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VOLUME 76 | ISSUE 51

Littleton City Council approves new land-use code Move is 1st change in rules for development in nearly 40 years

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A monstrous clown welcomes vistors to Reinke Brothers.

PHOTO BY ROBERT TANN

Reinke brothers bring Halloween fright Siblings have been into haunted houses since childhood

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As a child, Greg Reinke hated being scared.

Reinke remembers being 6 years old when a neighbor gave him a fright one Halloween night.

Afterward, Reinke said, he was determined to face his fears and sat in the dark in his parents’ unfinished basement waiting for the boogeyman.

“I was scared to death, but he never showed up,” Reinke said. “That’s when I went ‘I got it.’”

Now, more than 53 years later, Reinke and his brother, Chris, make their own boogeymen to send shivers down people’s spines.

Reinke Brothers, a year-round costume store SEE REINKE, P8

Forum shares realities of homelessness Speakers urge more community involvement, understanding

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Paula McFadden had a 21-year career at a dentist’s office before she became homeless.

“I had a life event and everything got taken

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away,” she said. “It’s a struggle, and you don’t know where to turn or how to start once you’ve lost everything.”

McFadden joined a panel of eight other speakers during an Oct. 21 forum to inform Littleton residents about the state of homelessness in the city.

The event, “Challenges of Homelessness,” was put on by the South Metro Community SEE HOMELESS, P2

Littleton City Council, during an Oct. 19 meeting, unanimously approved a sweeping new land-use code, the first in nearly 40 years, that will govern future commercial and residential development as well as set the standards for neighborhoods and the downtown area.

The Unified Land Use Code (ULUC), which began being drafted in 2018, makes up part of the city’s multipronged 20-year roadmap known as the Envision Littleton Comprehensive Plan.

City staff members have long rallied around a new land use code, lamenting what they have called antiquated zoning guidelines that have not been updated since the 1970s and that segregate land uses to certain parts of the city.

City Manager Mark Relph called the lack of change “inexcusable” and praised the current council for having the “political will” to adopt the ULUC. “No doubt other staff members and councils of the past wanted to take on this issue and tried but I think for the first time we’ve come together here with an approach that I believe is lasting,” Ralph said.

The new code will allow for expanded mixed use development, meaning commercial and residential, primarily along major corridors such as Santa Fe, Broadway and Littleton Boulevard.

The plan, in certain areas, calls for up to 75 units per acre for multi-family housing and 85 units per acre for mixed-use development and could authorize the building of up to 6,500 new homes.

It also outlines ways to invest in development to complement a variety of SEE LAND-USE, P15

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Speakers discuss homelessness in Littleton and the surrounding metro area during a community forum on Oct. 21.

‘As a nation we’ve become so divided, we’ve become very polarized. The one thing you can do right now is step forward … and get to know the people around you.’

Rich Allen, systems supervisor for Bemis Library,

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Foundation in collaboration with GraceFull Community Cafe, the City of Littleton, and Change the Trend, an organization founded to bring together stakeholder groups to address issues around homelessness.

Hosted inside the South Fellowship Church off Broadway, at least 100 community members filled the seats to hear from McFadden as well as social workers, community managers and a Littleton police officer about the stigma and struggles surrounding homelessness.

Dane Fowler, a clinical supervisor for AllHealth Network, a community mental health center, said homelessness should be understood through a lens of trauma, rather than associating people who are homeless just with mental health issues or addiction problems.

“There are a wide spectrum of reasons why someone may find themselves without a home,” he said.

People can suffer from unsafe homes in which they are the victims of emotional abuse and neglect, said Fowler, and once someone becomes homeless this trauma compounds and can lead to or exacerbate issues of mental illness or addiction.

“When you think of trauma and how that can impact a person’s sense of self … and how it can

d m t t a PHOTO BY ROBERT TANN s make them feel powerless, it can v help us understand why someone h may be more likely to experience a B mental health challenge or choose w to use substances to relieve that m pain,” Fowler said.

5 Hal Mandler, commander for the Littleton Police Department, t said officers typically act as the l “Band-Aid of the situation” when p responding to 911 calls made about a homeless people. f “Where we fall short, as a poR lice department, is we don’t have the ability to provide medium- or t long-range solutions,” he said, add- t ing that officers typically choose between sending a person to jail or a hospital depending on the situation.

The department, Mandler said, is now partnered with AllHealth to provide clinicians to accompany officers who are interacting with people who are homeless in order to provide them with better care and resources.

One of those clinicians is Andrea Martin, who said her team’s focus is on preventing incarceration by getting people what they need in the moment. She said she hopes her team can grow in the future with more funding and community awareness.

Speakers also gave an overview of homelesness in Littleton and the surrounding Denver metro area, which they said the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated.

Jeanne Hildreth, who works with SEE HOMELESS, P3

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Littleton Public Schools (LPS) on behalf of the federal McKinneyVento anti-homlessness program, said currently there are at least 100 LPS students with parents who are homeless.

But homelessness can often be hard to spot and Hildreth suspects there are many more families who are struggling with being unhoused.

“Most of those hundred (who have been identified as homeless) are not living on the street,” Hildreth said, adding that some families live in shared spaces with others or in hotels.

Sandra Blythe-Perry, executive director for Integrated Family Community Services, said her organization has been serving Littleton and the metro area by helping families and individuals with financial aid, something she said is key to preventing them from slipping into homelessness. Before the pandemic, Blythe-Perry said her organization was helping about 600 people per month. Now she’s serving about 5,000.

Samma Fox, an assistant to Littleton’s city manager, said as homelessness continues to remain a pressing issue, the city is looking at a new action plan, which could use federal money from the American Rescue Plan, to address it.

As speakers looked to solutions, they all encouraged a commitment to compassion from the community.

“Kindness, compassion, generos-

ity of the smallest thing,” said McFadden, the woman experiencing homelessness. “I don’t want to be here. It happened, and I’m here and I’m trying to crawl my way out.”

Rich Allen, systems supervisor for Bemis Library, said community members need to show empathy with their unhoused neighbors.

“As a nation we’ve become so divided, we’ve become very polarized,” he said. “The one thing you can do right now is step forward … and get to know the people around you.”

Jodi Nicholls, owner of the antique store Lollygag Antiques in Littleton, said building relationships with people who are experiencing homelessness is vital to defusing the tension that business owners may sometimes feel. She also said she wished she had more informational flyers she could hand out to people in need of help.

“I would love some resources that I can give them to help them seek whatever it is that they’re seeking,” she said.

But small acts of generosity alone won’t fix the problem, and McFadden said she’d like to see a day center in Littleton where homeless people can stay and feel safe, especially as winter approaches.

“Handing out blankets even,” McFadden said. “That’s a start there.”

The South Metro Community Housing Foundation is currently working with the cities of Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan to establish a Homeless Services Navigation Center where unhoused people can stay and be connected to resources. You can go to tinyurl. com/navigationcenter to make a donation towards the center.

2021 ELECTION GUIDE Here are some fast facts about this year’s election.

Key dates • Oct. 8: Ballots started going into the mail. (If you’re registered and you haven’t received your ballot yet, contact your county clerk’s office.

• Nov. 2: Last day to vote. Voting ends at 7 p.m. Mail ballots must be received by the county clerk by 7 p.m. in order to be counted. At this point, instead of mailing your ballot, you should drop it off at a ballot drop box or vote in person.

• Nov. 10: Last day for ballots cast by military and overseas voters to be received by the county clerk in order to be counted.

County election websites Find in-person voting sites and ballot drop-off locations in your county, register to vote or check your registration status, track your ballot and more.

• Adams County: adamsvotes.com

• Arapahoe County: arapahoevotes.com • Clear Creek County: clearcreekcounty. us/104/Clerk-Recorder • Denver County: denvervotes.com • Douglas County: douglasvotes.com • Elbert County: elbertcounty-co. gov/290/Elections • Jefferson County: jeffco.us/elections • Weld County: weldvotes.com State election website You can also perform many of these functions at the state election site.

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Call the Colorado Secretary of State’s office at 303-894-2200 or your county clerk’s office.

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‘A message of hope’ for shaken community Choirs join together for concert on teen suicide awareness

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Arapahoe High School choirs joined with the Colorado Saints Chorale and Orchestra for a concert Oct. 23 at St. Tim’s Episcopal Church in Centennial to raise awareness of teen suicide, something that has rocked the high school for years.

Since 2013, Arapahoe High School in Centennial, a Littleton Public Schools high school, has suffered nine student suicides that included two students who took their own lives just three days apart in 2018.

For Kirk R. Schjodt, director of choirs for Arapahoe High School, the concert and the preparation for it allowed for an open discussion about youth suicide that he felt was needed.

“This was a really great opportunity for me as a teacher to talk with my students about some of the things that they’d experienced,” Schjodt said, “and to get students’ input on how we could use our art form to bring a powerful statement of positivity and support into a community that was really hurting.”

Originally scheduled for April 20, 2020, the concert was postponed

The Colorado Saints Chorale and Orchestra during a 2019 performance.

due to COVID-19. Now, more than a year later, the two student choir groups, one with 31 members and

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the other with 40, sang to bring awareness to a topic that is personal for them.

“The students in this program, they’ve been touched by the tragedy that’s taken place in Littleton Public Schools,” Schjodt said.

“They know the hurt of losing someone they care about and they know what it’s like to struggle.”

Camden Krumholz, a 17-year-old junior at Arapahoe High School who sang during the event Saturday, said she knew a fellow class member who died by suicide when she was in the eight grade at John Wesley Powell Middle School.

She said the months of rehearsals that culminated with Saturday’s performance was rewarding but at times challenging as students grappled with feelings of loss.

“I’ve found it’s been very emotional, personally,” Krumholz said.

“It’s been kind of difficult but it’s something we’ve worked through and worked very hard on.”

Working with other students as they prepared for the concert spurred overdue conversations around suicide, she said.

“It’s brought up a lot of great conversations that have needed to happen for years,” Krumholz said.

And the students are not alone.

Lisa Comstock, president of the faith-based Colorado Saints Chorale and Orchestra, which has 75 singing members and around 50 in their orchestra, said through their participation in the concert members have opened up more about losing loved ones to suicide.

“My own mom suffered with depression and suicidal thoughts,” Comstock said. “Within our organization, we’ve grieved together.”

Comstock said the group is emotionally connected with the high

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school, where all five of her children graduated from. The group has also sung with the high school choirs in the past.

The chorale and orchestra has a long history of connecting with communities. Since 1983, it has put on various concerts throughout the Denver metro area to spread an uplifting message.

“We work within the area to put on events that matter to them, that help them build relationships in the community or put out a message of hope,” she said.

Hope was at the center of Saturday’s concert.

One of the songs performed, titled “Please Stay,” written by Jake Runestad, ushered lyrics of belonging to remind listeners that they are welcomed, loved and valued.

“It’s not a somber feeling, but it’s a celebratory feeling, it’s a feeling of intent, of meaning,” Comstock said. “We’re driven to make a difference with this concert.”

The concert also featured an art exhibit by Brady Smith, a young artist whose art, previously featured at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, tells the story of the reasons why he chose not to take his own life.

Comstock said that following Saturday’s concert, the chorale and orchestra intend to partner with choirs to put on suicide awareness and benefit concerts every year throughout Colorado.

For Schjodt, the high school choirs director, he hopes the performance helped listeners who maybe needed the message.

“The students want to share the fact that there’s hope,” he said.

“Hope is real, help is real for people who are struggling … for folks who are struggling, they don’t have to struggle alone.”

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Tri-County Health exit could mean big costs later for Arapahoe, Adams But Arapahoe public health funding to stay stable for now

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With Douglas County setting off in its own direction on public health policy but still contracting to receive all services from Tri-County Health Department, Arapahoe County’s public health programs are likely to remain unaffected for now.

But after the end of 2022 — when Douglas County could end its agreement with Tri-County Health and when Adams County expects to move to a new health department structure — the costs of Arapahoe and Adams counties pulling away from Tri-County could be in the millions, according to a consulting firm studying the benefits and drawbacks of the counties’ potential decisions to handle public health services alone.

“In the short term, separate, single county public health agencies would have access to less public health revenue, and perhaps services, and would incur transition costs for start-up and (the) dissolution of TCHD,” the Oct. 12 report by the Otowi Group says.

On the other hand, single-county entities “would allow counties to wholly envision a health department to be what they want and

Tri-County Health Department’s headquarters in Greenwood Village.

need, from the ground up,” the report adds.

Douglas County had long been contemplating leaving Tri-County Health amid a rift over the health agency’s coronavirus safety orders.

Douglas County’s elected leaders formalized the decision to leave Tri-County in a meeting Sept. 7, opting to form its own board of health in charge of matters such as countywide public health orders.

But the county decided to continue to receive all services from TriCounty, approving an agreement on Sept. 28.

Services that will continue include restaurant inspections, nutrition counseling, maternal and child health services, and disease control, among others.

Adams County’s elected leaders announced that Adams will also leave Tri-County, raising the question of whether Arapahoe County no longer has the option to partner with Adams down the road.

“Douglas County’s decisions left us no choice but to reevaluate the future of public health services in Adams County,” Eva Henry, an Adams County commissioner, said

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in the Oct. 19 news release. “As a result, Adams County must determine the best option to move ahead for a health board and services provided to residents.”

The Adams commissioners were to bring forward a resolution at an Oct. 26 public hearing to provide notice of Adams’ decision to leave Tri-County, according to the news release.

“Per its legal obligation, Adams County will remain a part of TCHD through December 2022,” the news

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Maps mean tough choices for some lawmakers

Move or drop out?

It’s a game of political musical chairs

BY THY VO AND SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN

One Democratic state senator was drawn into a district that now leans heavily in Republicans’ favor. A GOP House member, meanwhile, will run in a district that’s now solidly Democratic.

And a handful of incumbents will have to decide whether to challenge their colleagues in an awkward primary or general election contest or quickly move to a new part of the state.

While the new state House and Senate maps drawn by an independent redistricting commission and pending approval by the Colorado Supreme Court appear to favor Democrats’ maintaining their majority in the General Assembly, the proposals are forcing lawmakers to make tough choices that could alter the political fabric of the state for years to come.

“Somebody’s ox is getting gored no matter what they do,” said Rep. Perry Will, a New Castle Republican who would live in a district that would favor Democrats by 16 percentage points. “Would I prefer to represent the district I currently do? Absolutely. Can I do a good job of representing the new one? Abso-

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Democrats now hold a 20-15 majority in the state Senate, but at least nine seats will be competitive over the next two years. They hold a 41-24 advantage in the House, where nine

seats would be considered tossups in 2022.

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Colorado state Sen. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood, meets with other lawmakers in the Colorado Senate chambers before attending the state of the state address by Gov. Jared Polis in January 2020.

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In 2020, outside groups spent $10.5 million and candidates spent $1.1 million on three key Senate and two competitive House contests. Republicans won three of those five seats.

The clock is ticking The state constitution requires candidates for the General Assembly to live for at least a year in the district they run in the next election, which will be Nov. 8, 2022. This means incumbents considering a bid in a different, potentially more favorable district will have to make that decision soon.

“It’s U-Haul time for some incumbents,” said Tyler Sandberg, co-founder of the conservative education policy and political action group Ready Colorado. “The clock … is ticking real fast to move to a place that’s winnable.”

They may have to make that choice before the Supreme Court issues a decision on the legislative maps.

After hearing oral arguments on Oct. 25, the court has until Nov. 15 to either approve the maps or send them back to the Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission for changes.

“I think all of us are just waiting to see what maps ultimately are final, and then figure it out from there,” said state Sen. Brittany Pettersen, of Lakewood, who under the current maps would live in the same district as Sen. Jessie Danielson of Wheat Ridge, a friend and fellow Democrat.

Pettersen and Danielson will need to decide whether to challenge each other in a primary, move into another district or run for another elected office. Pettersen wants to run for U.S. House but said she would not run against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, an Arvada Democrat who is up for re-election in 2022.

Whatever Pettersen and Danielson decide, they would be in a solid blue district, unlike in 2018, when both faced competitive contests with hundreds of thousands of dollars in outside spending.

That’s not the case for Democratic Sen. Tammy Story of Evergreen, who finds herself in a newly drawn 4th District that would favor Repub-

licans, according to a competitiveness report by nonpartisan redistricting staff based on the results of eight statewide races between 2016 and 2020.

President Donald Trump won the new district by nearly 30 percentage points in 2016. The largest population base is Fremont County, followed by western Jefferson County, and Teller, Chaffee and Park counties.

In 2024, Democrats would have a solid advantage in five of the eight open seats, while two Democratic and one Republican incumbents would find themselves in tossup districts. Democrat Sen. Chris Kolker of Centennial would wind up with a competitive margin, in District 16.

‘Whiplash for some’ Some current members of the House are also eyeing open seats.

State Rep. Kevin Van Winkle, a Highlands Ranch Republican, has filed to run for the open Senate District 30 seat, which will be vacated

by Sen. Chris Holbert, who is termlimited.

In the state House, 16 seats would be open in 2022 due to redistricting, term limits or members running for higher office, with a relatively even advantage for the two parties. Seven Democratic incumbents face competitive battles, compared with one Republican.

Five Republicans and three Democrats would also be living in the same district as another incumbent.

With 31 safe Democratic seats and only 19 safe GOP seats, Republicans face an uphill battle.

“Some of these races are very safe districts, and all of a sudden, are very competitive. That’s going to be whiplash for some of these representatives,” Sandberg, the GOP consultant, said.

Rep. Tom Sullivan of Aurora, a Democrat who has faced recall threats over his advocacy for gun control laws, would live in House District 61, the second most competitive district under the new map.

Rep. Colin Larson, a moderate Republican from Ken Caryl who has considered a run for U.S. House would also live in a competitive district.

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Outside the mansion, visitors will find a treasure trove of costumes and decor. Sarah Russett, who stumbled upon the store, chooses a mask for her Halloween costume.

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A voodoo doctor hides in the shadows inside the haunted mansion.

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IF YOU GO The haunted mansion is open 6 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, 3 p.m. to midnight Saturday and 3 to 10 p.m. Sunday. Its last day of operation is Oct. 31.

Tickets are $20 on Sunday through Thursday, $25 Friday and Saturday and $35 for a VIP ticket to skip the line any day. The haunted mansion also offers a non-scary lights-on tour for $10.

located just north of Main Street c in downtown Littleton, has for years been home to a haunted i mansion that attracts visitors of o all ages. s After a shutdown last year due s to COVID-19 restrictions, the d store’s haunted mansion has returned in full force to offer those o who dare a scare. But Reinke l promises it remains a familyW centered attraction. w “We don’t do any blood or guts, we don’t have any chain saws, R no scenes where it’s really gory,” c Reinke said. “My house is more like Disney, a lot of special effects,h w a lot of illusions.” l The mansion, which sprawls t roughly 10,000 square feet and is made up of 35 individual rooms, boasts over 1,000 moving w parts and sends frightened souls m through various worlds including f a sinister swamp and a disorientc ing tunnel engulfed by floating specters. t As visitors enter, they’ll encounter a host of ghoulish props. t A voodoo doctor waiting in the shadows. A wrinkled witch gaz- j ing into her crystal ball. Undead, t a life-size skeletal horses pulling a dark carriage from the under- b world.

The attraction is imbued with t the brothers’ childhood love for h makeshift haunted houses, which t first began in their childhood t basement in 1968.

R At the ages of 9 and 10, the brothers constructed a house of g horrors made from whatever they could get their hands on: A plaster skull from their older brother, their father’s footlocker for a coffin, blankets for the walls.

“We caught a shopping cart fishing and cleaned it all up because I wanted to mechanize it,” Reinke said. “I thought it would be cool if we could roll people through and have control of them (so) we put them in the basket and had a strobe light in the front.”

The brothers charged one penny for their guests.

“I think we made maybe 30 cents one year,” Reinke laughed.

But soon their haunted house graduated from the basement and began popping up in schools and local church events as the brothers built their Halloween empire.

In 1984, the brothers set up their first purely commercial haunted house off Mineral and Broadway.

In 2004, they bought their current store, located off South Prince Street, where their haunted mansion is housed.

And the brothers haven’t lost their knack for resourcefulness.

Weaving his way through the haunted mansion, Reinke points out a cut-up hose acting as a sewage drain and the lids of plastic storage containers painted to look like rusted doors.

A small team of artists and technicians begins every March on the mansion, which usually changes about half its rooms each year. In late September, it opens to guests.

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costumes and decor.

With more than 50,000 items, Reinke said he has diversified his pool of inventory, from buying out party stores that are going bankrupt to sourcing handmade masks and decorations from locals.

“The reason why I don’t buy in one specific place is then I look like everyone else, I’ll look like a Walmart or a Target, and I don’t want to do that,” he said.

The novelty and breadth of Reinke Brothers is what draws customers from all over.

“It’s the Halloween store we were hoping to find,” said Sarah Russett, who stumbled upon Reinke Bros last week after coming to Littleton to watch a marching band.

Milo Salisbury, a Littleton native who now lives in Aurora, said she made the trip back to her home city for the store.

“It’s an adventure whenever you come in here,” she said.

For Reinke, it’s the screams, and the smiles, that have kept him in the business for so long.

His haunted mansion seeks to not just brew up a good scare but to tap the imagination of minds as young as his when he and his brother built their first haunted house.

Reinke said he will do lights-on tours with children to show them how his haunted mansion comes to life. “(People go) why would you do that and I say, ‘Why wouldn’t I?’” Reinke said. “Maybe they’ll make a great haunted house someday.”

An undead horse-drawn carriage pulls its way through the haunted mansion.

A sinister clown swings from the roof of Reinke Brothers.

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Colo. hospital ICUs fill up amid COVID surge Polis: ‘Get protected.

Get vaccinated.

Get boosted.’

BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN

Gov. Jared Polis issued his most urgent plea in months Oct. 21, asking Coloradans to get vaccinated against coronavirus in order to break a continued surge in hospitalizations that left the state with only 120 available intensive care beds.

Looking into the camera that was live streaming his news conference, Polis spoke directly to unvaccinated Coloradans, saying: “We want you here. We want you to be healthy.

Please get vaccinated.”

As of Oct. 21, more than 1,100 people were hospitalized in Colorado with confirmed cases of COVID-19, the highest number since last December. What is different this time, though, is the state has largely reopened, meaning hospitals are also filling up with victims of car accidents and other day-to-day events.

During normal times, the state’s intensive care units would operate at about 68% full, said Scott Bookman, the state health department’s COVID-19 incident commander.

Now, though, Colorado’s hospital ICUs are operating at around 90% of capacity, running the risk that they could be overwhelmed if the surge of coronavirus cases continues.

An emergency-department patient at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree in 2020.

Bookman said hospitals are postponing necessary but non-emergent surgeries — preserving capacity but delaying valuable medical care to patients who need it. Polis said the state is ready to implement crisis standards of care plans if needed, a move that would authorize hospitals

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“We are nearing the capacity of our hospitals,” Polis said.

Bookman echoed that concern, saying, “The trajectory of hospitalizations continues to go up, making me even more concerned about what this is going to do to the capacity of our hospitals to be able to take care of patients.”

About 79% of those currently hospitalized with COVID-19 are unvaccinated, according to data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. And those who are hospitalized and unvaccinated also skew younger. The average age of an unvaccinated person who is hospitalized in Colorado right now is 57, compared with an average age of 73 for the vaccinated.

In addition to urging unvaccinated people to get the shot, Polis also said older Coloradans should receive a booster shot. He cited newly released data from vaccine maker Pfizer showing that a booster shot of its vaccine was more than 95% effective at preventing symptomatic cases of COVID-19.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 20 approved booster shots for people who received the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, to go along with a previous approval of boosters for Pfizer recipients. At press time, an expert panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still needed to give its OK. Pfizer booster shots have been authorized for all people ages 65 or older, along with people who have high-risk medical conditions or who work in high-risk settings. The Moderna approval is expected to follow similar guidelines.

Boosters for Johnson & Johnson are expected to be available for all people who received the vaccine.

People with weakened immune systems are already eligible for a booster shot regardless of which vaccine they received.

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The rising levels of concern in Colorado stand in contrast to what is happening in the nation at large.

Across the United States, coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are falling.

During the previous several months, while the virus’ delta variant tore through health care systems around the country, Colorado had managed to have some of the lowest hospitalization and case rates in the country. Now, Colorado has the 10th-highest infection rate and 20th-highest hospitalization rate among all states, according to The New York Times’ case tracker.

Since the beginning of October, about 20 people a day in Colorado have died with COVID-19. As recently as this summer, that number was around four or five people a day.

More than 8,000 people in Colorado have now died due to the coronavirus.

The Oct. 21 news conference was notable for the language Polis used in hoping to prevent more deaths.

Repeatedly, he urged unvaccinated people to show care for themselves by getting the shot. Slightly less than 30% of Coloradans who are old enough to get vaccinated are not fully immunized.

“Never in my wildest imagination did I think there would be Coloradans that didn’t want to protect themselves,” Polis said, recalling the day the first vaccine doses arrived in the state.

He later added: “Show that you love yourself. Show that you support your friends and family that want you to be here for many years to come. Get protected. Get vaccinated.

Get boosted.”

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Lone Tree racer is success on track Harry Voigt finished 2nd at national championship

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Harry Voigt wanted to explain in his college application essay which life experiences helped reshape how he defines himself — from a little boy with dyslexia thinking “I was stupid” to a fearless natural on the racetrack — Voigt took his readers out of the stands and behind the wheel with him.

“My eyes are focusing on the checkered flag, and it feels like I am approaching in a jet. Engine roaring loud and the smell of burning rubber as I tear around the last corner. I see all the different colored shirts of the fans and hands waving with cameras,” he wrote.

The fans get louder. He feels the wind funnel up his helmet, “cooling my sweaty head.” His hands ache, and he “can barely hold the wheel much longer.”

“I see the flag getting bigger and bigger, and then in the blink of an eye, it is gone. The engine grows quiet, the speed drops, and my excitement takes off,” he wrote.

Heat rises from the track and fans hush as he transitions into a cool-down lap. His hands “feel as if someone was beating on them with a hammer,” and his “nose is filled with the strong smell of gasoline.”

“I think to myself, wow, I just won my first professional race at Circuit of Americas in Austin, Texas,” he wrote.

Taking titles That’s far from his only title. In September, the 20-year-old from Lone Tree took home second place at the National Auto Sport Association’s 2021 Spec Miata National Championships held at Daytona International Speedway. He placed first in the Teen Mazda Challenge.

“It was so thrilling,” said Voigt’s mother, Pamela. “Continual goosebumps.”

Racing at Daytona was a bucket list opportunity. The famous track is known for its long straightaways where drafting is crucial, Voigt said. For that reason, having a drafting partner is ideal. One car trailing another closely can increase the drivers’ speed by several miles per hour.

“It’s just physics,” Voigt said.

In a series of practice sessions and qualifying events for the national championships, Voigt placed well, staying among the top 10. But he had trouble finding another driver to team up with, which left him to fend for himself come race time.

As the championship event got underway, Voigt hung just outside the top eight drivers, he said.

“I was having to drive the absolute hell out of the car to keep up with them,” he said.

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The championships epitomized how strategy and fate both come into play during a race, Voigt said.

A crash took two cars out and Voigt closed the gap on the fifth. He focused on staying consistent and not making mistakes in his driving, he said. Then another car was hit by debris and had to pull off.

“This stuff just sucks, I don’t want to see that,” Voigt said.

Despite rising in the ranks, Voigt was still without a partner, trying to keep pace with leading drivers.

Then another driver, Matt Cresci, slowed just enough for Voigt to catch up. Finally, he had found his partner.

“We took off and we charged all the way to second or third in a lap or two,” he said.

A three-car breakaway ensued.

As the whirlwind race came to a close, Voigt and Cresci chased lead driver Preston Pardus. Pardus ultimately took first. Voigt trailed by less than a second, and secured runner-up.

After races, crews disassemble winning cars, pulling out the engine looking for any signs a competitor cheated. The intent is for each car to be equally matched so that the “race comes down to the driver,” Voigt said.

During his inspection, techs discovered Voigt’s transmission had been on the brink of blowing but managed to hold up — another piece of luck that went in Voigt’s favor.

“I shouldn’t have been able to finish the race,” he said.

Getting started The now 20-year-old who poured his love of racing onto the page speaks with just as much passion for the sport in conversation.

“I’ve learned so much about myself in racing,” he said.

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For so many communities, arts centers are hubs of connection and creativity — places where people can go for entertainment and education. Which made the COVID-19 pandemic especially damaging, since so many arts centers were shut down to keep performers, staff and audiences safe.

That’s the story with the University of Denver’s Robert and Judi Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave. in Denver, which went quiet for the bulk of the pandemic. But the center is returning to life, and by launching its 2021-22 season, is signaling it’s ready to be a hub for the community again.

“The great thing about the Newman Center and places like it is the cultural infusion of ideas from elsewhere and the sharing of ideas,” said Aisha Ahmad-Post, executive director of the center. “This is a community home for so many different groups.”

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NEWMAN CENTER’S 2021-22 SEASON Here’s what’s ahead on the Newman Center for the Performing Arts calendar: • Veronica Swift — 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 • Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca: Entre Tú y Yo — 2 p.m. Nov. 21 • Fiestas Navideñas with Fiesta Colorado, Mariachi Sol de Mi Tierra and ArtistiCO — 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 • Christmas with The King’s Singers: Finding Harmony — 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 • Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience — Jan. 4-9

• Kronos Quartet — 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 • Dance Theatre of Harlem — 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 14-15 • Joey Alexander — 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 • Nat Geo Live: Spinosaurus, Lost Giant of the Cretaceous with Nizar Ibrahim — 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 • Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis — 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 and 2 p.m. Feb. 20 • Nat Geo Live: When Women Ruled the World with Kara Cooney — 2 p.m. March 6

• Mrs. Krishnan’s Party — 7:30 p.m.

March 22-23 • Nashville Ballet with Rhiannon Giddens: Lucy Negro Redux — 7:30 p.m. March 29-30 • B-The Underwater Bubble Show — 7:30 p.m. March 31 • Nat Geo Live: Secrets of the Whales with Brian Skerry — 7:30 p.m. April 5 • New Morse Code — 7:30 p.m. April 8 Get tickets at 303-871-7720 or newmancenterpresents.com/.

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professional win, but his love for the sport was sparked years earlier, when his father took him to a go-kart track around age 10. As he wrote in his essay, school had been difficult for him with not only a dyslexia diagnosis but ADHD as well.

Racing was different. Speed didn’t scare him, and he quickly picked up the art of racing.

“Being an inch off the ground, not even exaggerating, going 90 in a go-kart,” he said. “You feel the G-forces.”

He went to local tracks on weekends for fun, eventually catching the attention of an employee who told his dad he saw raw talent in the young speedster. The man suggested investing in a kart.

At age 12, his parents did just that. Voigt had been working hard in school, they said, and as a reward they surprised him with his own set of wheels.

Voigt began competing throughout Colorado around age 14, often alongside adults, and almost immediately won competitions. His room in the basement of his family home boasts shelves brimming with trophies and walls lined with memorabilia.

The room is also where he gets in much of his practice time, using a software program hooked up to a mock race car rig. Real track time is expensive. So is the entire sport.

Travel. Vehicle maintenance.

Race entry fees. Voigt doesn’t get

Harry Voigt competes in the NASA 2021 National Championships in September.

paid to race, but thanks to sponsors he doesn’t pay to race, either.

Practicing from home helps him stay competitive without some of the financial burden, he said.

At home, he climbs through the narrow gap between the seat and steering wheel and sits there for hours before a competition, racing on the screen and getting virtual coaching from a mentor who emails him notes.

“The seat, the pedal and the

wheel are pretty much right off a race car,” he said.

A lifelong passion Racing teaches his son valuable life lessons, like handling pressure and being put on the spot, Voigt’s father, Brian, said. Thinking back to the September national championships, Brian said he and Pamela “always knew Harry was capable of that level of competition.”

“How many times did you hear

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me say, ‘You’re as fast as these guys,’” Brian said to Voigt. “I’m not sure Harry always believed it.”

Voigt would love to race as a career, but he’s also staying focused on earning his degree. He’s now studying business at Lynn University in Florida. Whatever the future holds, “racing will always be a part of my life,” he said.

“It just seems like a part of me,” he said.

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Top talent talks about the importance of culture

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ere we are wrapping up the series, “The 5 C’s of Retaining Top Talent.”

Now it’s time to link connection, collaboration, change and consistency to WINNING culture. And culture, according to WORDS some top performers across several industries, was the difference maker in their decision to stay in their current role, or to leave and explore finding success elsewhere.

Michael Norton Mariann is considered one of the brightest in her organization. She is a thought leader and someone who loves coaching, mentoring and developing excellence in her team.

Every year she receives a glowing performance evaluation and an increase in her salary. When she emailed me after the first column of this series, she shared that she was regretfully leaving her job and team that she loved. Her reason was that after watching the culture of the organization deteriorate, and with empty promises to change, she ultimately resigned.

Her email was reflective of many I have received over the past few weeks. Organizations who are losing people are losing them largely because of the perceived negative, caustic, toxic, and confrontational environment they find themselves now working in.

Dave, a top performing salesperson is consistently in the top five amongst the salespeople in his company. He emailed me to say he was glad that culture was on the list. He reported that he had left a numbers driven, operations driven culture that never supported the sales team. As a matter of fact, he called them the sales prevention department. He left because he heard about the positive, high-energy, sales culture at his current company. He sought them out even though they weren’t looking for any new salespeople at the time. He says that “Luckily, and thankfully they saw me as a fit and offered me a job. The culture here rocks.”

We are living in very complex times, and it seems that no matter what we do as business owners, or executives leading a company, the diverse make-up of opinions, likes, dislikes, preferences, and

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Root out supremacism As a 70-year-old white, straight male, I understand the views expressed by the letter writer (Oct. 7 “Warning about woke ideology”) who falsely equates what he calls “woke teaching” with an incorrect definition of racism.

I once held similar, uninformed views. This is not surprising. Mainstream education traditionally presents a onedimensional view of the United States, cherry-picking some facts about our history and culture and ignoring others that don’t “fit” the dominant view which is rooted in an unexamined white supremacist culture (imported from “Christian” Europe) justifying slavery and stealing by force the land from indigenous people.

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attitudes of our team members makes it almost impossible to please everyone. Right now, if you happen to be at a place where the culture of the organization is eroding and people are leaving, there is still hope. There is still time to start making changes or leading differently.

Although we are living and working with complexities, we can take what Albert Einstein said and focus on simplicity. Albert Einstein said, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” Sometimes we tend to complicate the uncomplicated or over-engineer a solution.

When it comes to changing culture or creating and maintaining a positive culture where people want to come to work, we can make huge advancements by focusing on the basics, some of the simplest things that our people expect from leadership, and that can go such a long way to building a thriving culture. We covered some of these over the past four weeks; connection; collaboration; change; and consistency.

Employee engagement is a very clear indicator of the health of our business. And a pretty obvious indicator of whether or not

we have a positive and thriving culture. When we look around are we seeing team members who are simply checking the box, or are they engaged and contributing at their very best? Are we being transparent with what is going on, how the company is performing, and taking an active interest in each team member? Are we working under a people-focused culture based on honesty, integrity, and opportunity? If not, people will do one of two things. Show up and check the box, or they will leave.

And with those two options, having them leave is almost always better.

How is your business doing when it comes to culture? Is it so bad that you are in duck and covert mode? Is it so good that you hope s to attract more top talent to join b c you? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing. com and when we create a culture n p where people want to work and c thrive, it really will be a better than good year. p Michael Norton is the grateful CEOt of Tramazing.com, a personal and O professional coach, and a consul- v tant, trainer, encourager and moti- d t vator to businesses of all sizes. o g q

What do you do when you think of conflict?

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ver watch that episode of “The Office” where Michael decides to teach his staff about conflict resolution? As a human resources professional and conflict coach GUEST watching that, I was both gasping COLUMN and guffawing at the same time. Of all the people to attempt it, there’s the manager modeling just how NOT to attempt to resolve conflict.

At one point, he basically comLinda Newell pares conflict to a “shiatsu massage, where they dig into your body, very hard. And it is very painful. And apparently, some people throw up. But the next day, they feel great.”

Most of us hate that poke-in-theeye feeling when addressing conflict. Even though I teach conflict transformation for a living, I still

get nervous with my own conflicts, as we all do. As my mentor says, that’s why they call it being a “practitioner.” It continues to take practice for all of us. So, what is it that makes us go crazy when we get into conflict? Or for some, even when we get near it.

For some of us, it may actually be a physical reaction to protect us from harm. That’s a whole course of protection techniques just in itself. For others, it might be the fear of losing the argument or appearing to be incorrect, wrong, or “found out.”

But for the majority of us, we become hesitant to dig into our conflict because either we don’t have the tools to resolve it or we’re afraid of hurting (or losing) our relationships around it. But shouldn’t we be able to do both?

Conflict management is about solving problems AND building relationships. What good is problem resolution if we can’t maintain the relationship?

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debut of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with the legendary Wynton Marsalis, the Nashville Ballet with Rhiannon Giddens and flamenco greats Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca.

Putting seasons together take months — even years — of effort, so many of the performers who are part of this year’s program were scheduled during the pandemic shut down, and now are finally getting the chance to connect with audiences.

“A lot of these folks will be somewhat familiar to our audi-

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transportation types, as well as support green spaces by ensuring between 10 and 20% tree canopy coverage per district.

Though it opens the door for a new era of development, city staff pledged it would not alter the city’s character in any fundamental way.

“We know how hard in our own personal human nature it is to sometimes accept change,” said Kathleen Osher, director of community services for community and economic development for the City of Littleton. “The ULUC is an evolution in our strategy to manage change and growth so that our identity and quality of life endure.”

The plan will consolidate regulatory documents including standards related to zoning, subdivision and historic preservation, as well as streamline development review processes.

Littleton Mayor Jerry Valdes said he hoped the ULUC will be a “living document” that will be open to

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can become, opening up our kids’ thinking to accept and include all people as worthy.

Such education is rooted in a correct understanding of racism as prejudice plus power. While it is true that one pernicious effect of racism is that it “divides people into groups based on skin color,” the

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even a court-ordered mediator.

And yes, some conflicts may be too dangerous to attempt to manage on our own. But the majority of them are possible to wade through and get to the other side. Will you throw up, as Michael claims?

Maybe. But you’ll feel great the next day!

For information on Conflict Resolution Month in Colorado, you can go to: conflictresolutionmonth.org.

ences,” Ahmad-Post said. “These artists really revel in the ability to engage with each other, not just the audiences.”

In addition to a source of high-quality professional performance, the Newman Center is also ready to provide opportunities for children and young adults to immerse themselves in the arts through its Student Matinee Series and Musical Explorers.

“When the pandemic started, we were working on reshaping the model of what we offered, and we were able to do what we could with things like virtual curriculum models,” said Luke Wachter, associate director of educational initiatives.

“The direction we want to try to

go in is to create really meaningful community partnerships. In the past, we existed as our own organization and entity, but we want to move our programing out-of-building and into the community.”

As these efforts move forward, one of the key areas of focus is increasing equity and access for all those who want to participate.

For Wachter, that means diversifying the center’s offerings, establishing new relationships and partnerships and reshaping its programs into more engaging forms.

“A fundamental part of any education is providing a window into the world, and it’s equally as important for children to see

themselves and their community reflected on the stage,” Wachter said. “Pairing windows and mirrors together make for a really equitable education.”

As people re-enter the wider world, a lot has changed, and it will continue to change. But arts centers can still be a place to build something. And AhmadPost wants the community to take that chance again at the Newman Center.

“The same way people showed up for restaurants, they should show up for the arts,” she said.

“Take a chance, buy yourself a ticket, take a partner out on a date night. When people do give us a chance, they come back over and over again.”

change as the city itself changes and grows.

The move brings new prospects for a wide palette of housing options, and staff members are considering making a mandatory percentage of affordable housing for future developments, aspects that garnered support from some in attendance of the meeting.

“While we have much work left to do in terms of housing, the progress that has been made is tremendous,” said Corey Reitz, executive director of South Metro Housing Options, during the meeting’s public comment period.

Eric Veith, who lives in southeast Littleton’s council District 3 and chairs the city’s housing task force, said the new code represented compromise for the community.

“It’s not perfect, but it’s a step in the right direction for what we think is good housing policy for the city to meet the needs that have been identified,” he said.

But others raised concerns.

Lynn Christensen, who also lives in District 3, said she is skeptical of the plan for mixed use along the city’s corridors and cautioned the

council against what she called “too much construction and over speculation.”

“I believe developing high density urban centers to the extent the ULUC allows does not enhance neighborhood quality,” she said.

Iftin Abshir, a resident of southwest Littleton’s District 4 resident who previously ran for a council seat in 2019, said council should hold off on moving forward with the ULUC until it solidifies a plan for affordable housing.

“It is entirely within the purview of council to adopt such an ordinance requiring a percentage of all new construction to be affordable and attainable housing and it is a further failure of council not to do so immediately,” she said.

Following public comment and further discussion among council members, all seven members voted unanimously to adopt the ULUC, generating applause from themselves, city staff and some residents.

cause of racism is not promoting critical thinking among our young people but the conscious and deliberate maintenance of systems to uphold the status quo that privileges those defined as “white.”

We adults need to do the deeper work to root out unexamined white supremacist beliefs and assumptions. Working with a book like Layla Saad’s “Me and White Supremacy” is a good place to start.

John Paul Marosy Littleton

Or, for training, coaching, or facilitating conflict, feel free to reach out to me for a resource relevant for you. The reward of feeling more peace in our lives, especially right now, is well worth the practice.

Former Colorado state Senator, now with a master’s in Social Justice and Ethics from Iliff School of Theology, Linda Newell is a writer, instructor, facilitator, and conflict coach. Senlindanewell@gmail. com, www.lindanewell.org, www. senlindanewell.com, @sennewell on Twitter, Senator Linda Newell or @TheLastBill on Facebook.

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A vital and ‘lovely job’ Theresa Cuccio has been working with NICU babies for 33 years. She is currently a NICU nurse at Sky Ridge Medical Center.

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NICU nurses care for babies and families in trying moments

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hey are the last people parents want to see on what it supposed to be one of the happiest days of their lives.

But, in a short amount of time, they become people who parents treasure, remember and appreciate forever.

These people are the nurses that take care of babies sent to the newborn intensive care unit, or NICU, after birth.

When having a baby, parents plan for and think about the happy moment when the little bundle of joy arrives. When a doctor orders a baby, especially those born prematurely, to the NICU, the happiness is replaced with a quick sense of fear, confusion, and anxiety.

Helping to settle and understand all of those emotions are the NICU nurses.

Kirtley Ceballos, the fetal and neonatal director of patient services at Children’s Hospital Colorado, said that no matter where the hospital is located along the Front Range, nurses in every single NICU facility brings stability, kindness, understanding and the ability to educate parents on what to do now.

“NICU units are not just about caring for the babies,” Ceballos said. “These nurses care for the entire family. They help moms hold these fragile babies, they interpret cries and teach parents how to understand certain facial expressions.

They educate them on what they need to do.”

Whether it is helping a mother start pumping breast milk to help

a baby who is too weak to latch on or teaching the new father how to overcome his fears and hold a baby that may be no bigger than his hand, NICU nurses serve as support to parents as they provide care for a baby.

‘I just loved the babies’ NICU nurses are such experts that the quickness with which they can bathe, change a diaper, and get a baby resting peacefully in a bed can be intimidating to a new parent.

Longtime NICU nurse Theresa Cuccio, with Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, said because it is second nature for unit nurses to care for small babies, they just zoom through. Sometimes they forget a parent is watching with a lot of anxiety, she said.

AnnMarie Buczyna, a fifth-year NICU nurse at the Level 3 at the Medical Center for Aurora, said teaching parents how to become comfortable caring for their new baby is one of her favorite parts of the job. Buczyna has worked throughout the Denver metro area with babies, including Children’s Hospital Colorado.

“It’s everyday life in the NICU, but for parents it can be one of the scariest days of their lives,” she said. “NICU nurses are happy to help both the parents and the baby.”

Cuccio, a NICU nurse for 33 years, said she has valued every moment of her career. The longtime nurse said in nursing school she spent a few hours observing babies in a NICU and was immediately hooked.

“I just loved the babies,” she said.

“NICU nursing is so much more

Young Amelia, dubbed the “Christmas Miracle Baby” by Sky Ridge NICU nurses, COURTESY PHOTO returned with her parents for an annual reunion.

unique that other areas. Here we must function as a team. You cannot do your own thing. We have a great team that comes together for the moments to celebrate and for the tough days. It is the nature of how we function, you are never on an island.”

Cuccio said NICU is unique because of the family aspect. Parents have such high expectations when they come into delivery that the thought of going to NICU can be tough, Cuccio said.

“You have to put yourself in their shoes,” she said. “As nurses, we are patient because we know this is not what they anticipated. These parents are thrown for a loop and the care their baby needs is differ-

ent than they expected.”

‘OK to take a break’ In a lot of cases, Buczyna said NICU nurses have to act as a voice of reason for parents. Cuccio and Byczyna said so often parents, mothers especially, come into NICU blaming themselves, thinking they cannot leave the baby for a second.

“We let them know that we have the baby’s care first,” Cuccio said.

“We let them know it is OK to put the baby down and walk away. It is OK to take a break.”

As time passes in the NICU, Cuccio said the goal is to teach these parents to do the work in feeding, SEE NURSES, P17

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ocalist Veronica Swift will perform at the Newman Center for the Performing SONYA’S Arts at the University SAMPLER of Denver’s Gates Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 19.

Her program will include swing, beebop and Sonya Ellingboe The Great American Songbook. Tickets start at $19. Go online to newmancenterpresents.com or call 303-871-7720.

present three staged readings under the heading of “Theatre as Sanctuary,” exploring the idea of sanctuary: “The Christians”

by Lucas Hnath, directed

by Monica Holt, Oct. 29-30 at the Antonia Brico Stage at Central Presbyterian Church, 1660 N. Sherman St., Denver; “And in this Corner: Cassius Clay,” directed by donnie betts, Nov. 12-13 at the Phamaly Theatre Company Offices, 3532 Franklin St., Denver; and “My Name is Asher Lev” by Aaron Posner, directed by Ben Raanan, Nov. 20-21 at Temple Emanuel, 51 Grape St., Denver. Pay what you can, $20 is suggested, at phamaly.org.

Visions The annual “Visions Tactile Art Show” at the Arapahoe Community College Colorado Gallery of the Arts, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, features collaborative art by ACC art students and those from Colorado Center for the Blind. November 8-17; free and open to the public. Opening reception Nov. 11, 5 to 7 p.m. Masks required. Information: trish. sangelo@arapahoe.edu.

Call for artists Lone Tree Arts Center will present its annual Commissioners’ Choice exhibit, with a theme of “Pets: The Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic,” from Jan. 12 to March 27 and entries are due by Nov. 4. Information at lonetreeartscenter.org/ commissionerschoice.

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Stories on Stage “What Goes Up Must Come Down” will be presented at 7 p.m. on Nov. 12 in person and virtual at Nomad Theatre in Boulder

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changing and caring for the baby.

“As nurses, sometimes the best thing we can do is take a step back and be supportive,” Cuccio said.

“We work to educate them and empower them.”

Cuccio said working with parents can be rewarding for NICU nurses as they watch them go from being scared to even hold their baby to being confident, and once the baby is strong enough, carrying them out proudly in the car seat.

Cuccio and Byczyna said NICUs are also unique in how patients

Vocalist Veronica Swift will perform at the University of Denver’s Newman Center for the Performing COURTESY PHOTO Arts on Nov. 19.

and online. Ticket information: storiesonstage.org, 303-494-0523 ($22). Later shows will be on Sundays at the Su Teatro Theater on Santa Fe Drive.

Littleton artist Littleton artist Michelle Lamb will be in an exhibit called “Paredolia,” which means receiving specific images in an unusual medium. Oct. 22 to Nov. 7 at Core New Art Space, 6851 W. Col-

come in. Some days the unit will see no babies and the following day suddenly there is an onslaught of babies being born that need the added care.

The time patients are with NICU can range from six hours to months, Cuccio said. Sometimes a situation ends in tragedy and others end with a baby going home after months of treatment.

Cuccio recalled a “Christmas miracle baby” who came early while her parents were visiting Colorado.

The baby needed a lot of time to get stronger. Seeing that baby girl leave in the arms of her happy parents was a day to celebrate, Cuccio said.

Cuccio and Byczna said they can see the impact they have on families for years after they leave

fax Ave., Lakewood, part of 40 West. See coreartspace. com.

Genealogists Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society presents “Denver Graveyard Spirits: Past and Present,” with speaker Phil Goodstein at 1 p.m. on Nov. 9 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 845 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial. Also on Zoom. Information: colum-

NICU. Each year, hospitals often do reunions where NICU nurses get to see parents and the children they have treated. Cuccio said parents are so grateful for the caring services nurses provide that they come back year after year to continue saying “thank you.”

Cabello said going beyond the baby and family care, NICU nurses are the ones doctors turn to the most. Doctors value their opinions in deciding treatment options for babies because they are the ones with them the most, she said.

With no plans of slowing down, Cuccio summed up her career as a “wonderful experience.”

“It’s great to be a part of a new family’s experience,” she said. “It is a lovely job.”

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Plan ahead The next “Cowboy Poetry Gathering” will be at the American Mountaineering Center if Golden on Jan. 15/16. More later.

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‘Lotus’ sculpture installed as tribute Carmela Geselbracht left artistic imprint on Littleton

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Friends gathered on a recent sunny Oct. 14 at Hudson Gardens to welcome a sculptural tribute and remember the late Carmela Geselbracht, a former Littleton resident who was an artist, sculptor and active member of Main Street Players.

Geselbracht, who moved from Littleton to British Columbia prior to her death in 2014, was a close friend of Littleton actor/director Annawyn Shamas, who led MSP, formed to produce plays at Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton, when it opened to the community. The two met through the players group.

Shamas has seen the “Lotus” scultpure previously when it was part of an exhibit of local artists’ works at the Gardens. The multicolored petals include purple, Geselbracht’s favorite color.

Sculptor Charlotte Zink shared a bit about “Lotus” in a note to us: “With its bright bursts of color and uplifting form, `Lotus’ is a larger than life, stylized steel flower constructed from upcycled farm parts.

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Charlotte Zink’s sculpture “Lotus” was recently installed at Hudson Gardens in Littleton as a tribute to the late Carmela COURTESY PHOTO Geselbracht.

She was remembered in a sentimental group toast at a luncheon/ reception at the Inn at Hudson Gardens as “Smart, talented, charismatic and beautiful.”

Her sister, Laura, commented that she could “smell Carmela’s perfume” when she was writing remarks to share at this event.

Hudson Gardens, at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, is open to the public, with free admission, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Stroll down to the pond to enjoy “Lotus.”

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“Sculptures come to life in many ways: these heavy steel pieces and gear drive from a bulldozer came from an old salvage yard in East Texas and waited many years in the corner of our yard for their moment in the sun,” Zink wrote.

Geselbracht was remembered as a two-time director of the community-focused “Fiasco,” a popular, Littleton-focused musical spoof that was written and produced by area creatives for a number of years.

She moved to Littleton in 1975 and “could make art all the time, solo and collaboratively,” friends recalled — in theatre, clay, sculpting ...

Her MSP involvement helped expand the local theatre company.

In fact, Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center was first developed for its new life as a stage for “Fiasco” after several years with the cast moving around the area, performing in country clubs and elsewhere.

Of course, other productions also needed that stage. In prior years, actors had staged some shows in the high schools as well, but scheduling rehearsals, etc., was always difficult.

The City of Littleton had recently built a new, large, modern city building and moved operations there. The older building still contained some city offices when former mayor and Littleton native Vaughn Gardinier started a committee to consider a new use — and ways to pay for it ...

Many friends were involved in planning and fundraising over a number of years.

Carmela had a book in progress, friends recalled. “Oh, how my visions haunt me as I gaze back on the scene,” she wrote.

In a recently published book, a longtime Parker resident tells the story of the 1974 death of her 10-year-old brother, who was developmentally disabled.

Janet FarmerSelden’s brother, Jules Farmer — who was also deaf and blind — contracted a fatal disease while in the care of Ridge State Home in Arvada.

Farmer“It is a look at the Selden value his life really had and what value came with his death,” Farmer-Selden said.

Farmer-Selden’s parents struggled to find ways to help their son to thrive despite his disabilities and often ran into challenges from the state, she said.

Farmer-Selden wrote the 104-page book, titled “Value of a Life,” in part to let readers know about the legislation that came from her family’s advocacy, she said.

“I wanted others to know as a society we have not really come that far in inclusion for people with disabilities,” she said. “It is my personal belief that you can measure a society’s moral compass not by the rhetoric of its public officials but by the way traditionally marginalized groups are faring and honestly, I believe that Colorado still has a long way to go especially in providing equity in services outside of the metro area.”

Farmer-Selden began writing the book in November 2019 and it was published in February 2021. In her writing, she used documents and journal entries from her mother about the struggles the family faced in “attempting to provide the best possible life for my brother,” she said.

She also used documents showing the lack of services that were available to her brother due to the severity of his disabilities.

Farmer-Selden said that during her writing process, she was challenged by memories of the “negative attitudes” her brother and family experienced for “allowing him to be an active member of our family.”

“This did not just come from neighbors but from some members of our extended family,” she said.

The final chapter of the book is

a copy of Farmer-Selden’s mom’s diary from the final days of Jules’ life.

“As my mom passed away in 2002, I felt an incredible sense of responsibility in representing what she would want to communicate if she were writing the chapter herself and I felt it was only fitting that she gets the final word in this book,” she said.

Farmer-Selden decided to write the book after trying to find services for her foster son, who is on the autism spectrum.

“I struggled to understand why nearly 50 years after my brother’s death, Americans with disabilities are still challenged with physical environments that are not accessible,” she said.

Farmer-Selden also said she believes people with disabilities lack assistive technology and internet access and experience negative attitudes from others.

“We need to be conscious of the attitudes we hold regarding others who are not like us,” FarmerSelden said. “If I can have one person act on this message, I have been successful in this effort and honored my brother and my parents.”

The book, sold for $12, is available for purchase at tinyurl.com/Valueof-a-life.

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Denver Health nurse featured in artist’s new mural Artwork appears as health workers face threats and violence

BY KYLE COOKE AND BRIAN WILLIE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

Few artists are able to capture a moment like Thomas Evans.

The artist, who paints under the name Detour, specializes in largescale public art. His murals of people like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and John Lewis became popular landmarks over the last year and a half, especially during the racial justice movement in the summer of 2020.

But while many people may think of those nationally known figures when they think of Detour’s art, most of his murals depict community members, people he knows personally. The new mural at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Race Street — the original location of Detour’s George Floyd mural — is no exception.

What was once a gray wall now stands a stunning, vibrant mural of Trina Fernandes, an acute care nurse with Denver Health.

“There’s nothing to describe how amazing his art is,” Fernandes said of Detour.

Their friendship dates back nearly 10 years. Fernandes met Detour when she was an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado Denver.

Detour was finishing up his master’s degree and working at the Student Life office.

When Fernandes remarked to him that she was impressed by the artwork at the office, Detour revealed that he had made it all.

“I just cannot say how amazing he is,” Fernandes added.

Their friendship continued, but Fernandes never expected that one day she would be featured in one of Detour’s murals.

“It is very surreal,” Fernandes explained. “Because I feel like there are so many people he could have showcased, but he chose me.”

In the mural, Fernandes is shown holding her stethoscope over her shoulders, similar to how a baseball player might hold a bat in the on-deck circle. With a slight smirk, she looks confident, triumphant.

VIDEO ONLINE Watch a Rocky Mountain PBS video about this story at tinyurl.com/RMPBSVideoNurse When Rocky Mountain PBS arrived at the mural to record video, a man admiring the work said it looked like Fernandes had “unfinished business.”

“I see someone moving forward, who has been through something,” the man said about the mural. “I see somebody going somewhere.”

The mural was completed at a time when health care workers — who were once celebrated with flyovers and nightly applause from balconies in the early months of the pandemic — are now facing threats and violence for simply doing their jobs.

Fernandes said she knows many people who have left the health-care industry over the last 18 months.

And she doesn’t blame them. In order to take care of others, you have to be able to take care of yourself, she explained.

But Fernandes — who works 12 hour night shifts and was recently honored as Denver Health’s “nurse of the year” — is going strong, and the mural reflects that.

The flowers that once haloed George Floyd’s head are still visible in the mural of Fernandes, if a little faded. Fernandes said she was a little hesitant to have her mural painted over George Floyd.

“I don’t want to take up that space because (Floyd) is such a huge, prominent figure in what has happened within the last year,” Fernandes remembers telling Detour.

But it was never his plan for the Floyd memorial to be permanent. On a wall adjacent to the new painting, Detour left a message on a pair of posters.

“I just want to inform everyone that I will soon be changing up the wall the George Floyd mural is on,” he wrote in July. “When (artist) Hiero (Veiga) and I first put down paint on this wall we didn’t know the journey it would take us on or how impactful street art would play in our current society.”

His message continued on another sign: “I just want to continue telling the stories of the community and will continue to do that through this

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A mural of Denver Health nurse Trina Fernandes painted by Thomas “Detour” Evans.

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The original photo Detour used for his mural of Fernandes.

wall space ... I just wanted to give a heads up because I know the community has grown close with this work.”

Detour, who has also painted murals of activists and educators over the past couple years, told Rocky Mountain PBS he prefers to paint murals of people he knows personally.

“The biggest thing for me was just being able to paint a friend; paint someone who never really had a mural but they are amazing community members and just good people,” Detour said. “It’s showing a lot of representation in the neighborhood, the city, the state — just the larger community.”

Detour told Rocky Mountain PBS that the next person he has in mind for the wall at Colfax and Race is Paul Hamilton, a Denver art collector with more than 800 pieces of African art.

As for Fernandes, she is getting used to texts and phone calls from friends saying they “saw her on Colfax.” But both she and Detour hope that even if someone doesn’t know

PHOTO BY THOMAS “DETOUR” EVANS

Fernandes personally, the mural will make them think of someone they do know.

“Maybe they don’t know who I am, but I mean, as a nurse, as a first generation student that (made it) where I am, it’s something that a lot of people can relate to,” Fernandes explained.

Detour said the mural shows “it doesn’t matter what you do, or who you look like or what income level or what occupation (you have). Basically, you’re able to be celebrated on that scale.”

In that way, Fernandes noted, her mural is similar to the one of George Floyd. “There are a lot of people that don’t know (Floyd) but could relate to him because what happened to him has happened to a lot of people in this country.”

This story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonprofit public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online.

Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.

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release said. “Starting January 2023, Adams County will have its own health department structure in place.”

Arapahoe County confirmed in early September that Arapahoe and Adams had been contemplating splitting away from Tri-County, driven by Douglas County’s intention to leave.

Luc Hatlestad, spokesperson for Arapahoe County, had emphasized that Arapahoe’s consideration of leaving Tri-County isn’t because of disagreement with the health agency. Douglas County’s exit would potentially create financial or budgetary problems for the other two counties, Hatlestad said in early September.

But in light of Douglas County’s decision to keep receiving services from Tri-County, the question of the financial impacts of Douglas’ exit appears to be pushed down the road.

“Even though Adams and Douglas have decided to leave the partnership, it will (essentially) remain in effect through the end of 2022, so all three counties should be able to access all the services we always have during that time without making any budgetary adjustments,” Hatlestad said in late October.

If Douglas stops contracting with Tri-County in 2023, there could be some kind of budgetary impact on Arapahoe, but “we have no idea what it would look like,” Hatlestad said.

The Arapahoe County commissioners released a statement Oct. 19 that said the county “will begin develop-

ing the necessary transition plans as we form our own public health department.”

Regarding the idea that Adams could ultimately choose to form a twocounty health agency with Arapahoe, Hatlestad said: “We haven’t heard that specifically, but given the relative costs of everything, we’re staying open” to any beneficial ideas.

An Adams County spokesperson couldn’t immediately be reached about whether Adams would still consider forming a two-county health agency with Arapahoe after 2022.

“Similar to the majority of counties in Colorado, Adams County will follow the common practice of providing its own health department for its residents,” the Adams announcement said.

‘Some funding not guaranteed’ To start their own public health agencies, Adams and Arapahoe could run into costs up to millions of dollars each, according to the consultants’ report.

“TCHD has the size, breadth and depth of staff expertise, good reputation, grant writing and management capacity, and status as Colorado’s largest health department that allows the agency to procure funding not generally available to other health departments in Colorado,” the report says.

Public health agencies draw upon a variety of funding sources, and public health leaders seek grant and contract funds that are related to existing and desired programs, according to the report.

Working together in a two-county “district” public health agency would potentially make Adams and Arapa-

hoe more competitive for grants and contracts, the report says.

In the single-county scenario, costs may stack up partly because developing single public health agencies “will require adding new organizational infrastructure and customizing existing infrastructure to support the unique aspects of public health,” the report says.

One part of the report points to “additional needed” revenue of $3.6 million in Arapahoe and $2.6 million in additional need in Adams.

“Some current funding lines are not guaranteed” in the single-county scenario, the report says.

It also lists roughly $1.5 million as “an estimated loss of program funds and fees that TCHD currently receives as a district health department.”

“This is a regional loss and the amount that affects Adams County (and Arapahoe) specifically has not been calculated. These are only revenues and don’t reflect any other potential losses such as current liabilities, penalties or other losses,” the report says.

Under a section labeled “other fiscal implications,” the report says the potential transition costs involved in a separation from Tri-County could be about $62 million.

“Transition costs are the reasonable costs and the expenditures, labor, and materials that would be incurred through a separation,” the report says.

The vast majority of that total — $50 million — involves an entity called the Public Employee Retirement Association, or PERA. That’s the state’s public-employee pension fund, a program that manages benefits for current and former public employees

such as teachers, snowplow drivers, corrections officers and other government workers.

The report calls that cost the “PERA calculated penalty for dissolving TCHD,” but it adds: “It has not yet been determined if and when this amount would be due and whether there are any financial obligations if TCHD dissolves and has no remaining assets.”

‘Counties will not have that reputation’ Asked whether the three counties would likely split Tri-County Health’s staff among their own health agencies if they all go the single-county route, Hatlestad said: “I’m sure any number of them would be appealing candidates for any of the jobs in the counties.”

He added: “If we all do single-county health departments, we’re going to be competing for talent, which is one of the reasons the costs go up.”

The report says: “Some public health professionals work at TriCounty because of its size, breadth and representation — the counties will not have that reputation.”

The report notes that it relied on assumptions “to create a usable analysis” and that the document “does not include a cost-benefit analysis.”

Arapahoe County’s Oct. 19 statement said: “The Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners is saddened that our neighboring counties have chosen to end the productive 55-year partnership with the Tri-County Health Department.”

“The Board intends to do what it can to support the many dedicated employees of Tri-County Health throughout this process,” the statement said.

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Legend, Lutheran take state softball titles Parker schools celebrate championship wins

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Two Parker high schools had banner days on Oct. 23 at Aurora Sports Park.

Legend and Lutheran captured championships at the state softball championship with convincing wins in the title games.

The Legend Titans, the fourth seed in the bracket, won their third Class 5A state crown in the past five years with an 8-0 win over Columbine of Jefferson County to finish the season with a 25-4 record.

The top-seeded Lutheran Lions continued to show their seasonlong dominance with a 13-2 romp over University High School of Greeley in the Class 3A championship contest as the Lions completed a 29-0 season.

Legend won back-to-back state titles in 2017 and 2018. This season’s team started slow but played well down the stretch.

“We have a young team,” said Titans coach Kristen Shirk. “We fired on all cylinders and that was needed to win. This team reminds me of the 2017 team when we had a core of juniors and some young kids.”

Legend turned the title game in its favor in the fifth inning by scoring five runs using the long ball against a Columbine team that it beat early in the season.

Kaylynn English belted a solo homer. Emma Harrington followed with a two-run HR and then Afton Armijo added another two-run circuit clout.

Starting pitcher Cameron Ponich for the Titans allowed five hits, didn’t issue a walk and struck out 12 batters.

“We came into this tournament with the mindset that we have to

The Lutheran softball team holds the Class 3A state championship banner and trophy Oct. 23.

play like we have all season,” said catcher Emma Harrington. “That’s what got us through this tournament. It means so much to me. I don’t know how it will feel later. It’s crazy. It hasn’t settled in yet.”

Emma Harrington pointed to the fifth inning as the turning point.

“That inning really set us apart from the other team,” she said. “It got our energy up and the confidence in ourselves. That was the breaking point. We understood we had already played them and we could win but we had to treat it like a new game. We had to come in with a new, fresh mindset.”

Lutheran, the state runners-up last year to Eaton in its first season as a varsity softball program, had the same mindset as it had all year.

The Lions outscored four opponents in this year’s state tournament, 52-3, and held a 388-23 scoring advantage over the opposition during the season.

Going 46-2 in two season is a good way to establish a softball program, and the school has plans to move to Class 4A next year.

“In two seasons we’ve lost to one 3A team and that was in the championship,so we have two losses as a program for the first two years. That’s amazing,” said Lutheran coach Glen Maestretti.

“We put a lot of pressure on our offense in this tournament to get our pitcher Hailey (Maestretti) off the mound. We only have the one pitcher. She’s had an amazing year.

She showed everybody today.”

Hailey Maestretti allowed only two hits for the Lions, who gave up two runs in the top of the first inning. However, the Lions scored once in the bottom of the first and added four runs in the second, third and fourth innings to make this another mercy rule outcome.

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Legend starting pitcher Cameron Ponich holds the state championship trophy after the Titans downed Columbine 8-0 to win the title. It was the third state title in five years for Legend.

Win propels Chaparral toward football playoffs 35-32 battle comes down to game’s final seconds

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Chaparral’s Kylan Wilson (5) had 278 yards of total offense in the Oct. 21 game against Douglas County. He passed for a touchdown and ran for two in the 35-32 win PHOTO BY JIM BENTON for Chap.

The Douglas County Huskies and the Chaparral Wolverines met in a football game on Oct. 21 at EchoPark Stadium in Parker with class 5A state playoff berths at stake.

And the game featured several big plays and two all-purpose quarterbacks in Douglas County’s Antwuan (AJ) Jackson and Kylan Wilson of Chap.

Chaparral, of Parker, came out on top with a 35-32 victory that wasn’t decided until the final 54 seconds of the game.

That’s when the Wolverines’ Ke-

gan Swain, an up back in the punt formation, took the snap and ran for a first down that allowed Chap to run out the remaining time on the clock.

Chap, 21st in the RPI standings before the game, improved to 5-4 overall while Douglas County, of Castle Rock, which was 15th in the RPI standings that help determine the 24-team Class 5A playoff bracket, slipped to a 6-3 overall record.

The Wolverines have one more Douglas County South League game remaining on Oct. 29 against rival Legend, of Parker, which was second-ranked in the CHSAANow. com poll. Douglas County wraps up the regular season on Oct. 28 against eighth-ranked Regis Jesuit, of Aurora.

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Legend shortstop Kaylynn English prepares to tag out Horizon’s Daisa Halstead during a state semifinal game on Oct. 23 at Aurora Sports Park. The Titans wound up winning the state title with an 8-0 victory over Columbine.

Lutheran’s Malea Yaxsimer slides into third base during the Class 3A state championship game against University on Oct. 23 at Aurora Sports Park.

Lutheran pitcher Hailey Maestretti looks towards the Lions bench during the Class 3A state championship game Oct. 23 at Aurora Sports Park. The Lions captured the state title with a 13-2 win over University.

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“It feels great to win,” said Hailey Maestretti. “I loved how hard we worked this season.

It feels great to come out on top. Yeah, last year was on our minds. This year was going to be ours.

“We felt very motivated through the whole tournament, feeling it was something bigger than ourselves. We took each step, each pitch, each game.”

In other state tournament games involving South Metro teams, Horizon, of Thornton, downed Castle View, of Castle Rock, 5-3 in the first round, and Columbine trimmed Highlands Ranch school Rock Canyon 4-2.

Mountain Vista, of Highlands Ranch, ousted Smoky Hill, of Aurora, 13-9, but dropped a 4-2 decision to defending champion Fossil Ridge, of Fort Collins.

Legend beat Cherokee Trail 10-3, outlasted Broomfield 2-0 and beat top-seeded Horizon 7-2 in the semifinals.

In the Class 4A tournament, Ponderosa, of Parker, opened with a 12-6 win over Frederick but then lost 6-1 to Riverdale Ridge, of Thornton.

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Wilson and Jackson provided most of the entertainment in a game that had more big plays and offense in the first half (28-24 lead for Chap) than in the entire contest of other games.

“The dynamics of the game came down to number 16 (Jackson) and our number 5 (Wilson),” said Chap coach Jeff Ketron. “That’s kind of why they’re the quarterbacks. AJ is a heck of a football player and Kyle for us.”

Wilson, the senior who also played safety and punted for Chap, had 278 total yards. He was eight of 19 passing for 207 yards and a TD. He rushed for 71 yards and two scores.

“I just was doing my thing, do it all and help my team,” said Wilson.

“I played so-so. There were things I could have done better but overall I played pretty good.

“We’ve been in battle almost every week. We knew we needed to win this game to make the playoffs. I know AJ. I wouldn’t say he’s a good buddy but he’s an acquaintance.”

Jackson, who also played in the defensive secondary and returned punts in addition to quarterback, also had over 200 yards of total offense. He passed for two touchdowns and ran for two.

Brayden Munroe of Chaparral had three receptions for 147 yards

Antwuan “A.J.” Jackson (16) of Douglas County runs with the ball in the Oct. 21 game against Chaparral.

and three TDs including a 77-yard scoring reception on a pass from Wilson. The junior wide receiver also had an 88-yard kickoff return for a TD and returned a blocked field goal for a score.

Camden Vogt paced the Wolverines’ defense with nine total tackles while Fransisco Lewis and Geoffrey Freeman each had eight tackles.

Lewis also had an interception.

“We knew if we won we’d be in the playoffs,” added Ketron. “This was a quality win over a six-win team.

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Denver poised for World Cup bid City is one of 17 in the U.S. hoping to land part of 2026 event

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There are a lot of things that go into Denver’s efforts to land part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. There’s the overall interest in youth soccer. There’s a desire to be part of an expanded tournament field in 2026 (48 countries will earn spots), And there’s a desire to show off Denver to the rest of the nation and the world.

“This will be 10 times the size of the Euro Cup,” said Manny Rodriguez, the co-chairman of the committee making the bid to bring the World Cup to town. “It’s the world’s biggest sporting event. It drew 3.5 billion viewers in 2018. Our biggest sporting event is the Super Bowl, and 150 million people tune in.

‘Soccer is the world’s game’ Three North American nations – Canada, the United States and Mexico – are bidding to host part of the World Cup. In the U.S., 17 cities are expected to submit bids. Ten will make the first round of cuts.

Eventually, three cities will win out, organizers said.

Matthew Payne, the executive director of Denver Sports, said Denver has hosted other big-time sporting

events, including this summer’s Major League Baseball all-star game.

“We have the infrastructure. We have the stadium, the hotels, the arenas,” he said. “We’ve hosted high-capacity matches at Empower Field at Mile High (where most of the matches would take place). It’s a global city. When people visit, businesses often end up here.”

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City has hosted World Cup qualifying events, including a snowstorm-laced contest in 2013 between the United States and Costa Rica. But the home of the Colorado Rapids isn’t part of Denver’s bid.

“It’s not large enough,” Payne said. “With the anticipated crowds, we’d need a place that seats above 50,000 people. The average attendance in 1994 (the last time the U.S. hosted a World cup) was 70,000.

Dick’s could be used as a training site.”

Rodriguez said the economic benefit to the area could approach $360 million from hotels, restaurants, lodging and tourism-related activities.

“We have 52,000 hotel rooms and 12,000 in the downtown core,” Payne said. “Most are within walking distance of the stadium. Think of the number of hotels that weren’t here four years ago. Then think of the number of hotels that will be built between now and when the World Cup comes.”

“In 2026, the field expands to 46 teams. Folks who travel to see their

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teams play have economic power,” Rodriguez said. “They come for days at a time. Some come for weeks.”

Area taxpayers won’t have to foot a bill, other than buying a ticket of admission.

The altitude isn’t as big a problem as one might think. Rodriguez said three cities in Mexico are higher in elevation than Denver. The weather could work to Denver’s advantage, too.

“Denver has unique things to offer,” Rodriguez said. “We have the best airport in the world. If you think about some of the coastal cities in New York, Miami, they have higher humidity. Our average temperature is in the 80s. It doesn’t rain a lot in the summer here.”

The timing of games that start in the Mountain Time Zone may not matter to people who love their soccer.

“If a country is playing at 4 a.m., people will get up and watch. Or they will record it,” Rodriguez said.

“People in some countries will stay up regardless of what time it starts.”

Rodriguez said soccer is the No. 1 participatory sport in the state, thanks in part to youngsters who take part in youth soccer.

“Youth soccer could grow exponentially,” Rodriguez said. “This community is diverse. Soccer is going to grow with people who love the game more and more.”

The target months for the 2026 World Cup are sometime in June or July. The 2022 World Cup will take place in about a year in Qatar, owing to the extremely hot summers in that part of the world. Rodriguez said next year’s event will be the first to be contested outside the summer months.

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October 28, 2021 Colorado state Rep. Kevin Van Winkle, R-Highlands Ranch, attends the unveiling of a portrait of then-President Donald Trump at the Colorado Capitol in 2019.

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incumbents, Rep. Kerry Tipper of Lakewood and Rep. Lisa Cutter of Littleton, would live in House District 28, an open toss-up district.

Both Tipper and Cutter also live in the open Senate District 20. But, like most lawmakers, Tipper said she hasn’t made a decision yet on if and where she will run in 2022. “(The) goal is to decide by December,” Tipper said.

The state Senate is Republicans’ best hope for gaining traction, and nine seats will be open in 2022 with Republicans and Democrats having a solid shot at four districts each, with one a tossup.

Eight House members and six senators are term-limited in 2022, opening up several seats.

In recent years, typically four to five Senate seats and a handful of House seats have been competitive.

It appears that could increase under the new legislative maps.

Democrats now hold a 20-25 majority in the state Senate, but at least nine seats will be competitive over the next two years. They hold a 41-24 advantage in the House, where nine seats would be considered tossups in 2022.

“It is very hard to comment on these maps before they’re finished,” said Matt McGovern, executive director of the Democratic House Majority Project. “However, there will be a number of districts that are much closer.”

‘A bit arrogant’ After the last round of redistricting in 2011, Democrats seized control of the state House away from Republicans in the 2012 election, increas-

ing their margins the rest of the decade. But Republicans took back the state Senate in 2014 and held it until 2018.

The split chambers prevented both Republicans and Democrats from enacting what some would see as partisan legislation, from banning abortion on the right to abolishing the death penalty on the left, something that was accomplished under Democratic control in 2020.

Democratic consultant Ian Silverii noted that Colorado has changed in the past decade.

“Colorado 2022 is not Colorado 2014,” he said. “Despite their efforts, it doesn’t seem like Republicans were able to gerrymander the state. (The maps) seem pretty fair; we’ll find out if they are next November.”

Republicans are holding out hope, however, that the new districts could lead to a majority in the Senate.

Sandberg, the GOP consultant, thinks Republicans could win four, maybe even six, competitive seats in the state Senate. With strong candidates and a focus on issues like crime, cost of living and schools, Republicans could regain control of the chamber, he argues.

“Democrats have gotten a bit arrogant and see Republicans as an afterthought,” Sandberg said.

Competitive districts will also force lawmakers to consider a broader range of voters in their legislation.

“You could be set up for a very interesting 2023 in Colorado.”

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Bluffs Regional Park keeps gaining popularity County says park is seeing more traffic during pandemic

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Steve Shoultz, Douglas County’s assistant director of parks, trails and building grounds, watched in 2020 as people flocked to parks.

Parks and trails throughout the county saw a rise in traffic amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he said, as they offered safer areas to go and socialize.

And one of the more popular spots proved The Bluffs Regional Park, located adjacent to the City of Lone Tree and providing connections to Highlands Ranch trails.

Its proximity to the Denver metro area combined with sweeping views of the Front Range make it a popular recreational area in the county, Shoultz said, and one that’s

been steadily increasing in usage before and during the pandemic.

Traffic counts at The Bluffs reached 168,785 in 2018, 169,644 in 2019, and jumped to 215,261 in 2020.

The annual traffic count in 2021 is projected to reach 172,953. When the county began recording traffic counts in 2014, annual traffic was 152,141.

“This year’s data is showing that we’re going to trend back down from that spike that we saw last year, but not by much,” Shoultz said.

Shoultz noted the county’s rank as second healthiest county in the nation, according to lists prepared by U.S. News and World Report.

Many residents value fitness and the outdoors, he said, which Shoultz believes contributes to parks’ popularity each year.

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0053-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 24, 2021, the undersigned Public Trust 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.

DATE: 08/24/2021 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: Harry L. Simon, P.C. # 7942 Harry L. Simon, P.C. 10200 East Girard Avenue, Building B, Suite 120, Denver, CO 80231 (303) 758-6601

Original Grantor(s) Jo nPaul Aragon and Patricia J. Aragon riginal eneficiar ies Colorado Credit Union Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Colorado Credit Union Date of Deed of Trust Ja nuary 02, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust Ja nuary 06, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5002461 Original Principal Amount $27,599.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $26,776.00

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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Lot 4, Block 14, Southglenn, Third Filing, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

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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 otice of Election and emand 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, 12/15/2021, 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 la , and ill issue to the purchaser a Certificate

Public Notice LITTLETON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colorado, SOCIAL BAR & LOUNGE #2, LLC., d/b/a Social Bar & Lounge, 240 Village Park Dr. Unit C, ittleton, C , has re uested the licensing officials of the City of Littleton, Colorado, to grant a Tavern liquor license. Applicant(s):

The public hearing on the application will be held on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. Before considering issuance of this license, the Littleton Licensing Authority must determine if it is the desire of the adult inhabitants of the neighborhood* that this license be issued. If you would like to voice either support or opposition of issuance of this license, please email COLCityClerk@littletongov.org. Please include your name and, address when responding. Deadline for support or opposition is November 3, 2021. he neighborhood is defined b the cit boundaries of Littleton. You must reside within the city limits of Littleton, Colorado to participate.

By order of the Licensing Authority of the City of Littleton, Colorado. /s/ Wendy J. Shea-Tamag Deputy City Clerk

CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR ANNEXATION KNOWN AS THE DOVE VALLEY V ANNEXATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-12-108(2), that the City Council of the City of Centennial will hold a public hearing on Monday, the 1st day of November 2021 at 7:00 PM (or as soon thereafter as the meeting agenda permits) to consider whether the property generally known as the “ Dove Valley V Annexation,” and more particularly described in Resolution No. 2021R-44 dated September 20, 2021 (the “ Substantial Compliance Resolution” ), which property consists of a total of approximately 21.886 acres as more particularly described in a petition for annexation (the “ Subj ect Property” ), meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and C.R.S. § 31-12-104 and C.R.S. § 31-12-105, and is eligible for annexation to the City of Centennial. Copies of the Petitions for Annexation concerning the Subj ect Property and the corresponding annexation map are on file at the Cit of Centennial Cit Cler s office, 13313 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112.

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. The hearing will be held in the Centennial Civic Center, 13313 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112 at the above date and time. Further information concerning this matter may be obtained by calling the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303754-3378. A copy of the Substantial Compliance Resolution is published in full below. /s/ Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk

Steve Cominsky Littleton, CO

Also known by street and number as: 6730 South Downing Circle West, Centennial, CO 80122.

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CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 2021-R-44 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO ACCEPTING ANNEXATION PETITIONS, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS OF FACT, FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE FOR SUCH PETITIONS, AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE DOVE VALLEY V ANNEXATION WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado has received and examined the filings and etitions for Annexation re uesting the annexation of certain real estate more fully described in said petitions and in Exhibit 1 (“ Dove Valley V Annexation” ) which exhibit is attached to this Resolution and is incorporated herein by reference (collectively, the “ Property” ); and WHEREAS, the Property includes certain properties owned by Avoric Denver Real Estate 2, LLC and the Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority (SEMSWA) and as more particularly described in the Petitions for Annexation; and WHEREAS, said Petitions for Annexation (“ Petitions ha e been filed of record ith the Cit Cler of the City of Centennial, State of Colorado, and E EA , the Cit Council finds as follo s 1. That the Petitions contains the following:

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(a) An allegation that the requirements of C.R.S. § § 31-12-104 and 31-12-105 exist or are met. (b) An allegation that the signers of the Petition, together with owner(s) submitting other valid petitions for annexation to the City, comprise more than fift percent 0 of the lando ners of the

area proposed to be annexed and own more than fift percent 0 of the area proposed to be annexed, exclusive of public streets and alleys and any land owned by the City of Centennial. (c) A request that the City of Centennial approve the annexation of the Property. (d) The signature of the landowners that executed the petition. (e) The mailing address of the landowners. (f) The legal description of the Property and a legal description of the specific real propert o ned by the landowners that executed the petition. (g) The date that the landowners executed the petition. h he affida it of petition circulator s stating that the signature of each landowner therein is the signature of the person whose name it purports to be.

2. That four (4) copies of the annexation maps corresponding to the Property have been submitted to the City with the Petitions, and that the annexation maps contain the following information: (a) A written legal description of the boundaries of the Property proposed to be annexed. (b) A map showing the boundary of the Property proposed to be annexed. (c) Within the map, the boundaries and the plat numbers of plots or of lots and blocks. (d) Next to the boundary of the Property proposed to be annexed is drawn the contiguous boundary of the City of Centennial.

3. That no signature on the Petitions is dated more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of filing of the etitions for Annexation with the City Clerk of the City of Centennial, State of Colorado.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado that: Section 1. That the foregoing recitals and findings are incorporated herein as findings and conclusions of the City Council.

immediately upon adoption.

Adopted by a vote of _ _ _ in favor and _ _ _ against this 20th day of September, 2021.

By: Stephanie Piko, Mayor ATTEST: Approved as to Form: By: City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk or Cit Attorne s

Dove Valley V Annexation Map – Annexation Parcel Description: All those Parcels of Land Located In The Northwest Quarter of Section 31, Township 5 South, Range 66 West Of The 6th Principal Meridian, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, described as follows: Lots 4 Through 6, Block 3, and Lots 1 Through 7, Block 4, Dove Valley V, as recorded at Reception No. B3160646 in the Arapahoe County Clerk and ecorder s ffice, except that portion con e ed in Warranty Deed recorded April 19, 2005 under eception o.

0 4 , n aid ffice Together with that parcel of land described as “ Channel W1 And Downstream of Pond W-4” , in Deed recorded at Reception No. D1077983 in aid ffice.

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Section 2. That the Petitions for Annexation to the City of Centennial of the Property commonly referred to as the “ Dove Valley V Annexation,” hich etitions ere officiall filed of record ith the City Clerk of the City of Centennial on or prior to September 8, 2021, substantially comply with the requirements of C.R.S. § 31-12-107(1).

Section 3. No election is required under C.R.S. § 31-12-107(2).

Section 4. No additional terms and conditions are to be imposed except as provided in the Petitions for Annexation and in any annexation agreements which may be entered into by and between the City of Centennial and the petitioners, which are not to be considered additional terms and conditions within the meaning of § 31-12-112, C.R.S. Section 5. That a public hearing shall be held on Monday, the 1 day of November, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. at the City Council Chambers, 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial, Colorado for the purpose of determining and finding hether the proposed annexation (Dove Valley V Annexation) complies with Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and the applicable provisions of C.R.S. § § 31-12-104 and 31-12-105.

Section 6. Any person may appear at such hearing and present evidence pertaining to the eligibility of the proposed annexation of the Property to the City of Centennial.

Section 7.

This Resolution shall be effective

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EXHIBIT 1 LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF BOUNDARIES OF AREA TO BE ANNEXED

Public Notice NOTICE OF 2022 BUDGET HEARING AND NOTICE OF 2021 BUDGET AMENDMENT HEARING POLO RESERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ARAPAHOE COUNTY, CITY OF LITTLETON, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 29-1106 C.R.S., as amended, that a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Polo Reserve Metropolitan District, City of Littleton, County of Arapahoe, Colorado for calendar year 2022. A copy of said proposed Budget is available for public inspection, by appointment only, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 00 p.m. at the office of the istrict s legal counsel, Collins Cockrel & Cole, located at 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80228; 303-986-1551, Ext. 124.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the District s 0 1 udget that a cop of the proposed Amended 0 1 udget is on file in the offices of Collins Cockrel & Cole, located at 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80228; 303986-1551, Ext. 124, where the same is available for inspection by the public, by appointment only, Monday through Friday during normal business hours, (i.e., 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Polo Reserve Metropolitan District

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Public Notices will consider the adoption of the proposed 2022 Budget and amended 2021 Budget at a public hearing to be conducted during a special meeting of the Board of Directors to be held at 7100 S. Polo Ridge Drive, Littleton, Colorado 80128 on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

Any interested elector of the Polo Reserve Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed 2022 Budget and the proposed 2021 Budget Amendment and file or register an ob ections or comments thereto at an time prior to the final adoption of the Budgets.

Dated this 15th day of October, 2021.

POLO RESERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By:/s/ Sandy Weiss, President Legal Notice No. 529670 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice Notice of Budget Meeting For Fiscal Year 2022 Bow Mar Water & Sanitation District Littleton, Colorado Notice is hereby given, pursuant to C.R.S. 29-1106, that a preliminary budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Bow Mar Water & Sanitation District for the ensuing year 2022.

A cop of the preliminar budget has been filed with the Board of Directors of the Bow Mar Water & Sanitation District, and the same is available for inspection by the public at the following location: Haynie & Company 1221 West Mineral Avenue, Suite 202 Littleton, CO 80120–4544 The Board of Directors of the Bow Mar Water & Sanitation District will consider said preliminary budget and ill adopt a final budget for the fiscal year 2022 and certify a mill levy for the tax ear 0 1 at a regular meeting of said istrict s Board of Directors to be conducted at the following address:

budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2022 budget and 2021 amended budget (if appropriate are on file in the office of the istrict s Accountant, 304 Inverness Way # 490, Englewood Colorado 80112, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2022 budget and 2021 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on November 9, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. at The Village Center, 7255 Grant Ranch Blvd., Littleton, CO 80123. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 0 budget or the 2021 amended budget, inspect the 2022 budget and the 0 1 amended budget and file or register any obj ections thereto.

fund balances, revenues and expenditures of the District, is available for public inspection between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the District office located at 73 . Coal ine A e., ittleton, CO 80123.

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Any interested elector of the Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District Subdistrict No. 2 may inspect the proposed udget for 0 and file or register any obj ections or comments thereto at an time prior to the final adoption of said udget.

McGEADY BECHER P.C. Attorneys for the District Legal Notice No. 529638 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET AND 2021 BUDGET AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2022 has been submitted to the Wild Plum Metropolitan District (" District" ). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 4, 2021 via telephone and videoconference only. To attend and participate by telephone, dial 1-650-479-3208 and enter passcode 2599 664 0711. Information regarding public participation by videoconference will be available at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and public hearing may be obtained by contacting Chanda Thomsen by email at cthomsen@spencerfane.com; or by telephone at 303-839-3796.

Dated this 18th day of October, 2021.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2021 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. A copy of the proposed 2022 budget and the amended 2021 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of immons and Wheeler, 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, CO 80112. Due to concerns related to COVID-19 and certain visitor restrictions that may be in place, please contact Jo hn Simmons by email at j ohn@simmonswheeler.com; or by telephone at 303-689-0833 to make arrangements to inspect the budget(s) prior to visiting the foregoing office. An interested elector ithin the istrict ma , at an time prior to final a doption of the 2022 budget and the amended 2021 budget, if re uired, file or register an ob ections thereto.

By the order of the Board of Directors of the Bow Mar Water & Sanitation District

WILD PLUM METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Kent Pedersen, President

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Haynie & Company 1221 West Mineral Avenue, Suite 202 Littleton, CO 80120–4544 on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at the hour of 6:30 PM. Any interested elector within the Bow Mar Water & anitation istrict ma at an time prior to final adoption of the budget for the year 2022 comment concerning the same and file or register obj ections thereto.

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NOTICE OF 2022 BUDGET HEARING AND NOTICE OF 2021 BUDGET HEARING SHERIDAN SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 1

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET AND NOTICE CONCERNING 2021 BUDGET AMENDMENT HIGHLAND PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to § 29-1106, C.R.S., as amended, that a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Sheridan Sanitation District No. 1, Arapahoe County, Colorado, for calendar year 2022. A cop of said proposed udget is on file in the office of Collins, Coc rel & Cole C, 3 0 nion Boulevard, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80228, where the same is available for inspection by the public, by appointment only, Monday through Friday during normal business hours, (i.e., 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, that a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Sheridan Sanitation District No. 1, Arapahoe County, Colorado, for calendar year 2021. A cop of said proposed udget is on file in the office of Collins, Coc rel & Cole C, 3 0 nion Boulevard, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80228, where the same is available for inspection by the public, by appointment only, Monday through Friday during normal business hours, (i.e., 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Sheridan Sanitation District No. 1 will consider the adoption of the proposed 2022 Budget AND 2021 Budget following a public hearing thereon to be conducted during a special meeting of the istrict s oard of irectors to be held at Sheridan City Hall, 4101 S Federal Blvd, Sheridan, CO 80110 on Friday, December 3, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.

Any interested elector of the Sheridan Sanitation District No. 1 may inspect the proposed Budgets for 0 and 0 1 and file or register an ob ections or comments thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of said udgets.

Dated this 14th day of October, 2021.

SHERIDAN SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 1 By:/s/ Ja son Patton, President Legal Notice No. 529668 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2021 BUDGET BOWLES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT J EFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Bowles Metropolitan District (the “ District” ) for the ensuing year of 2022. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2021

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2022 has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Highland Park Metropolitan District and that such proposed budget will be considered for adoption at a public hearing during a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held via zoom/audio at 11:00 a.m., on November 9, 2021.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2021 budget of the District, if necessary, may also be considered at a public hearing held during the above-referenced regular meeting of the Board of Directors. https://zoom.us/j /92728304375?pwd=RzJ 0UX Yy SzJG bX hOcU5OTHIwZ j hRUT09 Meeting ID: 927 2830 4375 Passcode: 961952 Telephone: +1 669 900 9128 Copies of the proposed 2022 budget and, if necessary, the proposed amendment of the 2021 budget are on file in the office of the istrict located at Community Resource Services of Colorado, LLC, 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, Colorado and are available for public inspection.

An interested elector of the istrict ma file or register any obj ections to the proposed 2022 budget and the proposed amendment of the 2021 budget at an time prior to the final adoption of said budget and proposed budget amendment by the governing body of the District.

Dated: October 14, 2021

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIGHLAND PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ COMMUNITY RESOURCE SERVICES OF COLORADO, L.L.C. Legal Notice No. 529671 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING PLATTE CANYON WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT SUBDISTRICT NO. 2 J EFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to § 29-1106, C.R.S., as amended, that a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District Subdistrict No. 2, J efferson County, Colorado (" District" ), for calendar year 2022. A copy of said proposed Budget, which includes a summary of

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District Subdistrict No. 2 will consider the adoption of the proposed Budget at a public hearing to be conducted during a regular meeting of the District' s Board of Directors to be held on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. at the istrict office located at 73 . Coal ine A e., Littleton, CO 80123.

Dated this 19th day of October, 2022.

PLATTE CANYON WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT SUBDISTRICT NO. 2 By: /s/ Cynthia Lane, General Manager Legal Notice No. 529680 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING ASPEN GROVE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT CITY OF LITTLETON, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to § 29-1-106, C.R.S., as amended, a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Aspen Grove Business Improvement District, City of Littleton, County of Arapahoe, Colorado, for calendar year 2022. A copy of said udget is on file in the offices of Collins Coc rel & Cole, located at 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80228; 303-986-1551, Ext. 124, where the same is available for inspection by the public, by appointment only, Monday through Friday, during normal business hours (i.e., 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). A copy of said proposed udget is also on file in the office of the Cit Cler of the City of Littleton, Colorado, located at 2255 West Berry Avenue, Littleton, Colorado 80120, where the same is available for inspection during normal business hours.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Aspen Grove Business Improvement District will consider the adoption of the proposed 2022 Budget at a public hearing to be conducted during a special meeting of the Board of Directors to be held on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. This meeting will be held virtually via Z oom at: https://gerritygroup.zoom.us/j/82515120833? pwd= K3BlMzJ 0TGlna3Z 3K3VGeFR4WW50dz 09&from= addon Meeting ID: 825 1512 0833 Passcode: 013574 Or by phone: 253-215-8782 Any interested elector of the Aspen Grove Business Improvement District may inspect the proposed udget for 0 and file or register an ob ections thereto at an time prior to the final adoption of the Budget.

Dated this 14th day of October, 2021.

ASPEN GROVE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT By: /s/ Shari J ohnson, President Legal Notice No. 529667 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED BUDGET OF SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District for the ensuing year of 2022; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the istrict at 1 E. ineral A enue, Centennial, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 9195 E. Mineral Avenue, Centennial, Colorado on Monday, November 1, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register an ob ections thereto.

SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT By: /s/ Dillon Miskimins Chief Financial Officer Legal Notice No. 529664 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET AND 2021 BUDGET AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2022 has been submitted to the Inverness North Metropolitan District (" District" ). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 2:00 p.m. on November 18, 2021, via telephone and videoconference. To attend and participate by telephone, dial 1-650-479-3208 and enter passcode 2596 667 4723. Information regarding public participation by videoconference will be available at least 24 hours prior to the meeting by contacting Angela Elliott, by email at

angela@teleos-services.com or by telephone at 303-818-9365.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2021 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. A copy of the proposed 2022 budget and the amended 2021 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of immons & Wheeler, P.C. Please contact Kimberly J ohanns by email at kimberly@simmonswheeler.com or by telephone at 303-689-0833 to make arrangements to inspect the budget(s) prior to visiting the foregoing office. An interested elector ithin the istrict ma , at an time prior to final adoption of the 2022 budget and the amended 2021 budget, if re uired, file or register an ob ections thereto.

INVERNESS NORTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Gene Camp, President

trict will consider the adoption of its 2022 Budget after a public hearing on the proposed budget is conducted during a regular meeting of the District s oard of irectors to be held at the offices of the Southgate Water and Sanitation District, 3722 E. Orchard Road, Centennial, Colorado on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 7:30 a.m.

Any interested elector of the South-East Englewood Water District may inspect the proposed udget for 0 and file or register an ob ections or comments thereto at an time prior to the final adoption of said Budget.

Dated this 15th day of October, 2021.

SOUTH-EAST ENGLEWOOD WATER DISTRICT By: /s/ J ohn Ballantine, Secretary Legal Notice No. 529669 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No. 529686 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Public Notice NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING PLATTE CANYON WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT SUBDISTRICT NO. 1 J EFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to § 29-1106, C.R.S., as amended, that a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District Subdistrict No. 1, J efferson County, Colorado (" District" ), for calendar year 2022. A copy of said proposed Budget, which includes a summary of fund balances, revenues and expenditures of the District, is available for public inspection between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the District office located at 73 . Coal ine A e., ittleton, CO 80123.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District Subdistrict No. 1 will consider the adoption of the proposed Budget at a public hearing to be conducted during a regular meeting of the District' s Board of Directors to be held on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. at the istrict office located at 73 . Coal ine A e., Littleton, CO 80123.

Any interested elector of the Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District Subdistrict No. 1 may inspect the proposed udget for 0 and file or register any obj ections or comments thereto at an time prior to the final adoption of said udget.

Dated this 19th day of October, 2022.

PLATTE CANYON WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT SUBDISTRICT NO. I By: /s/ Cynthia Lane, General Manager Legal Notice No. No. 529679 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DOVE VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE CONCERNING 2021 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Dove Valley Metropolitan District 2021 Budget and that a proposed 2022 Budget will be submitted to the Board of Directors of the Dove Valley Metropolitan District; and that copies of the proposed Amended 2021 Budget and 2022 Budget have been filed at the istrict s offices, 141 nion oulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of Resolutions Amending the 2021 Budget and Adopting the 2022 Budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on Monday, November 15, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. Due to concerns regarding the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the benefits to the control of the spread of the irus by limiting in-person contact, this District Board meeting will be held by Z oom Meeting and can be j oined through the directions below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j /5469119353?pwd=Sm tlcHJE TFhCQUZ EcVBBOGZ VU3Fqdz09 Phone: 1 (253) 215-8782 Meeting ID: 546 911 9353 Password: 912873 Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the esolutions to Amend the 2021 Budget and Adopt the 2022 Budget, inspect and file or register an ob ections thereto.

DOVE VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ David Solin, Secretary

Public Notice BID INFORMATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado (the " City" ) will receive sealed bids at the Parks, Trails and Recreation front desk at the Greenwood Village Maintenance Facility (10001 East Costilla Avenue, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80112) until 10:30 am on November 16, 2021, for improvements to the Dayton Well booster pump station and connected infrastructure. The scope of the proj ect includes demolishing the existing, below-ground pump station and pipe infrastructure; constructing a new, above-ground pump station building; installing and configuring the booster pumps relining t o existing, underground steel storage tan s reconfiguring the distribution pipe infrastructure; constructing an irrigation booster pump at Tommy Davis Park; and improving the irrigation and landscaping at the Dayton Well site.

An on-site pre-bid meeting will take place on November 8, 2021, at 1 pm at the Dayton Well site. The Dayton Well site is located on the east side of South Dayton Street, approximately 1,500 feet north of East Orchard Road. Due to limited parking availability on-site, street parking on the adj acent residential streets is strongly encouraged. The pre-bid meeting is not mandatory, but attendance is highly encouraged. he plans and specifications are a ailable electronically via Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing (www. bidnetdirect.com), which can also be accessed through the Greenwood Village website (www. greenwoodvillage.com/bids). The City reserves the right to rej ect any and all bids, and to make final determination in the e ent of duplications.

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for opening thereof. he Cit re uires a certified or cashier s chec , or a corporate suret bond in the amount of fi e percent of the total bid amount before the City can accept or consider any bid. The bid and the deposit shall be filed ith the Cit s ffice, securely sealed and endorsed on the outside with a brief statement as to the nature of the item or work for which the bid is provided. Upon a bid award, such bond shall be returned to the unsuccessful bidder(s). In the case of the successful bidder, the bid bond will be returned upon receipt of the required payment and performance bonds, each in the full amount of the contract price. Bids will be opened publicly at 10:31 am on November 16, 2021, at the Greenwood Village Maintenance Facility and shall be tabulated by the City.

Any questions regarding the proj ect should be directed to Jo sh Morin at (303) 708-6113. /s/ Jo sh Morin, Parks Proj ect Manager Legal Notice No. 529692 FIRST PUBLICATION: October 28, 2021 SECOND PUBLICATION: November 4, 2021 PUBLISHED IN: Littleton Independent

Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 Case No. 2021CV2313, Division 15 Plaintiff: AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INS. CO., v.

Defendants: CHRISTOPHER G. VIERNO, et al.

J udgment Creditor: Balboa LLC COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Legal Notice No. 529691 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING SOUTH-EAST ENGLEWOOD WATER DISTRICT ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to § 29-1106, C.R.S., as amended, that a proposed Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the South-East Englewood Water District, Arapahoe County, Colorado (“ District” ), for calendar year 2022. A copy of said proposed Budget, which includes a summary of fund balances, revenues and expenditures of the District, is available for public inspection, by appointment only, between the hours of 00 a.m. and 00 p.m. at the office of the istrict s legal counsel, Collins Coc rel & Cole, located at 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80228; 303-986-1551, Ext. 124.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the South-East Englewood Water Dis-

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: E heriff s ale of eal ropert pursuant to a Writ of Execution granted in favor of American Family Mutual Ins. Co. and entered against Christopher G. Vierno in the Arapahoe County District Court in the principal sum of $126,154.52, together with interest on the balance of the j udgment at the rate of per annum from the date of the entry of the j udgment on May 17, 2013, plus costs from the date of entry. The Ju dgment was revived on February 12, 2019. Balboa LLC is the assignee and current holder of the J udgment. The revived Ju dgment was recorded by the Arapahoe County Clerk on March 19, 2019 at Reception No. D9022718. On April 15, 2021, the Arapahoe County District Court issued a Writ of Execution commanding the Sheriff of Arapahoe County to satisfy the Ju dgment plus interest and costs by levy and execution and pursuant to C.R.S. § 3838-101 et seq. The entire amount of the principal balance, as well as accrued interest, remains unpaid as of this date. his is to ad ise ou that a heriff s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to above-referenced documents. PLEASE BE ADVISED THE LIEN

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Public Notices BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJ ECT PROPERTY, legally described as follows: LOT 49, BLOCK 5, MISSION VIEJ O FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known as 15562 E. Kenyon Avenue, Aurora, Colorado 80013 he heriff s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10 o cloc a.m. on th da of ecember 0 1, at the heriff s ffice Administration uilding, 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, Colorado 80112, 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 enj oyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQ UIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. The name, address, and telephone number of the attorney representing holder of the Ju dgment is: Reid J. Allred, Registration No. 37934 Cambridge Law LLC 4610 S. Ulster Street, Suite 150 Denver, CO 80237 (303) 488-3338 Email: reid@cambridgelawcolorado.com DATED: September 7, 2021.

Tyler S. Brown, Arapahoe County Sheriff Legal Notice No. 529524 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W Hampden Ave, Suite 225 Englewood, CO 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112 Case Number: 2021CV030244 Plaintiff: D.T.C. ROUNDTREE HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non profit corporation Defendants: ROGER ORR; BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. D/B/A NEW AMERICAN FUNDING; SUE SANDSTROM AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. laintiff s Attorne Wendy E. Weigler, # 28419 WINZ ENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Telephone: (303) 863-1870 Facsimile: (303) 863-1872 SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE nder an rder ranting laintiff s otion for Default J udgment in Favor of Plaintiff and Against Defendant Roger Orr and for an Order and Decree for J udicial Foreclosure entered on May 20, 2021, in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Lienee: Roger Orr Original Lienor: D.T.C. Roundtree Home Owners' Association, Inc. Current Holder of the evidence of debt: D.T.C. Roundtree Home Owners' Association, Inc. Date of Lien being foreclosed: September 3, 2020 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: September 8, 2020 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: E0117279 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $2,454.66 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $11,387.25 Amount of J udgment entered May 20, 2021: $8,487.68 Description of property to be foreclosed: Lot 49, Block 1, Roundtree Phase II-Denver Technological Center, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 8713 E. Roundtree Avenue, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN. THE LIEN BEING CLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ill, at 10 o cloc A. ., on ecember , 0 1, at the Arapahoe Count heriff s ffice, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above. * * BIDDERS ARE REQ UIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. * * n uiries regarding this heriff s ale must be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County heriff s ffice, telephone 720-874-3845.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 7th day of September, 2021.

Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 529523 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021

Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case Number: 21CV30535 Plaintiff(s): LEGACY PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. Defendant(s): LINDA FRISINA; AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS A NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION; SUE SANDSTROM, ARAPHAOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE; AND OCCUPANT(S) On J uly 12, 2021, the Arapahoe County District Court issued a FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, ORDER OF DECREE OF FORECLOSURE. Original Grantor(s): Linda Frisina riginal eneficiar Legacy Park Community Association, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Legacy Park Community Association, Inc. Date of Lien: May 13, 2020 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Lien: May 18, 2020 Recording Reception Number: E0058673 Original Amount: $560.33 Outstanding Amount: $7,854.67 Pursuant to CRS § 38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereb notified that the pro isions of the egac ar Communit Association, nc. s eclaration (“ Declaration” ) have been violated as follows: Failure to pay common expense assessments as that term is defined in 3 -33.3-316 C. . ., together with all other payments provided for in the Declaration or by Colorado Statute secured by the Assessment Lien.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN: Lot 4, Block 4, PARK VIEW GREENS SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1 County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 21473 E. Crestline Dr., Centennial, CO 80015 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Lien described herein, has filed the Court s AC , C CLUSIONS OF LAW, ORDER OF DECREE OF FORECLOSURE as provided by law. The lien being foreclosed ma not be a first lien.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will, at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on November 1 , 0 1, at the ffices of the Arapahoe Count Sheriff, sell to the highest bidder, 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 Assessment Lien, plus attorney fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and ill issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. * * BIDDERS ARE REQ UIRED TO BRING CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE* * The name, bar registration number, address, and telephone number of the attorney is: Richard W. J ohnston, Reg. No. 19823, Tobey & J ohnston, P.C., 56 Inverness Drive East, Suite 103, Englewood, CO 80112, and telephone number (303) 799-8600.

Date: August 17, 2021 Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 526485 First Publication: September 30, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Published in: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2016CV031864 Division/Ctrm.: 21 Plaintiff(s): SEVILLE TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendant(s): J OSEPH BEDENBOUGH; SANDRA BEDENBOUGH; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. as successor in interest to AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT; and CYNTHIA D. MARES as the Arapahoe County Public Trustee 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 Ju dgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated September 30, 2020, and C.R.S. § § 38-38-101 to 401, by the Seville Townhome Association, a Colorado nonprofit corporation, the current holder of a lien recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on May 29, 2014, at Reception No. D4045432. The j udicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Amended and Restated Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Seville Townhome Association, a Colorado nonprofit corporation recorded ith the Count of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on April 6, 2006, in Reception No. B6053473 (“ Declaration” ). The

Declaration and notices as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of the e ille o nhome Association, a Colorado nonprofit corporation - THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJ ECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS – against the property legally described as follows: Lot 156, Block 1, Mission Viego, Filing No. 1, Resub of Tract G, Block 7, County Of Arapahoe, State Of Colorado Also known by street and number as 16086 East Ithaca Place, Unit D, Aurora, CO 80013. he heriff s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on December 2, 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 enj oyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQ UIRED 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 heriff 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.

Date: August 31, 2021 Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Sgt. Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 529514 First Publication: October 7, 2021 Last Publication: November 4, 2021 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 Plaintiff: RUNT & BRO, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, v.

Defendants: J TA7 REAL PROPERTIES, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company and SLAWOMIR GOLABEK, an individual.

Consolidated into: Plaintiff: SLAWOMIR GOLABEK IN A DERIVATIVE CAPACITY FOR GT CONSTRUCTION, LLC, v.

Defendants: J TA REAL PROPERTIES, LLC; J TA7 REAL PROPERTIES, LLC; J AREK TADLA; GT APARTMENTS, LLC; and all unknown persons who claim an interest in the subject matter of this action.

Case 2021CV30589 Case 2021CV30431 Division: 15 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF/DEFENDANT SLAWOMIR GOLABEK: Howard O. Bernstein, Atty. No. 24476 Ju lie A. Lang, Atty. No. 53835 HOWARD O. BERNSTEIN, P.C. 1111 Pearl Street, Suite 203 Boulder, CO 80302 Tel: (303) 494-3321 Fax: (303) 544-5955 e-mail: Howard@bernsteinattorney.com Ju lie@bernsteinattorney.com SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE SUBJ ECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint petition filed ith the court in this action, b filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. ou are re uired to file our ans er or other response within 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 [ petition] may be obtained from the clerk of the court. f ou fail to file our ans er or other response to the complaint [ petition] in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, j udgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint [ petition] without further notice.

This is an action for quiet title.

Dated: 09/24/2021 /s/ Howard O. Bernstein, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff(s)/Petitioner(s) (This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.) * Rule 12(a), C.R.C.P., allows -35 days for answer or response where service of process is by publication.

Legal Notice No. 529580 First Publication: October 7, 2021.

Last Publication: November 4, 2021 Published in the Littleton Independent

Defendants: SANDRA L. WALTON; DISCOVER BANK; SUE SANDSTROM AS TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. laintiff s Attorne Wendy E. Weigler, # 28419 WINZ ENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Telephone: (303) 863-1870 Facsimile: (303) 863-1872

This is an action for j udicial 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: August 27, 2021.

WINZ ENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, L.L.P.

SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE nder an rder ranting laintiff s otion for Default J udgment in rem in Favor of Plaintiff and Against Defendants Sandra L. Walton and Discover Bank and for an Order and Decree for Ju dicial Foreclosure entered on Ju ne 3, 2021, in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Lienee: Sandra L. Walton Original Lienor: Steeplerun Homeowners Association Current Holder of the evidence of debt: Steeplerun Homeowners Association Date of Lien being foreclosed: May 9, 2019 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: May 15, 2019 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D9045069 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $1,763.22 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $11,311.81 Amount of Ju dgment entered Ju ne 3, 2021: $10,751.57 Description of property to be foreclosed: Lot 10, Block 4, Woodrim Subdivision Filing No. 4, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 14214 E. Baltic Circle, Aurora, CO 80014 THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN. THE LIEN BEING CLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ill, at 10 o cloc A. ., on ecember , 0 1, at the Arapahoe Count heriff s ffice, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the j udgment amount entered herein, and will deli er to the purchaser a Certificate of urchase, all as provided by law. * * BIDDERS ARE REQ UIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE.* * n uiries regarding this heriff s ale must be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County heriff s ffice, telephone 720-874-3845.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 24th day of August, 2021.

Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 529499 First publication: October 14, 2021 Last publication: November 11, 2021 Published in: Littleton Independent, 750 W. Hampden, Suite 225, Englewood, CO 80110

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112 Plaintiff: CHERRY CREEK VISTA FILING NO. 15, BLOCKS 7, 8 AND 9, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA CHERRY CREEK POINTE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non profit corporation Defendants: RICHARD A. BERLINGER; J ILL A. BERLINGER; J PMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; HOLLINS SCHECHTER APC; SUE SANDSTROM AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. Attorneys for Plaintiff: WINZ ENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP Wendy E. Weigler, # 28419 Address: 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Phone Number: (303) 863-1870 Case Number: 2021CV031224

/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 Lot 14, Block 9, Cherry Creek Vista Filing No. 15, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 5833 S. Paris Court, Englewood, CO 80111.

Legal Notice No. 529571 First Publication: September 30, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2019CV30353 Division: 202 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE – SALE RESTARTED POST BANKRUPTCY STAY RELEASE Plaintiff: THE STONE CANYON CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non profit corporation Defendant: DAKISHA LASHUMBE PORTER aka DAKESHA PORTER; UNIVERSAL LENDING CORP.; WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.; SU RYDEN, the Arapahoe County Public Trustee TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: E heriff s ale of eal ropert pursuant to rder on erified otion for efault udgment and Decree of Foreclosure and § 38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S. his is to ad ise ou that a heriff s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Order on erified otion for efault udgment and ecree of Foreclosure issued by the Arapahoe County District Court case number 2019CV30353 captioned THE STONE CANYON CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation v. DAKISHA LASHUMBE PORTER aka DAKESHA PORTER; UNIVERSAL LENDING CORP.; WELLS FARGO BANK N.A.; SU RYDEN, the Arapahoe County Public Trustee, dated 6/4/19, and § 38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S., by THE STONE CANYON CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation, the current holder and owner of a statutory lien against the real property located in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The foreclosure is based on the Condominium Declaration for Stone Canyon Condominiums recorded ith the office of the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder on 8/28/00 at Reception # B0107902 which establishes a lien for the benefit of E E CA C MINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. (“ Declaration” ) WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJ ECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows, to wit: CONDOMINIUM UNIT H, 18287 EAST FLOYD AVENUE, STONE CANYON CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON DECEMBER 19, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1219884, AND ANNEX ATION RECORDED DECEMBER 19, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. B1219883 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR STONE CANYON CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON AUGUST 28, 2000 AT RECEPTION NO. B0107902 IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. also known as 18287 East Floyd Ave. # H Aurora CO 80013. he heriff s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on November 18, 2021 at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112. * * BIDDERS ARE REQ UIRED 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 heriff at 720-874-3845. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 E Mainstreet, Suite 225 Parker, CO 80138

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

Dated: October 20, 2021 Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: RICHARD A. BERLINGER AND J ILL A. BERLINGER

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 Case Number: 2020CV032429

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed ith the court in this action, b filing ith the cler of this court an ans er 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.

Plaintiff: STEEPLERUN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non profit corporation

f ou fail to file our ans er or other response to the complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, j udgment by default

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may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice.

Legal Notice No. 529678 First Publication: October 28, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, Colorado 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2020CV32361 Division: 202 Plaintiff: HUNTER’S RUN CONDOMINIUM

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Defendants: DANNE SEARLE; BELLCO CREDIT UNION; NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE CO.; and SUE SANDSTROM 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 the Arapahoe Count istrict Court s rder for efault udgment and D ecree of Foreclosure dated July 2, 0 1, and C. . . 3 -3 -101 et se ., b unter s Run Condominium Association, Inc. (“Association”), the current holder of a statutory lien. The j udicial foreclosure is based on a default under the unter s un Condominium Association, nc.

Condominium D eclaration recorded on July 3, 198 4, at Reception number 2426 225 (“D eclaration”). The D eclaration, as recorded, establishes a lien for the benefit of unter s un Condominium Association, Inc., WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJ ECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows: COND OM INIU M U NIT 201, COND OM INIU M , E C , ACCORD ING TO TH E COND OM INIU M M AP TH EREOF RECORD ED APRIL 18 , 198 6 IN BOOK 8 9 AT PAG E 4, IN TH E RECORD S OF TH E OFFICE OF TH E CLERK AND RECORD ER OF TH E COU NTY OF ARAPAH OE, COLORAD O, AND AS D EFINED AND D ESCRIBED IN TH E COND OM INIU M D ECLARATION FOR E C EC E ON JU LY 5, 198 4 IN BOOK 4201 AT PAG E 472 IN SAID RECORD S AND SECOND ANNEX ATION RECORD ED JU NE 6 , 198 5 IN BOOK 4457 AT PAG E 97, AND RE-RECORD ED JU NE 27, 198 5 IN BOOK 4475 AT PAG E 6 20, AND FOU RTH ANNEX ATION RECORD ED APRIL 18 , 198 6 IN BOOK 4728 AT PAG E 395, COU NTY OF ARAPAH OE, STATE OF COLORAD O Also known by street and number as: 2575 South Syracuse W ay # I-201, D enver, CO 8 0231. he heriff s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 A.M ., on the 18 th day of November, 0 1, at the heriff s ffice, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway in Centennial, CO 8 0112, telephone number 720-8 74-38 45. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the above described real property and improvements thereon to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or q uiet enj oyment in or to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQ UIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. The name, address, and telephone number of the attorney representing the Plaintiff is: Kathryn W illard, # 50236 , V ial Fotheringham LLP, 126 00 W . Colfax Ave. Ste. C200, Lakewood, CO 8 0215; telephone: 720-943-8 8 11.

D ATED at Arapahoe County, Colorado, this 17th day of August, 2021.

Tyler S. Brown Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, D eputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 526 48 6 First Publication: September 30, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Published in: Littleton Independent 750 W . H ampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 8 0110

Misc. Private Legals PUBLIC NOTICE Clarkson Dental will be disposing of patient records for any patient not seen since 2013.

If you would like your records please call 303-762-8048.

Legal Notice No. 5926 27 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: November 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Waltraud Kuschke, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30880 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 28 , 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. /s/ Maria Z alessky Maria Z alessky, #52405 Burnham Law Attorneys for Personal Representative 5990 Greenwood Plaza Blvd.

Bldg. 2 Suite 110 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 5296 8 8 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patrick Wells Lancaster, a/k/a Patrick W. Lancaster, Deceased Case Number: 21PR396 All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to the D istrict Court of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado on or before February 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

David M. Lancaster, Personal Representative

2990 E. 17th Avenue, #1504 Denver, CO 80206 Legal Notice No. 5926 24 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Alyce Katheryn Higgins, a/k/a Alyce K. Higgins, a/k/a Alyce K Higgins , Deceased Case Number: 2021PR000323 All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. s/ Tony C. Rossi Tony C. Rossi, Esq. #45051 Attorney to the Personal Representative ROSSI LAW, LLC 6215 Corporate Dr, Ste 101 Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Telephone: (303) 859-4173 E-Mail: tony@ rossilawllc.com Legal Notice No. 5296 31 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LEONARD KRAFT, a/k/a LEONARD P. KRAFT, a/k/a LEONARD PETER KRAFT, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30959 All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ronald Kraft, Personal Representative 7760 NW 29th St. Margate, Florida 33063 Legal Notice No. 5296 33 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Norma Emily Nies, a/k/a Norma E. Nies, a/k/a Norma Nies, Deceased.

Case Number: 21PR31116 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to D istrict Court of Araphoe County, Colorado on or before February 22, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Edward A Nies, Co-Personal Representative Z achary T. Nies, Co-Personal Representative c/o KATZ , LOOK & ONORATO, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 5296 44 First Publication: October 21, 2021 Last Publication: November 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patricia Ann Myra, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30989 All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marilyn McShane, Co-Personal Representative 15040 East Arkansas Drive Aurora, CO 80012 And Michelle M. Hamilton-Fox Co-Personal Representative 7782 Windwood Way Parker, CO 80134 Legal Notice No. 5926 25 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert J oseph McNulty, deceased Case Number: 2021PR31118 All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the Personal Representative or to D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 21, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shaun McNulty, Personal Representative 4397 Ashcroft Avenue Castle Rock, CO 80104 Legal Notice No. 5296 36 First publication: October 21, 2021 Last publication: November 04, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Gerald Sandoval, Personal Representative 717 Fairlane Street Sterling, CO 80751 Legal Notice No. 5296 32 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Matthew Craig Fallon, Deceased Case Number: 21PR31096 All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 21, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas Stephen Fallon Personal Representative 36081 Indigo Bunting Ct .

Ocean View, DE 19970 Legal Notice No. 5296 43 First Publication: October 21, 2021 Last Publication: November 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Steven Duane Alles, aka Steven Alles, aka Steven D. Alles, aka Steve Alles, and Steve D. Alles, Deceased Case Number: 21PR31080 All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nadya Vecchiet-Lambert, Esq. on behalf of Chelsea Elizabeth Alles, Personal Representative 6855 S. Havana St. Ste. 370, Centennial, O 80112 Legal Notice No. 5996 18 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

Public Notice

Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID FINCHAN RICH, a/k/a DAVID F. RICH, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30795

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Clyde E. Decker, aka Clyde Decker, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31114 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are req uired to present them to the Personal Representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 28 , 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary L. J ohnson, Personal Representative 653 Burro Bay Springs Creek, NV 8815

All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 28 , 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

David M. Rich, Personal Representative 13811 E. Stanford Place Aurora, CO 80015 Legal Notice No. 5296 75 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No. 5296 8 2 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Name Changes

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ronald Craig Forman, a/k/a Ronald C. Forman, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31048

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado or on or before February 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lois Richman Forman, Personal Representative 5267 S. Genoa Way Centennial, CO 80015

Public notice is given on October 14, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed ith the Arapahoe Count Court.

The petition requests that the name of Yvonne Pham be changed to Hadassah Bethany Baht Israel Case No.: 21 C 100629 By: Benj amin S. Clerk of Court / D eputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 5296 73 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No. 5996 16 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice

OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID SCOTT PENT, a/k/a David S. Pent, David Pent, and Dave Pent, Deceased Case Number: 21PR31069

Public Notice is given on October 15, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a M inor Child has been filed ith the Arapahoe Count istrict Court, Colorado.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 18 , 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

The Petition requests that the name of BREYMOND CONNOR ROBINSON-DEEDS be changed to BREYMOND CONNOR ROBINSON Case Number: 21CV31760

All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 28 , 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Debra A. Conroy, Esq. KELLER LAW, LLC Attorneys for Personal Representative 584 Yampa Avenue Craig, CO 81625

BY: Clerk of the Court

Cyndi L. Lyden, Personal Representative 1777 S. Harrison Street, Suite 1250 Denver, CO 80210

Legal Notice No. 5926 26 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Curtis Walter Hall, Deceased Case Number: 21PR31130

Legal Notice No. 5296 8 5 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: LINDA E. BYBEE, aka LINDA BYBEE, Deceased Case Number: 2021-PR-31075 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are req uired to present them to the Personal Representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 28 , 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

D ated this 19th day of October, 2021.

J ANICE K. ASCHE Personal Representative to the Estate 4795 S. GALAPAGO STREET Englewood, CO 80110 Phone: (720) 425-6443 Legal Notice No. 5296 8 3 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Brian L. Wells, a/k/a Brian Lewis Wells, and Brian Wells, Deceased Case Number: 21PR31126 All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before February 28 , 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nickolas B. Wells, Personal Representative 5840 West Rowland Avenue Littleton, Colorado 80128 Legal Notice No. 5296 8 4 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ardene R. Nixon, a/k/a Ardene Nixon, a/k/a Ardene Ronelle Nixon, Deceased Case Number: 21PR31051

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Roger David Sandoval, aka Roger D. Sandoval, aka Roger Sandoval, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31110

All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before M arch 11, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed Estate are req uired to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Arapahoe County D istrict Court on or before February 21, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

J ames K. Reichard, Personal Representative 11670 W. 72nd Pl. Arvada, CO 80005 Legal Notice No. 5296 8 9 First Publication: October 28 , 2021

Legal Notice No. 5296 72 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public Notice

Public notice is given on September 24, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed ith the Arapahoe Count Court.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of J OSEPH J OHN SCOTTI, aka J OSEPH J . SCOTTI, aka J OSEPH SCOTTI, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31012 All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before February 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rosemary T. Scotti, Personal Representative c/o 3801 E. Florida Ave., Ste. 906 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No. 5996 11 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No. 5296 35 First Publication: October 21, 2021 Last Publication: November 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is given on September 27, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult a minor child has been filed ith the Arapahoe County Court.

Public Notice

The petition requests that the name of DOLORES ANN BUSBY be changed to DOLORES ANN BUSBY EDWARDS Case No.: 21 C 100600

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 15, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. c/o Erica L. Gajda, Attorney to the Personal Representative Robinson and Henry 11080 Circle Point Road, Suite 140 Westminster, CO 80012

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of the Court / D eputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 5296 6 5 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on September 27, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult a minor child has been filed ith the Arapahoe County Court.

Legal Notice No. 5996 14 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

The petition requests that the name of LUDONNA MARIE BUSBY be changed to LUDONNA MARIE BUSBY EDWARDS Case No.: 21 C 100601

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of J ames L. Bacon, Deceased Case Number: 2021-PR-30976 All persons having claims against the above named estate are req uired to present them to the personal representative or to the D istrict Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 28 , 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 5296 8 1 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

By: Benj amin S. Clerk of Court / D eputy Clerk

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of TARA NADENE BUEHLER, a/k/a TARA N. BUEHLER, a/k/a TARA BUEHLER Deceased Case Number: 2021PR031057

Michael W. Reagor, Attorney for Personal Representative Dymond Reagor PLLC 8400 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 1040 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

The petition requests that the name of Edgard Dinael Valencia be changed to Edgar Dinael Mier Case No.: 21 C 100587

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of the Court / D eputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 5296 6 6 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Elena De J esus Lerma For Minor Child: J anely Guadalupe Galvan-Lerma To Change the Child’s Name to: J anely Guadalupe Simental-Lerma Case Number: 2021 C100516

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Usage at The Bluffs Regional Park has steadily increased in the past few years and boomed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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mistreat the parks, he said.

At The Bluffs, people make carvings in a rock monument along the trail. The county replaced plaques on its benches with iron plates that are “a little less defaceable,” Shoultz said. “Social trails” have also popped up, he said, or paths that form from people taking shortcuts off the of-

The Bluffs Regional Park in Douglas County sits adjacent to Lone Tree, and boasts sweeping views of the PHOTOS BY JESSICA GIBBS metro area and Front Range.

ficial trail.

The county tries to prevent social trails through education and signage, which doesn’t always work.

“They will break them off and throw them off in the weeds,” he said.

Still, weather affects maintenance issues more than trail users do, Shoultz said. Staff try to manage the flow of water from rain, which can erode the park and especially one with steep grades like those at The Bluffs.

“The Bluffs is a specifically challenging site because what makes it great makes it hard to maintain,” he said.

Shoultz said it’s up to everyone to help keep parks beautiful so more people can enjoy them.

On Aug. 4, Wendy Loyd and Lasinda Crane trekked up a hill at The Bluffs to catch up after Loyd returned from a trip out of town.

The two have frequented the park for several years.

“The Bluffs is our place,” Crane

said.

They enjoy the wildlife, like deer that stroll through the area, and they have noticed an increase in traffic, the women said.

“I like it and don’t like it because you know, it’s nice coming out early and having it to yourself,” Loyd said.

Crane nodded as Loyd reflected on the rise in traffic, but said she understands why the area is growing in use.

“It’s such a beautiful spot,” Crane said. “You see everywhere, 360.”

Public Notices NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION Notice to: Sergio Galvan, non-custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: November 2, 2021 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Location: Arapahoe County Court 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of req uesting a change of name for J anely Guadalupe Galvan-Lerma At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

To support or voice obj ection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

D ate: August 23, 2021 Legal Notice No.: No. 5996 13 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on September 14, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed ith the Arapahoe Count Court.

The petition req uests that the name of Omar Shariff Israel be changed to Owmar J eaterai Ben Israel Case No.: 21 C 100570 By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / D eputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 5296 30 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on October 5, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed ith the Arapahoe Count Court.

The petition requests that the name of Tho Thi Nhu Nguyen be changed to Alexis Tho Nguyen Case No.: 21 C 100599 By: Benj amin S. Clerk of Court / D eputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 5296 41 First Publication: October 21, 2021 Last Publication: November 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on October 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed ith the Arapahoe Count Court.

The petition requests that the name of Eric Myron Farley be changed to Eric Myron Scott Case No.: 21 C 100597 By: Clerk of Court / D eputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 5296 90 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE

In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Desiree Vallez For Minor Child: J ohnny Lawrence Saiz To Change the Child’s Name to: J ohnny Lawrence Vallez Case Number: 21 C 100438 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION Notice to: J ohnny Saiz, Sr., non-custodial parent.

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: December 6, 2021 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Location: Arapahoe County Court 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

For the purpose of req uesting a change of name for Johnny Lawrence V allez.

Public Notice is given on October 05, 2021 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Adult has been filed ith the Arapahoe Count Court.

At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

The Petition requests that the name of Randi Nicole Kilzer be changed to Miranda Nicole Grey Case No.: 2021C100614

To support or voice obj ection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

By: Shana Kloek Clerk of the Court / D eputy Clerk

Legal Notice No.: 5296 93 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice No. 5296 49 First publication: October 28 , 2021 Last publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on October 14, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed ith the Arapahoe Count Court.

The petition requests that the name of J ennifer Isabel Mazaba Reyes be changed to J ennifer Isabel Reyes Case No.: 21 C 100627 By: Benj amin S. Clerk of Court / D eputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 5296 74 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: November 11, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120

D ate: October 6 , 2021

PUBLIC NOTICE

Case Number: 2021 C100518

Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: November 2, 2021 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Location: Arapahoe County Court 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of req uesting a change of name for Yamili Margarita Simental-Lerma At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child.

To support or voice obj ection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing.

D ate: August 23, 2021 Legal Notice No.: No. 5996 12 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 5296 23 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: Elena De J esus Lerma For Minor Child: Yamili Margarita Galvan- Lerma To Change the Child’s Name to: Yamili Margarita Simental-Lerma

Attorneys for Petitioner: Timothy J. Eirich, Atty. Reg. # 356 70 G rob & Eirich, LLC 12596 W . Bayaud Ave. Suite 390 Lakewood, CO 8 022 Phone Number: 303-6 79-8 26 6 E-mail: Tim@ G robEirich.com FAX Number: 303-6 79-8 96 0 Case Number: 21J A035 Division: 22

ou are hereb notified that the Arapahoe Count D istrict Court will hold a hearing on the Petition for Stepparent Adoption and Petition to Terminate the arent-Child egal elationship filed b the Petitioner involving the child, Charli Katharina G lade, born on February 1, 2006 .

The Court will hold the hearing on D ecember 16, 2021, starting at 1:30 p.m. in D ivision 22, of the Arapahoe County D istrict Court located at 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 8 0112.

In the Interests of: Bricen Milon Party Without Attorney: Rod Smith 6304 Charrington Avenue Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 80111 Case Number: 21PR 321 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO 15-10-401. C.R.S To: W hom it may concern Last Known Address, if any: U nknown A hearing on G uardianship of a M inor for G uardianship of a M inor will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued.

Date: November 10, 2021 Time: 9:30 a.m.

Courtroom or Division: 303-645-6601

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: J OSHUA LEE GRAY, PETITIONER, FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD AND CONCERNING, NIC SAVAJ IAN, J OHN A. BERKEY and LUCAS J OHNSTON, RESPONDENTS

TO: RESPONDENT, LUCAS J OHNSTON

(Adoption/Guardian/Other) Arapahoe County J ustice Center 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112

Public Notice Arapahoe County District Court 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112

NOTICE CONCERNING PETITION TO TERMINATE THE PARENT-CHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIP AND PETITION FOR STEPPARENT ADOPTION

Children Services

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

By: Benj amin S. Clerk of Court / D eputy Clerk

Legal Notice No.: 5296 37 First Publication: October 21, 2021 Last Publication: November 4, 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice to: Sergio Galvan, non custodial parent.

Public notice is given on September 27, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed ith the Arapahoe Count Court.

The petition requests that the name of Charlene Lynn Peoples be changed to Charlene Lynn Burns Case No.: 21 C 100583

The hearing will take approximately 1 hour

NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT

BY PUBLICATION

nless ithin thirt -fi e 3 da s after the publication of this otice ou file an ans er ith the Court, or appear before the Court, your parental right to the Child may likely be terminated. You have the right to waive your right to appear and contest, and your failure to appear and contest, either in person or by a representative, will result in the Court forever terminating your parent-child legal relationship and granting the req uested adoption.

Timothy J . Eirich, Attorney for Petitioner Legal Notice No. 5296 8 7 First Publication: October 28 , 2021 Last Publication: October 28 , 2021 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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