff: FIRST VILLAGE EAST APARTMENT HOMES ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation; Defendants: JOSE PERFECTO MORALES HERNANDEZ; SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO, INC.; PINNACOL ASSURANCE, INC.; ALPINE CREDIT, INC.; ONEMAIN FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC; ARAPAHOE COUNTY TREASURER; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. Attorneys for Plaintiff: THE DUPONT LAW FIRM, LLC Stephane R. Dupont, #39425 Address: PO Box 1073, Castle Rock, CO 80104 Phone Number: (720) 644-6115 Case Number: 2021CV030844 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: Jose Perfecto Morales Hernandez You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your Answer within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of the Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.
Date: July 20, 2021
This is an action for judicial foreclosure of an association assessment lien pursuant to C.R.S. 38-33.3-316, in and to real property situated in Arapahoe County, Colorado, more particularly described on Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof.
Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado
Dated: July 12, 2021 THE DUPONT LAW FIRM, LLC By: *s/ Stephane R. Dupont Stephane R. Dupont
By: Deputy Kevin Koch, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 525404 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac Street,
This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(h), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure Exhibit A Lot 157, Block 1, Hallcraft’s Village East Apartment Homes Filing No. 1, according to the official plat thereof, filed for record with the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, Colorado on June 26, 1972 in Plat Book 22 at Page 56 of the records of said Clerk and recorder; together with appurtenant easements designated as Easement No. 3 of Hallcraft’s Village East Apartment Homes Filing No. 1 Easement Location Map, filed for record with the Clerk and recorder of Arapahoe County, Colorado on April 19, 1973 in Book 24 at Page
30 of the records of the said Clerk and recorder, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Also known as: 13181 East Louisiana Avenue, Aurora, CO 80012 Legal Notice No. 526389 First Publication: July 22, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case Number: 21CV30282 Plaintiff(s): CHAMBERS PLACE II TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, INC. Defendant(s): RYAN E. BRADY; AMBER BRADY; MORTGAGE INVESTORS CORPORATION; FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION AND MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE INVESTORS; SUE SANDSTROM ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE; AND OCCUPANT(S)
participate in this action. Your response must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee of $116.00. The Petition requests that the Court enter an Order addressing issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental responsibilities (decision-making and parenting time), and attorney fees and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction. If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you. This is an action to obtain an Order of Allocation of Parental Responsibilities, as more fully described in the attached Petition. DATED this June 30, 2021. Modern Family Law By: Alexandria Vandenberg, #55334 ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
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Original Grantor(s): Ryan E. Brady Original Beneficiary: Chambers Place II Townhome Association, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Chambers Place II Townhome Association, Inc. Date of Lien: January 29, 2021 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Lien: February 2, 2021 Recording Reception Number: E1017525 Original Amount: $4,978.48 Outstanding Amount: $6,629.99
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF MARION
Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the provisions of the Chambers Place II Townhome Association, Inc.’s Condominium Declaration (“Declaration”) have been violated as follows: Failure to pay common expense assessments as that term is defined in 38-33.3-316 C.R.S., together with all other payments provided for in the Declaration or by Colorado Statute secured by the Assessment Lien. The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on October 14, 2021, at 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, telephone 720-874-3845. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the real property described above, and the improvements thereon, to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN: Lot 22, Block 1, CHAMBERS PLACE SUBDIVISION Filing No. 4, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Also known as 1204 South Idalia Street #C, Aurora, CO 80017. The name, bar registration number, address, and telephone number of the attorney is: Richard W. Johnston, Reg. No. 19823, Tobey & Johnston, P.C., 6855 S. Havana Street #275, Centennial, CO 80112-3813, and telephone number (303) 799-8600. Dated July 13, 2021. Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff County of Arapahoe, Colorado By: Deputy Kevin Koch, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 526369 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: September 16, 2021 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S Potomac St #100 Centennial, CO 80112 IN RE THE INTERESTS OF: ZANIYAH G NUNEZ, Minor Child. Upon the Petition of: ESTELLA CONTRERAS, Petitioner, and OLGA NUNEZ and JOHN DOE, Respondents. MODERN FAMILY LAW Alexandria Vandenberg, Esq. #55334 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80246 Telephone: (303) 394-3030 Facsimile: (720) 636-8595 E-mail: ali.vandenberg@modernfamilylaw.com Case Number: 2021DR031025 SUMMONS TO RESPOND TO VERIFIED PETITION FOR ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE THIS SUMMONS SERVES AS A NOTICE TO APPEAR IN THIS CASE. If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action. If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Grace K. Moore, Personal Representative 3801 E. Florida Ave., Ste. 906 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No. 526462 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: September 2, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Hilda J. Wojahn, aka Hilda Wojahn, Deceased Case Number: 21PR298
Legal Notice No. 526445 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: September 2, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
On June 8, 2021, the Arapahoe County District Court issued its FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, ORDER OF DECREE OF FORECLOSURE.
Estate of CLARENCE RICARDO MOORE, JR. aka CLARENCE R. MOORE, JR. aka CLARENCE MOORE, JR. aka CLARENCE RICARDO MOORE aka CLARENCE R. MOORE aka CLARENCE MOORE, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30874
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
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Lotus Fiduciary Services, Inc., Personal Representative P.O. Box 101775 Denver, CO 80250
PHILLIP AND KAILA CROWLEY, Plaintiff, vs. H & M RELOCATION SERVICES, Defendant. No. 21CV13004
Legal Notice No. 526476 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: September 2, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
PUBLICATION SUMMONS TO HUSEYN NEMAT-ZODA
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IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON, you are hereby required to appear and answer the Complaint filed against you in the above entitled court on or before the expiration of four (4) weeks from the date of the first publication of this Summons; if you fail to so appear and respond, Plaintiffs, for want thereof, will apply to the above-entitled court for the relief requested in their Complaint, to wit: If you fail to appear within four (4) weeks of the first date of publication, the Court will enter the requested judgment without your consent. NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear,” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “Motion” or “Answer.” The “Motion” or “Answer” must be given to the court clerk or administrator within thirty (30) days of the date of first service along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on Petitioners’ attorney or, if the Petitioners do not have an attorney, proof of service on the Petitioners. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service online at www. oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 or toll-free at (800) 452-7636 This Summons is published by order of Marion County Circuit Court Judge made and entered on , 2021, directing publication of this Summons once each week for four (4) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Legal Notice No. 526409 First Publication: July 29, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GEORGE ELLSWORTH CORSON, also known as GEORGE E. CORSON, also known as GEORGE CORSON, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR030891 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Richard G. Corson, Personal Representative 2707 Belle Crest Lane Silver Springs, MD 20906 Legal Notice No. 526459 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marjorie Marie Ingram, a/k/a Marjorie M. Ingram, a/k/a Marjorie Ingram, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30797 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112 on or before December 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Ronald W. Servis, Personal Representative 11616 West Shaffer Place, Unit S-102 Littleton, Colorado 80127 303.237.5020 Legal Notice No. 526434 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LAWRENCE DEAN WELLS, aka LAWRENCE D. WELLS, aka LAWRENCE WELLS, aka DEAN WELLS, Deceased Case Number 21PR30847
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Steven T. Haggerty, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 30830 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 13, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Colleen A. Wells, Personal Representative c/o Meurer Law Offices, P.C. 3801 E. Florida Ave., Ste. 906 Denver, CO 80210
Henry C. Haggerty, Personal Representative Patrick A. Schilken, P.C. 7936 E. Arapahoe Court, No. 2800 Centennial, Colorado 80130
Legal Notice No. 526456 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Legal Notice No. 526450 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jeffrey Moreland Newton, a/k/a Jeff Newton, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30765
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Theodore Thomas Karas Jr., aka Theodore T. Karas Jr., aka Theodore T. Karas, aka Theodore Karas Jr., Deceased Case Number: 21PR30890
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Arapahoe Probate Court, 7325 S. Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112 on or before December 13, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to: District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
Steven W. Jack, Esq. Attorney for the Personal Representative 2616 W. Alamo Avenue Littleton, CO 80120
Theodore T. Karas III Personal Representative 1170 Eichhorn Drive Erie, CO 80516
Legal Notice No. 526449 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Legal Notice No. 526460 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: September 2, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
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A view from the Casa Bonita tour.
PHOTOS BY BOB WOOLEY
The dry fountain outside Casa Bonita in Lakewood.
‘South Park’ creators agree to buy Casa Bonita Deal for Lakewood icon not final until bankruptcy litigation concludes BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Art imitates life, imitates art? In a virtual press conference with Governor Jared Polis, Trey Parker
and Matt Stone, creators of the animated series, South Park, confirmed they’ve reached an agreement to buy Casa Bonita. The legendary Lakewood Mexican restaurant has been shuttered since early in the pandemic. Its owner, Summit Restaurant Group, declared bankruptcy earlier in the year. Even before Friday’s announcement, South Park and Casa Bonita would have forever been linked in the annals of pop-culture history
after the restaurant was featured in a now-classic episode of the series. Parker and Stone said they’re aware of recent community efforts including a GoFundMe campaign to save the restaurant. “We’re excited to work with everybody to make it the place we all want to make it,” Parker said. They said they’re also aware the quality of the food could be improved a little — or a lot — and hope to do just that. Parker relayed
a story of his then 4-year-old daughter’s less-than-enthusiastic reaction to her meal after a visit. “If a kid can’t stomach it (the food), it’s pretty bad,” he said. Recently, in lieu of being open for business, Casa Bonita has been giving guided tours, to comply with lease provisions. Just weeks ago, Robert Wheaton, CEO of Summit Family Restaurants told Denver’s Channel 7 that he planned on reopening Casa Bonita in September.
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Case Number: 20 PR 465
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID E. ADAIR, aka David Edward Adair, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30805
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 31, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 5, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Karen Adair, Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd. Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Legal Notice No. 526431 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kathie Lynne Salvatore, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR302 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 13, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Jane E. Lemmers, Personal Representative Patrick R. Thiessen (40185) FRIE, ARNDT, DANBORN & THIESSEN P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd, Ste. 201 Arvada, CO 80003 Phone Number: 303-420-1234 Attorney for Jane E. Lemmers Personal Representative Legal Notice No. 526455 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Edward L. Roy, a/k/a Edward Leonard Roy, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30812 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Janice Savage, Personal Representative 212 Leeds Street Slidell, LA 70461 Legal Notice No. 526424 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Billie Irene Elliott, Deceased
William Elliott, Personal Representative P.O. Box 937 Ocean Park, WA 98640 Legal Notice No. 526454 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Petition for a Change of Name of a Adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The Petition requests that the name of Kara Lynn Gallas be changed to Kara Gallas Shinn. Case No.:2021C 100436 By: Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 526428 First publication: August 05, 2021 Last publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
The petition requests that the name of Renata Lynn Moore be changed to Renata Lynn Eck Case No.: 21 C 100469
PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy C. Ogden, a/k/a Dorothy Charlene Smith Ogden, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30831
Public notice is given on August 3, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
Vicki Neville, Personal Representative 4010 West Latonka Road Littleton, Colorado 80123 Legal Notice No. 526466 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: September 2, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent _______________________________________ Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Else E. Price, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30794 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Raymond T. Price, Personal Representative 4760 S. Flanders Street Centennial, Co 80015 Legal Notice No. 526461 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: September 2, 2021 Publisher: LIttleton Independent
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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on August 5, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
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All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
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The petition requests that the name of Dominic Miquel Morris be changed to Dominicus Miquel Braulio Case No.: 2021 C 100321
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The petition requests that the name of Renee Nicole Rivera be changed to Renee Nicole Owens Case No.: 21 C 100383
Legal Notice No. 526475 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: September 2 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
By: Magistrate Kathleen Jaushi
PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 526464 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: September 2 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
The petition requests that the name of Shams Embaye Gebre be changed to Sham Berhane Case No.: 2021 C 100429
Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 19, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of JoAnn Ruiz be changed to JoAnn Martinez Case No.: 2021 C 100385 By: Magistrate Kathleen Jaushi Legal Notice No. 526425 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 22, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Kimberlee Ann Lynch be changed to Kimberlee Ann McKenna Case No.: 21 C 100439 By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 526432 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Legal Notice No. 526423 First Publication: August 5, 2021 Last Publication: August 19, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on August 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
By: Magistrate Kathleen Jaushi
The petition requests that the name of Michael T Cruz be changed to Michael Torres Case No.: 2021 C 100453
Legal Notice No. 526437 First Publication: August 12, 2021 Last Publication: August 26, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 30, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Mei Mei Ng be changed to Alexandra Mei Ng Case No.: 21 C 100445 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk
Legal Notice No. 526463 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: September 2 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 29, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Aidan Lotus Smith be changed to Aidan Lotus Mader Case No.: 2021 CV 168
Legal Notice No. 526470 First Publication: August 19, 2021 Last Publication: September, 2 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent
/s/ Cecilia T. Reed By: Division 21 Clerk
PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on August 3, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Jeremy Gordon Wheeler be changed to Jeremy Gordon Campbell Case No.: 21 C 100458
PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 19, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
Public notice is given on July 16, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
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