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VOLUME 77 | ISSUE 19

INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 19 | SPORTS: PAGE 28

Average gas prices in Englewood, Littleton near $4 What is causing the increase?

Experts weigh in

BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Average gas prices in Colorado were on the cusp of hitting $4 per gallon as of

March 14, with the national average at $4.33 according to AAA. In Littleton, the average price of gas was $3.78 as of March 14 according to data from GasBuddy on 10 different stations in the city. In neighboring Englewood, it was slightly higher, at $3.83.

Both are below the Arapahoe County average price, which is $3.95.

The prices are similar to others in nearby areas, with more central and eastern counties hovering just below a $4 average, while many western counties in the state have exceeded that amount.

The reason, according to University of Denver professor Mac Clouse, has to do with distribution.

Clouse, who teaches finance in the university’s

Daniels College of Business, said “it takes a special effort to get to the cities,” on the Western Slope, driving up the price of gas even more.

Being closer to a major oil and gas producer, the Suncor Refinery in Commerce City, grants Englewood and Littleton some advantage when it comes to the price of gas.

But Clouse said prices are

expected to rise no matter the city with Colorado poised to break a $4 average possibly within days. And there is no immediate end in sight to when prices may plateau or even drop.

“Unfortunately, I think it’s going to be a long time,” said Clouse, who expects it could be until next year before SEE GAS PRICES, P10

Arapahoe County OKs $300,000 for homeless navigation center

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BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ments from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a federal stimulus package signed into law last March that is meant to help communities rebuild from the economic and social devastation of COVID-19.

A proposal to create a navigation center to help those who are homeless in the areas of Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan is coming closer to reality after Arapahoe County approved $300,000 to be used over three years for the center.

The money will go to the South Metro Community Foundation, chaired by former Littleton mayor Susan Thornton, who said the funds will be enough to hire two full-time employees who can begin outreach efforts by the end of this year.

Pitched as a “one-stop shop” for resources, the navigation center would connect those who are homeless to services for healthcare, job training, food assistance, addiction recovery and more.

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City officials discuss how to spend $12 million in federal aid Staff makes spending recomendations

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Briefly In Littleton Littleton-area students can enter creative writing contest The Saturday, March 26 deadline for the annual 55th annual Creative Writing Contest being held by the Friends of the Littleton Library and Museum is fast approaching. But it’s not too late for students to enter.

This spring writing contest, a local tradition, is free and open to young people in grades 1 through 12 who live within the Littleton Public Schools district. It’s a great option for students over spring break.

Contest judging is done by Arapahoe Community College faculty. Prizes are awarded in four categories: poetry, short fiction, short nonfiction and collaborations. Details are online at friendslittleton.org.

Contest winners also are recognized with yard signs and will have their work published in the permanent multi-volume, multi-year collection of winning entries. This year, for the first time, an awards ceremony will be held at ACC.

A super fundraiser calls for a superhero Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Brian Ewert agreed to wear a superhero costume if Littleton Public Schools Foundation met their Colorado Gives Day goal. They crushed it. Ewert stands in his costume with a Littleton Police Department school resource officer.

Littleton police respond to suspicious package call On March 13, the Littleton Police Department responded to West Main Street and South Nevada Street around midnight regarding a report of a suspicious package.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad responded and contained the package. The area was later deemed safe and there is no threat to the community.

Housing navigation resource services Arapahoe County Housing Resource Navigation Services is offering free drop-in assistance at Bemis Library, located at 6014 S. Datura St., every Monday from 2:30–4:30 p.m. Housing Resource Navigators will help the public apply for housing, rental, mortgage, and utility assistance. The meetings are held in Study Room B. For information, email Erin Steffen Esteffen@arapahoegov. com.

Participate in weekly public health surveys Arapahoe County is examining how best to serve the public health needs of residents and businesses. As required by law, Arapahoe County must have a health department in place once TriCounty Health ceases to exist, in its current form, on Dec. 31 this year.

To make that happen, the county is seeking resident input that will help prioritize the services offered by the health department. A new survey is available every Friday.

For information, visit arapahoegov.com/2227/ Health-Department-Weekly-Survey.

Bird scooters are back in Littleton Last year, the City of Littleton partnered with Bird Scooters to bring e-scooters to town. Riders pay to use the scooter per minute, at no cost to the city. Scooters can be driven throughout Littleton’s municipal boundaries but are concentrated in downtown Littleton with some exceptions. This partnership with Bird enables users to replace short car trips with a scooter trip, which may help with parking and congestion in the area.

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Venardos Circus to return to Littleton Shows beginning April 14

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Venardos Circus, a Floridabased traveling circus, will return to Littleton for 15 shows over two weeks, beginning April 14. The group previously performed in Littleton last summer.

Attendees will have the opportunity to watch an array of acts and performances by the circus troupe of aerialists and acrobats. Hosted at the Aspen Grove shopping center in southwest Littleton, located at 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, the shows will take place inside a custom-made red-and-white striped tent that evokes the nostalgia of oldschool circuses, but without the animals. “We live to be on the road, expressing our creativity and bringing joy to families across the country,” Kevin Venardos, the show’s ringmaster and producer said in a statement. “We can’t wait to return to Colorado.”

Tickets for general admission are $16.50 for youth under 12 and $27 for adults. Children 24 months and younger are free.

There will also be premium reserved seating available, with

tickets starting at $37.

Tickets for opening night, which is April 14 at 7 p.m., will be 50% off.

Get tickets by visiting the website at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/venardoscircus.

Classic circus delights such as popcorn, cotton candy, housemade pink lemonade, nachos, hot dogs, packaged candy and more will be available during shows, which will last about 90 minutes with a brief intermission.

The dates for all Littleton performances are: • Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m.

• Friday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m.

• Saturday, April 16 at 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

• Sunday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

• Wednesday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m.

• Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m.

• Friday, April 22 at 7:00 p.m.

• Saturday, April 23 at 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

• Sunday, April 24 at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

The circus will also perform 15 shows at Collision Brewing Company in Longmont from April 27 to May 8.

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We want to hear from you Arapahoe County is examining how best to serve the public health needs of residents and businesses. To make that happen, the County is seeking resident input that will help us prioritize the services offered by the health department.

Look for weekly surveys—available each Friday— and provide your input.

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Technology and infrastructure updates, along with investments in the police department, housing and homelessness programs are among the largest areas where Littleton city staff want to focus the money.

But such large amounts of spending require caution, said City Manager Mark Relph.

“I’ve been cautious about ARPA, mostly because it wasn’t well defined in the beginning for what was eligible,” Relph said, adding it wasn’t until the beginning of this year that the federal government made it more clear how the money could be used.

“Council has been very deliberate and patient with the process,” said Littleton Mayor Kyle Schlachter. “I think it’s important that we not rush it and just spend it on the first thing that pops into mind.”

Just a sliver of the funds have been spent so far, about $371,000, with the majority of that, about $256,000, spent in August to increase staff and hours at the Bemis Library and Littleton Museum that were cut down as a result of the pandemic.

On March 1, Littleton’s City Council approved about $456,000 from the city’s general fund to fully restore both the museum and library to prepandemic-level service, shifting away from using ARPA funds.

That decision exemplifies the constraints of ARPA which, while an unprecedented sum of federal aid money, is also a one-off deal, with the money needing to be fully spent by 2026, according to federal law. For that reason, staff has elected to use the funds for one-time-only investments as opposed to services that require routine funding.

“We did feel very strongly that the funding to get the museum and library to 100% (service levels) should come from the general fund,” said Kelli Narde, city spokesperson.

“Because ARPA money is temporary, we did not want to send that message to our employees or to the community that staffing of the library was temporary.”

Four main areas for funding

By Jan. 25, Littleton City Council had approved about $2.1 million in funds mostly for city-wide improvements such as creating a new website and updating security and technology systems, as well as recruitment.

Some of this has already been spent, but most is currently set aside to be spent at a later date.

This left about $9.9 million, with council, during its February retreat, designating four key areas where they wanted staff to focus most of that remaining money. This was formally approved during a council meeting March 1.

Council has called for $3.4 million for technology and infrastructure, $3 million for community, $2.5 million for policing and fleet maintenance and $75,000 to create a new service.

Technology and infrastructure Technology and infrastructure spending is made up of $3 million for enterprise resource planning and $400,000 for a fiber master plan.

Relph said the city has historically struggled with software and hardware investments that, because of the sheer amount of cost it takes to update, have become at times disjointed.

“We are way behind on those kinds of investments,” said Relph, who added that enterprise resource planning will centralize those tools in a way never done before. “It is expensive to make that one-time investment and shift.”

The fiber master plan will look at fiber-optic cables throughout the city to ensure essential equipment like traffic lights are operating properly and provide any needed updates or changes.

Community investments Community spending will see about $1 million for housing, $1 million for homelessness, $500,000 for businesses and $500,000 for the downtown area.

Relph called housing “one of the larger issues for our community for years to come” and said the $1 million earmarked from ARPA money could go towards helping build new affordable housing through partnerships with South Metro Housing Options.

On homelessness, Littleton has joined with Englewood and Sheridan in calling for hundreds of thousands in spending to implement a litany of solutions outlined in a regional 2021 action plan to help get people housed.

That includes establishing a navigation center to connect people with services and resources, which could be funded through ARPA, according to Relph, although the dollar amounts remain murky.

Littleton’s city council recently approved a contract for a homelessness coordinator who would be paid $330,000 over three years to helm

the action plan, a cost that would be shared between the three cities.

Littleton will pay $132,000 towards that salary, all of which could come from ARPA. As for businesses and Littleton’s downtown, Relph said this funding could come in the form of subsidies to help renovate historic building facades and provide business owners with opportunities to grow their operations.

Police and fleet maintenance For police, council has approved $1 million to purchase a new mobile command unit as well as $1.5 million to create a new separate fund account for the city’s fleets, which include police cars, snow plows and public works and inspection vehicles.

According to Police Chief Doug Stephens, the purpose of a mobile command unit is to respond to large scale emergencies, such as a barricade situation or active crime scene, as well as manage emergency responses such as when a department may have to evacuate their building during a fire.

The department’s current mobile command unit is more than 20 years old, according to Stephens.

“Really what we need is flexible technology, access to technology,” he said. “And our current command post is very limited.”

The separate fleet account has been a years-long dream of Relph’s, who said that having the city’s fleets funded through the capital projects fund, which also covers vital infrastructure maintenance, means it too often competes with other existing priorities.

While ARPA money will not fund the fleets in the long term, it is vital for jumpstarting a separate savings account, according to Relph.

“You can’t create a new fund and start replacing equipment with $0 in there,” he said.

A new service Finally, the council approved $75,000 of ARPA money to create a new program, the book mobile.

“We have librarians who are providing outreach services to underserved communities and to the elderly that use their own vehicles and put books in the trunk of their cars,” said Narde, the city spokesperson. “What we’re trying to do is get a vehicle that can carry books and do outreach.”

Narde said the city has secured a 50% match for the book mobile for

a local donor and said it could be up and running by the end of this year.

Much remains to be finalized Though the bulk of ARPA funds have been pooled into these four categories, Relph said there is still a lot that needs to be finalized, and dollar amounts could change.

This will also hinge on how the federal government continues to outline what is, and isn’t, an appropriate use of funds.

“I’m always cautious about federal funds and how those guidelines have changed,” Relph said, who added that Congress’ first massive COVID aid bill, the CARES Act, has seen its spending guidlines change nearly two years after it was passed.

More communication will also be needed around spending, Relph said, an issue that was raised by Littleton resident Pam Chadbourne, who regularly appears before public comment during city council meetings, and said much of the details around “million-dollar items” has been vague.

“This is federal tax money ... I don’t think that the city has been transparent and accountable for this budget, especially the ARPA allocations” Chadbourne said during a March 1 meeting when council voted to approve changes to its 2022 budget, which included boosts in its general fund.

Relph said much of this is a result of the unclear federal guidlines.

“You can’t have a lot of conversation if you don’t have definition,” he said, though he acknowledged more communication and community outreach needs to happen as that spending comes into focus.

“We’ve got to work on the communication now,” he said.

Schlachter said some discussions have already begun with business owners and is confident more community outreach will begin within the coming months.

“We definitely will have good community involvement moving forward,” he said.

A financial update that will include discussions around ARPA spending is scheduled for the April 12 council study session, according to city finance director Tiffany Hooten.

Schlachter said residents can expect to begin seeing the tangible effects of ARPA by this summer and into next year.

“It will be slow and deliberate, but we want to make sure those dollars are being put to use,” he said.

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“The services are already here but people are not always connecting with those services,” Thornton said.

“There are a lot of barriers, and that’s something I think the center can really help with.”

The project is a part of a laundry list of proposals from a task force of leaders in Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan who launched the Tri-Cities Homeless Action Plan last summer to help get more people housed.

Prior to the announcement on March 10, the navigation center had just $10,000 approved from Arapahoe County, with $25,000 earmarked for a “feasibility study,” a cost that would be split between the three cities.

Ultimately, the center will occupy a physical space where people could come to shower, do laundry and possibly stay the night.

Arapahoe County’s funding alone will not be enough to secure brick and mortar space, as Thornton put it, but the center could manifest

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Thornton said her foundation is currently waiting to hear back on grant applications to see what philanthropic support the center can get. In total, Thornton projects the center could cost about $212,000 per year to run if it were to occupy a physical space.

“It’s past time that we should be doing this work, we want to start connecting people with needed services,” she said.

Thorton made it clear the navigation center is not a shelter, something that other task force leaders have repeatedly emphasized.

“Emergency shelters are important especially when it’s bitterly cold ... but it’s a stop gap,” she said.

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cause that’s not necessarily creating the system to move people beyond the experience of homelessness,” said Sandgren, who also serves on the tri-cities task force.

Still, Thornton said a shelter could appear sometime in the future and hopes the work of the navigation center will show the need for more investments in homelessness.

“I’m hopeful that, especially when people start seeing the statistics about how many people get off the street and into safe and secure housing, that the general public will be more supportive of resources for homeless,” she said.

The Denver metro area is facing a rise in homeless numbers, with a 2021 study by the Metro Denver Homelessness Initiative showing the number of unhoused people in the region climbed by 15% between 2018 and 2020.

According to data from Arapahoe

County, between January 2020 to January 2021, 17 people experiencing homelessness in the county died on the street from natural causes, 22 died by drug overdose and four died by hypothermia.

The navigation center will serve as just one of several proposed remedies to that crisis, with Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan looking to spend $705,000 over three years to put in place a litany of proposals.

This includes affordable housing initiatives such as vouchers and staffing a “response team” to help people understand the bureaucratic process of obtaining driver’s licenses and birth certificates.

And recently, the three cities, as well as Arapahoe County’s commissioners, approved a $330,000 contract to pay a homelessness coordinator for three years to helm the cities’ action plan, though no one has yet to be named for that position.

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Colorado’s average gas prices nearing record

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Coloradans can expect more pain at the pump as the average price for fuel continues to climb due to global market volatility.

The state’s average price per gallon hit $3.91 on March 9, according to AAA Colorado. Prices have climbed more than $.60 over the past week, mostly due to crude oil price jumps, said Skyler Mckinley, AAA’s public affairs director.

“Coloradans should be accustomed to gas price increases and very quick increases, even day to day, as the price that we pay at the pump catches up to what’s going on with crude oil,” Mckinley told CPR’s Colorado Matters.

The price upswing comes as the U.S. moves to ban Russian energy imports in response to the country’s

invasion of Ukraine. In a speech on March 8, President Joe Biden acknowledged the move could send gas prices soaring, but he said the ban was necessary to “deal another powerful blow to Putin’s war machine.”

Fuel prices still haven’t hit record highs in Colorado, but they could quickly get there, Mckinley said.

The state’s per gallon record is still $4.09, which it reached in 2008.

“I think it’s a near certainty that we will be in those record numbers again,” he said. “They might not top records if you adjust for inflation, but that might also be a possibility.”

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South Suburban to replace Littleton tennis bubble Structure destroyed in wind storm

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South Suburban Parks and Recreation is moving forward with an $11 million replacement for the tennis bubble at the Littleton Golf and Tennis Clubhouse that collapsed in December due to high winds.

“It’s not a reactionary project, but unfortunately we had that huge windstorm and the facility came down,” said Melissa ReeseThacker, South Suburban’s planning manager, who added that a replacement project had been in the works since last July. “Our goal in replacing the building is to maintain our current programming.”

On Dec. 15, winds of up to 80 miles per hour battered Littleton

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and the Front Range, leading to the collapse of the bubble off Federal Boulevard as well as wide-

spread power outages.

South Suburban had long thought the tennis bubble, constructed in 1985, could ultimately succumb to what it faced that day.

“When it snows, especially when we get lots of snow or high winds, we have seen damage,” ReeseThacker said. “It’s just older material, so it didn’t hold up as well.”

No injuries occurred, according to South Suburban spokesperson Becky Grubb, but the 45,000-square-foot bubble that covered six courts remained closed.

Reese-Thacker said temporary lessons and private practices are

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Construction is set to begin this May with a new, 56,000 squarefoot metal structure being completed in March 2023. During that time, the golf shop will move to an on-site trailer, Reese-Thacker said.

The new facility, along with being more resilient to the elements, will also feature an expanded kitchen area as well as a more open design to allow for better flow of foot traffic, Reese-Thacker said.

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Denver’s average price was $3.88 as of March 9. Averages were lower in Northern Colorado communities and throughout the Eastern Plains.

The cost to fill up was expected to rise another 15% by the end of the week as markets react to the new import ban and gas stations adjust to global crude oil prices, Mckinley said.

“Expect more remote areas to have higher prices,” he said. “And because we are such a robust tourist state, major tourist corridors always have a bit of an upcharge because there’s a lot of demand and not a ton of supply.”

Individual states have little control over global oil prices. Governors, including Jared Polis, have urged the federal government to

suspend the federal gas tax to help soften the blow of price jumps.

Legislation in the House and Senate would knock about $.18 off the cost of a gallon of gas, according to the governors’ letter. It would also authorize the U.S. Department of Treasury to transfer general fund dollars to replace the lost revenue.

“At a time when people are directly impacted by rising prices on everyday goods, a federal gas tax holiday is a tool in the toolbox to reduce costs for Americans, and we urge you to give every consideration to this proposed legislation,” the Governors concluded.

Polis has also proposed a delay for Colorado’s new gas fee, which stems from the state’s most recent transportation plan.

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prices begin to drop substantially.

The culprits of rising prices vary, according to Clouse. Russia’s invasion and ongoing war in Ukraine have led to international blowback, with the Biden administration announcing this week that it would ban imports of Russian oil and gas in a bid to weaken the Russian economy. This has caused the price of gas in the U.S. to go up, but the problem existed even before Russia’s war.

“We were seeing rising gas prices even before the Russian move,” Clouse said, adding that efforts from the Biden administration, such as canceling the Keystone pipeline project and looking to new oil and gas regulations, have caused the U.S to become more dependent on foreign oil.

“And one of the countries where we were importing oil from was Russia, of all places,” Clouse said.

While it’s true that the U.S. has imported more oil since the beginning of the Biden administration, the reasons have been more complex than just regulation proposals, according to AAA spokesperson Skyler McKinley.

“The president and policymakers may say they want to (regulate oil and gas) but have not really acted to that regard,” McKinley said.

The U.S. has always relied on imports as well as domestic production of oil and gas, McKinley said, adding that being part of the global markets allows companies to ensure the most profits. With more travel, the demand for gas is high but the supply remains lower, McKinley said, a deliberate move on the part of oil and gas producers trying to make up for pandemic profit losses.

“The economy has come back in full swing and when we’re consuming we’re consuming oil,” he said.

What it leaves consumers with are the prices they see today.

It’s led to calls from politicians around the country for a suspension of the national gas tax, an idea endorsed by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. But with the speed with which gas prices are rising, Clouse said removing the gas tax could make little difference.

“Everybody is just looking for

Gas prices remain high and continue to climb in the Denver metro area and across the nation.

any way to reduce that price,” he said. “But even if we got that 18 cent tax eliminated, that (saving) could be gone in two or three days.”

The situation has led to new urgency among some for renewed conversation on transitioning the U.S. to a greener, cleaner economy.

“The gas prices are becoming insane, and hurting those with the least amount of disposable funds the most. We need to get back to energy independence in this country ASAP,” said Littleton resident Diane White.

Much of those efforts are currently stalled, at least at the federal level, after President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate and social spending package, the Build Back Better Act, failed to secure the needed vote of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin.

That bill, estimated to cost about $2 trillion over 10 years, would have delivered billions of dollars in tax credits for businesses and homeowners to switch to more renewable energy as well as supported building 50,000 charging stations for electric vehicles.

“Those are solutions, and those are good solutions,” Clouse said, but added it can’t be done overnight. “Ultimately, until we have substitutes for gasoline and gasoline-powered cars, we’re still going to need gasoline.”

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‘Everybody is just looking for any way to reduce that price. But even if we got that 18 cent tax eliminated, that (saving) could be gone in two or three days.’

Mac Clouse, University of Denver professor

Even with more electric cars on the road, power plants will have to burn fossil fuels to create the energy needed to charge the vehicles, McKinley said, adding that we have a “car culture in the United States.”

“The electric car is not a silver bullet,” he said.

More immediate solutions for those looking for a reprieve from high prices are changes to how they get around from carpooling to taking the bus more often, McKinley said.

But for some, a car remains the most practical way to get around, especially for those who may work

multiple jobs and rely on cars to travel greater distances faster. It’s why those who are living “paycheck to paycheck” will feel the economic squeeze from gas the most.

“It’s going to have a much bigger impact on the lower and middle income-level people,” Clause said.

Until more investments are made in public transportation and walkable communities, McKinley said this is far from the last time the U.S. will face a gas crisis.

“In the American West we’ve always seen the car as this avatar of freedom,” McKinley said. “The question I would ask is ‘is this the society we want to build?’”

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Built to last — are we?

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any years ago, business author Jim Collins wrote several impactful books on how some of the country’s and world’s most successful businesses have survived, or in some cases, failed.

He covered the topics through “Built to FROM THE Last,” “Good to Great,” and “How the Mighty Fall.”

EDITOR Each of these books are insightful and helpful in looking at the history of how companies like Walmart became empires, although Sam Walton’s original vision is far from what the company has become.

Collins’ works also look at failed companies such as Radio Shack and its missteps that led to eventual closures.

If we were to apply Collins’ points Thelma Grimes in these books to today’s America, and more specifically, here in Denver, I ask the question — Are we built to last?

For a variety of reasons, I would say the answer is no.

For now, we will skip the fact that leadership nationwide is faltering and that is not a good character in being a lasting, successful entity.

Instead, I want to look at how we are living as a nation, especially here in Denver. In a recent Facebook post, a friend spoke excitedly about becoming a first-time homeowner. However, the post was not general merriment as he went on to talk about the monthly mortgage payment for the home he will now be taking on with some stress.

You see, the home was priced way above what it should be. I am not talking a couple thousand dollars either. I am talking $100,000 to $200,000 more than it should be sold.

That means a higher mortgage for first-time homeowners who are already a bit stressed before the key unlocked the door.

This is a common problem across the Denver metro area. Homes are being sold for two to three times what they should be, making the thought of affordable housing more of a punchline than reality.

So, what does that have to do with being built to last?

Well, let’s look at this young family. They wanted to buy this home and stay in the place they grew up, near family.

However, what about the young families with no strong ties to our community? Do you really think young, educated families will want to stay here if they cannot make enough money to afford a house? If they cannot earn a living wage and actually live comfortably?

Ultimately, they will leave and seek more affordable options in a city either starting to grow, or one that is making it possible for young families to have a shot.

The loss, in the end, is ours. We are going to start losing young families and students graduating from college and entering the workforce. These young families and minds are the ones who establish our future.

They bring fresh ideas to our companies. They bring money to our economy as they spend at retail store and restaurants. They spend money to take part in community entertainment and events.

However, if all their money is going towards ridiculous mortgage payments, continually increasing utilities and HOA fees — will they stay here? Will we be able to keep great minds and citizens here?

Our markets are not built to last if we make it too hard for young professionals to even get started in the first place. Instead we are heading toward a more realistic narrative of how the mighty fall.

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STUDENT VOICES Hats should be allowed in school Do you think students should be able wear hats? Do you feel hats distract students? Students at most public schools are not allowed to wear hats for many different reasons. If a student wears a hat they are told to take it off and if they don’t they get in trouble.

Students should be allowed to wear hats in school because it helps your head stay warm in the winter and it doesn’t distract other people.

One reason we should be allowed to wear hats in school is to keep our heads warm.

According to an article written by Ravelle Johnson, “During the winter season, hats have become a necessity to keep your ears and head warm, which is why students should be able to wear hats in school.” This proves that hats should be allowed because it is necessary to keep your ears and head warm. It also prevents kids from getting sick. Overall, hats should be allowed in school because hats can keep your head warm and it would help students through the day.

Another reason we should wear hats is because people with oily hair and messy hair can get embarrassed. According to an article written by Natily Hall, “Hats are only a stylistic choice that does not put anyone in danger, therefore should not be against school policy. They simply keep students’ heads warm and cover their oily hair.” This proves that it can cover peoples’ messy hair or oily hair. Allowing this will prevent kids from getting embarrassed. Overall, this shows that allowing hats will help kids when they have messy hair or a bad hair day.

We should be allowed to wear hats in school because it helps your head stay warm

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in winter and it will help kids with messy hair. Some people may disagree and say that it will be disrespectful to the teacher and they will tell you to take it off; however, I say that hats should be allowed in school.

Schools should allow kids to wear hats in school because it’s just a piece of clothing.

Alan Gonzalez Devora

Make period products accessible I recall in seventh grade, I went to the nurse’s office to get a pad for a friend. The nurse got the pad from a drawer that wasn’t accessible to any students. The nurse also questioned me on why I was getting it for a friend and then assumed my friend could not speak English. In reality, the reason why my friend didn’t talk to the nurse was because of anxiety. This is unacceptable.

There need to be free period products in all public bathrooms, not only for women but for all genders in order to create less stress and reduce the impact of period poverty.

To begin, costless hygiene products for menstrual cycles are a clear solution for ending period poverty. Period poverty is what happens when menstrual products are too expensive to afford, typically due to the fact that menstrual products are taxed as luxury items, in the most simplified sense. The U.S. is falling behind when it comes to period poverty. Many states have adopted funds for low-income schools but no laws have been made across the country. Due to this many low-income people do not have access to affordable menstrual products. In USA Today, Kaanita Iyer wrote, “A 2019 study sponsored

by Thinx, a menstrual underwear company,

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Business planning for retirement FINANCIAL STRATEGIES

Patricia Kummer

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erhaps you have heard of the “great resignation” or other issues of workers leaving the workforce recently. Business owners planning for their own retirement are not exempt from the desire to perhaps join their ranks. In fact, sometimes business owners may feel stuck. Maybe they would like to resign or retire, but can’t due to responsibilities to customers and employees, leases, and vendors.

The latest figures from January showed that 4.5 million people voluntarily left their positions last November. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, also known as JOLTS, reports that over 20% or nearly 33 million people left their positions since April 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic also drove millions of workers into early retirement. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, more than 3 million additional people retired. An article in Kiplinger’s at the height of the pandemic states “Covid-19 weary business owners need a succession plan.”

Just as in financial planning when advisers coach their clients to plan for the inevitable, so too should business owners. This is why the State of Colorado Office of Economic Development

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and PERIOD, a nonprofit that works to eradicate period poverty, found that 1 in 5 teens could not afford period products, and 1 in 4 have missed class because they did not have access to pads or tampons.”

The missing of class ultimately affects student success in school.

Students should not have to suffer the loss of learning and stress that comes with missing school because they do not have access to funds to pay for period products. Dr. Annie Andrews, an associate professor of pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina, states, “Period poverty can be another barrier that limits [adolescents’] access to school, playing on sports teams and socializing — which can increase social isolation, anxiety and depression” (Misha Valencia). Not having access to period products but being able to afford period products happens often.

Washington, D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto stated addressing period poverty, “Young women, girls, transgender, and gender nonconforming students need access to free menstrual products — a health necessity each month. We have seen the associated costs and burdens of accessing these products fall disproportionately on young women of color and low-income families.”

This issue is creating another disparity in equity for people of color and those with low socioeconomic status.

In addition, the lack of adequate period products causes undue stress and humiliation when the dreaded “accident” occurs. Imagine sitting in class knowing that you’re bleeding and you have no way to stop it, worrying that when you sit up you may or may not have blood-soaked

and International Trade, along with a host of other advisory groups and the Exit Planning Institute, launched a Business Owner Readiness Survey to help business owners determine how to exit from their business.

There are 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day and this generation owns 51% of privately held businesses in the United States. In recent surveys, 3 out of 4 business owners “profoundly regretted” their decision to sell within one year of exiting due to lack of “readiness.”¹ Privately held businesses headquartered in Colorado could benefit from creating a succession plan. Here are some tips to help business owners plan for their future: • Create a contingency plan in case of illness or premature death.

• Form an advisory team with your attorney, CPA, and financial adviser.

• Consider adding industry experts, outside advisers and a family member to your board.

• Review the financials. Know your income, expenses, assets, and liabilities.

• Consider a business valuation study.

• Understand your business structure by who are owners and how you

clothes or a large red stain that everyone can see. Would you be able to focus in class like that? The possibility of not being able to focus on your education or work because you can’t afford or have access to menstrual products is a horrible feeling.

In personal experience, the amount of time where I’ve had a friend come up to me or I have to go to a friend for a pad is something I can’t count on one hand. The stress and worry in those instances are horrible. Imagine not being able to go somewhere you wanted to go to because of something out of your control. That’s how it feels. That feeling of stress isn’t just felt by cis women it’s also felt by transgender people and gender non-conforming people too. This means that free menstrual products shouldn’t just be in the women’s bathroom.

Without properly accommodating trans and gender non-conforming people, society is excluding gender equality. Gender equality is a goal that as a society we should reach.

Therefore that also means accommodating to all people who menstruate, no matter the gender.

There is an argument against the tax saying it is a tax on those who menstruate and budgets shouldn’t be “balanced on women’s backs,” as California State Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia put it (Investopedia). On the other hand, Kaatina Iyer wrote in their article, “… an average menstruating person will spend $100 to $225 in taxes on tampons in their lifetime, InStyle magazine estimated in 2018. This means states are profiting around $150 million from taxing period products.”

With all of this in mind, what do you think? Kesley Kolivak, a dental assistant in Colorado said, “It’s unconscionable that anyone has to miss work or school or pay taxes on SEE STUDENTS, P14

file your taxes.

What are your roots, business plan and future goals? These may help you identify a suitable transition.

Business has a better success rate and smooth succession when you have time to plan, choose your advisers and develop your successors. No one likes an emergency exit. Planning ahead of time to be prepared will help in your day-to-day operations as well as give you a roadmap to guide you through the next steps.

Our state economy thrives when businesses thrive. There are resources to help you improve your readiness and advisers to help with financial reviews and valuations. Now is the time to prepare for your own future, even it is many years away. You don’t want to be caught off-guard with an emergency, and not be able to protect your legacy, family and employees.

1. State of Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade Patricia Kummer has been a Certified Financial Planner professional and a fiduciary for over 35 years and is Managing Director for Mariner Wealth Advisors, an SEC Registered Investment Adviser.

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products because of their period.”

No one needs to go through what my friend and I had to go through just for a single pad in the nurse’s office.

My friend should have had pads accessible to them, that would have kept that situation from happening to them and probably so many other people. Let people have access to menstrual products in public bathrooms.

Alex (Regina) Herrera Is online school really the solution?

Imagine a world, but it’s all online.

Imagine waking up and instead of getting ready for school and class or packing your backpack you are in pajama pants and turning on your computer. Sounds perfect, what a perfect world. But it’s not, you soon realize you miss your friends and crave social interaction. Your grades are dropping and your perfect attendance is ruined because your computer is always crashing or your teacher didn’t let you in the Google meet by accident. I experienced this firsthand during the 2020-2021 school year. So did many others. In March 2020 we went into lockdown. This meant no kids were able to attend in person school, and resulted in the school district developing an online school program. While supposed to be temporary, the quarantine extended its duration going months on end. Through this time we used online school for our classes. Right now schools should not be online.

This is because of students’ mental health, negative effects on academic performance, and limited access to technology and support online.

On the contrary, there are some people who might argue that most people have access to the internet or a computer. According to the United States Census Bureau around 82% of Americans have access to the internet. While this may be true, this does not account for the cost of Wi-Fi. According to University of Illinois “Strengths and Weaknesses of Online Learning,” some people pay for the internet monthly however others pay based on the amount they use. This means that online school will increase bills, making families pay more monthly. Some may not want to pay for this so students will not have access to classes. Another issue that follows this is while current day technology is good it’s not perfect. You will always have problems with devices running out of charge, Wi-Fi being out, power lines breaking, and glitching. These things can cause you to miss your online class and fall behind.

According to the article E-Student.

Org “10 Biggest Disadvantages of E-Learning,” online learning can cause social isolation. Isolation along with lack of communication can lead to many mental health problems like stress and anxiety.

Tied with this is the cultivation of a lack of any face to face communication with an instructor can cause students to feel a lack of pressure.

A low pressure environment is a disadvantage because it causes students to believe they don’t need to do their work. They will eventually fall behind. Being alone in your room for hours on hours will also slowly decrease your mental health.

When students were asked how

March 17, 2022 their academic performance was during online school approximately 50% of students answered that it was worse than normal. Around 30% showed up to their Google meets most of the time or less and around 10% showed up rarely. Kids feel less responsibility throughout online school and don’t care much for their grades throughout this period. According to the article Thinkimpact.com, “An increase in eLearning has resulted in a 30% increase of failing grades.” This research shows that school’s curriculum and learning techniques are different online than in person. This also means that once these kids return in person they are more likely to experience a change in grades once again due to the fact they have learned different content than the other kids from the previous year.

To conclude, our school should not go into online school. Going back to online school would not be in the interest of the students because of students’ mental health, academic performance and access to technology and support online.

Students do not have proper access to classes and Wi-Fi as they do in person, students’ mental health will be way worse online than in person due to lack of communication and social isolation. It is also proven that students’ academic performance decreases during online school. What would you do if all of a sudden you had to take an alternative to school that not only hurts your grades but mental health and performance overall?

Ellie Morrison School lunches should be healthier Have you ever been worried or concerned about what you eat on a daily basis? I have too. Did you know that most of us kids eat 2 meals a day at school? We also get about 50% of our nutrients from school food (Emily Heller & Tahra Johnson). Now don’t get me wrong, most schools do provide better options for students, but is that really enough?

Kids should be eating healthier at school. Eating good and nutritious foods is beneficial to students’ physical, emotional, and mental health.

Kids may not be able to do much to solve this but if we involved our parents, they could have a say in it.

In an article by the CDC, it states, “Parents can take part in promoting healthy eating in school by asking that healthy foods and beverages are available at school events, celebrations, and fundraisers” (Eating Healthier at School). I wholeheartedly agree with this. We should be stating this issue to trusted adults like our parents or even our governors and legislators that make these decisions for our town. We need to take action in this matter because kids cannot continue to eat unhealthy food at school.

There are other measures that schools could take to make sure students are getting the right food they need. In an article by the NCSL, it says, “Farm-to-school programs bring local, healthy food to students” (Heller & Johnson). This gives us healthier foods straight from a farm. It’s a great option for schools to pursue so that kids could have more quality foods at schools.

It may take a little more money and a little longer for food to be prepared, but that is a low price to pay compared to the healthy future in

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Students consume a lot of their calories at school. Most of those calories are not as healthy as they could be. In that same article by the NCSL it also says, “Since students consume up to half of their calories at school, the federal and state governments have targeted schools as venues for offering kids healthy foods” (Heller & Johnson).

Students eat half of their nutrition at school so why shouldn’t that nutrition be beneficial and healthy for our growth and well-being? At my school, they serve breakfast and lunch. Most days for breakfast they will have cereal or things like cinnamon toast. Neither of those things are really beneficial to us.

For lunch, this week we’ve had things like chicken, pot roast, and nachos. Those things may seem like they have nutritional value, but it is minimal considering they’re all made with processed ingredients (Menu — Littleton Public Schools). I understand it is cheaper for schools to buy mass packaged products to feed so many students, but if they spent a little more money on things like our fruits, veggies, and poultry, it would all result in us being healthier in the long run.

Schools have many roads they could take to give students healthier lunches, but will they do it? I hope schools make the right decisions for the betterment of the students and switch to healthier, organic foods.

For the sake of our health and wellbeing, we should have the right to eat healthy in our schools.

Eleni Ortiz Dress codes don’t belong in school What do you think the point of dress codes are? Do you think they are helpful? Dress codes in schools consist of rules about what students should wear and not wear. For example, male students can’t wear any gang or inappropriate shirts, tank tops, and can’t sag jeans. Female students can’t wear any crop tops, tank tops, anything that shows your shoulders, anything that shows any cleavage, shorts shorter than your fingertips, sometimes leggings, bra straps, and so on. Girls seem to be more targeted. Dress codes should not exist in schools because they promote rape culture, are sexist, and

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A First of all, dress codes promote K rape culture at schools. They teach t young girls to cover up in order v to avoid getting raped instead of t teaching boys to control themselves. s It also teaches that their bodies are n provocative and sexualized. In an w article called, “6 reasons why I hate b m dress codes” by Katlyn White she says, “Girls must cover up because m w men could not possibly control themselves. In a twisted way, I thinkb that dress codes also show girls that t what they wear can be an invitation d for unwanted attention.” For girls, s to be told that they are distracting because their belly button is visible is a very uncomfortable feeling.

From an elementary school level, girls are being told to cover up. Is this the example we want to put in young girls’ minds? That their bodies are distracting and they must cover-up? As a kid, girls would get yelled at for wearing spaghetti straps or off-the-shoulder tops, and when you asked why there wasn’t a logical explanation. There never is.

Girls are tired of hearing the “Boys will be boys” excuse. This could also be stereotypically offensive to boys, as this is how they are viewed. Sure, people will look and get distracted, but not everyone does.

Next, dress codes are sexist. Dress codes are mostly pointing towards females, who are minors, whereas boys get more freedom on what to wear. Girls get the “beginning of the year dress code talk” and are told to always look in the mirror and think, is this something appropriate to wear? Boys are just told to not wear anything gang-related and can go on in their day. The only excuse for this would be that boys don’t have anything to show. In an article

by Noa Ran-Ressler called “How school dress codes sexualize young girls” she states, “While girls are often written up for off-the-shoulder tops, boys can usually attend class in a tank top without facing punishment. Boys can also usually attend school wearing athletic shorts that do not cover their knees without repercussions, whereas girls would be told to cover up.” Girls shouldn’t have to be targeted so much, and for what? A survey on TODAY shows SEE STUDENTS, P15

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that over 30% of students say that they feel their dress code targets their gender in an unfair way. Do we really want women to feel like this? School should be a safe place for all genders, not to be ridiculed for clothes you are wearing just because of your gender. A male student could wear the same thing as a female student and the female would be the one told to change or get dress-coded. Do you realize that?

This needs to change.

Finally, dress codes end up bodyshaming girls. When two girls are put side by side, wearing the same thing, who would be the most likely to be dress-coded? The more developed one. Girls who are more developed seem to be more dress coded than a girl who is considered a “late bloomer.” This makes women feel uncomfortable about their body being viewed sexually more to male staff, while male students don’t seem to have any problem with it.

An article published by CNN by Kelly Wallace says, “By that age, tight yoga pants, cropped shirts, very short shorts, and close-fitting tank tops are, well, revealing for some girls. For the late bloomers, not so much.” And an interview with a 15-year-old girl says, “Just because I’m wearing this doesn’t mean that I want people to look at me sexually. I want to be seen as a woman. I don’t want to have to feel bad about my body.” This is showing the effect of what the female student think about having their body seem like this, sexually, just because

of the way their body is growing.

Schools promote a safe learning environment but this is not what young female students think when they know this is how they are being seen by grown adults, for wearing clothes that could even be covering private parts.

Dress codes are something that shouldn’t be in school because they promote rape culture, body shaming, and they are sexist. As long as private parts are covered, then there shouldn’t be a reason to be dresscoded for showing a belly button.

Dress codes don’t help with creating a safer environment, so why shouldn’t we let people wear what they want? America is a free country, isn’t it?

Iratzey Saenz The more you earn the more you learn “The more you earn the more you learn” — Warren Buffett. Now, February 2022, we see inflation in the economy. Inflation is a surge in demand for products and services.

If kids start to work, inflation can disappear. When kids are taught about how to manage money at a young age, they have a better financial future. Having a job early on leads to a better career path in the future. There should be lower age restrictions on jobs so kids who want to, can work and fill the jobs that cause inflation, learn how to manage money for a better financial future and have a better career path.

First, lowering age restrictions for jobs would help fill in the missing workers causing inflation. Inflation is a surge in demand for products and services. In February 2022, inflation can be seen easily in the

economy. Eighty-four kids in Goddard Middle School were asked, “As a teenager, would you be interested in having a part-time job?” Eighty-nine percent answered yes. If kids start to work, the inflation could begin to disappear. An article based on unemployment rates says, “For the first time since February 2020, the US has more job openings than available workers to take them” (Hoff/Winck).

With 89% of kids wanting a summer job or any job for that matter, those job openings could be filled and the economy could avoid inflation. Others argue that the inflation rate will slowly decrease on its own, but inflation is high because of the demand for service and labor. Since the population is coming out of quarantine, their demand increases. In addition, a greater number of people are unemployed. Therefore, the demand is even higher, causing the inflation to increase. If kids could provide work for the customers, the inflation will decrease faster than 2.6% (Washington Post).

Next, a lower age restriction could help kids have a better financial future. Kim Borwick is a professional who writes, “Teaching kids about money when they are young lays down the foundation for responsible money management later in life.”

You wouldn’t want your kid to grow up with a poor financial future just as you wouldn’t want your kid to not know how to cook. Getting a job is similar to cooking. First, you don’t know where to start. Then, you make something and it tastes bad, but you learn from it and end up making the perfect dish. Working a job is a learning experience similar to learning to cook.

Lastly, lowering the age restrictions allows kids to find a career path they want and potentially pay for college. Kids would get to examine different career styles such as, work at home, desk, travel, cubicle, etc. This experience gives them knowledge about what job types they enjoy as well as what job types they despise. This will help them find a career path they want in the future. According to Rockport Institute, having a career path you love means “You’re more successful and more productive” as well as “... become a better role model …”

Some may say that an early career path could lead to regret, but according to Khor, having regrets in a career path is because kids “... are making decisions based on someone else’s approval.” If kids get this experience when they are younger, they will ignore people’s opinion afterwards.

Some may say that kids can learn about finances when they are 16, but CNBC says that teaching kids about money can start as early as three years old. This may seem young, but why wait? To have a good financial future means dealing with money, making mistakes and learning from them. What is stopping you from giving that to our future generation?

In conclusion, allowing kids to work would help the economy, teach youth how to manage assets, and have a better career path in the future. Teaching kids about money helps them with a better future because it provides hands-on learning.

Warren Buffett told us himself, ``The more you earn the more you learn.”

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Tatiana Christofferson, of Boulder, was adopted through a Ukrainian outreach orphanage program in 2009. Christofferson, who lived in Ukraine until she was a teen, has struggled in recent days with occasional friends and family members who currently support the war.

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etiana Doiun was watching movies with her husband at home in Highlands Ranch when Russia’s president began an invasion in Ukraine last month.

Without skipping a beat, Doiun called her elderly mother and aunt, who live together in Dnipro, a city in central Ukraine. When her mother finally answered the phone, it was about 6 a.m. there and she was shocked to hear that the war had begun.

Doiun’s mother and aunt are not planning to flee because both are in their 70s and have health issues.

They would struggle to carry luggage and don’t want to leave their cats behind.

Dnipro has not yet suffered from the harshest attacks by Russia. However, on Sunday, Ukraine’s top security official said the Russian army is planning to encircle the city, as it works to cut off access to the southern Black and Azov seas and capture the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, about 300 miles from Dnipro.

Each night before going to sleep, Doiun calls her mother and aunt to ensure they’re still alive. “It feels like the worst days of my life,” she said. “I feel ashamed, honestly, to complain because I can’t imagine how my loved ones and everyone else in Ukraine feels.”

Pockets of reprieve Since Feb. 24, Russian forces have attacked Ukraine from the north, east and south, with focus on cities like Kyiv, Kharkiv and the port city Mariupol. As the world condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin for starting the war, and as officials continue imposing hefty sanctions on Russian businesses and oligarchs, Putin is doubling down by targeting Ukrainian civilians trying to escape the conflict zone.

The invasion has created the worst refugee crisis in Europe since World War II and has united the world in solidarity against Putin and in support of Ukraine.

But even amid world condemnation, Ukrainians in Colorado are still feeling helpless and isolated as they watch their country’s infrastructure being destroyed each day. They’re trying to follow the movements of their loved ones amid spotty cell service and bombing in different regions, and they’re keeping tabs on their friends’ and families’ safety from afar as the

world tries to make sense of a yearslong conflict that came to a head last month.

A map of Ukraine with purple showing the locations of Coloradans’ loved ones and red showing cities targeted by Russian forces.

“I’m just in so much pain and feeling hopeless.

That’s the worst pain I feel like there is,” said Tatiana Christofferson, who lives in Boulder. “I think of me helping, as speaking out for them,” she said of people still living in Ukraine, as she began to cry.

Ukrainians in Colorado said even amid the devastation, they find pockets of reprieve when they’re able to contact friends and family stuck in the war zone.

When family members support the invasion However, lately conversations between Christofferson and her father are brief. Her father, who lives in Donetsk, part of the disputed Donbas region, supports Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Parts of Donbas are controlled by pro-Russian separatist groups, and there is often intense fighting in the region.

Christofferson, who was estranged from her father, met him five years ago after 25 years apart. She fears they might again lose contact over their opposing beliefs about Russia, she said. “Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but my dad does not let me speak of mine in front of him,” she said in a tearful interview.

Oleg Soloviov, a student studying political science and economics at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, said his grandparents, who live in Moldova, share a similar viewpoint and also side with Russia and support reuniting the former Soviet Union, which collapsed in 1991.

Oleg Soloviov, a student at Colorado State University, said his parents were in Moldova when Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. They consider themselves lucky that they were not able to return home to Ukraine.

“I don’t think they actually see what Russia is doing,” he said. “The only thing they hear from is Russian news, and I believe that’s a big reason why they support it. It’s upsetting and I feel powerless because I can’t really do much.”

He’s considered returning to Ukraine since the war started to volunteer or even fight alongside fellow Ukrainians. If his family finds themselves in danger, that would be the deciding factor. “I wouldn’t just sit here,” he said. “I would just go at that point.”

Taras Overchuk, who has family in Ukraine, spoke from Denver International Airport on Friday as he waited to board a flight to Poland. He planned to buy an old car there before driving to Lviv in western Ukraine. He decided to return to Ukraine because he couldn’t bear watching the war unfold while his family members bore the brunt of it and while his

Lisa Savchenko Ripa, of Highlands Ranch, moved to the U.S. around age 7. A majority of her family members still reside in multiple regions of Ukraine.

Oleg Saloviov, a student at Colorado State University, said his parents were in Moldova when Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. They consider themselves lucky that they were not able to return home to Ukraine.

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brother is fighting with the Ukrainian army.

Overchuk plans to spend a few weeks in Ukraine identifying areas most in need of foreign aid. He will soon report those findings back to the local group, Ukrainians of Colorado, which is offering a support group for Ukrainians in the state, while collecting medical supplies to send to Ukraine.

“The situation changes really regularly, so in order to be effective you need to understand every day, what is going on,” Overchuk said Friday. It took 12 hours for him to cross the border between Ukraine and Poland this weekend, as he and thousands of others waited there in the snow. He has tried to persuade his family members to evacuate, but they will not leave Ukraine.

Refusing to leave “People are really patriotic there, and when you leave and flee, you’ve worked so hard to prove to the rest of the world and to Russia that you can be a successful country with an economy and educated people,” said Lisa Savchenko Ripa, who lives in Highlands Ranch and has family across Ukraine and Russia. “Fleeing is kind of giving up all of those things.”

Benito Mares is another Coloradan traveling to Ukraine this week to offer help through his nongovernmental organization Refugee Direct Aid, which he started in the 1990s during the Balkan wars.

On Wednesday, he’s making the trek to Poland, where colleagues driving in from Kosovo will pick him up and then they all will travel to Lviv. The small group is taking $20,000 in cash and medical supplies, such as heavy-duty gauze bandages, that they’ll distribute when they reach Ukraine. They’ll focus on supporting single women whose husbands are fighting in the war and children, Mares said.

“This small amount of money and this small amount of material won’t last long,” he said. “It won’t be hard to find deserving targets.”

Vlada Petraglia was at a Ukrainian Catholic Church in Denver on Monday afternoon, offering advice to Mares before his trip and connecting him with Ukrainians on the ground who could use the organization’s help. People in the army are most in SEE UKRAINIANS, P17

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need of warm clothes, portable chargers and money, she said.

A few days ago, Petraglia’s parents had left their devastated city, Kharkiv, as Russia escalated attacks on residents there. Petraglia’s family finally made their way to Ternopil, in western Ukraine. The drive would normally take about 13 hours, but as many people evacuated alongside her family, it took about three days before they reached safety. As they drove, Petraglia’s family feared bullets, or a bomb, would hit their car.

Until then, Petraglia’s family had been taking cover in a bomb shelter, only visiting their nearby apartment to feed their cat. The family won’t leave Ukraine. Petraglia’s father would likely be recruited to fight alongside the Ukrainian army if he tried to leave the country, but he is too ill to fight, Petraglia said. And Petraglia’s mother refuses to leave Ukraine without her husband, so the family is stuck in Ternopil. Petraglia feels a sense of relief — for now — that her family is relatively safe. “But who knows when Russia is going to reach there,” she said of Ternopil.

A bomb recently destroyed the preschool where Petraglia’s mother was working, so she has no job to return to after the war ends. Photos show that about 75% of the homes belonging to Petraglia’s loved ones in Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, have also been destroyed. There’s often no internet service or electricity there, even as temperatures dip below freezing at night, she said.

“My city doesn’t exist anymore,” Petraglia said. “They’ve bombed almost each civilian building. Every other building has a bomb in it. They’re doing everything for Kharkiv to disappear.”

What helps her feel less lonely is being able to help friends and family navigate their way out of their towns under siege, she said. Her loved ones trying to escape are not able to think clearly while in shock, so Petraglia is offering encouragement while providing literal directions.

When Petraglia makes contact with friends in Ukraine, they often ask when President Joe Biden and other world leaders will call on NATO to implement a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine, which would limit attacks from Russian warplanes. Western leaders have firmly rejected the request, fearing it would lead to conflict between U.S. and Russian fighter jets, which could create an even more catastrophic conflict, or World War III. “If the world does not get involved, Putin will take the countries surrounding Ukraine, because he’ll feel no one has enough power to stop him,” Petraglia said.

“If Ukraine loses, it will be dangerous to everybody,” she continued. “I’m not feeling safe in Colorado. I’m all the time telling my husband to look and see how far bunkers in Colorado are and where they are on the map because (Putin) is insane. And if you’re thinking that it’s a war between Ukraine and Russia, it’s not anymore.”

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow discussed the war with the Colorado Sun on Thursday. The Centennial Democrat, who is a member of the House Armed Services and House Intelligence Committees, said many are calling on the

U.S. to move from imposing sanctions to a more aggressive boots-on-theground approach. But the threat of a nuclear conflict with Russia makes that unlikely.

Putin has dreamed about recreating the Soviet Union and its sphere of influence since its collapse in 1991, Crow said. Annexing Ukraine is the most important step to rebuilding that empire, Putin believes, and now he’s using force to absorb Ukraine, which he considers Russian, Crow said.

He’s cutting off food and electricity supply now, while bombing the country until it either surrenders or collapses, which is a war crime, Crow said. He said Putin will likely not agree to a ceasefire because that would be viewed as weakness.

Now, Ukrainians in Colorado are doing whatever they can from afar.

Soloviov, the student at Colorado State, said he already had plans to become a diplomat or ambassador to Europe.

“Now with the war going on, I want to do it even more, because clearly, we didn’t work hard enough and fast enough to make Ukraine a part of the European Union and NATO,” he said. “And now people are having way more struggles and it could have been stopped.”

Doiun gets offended when Americans incorrectly call her country “the Ukraine” or when they pronounce the silent “K” at the front of Kharkiv.

But one glimmer of hope during the conflict, she said, is that Americans are becoming more educated about Ukraine and the aggression it has faced from Russian leaders for years.

The war has challenged every aspect of the life of Victoria Katsuba, a Colorado State student whose family is from Rivne, Ukraine. But the war

has made her more proud of being from Ukraine. She said she hopes xenophobia against Russians does not increase, because the war was waged by their leaders, not Russian civilians.

“It’s complex, and I think when people lose their humanity and just focus on one thing besides focusing on a lot of perspectives, it gets hard,” she said. “A lot of things can happen at the same time. Just being knowledgeable and doing your research and doing better for your community, I think, is going to be a step up.”

How to help • Humanitarian groups, such as the local Ukrainians of Colorado and Razom for Ukraine are collecting medical supplies to send to Ukraine.

• Nova Ukraine is assembling care packages for people in Ukraine.

• United Help Ukraine and Sunflower of Peace are groups providing firstaid backpacks to paramedics, doctors and others on the frontlines.

• Voices of Children is helping to provide psychological support to Ukrainian children affected by the war.

• The Kyiv Independent is working to support local journalists covering the war from neighboring countries.

• On March 31, Colorado State University is hosting a documentary and panel discussion about post-Soviet corruption, among other topics.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

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alkarie Gallery, 455 S. Saulsbury St., Lakewood, offers workshops March 21, 22 and April 7, 9 at noon, 3 and 6 p.m. on painting the elaborate and beautiful Pysanky, Ukranian Easter eggs. A $100 donation to the International Rescue Committee to assist with Ukranian Aid, plus a $1 ticket fee, will get you a workshop spot. Visit the shop and select a time to register your space (10 people per class). Then email your confirmation of a $100 donation. Teacher Maria Valen-

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tina Sheets learned from a Ukraine native and will teach the traditional beeswax-resist technique. 972-6728965. All proceeds will go directly to Ukraine Aid.

Ovation West Ovation West Musical Theatre will present “Godspell” by Michael Tebelak, book, and Stephen

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Schwartz, music and lyrics.

Performances: March 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Wellshire Presbyterian Church, 2999 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver and April 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and April 10 at 2:30 p.m. at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Tickets cost $30/$26/$20, ovationwest.org or 303-674-4002.

Road in unincorporated Arapahoe County, between noon and 2 p.m. on March 27 to enjoy crafts for the kids and information about the many library services available.

From 12:30 to 1:30, there will be an interactive performance by LogoLi, a Colorado-based West African drum and dance troupe. 303-5427279, arapahoelibraries.org/events.

Library open house The Arapahoe Libraries community is invited to an open house at Eloise May Library, 1471 S. Parker

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Sloane Siegal, 12, of Newton Middle School, was the fifth-place competitor in the oratory contest hosted by the Littleton Optimist Club.

Athena Vimal, 15, of Mountain Vista High School, came in second at the Littleton Optimist Club Annual Oratorical Contest.

George Washington High student wins event held by Littleton Optimists

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“Healing the World with Optimism” was the topic stated for five young women from the area who competed in the 2022 edition of the Annual Oratorical Contest, sponsored by the Littleton Optimist Club.

The club awards $500 to its winner, a start on a college scholarship. That person goes on to compete at state level — and perhaps, district and national. Finally, a World Championship winner is announced, with enough scholarship money to head to college for a degree.

This year, the contest was held via Zoom, instead of in Bemis Li-

Rose Webster, 17, from George Washington High School in Denver, will now compete in the district level of Optimist oratory competitions after taking first place at the Littleton contest.

Lynae Lambert, 16, of Arapahoe High School, took third place in the Littleton Optimist Club Annual Oratorical Contest.

brary’s lower-level meeting room, which meant that the buzz of excitement felt in a crowd of students, families and teachers was missing, but the five young women who competed were energetic and composed.

Contestants were: Rose Webster, 17, from George Washington High School in Denver, first place; Athena Vimal, 15, Mountain Vista High School, Highlands Ranch, second place; Lynae Lambert, 16, Arapahoe High School, Centennial, third place; Hailey Hatch, 13, Mountain Ridge Middle School, Highlands Ranch, fourth place; and Sloane Siegal, 12, Newton Middle School, Littleton, fifth place.

Optimist International information says that this is the longestrunning program sponsored by the organization, which focuses on supporting young people through this and other programs. Prizes are awarded at club, district and world/regional levels. The long-

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running contests started in 1928.

At the district level, Webster’s next stop, there will be scholarships of $2,500, $1,500 and $1,000 and the winner there will go to the World Championship Oratorical Contest, date and location to be announced.

Eligible contestants must be under 19 as of Oct. 1 of the current Optimist International contest year (Oct. 1 to Sept. 30) who have not yet completed secondary school or its equivalent, and interested contestants were told to prepare a four- to five-minute speech on the designated subject, with each club winner expected to move on to district contests, where scholarships are again awarded.

CEGEP students in Canada are also eligible.

Littleton Optimist Club member Darrell Schulte has been club chairman for this contest for a number of years.

The organization also holds an essay contest for young people.

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have a solo show, “Patterns of Consumption,” at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton from April 1 to June 26.

It will look at our interrelationship with plastic — the material we love to hate. A community art project in March and April will help the public understand how much single-use plastic they use in a week. The results will be displayed at a community event in June. To participate, contact Moira Casey, exhibit curator, mcasey@littleton.gov.

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s the author of some of the most searing indictments of the damage governments and people can do, George Orwell has become synonymous with the kind of prescience most artists only dream of. But all of that doesn’t mean his work can’t also be extremely entertaining.

Jessica Robblee’s production at the Arvada Center of Orwell’s legendary “Animal Farm” proves that even the most familiar of stories are capable of being told in unique ways while conveying powerful truths.

“Orwell designed the story to be carried across borders, so he chose his allegory really deliberately. He wanted to use universally recognizable imagery,” Robblee, who handled both adaptation and directing duties, explained. “The show is relatable — audiences are observing and listening to characters mystified by the circumstances they’re in and puzzling through scary times. That doesn’t feel very far from the conversations we’ve all been having these days.”

“Animal Farm” runs at the center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through Saturday, May 21. Most performances are at 7:30 p.m., with some at 1 and 2 p.m. The show is part of the center’s Black Box Repertory Theatre season.

Based on Nelson Bond’s adaptation, the show focuses on a farm where animals decide to take over the running of their farm when the current owner isn’t up to the task. An allegory on the Russian Revolution

and early Soviet Union, the story retains its power because of the truths contained in its plot and characters.

“It’s the timehonored cycle: the few oppress the many (by force, by controlling information or by Clarke Reader hoarding resources), people rise up against this system to change it, and then — amid the difficulty and confusion of trying to find a new way to do things — we slide back into the old system,” Robblee said. “So much of that backslide comes from fear (people scared of losing control) and of course from folks having a good old-fashioned appetite for power. Orwell wondered if that appetite might not be more problematic than violence, even.”

By bringing this famous story to life on the stage, Robblee, the cast and crew hope audiences will be inspired to change the way we think about the patterns we’re stuck in.

“The play is surprising in how it holds both joy and darkness, both comedy and tragedy,” she said. “It points out what I think many of us feel — that there’s a necessity for us to operate differently. That’s hard to do even on a personal level… and improving systems on a societal level is an intensely daunting task. But

the alternative is horrifying. I think Orwell wants us to get that we must reframe our practice of thinking, even if it’s uncomfortable.”

For information and tickets, visit https://arvadacenter.org/events/ animal-farm.

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chestra returns to its start-up location, Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, for a session of Big Band Jazz at 7:30 p.m. on March 26. Vocalist Marion Powers will be featured, as well as new and old jazz numbers. Tickets start at $38. 720-5091000, coloradojazz.org/concerts.

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Get into the mind of a child at Clyfford Still The Clyfford Still Museum’s latest exhibit goes in-depth on how children think about the art that speaks to them. “Clyfford Still, Art, and the Young Mind” runs at the museum, 1250 Bannock St. in Denver, through Aug. 7. The exhibit was co-curated with children from six months old to age eight from all over the state but was designed to engage visitors of all ages.

According to provided information, the interactive exhibit uses existing research about what kinds of art children like at different points in their development and organizes the works into five gallery themes: high contrast, scale, pattern, the world around us and color. Visit https:// clyffordstillmuseum.org/youngminds for more information.

Step into Frida Kahlo’s world A true artist can bring the viewer into their world with the power of the work they created. Frida Kahlo was an artist of tremendous power; one whose creations charge the imagination. And now the Immersive Frida Kahlo exhibition offers a

Stories on Stage Stories On Stage presents “Think Outside the Book X, Y and Z.” Stories on Stage will perform for in-person seating at 2 p.m. on April 3. Virtual performances begin at 7 p.m. on April 8 and will be available for viewing anytime thereafter. Tickets: 303-494-0523, storiesonstage.org.

chance to really step into her world.

The event runs at Lighthouse Denver, 3900 Elati St., through May 30. The exhibit is from the same team behind the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit and features some of Kahlo’s most popular works brought to life by Italy’s Massimiliano Siccardi. There will be yoga classes and special date night activities hosted as part of the exhibit.

Tickets are available at immersivefrida.com/Denver.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Clairo at the Fillmore Auditorium Claire Elizabeth Cottrill, who records under the name Clairo, first made a name for herself with music that blended pop with lo-fi electronic elements. But last year she released her sophomore album “Sling,” which traded that in for stripped down acoustic guitars and searching, incisive lyricism.

In support of the record Clairo will be stopping by the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St. in Denver, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 20.

Clairo will be joined by Arlo Parks, a British singer/songwriter whose debut album was released in 2021 and appeared on numerous best of the year lists.

Get tickets at www.livenation.com.

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

Newman Center Presents “National Geographic LIVE: Secrets of Whales With Brian Skerry” will run on April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the June Swaner Gates Concert Hall. Newman Center is at 2311 E. Iliff Ave. on the University of Denver campus. 303-871-7720, newmancenterpresents.com.

Alamo Drafthouse Littleton’s Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in the Aspen Grove shopping center along Santa Fe Drive is reopened and remodeled, with a food and drinks menu available again. drafthouse.com/theater/littleton.

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Summer Camp kids are divided into three age groups between pre-school age and 13.

Children are able to form friendships, and partake in age-appropriate activities.

The Castle Rock summer day camps teach kindergarten through 12th graders of every ability level a range of outdoor adventures, introducing them to the parks, trails and mountains in the surrounding area and getting them excited to stay active. The program has several day camp options in Castle Rock plus resident overnight camp options less than 2 hours from Castle Rock and expedition camp options leaving from Louisville.

For information, visit www.AChild’sTouch.com Arvada Center programs: This summer, the Arvada Center is offering a variety of half-day camps and prescheduled full-day camp packages. These full day packages combine morning and afternoon sessions for a day of arts activities, while also limiting interactions between other campers not in the same sessions.

Some of the 2022 programs include: • • • • • • •

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Audience of One is a music theater company committed to developing character, integrity, teamwork and leadership in our youth through the theatrical and arts experience.

These skills will enable them to succeed and joyfully serve their community. Camps are available to children ages 5 through 18.

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For information, visit https://avid4.com/ castle-rock-colorado-summer-camps.

Chatfield Stables: With a variety of summer camp programs, Chatfield Stables offers programs to children 7 and older. This is a hands-on only horse camp. Each child is assigned a horse to take care of for the entire week. They learn safety and horse care from the ground up including grooming, saddling

The summer workshops at the Children’s Museum of Denver are designed to offer a little something extra with extended fun and learning in the museum’s most popular exhibits.

For information, www.MyChildMuseum.org The Golden Community Center offers day camp for kids age 5 to 12 and those turning 13 during the summer months. The state-licensed summer camp programs are full days with drop off between 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. and pick up between 3 and 5 p.m. For more details, visit the website for the full summer camp brochure.

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• Dive into cutting-edge ocean research as they adopt their own robotic fish, design and patent aquatic plants, and take their fish friend home in a mini tank.

• Combine science and art to build their own robotic artist, engage in design thinking, make spin art and learn how inventions can change the way people create.

• Discover real space exploration technology when they create Spacepacks and AstroArm devices, mine an asteroid and observe erupting ice volcanoes.

• Experiment with the fun of physics, engineering and gaming as they design, build and test their own mega marble arcades.

The program is available in the following Front Range cities: • Aurora • Castle Rock • Denver • Lakewood • Greenwood Village • Littleton • Highlands Ranch • Arvada For information, visit https://spacevoyage.com/

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In partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF), the nationally acclaimed Camp Invention program is coming to the Denver metro area for children entering kindergarten through sixth grade. This weeklong summer adventure provides opportunities for open-ended, hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering and more.

Rotating through a variety of activities each day, children have fun collaborating with friends, thinking creatively and inventing their own solutions to real-world challenges.

The all-new 2022 program will thrill both new and returning campers with an expedition full of far-reaching explorations, fascinating discoveries and exhilarating “a-ha” moments.

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The City of Lakewood offers camps for kids and teens throughout the year. Parents can register children for a variety of camps either online or by phone. Some camp options include:

Summer camp is the perfect place for kids to be kids, especially after the last year of evolving school schedules and modified activities. Douglas County Libraries is offering an array of in-person summer camps for kids ages 4 to 11 at Camp DCL, June 7 through Aug. 6.

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Gymnastics Climbing Athletics STEM Adventure camp

For information, visit cityoflonetree.com/ dcl-summer-camps-help-kids-make-up-forlost-social-learning-time/.

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City of Thornton: The City of Thornton hosts a variety of classes and programs each summer.

Watch for the 2022 guide at www.thorntonco.gov/recreation/Pages/.

KidzToPros STEM: With multiple locations across the Front Range, KidzToPros focuses on pushing campers to build valuable STEM, arts and sports skills through in-person or online summer camps. Camps are available in: • Jefferson County • Adams County • Douglas County For information, visit www.KidzToPros.com Code Ninja: These camps are slated to spark a child’s inner ninja and transform their love of technology and video games into new skills. The camp is for children ages 5 and 15. Code Ninja camps are available across the Denver metro area. For information, visit: • Castle Rock: www.codeninjas.com/cocastle-rock/camps • Highlands Ranch: www.codeninjas.com/ co-highlands-ranch-wildcat-reserve/ camps • Parker: www.codeninjas.com/locationslist/us/co/parker

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• Thornton: www.codeninjas.com/locationslist/us/co/thornton • Arvada: www.codeninjas.com/locationslist/us/co/arvada Denver Zoo Summer Camps: The zoo’s safari camps are aimed at children with a drive and desire to discover the world of animals.

Camps feature: • • • •

Animal experiences Zoo expeditions Engineering authentic solutions Real-world challenges

For information, visit www.DenverZoo.org/safari-camps/

Space Voyage Space Camp: This program immerses students in “thinking like an astronaut.” This year, Space Voyage is in its 31st year of space camp, inspiring kids and encouraging problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills.

Space Voyage offers learning and confidence building within a space motif. Space Voyage brings to life the importance of math and science, builds confidence through genuine achievement, creates a sense of belonging, and offers a fun and fantastic place for kids to learn and grow.

Space camp is the highlight of the summer for many students. Launch nine-foot rockets, fly simulators and learn about space. Pathfinder ages 6-7, Cadets ages 9-14, Interns ages 14+.

Summer 2022 offers six full weeks of day camp, Monday through Friday, June 13 through July 29. Come for one or more weeks. Discounts available.

Space Voyage Summer Camp challenges kids ages 6-15 to “think like an Astronaut.”

This day camp, in Littleton, offers a high-energy, hands-on program. We offer six weeks of camp. Come for one or more weeks. It will be the best week of the summer.

For information, visit the website https://spacevoyage.com/camp/ or call 303-985-3143

Downtown Aquarium Summer Camps: Throughout the summer, the Denver aquarium hosts a variety of programs for children of all ages. Some programs include: • • • •

World Oceans Day Sea safari summer camp Zoologist for a day Marine biologist for a day

For information, visit www.AquariumRestaurants.com Everbrook Academy: Tapping into a world of wonder, Camp Everbrook provides activities to enhance learning and create an atmosphere to make new friends.

For information, visit www.everbrookacademy.com Open to a variety of ages; camp activities

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Evergreen Country Day Summer Camp: Evergreen Country Day’s Summer Camp offers opportunities for children to continue learning, growing, honing their skills, amplifying their interests, and making friends.

With a range of classes designed for early childhood, elementary, and middle-school students, Evergreen Country Day’s Summer Camp sparks imaginations and energizes learning of children ages 2 to 15.

For information, visit https://evergreencountryday.org/programs/summer-camp/ Evergreen Parks and Recreation District: There are a variety of summer programs and camps available in 2022.

For information, visit www.evergreenrecreation.com/201/Camps Some of this year’s camps include: • • • • • •

Summer adventure camp Outdoor climbing camp Gymnastics camp Outdoor adventure camp Boating camp Summer sports camp

GameBreaker Lacrosse: The program will be running Colorado day camps for boys and girls in Littleton this

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summer. Lacrosse campers will work on their individual stick skills and positional training and learn team concepts and situational gameplay daily. Half-day and day camper options are offered.

For more information, visit https://laxcamps.com.

HRCA summer camp programs: Each year, the Highlands Ranch Community Association hosts a variety of summer camps for children ages 5 and 12. In 2022, the summer camp catalogue is full of variety with theater and sports to science and more.

Tutoring Center: While summer is all about rest and fun, it is also important to make time for keeping up and enhancing academic skills. Through a variety of programs at the Tutoring Center of Golden, children can keep up with reading, math and writing. Some of the programs at the center include: • Geniuses in Training Program • Reading Program • Writing Enhancement Program • Little Geniuses in Training For information, visit https://golden.tutoringcenter.com

Some of the 2022 programs include: • • • • •

Camping Splish Splash Colors of the week Music palooza Adventure land

For information, visit www.HRCAOnline.org.

Kent Denver School: The full summer program at Kent Denver School offers all children ages 3–18 the opportunity to experience innovative, creative, hands-on learning in the arts, athletics, academics, and technology and design. Summer programs include: • • • •

A summer day camp Athletics Academics Innovation and technology

For information, visit www.kentdenver.org/ about/summer/summeratkds.

KidsConnections: The annual Englewood KidsConnection summer camp program is on schedule. Ses-

sions are held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday from May 31 through Aug. 5.

The KidConnections camp provides: • • • •

Social and emotional growth Connections with new friends An answer to summer boredom New experiences

For information, visit https://www.englewoodco.gov/parks-recreation-library-golf/ play-englewood/programs/youth/2021kidconnections-summer-camp.

KidzArt: These camps offer curriculum geared to stretch minds, exercise imaginations, and introduce new idea-generating techniques, all while having fun and building confidence.

For information, visit: • www.kidzart.com/franchise/castle-rock/ • www.kidzart.com/franchise/highlandsranch • www.kidzart.com/franchise/lone-tree

Littleton Parks, Recreation and Community Education: The local program will offer a variety of summer activities with registration ongoing.

Sports and other programs will be available throughout the summer.

choices range in half-day or full-day musical theater options for elementary, middle and high school age groups.

Camp options include: • Performing arts mini camps • Musical theater show camps

For information, visit https://littletonma. myrec.com/info/activities/.

For information, visit www.paacolorado.org/ theatre-summer-camp/

Parker Arts:

School of Rock Golden/Lakewood:

Summer camps are available for youth ages 4 and 18 between June 6 and Aug. 5. Programs include half-day and full-day options.

Some of the summer programs include:

Looking for something unique for kids this summer? Music has become increasingly popular through the years, and the Golden/ Lakewood locations for School of Rock have plenty of offer, including:

• Play-A-Day • KidStage Stars

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For more information, visit https://parkerarts.org/.

Performing Arts Academy:

Guitar lessons Drum lessons Singing/vocal lessons Keyboard lessons Bass lessons

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Venue Theatre: The Venue Theatre Company, founded in 2013 as an educational 501c3 nonprofit, provides enriching performing arts education for the youth of the greater Denver and Foothills area. With highly trained, Broadway-experienced educators, The Venue meets all children at the level they are currently at and encourages them to develop their skills both as performers and as individuals.

In the summer of 2022, The Venue is already accepting registration for the “Sound of Music”. The production is open to students in first and 12th grades.

Details and dates include: • Parent meeting: May 16 • Audition Workshop: May 7, 10 a.m.

• Rehearsals start – May 23 • Auditions: May 9 and May 10 • Read-through – May 16 For more information, visit www.theVenuetheatre.com

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Learn to make videos and movies through a program that includes video and movie making camps, theater and acting camps through STEAM-Based, hands-on curriculum. The summer program is for children ages 6 and 16.

For information, visit talktothecamera.com.

South Suburban Parks and Recreation: The regional organization provides a variety of program year-round and during summer.

Find programs in the following locations: • • • •

The Family Sports Center in Centennial Lone Tree Recreation Center Sheridan Recreation Center The Douglas H. Buck Community Center in Littleton • The Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial For information, visit www.sspd.org

Young Americans: Summer day camps are a way for young people to experience FUNancial education through an award-winning program, which is facilitated by the Young Americans Center for Financial Education staff. These dynamic camps, while emphasizing fun, feature interactive activities, hands-on application of instruction as well as outdoor time on our beautiful program deck. Camps are available for youth entering third through eighth grade in the 2022-23 school year. Camps are available in Denver and Lakewood.

For information, visit https://yacenter.org/summer-camps/

Tigar Gymnastics Camps: The Wheat Ridge center offers a variety of classes and programs throughout the summer, including: • • • •

Kinder gymnastics Girls’ gymnastics Ninja skills Parkour

For more information, visit www.TigarGymnastics.com.

Town of Castle Rock: The town hosts both half-day and all-day

Wings Over the Rockies: Besides providing daily education and entertainment to the community, the Wings over the Rockies Air & Space Museum offers a summer program for kids. The in-person camps cover STEAM-related subjects for elementary, middle and high-school aged students. Camps are held at the main museum in Denver and the Centennial Airport.

Camp options include: • Engineering to Mars – A camp designed to prepare future astronauts, scientists and engineers for all the challenges the red planet has to offer. This camp is offered at The Air & Space Museum in Denver • Skyward – This option is for campers who are serious about aviation. This session offers an in-depth look at airplanes and helicopters, airport operations, and a chance to interact with aviation professionals who believe that it’s never too early to get started. This camp is held at the Centennial Airport off Arapahoe Road. https://wingsmuseum.org/camps/

camps every year. The 2022 program is currently accepting registrations.

To learn more, visit www.crgov.com/3270/Summer-Camps.

Programs offered in full-and half-day programs include: • Athletics and adventure • Summer jedi and fencing • Adventure club Town of Parker: Each year the town offers a variety of summer programs for children. In 2022, some of the scheduled activities include: • • • • •

Cooks and books camp Farm-to-table cooking STEAM superheroes Rollercoaster science Sports camps

For information, visit parkerrec.com/1921/ Summer-Camps-for-Kids.

Activities include: • • • • •

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For more information, visit www.rootedinfun.com/191/Sun-Camp.

YMCA summer camp programs: With recreation centers across the Front Range, the YMCA offers a variety of summer camp programs for all ages.

Some of the summer programs include: • Summer day camps at 20 locations • Specialty day camp and adventure camp at the Arvada and University Hills YMCA • Sports camp For information in your area, visit www. denverymca.org/programs/youth-programs/ summer-camp.

Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation Sun Camp: Wheat Ridge operates a summer Sun Camp for children ages of 6 and 13. The program is available during the Jefferson County Public Schools’ spring, summer and winter breaks.

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yard. Pitch a tent to sleep under the stars and plan a night full of traditional camping activities like roasting s’mores, telling spooky stories by flashlight and trying to identify stars and constellations.

Set up a picnic in the park. Pack a basket with sandwiches, fruit and other treats and head to the park. You can enjoy a casual meal

then take advantage of the open space for a family walk or game of tag before retreating to the playground to let the little ones expel any leftover energy.

Have a home spa day. If you’re looking for some relaxation but don’t want to splurge on the full spa treatment, plan an at-home oasis instead. Light some candles, run a bubble bath and break out the facial masks and fingernail polish.

Visit an amusement park. No matter where you live, there’s probably an amusement or water park within driving distance. A quick online search before you arrive can help prepare a strategy for hitting the most popular thrill rides and waterslides while skipping those that may not provide quite the same entertainment value.

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ThunderRidge repeats as 5A state champions Second-half comeback secures title for Grizzlies

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ThunderRidge’s dressing room was quiet at halftime after a slow start in the Class 5A boys state championship basketball game against Fossil Ridge on March 12 at the Denver Coliseum.

However, the top-seeded Grizzlies made plenty of noise in the second half like the team had been doing all season to pull out a 58-49 victory, taking home their second straight state championship hardware.

It was the school’s fourth state boys basketball title as the Grizzlies finished the season with a 26-2 record, with the team’s comeback magic helping in several games.

ThunderRidge fell behind 12-0 at the start against hot-shooting Fossil Ridge and trailed 30-22 at the halftime intermission.

“The players were quiet at half,” said ThunderRidge Coach Joe Ortiz. “They are usually shouting and chattering. We talked about discipline, we talked about toughness.

We’ve been there many times. We know what we can do. We did it.”

ThunderRidge opened the third quarter with a 12-0 run to grab a 34-30 lead and then had a 14-4 spurt to take a 53-41 lead into the final two minutes of the game.

“We’ve been down a bunch of times and it says a lot about our resilience and character,” Ortiz said.

“It also says that we’re not perfect.

People exposed us. We’ve had our flaws shown in the tournament and during the year, but our strengths

The ThunderRidge Grizzlies show off their championship awards after their 58-49 win over Fossil Ridge on March 12 at the Denver PHOTO BY PAUL DISALVO Coliseum.

showed. Not just in this game but the first two rounds. Our strength in the second half showed, that’s our strength, our heart, our fight, our toughness, our depth and our heart. I’m super proud. There were several times this year we could have quit. These guys didn’t quit and deserve the state title.”

Andrew Crawford, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, had 16 points to lead the way against Fossil Ridge. Zach Keller, the Grizzlies’ 6-9 senior, scored 13 points. Senior Joey Billelo, playing despite suffering from food poisoning, added 11 points and senior Jackson Brennan had 10 points.

Brock Mishak of Fossil Ridge took game-scoring honors with 25 points but the Sabercats, who shot at a 60% clip in the first half, cooled off and hit 41.9% of their field goal attempts for the game.

“It feels amazing to win the state championship,” said Crawford.

“Back to back is crazy. Coach Ortiz tells us there is no pressure when we go out. We just have to show we are number one and the best in the state. They (Fossil Ridge) came out firing but we’ve been down all year and we find a way to win.”

In the semi-finals on March 11, ThunderRidge came back to get past Denver East, 55-54, and Fossil Ridge advanced with a 65-56 triumph over Chaparral.

Keller scored on a tip-in which he admitted went off an opponent’s hand with 29.8 seconds remaining to give the Grizzlies the win.

East couldn’t get anything going offensively and Quis Davis’ desperate 3-point attempt fell short at the final buzzer.

ThunderRidge was eight points behind early in the fourth quarter but with the help of Crawford, crawled back into the contest.

“We had to match their momentum to get back in the game,” said

Ortiz. “We got the momentum flipped and did a good job of changing the game. Zach’s play was phenomenal and that was all heart.”

Keller wound up with 19 points, Crawford had 15 and Billelo added 10.

“We just came out and played our game,” said Keller.

Fossil Ridge went on a 14-2 run at the end of the third and start of the fourth periods to take control against Chaparral, the only Colorado team to beat ThunderRidge this season.

The Sabercats dominated inside in the fourth quarter with a 26-10 scoring edge on points in the paint during the finalperiod.

Nick Randall paced Fossil Ridge with a game-high 25 points. Guard Luke Williams had 21 points for Chap while Bennett Pegues and Joel Speckman each had 10 markers for the Wolverines, who finished the season with a 21-5 record.

Highlands Ranch, Arapahoe lose in semi-finals

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Senior Raegan Beers summed up Valor Christian’s frustrations after a 52-40 loss to Grandview in the Class 5A championship girls basketball game on March 12 at the Denver Coliseum.

“We couldn’t hit the broad side of the barn,” she said after the Eagles finished the season with a 23-4 record but failed to win their second straight state title.

Valor shot 20% of its field goal attempts in the first half as Grandview raced to a 26-15 lead. The Eagles shooting improved a little, especially in the final two minutes of the game, but a 32% shooting figure for the game isn’t a winning statistic.

“Oh yeah, it was frustrating not hitting your shots,” added Beers.

“My shots were not falling, and our guards’ shots weren’t falling. We couldn’t do anything about that, but we tried to keep playing defense and did that well.”

Valor played good defense for most of the game, but Grandview

still shot 55.6% in the first half and 45.9% for the game.

“Sadly, we didn’t shoot the way we needed to,” said Valor Coach Jessika Caldwell. “We did some good things defensively but, in the end, too many offensive boards and not capitalizing on our stops on defense on the offensive end hurt us. I’m proud of our girls for fighting and enduring a challenging season of so many road games (because of a flooded gym early in the season).”

Grandview outrebounded the Eagles, 33-24, and had a 43.4% offensive rebounding percentage. The Wolves had a 24-4 advantage in points in the paint.

One of the featured matchups in the game was between McDonald’s All-Americans with Grandview’s 6-foot-7 Stanford commit Lauren Betts going against Beers, the 6-foot3 center who will be going to Oregon State.

Betts had 13 points and 10 rebounds while Beers finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, making only six of 18 field goal attempts.

Macey Huard was Valor’s other double figure scorer in the title

Arapahoe players Natalia Simonson, 2, Sam Crispe, 44, Emily Thomas, 21, and Abby Morgan, 15, get together for a post-game hug as their Warriors ended their season in the Final Four round to Valor Christian 65-49 on March 10 at the Denver Coliseum.

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game with 10 points.

Leading up to the championship game, the 5A semi-final games were played on March 10 at the Coliseum.

Valor Christian got past Arapahoe, 65-49, and Grandview ousted Highlands Ranch, 65-51.

Beers had 28 points, 14 rebounds, three blocked shots and three assists to spark the Eagles who also got

points from Huard (13), freshman Quinn Van Sickle (12) and Mariah Hilliard (11).

Sydney White was the top scorer for Arapahoe (18-8) with 15 points and Sam Crispe added 13.

Highlands Ranch ended with a 21-5 record and was led by Emily Williamson with 21 points. Betts had 22 points for Grandview.

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Garrett Covney of Valor Christian (9) tries to skate between Denver East players during the March 8 Class 5A championship game at Ball Arena. Covney had an assist and scored Valor’s final goal in a 6-3 loss.

Valor Christian’s Alec Alfieri (12) reaches for the puck during the March 8 Class 5A state championship hockey game against Denver East at Ball Arena. Alfieri had a goal and assist in the game which Denver East won, 6-3.

Denver East goalie Noel Friedman (1) smothers the puck on an attempt by Valor Christian’s Owen Walsh (14) in front of the Angels’ goal during the Class 5A state championship game at Ball Arena.

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Valor struggles to score in championships Denver East goalie secures 5A hockey title

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Valor Christian ran into a hot goaltender and the hockey team’s inability to convert on scoring chances was costly.

Denver East won the program’s first-ever Class 5A state hockey championship with a 6-3 victory over two-time defending champion Valor Christian on March 8 at Ball Arena in Denver.

The Angels had six different players score and ended the season with a 20-1-1 record while Valor was 16-5-1.

“I thought it was a really evenly played game,” said Valor Coach George Gwozdecky, whose team was making its third straight appearance in a state title contest.

”The difference was their ability to finish their chances and their goaltender (Noel Friedman) really snuffing out any chances we had. They took advantage of their chances and we weren’t able to.”

Valor junior center Noah Fekete, who had an assist in the game, agreed.

“They converted on their opportunities and we missed a couple in the first period and throughout the second and that hurt us,” he said. “It’s tough to be in the position where you’re the one that gets the opportunity and you miss it. You want to look back on it and what could I have done differently, done better to put the puck in the net but at the end of the day you have to move past it.”

Valor wound up with a 32-30 edge in shots on goal and the Eagles held a 10-7 advantage in the scoreless first period.

East scored four times in the second period and the teams, at

one point, combined for three goals in 65 seconds. The Angels’ fourth goal of the period left the Eagles shaking their heads.

Alex Alfieri scored on a power play for Valor to pull the Eagles within 3-1 but East’s Connor Hasse converted on a breakaway goal with two seconds left in the period to give Denver East a 4-1 lead.

“We had momentum after our goal and then just at the end of the period, coach always says no goals in the first or last minute of a period,” said Fekete. “That goal made it feel like a little bit more of a reach. I’m proud of the way we came out in the third period.”

East scored twice in the third period and Garrett Covney had another power play goal for Valor with two seconds remaining in the game.

Covney and Alfieri each had two points in the game for Valor.

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the course of the last two years we graduated some huge senior classes,” said Gwozdecky. “Those classes helped us get to this point.

This was in a lot of people’s minds, and probably mine, was a reloading year. So I’m really proud of the boys to get us back (to this championship game) and I’m proud of the way they played against Denver East. They gave it their all, created chances and had our opponent on its heels at times, we just didn’t finish. I thought Friedman was really, really good.

He played really well. Some of the chances, I’m wondering how they didn’t go in.”

Fekete feels the Eagles will be back in contention nest season.

“This only brings us together, makes us tighter and makes us want it more next year,” he said.

“It stings now but getting back into practice next year, we’ve got a lot of the same guys on the roster.”

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Substances relegated to the underground for the last 50 years are finding their way back to the surface for many people choosing alternative ways of treating mental illness.

“I think we’re seeing a psychedelic boom and a renaissance, some people would call it. When you look at the research that’s coming out of Hopkins, NYU, and UCLA, the results are pretty astounding,” said Dr. Jennifer Tippett, a licensed clinical psychologist and the director of the substance use disorder specialty at the graduate school of professional psychology at the University of Denver.

Tippett is referring to recent studies on various psychedelics,

including psilocybin, a compound in “magic” mushrooms that have been found to relieve symptoms of anxiety, depression and addiction.

She’s just one person in a growing group of therapists nationwide that wants to legally offer psilocybin therapy to their patients.

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If you look at the literature, the relapse rate or the rate at which people go back to using is really high, even after intensive treatment. And it’s just that what we’re doing doesn’t work anymore,” Tippett said.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0101-2021 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 21, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) WILLIAM M DEWAR II AND MAUREEN A DEWAR Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FINANCE AMERICA, LLC, DBA FINAM, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE UNDER THE INDENTURE RELATING TO IMPAC CMB TRUST SERIES 2005-6 Date of Deed of Trust May 09, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 17, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B5070940 Original Principal Amount $246,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $261,381.51 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 1, BLOCK 3, WALNUT HILLS-FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7811 E BRIARWOOD BLVD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112-1308.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0006-2022 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 11, 2022, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Judith A Stewart Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt The Bank of New York Mellon fka the Bank of New York, as Trustee for the certificateholders of the CWABS Inc., asset-backed certificates, series 2006-21 Date of Deed of Trust September 06, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 21, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6136125 Original Principal Amount $204,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $210,890.87 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 25, BLOCK 5, BEL-VUE HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7526 S Elati St, Littleton, CO 80120-4109.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/11/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/20/2022, at The East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 2/24/2022 Last Publication: 3/24/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 12/21/2021 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: Anna Johnston #51978 Ryan Bourgeois #51088 Joseph D. DeGiorgio #45557 Randall Chin #31149 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000009345950 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice No. 0101-2021 First Publication: 2/24/2022 Last Publication: 3/24/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

First Publication: 3/17/2022 Last Publication: 4/14/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 01/11/2022 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: Erin Croke #46557 Steven Bellanti #48306 Holly Shilliday #24423 Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-21-896807-LL

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LITTLETON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colorado, MARMOLEJO ALIAGA CORPORATION d/b/a Old Santa Fe Mexican Grill, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd. #120, Littleton, CO, has requested the licensing officials of the City of Littleton, Colorado, to grant a Hotel & Restaurant liquor license. Applicant(s): Everick Marmolejo Littleton, CO The public hearing on the application will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 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 April 6, 2022. *The neighborhood is defined by the city 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 Legal Notice No. 530104 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-22-17 UTILITY LOCATE SERVICES PROJECT NUMBER C22-013 Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals from qualified Contractors with proven experience and expertise, to locate and report Underground Fiber Optic Utilities for a Utility Notification Center of Colorado (U.N.C.C.) Colorado 811 or CO811 Tier 1 utility provider.

All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-22-17) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov.com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Electronic submissions will be accepted online via Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Systems (RMEPS), www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado.

Submittals must be received, electronically, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on April 14, 2022.

The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals.

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board Legal Notice No. Arap 1049 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-22-16 Treatment Provider List for Pretrial Mental Health Program: Sober-Living Homes Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals for the purpose of establishing working relationships with quality sober-living homes and codify the expectations and needs of the Pretrial Mental Health Program and its participants.

All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-22-16) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www. arapahoegov.com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Electronic submissions will be accepted online via Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Systems (RMEPS), www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado.

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Submittals must be received, electronically, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on April 14, 2022.

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The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals.

Legal Notice NO. 0006-2022 First Publication: 3/17/2022 Last Publication: 4/14/2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board Legal Notice No. Arap 1048 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Public Notice LITTLETON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colorado, BLACK HAUS RESTAURANT GROUP LLC. d/b/a Black Haus Tavern Littleton, 2439 W. Main St., Littleton, CO, has requested the licensing officials of the City of Littleton, Colorado, to grant a Hotel & Restaurant liquor license. Applicant(s): Jennifer Black, Aurora, CO The public hearing on the application will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 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 April 6, 2022. *The neighborhood is defined by the city 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 Legal Notice No. 530081 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE ELIBIGILITY OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR ANNEXATION COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DOVE VALLEY REGIONAL PARK/CHERRY CREEK INNOVATION CAMPUS 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 18th day of April 2022 at 7:00 PM (or as soon thereafter as the meeting agenda permits) to consider whether the property generally known as the “Dove Valley Regional Park/ Cherry Creek Innovation Campus Annexation,” and more particularly described in Resolution No. 2022-R-11, dated March 7, 2022 (the “Substantial Compliance Resolution”), which property consists of a total of approximately 274.025 acres as more particularly described in a petition for annexation (the “Subject 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 Subject Property and the corresponding annexation map are on file at the City of Centennial City Clerk’s office, 13313 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112.

All interested parties 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 time and date. Further information concerning this matter may be obtained by calling the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303754-3403. A copy of the Substantial Compliance Resolution is published in full below.

A live broadcast of the meeting may be found at: https://www.centennialco.gov/Government/ Mayor-Council/City-Council-Meetings/AgendasMinutes IMPORTANT NOTICE: Though not anticipated, in the event the public hearing is required to held by a virtual meeting service such as Zoom, the date and time of the meeting shall remain the same as stated above but the City’s website shall provide immediate notice of the change in meeting format and provide a means of accessing the virtual meeting via the internet as soon as practicable. In addition, you may call the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303-754-3308 to obtain the internet link to the meeting if held by virtual format. /s/ Barbara Setterlind, MMC, City Clerk Legal Notice No. 530153-60153 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Second Notice: March 17, 2022 Third Notice: March 24, 2022 Fourth Notice: March 31, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTIONS BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Jones Metropolitan District Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the elections there were not more candidates for director than offices to be

filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the elections to be held on May 3, 2022, are hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513, C.R.S. The following candidates are declared elected: Andrea Ferber: until the second regular election (May 6, 2025) Cary Wicker: until the second regular election (May 6, 2025) DATED: March 4, 2022 /s/ Catherine V. Will Designated Election Official for the Jones Metropolitan District Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 5 c/o McGeady Becher P.C. 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400 Denver, Colorado 80203-1254 Phone: 303-592-4380 Legal Notice No. 530164 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION

BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE SHERIDAN SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Sheridan Sanitation District No. 1, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected: Jason Patton: Three-Year Term Vacant: Three-Year Term Vacant: Three-Year Term Theresa Martinez: One-Year Term Vacant: One-Year Term SHERIDAN SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 1 By: /s/ Crystal Schott Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. 530175 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION

BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE NORMANDY ESTATES METROPOLITAN RECREATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Normandy Estates Metropolitan Recreation District, Arapahoe and Jefferson Counties, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election or thereafter there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected: Preston Faiks: Three-Year Term to 2025 Dean Basso: Three-Year Term to 2025 Kristine Faiks: One-Year Term to 2023 NORMANDY ESTATES METROPOLITAN RECREATION DISTRICT /s/ Micki Mills Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. 530169 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION

BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE POLO RESERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Polo Reserve Metropolitan District, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected: Glenn C. Lee: Three-Year Term Darrell Lomelino: Three-Year Term Jason M. Urband: Three-Year Term POLO RESERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Crystal Schott Designated Election Official

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Public Notices Legal Notice No. 530173 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL 1-13.5-513(1) and (6), C.R.S. LITTLETON VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Littleton Village Metropolitan District No. 1, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513(1) and (6), C.R.S. The following candidates were declared elected by acclamation: John C. Buchanan: May 2023 Term Sherry Buchanan: May 2023 Term Vacant: May 2025 Term Vacant: May 2025 Term Vacant: May 2025 Term

BOW MAR WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT By:/s/ Crystal Schott Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. 530167 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION

BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the RiverPark Metropolitan District, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513, C.R.S. The following candidates are declared elected:

LITTLETON VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1

Tyler Carlson: until the second regular election (May 6, 2025) Jeffrey Wikstrom: until the second regular election (May 6, 2025) Erika Shorter: until the second regular election (May 6, 2025)

/s/ Stacie L. Pacheco

Dated: March 1, 2022

Stacie L. Pacheco, Designated Election Official

/s/ Jennifer Pino Designated Election Official for the RiverPark Metropolitan District c/o McGeady Becher P.C. 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400 Denver, Colorado 80203-1254 Phone: 303-592-4380

Contact Person for the District: Alan D. Pogue, Esq. ICENOGLE SEAVER POGUE, P.C. 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 360 Denver, Colorado 80237 Telephone: 303-292-9100 Legal Notice No. 530181 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELATION OF ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Bowles Metropolitan District, Denver County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022 is hereby canceled pursuant to section 1-5-208(1.5), C.R.S. The following candidates are hereby declared elected: Donald Korte: 3 Year Term May 2025 Linda Lutz-Ryan: 3 Year Term May 2025 /s/ Sue Blair Designated Election Official Contact Person for the District: Sue Blair, Designated Election Official Community Resource Services 7995 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E Greenwood Village, CO 80111 303.381.4960 (voice) 303. 381.4961 (fax) sblair@crsofcolorado.com Legal Notice No. 530176 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Southern Metropolitan District, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election or thereafter there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected: Edward E. Quinn: Three-Year Term to 2025 Richard Boon: Three-Year Term to 2025 SOUTHERN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ Micki L. Mills Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. 530172 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION

BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE BOW MAR WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Bow Mar Water and Sanitation District, Arapahoe and Jefferson Counties, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected: Hugh E. Harvey, Jr.: Three-Year Term Scott Wagner: Three-Year Term

Legal Notice No. 530163 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL 1-13.5-513(1) and (6), C.R.S. LITTLETON VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Littleton Village Metropolitan District No. 3, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election, there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby canceled pursuant to Section 1-13.5-513(1) and (6), C.R.S. The following candidates were declared elected by acclamation: Vacant: May 2023 Term Sherry Buchanan: May 2025 Term Vacant: May 2025 Term Vacant: May 2025 Term LITTLETON VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3 /s/ Stacie L. Pacheco Stacie L. Pacheco, Designated Election Official Contact Person for the District: Alan D. Pogue, Esq.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 3826-107, C.R.S., that on Monday, March 27, 2022, final settlement with PLM to Elite Surface Infrastructure, LLC. will be made by the Town of Bow Mar for the “2022 Roadway Improvements” subject to satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said facilities by the Town. The project consisted of maintenance to roads in the Town. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his or her subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies, laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on such claim with the Town of Bow Mar, c/o, Ms. Sue Blair, Town Clerk, Community Resource Services of Colorado, 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Failure to file such verified statement or claim prior to final settlement will release the Town and its employees and agents from any and all liability for such claim and for making final payment to said contractor.

By: Sue Blair, Town Clerk Town of Bow Mar Legal Notice No. 530142 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT BID PACKAGE #17 Arapahoe High School Forum Seating CM/GC Services Notice is hereby given that Littleton Public Schools in the county of Arapahoe will on or about April 19, 2022 pay retainage and make final settlement with MeTEOR Education, LLC. for BID PACKAGE #17 Arapahoe High School Forum Seating CM/GC Services. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, material, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by the contractor identified above or any subcontractor thereof in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid, by the contractor or subcontractor, must file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on or before April 19, 2022. Claims must be submitted to the Board of Education to Littleton Public Schools at the school district’s Property Management Department, 5776 S. Crocker Street, Littleton, CO, 80120 on or before April 19, 2022.

Final Settlement will be made and verified claims must be timely filed with Littleton Public Schools.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to or on the established date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim, Dated: March 17, 2022.

Legal Notice No. 530177 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Not consecutive publications

Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112

Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $14,583.37 Amount of Judgment entered November 18, 2021: $12,914.59

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10 o’clock A.M., on May 12, 2022, at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, 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 judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase,

Description of property to be foreclosed: Lots 180A and 180B, The Knolls West - Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 7100 S. Knolls Way, Centennial, CO 80122.

all as provided by law.

THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN.

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE.**

THE LIEN BEING CLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Inquiries regarding this Sheriff’s Sale must be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, telephone 720-874-3845.

The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 9th day of February, 2022.

Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 530073

Arapahoe County Public Notice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Board of County Commissioners permits, in the East Hearing Room of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County will meet to consider the following proposed budget resolutions (NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID19 emergency the hearing may be conducted through remote access – please check the March 22, 2022 public meeting agenda at https://arapahoe.legistar.com/ Calendar.aspx for specific information on how to attend and participate. The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing): RESOLUTION A: REAPPROPRIATION OF 2021 FUNDS WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2022 Annual Budget pursuant to State Statute; and

WHEREAS, these fund balance reserves will be adequate to fund necessary expenditures, including accrued vacation and sick leave; and

WHEREAS, the Board may authorize a department or elected office to use an unspent portion of the prior year’s appropriation during the subsequent year for the originally intended purpose, and the most common circumstances include funds that were encumbered but not yet spent, the remaining funds for ongoing projects, and the year-end fund balances of certain funds; and

WHEREAS, these reserves will be adequate to comply with, and shall include, the fund balance reserve amounts required by Article X, Section 20, of the State Constitution.

WHEREAS, the requests to use unspent funds from the prior fiscal year during the current fiscal year have been reviewed by the Finance Department; and

1.General Fund Working Capital Reserve

$22,865,891

2.Road and Bridge Fund Working Capital Reserve

$3,077,079

3. Social Services Fund Working Capital Reserve

$2,472,580

4. Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority Fund Working Capital Reserve

$1,571,776

WHEREAS, since appropriation authority expires at the end of each fiscal year, the Boardapproved funds must be appropriated again for the subsequent fiscal year so they may be expended; and WHEREAS, it is the request of the Finance Department, in conjunction with the individual operating departments and elected offices, to reappropriate the funds in accordance with the Arapahoe County Financial Policy 3.4, which also specifies that this reappropriation process be completed each year; and

Plaintiff: THE KNOLLS TOWNHOUSE ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non-profit corporation,

WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-106, C.R.S., as required by law.

Telephone: 303-292-9100

Defendants: CASEY SNYDER; LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; SUE SANDSTROM AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to authorize the following supplemental appropriations from unappropriated fund balances for the 2022 budget:

Public Notice NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE SOUTH-EAST ENGLEWOOD WATER DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the South-East Englewood Water District, Arapahoe County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3, 2022, is hereby cancelled.

The following candidates are declared elected: John Ballantine: Three-Year Term Bryan Wainscott: Three-Year Term Sean C. Weldon: Three-Year Term SOUTH-EAST ENGLEWOOD WATER DISTRICT By:/s/ Crystal Schott Designated Election Official Legal Notice No. 530174 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Bids and Settlements Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Case Number: 2021CV030470 Plaintiff’s Attorney: Wendy E. Weigler, #28419 WINZENBURG, 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 Under an Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment in Rem in Favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant Casey Snyder and for an Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure entered on November 2, 2021, in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Lienee: Casey Snyder Original Lienor: The Knolls Townhouse Association Current Holder of the evidence of debt: The Knolls Townhouse Association Date of Lien being foreclosed: November 22, 2019 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: November 22, 2019 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D9128474 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $1,864.24

WHEREAS, Arapahoe County Financial Policy 2.1, approved on October 25, 2016, specifies that the Board of County Commissioners will annually designate from the specific fund’s unappropriated fund balance a working capital reserve equal to one-sixth of the current year’s initial adopted operating budget for the Road and Bridge Fund and the Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority Fund, and an amount equal to one-sixth of the County’s contribution to the Social Services Fund; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has determined that the General Fund working capital reserve shall be eleven percent (11.0 percent) of the operating expenses within the current year’s initial adopted budget; and

ICENOGLE SEAVER POGUE, P.C. 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 360 Denver, Colorado 80237

Legal Notice No. 530182 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent

ers adopted the 2022 Annual Budget pursuant to Statute; and

General Fund - $1,984,471 as follows: a. Administrative Services b. Clerk & Recorder’s Office c. Commissioners’ Office d. County Attorney e. District Attorney’s Office f. Finance g. Human Resources h. Information Technology i. Public Works and Development j. Sheriff’s Office

$150,000 25,398 22,167 62,000 23,873 15,000 122,506 112,744 295,800 1,154,983

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to designate the following fund balance reserve amounts for 2022:

RESOLUTION C: SUPPLEMENTALS WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2021 and 2022 Annual Budgets pursuant to Statute; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners will consider the following budget amendments to both the 2021 and 2022 Annual Budgets; and WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-109, C.R.S., as required by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to amend the adopted 2021 Annual Budget as follows: a. Transfer $200,000 from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to the Self-Insurance Liability Fund and recognize and appropriate the same in the Self-Insurance Liability Fund and transfer $550,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Self-Insurance Liability Fund, County Attorney’s Office to cover the insurance claims that have been incurred but not yet reported (IBNR).

The total for all other funds is $97,493,265.

b. Transfer $400,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Worker’s Compensation Fund and appropriate in the County Attorney’s Office to cover the insurance claims that have been incurred but not yet reported (IBNR).

k. Social Services $84,973 l. Electronic Filing Technology Fund 442,488 m. Cash in Lieu Fund 1,831,113 n. Road & Bridge Fund 379,267 o. Conservation Trust Fund 1,897,681 p. Communication Network Replacement Fund 235,679 q. Sheriff’s Commissary Fund 1,359,200 r. Forfeited Property Fund 23,141 s. Open Space Sales and Use Tax Fund 52,354,405 t. Building Maintenance Fund 197,969 u. Arapahoe County Fair Fund 178,580 v. Capital Expenditure Fund 6,610,187 w. Infrastructure Fund 27,363,323 x. Arapahoe County Recreation District Fund 11,264 y. Central Services Fund 4,429,387 z. Self-Insurance Dental Fund 94,608

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to amend the adopted 2022 Annual Budget as follows: c. Recognize $30,109,601 and appropriate $28,699,596 in the Infrastructure Fund, Public Works & Development, for funds expected to be received as reimbursement for project expenses.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies.

RESOLUTION B: POLICY RESERVES WHEREAS, the Board of County Commission-

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies.

Legal Notice No. Arap 1050 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

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Public Notices First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 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 Case No.: 2022CV030200 Division/Ctrm.: 202

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office at 10:00 A.M., on the 12th day of May 2022, at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number (720) 874-3845. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

Plaintiff: Traditions Filings 1-7 Master Association, Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendants: Ian Patrick Holtz; Damiana Sotelo; Occupant; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; United States of America Department of Revenue; and Public Trustee of the County of Arapahoe

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. **

Attorneys for Plaintiff MOELLER GRAF, P.C. Bujar Ahmeti, #42373 K. Christian Webert, #43739 Gail R. Gudder- ggudder@moellergraf.com 385 Inverness Parkway, Suite 200 Englewood, Colorado 80112 Office: (720) 279-2568 FAX: (720) 279-2569

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff

SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION] THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response.

You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice.

This is an action for judicial foreclosure under C.R.C.P. Rule 105 and damages seeking to foreclose a statutory lien on the following property: LOT 3, BLOCK 14, TRADITIONS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Dated: February 24, 2022 /s/ Gail R. Gudder, #17820 Legal Notice No. 530131 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No. 2021CV31062 Plaintiff(s): SOUTHWIND AND EASTPOINTE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC Defendant(s): CECELIA KATHERINE BUCKLEY; RBC MORTGAGE COMPANY; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC; SUE SANDSTROM in her capacity as PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY; and Current Occupants COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED AS FOLLOWS: Under a REVISED ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF FORECLOSURE in case No. 2021CV31062, I am ordered to sell certain real property, as follows: Judgment Debtors in Foreclosure: CECELIA KATHERINE BUCKLEY Judgment Creditor: Foreclosing Lienholder – SOUTHWIND AND EASTPOINTE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC The date of the Notice of Lien being foreclosed: recorded 02/24/2015 at Reception Number D5017569 in the Office of the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder.

The amount of the original principal balance of the Lien: $3,619.00 The amount of the outstanding principal balance of the indebtedness as of 11/09/21, the date of entry of Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure: $13,267.94 Additional assessments, attorney fees, late fees, costs and interest continue to accrue pursuant to Plaintiff’s recorded Declaration and statute until title vests in a new owner.

Legal description of the property to be foreclosed: LOT 3, BLOCK 44, SANDPIPER SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Parcel ID: 197336221090 Also known as: 2992 SOUTH SCRANTON STREET, AURORA, COLORADO 80014 All of the property encumbered by the Lien being foreclosed is described in the Lien and Lis Pendens.

A REVISED ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF FORECLOSURE has been entered in this action regarding a lien for unpaid assessments due Plaintiff, SOUTHWIND AND EASTPOINTE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC, pursuant to the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA), C.R.S. 38-33.3-316 and the recorded Declaration of SOUTHWIND AND EASTPOINTE

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN Tyler S. Brown Arapahoe County Sheriff

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorneys representing the holder of the assessment lien are: Springman, Braden, Wilson & Pontius P.C., (contact Karen Kelly-Braem, #36282) 4175 Harlan St #200 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, telephone number 303-685-4633, ext 117.

Legal Notice No. 530042 First Publication : March 17, 2022 Last Publication : April 14, 2022 Published In : Littleton Independent 750 W Hampden Ave, Suite 224 Englewood, CO 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 Case No.: 2021CV32155 Division: 202 Plaintiff: THE WILLOW CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION NO. 3, a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendant: ABIGAIL E. HILLENBRAND Attorneys for Plaintiff MOELLER GRAF, P.C. Joshua Myers, #53309 jmyers@moellergraf.com Bujar Ahmeti, #42373 K. Christian Webert, #43739 385 Inverness Parkway, Suite 200 Englewood, Colorado 80112 Office: (720) 279-2568 FAX: (720) 279-2569 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of the court an answer or other response, in writing. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this summons upon you is complete.

Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication, as provided below. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your written answer or other response to the complaint within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, as provided below, then judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without providing you further notice.

This is an action for judicial foreclosure under C.R.C.P. Rule 105 and damages, and for injunctive relief. Plaintiff seeks to foreclose a lien on the following property: LOT 46, BLOCK 1, WILLOW CREEK TOWNHOUSES, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO; also known by street and number as 7986 East Phillips Circle, Centennial, Colorado 80112.

Date signed and issued: March 8, 2022 MOELLER GRAF, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff /s/ Joshua Myers Joshua Myers, #53309 Associate Attorney Legal Notice No. 530171 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: April 14, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Address: 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO Case Number: 2021CV030550 Division: 202 COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE Plaintiff: TORREY PINES AT HEATHER RIDGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC Defendant: GERALD CUNNINGHAM; LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN LIBERTY MORTGAGE INC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSINGS; FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB; SUE SANDSTROM in her capacity as PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY; and Current Occupants This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF FORECLOSURE entered October 13, 2021 in case No. 2021CV030550. The date

of the Notice of Lien being foreclosed: recorded 09/12/2018 at Reception Number D8090988 in the Office of the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder. An ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF FORECLOSURE has entered in this action regarding a lien for unpaid assessments due Plaintiff, TORREY PINES AT HEATHER RIDGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC, pursuant to the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA), C.R.S. 38-33.3-316 and the recorded Declaration of TORREY PINES AT HEATHER RIDGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC. THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN - I am ordered to sell certain real property legally described, as follows: CONDOMINIUM UNIT 315, BUILDING B, TORREY PINES, AT HEATHER RIDGE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED MAY 23, 1979, IN BOOK 2997 AT PAGE 327, AND AS SHOWN ON THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED MAY 23, 1979, IN BOOK 39 AT PAGE 5, TOGETHER WITH THE EXLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING COMMON ELEMENTS: STORAGE SPACE 315-B, AND PARKING SPACE 315-B, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Parcel ID: 197325-1-18-118 Also known as: 2231 South Vaughn Way Unit 315B, Aurora, CO 80014-1347 You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of the Sheriff's Office of County of Arapahoe, Colorado on May 5, 2022 at 10:00 am, at 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3845. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorneys representing the holder of the assessment lien are: Springman, Braden, Wilson & Pontius P.C., (contact Karen Kelly-Braem, #36282) 4175 Harlan St #200 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, telephone number 303-685-4633, ext 117.

Date: February 1, 2022.

Tyler S. Brown, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 530043 First Publication: March 10,2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2020CV030901 Division/Ctrm.: 202 Plaintiff: APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATION v.

Defendants: AUDREY M. BOSTON; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. DBA NEW AMERICAN FUNDING; COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; SUE SANDSTROM, as the COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY TREASURER; and SU RYDEN as the COUNTY OF 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 JUDGMENT AND DECREE OF FORECLOSURE dated October 18, 2021, and C.R.S. §§ 38-38-101 to 401, by the Apple Valley East Condominium Association, Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation, the current holder of a lien recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on February 21, 2019, at Reception No. D9014864.

The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Condominium Declaration for Apple Valley East Condominiums recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on April 8, 1974, in Reception No. 1415965 (“Declaration”). The Declaration and notices as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of the Apple Valley East Condominium Association, Inc. - THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS – against the property legally described as follows: CONDOMINIUM UNIT C, BUILDING 62, APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP RECORDED APRIL 8, 1974 IN MAP BOOK 26 AT PAGES 30 TO 33, INCLUSIVE AND SUPPLEMENT THEREOF, AND THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED APRIL 8, 1974 IN BOOK 2226 AT PAGE 205, AND THE SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED OCTOBER 7, 1974 IN BOOK 2226 AT PAGE 205, AND THE SUPPLEMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 31, 1974 IN BOOK 2286 AT PAGE 494 AND THIRD SUPPLEMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 21, 1975 IN BOOK 2394 AT PAGE 650 AND FOURTH SUPPLEMENTS RECORDED APRIL 21, 1976 IN BOOK 2439 AT PAGE 545, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as 62 Newark Street Unit C Aurora, CO 80012-1661.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on April 21, 2022, at the 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, telephone 720-874-3845. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the real property described above, and

the improvements thereon, to the highest bidder.

Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3845. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above-described lien is: Gail R. Gudder, #17820, Moeller Graf, P.C., 385 Inverness Parkway, Englewood, CO 80112, telephone (720) 279-2568.

Dated January 18, 2022 Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 529973 First Publication: February 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2021CV030381 Division/Ctrm.: 204 Plaintiff: LOUISIANA PURCHASE II HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION,a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendants: LOUIS T. SCOTT; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; GATEWAY MORTGAGE GROUP D/B/A GATEWAY FIRST BANK; WAKEFIELD AND ASSOCIATES INC.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; and PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated November 15, 2021, and C.R.S. §§ 38-38-101 to 401, by the Louisiana Purchase II Homeowners Association, the current holder of a lien recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on September 11, 2019, at Reception No. D9094439.

The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Amended and Restated Condominium Declaration for Louisiana Purchase II Condominiums recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on January 13, 2012 , in Reception No. D2005423 (“Declaration”). The Declaration and notices as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of the Louisiana Purchase II Homeowners Association - THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS – against the property legally described as follows: CONDOMINIUM UNIT 103, IN BUILDING 9, LOUISIANA PURCHASE II CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR LOUISIANA PURCHASE II CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 UNDER RECEPTION NO. A8155656, AND ANNEXATION RECORDED APRIL 14, 1999 UNDER RECEPTION NO. A9060970 AND AS FURTHER DEFINED AND DESCRIBED ON THE CONDOMINIUM MAP OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE II CONDOMINIUM, PHASE VII, RECORDED APRIL 14, 1999 IN PLAT BOOK 160 AT PAGE 71,72,73, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as 1326 South Danube Way #103, Aurora, CO 80017-6312.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 A.M. on April 28, 2022, at 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, telephone 720874-3845. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the real property described above, and the improvements thereon, to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3845. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above-described lien is: Gail R. Gudder, #17820, Moeller Graf, P.C., 385 Inverness Parkway, Englewood, CO 80112, telephone (720) 279-2568.

Dated: January 25, 2022 Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice NO. 530018 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, Colorado 80110 Public Notice District Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 7325 S. Potomac Street. No. 100 Centennial, Colorado 80110 In re the Marriage of: Rachid Aderdour, Petitioner: and Respondent: Ikbal Elkhatabi Party Without Attorney: Rachid Aderdour 10001 E. Dry Creek Road, No. 9305 Phone Number: 781-690-1650

E-mail: ounira@gmail.com Case Number: 22 DR 78 SUMMONS FOR: DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE To the Respondent named above, this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.

If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response. The Response form (JDF 1103) can be found at www.courts.state.co.us by clicking on the “Self Help/Forms” tab.

After 91 days from the date of service or publication, the Court may enter a Decree affecting your marital status, distribution of property and debts, issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental responsibilities (decisionmaking and parenting time), maintenance (spousal support), attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.

If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you.

This is an action to obtain a Decree of: Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation as more fully described in the attached Petition, and if you have children, for orders regarding the children of the marriage.

Notice: §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation by the Petitioner and CoPetitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Decree is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under §14-10-108, C.R.S. A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to §14-10124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final decree of dissolution or legal separation, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.

Automatic Temporary Injunction – By Order of Colorado Law, You and Your Spouse are: 1. Restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disposing of, without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, any marital property, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect; 2. Enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party; 3. Restrained from removing the minor children of the parties, if any, from the State without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court; and 4. Restrained without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, from canceling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance, homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, or automobile insurance that provides coverage to either of the parties or the minor children or any policy of life insurance that names either of the parties or the minor children as a beneficiary.

Date: February 3, 2022 /s/ Signature of the Clerk of Court/Deputy Legal Notice No. 530085 First Publication: February 24, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: THOMAS McCANNA, Petitioner, and NICHOLE McCANNA, Respondent.

Case Number: 2021DR031795 Attorney for Petitioner: MODERN FAMILY LAW Justin Vanderveer, Esq. #56468 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80246 Telephone: (720) 486-9756 Facsimile: (720) 636-8595 E-mail: justin.vanderveer@modernfamilylaw.com SUMMONS FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND TEMPORARY INJUNCTION TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE, THIS SUMMONS SERVES AS A NOTICE TO APPEAR IN THIS CASE: If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

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Public Notices You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response. The Response form (JDF 1103) can be found at www.court.state.co.us by clicking on the “Self Help/Forms” tab.

After 91 days from the date of service or publication, the Court may enter a Decree affecting your marital status, distribution of property and debts, issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental responsibilities (decisionmaking and parenting time), maintenance (spousal support), attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.

If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you.

This is an action to obtain a Decree of: Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation as more fully described in the attached Petition, and if you have children, for orders regarding the children of the marriage.

NOTICE C.R.S. § 14-10-107 provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Decree is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under C.R.S. § 14-10-108.

A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to C.R.S. § 14-10-124(1.5). If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final decree of dissolution or legal separation, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.

AUTOMATIC TEMPORARY INJUNCTION – BY ORDER OF COLORADO LAW, YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE ARE: 1. Restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disposing of, without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, any marital property, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life, Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect; 2. Enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party; 3. Restrained from removing the minor children of the parties, if any, from the State without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court; and 4. Restrained without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, from canceling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance, homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, or automobile insurance that provides coverage to either of the parties or the minor children or any policy of life insurance that names either of the parties or the minor children as a beneficiary.

Description of property to be foreclosed: Unit 2, Building 10, Colony at Cherry Creek Condominiums, according to the Condominium Map for Colony at Cherry Creek Condominiums recorded on February 23, 2004, at Reception No. B4032042, 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 Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Colony at Cherry Creek Condominiums, recorded on November 18, 2003, at Reception No. B3247974 in said Records, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 16332 E. Fremont Avenue, #2, Aurora, CO 80016.

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 I will, at 10 o'clock A.M., on May 5th, 2022, at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, located at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3845, 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 judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE.** Inquiries regarding this Sheriff’s Sale must be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, telephone 720-874-3845.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 1st day of February, 2022.

Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 530041 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: April 7, 2022 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 750 W Hampden Ave, Suite 225 Englewood, CO 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case Number: 2020CV32252 Div.: 202 Plaintiff: APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendants: AISHA N. PALMER; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; STEARNS LENDING, LLC; and PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE

DATED this December 8, 2021.

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Respectfully submitted: MODERN FAMILY LAW Justin Vanderveer, #56468 ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER

This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Arapahoe County District Court’s Order: Order for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated September 14, 2021, and C.R.S. § 38-38-101 et seq., by Apple Valley East Condominium Association, Inc., a Colorado non-profit corporation (“Association”), the current holder of a statutory and contractual lien. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Condominium Declaration for Apple Valley East Condominiums, recorded with the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder on April 8, 1974, at reception number 1415965, book 2226, page 205 (“Declaration”). The Declaration, as recorded, establishes a lien for the benefit of Apple Valley East Condominium Association, Inc., WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows:

Legal Notice No. 530065 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 Case Number: 2021CV031407 Plaintiff: COLONY AT CHERRY CREEK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC, a Colorado non-profit corporation, Defendants: EARL J. ROTT, JR.; U.S. BANK N.A.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; SUE SANDSTROM AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. Plaintiff’s Attorney: Wendy E. Weigler, #28419 WINZENBURG, 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 Under an Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff and Against Defendant Earl J. Rott, Jr. and For an Order and Decree for Judicial Foreclosure entered on November 3, 2021, in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Lienee: Earl J. Rott, Jr. Original Lienor: Colony at Cherry Creek Condominium Association, Inc. Current Holder of the evidence of debt: Colony at Cherry Creek Condominium Association, Inc. Date of Lien being foreclosed: March 6, 2019 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: March 19, 2019 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D9023016 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $4,212.82 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $20,685.60 Amount of Judgment entered November 3, 2021: $20,071.73

CONDOMINIUM UNIT D, BUILDING 89, APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP RECORDED APRIL 8, 1974 IN MAP BOOK 26 AT PAGES 30 TO 33, INCLUSIVE AND SUPPLEMENTS THEREOF, AND AN AFFIDAVIT CORRECTING SAID MAP RECORDED SEPTEMBER 3, 1974, IN BOOK 2271 AT PAGE 256, AND THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED APRIL 8, 1974 IN BOOK 2226 AT PAGE 205, AND THE SUPPLEMENT THERETO RECORDED OCTOBER 7, 1974 IN BOOK 2280 AT PAGE 603 AND SECOND SUPPLEMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 31, 1974 IN BOOK 2286 AT PAGE 494 AND THIRD SUPPLEMENT RECORDED NOVEMBER 21, 1975 IN BOOK 2394 AT PAGE 650, AND FOURTH SUPPLEMENT RECORDED APRIL 21, 1976 IN BOOK 2439 AT PAGE 454, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. also known by street name and number as: 89 Nome Way #D, Aurora, CO 80012.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 A.M., on the 28th day of April, 2022, at the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, located at 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado 80112; telephone number 720-874-3845. 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 quiet enjoyment in or to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. The name, address, and telephone number of the attorney representing the Plaintiff is: Travis B. Keenan, #41354, Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis &

Payne, LLP, 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300, Littleton, CO 80127; telephone: 303-863-1870.

DATED at Arapahoe County, Colorado, this 25th day of January, 2022.

Tyler S. Brown Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 530011 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Published in: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice Rampart Business Plaza and Storage Center located at 9940 E. Costilla, Ave., Ste A. Centennial, CO 80112 will hold an online public sate to enforce a lien imposed on said property. as described below, pursuant to the Colorado Self-Service Storage Facility Act. Colorado Code 38-21.5 to 38-21.5-105. The auction will be held on website www.storageauctions.com (http://www.storageauctions.com) and will end at 10:00am on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 Management reserves the right to withdraw any unit from sale. Registered or motor vehicles are sold “As Is/Parts Only,” No titles or registration.

Tenant Name

Unit #

Stored Items

Jolene Garcia 00143 Household good boxes, bin, pool table etc.

Johnny Moreau 00172 HHG boxes and tools Alec Ridl 00334 HHG, Shell of vehicle/rolling chassis Legal Notice No. 530115 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice to Creditors Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 In the Matter of the Determination of Heirs or Devisees or Both and of Interests in Property of: Chang Pun Parkman, Deceased.

Case No. 2022PR30217 Div: 12 Counsel for Petitioners Taylor Ericson and Rachel Ericson Name:Brian J. Cosper, #55414 Address: FIDELITY NATIONAL LAW GROUP 8055 E. Tufts Avenue, Suite 300 Denver, Colorado 80237 Phone No.: (720) 671-3954 Fax No: (602) 889-8155 E-Mail: brian.cosper@fnf.com NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION TO INTERESTED PERSONS AND OWNERS BY DESCENT OR SUCCESSION PURSUANT TO § 15-12-1303, C.R.S. To all interested persons and owners by descent or succession (List all names of interested persons and owners by descent or succession): Glynn D. Parkman, Sr.; Kimberly A. Olmedo; Frankie L. Parkman A petition has been filed alleging that the above decedent(s) died leaving the following property (including legal description if real property): Description of Property: Property 1 See below Location of Property Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado Lot 5, Block 1, Sterling Pointe Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known as 14330 East Bellewood Drive, Aurora, Colorado 80015 Date: 04/18/22 Time: 8:30 a.m. Division: 12 Address: 1790 E. Littleton Blvd, Littleton, Colorado 80120 The hearing will take approximately 2 hours Note: • You must answer the petition on or before the hearing date and time specified above.

• Within the time required for answering the petition, all objections to the petition must be in writing, filed with the court and served on the petitioner and any required filing fee must be paid.

• The hearing shall be limited to the petition, the objections timely filed and the parties answering the petition in a timely manner. If the petition is not answered and no objections are filed, the court may enter a decree without a hearing.

Legal Notice No. 530160 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gail Vittitoe, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30242 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jorge Alberto Romero Co-Personal Representative 8270 E. Briarwood Avenue Centennial, CO 80112

Alexis Nicole Vittitoe Romero Co-Personal Representative 8309 E. Briarwood Avenue Centennial, CO 80112 Legal Notice No. 530183 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RAY C. HOFFMAN, a/k/a RAY CHARLES HOFFMAN, Deceased Case Number: 22 PR 30206 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 11, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kenton H. Kuhlman, Attorney for the Personal Representative 7851 S Elati St, Suite 202 Littleton Co 80120 Legal Notice No. 530138 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of HEDWIG M. BENSON, a/k/a Hedwig Marie Benson, a/k/a Hedwig Benson, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30031 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County District Court, County, Colorado on or before July 17, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Baysore & Christian Fiduciary Services, LLC – Personal Representative By: Molly Elder, Designated Representative 7000 E. Belleview Ave, Ste 150 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 530162 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of H. Colleen Cavanaugh, also known as Helen Colleen Cavanaugh, Deceased Case No.: 2022PR30256 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Steven R. Warden Personal Representative 1546 N. Williams St., Ste. 101 Denver, CO 80218 Legal Notice No. 530180 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent

5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Jamie Horacek c/o Joseph M. Dencker, Esq. Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 675 Fifteenth Street, Ste. 2300 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No. 530111 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Lawrence Fischer, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30170 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marie Schneider, Personal Representative 6103 S. Filbert Court Littleton, Colorado 80121 Legal Notice No. 530166 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Margaret Mary Casey, a/k/a Margaret M. Casey, a/k/a Margaret Casey, a/k/a Margo Casey, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30213 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 19, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jean Lamont, Personal Representative 8531 Flying B Way, Unit 3417 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 Legal Notice No. 530135 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lynn Ellen Roberts, aka Lynn E. Roberts; aka Lynn E. Shore-Roberts; aka Lynn Shore-Roberts; aka L. Shore-Roberts; aka Lynn Roberts, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR516 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 11, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gayle Nedra Lear, Personal Representative 2926 SW Fairmount Blvd.

Portland, OR 97239 Legal Notice No. 530165 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITOR Estate of Linda Jean Stiller, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30043

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Theodore James Rossi, aka Theodore J. Rossi, aka Theodore Rossi, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30231

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sue A. Kokinos Attorney to the Personal Representative 6590 S. Vine St, Suite 109 Centennial, CO 80121 Legal Notice No. 530112 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Frances F. Kriss, aka Frances Faye Kriss, and Frances Kriss. and formerly known as Frances F. Sloan, Frances Faye Sloan. and Frances Sloan, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR98 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 11, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jerald G. Kriss Personal Representative 6659 S. Lincoln Street Centennial, Colorado 80121-2327 Legal Notice No. 530122 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JAMES W. MCANALLY, a/k/a JAMES WINSTON MCANALLY, and a/k/a JAMES MCANALLY, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30007 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative, or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 5, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Danni Beavers Co-Personal Representative 2213 Waynesboro Drive Jonesboro, Arkansas 72404 Bonnie Storer Co-Personal Representative 609 E. Main Street Waveland, Indiana 47989 Legal Notice No. 530129 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LAUREL JOANE MORRIS, a/k/a LAUREL J. MORRIS, a/k/a LAUREL MORRIS, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30187 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before July 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Some therapists, including Tippett, want to go a step further than Denver’s 2019 decriminalization of psilocybin and legalize it for therapy and medicinal use through ballot initiatives recently approved by the Colorado Secretary of State.

They will need more than 120,000 signatures to get their initiative on the November ballot.

Psilocybin and other psychedelics have existed for thousands of years. In 1971, the federal government made them illegal by classifying them as schedule one drugs, meaning that they have no medical use and carry a high propensity for abuse, despite the fact that some Black, brown and Indigenous communities have utilized them for centuries for mental health support and community connection.

“They’re ancient medicines,” says Matthew Duffy, co-founder of the Society for Psychedelic Outreach, Reform and Education, or SPORE. “Prohibition has only been for 50 years, so we think that psychedelics’ presence in society is a new emergent thing but it’s actu-

ally folk medicine; mushrooms, ayahuasca, peyote, and not even just those substances that are more known, but the herbs and plants and fungi that are all around us and have supported us for the longest time.”

The Department of Regulatory Agencies, or DORA, would regulate therapeutic use in Colorado if “magic” mushrooms are legalized. But some advocates in the psychedelic community wonder if too much oversight would work against the communities who’ve been using these substances for so long.

“Legalization basically means commodification. Healers who are largely Indigenous folks, there’s not a lot of excitement from them for this work to be coopted by the medical therapeutic industrial complex. The conversation in Colorado needs to be how communities can work with government officials and political actors to make sure the rights and power to actually use a healing structure in the community is actually vested in the community,” Duffy said.

Courtney Mathis, also from SPORE, says there needs to be a racial justice component added to this conversation that goes beyond

legalization, therapeutic use and regulation of psychedelics.

“Psychedelic justice is not our name and we can’t claim it, but it’s the idea that equity and racial justice are at the center of the psychedelic movement and that decisions around policy and use and access should absolutely be curated, stewarded and determined by people of color,” Mathis explained.

She said above all, people in charge of these substances should have experience using them: “Plant and psychedelic medicine come from generations of Indigenous use of legacy market use, these are the healers and medicine keepers, in order to honor the way they’ve practiced medicine and have ceremonial use we need to consider how to integrate all of that into more mainstream use.”

She also wants to remind people that the psychedelic movement’s purpose is help people make more informed decisions about their own healing journeys, not to glamorize psilocybin.

“I think we need to always remind folks that we are not pushing this movement forward so more white kids can do more drugs at festivals,” says Mathis.

Melanie Rose Rodgers, co-propo-

nent for the 2022 ballot initiative to decriminalize entheogens and fungi, says her main worry in the rush to legalize psilocybin is that regulators won’t focus on health equity in order to ensure that people from Black, brown, Indigenous and LGBTQ+ communities have access as well.

“Who will have access? Will everyone have access? Will licensing leave some people out with so many regulations? And do I need regulations to tell me what my relationship with nature is?” Rodgers asked.

Whether laws are passed allowing people to legally access psilocybin for therapy or not, Tippett cautions that despite promising studies, this substance isn’t a panacea cure all for every mental health issue.

“Don’t expect a compound to do all the work. It won’t,” she said. “It will probably just show you what you need to work on and then it’s up to you to do it.”

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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Personal Representative: Jane Margot Greer c/o Christopher Cole Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 675 Fifteenth Street, Ste. 2300 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No. 530178 First Publication: March 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 31, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CARMAN MICHAEL GENNARO, aka CARMAN M. GENNARO, aka CARMAN GENNARO, Deceased Case Number: 22PR30265

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NADYA VECCHIET-LAMBERT, ESQ. on behalf of JENNIFER NISH, Personal Representative 6855 S. Havana St., Suite 370, Centennial, CO 80112 Legal Notice No. 530145 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Susan M. Liebgott, aka Susan Liebgott, and Sue Liebgott, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30214

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The Petition requests that the name of Elena Gribtcova be changed to Lena Fox. Case No.: 22C100107 By: Benjamin S Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 530133 First publication: March 10, 2022 Last publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public notice is given on March 2, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Edward Dixon Peters Personal Representative 405 Northrup Drive Utica, New York 13502

The petition requests that the name of Olivia Rose Neff be changed to Olivia Rose Steffers Case No.: 22 C 31066

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PUBLIC NOTICE

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 14, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Public notice is given on March 2, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Andrew John Neff be changed to Joaquin Andrew Steffers Case No.: 22 C 31068 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 530156 First Publication: March 10, 2022 Last Publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on February 24, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Naghmeh Talebi be changed to Melody Talebi Case No.: 22 C 100116 By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 530155 First Publication: March 10, 2022

Public notice is given on February 14, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Abdul Rahman Al-Amin Jr be changed to Abdul Rahman Al-Amin Jr Case No.: 21 C 100756 By: Judge Legal Notice No. 530118 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Children Services

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Name Changes

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The petition requests that the name of Sarah Nell Caldwell be changed to Sarah Nell Caldwell/Magwood Case No.: 22 C 100097

(Adoption/Guardian/Other) Public Notice District Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 In the Matter of the Petition of: ISRAEL SOSA MORALES For the Adoption of a Child Case Number: 21JA66 NOTICE OF HEARING To: ENRIQUE MORAN MENDOZA. Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/ have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.

An Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.

By: Benjamin S. Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on APRIL 21, 2022 at 1:30 P.M. in the court location identified above.

Legal Notice No. 530113 First Publication: March 3, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent

You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s).

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The Petition requests that the name of Victor Gribtsov be changed to Victor Fox. Case No.: 22C100109 By: Benjamin S Clerk of the Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No.530134 First publication: March 10, 2022 Last publication: March 24, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Dated this 10th day of February 2022.

By: s/Knute O. Broady, III Knute O. Broady, III Reg. No.: 43986 6795 E. Tennessee Ave., Ste 424 Denver, CO 80224 Tel: (720) 341-4111 E-mail: knute@koblaw.com Attorney for Petitioner Legal Notice No. 530078 First Publication: February 17, 2022 Last Publication: March 17, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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