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Local tea shop hosts Grinch-themed service

Annual event a success

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Part of Carolyn Autry’s holiday celebration this year was studying Dr. Suess’ “ e Grinch.” e original version, the Jim Carrey version and even the animated 2018 version starring Benedict Cumberbatch.

After all, she had to put time into it if she wanted to create the perfect menu.

On Dec. 17 and 18, patrons at Lynn’s Tea Shop and Café enjoyed Autry’s menu of Grinch-themed delicacies during its rst annual Grinch Tea Service. From “Betty Lou Who’s Roast Beast Canape” to “Mt. Crumpit Scones,” guests ate until their hearts – and bellies -- were no longer three sizes too small.

“I hope that everybody left enjoying the food and having a really good time, and that they’re looking forward to future events that we do,” Autry said.

Jessi Hosler, who lives about ve minutes away from the shop, said the food was delicious.

Flu cases, hospitalizations on the rise

O cials push for vaccinations

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Flu cases are on the rise, and according to state health o cials, hospitalizations are higher this year

than they have been in the past 10 years. e surge has a variety of causes, including people not getting the u shot as consistently as in past years.

Dr. Ben Usatch, UCHealth ER director at Highlands Ranch Hospital, said COVID vaccinations brought on this onslaught of “mixed emotions” that resulted in other annual shots being a ected — u shots

being one of them.

“ e bottom line is u vaccines are the best protection to get through the season,” Usatch said. “ ey do not hit the target right on the head, but they make a big di erence.”

In reality, said Dr. Reginald Washington, HealthOne chief medical

RTD suspends C and F light rail lines

Local travelers impacted

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After suspending operation of the C and F light rail lines during the pandemic, RTD is permanently discontinuing rail service on these lines along with other changes that will go into e ect on Jan. 8. e changes come as part of RTD’s System Optimization Plan, which “aims to increase ridership and address changing travel needs while improving service performance, e ciency and quality,” according to RTD’s website.

“It was recommended that C/D service along the Southwest corridor and E/F service along the Southeast corridor be consolidated to improve service reliability north of I-25/Broadway Station, where trains consistently encountered delays because of heavy train tra c,” the system optimization plan reads. e plan was developed through ReimagineRTD, a two-year e ort to evaluate and forecast the changing transportation needs of the region as the district moves past the COVID-19 crisis. According to RTD’s website, the e ort was informed by travel patterns and public sentiments.

Littleton Public Works Director Keith Reester represented Littleton during the ReimagineRTD e orts.

He said the C line has been closed since the pandemic began, so RTD’s recent announcement is just formalizing what has been going on for the last 20 months.

“It’s not really unexpected, they’re formalizing some of the service changes they made when COVID started and really impacted

Carolyn Autry posing with her son, Dillon Autry, who is dressed as The Grinch. During the tea service, he caused mischief stealing snacks from patrons’ tables. CREDIT: CAROLYN AUTRY

Littleton to create environmental stewardship committee

Citizens to serve

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the world faces growing environmental challenges, Littleton will be taking more steps to face these problems in 2023.

On Dec. 20, Littleton City Council approved a resolution to form an Environmental Stewardship Committee, which the city hopes will begin working in April.

e Next Generation Advisory Committee — a group of individuals aged 16-36 who advise the council on matters of city policy that impact young residents — recommended the creation of a citizen Environmental Stewardship Committee earlier this year as part of their  plan to guide Littleton in ghting climate change.

According to City Manager Jim Becklenberg, the formation of the

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“My favorite thing… out of the whole thing was their ‘Grinch Garlic In Your Soul Rolls,’” she said. “It was so good, like my eyes rolled back into my head.”

Her other favorite part of the event was when the Grinch himself caused some mischief.

“ ey had a really fun little Grinch

stewardship committee ts into the city council’s goals for 2022-2023, one of which is environmental sustainability.

Hannah Kight, a chair of the Next Generation Advisory Committee, spoke in support of the stewardship committee at the Dec. 20 meeting.

“We think it would be a huge advantage to have this committee as part of the city of Littleton,” she said. “We think the city of Littleton is far overdue for some forward progress like this in regards to climate change, and just in general environmental stewardship.”

e resolution passed unanimously in a 6-0 vote, with District 2 Council Member Jerry Valdes absent.

Committee details

According to a presentation from Assistant City Manager Samma Fox, the city is already working towards its environmental sustainability goals in several ways, including working towards electri cation of

running around and he even stole our Pantookas Popcorn — how dare he!,” she said.

But just as in the lm, the green thief had a redemption arc during tea time.

“At the end of the tea, the Grinch of course gets his heart,” said Autry.

“And so then he goes back around and, you know, he gives things back to everybody… It was so much fun.”

e event, which guests had to make reservations for ahead of time,

the city’s vehicles, trail connectivity, reducing car tra c and supporting Colorado’s single-use plastic state law.

She said city sta hopes to bring these previous and current actions to the committee to educate members and help inspire priorities.

Fox said city sta recommends the advisory board have up to seven residents and one council liaison. She said they hope to recruit and select a group of residents with diverse backgrounds in business, education and di erent industries.

Resolution support and timing Council Member At Large Pam Grove said she is excited about the creation of the committee.

“When I was talking to citizens on the campaign trail three years ago, there was a lot of interest in the sustainability committee and having a voice for the residents,” she said. “I’ve been an advocate for this committee since I have been on council

was for patrons of all ages. Hosler said she though there were even more adults than there were children.

Since Autry opened Lynn’s Tea Shop and Café at the start of 2019, she has hosted regular tea services as well as themed events. e Grinch Tea Service is a new addition to her annual calendar, which also includes a popular Harry Potter Tea Service every July.

Autry said she hopes her shop can be a space of familiarity and fun gathering for community members. “ e majority of our people that come in there are more like a family,” she said.

For Hosler, the shop is a very special place – not only because of the deli-

and I’m really excited it’s coming to fruition.”

For District 3 council member Stephen Barr, the timing is right for this work to be done.

“I think the timing is right, not just because internally we are driven to do so,” he said. “ e timing both nationally and statewide, is quite good for this kind of work to be done.

ere is new legislation, new funding out there.”

Mayor Kyle Schlachter said the council is planning to create the committee in January 2024, but is glad the city is moving to start the important work sooner.

“I support this and I think it’s great to move this along, I think a little quicker than some of us may have anticipated,” he said.

Fox said the city would begin recruiting for the environmental stewardship committee immediately and hopes the members can be seated and start onboarding in April.

cious soups, sandwiches, pastries, tea and cute teacups -- but also because of the atmosphere.

“I just think it has a lovely atmosphere. e people there are lovely, they’re always warming and always just a great time,” she said. “I think everyone should go and take their kids and nieces and nephews and whatever -- Have a good time!”

Lynn’s Tea Shop and Café is open from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and o ers regular tea services every day between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m, according to Autry.

Reservations for tea services should be made 48 hours in advance at https://lynnstea.com/tea-services.

Jessi Hosler, left, and her friend Kayla Stephens, right, enjoy tea and snacks at the Grinch Tea Service at Lynn’s Tea Shop and Café.

PHOTO COURTESY LYNN’S TEA SHOP AND CAFÃ

Inside Operation Santa Claus

cation, Support, and Jewish Family Services to generate a list of families in need of support.

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It started back in 1958 when a small group of Martin Marietta employees raised $343.50 to assist a handful of families in the community for the holiday season. Sixty-four years later, more than 100 volunteers made deliveries to over 300 families across the Denver Metro area.  e group o cially became Operation Santa Claus in 1982 where they started working as a nonpro t organization. Every third ursday of December since, volunteers work to deliver food and gifts to families. Today, members and volunteers include Lockheed Martin and United Launch Alliance employees, retired employees and their families.

“It’s really focused on giving the opportunity for the employees to give back,” said retiree Kathy Martz.

After 11 months of fundraising through events such as an online auction, fun runs, a golf tournament, and Colorado Gives Day, it was time to set up Santa’s workshop at the Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church in Littleton to get ready for the delivery.

With music blasting and gifts everywhere, the volunteers were happy to be back after a two-year gap due to COVID-19.

Operation Santa Claus continued to serve the community during the pandemic by giving gift cards to families in need.

“But this year, we are kind of doing a hybrid. So everybody is still going to come and wrap presents, but for the groceries this year, we are using the gift cards,” said board member David Lollini.

Before gift wrapping could begin, the Operation Santa Claus board of directors worked with 12 nonpro t organizations such as Salvation Army, Family Advocacy, Care, Edu-

“ ere is a lot of need,” said Munoz, “People moving here from Texas, immigrants, so we get contacted by agencies for some of the immigrants that come into the area. And some people are relocating from violent and domestic abuse situations.”

Each family is assigned a number and information is given about them.. e family sheet includes the number of kids, their names, their ages, their gender and if a child wants a particular toy. For speci c toys, a barcode is assigned for that child.

All the toys are bought at Target. his year, Christy Sports donated 30 bicycles to Operation Santa Claus.

With nearly 30 volunteers, each grabbed a family sheet and a large garbage bag and got to work.

“So say a family has four kids, you’ll see a list that will say here are the four things you need to put in that bag. You get a bag, go around and nd those four items, put it in the bag and we’ll staple that sheet to the garbage bag and put it on the stage,” said Lollini.

With retiree Dave Martz ready as Santa Claus, round two began when the doors opened for volunteer drivers and their families. Each driver picked a pin o the map and began wrapping gifts for the designated family.

“As they wrap the gifts, they think they would like to supplement it a little bit, they come over here to the secondary toy table and get match box cards or a barbie, or another game to make sure that all the kids get something of equal value,” said board member Roy Adams.

Once the gifts are wrapped, the volunteer drivers get an envelope with a $125 gift card to King Soopers for food and they are on their way to make the delivery.

“It doesn’t cost you a darn thing to volunteer,” said Kathy. “And what do you get back? Your heart is lled.”

Operation Santa Claus board members bag toys for families.

PHOTO BY HALEY LENA

What’s in a domain name?

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Gov. Jared Polis’ administration wants to spend $2 million to change Colorado’s state government website and email domain extensions to .gov from state.co.us in a proposal billed as a way to mitigate cybersecurity risks and make it easier for state o cials to participate in federal brie ngs.

Until recently, all email addresses for state employees used the state. co.us domain name extension. e transition to .gov has already begun, but the Governor’s O ce of Information Technology is asking state lawmakers to let it spend $2 million to complete the switch.  Brandi Simmons, a spokeswoman for the o ce, declined to comment on the proposal since it’s still being considered by the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee. “We don’t have anything to share at this time,” she said.

But in a proposal sent to the JBC this month, the Governor’s O ce of Information Technology said the state.co.us domain extension poses a “serious security risk,” particularly when it comes to “phishing,” which is when bad actors try to use a deceptive email address to trick people into disclosing sensitive information or clicking on a dangerous link.

“.us domains are subject to phishing attempts,” the budget proposal said. “Anyone can register a .us domain through many of the publicly available domain registrar. For instance, someone could register ‘co. state.us’ or ‘state.col.us’ or ‘states. co.us.’ then email our users from these fake domains.”

Colorado o cials have also had di culty participating in security brie ngs with federal agencies and the White House because of the state.co.us domain extension, according to the proposal. at’s because a .gov email address is required to register for the brie ngs.

Exceptions have to be made for Colorado o cials when they want to join the federal security brie ngs, which the governor’s o ce called “a barrier to entry.”

e proposal said Colorado is one of only seven states that still use a .us domain extension. Other states have transitioned to .gov domain extensions, which can’t be created or modi ed without government authentication and validation.

“I just kind of thought an extension was an extension,” said Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, an Arvada Democrat and chair of the JBC.

Scott ompson, a nonpartisan JBC sta er, said “going to .gov does give us that extra layer” of security protections.

Some state websites, including Colorado’s main landing page and the legislature’s website, already use the .gov domain extension. And some state employees’ email

addresses now carry the .gov extension, too.

Jarrett Freedman, a spokesman for the Colorado House Democratic caucus, said his email switched over to the .gov domain extension Dec. 1. But Colorado’s move to .gov isn’t complete.

e Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce website, for instance, is sos. state.co.us, though it’s in the process of transitioning fully to colorado-

sos.gov. And Simmons declined an interview request from e Colorado Sun from a state.co.us email address.

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Former Boy Scouts leader convicted on child porn charges

Was once released

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A jury has convicted Floyd David Slusher, a former Boy Scouts leader and previously convicted child molester, of sexually exploiting children following his February arrest on child pornography charges, according to a Dec. 16 news release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s O ce.

Investigators with the Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force tracked the location of where pornographic materials were downloaded to a residence where Slusher was living, according to the news release.

Aurora police, during a search warrant, reportedly located Slusher’s computer and found “multiple videos and movies showing young children performing sex acts on adults,” the district attorney’s o ce said in the release.

Slusher, 69, was convicted on two charges: sexual exploitation of a child, video possession (a class 4 felony) and sexual exploitation of a child, possession with intent to distribute (a class 3 felony), according to the release.

He also faces two sentence enhancers, meaning the legal penalties are increased, that are “related to being a habitual sex o ender,” per the release.

If the habitual sex o ender sen-

tence enhancers are proven, he will face a mandatory minimum 36-year sentence, according to the release. e trail is scheduled for March 20, 2023.

A history of abuse

Slusher’s history of sexually abusing children dates back more than 45 years, Deputy District Attorney Jacob Kremin said in the release.

His name appears in the Boy Scouts of America “perversion les,” which the Los Angeles Times reported are “ineligible volunteer” les the organization kept “to keep sexual abusers, among others, out of its ranks.”

Although the Scouts tried to keep the les con dential, in 2012, the Los Angeles Times published a database, “Inside the ‘perversion les,’” containing information on approximately 5,000 people who were expelled from the Scouts between 1947 and 2005.

In its review of more than 1,200 les from 1970 to 1991, the Los Angeles Times “found more than 125 cases across the country in which men allegedly continued to molest Scouts after the organization was rst presented with detailed allegations of abusive behavior,” according to a 2012 article.

Slusher was one of them, reports show.

In Slusher’s le, there is a letter from 1972 that said Slusher, a Scout summer camp sta member in Germany at the time, was dismissed for molesting a Scout.

“Our camp director … stated that even after he was caught, they had to physically withstrain him of attempting to visit the Scout he was molesting,” the letter states.

Slusher was sent back to the U.S. but was allowed to continue working with the Scouts, the Los Angeles Times reported.

In 1977, a detective with the Boulder County Sheri ’s Department sent a letter stating Slusher, a scoutmaster of troops 75 and 73 at the time, had been taken into custody with charges of four counts of sexual assault on a child.

“Evidence shows that the sexual assaults … were in icted upon boy scouts in his charge while participating in Scout activities,” the detective wrote.

Later that same year, a newspaper reported an additional ve charges were led after his arrest, though one was dismissed because it was outside of the court’s jurisdiction.

Slusher pleaded guilty to one of the eight charges of sexual assault on a child, the article stated.

He was then sentenced to prison, the Los Angeles Times reported.

According to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s O ce news release, Slusher was put on parole, and in 1990, he “sexually assaulted another male juvenile and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.”

Slusher was also convicted of additional felonies for attempting to escape from custody and was sentenced to an additional eight years in prison, the district attorney’s of-

ce said in the release.

However, in October 2020, Slusher was granted “discretionary parole” and placed on the Colorado sex o ender registry, according to the release.

“ is defendant should have never been released from prison to victimize more children,” said District Attorney John Kellner in the release. “Looking at his history, it’s shocking and disturbing that he was released from prison early – again. Once again, Colorado’s broken parole system favors dangerous criminals over public safety.”

More than 80,000 abuse claims by former Scouts

In a February 2020 news release, the Boy Scouts of America announced it led for bankruptcy and one of its objectives was to “equitably compensate victims who were harmed during their time in Scouting.”

e organization said it planned to create a trust to provide compensation to victims, according to the release.

“We are outraged that there have been times when individuals took advantage of our programs to harm innocent children,” said President and CEO Roger Mosby in the release.

In September 2022, AP News reported a bankruptcy judge approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan proposed by the Scouts.

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o cer for Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Hospital and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, with all the u strains, the vaccine’s e ectiveness is between 50% and 70%. But even with those odds, people fare better through the season with the shot that has nothing to do with COVID.

“Flu vaccines are not 100% e ective,” Washington said, “they never have been. is year, it is 70% e ective. People are just tired of being told to get a vaccine. But it does need to be updated every year.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Prevention (CDC), recent studies show that getting a u vaccination can reduce the risk of u illness between 40% and 60% during u season.

Even with the vaccination burnout, Colorado residents have already exceeded last year’s u-shot numbers, according to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, with 1.68 million getting the u shot. Last year at the same time, 1.66 million were vaccinated. Still hospitalizations are increasing and health o cials say people are not getting the shot at rates they did before the COVID pandemic.

Brian Spencer, with the state health department, provided data showing that pre-pandemic numbers had higher rates of vaccinations in Colorado. During the 2018-19 u season, 1.9 million got the u shot. In 2019-20 just over 2.1 million got the annual shot.

“In some states, u cases and hospitalizations are at their highest marks since the H1N1 u pandemic back in 2009,” said Dr. Eric France, chief medical o cer of the state health department. “Flu vaccines are recommended for everyone aged 6 months and older, with rare exceptions. Flu vaccines are the best way to prevent spreading the u to people who are most at risk, including older adults, young children, people who are pregnant, and people with certain chronic health conditions.”

According to the state health department, it can take up to two weeks for the shot to be fully e ective, which means during holiday gatherings this month, the unvaccinated can spread the u faster.

On a national level, the CDC

reported at least 13 million have had the u already this year, with 120,000 hospitalized. ere are more than 7,300 deaths reported.

According to state health data, cases in Colorado include:

• ere were 306 people hospitalized with in uenza during the week ending Dec. 3, for a total of 952 people hospitalized with u since Oct. 2.

• ere have been 1,700 RSV-associated hospitalizations in the vecounty Denver metro area, which includes Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Je erson and Douglas counties, since Oct 1.

e state health department recommends:

• Adults 65 years and older should get one of three speci c u vaccine

types. If one of these three products is not available, people aged 65 years and older can get any other age-appropriate in uenza vaccine. People can talk to their doctors about which vaccine is best for them.

• Children younger than 9 years old who are either getting the u vaccine for the rst time or have only previously received one dose of the vaccine should get two doses of the vaccine. e second dose should be given at least 28 days after the rst dose.

• Pregnant women have more serious complications if they get the u. e u vaccine can be given in any trimester of pregnancy.

Medicare, Medicaid, CHP+, and most private health insurers cover the full cost of the u vaccine. Coloradans without health insurance can still get the u vaccine for free at certain health care providers. Call ahead or schedule online with your local pharmacy or health care clinic to make an appointment for the u vaccine.

With the trifecta of COVID, RSV and u cases increasing, Dr. Sam Dominguez, the infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, said children should not only get updated u vaccinations but should also have the COVID and chickenpox vaccinations.

With RSV and group A strep cases increasing, Dominguez advised parents that being fully vaccinated and keeping kids home when sick will help decrease illness this season.

Washington said besides vaccinations, practicing good hygiene in washing hands and getting tested for COVID, RSV and the u when symptoms are persistent is important.

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ridership,” he said. “Over the last couple of years, ridership levels have dropped so much.”

e C line used to run between Littleton-Mineral Station and Union Station, whereas the D line runs to the downtown business loop.

Reester said residents who previously used the C line will still be able to get to wherever they need to go by riding the D line, but some riders will now have to make a transfer if they want to go to Union Station.

“I think that realistically, if people are primarily using it to, say, commute to work, then the (train) into downtown allows them to do that. And then you can make a transfer to anywhere else you need to,” he said

Littleton Mayor Kyle Schlachter said he is disappointed the C line will not be a transportation option for residents going forward.

“It’s not unexpected given the fact that we haven’t had that option the last couple years here, but it’s still disappointing nevertheless,” he said. “I look forward to seeing how we can continue to work with RTD to make sure that we have ac-

cessible options for people to use transportation.”

In Reester’s eyes, more transit options, including the C line may come back.

“Overall, ridership is down across the district, but… as the whole transit industry and transportation industry adapts to the changes we saw from COVID and see how people respond coming back to that, we’ll start to see a reinvigoration of transit and I think we’ll see some of those things come back,” Reester said.

He said the timing of these decisions will give RTD a chance to build a more e ective system in the future.

“As ridership increases, it’s going to allow RTD… to be really strategic about how they add new services and bring services back online to be even more effective going forward,” he said.

He said transit is a priority for Littleton and is included in the city’s Transportation Master Plan.

“In the long run, it’s

important for (the city of Littleton) to have as many options as possible for people,” he said. “ at helps with everything from congestion to air quality to quality of life for people being able to get to and from work and the other things that they want to do in life.”

e F line transported passengers between Ridgegate Parkway Station and the Downtown Central Business loop to Lone Tree.

Passengers who previously used these lines (C and F) will still be able to

travel from southeast and southwest corridor stations to downtown, but may have to transfer lines at 10 th and Osage, Alameda or I-25 and Broadway stations.

As part of the System Optimization Plan process, RTD encouraged feedback from the public via emails, phone calls, public meetings and an online comment tool. Over approximately two months, RTD received over 1,600 comments through these methods.

Several comments expressed a desire for RTD to bring back the F line. Fewer mentioned the C line, but there was some discontent about it being closed, highlighting concerns about crowded cars at Broadway station where more people will need to transfer.

Douglas County Commissioners do not approve of the F line closure.

“Decreasing such services are especially harmful for individuals with disabilities or mobility restrictions,” commissioners said according to RTD’s comment database. “ e continued suspension of the F line and the resulting burden of extended transfer times is signi cant. is disincentivizes the use of public transportation, promotes the use of single occupancy vehicles, and increases congestion.”

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An RTD light rail train arriving at Sky Ridge Station in Lone Tree on Nov. 9.

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Small drop unlikely to reverse skyrocketing home prices

Sellers, buyers play waiting game

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Danielle and Stephan Storinsky “saw the writing on the wall.” It foretold how the housing market might change. So, earlier this year, the married couple sold their Arvada townhome. ey timed it just right. ey capitalized before concerns about in ation took center stage. ey sold their home when the metro area was gripped by historically high housing prices.

ey bought their townhome about ve years ago for $285,000. ey sold for $521,000.

“ at part’s pretty nice because now we have a decent amount of money to put down on something,” Stephan Storinsky said.

But now, on the other side of cashing in, they nd themselves playing a waiting game. Even with the tidy pro t they hauled in, they are struggling to nd a home at a good value.

Houses on the market today “are just not worth the price that people are asking,” said Stephan Storinsky.

e couple are living with parents, constantly keeping their eyes open for a good deal.

e couple isn’t alone. While the number of available metro area houses shot upward in a year, so has the number of days those homes are sitting on the market until they sell, according to the latest report by the Colorado Association of Realtors.

One sign of the cooling real estate market are For Sale signs outside homes, an indication realtors are no longer overwhelmed by prospective clients.

e shift comes as mortgage rates — the amount of interest people pay on their home loans — ticked

steadily upwards in recent months, making housing that’s been rising in price for the better part of a decade even costlier. e only light at the end of the tunnel lately could be a slight drop in interest rates. But a drop in home prices might not be in the cards, one metro-area realtor says.

“I think it’ll be a small increase throughout the rst half of the year and then potentially a small decrease the last half of the year,” said Andrew Abrams, a real-estate broker in Denver who has rental properties in Je erson County.

But, overall, home prices are expected to keep going up, Abrams said.

As it is, the market is stagnating. Not only are there buyers like the Storinskys playing a waiting game, but many prospective sellers don’t want to leave behind the cheaper mortgage payments they clinched before, likely on mortgage loans with lower interest rates.

“Sellers are hesitant to sell at a lower price than their neighbors from last spring and leave their low interest rate behind, and buyers

are afraid what the future will bring in terms of interest rates and home prices,” opined Kelly Moye, a Realtor in the Boulder and Broomeld area, in a statement.

A short break in price hikes

A deeper dive into the data shows that the median, or typical, price of a Denver area single-family home has seen a seven-month decline. e price sat at $587,500 in November — still eye-catchingly high, but just a 1.3% increase from a year earlier, according to the Realtor association’s December report.

By contrast, in December 2021, the change in median home price was up a whopping 18.3% from a year earlier.

Something to keep in mind is that fall months typically see a slowdown in price growth and home sales each year. But the degree of the slowdown since March “has been more dramatic than normal seasonality, and I think that is dictated by interest rates,” Abrams said.

It’s a calculation that means big changes for families looking to buy homes. Take, for example, a

$600,000 home with a 20% down payment.

If the mortgage interest rate sits at 6.5%, the family’s monthly mortgage payment would be about $3,700, Abrams said. On the other hand, at the 3.5% rate locked in by buyers in years past, the mortgage monthly payment would be $2,800.

Feeling priced out

And so the Storinskys’ strategy to cash out while the market was at a high has come with a down side.

ey were “originally looking at around $650,000, but interest rates the way they are, we’re probably down into the max $600,000. But probably, more realistically, $550,000 to $575,000 is where we’ll end up,” Stephan Storinsky said.

e Storinskys are scouring the north and west metro area for a home –Lakewood, Arvada, Wheat Ridge and part of Westminster.

Danielle Storinsky, 31, a legal assistant, and Stephan Storinsky, 35, a utilities technician, said they’ve been more fortunate than

many people in the market. But the homes he and his wife have seen don’t seem worth it. e listed pictures of a place may “look great,” but in person leave something to be desired, he said.

“I’ve lived here my whole life, and I’ve seen what houses have sold for,” Stephan Storinsky said. “So for me, it’s just not worth it.” “It’s hard to compete with people from out of state who come from California” and bring large sums of cash, he added. “Seems like you’re pricing the locals out of market.”

e Colorado Association of Realtors de nes the seven-county Denver metro area as Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broom eld, Denver, Douglas and Je erson counties. e association’s latest report is based on November data.

Long-term price drop unlikely, Realtor says

Abrams takes issue with predictions that raise the specter of a housing market crash.

“I disagree pretty strongly, and I think the practices that were done before the Great Recession are dramatically di erent than the market today,” Abrams said, adding that “the lending practices back then were just not nearly as strong.”

Before the Great Recession, banks were giving loans to people they knew couldn’t keep up with them, Abrams said.

Another di erence: Fewer houses are on the market today, Abrams said.

In metro Denver, there were about 7,300 homes on the market as of Nov. 1, but in 2006, there were about 3 1/2 times more homes available, Abrams said.

ough it’s tough to predict the market amid concerns over in ation and interest rates, the metro Denver housing market could behave in a more stabilized way in 2023.

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Time for resolutions

t’s that time of year again when the New Year’s resolution topic comes up. What can we do better in 2023? How can we improve ourselves? Should I really have a resolution?

EDITOR’S COLUMN

I’ve heard a lot of people over the last few years say they are not doing resolutions anymore. Saying it’s a bad tradition. e more I think about it, the more I have mixed feelings on the topic.

I am a person who does not necessarily wait for a new year to think about how I can improve myself. As a bit of an overachiever, assessing and reassessing myself in life at work, at home and personally is a regular occurrence.

Thelma Grimes

However, with a new year, I often re ect on what I am proud of in the previous year and what I think I can continue doing well and improve on in the new 12-month cycle.

For 2023, my goals are a little di erent than in past years. So often, I set high expectations for how I can do more at work. A big one is always re ecting on what I need to do to be a better parent.

In 2023, one of my goals is centered more on myself. A common statement made to me throughout the years is, “You need to cut yourself a break.” I wouldn’t say that is only in 2022. In fact, I can’t remember a conversation about something I feel I have failed at or not done to my standards in which my parents, husband and other family members have not told me to cut myself a break.

Maybe this can be the year where I take their advice. ere were so many things in 2022 that were out of my control, but I still held myself accountable.

As many of my family and friends will say — It could be I hold myself accountable to a fault. Maybe a lot of us do.

As moms, we are hard on ourselves. Our child makes a mistake — we re ect on what we did wrong as a parent. Maybe they just make mistakes, and our job is to teach them past it and not think it’s something I, or we, did.

I will stand up and say I often blame myself and create plans on what to do when my kids do something. Again, in 2023, I will work harder to teach the kids but work to cut myself a break.

In regular life, I hope to cut myself a break and work a little less hard and stay a little less busy and go back to enjoying some of my hobbies in the New Year.

On a personal note, I love crafting. I make Tshirts and signs, and can spend hours creating things to usually give away. In 2022, I can probably count on one hand the number of projects I did because there were so few.

is hobby allows me to shut o my mind and relax. I am an overthinker on every level. In 2023, working to shut my brain o is me trying to better myself.

Do I know if this will work? I do not know, but I know the point of resolutions is to try to do better in an area of our lives that needs improvement. In 2023, I’m sure I am not alone in thinking that being more vigilant and thoughtful to our own personal needs is not a bad place to start in the new year.

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

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Behind every door is opportunity for change

a st week I was speaking with the CEO of one of our customers and he shared with me that although he has been in his role for almost two years, he feels like every door he opens presents itself with an opportunity for improvement. And although he was referring to the areas of his business, it made we wonder if the rest of us maybe looked for doors to open where we could also make improvements personally or professionally.up unto the clock strikes midnight before declaring their resolution.

And then there are those of us who simply do not believe in the nonsense of New Year’s resolutions — if we are going to make changes and improvements, we just get it done on our time and when we are good and ready.

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This time of year, I have often written about goal setting and goal achievement in the past as New Year’s Eve in all its New Year’s resolution splendor calls for us to think about what we may want to change, do differently, do better, or improve. Some take this time very seriously and have a well thought out and balanced plan for how they are going to enter the year, start strong and finish even stronger. Others take a more casual approach, maybe even waiting right

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Let’s revisit what my customer shared about opening doors and finding opportunities to improve. What would it look like if we put some intentionality behind this year’s game plan for our lives, goal setting, or business planning? Looking at all doors, every area of our personal and professional life, to identify areas that if we made some level of improvement, that it would bring us greater joy, success, wealth, vitality, or help to get us in better shape physically, mentally, or spiritually.

Maybe we start by looking to open those doors that we haven’t opened in a long time. As a matter of fact, these doors have remained locked for so long that we must give them a firm tug to pry them open. These

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Take part in lifetime learning

At the Douglas County Seniors’ Council Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 2, you’ll be introduced to a program that anyone of a certain age will appreciate. It is called OLLI at DU, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of Denver. OLLI offers an array of online and in-person classes that will spark your interest in a range of subject areas.

You’ll also get a sample course from OLLI at DU instructor and travel writer Bruce Caughey who has been teaching various courses for OLLI over the past four years. No matter how long you have lived in Colorado, Caughey will find a way to surprise you with what he has learned during a lifetime of travel. Come enjoy a multimedia and slide show presentation entitled “Out of the Way Places in Colorado” and learn about the many other courses that OLLI at DU provides in a relaxed, non-competitive atmosphere.

OLLI at DU has been around for 26 years and is now taking registrations for its Winter Term that starts on Jan. 9 (https://portfo-

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are those doors to opportunities that we have always known we should have opened long ago, but we made the decision to focus on those other areas of our lives to make changes to instead. Or our desire to change gave way to laziness, and then laziness gave way to procrastination, and procrastination eventually led to defeat. Next, we can start with those doors of opportunities for change that we opened last year, last month, last week, or even yesterday and then for whatever reason we closed them. We had an inspiring or motivating moment, we opened the door, saw an area of life or work that we wanted to improve, and we may have even started before closing the door again. These are the easiest doors to open and re-explore as they once had our attention and intention to want to change. Something we wanted to start doing or maybe even something we wanted to stop doing, and those feelings are probably still in our hearts and top of mind.

The first doors were those hard

lio.du.edu/olli). Courses last four to eight weeks and are facilitated by experienced and passionate teachers. Try one of the following courses: Aging and Spirituality; Alfred Hitchcock movies; Economic Crashes and Crises; Historical Survey of Yellowstone National Park; New Yorker Essays from a Chaotic Decade (1960s); or Essential Jazz Recordings.

OLLI at DU recognizes that we need to maintain our social connections and we offer many ways to connect with those who have a similar interest in lifelong learning. We offer special blended learning sessions with excursions, as well as social and travel outings for our members.

Lifelong learning does have an impact and we should pay attention to the research that shows that staying cognitively active throughout life — via social engagement and intellectual stimulation — is linked to better health and overall quality of life. Learning with other like-minded adults has documented positive effects on wisdom, motivation, social interaction and general wellbeing. This impact was the inspiration behind the foundation of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute network (OLLI) back in 1977. OLLI at DU is part of a network of more than 150,000 students at 124 institutes across the U.S OLLI at DU is proud to announce a part-

ones, the second doors were the easy ones, and now here are the most intriguing doors. These are the doors of opportunity we have yet to think about. Behind these doors lie untapped potential, new and creative ideas, bold steps, and big goals. By opening these doors, we become energized with new direction, inspired by what we see, and motivated by what we might become along the route of this journey.

Are there doors that are rusted shut, needing to be pried open? Are there doors that could be opened quite easily getting you back on track? Are there doors waiting for you to open, those doors of opportunity that could lead you to bigger and brighter goals and change? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we can place intentionality behind seeking opportunity behind all these doors, it really will be a better than good life.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.

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nership with Douglas County Libraries. Caughey’s weekly “Travel Sampler” will kick off at the Parker Library each week starting on Jan. 11. He will provide details on his journeys across Colorado, New Zealand, Greece and, most recently, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Stay tuned for information about five other OLLI at DU classes to be held at various Douglas County Libraries during 2023.

Please plan to attend the meeting on Thursday, Feb. 2 at the library in Castle Rock, 100 S Wilcox, from 10-11:30 am. The meeting is free and open to the public.

Bruce Caughey co-authored “The Colorado Guide,” “Colorado’s Best” and “Crete: Off the Beaten Track” and has written dozens of freelance projects in magazines and newspapers. He served as the communications director for Douglas County Schools before being named the executive director of CASE (Colorado Association of School Executives). He retired from that role in 2016 and has served as a consultant, writer, board member and most importantly, an instructor at OLLI at DU. portfolio.du.edu/olli

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OBITUARIES

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On Thursday, December 15, 2022, Jennifer (Jenn) Marie Isaacs, our loving daughter, passed away at the age of 41.

Jenn was born on February 11, 1981 in Englewood, CO to Janet and Jeff Isaacs. She attended her school years in Littleton going to Hopkins Elementary, Powell Middle School and graduating from Arapahoe High School (with a GED). Her adult years had her residing in various locations locally ending in Aurora, CO.

Jenn had a passion for bringing out a happiness in people. Her infectious smile and contagious laughter is known to many. She loved to sing starting in the Colorado Children’s Chorale at a young age to all karaoke opportunities as an adult. She loved

music of all genres. She would never stand down to a challenge. We’ll miss her stubbornness and independence…a real fighting rebel to the end!

She was preceded in death by her loving grandparents Molly, Woody, Mammy and Pappy. She is survived by her mom Janet and dad Jeff, her brother Sean with his new wife Cara, sister Nicci who gave her 2 nephews Logan and Leo all living in Colorado. She has aunts, uncles and cousins located in the states of Indiana, New Mexico and Washington.

A memorial service will be held in early January, location to be determined in the near future. You can reach out to ljisaacs@comcast. net if you would like to be notified of the event.

In Loving Memory

BUSSARD Margaret “Peggy” Bussard

August 13, 1936 - October 14, 2022

ISAACS

Jennifer Marie “Jenn” Isaacs

February 11, 1981 - December 15, 2022

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Loveland Ski Area partnered with the Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Project to get fifth-graders onto the ski slopes

BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE OLOVE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Coloradans can always look to the west and see the mountains in the distance, but for some who live in the inner cities of Colorado, actually getting to the mountains can be a bigger task. irty- ve fth-graders hit the slopes in Loveland for the rst time on Dec. 13, some even experiencing the mountains for the rst time.

Students from Laredo Elementary School in Aurora came to Loveland Ski Area to ski with professional skier and Snow Sports Hall of Fame inductee Chris Anthony.

Anthony has been working with kids for many years and has hosted his youth program at Loveland for the past three.

e Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Project works to improve the lives of kids through educational enrichment. One of the ways the foundation does this is by busing classes of fth-graders out to Loveland ski area to spend a day learning to ski.

Anthony’s foundation pays for the bus, winter clothes, ski rentals and passes for the children to come experience the slopes. Most kids who come have never skied, and some have never spent time in the mountains despite living in Colorado.

Peter Zola is the teacher for the fth-graders at Laredo Elementary School.

“Every year we have at least two or three kids who have spent most of their life out on the plains in sight of the mountains but never in the mountains,” Zola said.

Zola has been taking his class to ski for eight years and said he always sees great behavior out of his students during this trip. He attributes that success to the active learning the kids get to see and experience on the mountain.

Anthony sees kids get o the bus with a wide range of emotions, from excitement to nervousness for the day. After a day on the slopes, he sees a common thread between all of them.

“No matter what, at the end of the day, all of them, you can see a bright light ignited in the process,” Anthony said.

Some of the kids were star-struck upon seeing Anthony, one even asking the hall of famer to sign his lunchbox.

After donning their coats and dancing out the

morning jitters, the fth-graders were ready to go get tted for skis.

irty- ve fth-graders getting tted for boots, skis and helmets all at the same time was a bit chaotic, but the sta ers at Loveland have done this before. e kids buzzed with excitement and quickly learned about the cumbersome feeling of ski boots.

After getting their skis ready to go, the kids

Loveland saw flurries all day while the kids skied.

PHOTO BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE

NYE options for every kind of partier

Celebrating the new year can be a tricky proposition — some people really love going out and doing a big party with lots of folks, music and lights. For others, it’s a quiet night in with a few favorite people.

I’d wager that if you’re one of the latter, you probably don’t need any input from me. You’ve got your evening all sorted out. If, on the other hand, you’re looking for some options on what to do to ring in 2023, I’ve got you covered.

Celebration level: family fun and an early bedtime

Are you a parent looking for something fun to do with your children to celebrate 2023 but don’t want to try to keep them up until midnight? Why not head over to the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, 2121 Children’s Museum Drive in Denver, for their Noon Year’s Eve event?

e party begins at 9 a.m. and will be held in the museum’s Snow Days experience. According to provided information, the aim is to bring all the fun and excitement of Times Square with ball drops on the hour from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. e event will feature music, treats from e Teaching Kitchen, sock skating, sledding and other surprises. Reservations are required to guarantee entry and walk-ups accepted

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headed out to the snow with the instructors. ey learned how to put on their skis and quickly learned how to get up after they inevitably fell down.

Dan Huston is the director of the ski and ride school at Loveland. He said one of the biggest barriers for people being able to ski is location/ transportation.

“ e mountains and ski areas usually aren’t very close to urban population centers. We’re unique in that we are 56 miles from Denver,” he said.

After working with the program for a few years, Huston knows the impact it has on kids.

“ ey’re gonna remember this for the rest of their lives,” he said.

Mailene Hernandez, one of the fth-graders on the trip, had a lot to say about the day. She said the bus ride to the ski area was full of mixed emotions, but mostly excitement.

“It was a little bit chaotic, but it was good,” Hernandez said. “I was kinda feeling excited and nervous at the same time.”  Hernandez took to the

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Celebration level: a swanky ballroom

For those who want to get out and do something unique without all the raucous celebration that will hit later in the evening, the Colorado Symphony’s annual presentation of A Night in Vienna might just be the perfect t. e concert begins at 6:30 p.m. at Boettcher Concert Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1000 14th St. in Denver. According to provided information, the symphony will be performing a range of polkas, waltzes and marches, all conducted by Christopher Dragon. ose in search of something a little more re ned and who love really great music will nd a lot to love here. Get details and tickets at https://coloradosymphony.org/.

Celebration level: a really good house party with killer tunes

Anyone who tells you a piano isn’t cool hasn’t heard this timeless instrument played properly. So many of your favorite singer/songwriters,

sport easily and said the process of getting into her skis was pretty natural.

“While I was putting them on I guess I felt a little wobbly, but it was pretty easy,” she said.

Hernandez also had some advice for other kids who might be learning to ski for the rst time.

“It’s really a fun experience, but I do recommend having some ski clothes because of how cold it is, and because you’re going to fall,” she said.

She also went on to say how much of a blessing Chris Anthony was to her class and how happy she was that they even got the opportunity to come.

After lunch, the kids got their skis back on and some of them graduated from the Magic Carpet over to the ski lift. Skiing down the hill was a good opportunity to work on turns and pizza wedges for the fth-graders.

Anthony himself skied along with the kids throughout the day, helping to pick them up when they fell. His presence made the day even more exciting for the kids, with high- ves all around.

Hernandez and other students agreed that if they had the opportunity to ski again, they would de nitely take it.

regardless of the genre, have rst started some of your favorite tunes on just a piano. So, the alt-rock that Neal Francis has spent the last handful of years re ning puts him in a great musical tradition of artists like e Band, Dr. John and Randy Newman.

Francis will be performing at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, 2637 Welton St. in Denver, at 8 p.m. and he’ll be joined by Karina Rykman.

is is the perfect event for those who want a relaxed New Year’s evening out — just a night of enchanting music with a bunch of follow music lovers. Get your tickets at https://cervantesmasterpiece.com.

Celebration level: big party with you and all your friends ose looking for an evening full of activity and fun should check out Punch Bowl Social’s, 65 Broadway in Denver, New Year’s Eve bash, which kicks o at 9 p.m.

According to provided information, the evening’s festivities will include a live DJ (playing all the bangers of yesterday and today, I’m assured), games, activities and much more. Punch Bowl Social’s full menu of drinks and food will be available during the party. ere’s also a VIP option, which includes a private space to celebrate the holiday, with a complimentary

midnight toast and light bites. ere’s a $10 cover and VIP entry costs $50. Get tickets at www.eventbrite.com.

Celebration level: big party with you and all your friends (several times over)

For some people, one party isn’t enough (I’m not sure who these people are, but I’ve been reliably assured that they exist). So, if you want to live it up at the end of 2022 but want to see what’s going on in several places, then the Denver NYE Bar Crawl is the way to go.

Some of the 10 participating locations in this year’s event include the Ginn Mill, Tom’s Watch Bar, Ice House Tavern, Retro Room, Zanzibar and e Re nery, each with its own special drinks and deals.

Participants can check in any time between 8 and 10:30 p.m. and will receive a map with all participating bars, lounges and nightclubs so they know where to visit. People are also encouraged to dress to the nines — after all, you’re going to be showing o in a lot of di erent spaces.

Details and all the pertinents can be found at www.eventbrite.com.

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

PHOTO BY OLIVIA JEWELL LOVE

Clarke Reader

Two students pose with their ski instructor and teacher, Peter Zola.

‘Entanglements’ show explores ties to nature

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The Center for Visual Art, 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, will present a new exhibit, “Entanglements,” that explores our connections to the natural world through a variety of lenses, the gallery says. Eleven lens-based national and international artists will consider the complex relationships. e exhibit runs Jan. 13 to March 25. March is the Month of Photography in the Denver art scene. 303-615-0282, msudenver.edu/cva. Opening reception Jan. 13, 6-8 p.m.

Denver Art Museum

Reminder: “Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks” is only at the Denver Art Museum through Jan. 22 and is a treasure trove of 15th- to 17thcentury Flemish art on a rst visit to the U.S. tickets: denverartmuseum. org, 720-865-4488. is exhibit is in the Hamilton Building.

Tesoro Cultural Center

Tesoro Cultural Center Historic Lecture Series presents “Pandemics on the Santa Fe Trail” by historian John Steinle. roughout the 19th century, successive pandemics engulfed travelers and tribes along the Santa Fe Trail: malaria, small-

pox, cholera, in particular. Tesoro lectures will be at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 7 at the Buck Center, 2004 Powers Ave., Littleton; call 303-347-5999. Free, but registration required. On Jan. 8, Steinle will lecture at 1:30 p.m. at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial. 303-347-5999. Free, but registration required. At 6 p.m. on Jan. 8, Steinle will speak at 6 p.m. at e Fort restaurant, 19192 Morrison Road, followed by dinner with prix xe menu. Call 303-839-1671 to register for dinner and lecture. Menus: TesoroCulturalCenter.org.

Stories on Stage

Stories on Stage presents “A Hall

Pass to the Galaxy” at 2 p.m. Jan. 15 at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Tales from top science ction writers, presented by Annie Barbour, Cajardo Lindsey, Ann Marie Nest. Tickets: $24. A virtual performance will begin at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 and will be available any time after that. A link will be provided to virtual performance ticket holders. storiesonstage.org, 303-494-0523.

Director stepping down Rich Meredith, Hudson Gardens executive director, will retire at the end of 2022 after 22 years at the Gardens in Littleton. South Suburban Parks and Recreation District owns

Arvada Center has announced members of its Black Box Repertory Company and will perform ornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” plus “ e Book Club Play” by Karen Zacarias. Company members: Lavour Addison, Claylish Coldiron, Diana Dresser, Tresha Farris, Kate Gleason, Geo rey Kent, omas MorganArzola, Frank Oden, Samantha Piel, Josh Robinson, Archer Rosencrantz, Emily Van Fleet, Matt Zambrano. Geo rey Kent will direct “Our Town” and Lynne Collins will direct “ e Book Club Play.”

Englewood Arts

Englewood Arts presents the Altius Quartet at 2 p.m. Jan. 18 in Hampden Hall, Englewood City Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Quartets by Haydn, Janacek, Brahms. See englewoodarts.org.

Lone Tree

An Evening With Laura Benanti will be presented at 8 p.m. Jan. 13 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org. Benanti is a Tony Award-winning Broadway star and screen actor.

New plays

e Colorado New Play Summit will be held at Denver Center for Performing Arts on Feb. 24-25. denvercenter.org or 303-893-6030.

Felicity Hammond’s “Hidden Gems” is part of the “Entanglements” exhibit at the Center for Visual Art. COURTESY PHOTO

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e laurels that have been given to this podcast, with host May Ortega from Colorado Public Radio, are truly deserved. It debuted in July and was an immediate must-listen. e episodes that struck me the most were the ones that connected so much with my own life as a Latina: e Baseball Fan, e Journalist, and — for someone who every year attempts to replicate my late mother’s recipe for tamales — the Green Chile episode. Can’t wait for Season 2!

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Linda Shapley’s favorite podcasts

Traversing the 360 square miles that make up the coverage area for our two dozen newspapers means I spend a lot of time in my car. I live in ornton and work in Englewood. One can only listen to so much music and news — especially when tra c gums up by Mile High stadium. So, I turn to podcasts to make my commute more educational, and, let’s face it, more entertaining. ere are ve local podcasts that I think are worth your time. (I’m sure there are more that I need to hear. Please email me with your suggestions. I have a lot of miles to cover in 2023!)

1. Citycast Denver

I’ve fangirled to host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi at various journalism events, so this No. 1 is no surprise. Every weekday drive, I enjoy their takes on the news in and around the Mile High City. From the legendary Pizza Week battle (which I vehemently disagreed with - Big Bill’s in Centennial RULES!), to the TikTok fame of FashionNation

Whereas podcast episodes that are “ripped from the headlines” can feel outdated as the news cycle moves on to other things, what I love about history podcasts is that, well, they never get old. Hosts Noel Black and Tyler Hill enlist historians to weave tales on some fascinating gures in Colorado history — Alfred Packer, Mother Jones and the Black men who in ltrated the KKK were featured in 2022 — and bring us back to the era in which they lived in ways both insightful and entertaining.

4. Back From Broken

In another CPR podcast, host Vic Vela, a former Colorado Community Media reporter, has taken his personal story of recovery and found a way to help others, by sharing remarkable stories of addiction, mental illness or personal injury that transformed someone’s life. ere are times when the stories are super hard to hear, but I’m a believer that listening to a person’s struggles can be the ingredient that increases our capacity for empathy.

is feels a little bit like cheating — e Colorado Sun, which produces this podcast, is a newsroom partner (and actually featured me in an episode talking about local news). But e Sun-Up’s quick rundown of the headlines and a focus on one of their many in-depth stories always gives me a quick education about what’s going on in our state.

And here’s a few non-local podcasts that get my attention every week:

Pop Culture Happy Hour - A rotating cavalcade of National Public Radio voices talk about whatever’s new in television, movies, music and books. e diverse voices who are brought on to talk are always interesting and entertaining, and the “What’s Making Us Happy” every Friday is always a must-listen.

Sawbones, a Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - A weekly dive into ancient (and not-so-ancient) medical history, from Dr. Sydnee McElroy and husband Justin. From explaining vaccinations and RSV to debunking wellness fads, there’s always something to learn and laugh at here.

Work Life - Wharton professor and organizational psychologist Adam Grant dispenses leadership lessons and more on topics such as creativity, collaboration, burnout and e ective communication, or, in his words, “how to make work not suck.” Whenever I’m in a tough spot career-wise, I look to Grant’s wise counsel to help me think again about new ideas. (FYI, “ ink Again” is the book he wrote about nding di erent ways to approach thorny problems.)

Not Past It - My noted admiration for historical podcasts continues here. Host Simone Polanen takes a notable historical event from that week and goes in-depth on it. Want more about the AllAmerican Girls Professional Baseball League after watching “A League of eir Own”? Or remember when Zsa Zsa Gabor slapped that cop? She’s got the details.

Editors Note: Linda Shapley is the Colorado Community Media publisher.

Thelma Grimes: Family fun and entertainment

When you have three kids ranging in age between 6 and 17, family fun can come in a wide variety from the movies and television shows we watch to what we do in the Denver metro area and beyond. For 2022, my top 5 list is all about the memories and best we did and enjoyed as a family.

1. The Colorado Avalanche

e top choice for the Grimes family has to be the Colorado Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup. It was spread over months, not just one day, and we had a blast going to games, attending the watch parties, and tuning in on television as Nathan McKinnon and Captain Gabriel Landeskog brought the title home. My 9-year-old and 6-year-old sons were in total shock when Landeskog gave them high ves and signed their hats. e special memories of sitting at the rst playo game and hearing the magic of “All the Small ings” play at Ball Arena

are just a few reasons this is the top Grimes family source of entertainment for 2022.

2. The Cheyanne Mountain Zoo

Since moving to the Denver area eight years ago, I have often heard about this zoo in Colorado Springs, but 2022 is when we nally took some visiting family members up the mountain way. is zoo is fantastic. Feeding the gira es and enjoying the mountainside layout made it an instant Grimes family favorite.

3. Glenwood Springs

Wanting a good weekend getaway that could become a family favorite, we found Glenwood Springs. e hot springs pool, a town that allows you to walk anywhere, the Colorado Hotel with great history and rumors of a ghost make this a great weekend family getaway that every member of the family has enjoyed multiple times in 2022.

4. Family Sports Complex

In Centennial, South Suburban’s Family Sports Complex has become a regular for the Grimes family. With one son fully immersed in Arapahoe Warrior hockey and the rest of us just enjoy open skate time, this complex o Arapahoe Road is a great source for family entertainment and fun. On a side note, the family also loves the ice-skating rink in Parker. Any kind of ice skating is really a huge draw for the family in 2022

5. Denver Zoo

While we enjoyed the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, a constant family favorite year after year is the Denver Zoo. We love the hippo, Mahali. e kids also love the sea lions constantly ghting over one rock. Adults in the family tend to love the orangutan enclosure.

Editor’s Note: elma Grimes is the south metro editor for Colorado Community Media.

Nina Joss: Favorite recipes of 2022

Since moving to Colorado, I’ve really dived into the art of cooking! I grew up in a family that cooked together often. Now that I live away from them, sharing recipes and photos of our food is one of our favorite ways to stay in touch. is list includes some of my favorite recipes of the year (some vegan, some not) and a few ways you can make them your own. Bon Appétit!

1. Miso Maple Tempeh from Natalie Cooks

I don’t tend to eat a lot of meat, so this tempeh recipe has absolutely become a staple for me. Tempeh is a plant-based protein source made form fermented soybeans. To me, it has a much better texture than tofu. With the simple marinade, you can make a quick and avorful meat-free dish, even on a weeknight! I like to add the tempeh to a bowl with rice and whatever veggies I have around – some favorites include, kale, roasted sweet potatoes, avocado, pickled red onions, cashews and a sauce or dressing of your choice.

2. Maialano’s Olive Oil Cake from Food52 is elegant cake is delicious! As a lemon-lover, I decided to substitute lemon zest for orange zest and omit the orange juice and Grand Marnier. Remember to adjust for altitude when baking! It’s delicious with some homemade blackberry compote on top.

3. Pickled Red Onions from Love and Lemons

If you like to cook and you haven’t yet gotten into the quick pickling game, I’d like to welcome you. It’s so cheap, easy and can really enhance any meal. I love to put these pickled onions on bowls, salads, sandwiches or even eat them straight! If you want an extra vibrant color, you can include some of the onion skins in the mason jar to create a super pretty pink!

4. Baked Pu Pastry Wrapped Brie with Fig Jam from Life Is But A Dish

Not to pat myself on the back, but this quick and easy recipe was a hit at the Colorado Community media holiday potluck! Feel free to include other jams as well if you have some jars in your fridge you want to empty out. I also mixed some lemon juice, cinnamon and clove into the jam to make the whole dish taste a bit more festive.

5. Miso Salmon from Well Plated is sweet-savory salmon is another go-to dinner of mine. I would recommend adding a clove of minced garlic to the glaze and serving the salmon with rice or mashed potatoes and roasted broccoli.

6. Lemon-Honey Glazed Carrots from Girl Gone Gourmet

My brother originally shared this simple, cozy, balanced side dish recipe with me. It was a great anksgiving addition for my family this year, but these carrots will work anytime through the winter to warm you up with some sweet yummy veggies!

South Metro Editor Thelma Grimes and family had a blast at the playo games and watch parties in 2022 as the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup. COURTESY PHOTO

Grandma Joss’ family cookbook surrounded by dried citrus fruits. PHOTO BY NINA JOSS

Tayler Shaw: Top activities — for better or worse

Whether it be getting lost in the middle of a lake while paddle boarding at night or making my own pair of shoes, this year has been lled with memorable activities — some for the better, and some for the worst.

In an e ort to try new things this year, myself and a group of friends committed to embarking on di erent adventures.

While not every activity is one I would do again, they collectively made 2022 a more surprising and fun year.

As 2023 approaches, I encourage you to try something new — maybe even something from the list below — and let me know how it goes!

1: Paddle boarding at night

When my friends and I decided to try paddle boarding at night — an organized group activity at the Cherry Creek Reservoir — the last thing we expected was a search party would end up having to look for us.

e night began calmly, as we traveled out on paddle boards into the lake with lit up lanterns. e moon brightly shined upon us as we admired the sky.

But then, we realized we had drifted far away from where we departed. In fact, we weren’t certain exactly where we needed to go to return the paddle boards.

On top of that, the winds began pushing us farther

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7. Homemade Vegan Lasagna with Tofu Ricotta from Hummusapien

is dish was a fun dairyfree challenge for me! At rst, I was hesitant about the tofu-hummus “ricotta,” but it ended up being delicious.

towards the edge of the lake, away from where we needed to go. We anxiously began paddling, trying to get back to where we began.

Somehow, we ended up stuck in the boating dock, unable to nd a way out. We picked up our heavy paddle boards and walked around a portion of the lake until we found the shack from where we had departed — abandoned.

With no one in sight, we dropped o the paddle boards and our gear before returning to our cars, laughing and wondering how a peaceful night had gone so wrong. en, my friend got a call asking if we were OK and telling us people were searching for us. We couldn’t believe it!

ankfully, everyone was ne and now, my friends and I can’t help but laugh as we think back on it. But be warned — if you go paddle boarding at night, make sure you don’t drift too far.

2: Becoming a shoemaker

I also added some sliced portobello mushrooms in between layers. You could add spinach, kale, bell peppers or sundried tomatoes as well!

8. Coconut Milk Dark Chocolate Mousse from Jacked on the Beanstalk

Looking for a classy dessert to serve at your New Year’s Eve party? Add a

e art of shoemaking is one I never could fully appreciate until my friends and I took a class in Fort Collins to make our own pair.

e full day experience involved cutting leather, dying it to the color of our liking, sewing and gluing it together and voilà! A brand new pair of shoes.

It was a more time consuming process than I had expected, and it gave me such admiration for people who craft shoes. I highly recommend trying it!

3: Yoga on the Rocks

Doing a “Yoga on the Rocks” class, where people get up early in the morning to take a yoga class at Red Rocks, was something I’d been wanting to do for several years. But as a natural night-owl, it wasn’t something that I always prioritized as a weekend activity.  at is, until 2022.

My friends and I were joined by a crowd of people, scattered throughout the amphitheater, as we stretched our stress away. Ironically, I’d say the hardest part of the experience was walking up the stairs to the amphitheater.

Afterwards, we all felt accomplished and relaxed — a great way to start the weekend.

4: Goat yoga

Speaking of yoga, after a few years of hearing about goat yoga but not really knowing what it was all about, my friend and I tried it at a local farm.

Turns out, it’s more about the goats and less about the

pinch of sea salt before mixing, and you’ve got it right here! Rich, simple and sure to wow your guests.

yoga.

As you follow the guidance of the yoga instructor, a person carrying treats will come near you along with a parade of goats.  e person will drop treats near you, leading to a swarm of goats hopping on top of you, sni ng you and distracting you with their adorable nature.

However, make sure you’re wearing something you don’t care too much about, because the goats may poop on you. I’m speaking, unfortunately, from experience.

5: Painting class

As someone who can tend to be a perfectionist and doesn’t like failure, painting has always been something

potatoes and kale all go together beautifully. Perfect for when you want something hearty and healthy!

that intimidates me.  But when my friends and I decided to take a painting class, we became more comfortable with being outside of our comfort zone.

Although none of us felt our paintings turned out as masterpieces, we all enjoyed the process, laughing and giving each other ideas on creative things to add to the art pieces.

It reminded me it’s important to remove the expectation that we always have to be good at the things we do.

Continuing to try new things and be a novice is what keeps life interesting, light-hearted and joyful. It’s the qualities I hope for all of us to have in our lives in 2023.

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Kale Caesar Salad with Sweet Potatoes and Crispy Chickpeas from Half-Baked Harvest

I love any and all meals that incorporate tahini, and this dressing is to die for. e crispy chickpeas, sweet

10.

Dried Orange Garland from Francois et

Moi

Although this is not exactly a recipe, it’s a fun food-related creation that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this holiday season! I like to include more citrus than

just oranges, like lemons (cook a little shorter than the oranges) and grapefruit (cook a little longer). You can make a garland with these, add them to a wreath or use them as a garnish for your favorite drink!

Editor’s Note: Nina Joss is the Colorado Community Media community Editor for Littleton and Arapahoe County.

The pair of shoes Tayler Shaw made.

PHOTO BY TAYLER SHAW

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SALUTE TO PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Colorado Community Media honors prep athletes from area

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It seemed like things were almost back to normal for the 2023 fall sports seasons with no major COVID setbacks.

However, there were a few changes, such as both an individual and team state championship tournament in boys tennis and some state venues changes. For instance, the girls

BOYS GOLF

Highlands Ranch senior Aiden Krusoe finished tied for fourth place in the Class 5A state golf tournament after carding a 4-under-par

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Valor Christian senior Brooke Wilson set a 5A girls course record of 16:59.2 in winning the individual state championship.

SOFTBALL

Lutheran junior left-handed pitcher Hailey Maestretti helped the Lions win the Class 4A state title. Over four state tournament games, the Utah State commit allowed only two earned runs, gave

BOYS SOCCER

state volleyball tournament returned to the Denver Coliseum and the girls eld hockey title game was played at the Stutler Bowl. e following are the Colorado Community Media Players of the Year for the 2023 fall sports seasons.

66 on the final day of the tourney at City Park. Krusoe had a 2-under-par 70 and was second in the Southern regional state qualifying tournament.

BOYS TENNIS

Cherry Creek junior Kristian Kostadinov was the No. 3 individual singles champion at the Class 5A state tournament and won his match

up nine hits and struck out 43 batters in 27 innings pitched. She ended the season with a 27-1 record, a 0.94 earned run average, two no-hitters, nine shutouts and 271 strikeouts.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Drew Costelo, a senior at Valor Christian, was second in the 5A boys state title race with a time of 15:23.3.

as the Bruins captured the state team title in a dual meet against Valor Christian. Kostadinov, who was also the regional champion, finished the season 16-0.

FIELD HOCKEY

Arapahoe senior Brynn Dzengelewski finished the season with 19 goals and 16 assists for 54 points and she also had 86 steals.

Zac Brooks, a senior at Valor Christian, had a banner season with 17 goals and eight assists for 42 points. He ranked among the top four Class 5A scorers in the state.

FOOTBALL

Cherry Creek senior linebacker Blake Purchase had 66 total tackles and was the tops in 5A with 18 sacks for 149 yards in losses as he helped the Bruins win their fourth straight 5A championship. The Oregon commit was picked as the defen-

Erin McNair will be heading to Princeton to play volleyball and study next season after wrapping up her senior year at Valor Christian by helping the team

sive Player of the Year. He is the younger brother of Myles Purchase, who is now playing for Iowa State and was the 2020 defensive Player of the Year.

Sophomore Austyn Modrzewski of Mountain Vista is the o ensive Player of the Year. He led

go undefeated, 29-0, and win the state championship. McNair had a season total of 283 kills, 46 aces and 293 digs and had a team-high nine kills in the 3-0 state title win over Rock Canyon.

the state in passing with 3,341 yards, an average of 303.7 yards per game, a .643 completion figure, 34 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. And he put up those numbers with an o ensive unit comprised with one senior, one junior, eight sophomores and one freshman.

Rock Canyon boys count on unity

Kevin Boley leads boys team after predecessor steps down

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Coach Kent Grams knows his Rock Canyon boys basketball team lacks a big-time scorer but he has the players this season to overcome that shortcoming.

Sixth-ranked Rock Canyon, 5-1, has gone 159-64 over the last 10

seasons and once again the Jaguars are among the top Class 6A teams in Colorado.

“Everything starts with your culture,” said Grams. “We come up with three things we want to focus on every single year. Usually it’s just e ort. Because of the way we are playing now o ensively since we really don’t have a go-to guy, patience is the o ensive goal.

“And defense is always tops for us. We always try to be one of the best defensive teams in the state. at’s been always sort of our foundation. We start with defense.”

Grams likes the way the Jaguars

are playing on defense so far in the early stage of this season, but the o ense needs work, which doesn’t seem to be a major concern for the players.

“We have to work on our o ense more but we’re just getting into the rhythm of it and each game we’re getting better,” added senior Gavin Hershberger.

“ e team is well put together. Everyone knows their role.”

Junior Mac Terry isn’t worried about not having a player who can average over 20 points a game.

“Everybody can score, everybody can pick up points, we’re team ori-

ented,” he said.

Nolan Kliewer, a 6-foot-7 junior, feels the Jaguars will be a tough team to beat late in the season.

“We have this new o ense and once we gure it out, it is going to work really well,” said Kliewer. “A lot of guys can score and put up points.

“We have to play hard. We have good teams in our conference (Continental League) and have a tough schedule so if we can beat them that will be a good test for us.”

Rock Canyon’s balanced scoring

Jordan Cardenas, Cherry Creek

Lorena Cedeno, Cherry Creek

New Arapahoe hoops coach highlights bravery

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

New Arapahoe boys basketball coach Kevin Boley has been talking a lot about bravery.

Boley, who spent 12 seasons as the head coach at Legend and helped Denver Christian to a 21-5 record last season, was appointed as the Warriors coach in November.

He replaced former coach Troy Pachner, who resigned after what Pachner called an “orchestrated parent campaign.”

Boley took over and following a 7655 win over Pueblo South on Dec. 20, the Warriors are 5-4 this season.

“We’ve been talking about being brave,” said Boley. “When things are hard and facing hard things, you are just trying to grow as a group and just trying to get better each game.

“We’ve only been here for about ve weeks. e kids have done a great job of buying in, working hard, so we’re building con dence and trying to get better within our system.”

Senior Quinten Gardner scored 24 points and junior Rifky Sedhom had 22 in the runaway win over Pueblo South.

“It’s not my rst rodeo,” added Boley. “Last year at Denver Christian there was a short learning curve.

“I just appreciated that the kids here embraced us as a coaching sta . ey’ve had great attitudes and really tried to work hard and please. It’s been a learning curve for all of us.

“We are a work in progress. We’re still trying to gure out our identify, we’re still trying to clean up the

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was evident in a 70-47 victory over George Washington on Dec. 16.

Hershberger had 14 points, three assists and ve steals in the win over the Patriots. Terry and Aiden Peck each had 10 points. Terry led the team with seven rebounds and

system, we are still trying to de ne roles. We’re very young so we have to continue to grow and get better.”

Against Pueblo South, Arapahoe jumped to a quick 13-2 lead and then never looked back in collecting the win.

Arapahoe played a non-league game against Heritage on Dec. 22 and has games against Mountain Vista, Rampart and Regis Jesuit before opening Centennial League play on Jan. 16.

“Obviously the Centennial League is an outstanding league,” said Boley. “Even our non-league games were against Continental League teams so it doesn’t get any easier. Part of that is to embrace the challenge.”

four assists.

Two players (Reid Finch and Kasen Lehman) chipped in nine points each and Kliewer nished with eight points.

“We have a lot of things to work on and get better at but I really like this group a lot,” admitted Grams. “ ey’re coachable, they are like sponges. We are getting better every day. We’ve been talking a lot about making simple plays.”

CROWSS UP DRO ELZZ

New Arapahoe boys basketball coach Kevin Boley talks to his team during a timeout in the Dec. 20 game against Pueblo South.

PHOTO BY JIM BENTON

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Original Grantor(s)

Sterling J Steed and Amber K Steed

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. ("MERS"), as beneficiary, as nominee for Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc., Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NewRez LLC, F/K/A New Penn Financial, LLC, D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Date of Deed of Trust September 09, 2016

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 13, 2016

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D6102260

Original Principal Amount $270,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $236,787.92

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 20, BLOCK 2, SOUTHGLENN NINTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 7333 S Washington Circle, Centennial, CO 80122-1402.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/22/2023, 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: 12/29/2022

Last Publication: 1/26/2023

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: 10/21/2022

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-22-945118-LL

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.

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Legal Notice NO. 0540-2022

First Publication: 12/29/2022

Last Publication: 1/26/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0523-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On October 7, 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) STANLEY JAMES O'HALLORAN

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR VECTRA BANK COLORADO, NA

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust December 12, 2008

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 19, 2008

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8137580

Original Principal Amount $170,482.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $129,237.38

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 8, BLOCK 1, SOUTH PARK, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 6492 SOUTH CEDAR STREET, LITTLETON, CO 80120.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/08/2023, 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: 12/15/2022

Last Publication: 1/12/2023

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: 10/07/2022

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:

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 # 00000009622739

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.

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Legal Notice NO. 0523-2022

First Publication: 12/15/2022

Last Publication: 1/12/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0533-2022

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 14, 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) CAROL A. RIGDON

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR LIVE WELL FINANCIAL, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

February 23, 2017

County of Recording Arapahoe

Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 02, 2017

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7024666

Original Principal Amount $381,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $135,149.13

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 12, BLOCK 2, UHLMAN SUBDIVISION SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 3296 S FOX ST, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110.

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

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/15/2023, 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: 12/22/2022

Last Publication: 1/19/2023

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: 10/14/2022

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:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Heather Deere #28597

Toni M. Owan #30580

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, PC 355 Union Blvd., Ste. 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO11046

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.

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Legal Notice NO. 0533-2022

First Publication: 12/22/2022

Last Publication: 1/19/2023

Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

City and County

Public Notice

CITY OF LITTLETON PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE ZONING MATTER

Notice is hereby given that the following public hearing will be held by the City of Littleton at the Littleton Center, 2255 West Berry Avenue, Littleton, Colorado:

To consider a city-initiated application for amendments to Titles 2 and 10 of the Littleton City Code regarding appeals procedures for board and commission quasi-judicial decisions (Case No. TXT22-0002).

All those wishing to be heard should be present at the time and place stated.

PLANNING COMMISSION

Public Hearing at 6:30 p.m. on January 9, 2023.

For more information, call the Littleton Planning Division at 303-795-3748 or contact city staff: Mike Sutherland, msutherland@littletongov.org.

Legal Notice No. 530906

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Planning Commission of the City of Sheridan will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 at 6:30 pm.

The City Council of the City of Sheridan will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 23rd, 2023 at 7:00 pm.

These hearings will be conducted at the Sheridan Municipal Center, 4101 S. Federal Blvd., Sheridan, CO. 80110 and an electronic link to the hearing will be posted on the City of Sheridan’s website at https://www.ci.sheridan.co.us/ no later than 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

Interested parties are encouraged to submit questions, comments, or concerns to the City (contact information below) no later than five days prior to the hearing. For assistance with accessing the hearing or to request accommodations please contact the City of Sheridan Planning and Zoning Department.

Purpose: To review an application and conduct a public hearing on a preliminary and final subdivision plat for property located at 3750 S. Federal Blvd.

Legal Description: A Tract In Ne 1/4 Beg 841.8 Ft N Of Cen Of Sec 5-5-68 Th E 623.5 Ft Th S 208.55 Ft Th W 629.74 Ft Th Nly To P O B Ex Rds 5-5-68 AND Beg 633.19 Ft N Of Sw Cor Of Ne 1/4 Sec 5-5-68 Th E 629.74 Ft Th Sely 137.94 Ft Th W 633.86 Ft Th N 137.9 Ft To Beg Ex W 30 Ft For Rd 5-5-68

Owners: Medici Bonsai, LLC.

City Contact: Andrew Rogge, AICP, Senior Planner Planning and Zoning Department Phone: 303-438-3307 Email: arogge@ci.sheridan.co.us

Legal Notice No. 301715

First Publication: December 29, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Public Notice

CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The regular meeting of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals is scheduled for January 11, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., the meeting will be held virtually.

Case # VAR2022-005.

APPLICANT: Sam Baxter. The applicant is requesting a variance for an accessory dwelling unit to be located outside of the rear thirty-five percent (35%) lot placement requirement for accessory dwelling structures in the R-1-C zone district. The structure will be located within the rear thirty-seven percent (37%) of the property. This is a variance to Section 16-5-4.C.7.i (5) of the Englewood Municipal Code.

PREMISES: 3880 South Bannock Street

Case # VAR2022-007.

APPLICANT: Whitney Cobb. The applicant is requesting a renewal of the primary residency waiver for a Short Term Rental in the R-1-C zone district. This is a variance to Section 5-31-4.D.2 of the Englewood Municipal Code.

PREMISES: 3350 South Emerson Street

Copies of the application are on file in the Community Development Department and may be reviewed upon request. Anyone interested in this matter may be heard at the Public Hearing by calling 303.762.2342 or emailing commdev@ englewoodco.gov 24 hours prior to the public hearing for directions providing public comment virtually or in person.

By Order of the City Board of Adjustment and Appeals

/s/ Shelly Worek Shelly Worek Recording Secretary

Legal Notice No. 301713

First Publication: December 29, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Englewood will make a final settlement to: Silva Construction Inc. 154 Cisne Cir Brighton, CO 80601

For the construction of: 2022 Contract Utility Notice is hereby given that after 5:00 p.m. local time on January 14, 2023, final settlement to Silva Construction Inc.., Contractor, will be made by the City of Englewood, Colorado for and on account of the contract for the construction of the abovereferenced project.

Any person, co-partnership, an association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, 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 therefor has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractor, may in accord with section 38-26-107 (1) C.R.S., file with the Director of Finance, City of Englewood, Colorado, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, which statement must be filed on or before September 23, 2022.

Claims must be submitted to Jackie Loh, Director of Finance, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110-2373, (303) 762-2416.

Failure on the part of a claimant to file such statement prior to the final settlement date and time will relieve the City of Englewood from all and any liability of such claim as provided by law.

Jackie Loh, Director of Finance City of Englewood, Colorado

Legal Notice No. 301714

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Second Publication: January 5, 2023

Legal Notice No.: ENGLEWOOD HERALD

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 2021CV31620 Division: 21 SALE NO. ACCIV2206766

Plaintiffs: PINEY CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. and PINEY CREEK MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION, INC. vs. Defendants: ROSS P. GOLDSMITH; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; THE CAMBRIDGE GROUP LTD; and PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY

SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE

Under an Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered on April 4, 2022, in the abovecaptioned civil action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as described below.

All inquiries for information related to this sale must be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff in the Civil Unit, 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112, or by calling 720-874-3845.

Legal description of the real property to be sold at public auction: Lot 5, Block 13, Replat 4, Piney Creek Filing No. 7, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

It is also know by street and number as 16493 E. Hialeah Drive, Aurora, CO 80015.

Record owner(s) of real property: ROSS P. GOLDSMITH

Association/Foreclosing Entity/Holder of Debt Foreclosed: PINEY CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. and PINEY CREEK MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION, INC.

Interest foreclosed by Piney Creek Homeowners Association, Inc.: Statutory lien for unpaid assessments per C.R.S. § 38-33.3-316, as perfected by the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Piney Creek Village, recorded on October 17, 1989, at Reception No. 3129714 (Book 5784, Page 141) in the Clerk & Recorder’s Office for the County of Arapahoe, Colorado.

More accurately defined in the Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure, issued by the Court on April 04, 2022, a certified copy of which was recorded on April 22, 2022, at Reception No. E2045330 in the Clerk & Recorder’s Office for the County of Arapahoe, Colorado.

Interest foreclosed by Piney Creek Maintenance Association, Inc.: Statutory lien for unpaid assessments per C.R.S. § 38-33.3-316, as perfected by the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Piney Creek Maintenance Association, Inc., recorded on November 2, 1983, at Reception No. 2341876 (Book 4007, Page 423) with the Clerk and Recorder for the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, as amended and restated in the Amended and Restated Declaration for Piney Creek Maintenance Association, Inc., recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on July 16, 2012, at Reception No. D2076756.

More accurately defined in the Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure, issued by the Court on April 4, 2022, a certified copy of which was recorded on April 22, 2022, at Reception No.

Public Notices

E2045330 in the Clerk & Recorder’s Office for the County of Arapahoe, Colorado.

Combined judgment amount of liens: $15,929.57. The amounts of the foreclosed liens are not stagnant. The combined amount of foreclosed liens as of May 10, 2022, is $20,771.73.

THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN DESCRIBED ABOVE.

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED IS NOT A FIRST LIEN.

The covenants of said Declaration have been violated as follows: failure to pay assessments that have come due, more accurately described in the Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure.

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Civil Unit of the Sheriff’s Office for the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, will sell the real property described above and the improvements thereon at 10:00 AM, on the 16th day of February, 2023, at the Sheriff’s Office Headquarters Building, 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado 80112, to the highest and best bidder. The Association and its attorney do not make any 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.

Attorneys for Association: Moeller Graf, P.C.; Associate Attorney Gail R. Gudder, Reg. No. 17820; ggudder@moellergraf.com; 385 Inverness Pkwy., Ste. 200, Englewood, CO 80112; Phone: (877) 279-4499.

Date signed: November 15, 2022.

Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff County of Arapahoe, Colorado

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice NO. 530828

First Publication Date: December 22, 2022

Last Publication Date: January 19, 2023

Published in the: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Case No. 2022CV030739 Division: 15

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Plaintiff: SOMERSET VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., THE, a Colorado nonprofit corporation

v.

Defendants: AMBROSIA MOLLET-GLENN; MIDFIRST BANK; THE OFFICE OF THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE

Regarding: Lot 20, Block 4, Somerset Village Subdivision, Filing No. 3, County of Arapahoe, Stale of Colorado

Also known and numbered as: 1188 S Pitkin Way, Aurora, CO 80017

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of the Sheriff's Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 23rd day of February 2023, 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.

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE MINIMUM BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

DATED in Colorado this 22nd day of November, 2022.

Tyler S. Brown Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa Deputy Sheriff

ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF:

ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC

1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, Co 80202

Legal Notice No. 530821

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Last Publication: January 26, 2023

Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, Colorado, 80110 Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Case No: 2022CV30672

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Plaintiff: CHARLESTON PLACE ASSOCIATION, INC.

v. Defendants: DONNA K MARSHALL; AMERICAN MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC.; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; CITY OF AURORA, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT; and SUE SANDSROM AS ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE

Regarding: Unit 11 Bldg 26 As Per Condominium Declaration Recorded In B2773 P196 Charleston Place Condos

Commonly known as 13996 E. Utah Circle, Aurora, CO 80012-5625

Under an AMENDED ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S SECOND MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT DONNA K MARSHALL AND FOR DECREE OF FORECLOSURE entered on October 31, 2022, and an ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S SECOND MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT DONNA K MARSHALL entered on June 17, 2022, the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff’s sale of the above-referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Unit of the Sheriff’s Office of Arapahoe County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M. on the 23rd day of February 2023 at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3845. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $16,790.21.

DATED November 22, 2022

Tyler S. Brown Sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colorado

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa , Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No. 530824

First Publication: December 29, 2022 Last Publication: January 26, 2023

Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Case No.: 18CV30465 Division:21

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Plaintiff: THE EASTWOOD TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non-profit corporation vs. Defendants: KEONA CORTEZ; GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY; THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; and SU RYDEN as the ARAPHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE

This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to Order for Decree of Foreclosure dated February 19, 2021 and Amended Order for Decree of Foreclosure dated June 1, 2021, and C.R.S. § 38-38-101 et seq. by The Eastwood Townhomes Association, a Colorado non-profit corporation, the holder and current owner of a statutory and contractual lien. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for The Eastwood Townhomes, recorded on February 6, 1981 at Reception No. 2042042 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado (the “Declaration”). The Declaration, as recorded, establishes a lien for the benefit of The Eastwood Townhomes Association against real property legally described as follows:

LOT 6, BLOCK 2, EASTWOOD TOWNHOMES SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street number as: 15382 East Louisiana Avenue, Aurora, CO 80017

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10 o’clock a.m. on the 19th day of January, 2023, at the Sheriff’s Office Headquarters Building, 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, 720-874-3845. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the real property described above, and the improvements thereon, to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet 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.

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, (720) 874-3845. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is Alyssa E. Chirlin, Esq., Reg No. 53311, Smith Jadin Johnson, PLLC, 1775 Sherman St, Ste 2750, Denver, CO 80203, 720-550-7280.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 18th day of October, 2022.

Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa Deputy Sheriff

Legal Notice No. 530721

First publication: December 1, 2022

Last publication: December 29, 2022

Published in: Littleton Independent, 750 W. Hampden, Suite 225, Englewood, CO 80110

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 SOUTH POTOMAC STREET, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112 Case No: 2020CV030045

COMBINED NOTICE

SHERIFF SALE NO: ACCIV2206839

Plaintiff: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER

v.

Defendants: GABRIEL TAPIA, SU RYDEN, in her role as Public Trustee for Arapahoe County, and BEN CARSON, in his role as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Under a Default Judgment, Judgment and Decree and Decree of Foreclosure entered March 17, 2022 in the above referenced action, I am ordered to sell certain property, as follows:

Original Grantor: GABRIEL TAPIA

Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER

Date of Deed of Trust: April 19, 2017

Date Deed of Trust Recorded: April 20, 2017

County of Recording: ARAPAHOE

Recording Reception Number: Reception Number D7044900

Original Principal Debt: $319,113.00

Judgment Amount: $367,124.90

Description of the property to be foreclosed: LOT 28, BLOCK 2, MISSION VIEJO, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

which has the property address of 15358 E Lehigh Ave, Aurora, CO 80013.

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

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I WILL, at 10:00 AM, on February 16, 2023, at the ARAPAHOE County Sheriff’s Office, located at 13101 E. BRONCOS PARKWAY, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112. 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.

The name, address and phone number of the attorney representing the Holder: Janeway Law Firm, P.C., 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112, Phone: (855) 263-9295 Fax: (303) 706-9994 JLF No.: 20-025049.

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

Date: November 15, 2022 Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff County of Arapahoe State of Colorado

By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No. 530809

First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: January 19, 2023 Published in: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

Clarkson Dental will be disposing of patient records after January 15, 2023 for any patient not seen since 2015. If you would like your records please call 303-762-8048.

Legal Notice No. 530900

First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: January 512, 2023 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles

Public Notice

Take notice that on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Noon, goods held on account of Marie Filiaga/ Marie

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 April 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Paula M. Armato

Personal Representative c/o Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 530865

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Robert Arnold Craig, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR481

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 April 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Teresa Y. Wright, Personal Representative 13190 W. 16th Drive Golden, CO 80401

Legal Notice No. 530893

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: January 5, 2023 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jeffrey Ronald Broen, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31131

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 May 1, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Charles R Engel, Personal Representative 1776 S Jackson St, Ste 1010 Denver CO 80210

Legal Notice No. 530867

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

Notice to Creditors

Estate of Terrie Jo Merholtz, also known as Terrie Merholtz, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR30482

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 April 1, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michelle R. Smith Attorney for Amy L. Geiger, Personal Representative 4 W. Dry Creek Circle, Ste. 100 Littleton, Colorado 80120

Legal Notice No. 530871

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jason A. Hicks, also known as Jason Andrew Hicks, and as Jason Hicks, Deceased Case Number: 22PR31136

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 April 15, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Amy Elizabeth Bittmann Hicks, Personal Representative 12 Brookside Dr. Greenwood Village, Colorado 80121

Legal Notice No. 530866

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ALBERT W. WEBSTER, JR., Deceased Case Number 2022 PR 31315

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, on or before April 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robin C. Webster, Personal Representative 1039 Newtown Richboro Road Newtown, PA 18940

Legal Notice No. 301700

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Public Notice

Attorney for Carol M. Blackstock, Personal Representative

4 W. Dry Creek Circle, Ste. 100 Littleton, Colorado 80120

Legal Notice No. 530872

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of PENELOPE R. CUTLER, aka PENELOPE CUTLER aka PENELOPE RUTH CUTLER, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31370

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 May 10, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

W. Douglas Hoak, Reg. #43148

Attorney to the Personal Representative 8055 E. Tufts Ave., Suite 1350 Denver, CO 80237

Legal Notice No. 530903

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Last Publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

Notice to Creditors

Estate of Katherine G. Novak, also known as Katherine Novak, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30336

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 January 16, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michelle R. Smith

Attorney for John A. Burks, Personal Representative 4 W. Dry Creek Circle, Ste. 100 Littleton, Colorado 80120

Legal Notice No. 530873

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Lyle Dean Peterson, a/k/a Lyle D. Peterson, a/k/a Lyle Peterson, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31260

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 April 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael D. Peterson

Personal Representative 15383 Woodruff Way Parker, CO 80134

Legal Notice No. 301708

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Englewood Herald

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Mariana Sullivan, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31048

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 April 17, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative 1112 Santa Barbara Drive SE Grand Rapids, Ml 49506

Legal Notice No. 530882

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Gary Lee Wagoner, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR031259

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 April 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Steve Wayne Wagoner

Person Giving Notice 2388 Paris Street Aurora, CO, 80010

Legal Notice No.530868

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Legal Notice No. 530890-60890

First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Marian Mae Newcomer a/k/a Marian M. Newcomer a/k/a Marian Newcomer, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 31303

Notice to Creditors

Estate of James D. Blackstock, a/k/a James David Blackstock, a/k/a James Blackstock, a/k/a J.D. Blackstock, a/k/a Jim Blackstock, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30391

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 February 12, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michelle R. Smith

Estate of Donald W. Natale, Sr., aka Donald W. Natale, Donald William Natale, and Donald Natale, Sr., Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31331

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 April 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Donald W. Natale, Jr.

Co-Personal Representative 19955 Silver Horn Lane Monument, Colorado 80132

Mary Agnes Wisentaner

CONVICTION

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claims saying they were abused as children by troop leaders, the article stated.

Attorney Jeff Anderson, whose firm represented more than 800 victims, said most of the $2.46

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David W. Natale

Co-Personal Representative

1663 Rd 29

Harrisburg, Nebraska 63945

Legal Notice No. 530876

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Lee Eugene Maberry, AKA Lee E. Maberry, AKA Lee Maberry, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR031325

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 April 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robbie Colleen Maberry Personal Representative

c/o Little Law Office, 15530 E. Broncos Pkwy. Ste. 300 Centennial, CO 80112

Legal Notice No. 301706

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Englewood Herald

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Stella Marker, a/k/a Stella M. Marker, and Stella Maree Marker, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 31374

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 April 22, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Karen Raum, Personal Representative c/o Warren, Carlson & Moore, LLP PO Box 610 Niwot, CO 80544-0610

Legal Notice No. 530896

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

Notice to Creditors

Estate of Tena M. Banks, also known as Tena Melissa Banks, also known as Tena Banks, Deceased Case Number: 22PR31241

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 April 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michelle R. Smith

Attorney for Carolyn E. Keliiholokai, Personal Representative 4 W. Dry Creek Circle, Ste. 100 Littleton, Colorado 80120

Legal Notice No. 530870

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of HELEN GICAS, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31336

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 April 24, 2023 or the claims may be forever barred.

Constantina O'Neill, Personal Representative 1511 Cottonwood Lane Greenwood Village, Colorado 80121

Legal Notice No. 530892

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of William Neil De Weese, aka William N. De Weese, aka William De Weese, aka William Neil Deweese, aka William N. Deweese, aka William Deweese, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31362

All persons having claims against the abovenamed Estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Arapahoe County District Court on or before April 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shanna De Weese Cambre

Personal Representative 813 Highway 93 Cankton, LA 70584

Legal Notice No.530879

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Benjamin Elliott Price, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR31410

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 or on or before April 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cline Caldwell, LLP

Rachel Kranz Caldwell, #43580 Cline Caldwell, LLP 8101 E. Prentice Ave., Suite 200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Attorney for Personal Representative

Legal Notice No. 530908

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Last Publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Charles L. Mortensen, deceased Case Number: 2022PR31129

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 April 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Johnathan E. Kneff

Personal Representative

2 Inverness Drive East, Suite 102 Englewood, Colorado 80112

Legal Notice No.301705

First publication: December 15, 2022 Last publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Englewood Herald Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MARCIA R. CHAMBERLIN, a/k/a MARCIA CHAMBERLIN, and a/k/a MARCIA RIGGS CHAMBERLIN, Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 31332

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives, or to the

In the letter, Turley noted the Scouts partnered with the nonprofit 1in6 to provide services, which can be accessed anonymously and free of charge, to victims.

1in6, founded in 2007, offers resources and services to men who have experienced unwanted or abusive sexual experiences.

The name is representative of the statistic that at least one in six

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a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Co-Personal Representatives: Mark R. Chamberlin, Nancy L. Wilkins, and Timothy L. Chamberlin c/o Kathleen M. Johnson, Esq. Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 675 Fifteenth Street, Ste. 2300 Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Notice No. 530869

First Publication: December 15, 2022 Last Publication: December 29, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Gary Etter, deceased Case Number: 22PR31375

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 April 29, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael Etter, Personal Representative 2206 Suffolk St Fort Collins, Colorado 80526

Legal Notice No. 530904

First publication: December 29, 2022 Last publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 28, 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 Kim Yok Ling Ng be changed to Kim Young Cirillo Case No.: 22 C 100803

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530874

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 29, 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 Joselyn Loya be changed to Joselyn Loya-Acosta Case No.: 22C100810

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530891

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on December 1, 2022, that

The petition requests that the name of Mia Josephine DuBack-Hawkins be changed to Mia Josephine DuBack Case No.: 22 C 100819

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530877

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Last Publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 18, 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 Ann Johnston Morrison be changed to Ann Larkin Lawson Case No.: 22C100763

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530894

First Publication: December 22, 2022 Last Publication: January 5, 2023 Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on December 8, 2022, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult /a minor child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Victoria Roselle Grace Murphy be changed to Ayesha Abdulrahman Case No.: 22 C 100797

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. 530905

First Publication: December 29, 2022

Last Publication: January 12, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Public Notice is given on 12/13/2022 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 Jennifer (first) Sloan Bielak (last) be changed to Jennifer (first) Sloan (middle) Bielak (last) Case No: 2022C48117

By: Colleen E. Clark County Court Judge

Legal Notice No. 530897

First Publication: December 22, 2022

Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent

Children Services

(Adoption/Guardian/Other)

Public Notice

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

John Doe, whose last known address is unknown, and whose current place of residence and whereabouts are unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, will take notice that on January 26, 2022, John and Rita Belier filed their

Petition for Adoption of T. B., Case No. 2022JA93, in the Juvenile Adoption Court, Arapahoe County, Colorado, praying that they be permitted by order of the Court, to adopt, as their own child, the child T. B., a minor born at Lakewood, Colorado, alleging among other things in said Petition that John Doe, the natural father, has failed without justifiable cause, to provide more than de minimis contact with the minor or to provide for the maintenance and support of the minor as required by law or judicial decree for a period of at least one (1) year preceding the filing of the Adoption Petition.

"A final decree of adoption, if granted will relieve you of all parental rights and responsibilities, including the right to contact the minor, and except with respect to a spouse of the adoption petitioner and relatives of that spouse, terminate all legal relationships between the minor and you and the minor’s other relatives, so that the minor thereafter is a stranger to you and the minor’s former relatives for all purposes. If you wish to contest the adoption, you must file a response to the petition within forty-two days of the first publication of this Notice or suffer a default. If you wish to contest the adoption, you must also appear in person before the Court." A final decree of adoption may be entered if you fail to file an objection to the adoption petition or appear at the hearing. You have a right to have counsel represent you at the hearing on your Objection to the Adoption Petition.

The Petition will be heard for determination by the Honorable Judge Don Jesse Toussaint in Division 22 of the Juvenile Adoption Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112 on the 26th day of January 2023, at1:30 p.m.

Legal Notice No.530839

First Publication: December 8, 2022

Last Publication: January 5, 2023

Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice

District Court ARAPAHOE County, Colorado 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial CO 80112

In the Interest of: SKYLAR RAE FLITSCH

Attorney: Wachsmann & Associates, P .C., Geetha Sivanandam 6053 S. Quebec St., Suite 103 Englewood, Colorado 80111

Phone Number: 303-796-8787

E-mail: geetha@wachslaw.com FAX Number: 303-796-8798 Atty. Reg. #:37141 Case Number: 22PR31137

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.

To: JERAMIAH D. FLITSCH

Last Known Address, if any: 1116 Superior Avenue. Sheboygan. WI 53081

A hearing on Petition for Appointment of CoGuardians to appoint Lisa Klumpp and Albert Klumpp as co-guardians for Skylar Rae Flitsch will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued.

Date: FEBRUARY 22. 2023 Time: 1 :30 PM Courtroom or Division:11

Address: VIA WEBEX LINK: https: //judicial.webex.com/meet/018-ARAP-Div12

The hearing will take approximately 30 minutes.

Legal Notice No. 530880

First Publication: December 15, 2022

Last Publication: December 29, 2022

Publisher: Littleton Independent

District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 15, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.