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Cherry Creek Trail roadblocks vanishing Arapahoe Road underpass will eliminate barrier for cyclists

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Parker cyclist Harry Porter has twice narrowly escaped being hit by a car on Jordan Road. The busy street is among the few alternatives for north or southbound riders trying to cross Arapahoe Road.

But not for much longer.

By next May, an underpass will extend the Cherry Creek Regional Trail under Arapahoe Road just west of its intersection with Parker Road. The underpass and construction of a trailhead is part of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s $22 million project to replace the Arapahoe Road bridge over Cherry Creek.

The Cherry Creek Trail extends from Castlewood Canyon to Cherry Creek state parks.

An estimated 8,000 to 11,000 cyclists ride the trail each spring and summer, and an average 7,000 to 8,000 use it during the offseason, according to Arapahoe County Open Space officials.

“It’s going to be wonderful,” Porter said.

“We’ll be able to go under Arapahoe Road instead of down Jordan. Jordan is a very dangerous road for cyclists. This is going to be welcome by all the bicyclists in the area.”

The wider bridge and planned new sidewalks will be safer for motorists and pedestrians, too.

“This bridge was built in in 1959; it’s time to replace it,” CDOT spokeswoman Crystal Morgan said.

The underpass concludes at least 10 years of work to create a continuous trail from Parker north to Cherry Creek State Park. The Arapahoe County portion was boosted by the 2003 passage of an Arapahoe County open space sales and use tax.

The current Arapahoe Road surface cross-

The Cherry Creek Trail will extend underneath Arapahoe Road as part of a bridge replacement project. The street long has been a major barrier for cyclists traveling north. Photo by Jane Reuter ing “is not very friendly and difficult to navigate,” said Shannon Carter, Arapahoe County’s intergovernmental relations director.

“As soon as they’re finished with the

bridge, we’ll be putting a major trailhead right at Arapahoe Road,” Carter said. “We’re planTrail continues on Page 13

Chamber options abound Businesses have their pick from groups big and small

By Amy Woodward and Chris Rotar Staff writers

The creator of “Nemesis” chose the name because this piece was especially troublesome to work with. Photos by Jennifer Smith

Vincent Juarez, left, and Mike Cody of Mike Squared Designs created this obelisk in just a few short weeks

These two does will continue to frolic outside of the Goodson Recreation Center for the next year.

Each piece of this mosaic is made from recycled materials, like plates and pottery.

Sculptures on loan grace Goodson Program benefits artists, parks and recreation district

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Goodson Recreation Center welcomed three pieces of sculpture that are very different from each other but fit right in to their new surroundings.

The public and representatives of South Suburban Parks and Recreation got a look at them during a reception the afternoon of July 9, during which the creators of two of the pieces were on hand.

“It’s my nemesis, because it took me close to six weeks to make,” said self-taught metal

sculptor Don Orr. “It deserves its name.”

“Nemesis” is a 95-pound sculpture made of copper wire on steel, built up in layers into an appealing free-form piece.

“I don’t necessary start out with a preconceived idea,” said Orr. “As you start working into it, the metal will tell you, `This is really what I am.’ ” Orr says he began sculpting in 1970 with varying degrees of intensity and at different locations throughout the country. He joined The Bridge Gallery Co-operative in 1999 and moved into his Colorado Springs studio in 2000.

Across the entryway from “Nemesis” sits “Epic II,” a colorful obelisk created by Mike Juarez and Mike Cody of Mike Squared Mosaics, based in Denver. The obelisk shape,

they say, conveys strength and security. It’s covered with bits of china, glass, pottery and stone. Some are recycled, some they’ve made, and they encourage community members to donate items, whether sentimental or just pretty, to allow people to become a piece of their art.

“We’re all about recycling, nature, giving back,” said Juarez. “That’s how we started.”

Juarez was an accountant, and Cody worked in construction before their love of art converted them.

“We consider our work to be colorful, sometimes whimsical, and definitely intricate,” they write on their website. “Our mosaics tell a story. Through the application of stone, tile, glass, and pottery, we convey the Sculpture continues on Page 13

For many business owners, it is a difficult task to identify which, if any, chamber of commerce is best suited to fulfill their companies’ needs.

Options abound, with Colorado being home to more than 130 chambers.

Some of those are specifically designed for certain demographics, like the Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce, the Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce and the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce.

Other chambers — the ones in Castle Rock and Golden, for example — are identified with a distinct geography. At the same time, regional organizations, like the Denver Metro, North Metro, South Metro and West chambers, boast members from wide geographical areas.

Even given those options, small businesses often find the best bet is joining an alternative group, perhaps a merchants association that caters to a relatively small swath of territory.

Amid a hypercompetitive business climate and myriad changes to their own landscape, metro area chambers must prove to companies and municipalities they are deserving of their membership.

Some believe there may be too many chambers competing with each other — which can result in businesses taking on multiple chamber affiliations and the Chamber continues on Page 12

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Memories of big-hearted man loom large The massive oak bends over a small gray home on the corner of a quiet Long Island street, its strong, leafy branches casting cool shade over friends and family gathering in the yard.

Small American flags line the sidewalk, and a larger one hangs by the front door. Above the garage is a fading banner that proclaims Old Glory, USA, Liberty.

Nancy Nyhuis greets her guests warmly, with a quick, welcoming smile that also imparts a sense, a shadow, of sadness behind it.

A white limo party bus pulls up to the house and the group of 24 piles in, chattering, laughing, squeezing next to each other on long seats illuminated by a string of blue lights.

Nancy stands in front of the group, a glass of wine in her hand.

“First of all,” she says, “thanks, everyone, for being here. I have a picture of John in the back ...” She pauses as tears fill her eyes. “This has been a bad day for me because it’s so final. But I’m glad you’re all here.”

Someone pops in a CD of her husband’s favorite music and the lyrics of a lilting country song that tells of a simple man loving his “helluva life” fills the bus.

Everyone cheers and holds drinks high in a toast. The driver shifts the bus into gear toward the first of four stops.

And, on this warm June day, almost four months after his death, John Devlin’s final wish unfolds.

“It’s what he wanted,” his sister, Jennifer Zarcensky, says. “To have a party.”

That’s the kind of man John was — brash, rowdy, opinionated, funny, full of passion for life and those he loved.

He liked a party. He also was the kind of man who showed up at Ground Zero the day after the heartrending devastation and who stayed there for 9½ months, seven days a week, 12 hours a day, operating the heavy machinery that removed the rubble that contained, not only the concrete of the towers, but also the remains of those who had worked in them.

He loved his country.

In the end, patriotism killed John.

In 2009, he was diagnosed with Stage IV inoperable throat cancer, most likely,

Law finally recognizes suffering of helpers

By Ann Macari Healey

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doctors said, a result of breathing the toxic dust that permeated the site. The cancer is often associated with longtime chain smokers, but John never smoked.

After a grueling regimen of surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy treatments that left him in constant pain and unable to eat solid food, John — a once-brawny 270 pounds with a scraggly mustache and goatee — shrank from an XXL- to an M-sized T-shirt and died March 11. He was 53.

Until his death, and with others from police and fire organizations, he fought loud and hard for the federal government to recognize and be accountable to the many first responders, including the heavy machine operators like him, who were becoming ill and dying because of their work at Ground Zero.

And yet, knowing the outcome, he had no regrets.

“John and I went there together,” friend Kevin Cullimore, also a heavy machine operator, says. “It was just a calling, as an American.”

A traditional Mass was held for John soon after his death. But John wanted to go out on sounds of laughter. So he planned this celebration. Those who have come represent markers of John’s existence, a timeline of people that dates back to childhood and spreads through every trail of his life. They include me and my husband, whose sister-in-law is Jennifer.

The bus pulls into a nearly empty parking lot at Gilgo Beach, a tranquil stretch of white sand and low dunes on Long Island’s south shore where John played as a child, where he later brought his two children, where he would whip out his harmonica and join the bands playing there on weekends.

In May, two months after his death, John Devlin’s name was one of 93 new ones added to the growing list on the memorial black granite wall at 9/11 Responders Remembered Park on Long Island.

More than 300 names have been inscribed at the park in Nesconset, which honors those who have died from 9/11-related illnesses. They include firefighters, police officers and civilians, from a forensic dentist to an FBI mortuary director to construction workers such as John, an operating engineer who manned front-end loaders, bulldozers and other heavy machinery that helped clear the wreckage of Ground Zero.

After two weeks at Ground Zero, John and his companions began having trouble breathing and coughing up phlegm, according to a 2011 Newsday article in which he described the atmosphere as “a martini of toxic chemicals.”

John, who died of throat cancer that doctors say most likely resulted from breathing the toxic dust, became a vocal advocate for passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. The law provides testing and treatment for people who worked in response and recovery operations at the World Trade Center site.

The original bill, introduced in 2010, did not pass. When a Republican filibuster in the Senate stalled a second version in December of that year, comedian Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show” interviewed four first

His son, Matt, 19, tall, blond, steps down from the bus. On the right side of his chest, under his arm, is a tattoo of a Native American woman wearing an eagle headdress, the image of the medallion his dad always wore.

Matt likes the idea of this traveling wake.

“When Dad found out he had cancer, he threw a pre-chemo party.” His dad,

responders from police, fire, transportation and heavy equipment sectors.

Among them was John, who with the others shared experiences and outrage at the lack of federal support. All four were suffering from either cancer or heart and lung diseases.

The bill passed later that month and Stewart’s show was credited by White House officials and media and political organizations for helping spur that approval.

The act, signed by President Obama on Jan. 2, 2011, provides medical treatment for health conditions that research suggested occurred because of exposure to World Trade Center dust and air. It covered such conditions as chronic coughs and other respiratory ailments, digestive disorders, and mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress and depression.

But it did not include cancers, because the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health said there wasn’t enough scientific evidence to determine a link.

In September 2012, the act was amended to include 50 types of cancers, including respiratory, digestive, skin, blood — and throat cancers.

John became well-known throughout the area for his advocacy and was often interviewed over the years by local news outlets.

“It was an honor to work through Christmas on that 9/11,” John Devlin said to Stewart on his show, “to give closure to those people that were on the other side of that gate every morning, showing us pictures of their loved ones. I don’t think there’s anything better than to go out there and help other people.”

Matt says, defined optimism. “He said as long as you stay happy and positive, good things will come your way. It might take a while, but it will come.”

The group treks past beach-goers sitting under umbrellas and playing volleyball. Children dig holes that catch

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No special session on fracking issue Controversy could move to ballot box

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com The battle over hydraulic fracturing revved up last week as a diverse group of state, energy and business leaders joined Gov. John Hickenlooper in speaking out against potential ballot measures that would limit the oil- and gasdrilling practice statewide.

The move came on July 17, a day after Hickenlooper ended his long-shot effort at convening a legislative special session to deal with the highly contentious political issue.

Hickenlooper had hoped to accomplish a legislative compromise over fracking issues in order to avoid an expensive, high-stakes battle at the ballot box this November.

With no fracking legislation in place to stop ballot measures from moving forward, Hickenlooper took aim at initiatives that he feels will have “potentially disastrous consequences” if they prevail in November.

“With November’s election fast approaching, we all agree we must all turn our full attention to defeating these ballot measures,” Hickenlooper said at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.

The governor was joined by business leaders and a bipartisan group of politicians to denounce fracking initiatives that could result in the loss of “thousands and thousands of jobs, billions of dollars in investment and hundreds of millions of dollars in state and local tax revenues.”

The debate over fracking — the process in which highpressure fluid is blasted deep into the ground to free up oil and gas — has reached a pivotal point, now that it appears that voters will be weighing in on the issue in November.

Supporters of fracking say it is a job creator and a vital part of Colorado’s economy. Opponents have serious environmental and health concerns.

The proposals would allow communities to have more control over where drilling takes place. And one effort would amend the state Constitution to require that wells be placed at least 2,000 feet from structures, up from the current setback of 500 feet.

Oil and gas industry leaders say the proposed setback requirement is tantamount to a drilling ban in Colorado.

Hickenlooper said the proposed “arbitrary” setback limit “provides no room to adjust based on local conditions and realities in specific communities.”

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a wealthy Boulder Democrat who will largely finance the fracking-limits campaign, is backing the setback initiative.

After seeing a potential legislative compromise fail, Polis said, “We must turn to the people of Colorado to solve this problem.”

“I have said from the beginning of this debate that my one goal is to find a solution that will allow my constituents

Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks out against ballot initiatives that would place restrictions on oil and gas operations during a July 17 press conference in downtown Denver. The governor was joined by several leaders in politics, business and the energy industry. Photo by Vic Vela to live safely in their homes, free from the fear of declining property values or unnecessary health risks, but also that will allow our state to continue to benefit from the oil and gas boom that brings jobs and increased energy security,” Polis said through an emailed statement.

“I stand by this goal, I am confident that the majority of Coloradans share this goal, and I am committed to continuing to work to protect our Colorado values.”

Hickenlooper acknowledged the environmental concerns over fracking, touting tough new energy regulations that impose emission and methane controls and put in place strict fracking fluid disclosure requirements.

“We’re proving that we can take full advantage of the innovations of oil and gas development while at the same time maintaining the highest ethical, safety and environmental standards,” Hickenlooper said.

It’s likely that voters will continue to weigh in on fracking issues for years to come as long as there is no legislative solution to the issue — but finding that solution has proven to be a difficult task.

The prospects of divided stakeholders coming together for a compromise on fracking were dim from the start this year. Still, Hickenlooper held out hope for months that all sides could find common ground in order to avoid “draconian” ballot measures.

The governor told reporters in May that the odds were “50-50” that he would call a special session. However, he lowered those odds last month before finally calling off any plans for a special session.

A large obstacle was finding a balance that appeases community concerns, but also protects homeowners’ abilities to collect mineral-rights royalties when drilling occurs on their properties.

“I think there is compromise there that will allow a measure of local control in some way but will at the same time protect the private property rights,” Hickenlooper said. “But that’s probably going to take a long process. Again, there’s a lot of emotion here and trying to do it rapidly proved to be clearly difficult.”

State House Majority Leader Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, DGunbarrel, who played a large role in the negotiations, said she is “not giving up” on finding solutions to the debate over drilling. Still, she understands the political reality of this hot-button issue.

“I’m disappointed that we were unable to forge a localcontrol accord on oil and gas development with enough bipartisan support to pass the General Assembly this year,” she said. “It would be a waste of taxpayers’ money to hold a special session that likely would not achieve a legislative solution.”

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“I’m looking forward to working with SMHO’s impressive board, its talented staff and committed community partners to strengthen our role as an innovative, proactive housing partner in the south-metro region.”

Shaffner earned a doctorate from Valparaiso University in Indiana and is working on an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

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Arrest made in Centennial apartment fire Staff report A woman has been arrested on charges of attempted murder and arson in connection with the June 23 apartment fire at the Copper Terrace complex in Centennial.

Naomi Almodovar, 23, was taken into custody without incident July 18 by Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office investigators, with assistance from the Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force Fugitive Unit and the Aurora Police Department.

She also was charged with domestic violence, and additional charges are pending, according to a news release issued by the sheriff’s office.

Almodovar is being held at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility on a no-bond hold.

Almodovar At 1:09 a.m. June 23, South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to 6550 S Dayton St. for a fire that eventually claimed eight of the 24 units in building G, and an additional 10 units were damaged from smoke and water. Only six units in the building did not sustain damages.

No lives were lost in the fire, but one person was seriously injured. According to the American Red Cross Disaster Action Team, 14 people and two pets were displaced. A total of 45 people lived in the evacuated building.

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jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia. com A July 15 “yes” vote by the Regional Transportation District’s board of directors is a vital step toward construction of the southeast light rail extension. The RTD board voted to move forward with the $207 million project, which will add 2.3 miles of track and three stations between Lincoln Station and RidgeGate Parkway.

The construction still hinges on approval of a $92 million Federal Transit Administration grant. Word on that is expected in spring 2015.

The RTD vote “is a big step forward,” Lone Tree Mayor Jim Gunning said. “I feel very confident we’re going to get the federal grant.”

If funding falls into place, construction likely would begin in early 2016, with completion in 2018.

The project also is getting a significant boost from south metro entities that believe the extension is key to the area’s future. The City of Lone Tree, Douglas County, RidgeGate’s Coventry Development and the Denver South Transportation Management Authority are contributing a total of nearly $40 million toward the line’s construction. That includes a Coventry donation of about 25 acres of land for the tracks and stations.

The local match makes up 16.5 percent of the project cost, far exceeding the 2.5 percent match RTD requested from local partners. Of the project’s total $207 million cost, RTD’s investment would be $66 million, or about 32 percent.

South metro officials say it’s a worthwhile investment because light rail will accelerate the pace of quality of development. Estimates show the extension will increase assessed property valuation by $700 million, generate an estimated 10 million square feet of commercial real estate and create 20,000 new jobs in the next 25 years.

The future extension was a key factor for new Lone Tree businesses like Charles Schwab and Kaiser Permanente.

“The business community that is moving into Lone Tree is asking for and expecting this extension,” Lone Tree Mayor

Pro Tem Jackie Millet said. “Our residents bought their homes in the RidgeGate west village with the expectation that was going to be an option.

“It increases the assessed valuation of the land itself, which feeds back into the school district and the library. It’s an investment in our community we believe will continue to pay dividends to the residents and businesses.”

It also will set the tone for future development on RidgeGate’s undeveloped east side. Two of the stations are planned there, including one at the future Lone Tree City Center east of Interstate 25 and south of Lincoln Avenue, and another — the last stop on the line — at RidgeGate Parkway and I-25.

The other station is planned south of the current Lincoln Station near Sky Ridge Medical Center. From that station, the line will cross over I-25 to the east side.

Coventry Development executive vice president Keith Simon has been working toward the light-rail extension for 15 years.

“We’ve planned the community with that rail from day one,” he said. “Even back in 1999, we felt that having access to rail transit would really help make the community much more unique and appealing to people — not only people that live there but more importantly to employers.

We know they all want to locate as close as they can to a light-rail station because particularly the younger employees they’re trying to recruit and retain would much rather not be dependent on a car. They can also recruit people that might live in the central Denver area.”

Simon called RTD’s recent vote “another step in a long process.”

Plans to bring the light rail south to RidgeGate accompanied plans for construction of the RidgeGate Parkway interchange.

“Once we had that interchange approved, it gave us the foundation to go to RTD and propose the southeast light rail extension,” Simon said. “We were able to go and say … `You could bring the light rail down to it and have a great end-of-line station, and we’ll give you all the land necessary to do it.’”

Despite that reassurance, the process has moved slowly.

“These transportation projects involve lots of players, and are fairly expensive,” Simon said. “That means they take lots of time.”

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Polls may be overblown, observers say Races might be close, but voting is still months away

the way to the end,” said Chris Harris of the Udall campaign.

That’s certainly indicated by a Quinnipiac University poll released July 17 that shows Gardner with a 2-point lead over Udall. That number is within the poll’s margin of error, but it’s a 9-point swing from the NBC poll released two days earlier.

The Quinnipiac poll also showed a slim lead for Beauprez. His 1-point, 44-43 percent lead was also within the margin of error, but the results left the Beauprez campaign giddy over its chances in the fall.

“The ground is shifting. John Hickenlooper is vulnerable. And Democrats nationally are scared,” Beauprez campaign manager Dustin Olson said through a campaign strategy memo that was released to the press.

But a longtime Republican political analyst thinks the polls should be read with tempered optimism by Grand Old Party supporters.

“I think it’s a result of it being very early in the game,” said Bob Loevy, a political science professor at Colorado College.

“Reporters and political scientists are paying close attention, but the average voter is not.”

“The polls give you hints this early about what’s going to happen, but we have a long way to go.”

Loevy said the competing poll numbers indicate that the races “come down somewhere in the middle” of the two polls.

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Polls in two key statewide races released last week indicated conflicting results that are being taken with a grain of salt by political observers.

One poll showed good news for Gov. John Hickenlooper and Sen. Mark Udall, both Democrats. But a poll released later in the week left Republicans gleeful about their chances in November.

So, what does one make of the polar opposite polling numbers?

“It tells you don’t put too much faith in either one,” said John Straayer, a longtime political science professor at Colorado State University. “But it probably tells you that the races are close — really close.”

An NBC/Marist poll released July 15 shows Hickenlooper leading his Republican challenger, former Congressman Bob Beauprez, 49-43 percent. Seven percent of the respondents said they were undecided.

The same poll showed Udall with a 7-point lead over his competitor in his reelection bid, Republican U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner. That poll had a 10 percent undecided number.

“Polling like this is encouraging, but we firmly believe this will be a very tight race all

But there is no question that the Quinnipiac poll — and, a few weeks before that, a Hickenlooper-Beauprez tie in a poll conducted by Rasmussen, a Republican-leaning polling outlet — leaves Republicans with the feeling that they may have a shot at winning these races.

And Loevy now believes that Beauprez has a fighting chance for the governor’s seat, even though it was just a month ago that Loevy told Colorado Community Media that it was “highly unlikely” that Republicans would beat Hickenlooper.

“Both races now are horse races,” Loevy said. “The real message is that Udall and Hickenlooper are going to have to run like mad, raise a lot of money and do everything they can to win these races.”

Beauprez has attacked Hickenlooper on issues that include gun control and the death penalty.

Meanwhile, Gardner believes that Udall is vulnerable in areas relating to energy production, especially for Udall’s opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline, a crude oil pipeline that would run from the U.S. to Canada — but not through Colorado. Republicans believe that the pipeline would create jobs, but many Democrats have logistic and environmental concerns.

Norman Provizer, a political science professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver, said that being an incumbent is often an advantage for candidates, but on the other hand, they also have voting records

that can be easy targets for attacks from their opponents — and those attacks can contribute to uneven poll numbers.

“The unfortunate thing about being elected is you have to make decisions once you’re in office,” Provizer quipped. “And the reality is, those decisions are going to alienate some people.”

But even the most Republican-friendly view of the poll numbers doesn’t give either Beauprez or Gardner leads outside of the margin of error.

Meanwhile, Udall continues to hammer away at Gardner on birth control and abortion, issues where Democrats believe they have the advantage among women voters.

And Hickenlooper is governing at a time when the economy is improving and unemployment numbers continue to drop. And Colorado voters have not made a habit out of throwing incumbent voters out of office.

“We rank well up toward the top in terms of job growth and improvement,” Straayer said. “If you’re governor and things are on the upswing, that’s good for you. You ought to tout it and make references to it all the time.”

Political observers agree that polls released in July won’t have the same impact as those released in October.

“When you look at poll numbers now, remember this is at the start of things and things can change dramatically as the campaign goes by,” Provizer said. “You don’t want numbers to be frozen in your mind.”

Birth-control bill blocked by Republicans Staff Report

ing forward.

Democrats were unable to garner 60 votes to end the filibuster, in spite of getting support from three Republicans.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, DNevada, voted no as part of a procedural move that allows him the option to bring the bill up again someday.

The bill is a Democratic response to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the so-called “Hobby Lobby” case. The ruling gives certain companies with re-

U.S. Senate Republicans last week blocked Democratic legislation that seeks to push back against a recent Supreme Court decision on a contraception issue.

The bill, which requires that companies provide birth control coverage in workers’ health-care plans, failed following a successful Republican filibuster that prevented the legislation from mov-

ligious convictions the ability to avoid an Affordable Care Act requirement that mandates employers to provide contraception coverage in their health plans.

Democratic Sen. Mark Udall, a sponsor of the legislation, is critical of the court’s decision, saying through a July 16 press statement that it is “unacceptable” that women “may now have to ask their boss’s permission to continue receiving access to contraceptive health coverage.”

“The actions of a minority of lawmak-

ers today, however, show some of my colleagues are not serious about addressing the devastating effect the Supreme Court’s decision will have,” Udall said.

Udall is running for re-election and is challenged by Republican U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, in a race where the outcome could rest with women voters.

Republicans are critical of the legislation, calling it an obvious attempt by Democrats to mobilize women voters in the fall.

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Survivors thank heroes for second chances Paramedics save three men from heart attacks in four weeks

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Three men who briefly visited death spent some time thanking the people who brought them back.

“It was one of the few times in my life I was totally dependent on other people to make a difference, and I’m very grateful that they did,” said Michael Howell.

Howell, Victor Anderson and William Brewton all had heart attacks within about a month of each other earlier this year. All are now healthy enough to have made the trip to the Littleton Center on July 9 to visit with the Littleton Fire Rescue paramedics who saved them.

“A lot of times, news stories, for us, don’t come out well,” EMS Capt. Mike Simon. “The only thing that makes it more incredible than that it actually happened is that it happened within the space of a month.”

Simon said that, as a general rule, only about 9.5 percent of people who aren’t in a hospital when they go into cardiac arrest survive. LFR’s success rate is 16 percent.

“Usually when the heart stops, it stays stopped,” said Simon. “We can get them back a lot of the time, but because their brain has

Littleton Fire Rescue paramedics got to meet three patients they brought back from cardiac arrest duirng a press conference July 9. Photo by Jennifer Smith taken such a hit on oxygen, they don’t survive to walk home and live the rest of their lives. … The people that are (here today) had a lot of fight in them, and said, `I’m not done.’ ” Capt. Wayne Smith can relate.

He had a heart attack in another department’s jurisdiction, and says he can vouch for the fact that LFR is exceptional. He had to read

his own EKG, he says, because the paramedics who responded didn’t know how.

“This is a really great privilege for us to see you again and to be recognized in this way,” said Capt.

Wayne Smith. “We all take great pride in the department that we work for.”

Although the three men all feel very blessed to be alive, they had

very different experiences.

Anderson, 66, was working around the house Feb. 16 when he suddenly just didn’t feel well.

His wife, Carol, said it was just intuition that made them call 911.

“A lot of times you don’t feel good, and you just don’t feel good, and you let it go,” she said.

Fortunately, not that time. LFR was there in minutes, but just in

the nick of time.

“He decided to make us work a little harder,” said Simon. “He decided to have a seizure, and he decided to die. … The coolest thing was when he pulled our hands off his chest and asked us what we were doing.”

Brewton, 58, never thought he’d have a heart attack. A lifeguard at Buck Recreation Center, he’s active and fit. He had actually just finished working out there on Feb.4 when his hand started feeling “funny,” then his arm.

“The hardest part was admitting to myself that I had the symptoms of a heart attack,” he said.

He said it’s been hard knowing he won’t ever be quite as active as he was before the incident.

“But I have to temper that with the fact that I can still talk to my grandchildren,” he said.

Howell, 59, slept through the whole thing on March 6 and woke up in the hospital, confused but alive. His symptoms woke up his wife, who called 911 and started CPR. “I was spared some of the firsthand experience, but it didn’t spare my wife. That’s the hard part,” he said. “I’ve truly been given a second chance. It takes a lot of people to pull us through.”

Including loved ones, who are grateful to have the chance, said Carol Anderson.

“Every time we hear a siren now, we pray,” she said. “We pray for the person they’re going to save, and we pray for them. We pray, ‘Please keep our friends safe.’ ”

Kent Place takes shape Project pre-leasing apartments plans August move-ins

By Tom Munds

tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com The website provides leasing information and plans are for tenants to move in sometime in August even though the whine of power tools and the sound of hammers testify to the fact the future Kent Place luxury apartment complex remains a construction site.

Kent Place is the development of the 11-acre former site of the Denver Seminary at Hampden and University. A retail development was built on half of the 11.4-acre site. The King Soopers Farm Fresh store anchors the development that has all available retail spaces leased.

The other half is where the residential complex is being developed by Forum Real Estate Group.

The retail development is to be a luxury apartment complex. The project is to include a seven-story tower with two 2,700-square foot, three-bedroom, toplevel penthouse suites with wrap-around balconies.

Amenities that are listed to be part of the apartment complex include a bocce ball court and a swimming pool and spa.

Efforts seeking comments about the project from the developer, Forum Real Estate Group, were unsuccessful.

The website is www.kentplaceapartments.com. The site includes descriptions of amenities and other information as well as displays of floor plans of apartments, leasing information and lists tentative rental costs.

One design was for a Cambridge onebedroom, one-bath 1,029-square-foot apartment. The floor plan showed the apartment had two walk-in closets, a 14-foot-by-14-foot master bedroom and a balcony. The listing stated rentals start at $1,650 a month.

The Kent Place development is on the land left vacant when the Denver Seminary moved to Littleton about 2004. Eventually the site was sold to a developer who proposed constructing a development of luxury condominiums.

Because of a number of factors, the project never got off the drawing board.

The site changed hands when it was sold to Continuum Partners. The developer proposed a planned unit development with residential units and some high-end retail

The building with the tower is taking shape at Kent Place apartments. The project, being built at University and Hampden, will include about 300 luxury apartments. Floor plans are available to lease apartments and plans are for tenants to begin moving in sometime in August. Photo by Tom Munds stores.

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Thanks, officer: It’s best to slow down So 2,000 miles, 28 hours of driving time, more than 200 songs, a couple of bags of Big League Chew bubble gum, a bag of sunflower seeds, several waters, a few milkshakes and fast food burgers, and at least 12 cups of coffee later, we arrived back in Colorado after our vacation on the East Coast. The trip home was filled with productive calls with customers and family and friends, and — even more productive and inspiring — with some quiet time and reflection as I drove across the countryside.

I especially enjoyed the 20 minutes or so of quiet time as I waited for the Pennsylvania State Trooper to write my ticket for prolonged driving time in the left lane. I was professionally reminded that the left lane is only for passing, and politely reminded that I could have also received a ticket for being a little more than slightly above the speed limit.

At first I was a little annoyed that I was pulled over for something as petty as driving for too long in the left lane.

You may know how it feels when you have handed over your driver’s license, insurance, and registration to the policeman standing at your passenger-side window, and then he does the slow walk back to his car where he spends the next 15 minutes checking you out and then writing the summons.

But as I thought about it, I moved from feeling bad because I was caught or pulled over for something so minor, to feeling appreciative for being stopped by one of Pennsylvania’s finest. Why was I in such a rush? The drive home was intended to be relaxed, make a few calls along the way, reflect on the time at the beach, and see a few sights along the way. I mean really, where was I going?

In the “Jerry McGuire” movie, we see an exchange between Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. where Tom Cruise’s character is forced to play along and scream, “Show me the money!” And as I drove back onto the highway after the nice police officer sent me on my way, all I could think of was, “Show me the speed limit sign.” And really not in a bad way at all — I wanted to slow my journey down so I could enjoy our time together in the car and take in all the sights and sounds of this beautiful country.

I wanted to keep pace and not crawl along, but I wanted to drive slowly enough to catch the corny and sometimes incredibly funny billboards that adorn our highways. There were a few classics, including one with an image of Yoko Ono and the caption read, “Would you trust your energy decisions to a woman who broke up the Beatles?” Not sure what advocacy group or competing energy company placed the ad, it was just very clever and it had me looking for more signs amongst the incredible rolling hills and farmland. And some of my favorite signs were the stark signs with a biblical verse or faith-based message.

Nothing over the top, but incredibly powerful and inspiring, maybe just what I needed as I slowed the drive down just enough to take it all in.

Are you constantly in the fast lane of life? Do you need to be shown the speed limit signs in your own journey? Either way, I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we slow down to look for signs and inspiration, it really will be a better than good week.

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It’s a dog’s life . . . and that’s a good thing A Houston family adopted a black Labrador three years ago, knowing he had terminal cancer. The Roberts family gave Duke the best three years a dog could have. And they made his final day a dog’s dream. There were lots of hamburgers, a trip to the park and a photographer.

I couldn’t do what the family did, the photographer part.

Before Smitty, there was a girl named Badger. She depended upon me. That had never happened before. I didn’t know that it was going to be so much work — or that it was going to be so great.

I was a rat. I had an affair, Michelle found out, and moved out while I was at work. I came home in a snowstorm to a dark house. I opened the door and saw two shiny eyes looking up at me.

Michelle couldn’t have a dog in her new place, so Badger was all mine for the next 14 years.

We made two road trips to Michigan, visited Durango together, La Veta, Centennial, Wyo., and while the studio was under construction, we drove away

on the noisiest days and went all over the place.

We were an inseparable team, just like Smitty and me.

I hung artwork at her eye level, which wasn’t very high. She was a small standard red dachshund.

A dog will get into your heart like nothing else. I am made up of two-thirds humbug, but my dachshunds found the other third and wouldn’t let go.

Duke was on three legs and ran around like he had five.

The Robertses knew that the time had come to say good-bye, so they chose a day and asked family friend Robyn Arouty, a photographer who specializes

in animal portraits, to document Duke’s final day.

Could you do that?

I have a beautiful little 8-by-8 Shutterfly book of Smitty, and I know someday I will be very happy to have it. I also know that I will disintegrate for a few moments every time I open it.

The Robertses did something else I couldn’t do. They wrote a beautiful reminiscence in the voice of Duke calling it “I Died Today.”

Good God. All of this made its way to the Internet and it turned into a forum for others to share their stories, just like I am doing right now.

My little friend is on the floor next to me. We rise and shine — in the dark. It’s 5 a.m., we’ve both had a walk, a bathroom and a breakfast.

I have told Smitty’s story before. I am his third owner. I almost lost him when his back went out. He had emergency surgery that same day. I would avoid ASPCA Pet Insurance if I were you.

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Teen graduating out of order Student will get associate degree before garnering his high school diploma

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Orlando “Koa” Halpern has his own nonprofit, has been a concert master as a violinist, tutors kindergartners in Spanish, acts in a Web series, has been featured in numerous publications, won too many awards to count, builds rockets, has a three-page resume and is about to complete his associate degree at Arapahoe Community College.

Koa is 16.

“I first met Koa in 2011 as a 12-year-old requesting to enroll in an Astronomy 101 class,” said Howard Fukaye, ACC’s director of student recruitment and outreach. “He has amassed a very impressive resume for someone so young.”

It became apparent at a very young age that Koa was going to need some exceptional options in life. His parents, hoping

to give him a diverse upbringing, moved to Hawaii when he was a toddler. That’s where he picked up the nickname Koa, which means “courageous one.”

The family realized they needed to get him to a better school district when he brought home a textbook that said America hoped to someday put people on the moon. They packed up and moved to Colorado, placing Koa in an International Baccalaureate school.

“I had a good time and made a fair number of friends,” Koa said. “But a Halpern lot of the homework was kind of banal.”

That’s where he got his first and only B. “I probably could have gotten an A if I had done the many hours of homework they threw at me,” he said. “At ACC, I could learn here for years and still not know everything there is to know.”

Koa landed at ACC through concurrent enrollment, which allows him to attend college and high school at the same time, paid for via the state’s per-pupil funding.

In fact, he will graduate from ACC first, next spring, and from Cherry Creek Options Program in spring 2016.

The Options Program is designed to support home-schooled kids, and Koa goes there every Friday.

“I have this crazy college thing, but I do still need my friends,” he said.

Koa himself remains modest, but Fukaye bragged for him. Koa has a 4.0 gradepoint average at Options and ACC, even while taking a rigorous course load that’s included biology, chemistry, astronomy and environmental science.

He’s taking it easy for the summer with just one class, but one that’s opened up yet another experience for him. The theater appreciation class is taught by David-Matthew Barnes, best-selling author of youngadult novels and the president of Pindelion Entertainment Group Ltd. He’s developing a Web series for teens called “Bloom,” and Koa is playing a recurring character.

“I’ve done so many things that I’ve loved so much,” he said. “My mom and dad have been very nurturing and very accepting of whatever I want to do academically. They let me try lots of things, and that’s led to

all these very diverse interests that I have.

It’s really broadened my options for what I can do in life.”

He hopes to someday find a profession that allows him to pursue all of his interests, most likely in science, and continue work with his nonprofit, Fast Food Free, which encourages people to eat healthier.

“I try to find a way to challenge my brain cells,” he said. “And if there is no way … well, if I was locked in a white room, I think I’d go stir crazy. I’m not that bad at being patient, it’s just that there’s so much to do out there, and I feel like I should be doing it.”

His advice to other kids is a testament to his optimism.

“Everybody is exceptionally good a something,” he said. “Looking at my life, I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who wasn’t exceptionally good at something. It can even be a personality trait, like being really nice. Be mindful, know what you’re really good at, and do it as best as you can. I’ve tried to do that, and mostly good things have followed.”

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NOON HOUR, a weekly event that allows the residents of Centennial to connect and communicate with Mayor Cathy Noon, is from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at the Civic Center building located at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road.

PROFESSIONAL AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of University Women, LittletonEnglewood Branch invites baccalaureates to participate in activities that further the goals of equity for women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change. Meetings are usually Mondays each month, September through May, at Koelbel Library, Orchard Road and Holly Street, Centennial.

Social time is followed by business meeting and informative program on subjects ranging from public policy issues to poetry. Call Pam Hansen at 303-753-0838.

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Meetings are at 7:30 a.m. at The Egg & I, 2630 W. Belleview (Santa Fe and Belleview). Meeting fee includes breakfast.

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NON-PRACTICING AND Part Time Nurses Association meets from 12:30-2:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial.

All nurses are invited to attend for medical presentations.

Contact: Barbara Karford, 303-794-0354.

SOCIAL CENTENNIAL ROTARY Club meets Tuesday from 7:10-8:30 a.m. at the Embassy Suites, 10250 E Costilla Ave., Centennial.

Guests are welcome. For more information call Mary Alice Jackson at 303-400-3641 or visit www.bestrotary.com

DTC ROTARY Club meets from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. the first, third and fourth Tuesdays at the Glenmoor Country Club, 110 Cherry Hills Village. Guests are welcome. Contact Dana Arell at 720-339-7367 or visit www.dtcrotary.org.

FIBROMYALGIA WOMEN’S group welcomes women

SOUND OF the Rockies, Colorado’s Premier Men’s A Cappella Chorus, meets every Thursday from 7-10 p.m. at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 7691 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

Men of all ages and walks of life gather to blend their voices in unaccompanied four part harmony. Song styles span the gamut and include patriotic, gospel, contemporary, doo-wop and show tunes. For more information, call Dan George at 303-663-7111, send an e-mail to sing@soundoftherockies. com, and visit www.soundoftherockies.com.

SOUTHGLENN SERTOMA Club meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month at the Southglenn Country Club,

QUEENS OF Spades Garden Club meets at 1 p.m. the first Friday of the month at various locations in Centennial and Littleton. Call Lynn at 303-347-1765.

SUPPORT ADULT CHILDREN of Alcoholics/Al-Anon, for those who love someone with a drinking problem, meets Mondays from 5-6 p.m. at Lord of the Hills Church, 21755 E. Smoky Hill Road, Centennial.

NEWCOMERS CLUB of Centennial, for people new to the area, meets regularly for parties, classes, movies, lunches, coffees and more. E-mail newcomersdenver@msn.com.

MOPS (MOTHERS of Preschoolers) meets from 9:15-11:30 a.m. on the first and third Fridays of each month at Our Father Lutheran Church, 6335 S. Holly St., Centennial. Child care is provided on-site for children ages birth to 4 years. The first meeting is free. Come enjoy breakfast, support and encouragement, and meet some new friends. Call or email Amy at 303-570-6027 or amyswieringa@comcast.net.

DAUGHTERS OF the American Revolution, Mount Rosa Chapter typically meets at 1 p.m. every first Monday of the month at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St. in Centennial. Call

PANORAMA CHINA Painters This is a hand-painted china club. If you have ever painted china or want to learn more about it, come visit the club. For more information, call Leota

His recovery took over a month. No walks, no stairs. We camped in the living room. I read. He slept and wobbled to his water dish.

We enable each other. I was supposed to go to Europe on an art tour that was all paid for. I had my bags packed and a pet sitter lined up. I was going to be gone more than a week.

I had breakfast and looked over at Smitty and said (something like), “Oh, crap, I can’t do this.”

personal and public speaking skills, listen effectively, develop leadership abilities and build your confidence in a fun, supportive environment. Group meets at 6:55 p.m. every Thursday at the Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Visitors welcome. Contact Debbie Fuller at vpm-873616@toastmastersclub.org.

SOUTH SUBURBAN Chapter of AARP No. 3838 meets from 1-3 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at St. Thomas More Center, 8035 S. Quebec St., Centennial. Meetings include programs, refreshments and social time. On the second and fourth Wednesdays, members meet to play bridge or pinochle.

Bridge requires reservations. Pinochle is drop-in. The group has a bus going to Black Hawk once a month and also a monthly luncheon at a nearby restaurant. Anyone older than 50 can participate as a guest a time or two, then join. Local chapter dues are $5 per year. Call Lee Smith at 303-771-3763.

INTRODUCTION TO Square Dance class offered from 7-9 p.m. Mondays at Grandview Grange, 2280 Noble Place, Centennial. Visit www.SquareDanceEtc.com.

DAUGHTERS OF the American Revolution, Columbine Chapter meets at 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month from September through May at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce at the Streets at SouthGlenn, Centennial. If you are interested in attending or have questions regarding eligibility, contact Krispin at Krispin_L_Andersen@Q.com or Merry Snyder at mcs.dar88@comcast.net.

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RANCH RACONTEURS Toastmasters. Learn to improve your

1489 E. Easter Ave., Centennial. Contact Terry Boucher at 303880-7559 or bouchertp@aol.com.

wanting to make friendships and have positive discussions on a variety of fibro-related subjects. Group meets at 1:30 p.m. bi-weekly at the Parker Library, in the large conference room.

Call Kathy at 303-840-2680 or 303-791-8814.

ORIGINAL PORTS of Call Singles Club for ages 55 and older is a great way to meet new friends and get out among others in your situation! We call our selves a” Circle of Friends.

We have a variety of interests, cards, theater, tours, dinners, lunches, golf , bowling and dances etc. It meets every second Monday at Sr. Ric on Miss. from 4-6 p.m. in Aurora. Call JoAnn at 303-751-5195 or just come. It meets every fourth Tuesday at Chads South of Sixth Avenue in Lakewood form 4-6 p.m.

Call Mary Riney at 303-985-8937. The third Wednesday at the Three Margaritas at 5130 S Wadsworth Blvd from 5-7 p.m. Call Jean Fox 303-730-2804.

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at 303-791-9283. The club meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every third Thursday at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Unita St., Centennial.

I know, I know. I chose a dachshund over Paris. And he didn’t know the difference. Or maybe he did.

Jennifer knows she will always be second around here, no matter what, and she understands because she has Charley.

My dear friend has eaten through three seat belts and there have been some other moments, but he is always in my heart. Always.

“And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest,” Duke.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.

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water from the incoming surf.

Eddie Jr., a fourth-generation son of the family who owns the inn at the beach, grabs his surfboard and approaches Nancy. She gives him a small green tin with some of John’s ashes.

“I’m going to go past the waves,” he says, “then I’m gonna turn around and face the group.”

He paddles through the surf with his right hand, the tin aloft in his left.

“Matthew,” Nancy calls, looking around for her stepson. “Where’s Matt?”

Matt moves toward Nancy, who is tightly holding the framed picture of John to her chest. They put an arm around each other.

Eddie Jr. turns his surfboard toward shore. Like a trail of dust in the soft breeze, John’s ashes scatter into the air and drift down into the water.

Matt and Nancy hug. Tears well throughout the group.

“I saw him healthy, going down,” says his sister, Jennifer, older by three years.

“He really fought it. He really put up a fight ...”

Back on the bus, the 1970s Southern rock tunes “Ramblin’ Man” and “Ghost Riders in the Sky” generate an enthusiastic sing-along.

Second stop: Sea Breeze, a quaint bar near the Babylon town pier that in the early 1900s was the hangout of local clammers. It’s small, with a wooden ceiling, a pool table, a dartboard and a line of stools at the long, acrylic-topped counter on which Nancy places John’s picture. The bartender sets down a shot

glass of Jack Daniel’s in front of it.

“He was my best man,” says Tim Cunningham, John’s friend since they were 5 years old. “We’ve been through thick and thin together.”

And “I love remembering him,” he says. “When he walked into a room, he had such a commanding presence. He controlled any party. He was always so funny and he always had a good joke to tell. Even if he insulted you in some way — and he did — he had a way to make it better.”

About 45 minutes later, the group climbs back on the bus.

Third stop: Mustang Sally’s, a long, narrow dive in a nondescript shopping strip in Bay Shore, flanked on one side by an ice cream shop and on the other by a convenience store. Inside, jerseys of the New York Jets — John’s favorite team — and the New York Giants hang on one wall.

Kevin sits at the bar, nursing a beer.

He remembers how he and John met — in a fistfight related to work that Kevin initiated. John knocked Kevin down several times, then looked at him.

“Are we going to do this again?” he asked Kevin. “Or are we gonna have a beer?”

They had a beer. And “we were buddies from then on.”

He worked alongside John at Ground Zero for just as many months. He still has a bag of clothes from those days that he opens every now and then. “I don’t know why, but smelling it sometimes, it brings me back to earth.”

He is 51 and has two children, ages 5 and 6.

“I look at my kids,” Kevin says. “It scares the hell out of me. ... I try not to think about it.” Then, again, softly, “I try

not to think about it.”

On the bus, Lenny Martinez, once John’s partner in a contracting business, leans back on the seat. As another country tune starts up, he tries to blink back tears. He takes off his glasses, wipes his eyes, hugs his wife.

“Every time I get back on the bus, I start crying,” he says. “He was king of the prom. ... He would get everybody together. It’s kind of sad — they say the good die young. If I can affect half as many people as he did, in my lifetime, I feel my job is done.”

The bus pulls into an empty lot across the street from The Southside Hotel, a red brick restaurant-bar in Bay Shore that has been around since Prohibition days. Stories about John flit around the small tables in the woodlined colonial-style bar.

Lenny is smiling, remembering how, at Lenny’s wedding, John, a top hat on his head and cane in his hand, pretended he couldn’t see as he walked into the reception hall. How the crowd laughed.

Lenny laughs, too. He also remembers John’s resolute sense of duty: “He was an average lunchbox guy. He said, `I got to go.’ Most people wouldn’t do that.”

John’s boisterous 75-year-old uncle, called Uncle Dave by all, raises his glass and bellows: “To John, my nephew. I loved him dearly and I know you guys, did, too.

Salut!”

The room echoes.

On the bus, Nancy finds her seat. The afternoon has been difficult, but good, too. Plenty of tears, but also so much laughter, so many warm remembrances, so much loving comfort.

As the strains of a song begin, Nancy

Anadarko is Providing for Today and Innovating for Tomorrow The United States is in the midst of an energy revolution supported in large part by the increased oil and natural gas production occurring in Colorado. With almost 10 percent of the nation’s natural gas reserves and approximately 2 percent of its oil reserves, Colorado has become a key contributor in enhancing the nation’s energy security, and in providing essential energy resources that reliably fuel the modern world.

Anadarko, a South Metro Denver Chamber member, employs more than 1,500 Coloradans that share a set of core values that includes integrity and trust, open communication, servant leadership, people and passion and

commercial focus. These values have made Anadarko a leading oil and natural gas exploration and production company in Colorado and among the largest in the world, and they guide the company’s employees in fulfilling their mission to safely explore for, acquire and develop oil and natural gas resources vital to the world’s health and welfare.

Through the application of advanced technology and human ingenuity, Anadarko continues to responsibly expand the productive life of Colorado’s Wattenberg field along the Front Range. Since 2007, Anadarko has invested more than $5 billion in capital, while contributing more than $700 million in taxes,

salaries and royalties for the benefit of area communities.

A vibrant oil and natural gas industry in Colorado benefits every Coloradan through funding for local communities and services, tax revenue for public schools and infrastructure improvements, creation of local direct and induced employment opportunities, support for hundreds of non-profit organizations and lower energy costs for all Colorado consumers.

Learn how Anadarko is safely producing vital energy resources from Colorado’s Wattenberg field at www.anadarko.com, or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ anadarkopetroleumcorporation.

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Littleton It is well-documented that patients who utilize inpatient rehabilitation hospitals after an injury, illness, or surgery show improved functional outcomes over those who do not. Rehabilitation provides the greatest potential for a person to return home and regain activity in the community.

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Littleton, an inpatient rehabilitation hospital that opened May 15, 2013, offers a full continuum of rehabilitative programs and services. These services are offered for individuals who have suffered a major accident or illness including trauma, stroke, head injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, arthritis, chronic pain, neuromuscular and pulmonary diseases. HealthSouth, a South Metro Denver Chamber member, is one of only two freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the Denver metro area.

“Our success depends on the quality of care provided to every patient,” said Dr. Jill Castro, Medical Director at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Littleton. “Our group is experienced and ready to help patients reach their goals and exceed their expectations to get back home sooner.

Our expert teams of independent private practice physicians, Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurses, therapists, case managers and hospital staff members area already working together to provide an exceptional patient experience and become the reha-

bilitative provider of choice Littleton and greater Denver.

Patients in an acute rehabilitation hospital are offered a more intense approach to rehabilitation that benefits patients and families in less time. Patients receive:

sion. Common conditions accepted by our home admission program are Parkinson’s disease, history of a stroke, generalized weakness, cardiac surgery, neurological disorders, rheumatoid disease, and back, pelvis or lower extremity fractures.

Daily Physician Visits: Patients are evaluated by a board-certified physiatrist (physicians who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation).

Certified Rehabilitation RNs: HealthSouth patients have ‘round-the-clock supervision from certified rehabilitation registered nurses.

Three hours of therapy at least 5 days/week: Therapy is provided by seasoned physical, occupational and speech therapists.

Weekly team conferences: Each patient’s physician, therapists, case manager and nurse meet weekly to consult on the patient’s progress.

For more information call 303-334-1111 or e-mail lisa.hinton@healthsouth.com or visit www.healthsouthlittleton.com For more information regarding the South Metro Denver Chamber’s events and membership opportunities, please visit www.bestchamber.com.

Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. Her column earned first place in the 2013 Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper contest. She can be reached at ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303-5664110.

Calendar of Events For a complete calendar of South Metro Denver Chamber events and for more information, visit our web site at www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142.

Monday, July 21

Save Lives, Sort Medical Supplies with Project C.U.R.E. 7:00 pm, Project CURE, 10337 East Geddes Ave, Centennial, CO Registration via Meetup required

Tuesday, July 22

Educational Breakfast Seminar: 10 Ways Telecom in the Cloud Can Help Your Business!

8:00 am-9:00 am, South Metro Chamber of Commerce – Whipplewood CPAs Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial, CO

Thursday, July 24 Your Financial Journey: A Roadmap for Today’s Woman 5:00 pm-6:30 pm, South Metro Chamber of Commerce – Whipplewood CPAs Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial, CO

Friday, July 25

Time Management Training Classes in Outlook 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Mission Critical Systems-DTC 7384 South Alton Way, Suite 201, Centennial, CO Cost: $390/person, Register www.mcstech.net

Friday, July 25

Stellar Brass Ensemble of the United Air Force Academy Band!

6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Someren Glen Retirement Community 5000 E. Arapahoe Rd., Centennial, CO

Monday, July 28 Arapahoe Library District/ Reference USA Demonstration 8:00 am – 9:00 am, South Metro Chamber of Commerce – Whipplewood CPAs Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial, CO

Saturday, August 2 Join Goodwill Denver for the Grand Opening Celebration of the Home Store 8:30 am – 3:00 pm, Goodwill Home Store, 8260 S. Colorado Blvd. (at County Line Rd.), Centennial, CO

South Metro Denver Chamber Group Presents $4,000 to Littleton Boy Scouts

Prior to discharge from the hospital, a patient has the right to choose where they receive their rehabilitation. Be sure to discuss all of your discharge options with your case manager before choosing a hospital.

HealthSouth also offers a Home Admission Program where patients can be assessed by a liaison and admitted directly from home. HealthSouth does not require a three day acute hospital stay prior to admis-

jumps up excitedly. It is “Compass” by Lady Antebellum. Everyone seems to understand and the bus fills with exuberant voices and clapping.

Yeah, it’s been a bumpy road, roller coasters high and low Fill the tank and drive the car, pedal fast, pedal hard You won’t have to go that far If you want to give up cause it’s dark, we’re really not that far apart So let your heart, sweetheart, be your compass when you’re lost And you should follow it wherever it may go Nancy is swaying, letting the music and words take her someplace else. The necklace she made from her and John’s wedding rings hangs around her neck — inside John’s simple circular band is hers, shaped into a heart, the diamond nestled at the point.

In the moments before John died, he looked at her and said, “This is my sendoff song to you. Listen to every word.”

When it’s all said and done, you can walk instead of run ‘Cause no matter what you’ll never be alone Never be alone, oh-oh-oh Never be alone, oh-oh-oh Nancy’s smile lights her face as she sings. Her eyes close and her arms reach toward the sky.

She is listening.

“Littleton Boy Scouts presented with $4,000 check by LEADapalooza member Cheryl Braunschweiger, John Weksler and others.

LEADapalooza, one of the South Metro Denver Chamber’s business leads groups, presented a $4,000 check this week to Boy Scout

Troop 4 of Littleton.

The money was donated by area residents who dropped off 40,000 pounds of used electronics and 10,000 pounds of documents to be shredded at a free event last month sponsored and staffed by members of LEADapalooza. Scouts from Troop 4 also were on hand to help.

“This is the most successful event of any kind that I’ve ever been involved with,” said Cheryl Braunschweiger of ALMC Mortgage at NOVA Home Loans, primary organizer of the event. “The shredding truck provided

by SHRED-IT was so full that the sides were bulging. And Techno+Rescue had to bring in extra trucks because of the tremendous volume of items we collected for recycling.”

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accompanying expense. But, critics say, it could also cause chambers to lose focus on their priorities, something that could result in unintended consequences.

Room for everybody?

Before taking the position of CEO/president at the Golden Chamber of Commerce, Dawn Smith was the executive director for the Conifer Chamber of Commerce for three years.

Golden’s landmark north and south Table Mountains offer seclusion and give the city character unlike other Denver suburbs, Smith said.

“We are not typical, and I think that is an interesting way to look at the chamber as well,” she said.

The chamber is housed at the Golden Visitor’s Center, which receives 260 visitors a day, Smith reported, totaling approximately 34,000 visitors a year on average.

“That’s huge,” Smith said.

It’s also a bonus for her, in which her job is to promote and market local businesses and nonprofits daily. The benefit for businesses to join the Golden chamber is the exposure they will get from the extra visibility from all the guests who stop in, she said.

Smaller chambers like Golden that have a well-established mission continue to be successful — it’s when chambers begin to take on too many initiatives that service overlap develops and competition inadvertently ignites between local chambers and regional chambers.

That’s the view of Brian Willms, former CEO/ president of the West Chamber of Commerce

July 25, 2014 in Jefferson County.

“What I see chambers do is, they try to do everything and anything, they try to be all to everybody — but they need to stay in their lane,” Willms said. “Each organization individually, and then the organizations collectively, should be taking a look at what their priority mission is and who they are trying to service and then really determine collectively if there is duplicity taking place.”

For Willms, collaboration between chambers is key in order for them to continue to thrive in the years ahead. Losing focus and allowing overlap could ultimately be their downfall as they end up creating a watered-down service that benefits no one.

“Are there going to be chambers somewhere that don’t survive? Sure. It’s just like any other industry or business,” said Pam Ridler, president of the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce. “If you’re not listening and changing and making things happen, then you’re not going to make it.”

The newly spawned Westminster Chamber of Commerce, which was formed in December of last year, decided to split from their regional organization, the North Metro Chamber of Commerce. Local businesses Noon were not being well-promoted by organizations like the Jefferson County Economic Development Corp., said Jennifer Shannon, CEO/president of the Westminster Chamber.

“The problem with a large chamber like Metro North is that they just don’t have the ability to promote the individual cities. It’s kind of not really their focus,” Shannon said.

But what they do is valuable because their large size allows them to do advocacy work and lobby, things smaller chambers like West-

minster don’t have the resources to take on by themselves, Shannon said.

“I don’t know that one is necessarily better than the other,” she said. “I think we just fill different niches.”

Working in tandem

Chambers of commerce are not alone in trying to better communities’ economic plight.

Littleton belongs to its regional organization, the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, but it does not have a city-specific chamber. Like a growing number of cities, however, it has its own economic-development department, recruiting and incentivizing companies to locate within its borders.

Michael Penny, Littleton’s city manager, said there is room for both.

“I do not believe (the city’s department) diminishes the role of the chamber,” Penny said.

“The (South Metro Chamber), due to their scope and area they cover, tends to focus on larger regional issues.”

Likewise, Centennial Mayor Cathy Noon believes her city’s economic development department is not a replacement for the two chambers (South Metro and Aurora) the city belongs to.

“The relationship between the city and chambers is complementary, not competitive,” she said. “We try not to overlap and duplicate resources.”

There are alternatives to chambers for smaller businesses in many communities.

In Penny’s city, for example, the Historic Downtown Littleton Merchants Association supports and promotes a number of small businesses on Main Street. Merchants associations can play a pivotal role in the development of a business community, particularly groups whose focus is on the development of

a downtown.

Associations working with local chambers can allow for that chamber to branch out its efforts beyond Main Street, said the Golden Chamber’s Smith.

The Downtown Merchants Association in Golden functions as a committee of the chamber, although a person doesn’t have to be a chamber member to have a place on the DMA. When members from the DMA decided they needed to bring more people to downtown Golden, they came up with a First Friday Street Fair, which is run by the Golden Chamber.

“We’re definitely on the same team,” Smith said. “They’re part of us… an extension of us.”

Again, ensuring that local and regional chambers and merchant associations are not stepping on each other’s toes is critical, Willms said, adding that in Jeffco, it is common for chambers and economic development organizations to overlap their services.

“Although there might be collaboration going on, and I do think it’s going on very well in Jeffco, I don’t think everybody is feeling secure enough to stay in their own lanes and say I am going to define my niche,” Willms said. “I still think there’s a fear of `I’m going to lose my business.’ ” The business of chambers of commerce might be a changing industry, Willms said, but the organizations still offer significant value that continues to attract membership. That said, there is room for improvement when it comes to prioritization, he believes.

“Sometimes that means you’ve got to be willing to give something up, and I really think that becomes a challenge a lot of times,” he said. “I really believe if you have a true agreement with the different organizations, truly collaborating, I think that they will be stronger in the long run.”

— Jennifer Smith contributed to this report.

Sky Ridge CEO leaving for new job

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Sky Ridge Medical Center’s first and only chief executive officer, Maureen Tarrant, is leaving her position with the Lone Tree hospital to serve as CEO of Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s.

Tarrant will start her new job Aug. 4.

Susan Hicks, Sky Ridge’s chief operating officer since its opening, has been named interim CEO.

The Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children is a two-hospital campus in Denver owned by HealthONE, which also owns Sky Ridge. Tarrant steps in for resigning CEO Mimi Roberson.

“I am both humbled and honored to be selected for this new role,” Tarrant said. “Over the past 11 years, I have been fortunate to work with an extraordinary team of health care professionals and an exemplary medical staff at Sky Ridge. Together, we created a destination facility with a depth and breadth of service that has earned the facility quality accolades,

patient confidence and community respect.

“I look forward to bringing this same passion for growth, clinical excellence, economic development and community involvement to my new position.”

Tarrant has overseen operations at Sky Ridge since its 2003 opening, steering it so successfully that it’s undergoing a $107 million expansion.

Rated one of the most beautiful hospitals in the country, Sky Ridge was the cornerstone of the RidgeGate development.

In a 2013 interview, Tarrant called Sky Ridge “a capstone in my work in healthcare

administration.”

“To have worked on the planning and building of the hospital, to have worked with the Douglas County community, to be the first employee of the hospital, to having worked on the crafting of the mission, vision and values to recruiting medical staff and then watching it grow — that’s the journey of a lifetime,” she said.

The expansion will add 90 beds, a women’s center, medical office building, four operating suites and a parking garage by late 2014.

Tarrant lives in Greenwood Village with her husband, John.

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO IS NOW OFFERING CLASSES IN THE WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE College courses don’t just teach, they empower. If you’ve been thinking about continuing your education, we’re about to make it a lot easier. Starting this fall, the University of Colorado will be offering select classes just east of Lincoln and I-25 in the areas of business, education, computer science, public health and nursing. Because we believe it’s the curriculum that should be challenging, not the commute.

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ning on having a nice opening.”

The trail connection will enable ambitious riders to do a complete metro-Denver loop from the C-470/Centennial Trail to the Cherry Creek Trail to the South Platte Regional Trail back to the C-470 trail.

In Douglas County, three miles of the Cherry Creek trail’s south end isn’t yet complete.

That includes about a mile south starting at Scott Road in Parker. The trail ends there now, leaving riders to travel a lightly used gravel road to the next section. That portion is awaiting development of the property south

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history of the location, clarify the importance of the environment surrounding the site and represent the culture of the people living in the area.”

Tucked away in a natural pocket near the entryway is Bill Noland’s “Rocky Mountains Tag,” portraying two does prancing playfully.

Noland was not on hand, but he was a taxi-

Centennial Citizen 13 of Scott Road.

Another 2.5-mile section hasn’t yet been built from Colorado Highway 86 south to Castlewood Canyon.

“That’s in our five-year capital development (plan),” said Douglas County Trails and Open Space director Randy Burkhardt. “We do know that’s a gap we have to fill.”

Burkhardt said construction of a planned housing development south of Scott Road must get underway before the county can build the shorter of the two remaining sections through that area.

Douglas County also is still working to obtain a permit to construct the East-West Regional Trail from Bluffs Regional Park east underneath Interstate 25. Eventually, it also will connect to the Cherry Creek trail.

dermist before starting to sculpt 15 years ago, giving him a unique perspective from which to produce his wildlife pieces.

The sculptures, which are all for sale, will live at Goodson in Centennial for a year thanks to SSPR’s Art-On-Loan program. The sculptures are selected via a competitive process, finally approved by the SSPR board of directors. Artists must live in Colorado and earn an honorarium for the display. The district receives a 20 percent commission for sculptures that are purchased through the program. For more information, contact Vickie Willis at 303483-7072.

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City could be Mayberry on the Platte

“Sam and Steilka” mixed media on five canvases, 36” x 66” is in Kaplan’s “Galactic Stories” Exhibit. Photos by Sonya Ellingboe

Kaplan exhibit was sparked

by Hubble telescope photos

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com “In `Sam and Streilka,’ for example, a Russian dog who traveled in space is only brush strokes away from `The Big Bang.’ It is my hope that the painting is thematically expansive — as well as visually unified …”

That is from a statement by artist Sandra Kaplan for “Galactic Stories,” her latest exhibit at the Fulginiti Pavilion for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. It runs through Aug. 28 and is a most engaging collection of images that blend history, science, philosophy — and especially art.

Kaplan is an experienced painter and teacher who resides in Englewood, with studio and teaching space in Denver. She has been known for collages in addition to more conventional painting techniques, and in this show, the viewer finds both — executed with the technical skill that comes with time.

She explains that her daughter, an electrical engineer, stimulated her thought processes to begin with when she sent several photos taken by the Hubble telescope. “Intrigued, I began combing through as many astronomy books as I could find, collecting historical astronomical images and scientific charts and maps.”

Friends learned of her interest and added to her collection of books, and drawings and images began to find their way into new collages. Mythology merges with more

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A wall of small uniformly-sized works contain mixed media images in Sandra Kaplan’s “Galactic Stories” exhibit. recent images and charts. While at times, images seem incompatible, they are part “of an encompassing continuum,” she writes in a statement about the show.

“Maps chart what we think we know, yet to me they always suggest that there’s more

to discover ... I’m not entirely sure where the line between reality and imagination begins and ends. The best I can say is that the skies are full of astonishments that can expand the field of artistic play and those are the fields in which I’m currently working.”

IF YOU GO The Gallery at the Fulginiti Pavilion for Bioethics and Humanity, on the Anschutz Medical Campus, is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Directions: Start at the corner of Colfax Avenue and Peoria Street and go noth on Peoria. Turn right on Montview Boulevard. At Uvalda Street, turn right and go past several parking lots to the last entrance on the left, the Georgetown Lot. Park there, then facing south, walk to the right past several campus buildings to a smaller red brick building, the Fulginiti Pavilion. The gallery is on the first floor. Admission is free.

The City of Denver could become “one big farmers’ market” after the city council recently approved an ordinance that allows Denver residents to sell from their homes fresh produce they have grown themselves and cottage foods such as jams and honey they have made in their home kitchens.

“Denver has always been known as a city that appreciates `farm-to-table’ and using fresh produce and locally sourced foods, but this new law creates a whole new level of urban farming that will allow the city to become one big farmers’ market,” said Richard Scharf, president and CEO of Visit Denver.

Under the new ordinance, Denver residents will have to purchase a permit, but then will be able to sell from their home raw and uncut fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs that were grown by the seller either on-site or in a community garden.

They will also be able to sell whole eggs produced by chickens or ducks kept by the seller at home, or “cottage foods,” which are low-risk, unrefrigerated food products made on-site such as spices, teas, honey, jams and certain baked goods. People can sell from inside or outside their home from 8 a.m. to dusk and can sell up to $5,000 of goods a year.

For more information, including how to secure a permit, a list of permissible cottage foods and tips for your home garden, visit denvergov.org/homebusiness. The sale of marijuana or marijuanainfused products is not allowed.

For more activities in Denver go to visitdenver.com.

“Astro History” by Sandra Kaplan is painted with mixed media on 12 canvases, 54” x 72”.

Chop Shop Casual Urban Eatery, a refined casual American grill with a global influence, opened recently in Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood at 4990 E. Colfax. The fast-casual concept combines quick service for a casual market that strives to serve the freshest ingredients with the highest standards and inventive techniques.

Customers can enjoy a quick healthy and local lunch or dinner to go, and also a comfortable space for patrons to linger for a tap beer or a pour of keg wine.

Owner and executive chef Clint Wangsnes (former top toque at Zengo) brings a diverse blend of his coastal trainings in Florida, California, Oregon and Hawaii, combined with Asian and Mexican influences from nearly a decade with famed chef and restaurateur Richard Sandoval.

“Chop Shop has been a true labor of love and the result of an idea I had three years ago after my daughter Luella was born,” Wangsnes said. “The addition of my son helped propel the need for seriously good protein and sides of a highend steakhouse, but in a relaxed and price-appropriate manner.”

Chop Shop Casual Urban Eatery is open Sunday-Thursday from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m., and remains open until 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Online ordering and takeout are available.

For more information, visit: coloradochopshop.com; Chop Shop Casual Urban Eatery on Facebook; @CoChopShop on Twitter; or call 720-550-7665.

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CURTAIN TIME At odds

Neil Simon’s always-funny “The Odd Couple” is a comedic summer offering at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Experienced director Robert Kramer has worked with James O’Hagan Murphy and Len Matheo on the necessary comic timing they need to portray these two very different characters. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m.

Sundays, except Aug. 24, when there will be a 2 p.m. matinee. Tickets: $23/$20/ $12, 303-935-3044, minersalley.com.

Stella!

“A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams plays through Sept. 7 at Vintage

Is it art?

“Art” by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, winner of Tony and Olivier awards, opens July 31 at Springs Ensemble Theatre, 1903 Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs, and plays through Aug. 17. What happens when Marc buys an all-white painting? Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 4 p.m.

FURNITURE THRIFT STORE

We are a single mom ministry. Our program goal is to educate, empower individuals so they can become employable and attain self-sufficiency.

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Castle Rock/Franktown

First United Methodist Church 1200 South Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.3047 www.fumccr.org

Services:

Castle Rock/Franktown 10:30am at Castle View HS

w/Kids Denver & Serving the southeast Youth Min area

Highlands Ranch

Greenwood Village

Worship Services Sundays at 9:00am

303-791-3315

pastor@awlc.org www.awlc.org

Call or check our website for information on services and social events! www.cbsdenver.org

303-794-6643

Highlands Ranch

9:00 AM SUNDAY WORSHIP

Line camp - Castle Rock Sundays 10 am DC Fairgrounds – Kirk Hall

 Sunday Services  8:00 a.m.  & 10:30 a.m.

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Christ’s Episcopal Church 

615 4th Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.5185

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Trinity Lutheran Church & School

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Open and Affirming

Sunday Worship

8:00 AM Chapel Service 9:00 & 10:30 AM Sanctuary 10:20 AM St. Andrew Wildflower Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am

Non-Denominational Pastor Paul Flannery “It’s not about us... It’s about serving others... T hen God gets the Glory!”

2121 Dad Clark Drive 720.259.2390 www.HFCdenver.org

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Littleton

GRACE PRESBYTERIAN Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey

www.gracecolorado.com

You are invited to worship with us:

Sundays at 10:00 am

Grace is on the NE Corner of Santa Fe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy.

(Across from Murdochs)

303-798-8485

Welcome Home!

Weaving Truth and Relevance into Relationships and Life

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Littleton

Sunday

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Parker

Parker

8:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

1609 W. Littleton Blvd.

(303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org

Lone Tree

Church of Christ Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following Thursday Bible Study - 7:30pm Currently meeting at: Acres Green Elementary School 13524 Acres Green Drive 303-688-9506 www.LoneTreeCoC.com

Learning about God’s Creation through song!

United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop 10926 E. Democrat Rd.

4391 E Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80134, (303) 841-3836

Parker

Parker, CO • 10am Worship www.uccparkerhilltop.org 303-841-2808

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The Bahá’í Faith

Joy Lutheran Church

“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.”

Weekly children’s classes, devotions and study DouglasCountyAssembly@gmail.com 303.947.7540

Sharing God’s Love

SERVICES:

SATURDAY 5:30pm

9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co

Parker evangelical P 303 798 6387 resbyterian church

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Music Camp 2014 July 28 - Aug.1 9AM-12PM 1st to 6th Grade • Cost $15 Pre-register online by July 10 & get a free t-shirt.

worship Time 10:30AM sundays

SUNDAY 9:30am

Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org

Connect – Grow – Serve

Sunday Worship

8:45 am & 10:30 am

Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School Bible Study 10:30am Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)

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Lone Tree

Serving the Southeast Denver area

303 N Ridge Rd. • Castle Rock • CO

with Kevin Weatherby

Ignite Theatre will present “Rent” by Jonathan Larson from Aug. 8-31 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Directed by Keith Rabin Jr. and Amy Osatinski.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays, 7:30 p.m.

“On the Edge: A Festival of New Plays” continues with “Italy” by Michele Berdinis, directed by Linda Suttle, on July 25, 26, 27 at the Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood.

And, on Aug. 1, 2, 3: “Tales From the Peacetime Army” by Frank Oteri, directed by Danielle Lombardo. Performances: 8 p.m.

Friday, Saturday; 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 per play, 303-232-0363, theedgetheater. com.

8391 S. Burnley Ct., Highlands Ranch

(Next to RTD lot @470 & University)

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Latest from Ignite

New plays

Abiding Word First Presbyterian Church of Littleton Lutheran Church

Congregation Beth Shalom

PRESCHOOL Serving the community ages 21/2 – 6 years “Love, Learn, Laugh”

“Henry IV,” Parts I and II, play in repertory through Aug. 3 at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival on the CU Boulder campus.

For scheduling and ticket information: coloradoshakes.org.

Monday, Aug. 11. Tickets: $27/$19, ignitetheatre.com, 720-362-2697. In the tradition of this show, a minimum of 10 rush seats will be available at $10 a half-hour before performance time.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:15 am · for children and adults

Bard in Boulder

209 W. Littleton Blvd., #A Littleton, CO 80120

Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11am Sunday School 9:15am

WORSHIP Sunday · 8:00 am & 10:30 am

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Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Craig Bond is director of this production, reprised from 2008 with leads Haley Johnson as Blanche and Kurt Brighton as Stanley.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $26 ($21 in advance), 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.com.

To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email kearhart@ColoradoCommunityMedia.com.

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Parker

Community Church of Religious Science Sunday 10:00 a.m. at the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel on Mainstreet

303.805.9890 www.ParkerCCRS.org

Where people are excited about God’s Word.

Bible Studies: 9:30AM Children, Young People & Adults

Sunday Worship: 10:45AM Evening Worship: 6PM 4391 E Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80134 Church Office – (303) 841-3836

www.parkerbiblechurch.org

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‘Playin’ in the Park’ is summertime treat

Jazz in Littleton

Aug. 15 is the date for the eighth Littleton Jazz Festival at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton. Fans of piano jazz are in for a treat, because featured on the program are Purnell Steen and Le Jazz Machine, plus the Jeff Jenkins Quartet playing Brubeck. Both Steen and Jenkins are accomplished pianists. Tickets are now available at Town Hall, 303-794-2787, ext. 5, or townhallartscenter.com.

Summer Social

The Friends of the Littleton Library/Museum will hold a free community event, a Summer Social, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 3 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Boulder Ballet choreographer Peter Davison — dancer, juggler and physical comedian extraordinaire — will perform. Food will be for sale at $4 for kids; and for $5 to $6, adults can have hot dogs, hot links, veggie and beef

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Free concerts downtown

Arts Brookfield launched its free outdoor concert series, Summer on the Plaza, from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 23, and the series continues on the 1801 California plaza through Aug. 13. The series features rising stars of Denver’s music scene along with happy-hour specials at Guard and Grace, adjacent to the plaza.

The following musicians are

Ragtime show Tom McDermott will perform a ragtime concert, presented by the Ragtime Society of Colorado, at 2 p.m. Aug. 3 at Montview Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia St., Denver.

Tickets: $20 at the door. Information: president Colleen Vanderhoek of Littleton, 303-979-4353.

City fair Tickets are available for the 4-year-old Denver County Fair, held Aug. 1-3 at the National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver. Parking: $8. Free for scooter, bike and Car2Go. Attractions include: Marshmallow Catapult War, Robot Opera, Lucha Libre Mexican Wrestling, Drag Queen Pageant, Top Hogs, nearly 100 blue-ribbon competitions, eating competitions and food trucks. For full schedule: denvercountyfair.org/fair-schedule. Weekend tickets cost $10 adults; children 5-12, seniors and military half-price; free under 5. Hours: Aug. 1, noon to 9 p.m.; Aug. 2, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Aug. 3, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Symphony auditions The Littleton Symphony will hold auditions in August for the 2014/2015 season for: oboe II, English horn, percussion, trombone, violin and cello section musicians.

The Littleton Symphony is directed by Jurgen de Lemos and performs five to six concerts annually, including a free children’s concert. Each year, the LSO extends membership to advanced high school string musicians in the Front Range area. To audition, see littletonsymphony.org or call Personnel Manager Bobbi Jones, 303-989-4727 or write info@littletonsymphony.org.

scheduled to perform at the remaining three shows: • July 30 — Ark Life with Patrick Dethlefs • Aug. 6 — SHEL • Aug. 13 — Megan Burtt For more information on the concert series, visit artsbrookfield. com/denver or follow Arts Brookfield on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram (@ ArtsBrookfield), YouTube, Pinterest, or Vine. Follow the hashtag #ArtsBrookfield for photos and tweets about Summer on the Plaza.

Overheard

Eavesdropping on a woman: “A

couple walked in with those T-shirts that say, ‘I’m With Him/I’m With Her.’ I tell my ex-hubby, `Maybe we’d still be married if we wore those shirts.’

He said we were too mature for that.”

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for BlacktieColorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktiecolorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

Now in its 86th year, Western Welcome Week began as “Homecoming,” providing an opportunity for family and friends to gather.

Over the years Western Welcome Week has grown to a 10-day celebration with over 40 events and involving events presented by over 30 organizations.

These organizations help to create the honored tradition of Western Welcome Week.

Thank You for your continued support!

Arapahoe Community College

Hot Pots

Old Mill Brewery & Grill

Carson Nature Center/South Platte Park

Humane Society of the South Platte Valley

Pedal Bicycle Shop

Christian Science Church-Littleton

JaJa Bistro

Reinke Brothers

City of Littleton

Littleton Elks Lodge #1650

RiverPointe Senior Living

Colorado Scottish Festival

Littleton Fine Arts Guild

South Metro Land Conservancy

Depot Art Gallery

Littleton Fire Rescue

South Suburban Parks & Recreation

Edwin A. Bemis Public Library

Littleton Jazz Foundation

The Pottery Studio Gallery

First Presbyterian Church of Littleton

Littleton Lions Club

Town Hall Arts Center

Friends of the Library & Museum

Littleton Museum

Golden Eagle Concert Band

Littleton Police Citizen Academy Alumni Association

Historic Downtown Littleton Mechants

Platte River Bar & Grill

Littleton United Methodist Church

Western Welcome Week, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) public charity, Is dedicated to honoring the tradition of celebrating greater Littleton. Our mission is to nurture community spirit by bringing together residents and businesses; and to support: service clubs and nonprofits by creating an opportunity for community awareness and fundraising. The celebration provides festivities and entertainment for families, friends and neighbors. In planning Western Welcome Week the board pledges to remain open to new ideas, respect post traditions and to be aware of present day needs with a vision for tomorrow.

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T h e Windjammers Jazz Orchestra will feature Larry Meeks on the piano for an evening of big-band swing and ballroom dancing from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Tickets: $10, $8 for South Suburban Parks and Recreation District residents. Includes a free dance lesson at 7:15 p.m. 303-730-4612, littletonmusic.org.

burgers, chips, beverage and condiments. There also will be ice-cream treats. Reservations required: Bemis Library and Littleton Museum front desks. 303-795-3950.

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The Village Bandstand — the Highlands Ranch Concert Band’s outdoor summer concert series — will present its annual free program especially planned for the younger area residents. “Playin’ in the Park” will be held at 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 2 at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The program will include two movements from “Colorado Country” — “Where the West Remains” and “Dude Roundup”; “Disney Round the World,” including “Robin Hood Fanfare,” “Alice in Wonderland” and “Under the Sea”; and symphonic highlights from “Frozen” and “Bond — James Bond.” Revel and Tatlee will be on hand with glitter tattoos, and kids will be invited to take a close look at instruments that interest them, as well as to dance and perhaps conduct. Hrconcertband.org.

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Centennial Citizen 17

July 25, 2014

THINGS DO MUSIC/CONCERTS WINE AND MUSIC WITH LISA ARONS PIANIST LISA Arons presents “Wine and Music” on Friday, July 25. Arons will perform at 11 a.m. at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker; at 1 p.m. at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock; and at 3 p.m. at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock. A highly talented musician, Arons won the DPS Symphony Concerto competition when she was 18. This event is free and open to the public. For more information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552.

TUNES ON THE TERRACE

JOIN PARK interpreter Warren Coker on Saturday, July 26, and pan for gold in Cherry Creek. Learn about the geology of the creek and the rich history of gold panning in Colorado. Bring shoes that can get wet and plenty of water. All finds must stay at the park. Meet at the Canyon Point Parking Lot at 10 a.m. for a two-hour experience. Call 303-688-5242 for information.

FANS OF the horn-driven power of Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago will love the seventies-style jazz rock band Chase, which performs at 8 p.m. Friday, July 25, at the Lone Tree Arts Center, at the Terrace Theater. A Motown party will have you tapping your toe, clapping your hands and creating a back-up dance with tight harmonies and groovin’ rhythms at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at the Lone Tree Arts Center, at the Terrace Theater. Call 720-509-1000 or go to www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org for tickets and information.

KIDS CAN CREATE A FAIRY GARDEN

HUDSON GARDENS SUMMER CONCERTS

JOIN TAGAWA Gardens’ garden ambassador Luan Akin and her outreach team in a special morning just for kids - and fairies. Each child will design and plant his or her own fairy garden from 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, July 28, at Cherokee Ranch and Castle. Reservations required; included are supplies for making garden and a tour of the castle for parents. Call 303-688-4600 or go to www.cherokeeranch. org.

THE HUDSON Gardens & Event Center presents its 16th summer concert season. Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. For tickets, go to www.altitudetickets.com. Go to www.hudsongardens. org for details. The lineup: Sunday, July 27, Creedence Clearwater Revisited; Sunday, Aug. 3, Chris Isaak; Sunday, Aug. 10, Peter Frampton; Sunday, Aug. 17, Little River Band (with 18-piece orchestra); Sunday, Aug. 24, Night Ranger; and Saturday, Aug. 30, Lynyrd Skynyrd.

GOLD PANNING IN CASTLEWOOD CANYON

ARMY DIXIELAND BAND TO PERFORM THE 101ST Army Dixieland Band will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Go to http://www.101starmyband.com/ BRITISH INVASION ANNIVERSARY

MEADOWS CONCERT SERIES FINALE THE MUSIC in The Meadows concert series wraps up with Message in a Bottle, a Police tribute band, followed by headliner Vintage Highway, which performs original tunes along with songs of Dan Fogelberg, John Denver, Neil Young, The Eagles, and more. Concert is free and will last from 6-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at Butterfield Park, 3952 W. Butterfield Crossing Drive, Castle Rock. Call 303-8143953 or go to http://www.meadowslink.com/page/16506~649847.

SOME OF music’s greatest hits and hit-makers, including Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon, Terry Sylvester of the Hollies, and Denny Laine of the Moody Blues and Wings, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the British Invasion. The concert performance at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, will benefit the Colorado Freedom Memorial. The show is at Centennial Amphitheater in Centennial Center Park. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at http://www.modtickets.com. Go to www.CFMF.net.

HIGHLANDS RANCH Touch-A-Truck is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at Cherry Hills Community Church. Kids can get behind the wheel and meet their hometown heroes.

Event is free. Go to http://hrcaonline.org/hrcainfo/calendarhrca/tabid/275/ctl/viewdetail/ mid/1302/itemid/5752/d/20140726/Touch-a-Truck.aspx. Horn-free hour is from 9-10 a.m.

HERITAGE WALKING TOURS CASTLE ROCK Historical Society and Museum plan Heritage walking tours of historic downtown Castle Rock. Tours begin at 10:30 a.m. at The Courtyard on Perry Street, between Third and Fourth streets. Each tour lasts about 45 minutes, and will conclude at the Castle Rock Museum. Bike and group tours are available by reservation. Tour dates are Saturday, July 26, Aug. 23 and Sept. 27. For information, or reservations for group or bike tours, contact the museum at 303-814-3164 or crmuseum@comcast.net.

FIRE RESTORATION PROJECT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado and the Coalition for the Upper South Platte are seeking volunteers to help with critical fire restoration efforts at the Waldo Canyon burn area.

Work will be done from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 26. Volunteers will help mitigate flooding and repair fire damage. The burn area is now subject to erosion and mudslides that threaten Colorado Springs’ municipal water supply, Highway 24, and public and private infrastructure. Work will involve removal of burned hazard trees, re-shaping the ground surface, sand-bagging, re-seeding, tree and seedling planting and building erosion control structures to stabilize drainages. No experience needed, although work will be moderate to strenuous in nature.

Registered volunteers will received a light breakfast and lunch. Volunteers must commit to the entire day. Minimum age to volunteer is 16. Register at www.voc.org/projects or 303-715-1010.

RED HAT SOCIETY LUNCHEON CASTLE COUNTRY Assisted Living will host a Red Hat Society luncheon at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock. Calvin entertainment. The Red Hat Society is an international organization committed to connecting and supporting women of all ages. This luncheon is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Call 303-482-5552 to learn more or to RSVP. DOWNTOWN CASTLE Rock hosts Splash in the Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, in Festival Park, 300 Second St., Castle Rock. Included will be a bounce house, slip `n’ slides, super soakers and other water-related activities. Go to http://www.downtowncastlerock.com/

the Park,” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Admission is free. Children are invited to conduct the band, see the instruments and enjoy an Otter Pop. Revel Tart & Tatlee will offer glitter tattoos. Go to www.hrconcertband.org or call Kelley at 303-683-4102.

LEGEND OF AGRICULTURE DINNER

SUMMER OPERA

CALF WILL celebrate Larry Carnahan, 2014 Legend of Agriculture

CENTRAL CITY Opera presents its 2014 Festival through Aug. 13: “The Marriage of Figaro” runs alternately with “Dead Man Walking” through July at the historic Central City Opera House. “The Sound of Music” will run Aug. 5-13 at the Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. For ticket information: centralcityopera.org, 303-292-6700.

ART ELEMENTARY ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR STOBER ELEMENTARY School, Golden, plans its third annual arts and craft fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. Booth space is available, and applications are being accepted through Wednesday, Sept. 3. Contact Anne Drobny at annedrobny@gmail.com for an application.

EVENTS SCOTCH WHISKY TASTING TOUR CHEROKEE RANCH & Castle presents a Scotch Whisky Tasting Tour from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 24, in the Castle Great Hall. Tour includes an overview of Scotland’s single malt Scotch whisky regions. Scottish trained bagpiper and professional Celtic musician Scott Beach will perform. Reservations required. Call 303-688-4600 or go to www.cherokeeranch.org.

Cherokee Ranch & Castle is at 6113 N. Daniels Park Road, Sedalia.

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colors, jewelry, mixed media and much more. It is a juried show open to all area artists. The one-day show runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at Lakeshore Park in the Pinery, at the corners of Lakeshore Drive and Thunderhill Road, Parker. Admission is free.

Contact 303-841-8572 or www.pinery.org.

TOUCH A TRUCK EVENT

COOL OFF With a Splash

PACE CENTER presents “Guys and Dolls,” a co-production by Parker Theatre Productions and the Town of Parker. Professional and amateur talent will sing and dance their way through the classic Broadway musical July 25-27 and Aug. 1-3. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays, July 25 and Aug. 1; 7:30 p.m. Saturdays July 26 and Aug. 2; and 2 p.m., Sunday, July 27, Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3. Go to http://pacecenteronline.ticketforce.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=222 for tickets and information.

THE 13TH annual Pinery art show will feature photography, water

DOUGLAS COUNTY Libraries will celebrate the end of its summer reading program, Camp DCL, with a free family event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 26, in Civic Green Park, 9370 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The celebration will feature music by Rocky Mountain Aardvarks, a performance by Radio Disney, and an appearance by HawkQuest, plus snacks, games, face painters and other activities for kids of all ages. No registration is required. Bring a picnic lunch.

THE HIGHLANDS Ranch Concert Band performs its annual children’s concert “Playin’ in

PACE PRESENTS CLASSIC BROADWAY MUSICAL

PINERY ART SHOW

CLOSING CAMPFIRE

CONCERT BAND PRESENTS CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

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honoree, at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, at the Douglas County Events Center. Carnahan is a lifelong Colorado resident and was integral in the creation of the Douglas County 4-H Foundation and CALF. His family has been in the cattle business in Colorado since 1862.

For information, or to make reservations, go to http://thecalf.org/ legend-of-agriculture.html.

6:30 p.m., the James H. LaRue branch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch, will show the 1984 movie classic “Gremlins” with a texting twist. Registration is required for all programs at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

ENJOY RODEOS, concerts, demolition derby, unlimited carnival rides and more for one

price at the Arapahoe County Fair, Thursday, July 24, to Sunday, July 27, at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, 25690 E. Quincy Ave., Aurora. Gate and exhibit hours are 4-9 p.m.

Thursday, July 24, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, July 25, to Sunday, July 27. The carnival and midway have slightly longer hours. Go to http://www.arapahoecountyfair.com/ for tickets and other information.

FREE FILMS in the Park JOIN THE Highlands Ranch Community Association for free films in the park in August at Civic Green Park. Movies start at dusk. Admission is free. Movie schedule is Friday, Aug. 1, “Happy Feet Two,” Friday, Aug. 8, “Despicable Me 2,” and Friday, Aug. 15, “The Lego Movie.”

Go to http://hrcaonline.org/hrcainfo/calendarhrca/tabid/275/ctl/viewdetail/mid/1302/ itemid/6691/d/20140801/Film-in-the-Park.aspx.

EDUCATIONAL HERITAGE WALKING TOURS CASTLE ROCK Historical Society and Museum plan Heritage walking tours of historic downtown Castle Rock. Tours begin at 10:30 a.m. at The Courtyard on Perry Street, between Third and Fourth streets. Each tour lasts about 45 minutes, and will reservation. Tour dates are Saturday, July 26, Aug. 23 and Sept. 27. For information, or reservations for group or bike tours, contact the museum at 303-814-3164 or crmuseum@comcast.net.

SNAKES ALIVE PROGRAM WISH TO know more about snakes? Join Park Ranger Lisa Naughton for a fun and exciting introduction to snakes at Castlewood Canyon State Park. Meet the resident bull snakes, Sid and Nancy, and watch them eat their weekly meal. Program is from 1:30-2:15 p.m. Sunday, July 27, in the visitor center. Call 303-688-5242.

CASTLEWOOD CANYON PARK RANGER TALK JOIN OUR park rangers for a weekly presentation, topic of their choice, at our Pikes Peak Amphitheater. Learn more about the park and have the opportunity to ask our rangers any questions you may have about the park. Meet at the Pikes Peak Amphitheater off of the Lake Gulch Trail. Program is at 2:45 p.m. Sunday, July 27, at the Pikes Peak Amphitheater. Call 303-688-5242.

FIBROMYALGIA WOMEN’S GROUP FORMING WOMEN WHO want to get together to talk about positive things that have helped them with their fibromyalgia, and to make new friends, can meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 28, at the Parker Library. No fee; must live near the Parker and Centennial areas. Time of the meeting will be determined by responses. Contact Leslie at 303-791-8814.

LEGO ROBOTICS CAMPS ARMA DEI Academy, 345 E. Wildcat Reserve Parkway, Highlands Ranch, offers Lego robotics camps for students in second and third grades from 9 a.m. to noon, and for fourth- to eighthgrade students from 1-4 p.m. Monday to Friday, July 28 to Aug. 1. Go to www.armadeiacademy.com for information about the camps and to register. For information or questions, contact Lisa Payne, 720-951-1042.

FUN FOR TEENS

BEYOND SURVIVING TO THRIVING

DOUGLAS COUNTY Libraries plans a number of activities for teens on Friday, July 25.

JOIN AUTHOR and speaker Aimee Alley and alchemical aromatherapist Anita Kocourek for an evening devoted to self-care. Alley will present her book “I.C.E., Emergency First Aid for Surviving, Living and Thriving Through a Crisis at Anytime.” Program is from 6:30-9 p.m.

Thursday, July 31, at Cherokee Ranch and Castle. For reservation, visit www.cherokeeranch. org or call 303-688-4600.

At 2 p.m. at the Lone Tree Library, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, we’ll show “Iron Man 3” for lovers of comics and movies. The Teen Fashion Runway Show, featuring designers from the community, is at 5:30 p.m. at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. At

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SPORTS

July 25, 2014

Over 50, but not over baseball Program keeps lovers of game on diamonds

By Tom Munds

tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com Intensity levels rivaled those on the major league level, but the tempo of play was just a bit slower during a recent mid-July over-50 baseball game at Brent Mayne Field in Englewood.

“Our players range from early 50s to over 65. They play with intensity but no one runs or throws as fast as they did when they were younger,” said Blues manager Art Kendrick, whose team had just duked it out with the Grey Sox. “I think most of the guys in the league are like me and are out here because they love to play baseball.”

There are 14 teams in the league, divided into the National and American divisions.

Games are scheduled on the weekends at facilities around the metro area.

Mark Danuser, commissioner of Colorado Over 50 Baseball, said the league is an independent organization. The teams play a regular schedule and then have the option to travel out of state to a postseason tournament.

“Our league remains about the same size (year after year), but we are looking to grow,” he said. “Our league is open to anyone who wants to play, so we invite all those 50 and older to join us.”

Kendrick explained that the league uses regular baseball rules, with a few exceptions.

He said while players can slide, no one is allowed to steal a base, and collisions between a runner and a defender are prohibited. He said everyone in uniform is required to take part in the game and play at least two innings on defense.

“There is also no limit on having another player go in to run for a player who gets a hit,” the Littleton resident said. “We want it to be about having fun playing the game of baseball, so we do what we can to avoid getting someone hurt.”

Like most of the teams in the league, the players on the Blues roster live all over the

metro area. For example, pitcher Jeff Martinez lives in Greeley, while catcher Frank Harman lives in Centennial.

Martinez, who pitched the first seveninning game of the twin bill, said that in his prime he could throw his fastball between 85 and 89 mph. He said he still throws hard, but his speed has dropped into the low 70s and upper 60s.

Players usually spend a couple hundred dollars a season on equipment, uniforms and fees, and those who travel for postseason tournaments pay all of their own expenses.

Kendrick said that, like most of the guys in the league, he has been playing baseball for a lot of years. He began playing adult baseball in 1990 in Phoenix.

“I joined the league in the Denver area about 16 years ago,” he said. “Anyone is welcome to play in our league. A guy who wants to play just has to be able to get along with a bunch of guys who are over 50, but think they are still teenagers.”

Blues veteran Andre Price said he began his love affair with baseball when he was 6.

“I lived across the street from a park when I was growing up and went over there and started playing baseball,” the 53-year-old Parker resident said. “I guess I have been at it ever since. I am still playing, of course, because I love playing baseball. But I also am still playing because I really enjoy the camaraderie we have on the team. We are all friends and the socialization extends to events where all our families get together.”

Blues teammate Frank Harman caught the first game of the doubleheader, and said he has been playing ball for almost 50 years.

He was a kid when he first started catching, and said he was lucky because former Negro League player Matt Matthews showed him the ropes of the position. Harman then played six years in the minor leagues before joining the Air Force.

“I love the game and it is still a lot of fun to get out here and play,” the Centennial resident said. “I enjoy the game but I also like being here with my teammates. This is a great bunch of guys and friends.”

A list of teams, schedules and information about the league is available at www.coloradoover50baseball.org.

ABOVE: Jeff Martinez delivers a strike for the Blues in a July 13 over-50 baseball game against the Grey Sox at Brent Mayne Field in Englewood. There are 14 teams in the league, each made up of players from throughout the metro area. The teams play a full league schedule and then some travel out of state to a postseason tournament. BELOW: Frank Harman, catcher for the Blues, moves back to field a foul ball behind the plate during the July 13 50-and-over baseball game against the Grey Sox. The Centennial resident made the catch and had a hit to help his team win the first game of the weekly doubleheader that was played at Brent Mayne Field in Englewood. Photos by Tom Munds

Serious speed for funny car racer Former area resident returns to drag racing tour competition

By Tom Munds

tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com Tommy Johnson Jr. smiled as he talked about his return as a full-time driver of a top fuel funny car.

“I drove part time for about five years as a result of a lack of sponsorship,” the former Littleton-area resident said. “This year, I am excited to be driving full time again” Johnson was at Bandimere Speedway July 18-20 to drive the “Make A Wish” top fuel funny car at the Mile High National Drag Race, the 14th race on the National Hot Rod Association drag racing schedule.

He said the season is going pretty well with one event win and one runner-up finish. He paused and added that the team has also experienced three engine explosions this year but said that is all part of driving top fuel funny cars.

“We hope to continue to jell as a team here at Bandimere Speedway,” Johnson said about the Mile High Nationals. “Coming to Bandimere is a lot of fun for me. I have raced here often in my career and I have become very good friends with the Bandimere family. I also lived in the area for a while and have a ton of friends in this area. I really liked living here in Colorado but this location doesn’t work well with the NHRA tour schedule.”

Johnson drives a top fuel funny car. The car is powered by a 10,000-horsepower engine. The funny cars launch off the starting line and hit speeds of 100 mph in less than a second. A drag race is a quarter-mile long and a top fuel funny car covers the distance is just over four seconds and crosses the finish line at more than 300 mph.

“It took a little time to get back into the

LEFT: Tommy Johnson Jr. waits his turn at the starting line for the July 18 top fuel funny car qualifying run at the Mile High National Drag Races at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison. Johnson piloted the car from a standing start to almost 300 mph in the quarter-mile run as he qualified sixth in the 16-car, single-elimination finals competition held July 20. ABOVE: Johnson signs an autograph for Colton Johnson, who visited the driver July 18 at the Mile High National Drag Races at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison. Johnson, a former area resident, returned to full-time driving this year as the driver with the Make A Wish Foundation team. Photos by Tom Munds groove of driving full time,” the veteran driver said. “Top fuel funny cars are squirrely, don’t want to go straight and it’s the driver’s job to keep the car in the groove in order to make the quickest possible run.”

He said it took a little while to once again develop the ability to keep ahead of the car mentally so his thought process moves faster than the car accelerates.

Johnson noted his team is different because usually the sponsor’s name is prominent on the side of the car but the team is independently sponsored and the space on the car is donated to Make A Wish Foundation.

“Our car sponsor is Terry Chandler who wanted to give something back to the community so made this the Make A Wish car to raise awareness of the foundation and all they do,” he said. “We usually have six to 10 Make A Wish kids visit us at the track at each race. It is

great to see the kids and their parents have a day to relax and have fun. I have been surprised by the fact that, at every race, I’ll have 15 or 20 people stop by the pits and tell me how Make A Wish has touched their lives.”

Johnson, who now lives in Indiana, has been drag racing since the early 1990s. He has wins in sportsman and alcohol funny car before he got his first win a professional in 1993.

He drove top fuel dragsters until the late 1990s. In 1999, he won his first race in a top fuel funny car. He is one of 15 drivers in NHRA history to win races driving a top fuel dragster and a top fuel funny car.

At 46, he said he feels he can continue to race for at least the next 10 years. He said he is encouraged by the fact John Force, a 14-time top fuel funny car champion, is 65 and still winning race.

“Driving a top fuel funny car isn’t tre-

mendously demanding physically,” he said.

“Because of the fact you are subject to seven times the normal force of gravity off the starting line does beat up a bit in your back and neck. But that shouldn’t be a problem is you keep yourself physically fit.”

Johnson said he feels the team is hitting full stride and it is his hope to be with the team for quite a few years.

The Make A Wish team did pretty well in qualifying as they were sixth on the 16-car, single-elimination race bracket for the July 20 race finals. However, apparently there were some difficulties as Johnson lost the firstround race with Jack Beckman.

So, the team will pack up and head for next week’s race in Sonoma, Calif., in their bid to win another race and move up in the points standing.

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Centennial Citizen 19

July 25, 2014

Format quite a match with Barker’s talents Highlands Ranch grad wins championship as No. 8 seed

By Jim Benton

jbenton@colorado communitymedia.com Samantha Barker likes match play golf.

Barker, the Highlands Ranch graduate who is headed to Grand Canyon University to play golf, defeated Jennifer Hankins of Thornton, 2 and 1, to win the Colorado Women’s Golf Association Junior Match Play Championship July 17 at The Heritage at Westmoor in Westminster.

“I had a good enough day to win,” said Barker. “I had a bunch of bad holes but I had enough good holes to pull it off. I love match play. I can have an eight or 10 and still win.”

After stroke play, Barker was seeded eighth in the eight-player championship match play flight but beat medalist Jaylee Tait in 19 holes and ousted Adara Pauluhn 2 and 1 in the semifinals to advance into the title match against third-seeded Hankins.

“I did feel like an underdog the first couple days but I felt I could hang around with the other kids in the championship flight,” said Barker. “After the first couple holes of playing Jaylee Tait the first match play day and being 3-up through the first nine, I felt not like the eighth seed.”

Hankins, who will be a junior at Legacy High School, led 2 up after 10 holes of the title match but an injured ankle and toe plus putting problems allowed Barker to rally.

“It started off with her and I sort of getting on the bogey train,” recalled Barker.

“You could tell there were some nerves there. But then we got comfortable and we were even for a while. The lead never got above one or two. Jennifer’s ankle really started to bother her so I was like, `oh, advantage me’.

“She hit a couple bad shots and I hit a couple good shots and then she started to not think about her ankle and hit some good shots and I started to hit some bad shots. I started making putts towards the end, which was the deal breaker.”

Hankins three-putted five greens in a

row and fell 2 down after the 15th hole.

Barker, the 18-year-old whose brother Caleb was the 2009 Class 5A boys champion from Highlands Ranch, went 1-up on the par-3, 14th hole and drained a 30-foot par putt on 15th hole to go 2 up.

“I got up and down on a pretty tough bunker shot on a par 3 then made a long 30-footer to go 2 up,” said Barker. “It was a straight up hill putt and it barely made it into the left side of the hole. Putting covers up a lot of mistakes on the golf course.

“All I had to do is par the next two holes to win. I still stayed pretty aggressive on the last two holes because I didn’t want to baby anything and give anything up. I hit it pretty close and just made pars.”

Both players halved the 16th hole and a nice bunker shot led to another par on 17 for Barker. She walked off the 17th green with the victory when Hankins’ birdie chip failed to go into the cup.

“I was definitely at or below par the first two days but I was over-par in the finals by quite a few,” said Barker who won a February Future Collegians World Tour tournament in Palm Desert, Calif. “When I’m in contention to win I kind of act a little bit nonchalant so I don’t psych myself out and start thinking’ oh you got this for the win’ I’m not that good of a pressure player so that hurt me because I was babying everything and not being very aggressive.

“The last four holes I decided to suck it up and hit every ball as hard as I could and try to make every single putt from no matter where and it paid off a lot better than just trying to do OK and survive.”

Barker finished ninth in the girls Class 5A state golf tournament in May and then took some time off after graduation.

“Early this summer I did a lot more traveling than I did golf,” she said. “So it was really nice to get back into playing and practicing and being prepared for tournaments and then coming out with a win.”

Marley wins match play Sam Marley of South Suburban Golf Course won the 36-hole CGA Junior Match Play Championship July 18 at the Bear Creek Golf Course with a 3 and 1 triumph over Trevor Glen of the Riverdale Course.

Marley, an Arapahoe High School graduate who will play golf at the University of

Highlands Ranch’s Samantha Barker, shown here playing in the 2014 Class 5A state golf tournament, won the Colorado Women’s Golf Association Junior Match Play Championship on July 17. File photo Northern Colorado next season, played the final 12 holes of the match at 3-under-par to defeat Glen, who will be a senior at Legacy High School.

“That was probably the best I’ve played in a while,” said Marley. “I played really well all week. I made a lot of birdies and hit a lot of greens.”

In the round of 64, the 46th-seeded Marley beat Kyle Peterson of Hiwan Golf Club, 4 and 3. He scored a 7 and 6 win over Pierce Aichinger of Bear Creek Golf Club and advanced with a 4 and 3 win over Andrew Howe of Fox Hill Country Club.

Marley, the son of South Suburban head professional Tom Marley, ousted Donny Kinnaman of Lincoln Park Golf Club, 2 and 1 in the quarterfinals and got past AJ Ott of Ptarmigan Golf Club, 1 up in the semifinals.

Glen, down 4 and 1 at one point during the match, made a comeback to pull within 1 down but two lost balls on the 16th hole

and a three-putt bogey on 17th provided Marley with the victory margin.

“We played a match play tournament every year for Arapahoe High School team and I won that the past two years,” said Marley. “I really like playing match play. It’s my favorite format.”

Marley, who tied for 10th in last fall’s Class 5A state golf tournament, qualified to play in the July 24-27 HealthOne Colorado Open after carding an even-par 70 July 9 at Inverness Hotel and Golf Club.

“I’m very excited,” he said. “I’m actually playing a practice round at Green Valley Ranch.”

Romano runner-up

Michelle Romano, the 2014 Class 5A girls state champion from Rock Canyon who will play golf at UCCS, lost 1-up to Gillian Vance in the first flight championship match of the CWGA Junior Match Player Championship.

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HOW THEY FINISHED Results from the Mopar Mile High Nationals, held July 18-20 at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison.

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Pro Stock - 1. Allen Johnson; 2. Jeg Coughlin Jr. #1 qualifier - Jason Line.

Pro Stock Motorcycle - 1. Andrew Hines; 2. Michael Ray. #1 qualifier - Hector Arana Jr. Sportsman Super Stock - 1. Jackie Alley, Eagle, Id; 2. Tyler Wakarusa, Ks. #1 qualifier Carroll Warling, Brighton.

Stock Eliminator - 1. Brenda Grubbs, Magnolia, Tx; 2. Scott Burton, Golden. #1 qualifier - Todd Patterson, Augusta, Ks. Super Comp - 1. Jeremy Demers, Carroll Ia; 2. Mitch Mustard, Arvada. #1 qualifier - Kariann Bombard-Gieck, Lakewood.

Super Gas - 1. James Kunkel, Wichita; 2. Bradley Johnson, Morrison. #1 qualifier - Dennis Keck, Wheatland, Wy. Super Street - 1. Brian Percival, Lakewood; 2. Chris Bobard, Watkins, Co. #1 qualifier - Darrel Schwartz, Greeley.

Top Sportsman - 1. Ryan Julius, Brighton; 2. Dave Slatten, Fort Collins. #1 qualifier - Raymond Vettel, Phillips, Ne. Top Dragster - 1. Branden M. Rhodes, Sterling; 2. George Slatten, Santa Fe, NM. #1 qualifier - Mike Candelario, Brighton

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Johnson is the King of the Mountain, at least Thunder Mountain, the name attached to Bandimere Speedway in Morrison.

On July 20, Johnson drove his Magneti-Marelli Mopar Dodge Dart to his third consecutive Pro Stock championship at the Mopar Mile High Nationals and his fifth title in the past six years.

He now ranks second in the number of wins at Bandimere with six and trails Bob Glidden, who captured seven Pro Stock championships at Thunder Mountain.

“This was the first race I every qualified at in 1996, and that was the only race out of 21 I qualified for that year,” recalled Johnson, who now has 24 career wins and four this season. “I have qualified for every single race (here) since then. It’s very important to us. It’s almost like a championship to us to excite all the Mopar executives and everyone that comes out to support us, but it get tougher every year.”

Johnson, making his eighth consecutive appearance in the Mile High Nationals finals, beat Mopar teammate Jeg Coughlin Jr., who red-lighted in the title race. Johnson had a run of 6.930 at 198.61 miles per hour.

“This team continues to find a way to do it,” said Johnson. ”We want to win here for Mopar.”

Mopar announced a three-year extension of its sponsorship of the Mile High Nationals earlier in the day. The current 26-year Mopar sponsorship with Bandimere is the longest running sponsorship in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

“Mopar and the mountain and me, we’re married,” said Johnson. “We’re going to take that deal and run with it the next three years and break Bob Glidden’s record and be the king of the mountain for a long time.”

Johnson’s car might not have been as dominant as it was in past seasons but it was good enough for him to win again.

“We struggled a little bit, Saturday (July 19) especially,” said Johnson. “Friday (July 18) we were decent but we didn’t build on it. We had to start over. First round (of eliminations) we were solid, and then something else start going wrong second and third round. In the final, Jeg, if he hadn’t red-lighted, he probably had us beat because he had the speed. He was on a really good run.”

Pro stock points leader Erica Enders-Stevens bowed out in the second round when she lost to Dave Connolly.

V Gaines of Lakewood, a 2013 finalist, lost to Connolly in the first round of eliminations and Denver’s Shane Gray was also ousted in the opening elimination round. He lost to Chris McGaha.

In the qualifying, Johnson set a new track record of 198.90 mph on a cooler day July 18. He beat his own Bandimere mark of 198.70 mph.

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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: Lot 50, Block 1, WOLHURST LANDING, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 2819 W Davies Dr, Littleton, CO 80120.

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

Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0529-2014

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Public Trustees Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0596-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 14, 2014, 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): Michelle Losier Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Pinnacle Mortgage Group Inc., A Colorado Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Bank of America, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: June 18, 2009 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 26, 2009 Recording Information (Reception Number) B9068640 Original Principal Amount: $164,641.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $155,581.51 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 63, BLOCK 3, SOUTHCREEK SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7887 South Kittredge Circle, Englewood, CO 80112.

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, 09/10/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 7/17/2014 Last Publication: 8/14/2014 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: 05/14/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Caren Jacobs Castle #11790 Deanna L. Westfall #23449 Jennifer Griest #34830 Britney Beall-Eder #34935 Kimberly L. Martinez #40351 Christopher T. Groen #39976 Cynthia Lowery-Graber #34145 The Castle Law Group, LLC 999 18th Street #2201, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 Attorney File # 14-01559 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0596-2014 First Publication: 7/17/2014 Last Publication: 8/14/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0520-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 25, 2014, 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) Christopher Mark Puent Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company Date of Deed of Trust May 09, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 13, 2008 Recording Information (Reception Number) B8055214 Original Principal Amount $147,682.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $147,217.21 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. The property to be foreclosed is: Lot 50, Block 1, WOLHURST LANDING, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 2819 W Davies Dr, 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, 08/20/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and

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Legal Notice No.: 0520-2014 First Publication: 6/26/2014 Last Publication: 7/24/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0528-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 29, 2014, 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): DANIEL C. MCCANN AND GINGER S. MCCANN Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: July 16, 2010 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: July 23, 2010 Recording Information (Reception Number): D0070893 Original Principal Amount: $350,750.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $339,202.32 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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 28, BLOCK 1, WILLOW CREEK, FILING NO. 10, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 8855 EAST PHILLIPS PLACE, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112.

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, 08/27/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 7/3/2014 Last Publication: 7/31/2014 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: 04/29/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 302, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 14-910-26401 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0528-2014 First Publication: 7/3/2014 Last Publication: 7/31/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0529-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 29, 2014, 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): Ana L Melgar Original Beneficiary(ies): CHASE BANK USA, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust: November 21, 2005 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: November 28, 2005 Recording Information (Reception

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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: 7/3/2014 Last Publication: 7/31/2014 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: 04/29/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert J. Aronowitz, Esq. #5673 Lisa Cancanon #42043 Emily Jensik #31294 Joan Olson, Esq. #28078 Jennifer H. Trachte #40391 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Catherine A. Hildreth #40975 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80204 (303) 8131177 Attorney File # 1068.100247.F01 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012

Public Notices 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, 08/20/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 6/26/2014 Last Publication: 7/24/2014 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: 04/25/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Oliver E. Frascona, Esq. #5748 Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greens te i n PC 4 7 5 0 Ta b l e M e s a D r i v e , Boulder, CO 80305-5500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7192-2090 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012

LOT 26, BLOC K 9, BR OAD MOOR SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 5745 South Elati Street, Littleton, CO 80120.

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

Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for

22the purpose of paying the indebtedness

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 29, 2014, 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): Ana L Melgar Original Beneficiary(ies): CHASE BANK USA, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust: November 21, 2005 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: November 28, 2005 Recording Information (Reception Number): B5177793 Original Principal Amount: $188,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $163,087.78 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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 2, BLOCK 3, WALNUT HILLS-FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6876 S Spruce St, Centennial, CO 80112.

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

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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, 08/27/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 7/3/2014 Last Publication: 7/31/2014 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: 04/29/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert J. Aronowitz, Esq. #5673 Lisa Cancanon #42043 Emily Jensik #31294 Joan Olson, Esq. #28078 Jennifer H. Trachte #40391 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Catherine A. Hildreth #40975 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80204 (303) 8131177 Attorney File # 1068.100246.F01 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0529-2014 First Publication: 7/3/2014 Last Publication: 7/31/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0530-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 29, 2014, 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): Sharon G Bowen Original Beneficiary(ies): ADVANTAGE PLUS MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust: May 08, 2003 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 03, 2003 Recording Information (Reception Number): B3119591 Original Principal Amount: $94,232.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $77,848.92 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. The property to be foreclosed is: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE Also known by street and number as: 5250 South Huron Way #9-312, 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, 08/27/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 7/3/2014 Last Publication: 7/31/2014 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: 04/29/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert J. Aronowitz, Esq. #5673 Lisa Cancanon #42043 Emily Jensik #31294 Joan Olson, Esq. #28078

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0530-2014 Exhibit A CONDOMINIUM UNIT 312, IN CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 9, HICKORY PLACE CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 5, 1984 IN BOOK 72 AT PAGE 75 THROUGH 77 AND THE 9TH SUPPLEMENT RECORDED NOVEDMBER 30, 1989 IN BOOK 102 AT PAGES 61 THROUGH 63, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR HICKORY PLACE CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON MARCH 14, 1984 IN BOOK 4110 AT PAGE 592 AND AMENDED DECLARATION RECORDED AUGUST 7, 1984 IN BOOK 4230 AT PAGE 282 AND THE 9TH ANNEXATION RECORDED NOVEMBER 30, 1989 IN BOOK 5823 AT PAGE 282 AND THE 9TH ANNEXATION RECORDED NOVEMBER 30, 1989 IN BOOK 5823 AT PAGE 584 IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Legal Notice NO.: 0530-2014 First Publication: 7/3/2014 Last Publication: 7/31/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0545-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 29, 2014, 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): Daniel T Lafore Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Ideal Home Loans, LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Branch Banking and Trust Company Date of Deed of Trust: June 22, 2009 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: July 01, 2009 Recording Information (Reception Number): B9071291 Original Principal Amount: $116,177.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $109,487.28 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. The property to be foreclosed is: See Exhibit “A” Also known by street and number as: 3060 W Prentice Ave Unit 1, Littleton, CO 80123.

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, 08/27/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 7/3/2014 Last Publication: 7/31/2014 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: 04/29/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Giovanni Camacho, Esq #44364 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 600 17th Street, Suite 2350 S, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 14CO00029-1 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 0545-2014 Exhibit A CONDOMINUM UNIT 1, IN CONDOMINUM BUILDNG 3060, STEEPLECHASE II CONDOMINUMS, PHASE VI, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 12, 1996 AT RECEPTION NO. A6118639 IN PLAT BOOK 131 AT PAGE 36 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR STEEPLECHASE II CONDOMINUMS RECORDED MARCH 27, 1996 AT RECEPTION NO. A6036769 AND FIFTH AMENDMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 12, 1996 UNDER RECEPTION NO. A6118640, ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS, ANNEXATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Legal Notice NO.: 0545-2014 First Publication: 7/3/2014 Last Publication: 7/31/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

July 25, 2014

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.

To advertise your publicTHEREFORE, notices callNotice 303-566-4100 Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/27/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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 Public Notice the purpose of paying the indebtedness COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION provided in said Evidence of Debt seCRS §38-38-103 cured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0547-2014 allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is provided by law. given with regard to the following deFirst Publication: 7/3/2014 scribed Deed of Trust: Last Publication: 7/31/2014 On April 29, 2014, the undersigned Public Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Trustee caused the Notice of Election and IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO County of Arapahoe records.

FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE Original Grantor(s): ANGEL WILLIAMS

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO AND VINCENT LUCIANO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE DATE: 05/02/2014 ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSCynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for TEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR ROCKY the County of Arapahoe, State of ColorMOUNTAIN MORTGAGE SPECIALISTS, ado INC By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK The name, address, business telephone OF AMERICA, N.A. number and bar registration number of the Date of Deed of Trust: January 25, 2008 attorney(s) representing the legal holder of County of Recording: Arapahoe the indebtedness is: Recording Date of Deed of Trust: FebruRobert J. Aronowitz, Esq. #5673 ary 01, 2008 Lisa Cancanon #42043 Recording Information (Reception Emily Jensik #31294 Number): B8012736 Joan Olson, Esq. #28078 Original Principal Amount: $211,929.00 Jennifer H. Trachte #40391 Outstanding Principal Balance: Monica Kadrmas #34904 $193,820.90 Catherine A. Hildreth #40975 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP are hereby notified that the covenants of 1199 Bannock St., the deed of trust have been violated as Denver, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 follows: failure to pay principal and inAttorney File # 4500.100180.F01 The Attorney above is acting as a debt terest when due together with all other collector and is attempting to collect a payments provided for in the evidence of debt. Any information provided may be debt secured by the deed of trust and othused for that purpose. er violations thereof. ©Public Trustees' Association THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE of Colorado Revised 9/2012 A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: Legal Notice NO.: 0562-2014 LOT 2, BLOCK 27, CENTENNIAL ESTATES SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF First Publication: 7/3/2014 ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Last Publication: 7/31/2014 Also known by street and number as: Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 5112 S. NEWTON STREET, LITTLETON, CO 80123.

Public Notice THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURCOMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION RENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN CRS §38-38-103 OF THE DEED OF TRUST. FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0583-2014

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NOTICE OF SALE

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 9, 2014, 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): Cathleen F. Burns Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Freedom Mortgage Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company Date of Deed of Trust: September 25, 2006 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: October 04, 2006 Recording Information (Reception Number): B6142236 Original Principal Amount: $218,225.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $209,672.35 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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 4, BLOCK 28, CENTENNIAL ESTATES 2ND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4280 W Belleview Pl, Littleton, CO 80123.

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

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 08/27/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 7/3/2014 Last Publication: 7/31/2014 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: 04/29/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Wayne E. Vaden #21026 Vaden Law Firm, LLC PO Box 18997, Denver, CO 80218 (303) 377-2933 Attorney File # 14-081-05400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0547-2014 First Publication: 7/3/2014 Last Publication: 7/31/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0562-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 2, 2014, 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): Jaime Becerra and Guadalupe Becerra and Alfredo Montanez-Torres Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: US Bank National Association as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-7 Date of Deed of Trust: July 19, 2005 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: July 28, 2005 Recording Information (Reception Number): B5111824 Original Principal Amount: $186,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $186,374.26 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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 26, BLOC K 9, BR OAD MOOR SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 5745 South Elati 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, 08/27/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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 se-

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, 09/03/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 7/10/2014 Last Publication: 8/7/2014 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: 05/09/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Karen J. Radakovich, Esq. #11649 Frascona Joiner Goodman and Greenstein PC 4750 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305-5500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7192-3060 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0583-2014 First Publication: 7/10/2014 Last Publication: 8/7/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0597-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 14, 2014, 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): PROCTOR G DUCHARM II AND PATTI A DUCHARM Original Beneficiary(ies): CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: December 17, 2003 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: January 02, 2004 Recording Information (Reception Number): B4000523 Original Principal Amount: $136,000.00

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0597-2014

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 14, 2014, 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): PROCTOR G DUCHARM II AND PATTI A DUCHARM Original Beneficiary(ies): CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: December 17, 2003 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: January 02, 2004 Recording Information (Reception Number): B4000523 Original Principal Amount: $136,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $116,676.04 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. The property to be foreclosed is: THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, TO WIT: LOT 20, APPLE ORCHARD MANORS. Also known by street and number as: 6638 SOUTH ARAPAHOE DR, LITTLETON, CO 80120.

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

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Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0597-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 14, 2014, 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): PROCTOR G DUCHARM II AND PATTI A DUCHARM Original Beneficiary(ies): CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: December 17, 2003 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: January 02, 2004 Recording Information (Reception Number): B4000523 Original Principal Amount: $136,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $116,676.04 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. The property to be foreclosed is: THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, TO WIT: LOT 20, APPLE ORCHARD MANORS. Also known by street and number as: 6638 SOUTH ARAPAHOE DR, LITTLETON, CO 80120.

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

Public Trustees

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, 09/10/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 7/17/2014 Last Publication: 8/14/2014 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: 05/14/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 302, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 14-942-26586 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012

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, 09/10/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 7/17/2014 Last Publication: 8/14/2014 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: 05/14/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 302, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 14-942-26586 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012

Public Trustees

Legal Notice NO.: 0597-2014 First Publication: 7/17/2014 Last Publication: 8/14/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0604-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 14, 2014, 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): Sandra J Stanger Original Beneficiary(ies): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust: September 16, 2008 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: October 14, 2008 Recording Information (Reception Number): B8115099 Original Principal Amount: $168,428.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $165,678.70 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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 9, BLOCK 2, WINDEMERE HOMES TRACT NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6402 South Spotswood 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, 09/10/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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'

Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0604-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 14, 2014, 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): Sandra J Stanger Original Beneficiary(ies): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust: September 16, 2008 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: October 14, 2008 Recording Information (Reception Number): B8115099 Original Principal Amount: $168,428.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $165,678.70 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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 9, BLOCK 2, WINDEMERE HOMES TRACT NO. 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6402 South Spotswood 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, 09/10/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 7/17/2014 Last Publication: 8/14/2014 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: 05/14/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert J. Aronowitz, Esq. #5673 Lisa Cancanon #42043 Emily Jensik #31294 Joan Olson, Esq. #28078 Jennifer H. Trachte #40391 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Catherine A. Hildreth #40975 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80204 (303) 8131177 Attorney File # 9105.100318.F01 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012

Public Trustees

Legal Notice NO.: 0604-2014 First Publication: 7/17/2014 Last Publication: 8/14/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0619-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 20, 2014, 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): Eleanor H Hunt and David M Hunt Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Bank of America, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: May 15, 2009 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 04, 2009 Recording Information (Reception Number): B9058591 Original Principal Amount: $163,817.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $163,333.54

Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0619-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 20, 2014, 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): Eleanor H Hunt and David M Hunt Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Bank of America, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust: May 15, 2009 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 04, 2009 Recording Information (Reception Number): B9058591 Original Principal Amount: $163,817.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $163,333.54 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. The property to be foreclosed is: LOTS 185A AND 185B THE KNOLLS WEST, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7070 S Knolls Way, Littleton, CO 80122.

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

Public Trustees

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, 09/17/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, 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: 7/24/2014 Last Publication: 8/21/2014 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: 05/20/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Caren Jacobs Castle #11790 Deanna L. Westfall #23449 Jennifer Griest #34830 Britney Beall-Eder #34935 Kimberly L. Martinez #40351 Christopher T. Groen #39976 Cynthia Lowery-Graber #34145 The Castle Law Group, LLC 999 18th Street #2201, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 Attorney File # 10-00306R The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is (Apr 20 to May 20) Your hard work could given with regard to the following TAURUS depay off in ways you didn’t expect, but certainly deserve. scribed Deed of Trust: On May 20, 2014, the undersigned Public Tend to that pesky health problem now so you’ll be in Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust top de-shape to tackle the new projects coming up. scribed below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Planning a family event Original Grantor(s): Eleanor H Hunt and can be stressful unless you make it clear from the start David M Hunt Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electhat you’re in charge. You might accept suggestions, tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nombut it will be your decisions that count. inee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp.

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) You still have a way to Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Bank of America, N.A. go to bring that professional matter to a satisfactory Date of Deed of Trust: May 15, 2009 conclusion. Meanwhile, an important personal situation County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: Junecould 04, require more of your attention by week’s end.

2009 Recording Information (Reception LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) There’s something about you Number): B9058591 Original Principal Amount: $163,817.00Fine Felines that makes people want to tell you secrets.

O u t s t a n d i n g P r i n c i p a l B a l a nBut c e :once again, be wary of who is doing the telling. You $163,333.54 might not want to be that person’s confidante.

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violatedVIRGO as (Aug 23 to Sept 22) Creating a fuss about follows: failure to pay principal and ina family matter might get everyone’s attention. But it terest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidencemight of be better to talk one-on-one with family memdebt secured by the deed of trust and othbers in order to spare a loved one unnecessary emer violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT barrassment.

BE A FIRST LIEN. Public Notice The property to be foreclosed is: LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) You’re making progress LOTS 185A AND 185B THE KNOLLS COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION on that career move, albeit as quickly as you had WEST, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARCRSnot §38-38-103 APAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO hoped. ButFORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0540-2014 stay with it. Your personal life takes an unAlso known by street and number as: expected (but very welcome) new turn.

7070 S Knolls Way, Littleton, CO 80122.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN given with regard to the following deIS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURscribed Deed of Trust: SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) If you feel you’ve RENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN On April 29, 2014, the undersigned Public been unfairly treated in a workplace decision, correct OF THE DEED OF TRUST. Trustee caused the Notice of Election and the situation now while there’s to ofdoTrust so. Arm Demand relating to still the time Deed deNOTICE OF SALE scribed below in the yourself with facts, and go totoit. be Goodrecorded luck.

County of Arapahoe records.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Original Grantor(s): Kevin Paul Orton SAGITTARIUS 22 to Dec 21) Liberty Devising Mortyour secured by the Deed of Trust, described Original(Nov Beneficiary(ies): herein, has filed Notice of Election and gage (Georgia) own system of Corporation doing things might be the best way Demand for sale as provided by law and Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: to handleBranch an increasingly complex But do it in said Deed of Trust.

Banking and situation.

Trust Company THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given Trust:too June 05,of2002 tactfully inDate orderoftoDeed avoidofruffling many your colthat I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. leagues’ County feathers.of Recording: Arapahoe on Wednesday, 09/17/2014, at the East Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 13, Hearing Room, County Administration 2002 CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19)(Reception A family member’s Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Recording Information Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and Number): B2109492 health problem might once again require you to shift best bidder for cash, the said real propOriginal Principal Amount: $180,000.00 some of Oyour erty and all interest of the said Grantor(s), u t scurrent t a n d i priorities n g P r iaround. n c i p a lButBthis a l atime, nce: Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein,make for certain $ 1 4other 6 , 7 7relatives 0 . 1 5 will be there to help. the purpose of paying the indebtedness Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you provided in said Evidence of Debt seare hereby notified that the covenants of AQUARIUS Feb 18) Catching on tasksas cured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' the (Jan deed20oftotrust have been up violated you’ve leftfollows: undone will take atowhile accomplish. fees, the expenses of sale and other items failure paytoprincipal andBut inallowed by law, and will issue to the purterest when due together with you’ll all other the sooner you complete them, the sooner be chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as payments provided for in the evidence of able to take onsecured another time-sensitive project. provided by law. debt by the deed of trust and othFirst Publication: 7/24/2014 er violations thereof.

Last Publication: 8/21/2014 LIEN FORECLOSED NOT BE PISCESTHE (Feb 19 to Mar 20) You might MAY feel swamped Name of Publication: Littleton Independent A FIRST LIEN. you’re expected But take ais:moment to IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED by TOall thatThe property to to bedo. foreclosed A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE come TO upTHAT PART OF things BLOCK D,a SECOND for air, then handle one at time, and FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE AMENDED PLAT OF CENTENNIAL you’ll soonACRES, get through them all.

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BECURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. GINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF BORN THIS AlthoughLINE you loveOFbeing home DATE: 05/20/2014 THEWEEK: WESTERLY LOT 17, Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in andwith for yourBLOCK 9, SECOND OF family, you also enjoy AMENDED traveling andPLAT making the County of Arapahoe, State of ColorCENTENNIAL ACRES WITH THE new friends. ado SOUTHERLY LINE OF WEST AKBy: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee SARBEN AVENUE; THENCE WESTThe name, address, business telephone ERLY ON LINEInc. OF © THE 2014SOUTHERLY King Features Synd., number and bar registration number of the WEST AKSARBEN AVENUE TO THE attorney(s) representing the legal holder of EASTERLY LINE OF SOUTH LOWELL the indebtedness is: BOULEVARD, THENCE SOUTHERLY Caren Jacobs Castle #11790 ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF SOUTHDeanna L. Westfall #23449 LOWELL BOULEVARD TO ITS INTERJennifer Griest #34830 SECTION WITH THE LINE OF CURVE Britney Beall-Eder #34935 “0” AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF SAID Kimberly L. Martinez #40351 SECOND AMENDED PLAT OF CENTENChristopher T. Groen #39976 NIAL ACRES, THENCE EASTERLY Cynthia Lowery-Graber #34145 ALONG SAID CURVE “0” TO THE WESTThe Castle Law Group, LLC 999 18th ERLY LINE OF LOT 17, BLOCK 9, Street #2201, Denver, CO 80202 (303) THENCE NORTHERLY ON SAID WEST865-1400 ERLY LINE OF LOT 17, BLOCK 9 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT Attorney File # 10-00306R THE WESTERLY 10 FEET CONVEYED The Attorney above is acting as a debt TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIScollector and is attempting to collect a SIONERS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY debt. Any information provided may be FOR ROAD PURPOSES, COUNTY OF used for that purpose.

ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Also known by street and number as: 3396 W. Aksarben Avenue, Littleton, CO Legal Notice NO.: 0619-2014 80123.

First Publication: 7/24/2014 THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN Last Publication: 8/21/2014 IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURName of Publication: Littleton Independent RENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. Public Notice NOTICE OF SALE COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION The current holder of the Evidence of Debt CRS §38-38-103 secured by the Deed of Trust, described FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0540-2014 herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is in said Deed of Trust. given with regard to the following deTHEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given scribed Deed of Trust: that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. On April 29, 2014, the undersigned Public on Wednesday, 08/27/2014, at the East Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Hearing Room, County Administration Demand relating to the Deed of Trust deBuilding, 5334 South Prince Street, scribed below to be recorded in the Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and County of Arapahoe records. best bidder for cash, the said real propOriginal Grantor(s): Kevin Paul Orton erty and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Original Beneficiary(ies): Liberty MortGrantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for gage Corporation (Georgia) the purpose of paying the indebtedness Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: provided in said Evidence of Debt seBranch Banking and Trust Company cured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' Date of Deed of Trust: June 05, 2002 fees, the expenses of sale and other items County of Recording: Arapahoe allowed by law, and will issue to the purRecording Date of Deed of Trust: June 13, chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as 2002 provided by law.

Recording Information (Reception First Publication: 7/3/2014 Number): B2109492 Last Publication: 7/31/2014 Original Principal Amount: $180,000.00 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Outstanding Principal Balance: IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO $146,770.15 A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE are hereby notified that the covenants of

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO the deed of trust have been violated as CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. follows: failure to pay principal and inDATE: 04/29/2014 terest when due together with all other Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for payments provided for in the evidence of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colordebt secured by the deed of trust and othado er violations thereof.

By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE The name, address, business telephone A FIRST LIEN. number and bar registration number of the The property to be foreclosed is: attorney(s) representing the legal holder of THAT PART OF BLOCK D, SECOND the indebtedness is: AMENDED PLAT OF CENTENNIAL Milnor H Senior, III #7226 ACRES, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGiovanni Camacho, Esq #44364 GINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 600 THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOT 17, 17th Street, Suite 2350 S, Denver, CO BLOCK 9, SECOND AMENDED PLAT OF 80202 (720) 259-6710 CENTENNIAL ACRES WITH THE Attorney File # 14CO00015-1 SOUTHERLY LINE OF WEST AKThe Attorney above is acting as a debt SARBEN AVENUE; THENCE WESTcollector and is attempting to collect a ERLY ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF debt. Any information provided may be WEST AKSARBEN AVENUE TO THE used for that purpose.

EASTERLY LINE OF SOUTH LOWELL ©Public Trustees' Association BOULEVARD, THENCE SOUTHERLY of Colorado Revised 9/2012 ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF SOUTHLOWELL BOULEVARD TO ITS INTERLegal Notice NO.: 0540-2014 SECTION WITH THE LINE OF CURVE First Publication: 7/3/2014 “0” AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF SAID Last Publication: 7/31/2014 SECOND AMENDED PLAT OF CENTENName of Publication: Littleton Independent NIAL ACRES, THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE “0” TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF LOT 17, BLOCK 9, THENCE NORTHERLY ON SAID WESTERLY LINE OF LOT 17, BLOCK 9 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 10 FEET CONVEYED TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY

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