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Remote learning moving forward Gov. Jared Polis stressed need for in-person education for state’s youngest learners

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Santa flips the switch to light up the Outlets at Castle Rock Christmas Tree.

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Christmas tree sparkles at outlets Guests at the event sipped hot chocolate and sat in sociallydistanced camping chairs.

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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he Outlets at Castle Rock celebrated its 15th Annual Tree Lighting celebration on Nov. 14. During the event, Santa Claus counted down to the lighting of the tree as socially-distanced guests sipped hot chocolate.

The 55-foot white fir Christmas tree is decorated with more than 8,000 lights and 5,000 ornaments. The tree arrived at the shopping center on Nov. 3 from the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in California and takes multiple weeks to trim and prepare.

Guests at the tree lighting event were allowed to bring their own camping chairs and place them in designated areas spaced 6 feet apart.

The tree will remain lit through the end of the year.

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After Gov. Jared Polis stressed the need for Colorado’s youngest learners to return to in-person learning, including those in areas transitioning to new and tighter COVID-19 restrictions, the Douglas County School District remained on track to move all its students in the opposite direction this semester.

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New rules prohibit indoor dining, personal gatherings Denver metro counties move to level red on COVID-19 dial

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As Denver metro counties continue to inch closer to local stayat-home orders under Colorado’s system of coronavirus-related restrictions, the state announced a new level of rules that prohibits indoor dining and personal gatherings — a change that applies to the majority of the Denver metro area and many counties in other regions.

The state’s COVID-19 dial, which has been in effect since September, is the set of different levels of restrictions that each county is required to follow based on the severity of a county’s local virus spread.

The dial grew out of the state’s safer-at-home order, the policy that came after the statewide stay-athome order this spring and allowed numerous types of businesses to reopen.

The state recently switched to color identifiers — levels blue, yellow and orange rather than numbered levels — to avoid confusion. Until Nov. 17, level red meant a stay-at-home order. Now, level red — “severe risk” — is the second most restrictive level. The purple level, deemed “extreme risk,” amounts to a stay-at-home order.

The new level red, announced by the Colorado Department of Public

FROM ORANGE TO RED: WHAT IT MEANS

The following are some of the differences between Level Orange and the more-restrictive Level Red on the state’s COVID-19 dial. For a complete list, go to https://covid19.colorado.gov/covid-19-dial Personal gatherings: Moves from up to 10 people from no more than two households to no gatherings allowed.

Restaurants: Moves from 25% capacity, up to 50 people, to no inside dining allowed — only take-out, curbside, delivery or outdoor dining with those from same household permitted.

Last call for alcohol: Moves from 10 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Bars (without food service): Remain closed for on-premises consumption but can offer alcohol with food service through delivery, takeout, drive-thru or curbside service. Bars that function with a full-service kitchen or provide food from a licensed retail food establishment, such as a neighboring restaurant or food truck, may stay open for on-premises dining.

“Noncritical” offices: Moves from 25% capacity to 10% capacity, with remote work strongly encouraged under both levels. For a list of which businesses are considered “critical,” see page 37 at tinyurl. com/ColoradoUpdatedDial.

Gyms/fitness centers: Moves from 25% capacity, up to 25 people, to 10% capacity, up to 10 people.

Indoor events: Moves from 25% capacity, up to 50 people, to no events allowed.

Health and Environment on Nov. 17, encompasses the vast majority of the metro area. The new level took effect in counties with severe enough virus spread on Nov. 20,

Dear Douglas County Elections Staff and Workers: As we wrap up the 2020 General Election, I’d like to take a moment to express my thanks and to recognize you for working side by side to ensure the integrity of the election process.

Together you provided citizens with the opportunity to exercise their most fundamental privilege, the right to vote, as evidenced by the record turnout in Douglas County and the State of Colorado. From the conduct of the election itself, to processing more than 230,000 ballots and tabulating the results, it was your hard work and dedication that ultimately made the election process a success.

During the 2020 General Election, our Douglas County Elections workforce grew from less than 20 staff members to a team of 450, including temporary staff and election judges, who all assisted in processing the most ballots ever returned in County history. Your dedication to preserving the integrity of the democratic process is appreciated and applauded.

As Douglas County’s chief elections officer, please accept my most sincere thanks.

Respectfully yours, Merlin Klotz Douglas County Clerk and Recorder

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according to the department. Most area counties had been at level orange.

The counties that moved to the new level are Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson in the metro area.

Other Other counties across the state that transitioned that day are Clear Creek, La Plata, Logan, Mesa, Morgan, Routt, Summit and Washington counties.

“If we are not careful now, we risk plunging into the deep end of the dial, where hospitals are not able to serve everyone who needs care, whether they are COVID-19 patients or other types of patients,” Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the CDPHE, said in a news release.

“It’s up to all Coloradans to help our essential health care workers save lives.”

Some of the key changes that come with counties moving from orange to red: • Personal gatherings of two or more people — whether in public or

private — are prohibited. Nothing in the updated public health order prohibits gatherings of people who live in the same residence.

• Restaurants are closed for indoor dining. Takeout, curbside and delivery are allowed. Dining in outdoor spaces with members of a person’s own household is allowed.

• Indoor events, both seated and unseated, are closed.

• Outdoor events, both seated and unseated, are now allowed to be attended only by groups that consist of people from the same households.

A spokesperson for the State Joint Information Center, which takes questions for the state publichealth department, provided the new thresholds of virus spread that would trigger a county to move to the new level red. Similar to a threshold for the old level red, the line a county would have to cross is 350 new cases per 100,000 people over a two-week period — a metric known as a county’s “incidence rate.”

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Q&A with Michael Agostinho, Legend High School teacher

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Michael Agostinho is a history teacher at Legend High School in Parker and an executive board member of the Douglas County Federation, the local teachers’ union in the Douglas County School District. Here are Agostinho’s thoughts on the district’s switch back to remote learning, which will begin Nov. 30.

How have preparations for remote learning been going?

Honestly, switching back to remote teaching has been OK due to the systems we already had in place at Legend High School. We were already using the online platform Canvas, creating class homepages and weekly

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to continue rising in the coming days, a spokeswoman said.

Gov. Jared Polis unveiled a new dial system on Nov. 17 aimed at giving communities more steps to improve the status of COVID-19 locally before entering a full shutdown. The colorcoded dial system has multiple levels, each assigned a color.

Most area counties, including Douglas County, have been moved from the orange level to the red level, the second highest, effective Nov. 20.

That comes with new restrictions, including a ban on indoor dining at restaurants. If a county should enter

Google docs for the students to follow. Even back in August, I was planning for the worst because I expected to be fully remote at some point this semester. It’s the nature of pandemics, and it’s Agostinho unfortunate how bad this wave has been. Unfortunately, the systems in place could not sustain the rising number of cases in the state and also in Douglas County.

What issues are most top of mind for educators during this transition?

The issue myself, my colleagues and DCF feel is the same: We miss the kids.

I feel for them all, but especially the freshmen and the seniors. Everyone has dealt with a great deal of uncerthe purple phase, the highest level, it would essentially be given a stay-athome order.

The governor said one of the top three goals of the new dial was to get children back to in-person learning, adding time was of the essence for elementary-age students, including those in red-level counties.

“We encourage preschool through fifth-grade students to continue learning in-person or restart if the districts have taken a hiatus,” Polis said.

Middle school students attending school in red zones could attend inperson, hybrid or remote, while high schools in areas of high risk should conduct hybrid or remote learning, Polis said.

Higher education institutions in red counties should conduct remote

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tainty this year with daily changes becoming the norm.

As remote teachers, the learning continues as we head into the holiday season. We have a plan in place for finals, and hopefully cases will reach a peak, trend down, and then we can get back to at least a Hybrid model in January 2021. The bright side is that eventually things WILL get back to normal!

How are you helping students during this time?

Myself and my colleagues have also been working hard to connect with our students. Sometimes, just asking them how their day is going is a great way to start class. It is nice to see their faces without masks as well. On Nov. 18 and 19, I am going to end each class

What supports are available to educators during this time?

The union has been there to support staff dealing with mental stress and strain. They have also supplied resources to improve all of our media literacy in order to separate fact from fiction.

Lastly, teachers are grieving the loss of this semester as we wanted it to be. It’s not what any of us wanted, but as interim Superintendent Corey Wise explained very well in the Nov. 10 board meeting, this is necessary as the system just can’t continue to function under these circumstances.

education, Polis said.

The Douglas County School District on Nov. 12 announced all students will transition back to remote learning after Thanksgiving Break amid a spike in COVID-19 cases that placed unprecedented strains on its system.

That remained the plan following Polis’ update, including for pre-K and elementary students.

Paula Hans, a spokeswoman for the district, provided a statement in response to an interview request with interim Superintendent Corey Wise.

“Making the decision to transition to remote learning was difficult. We know it is better for our students to be in school, with peers and our amazing educators,” the statement said. “However, the high number of cases and quarantines in Douglas County is creating an environment where many of our students and teachers no longer have a predictable school routine.”

The district had more than 6,300 students and staff quarantined as of Nov. 17, and “it appears those numbers will continue to rise in the coming days,” Hans said.

The scope of quarantines has created a “tremendous staffing shortage”

and consequently a significant barrier to conducting in-person learning, Hans said.

The district has been forced to transition several schools to remote learning temporarily during the first semester as quarantines kept more teachers out of the classroom than there were available substitutes.

Polis said the state education and health departments were working to provide school districts with additional federal funding in the coming days and weeks to help students return to in-person learning “sooner rather than later.”

Those resources could include personal protective gear, funding for outdoor classrooms and other supplies.

Polis said it is especially important preschool and elementary age students return to in-person learning so that “our children’s future is not yet another casualty of this pandemic.”

“We want to make sure we emphasize the need for K-5 especially to return to in-person instruction,” Polis said. “We feel that based on the data, for many families and for many kids, that is the safest place they can be with the safety parameters that we have at school.”

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with having each student put their favorite food/Thanksgiving activity in the chat. A little normalcy will feel pretty good right about now.

The Douglas County Housing Partnership is participating in a new program helping Coloradans gain access to local housing resources, including financial assistance and legal services.

The Housing Counseling Assistance Program, organized by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, the Colorado Division of Housing and Brothers Redevelopment, a Denver nonprofit providing housing and housing-related services to low-income, elderly and disabled residents, launched in October.

Residents can call the state’s centralized housing helpline, Colorado Housing Connects, at 1-844-926-6632, to be connected to local housing resources like legal services, financial assistance and long-term solutions for sustainable housing solutions.

The program aims to prevent foreclosures.

Residents can also access housing

counseling services through Brothers Redevelopment.

The program is funded by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.

The service is free to residents and operated through Colorado Housing Connects, a free, centralized helpline run by Brothers Redevelopment that helps residents navigate through nonemergency housing services and resources.

Other partners include Boulder County, the Douglas County Housing Partnership, NEWSED, Denver’s Southwest Improvement council and others.

“Renters and homeowners in crisis often don’t know where the first place to start might be. As the state’s sole centralized housing resource, Colorado Housing Connects is a great first place to start to connect you with the resources to help with eviction and foreclosure prevention in the spirit of keeping people housed,” Colorado Housing Connects Manager Patrick Noonan said.

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County’s COVID-19 restrictions could tighten or lessen in coming weeks

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County was included on a list of counties that, based on skyrocketing COVID-19 cases, have been moved to the state’s new level red. The 0second-highest level of restrictions ebans indoor dining at restaurants and limits capacity at gyms, among other things.

The state plans to re-evaluate Douglas County’s level in mid- to late December, according to a Nov. 17 letter from the state to the county.

“Should transmission levels continue to escalate, we may revisit additional restrictions sooner, conversely if the trend is reversed, we can discuss moving the county back down the dial,” according to the letter.

Douglas County’s move to the red level was effective Nov. 20. The county had been moved to level orange on the state’s dial just a week earlier.

“Given the increase in incidence rates in Douglas County and across

the state, the implementation of COVID-19 Dial Level Red restrictions is more suitable at this time,” according to the Nov. 17 letter from the state.

As of Nov. 18, the latest, highest single-day case counts in the county were almost seven times higher than the highest single-day counts in the spring. The county’s 14-day incidence rate, as of that same day, was 800 cases per 100,000 people. That’s more than seven times higher than it was at the start of October.

Also as of Nov. 18, 11 Douglas County residents had died of COVID-19 this month. Seven residents died in all of October and one person in September.

In a Nov. 18 work session, county commissioners Lora Thomas and Roger Partridge directed county staff to look into the state’s reasoning for moving Douglas County to level red while not doing so for some other counties that also meet the threshold.

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Based on that standard, in roughly 50 of Colorado’s 64 counties, the rates of new cases cross the line for the new level red based on the state’s data as of Nov. 18, but many appear likely not to move to that level for at least a few weeks, if at all. More than a dozen of those counties sat in levels lower than orange as of Nov. 18.

For example, Costilla, Custer, Lake, Montezuma, Pitkin and San Juan counties are moving to level orange on Nov. 20. Those counties’ incidence rates exceed the limit of 350 aside from San Juan, whose data appears to be evaulated differently due to its small population.

As COVID-19 cases continue on a steep spike across Colorado, several public-health agency directors signed a Nov. 5 letter to the state public-health department, urging the state to speed up the process of moving counties to tighter restrictions on the dial.

The letter included signatures from health agency leaders from Denver, Jefferson, Broomfield, Boulder, Lincoln, Prowers and Kiowa counties, along with Tri-County Health, which serves Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties.

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Keep It Up, Douglas County!

Keep washing your hands, staying apart and wearing your mask. Douglas County communities are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Your COVID safety measures make a difference. Learn more at douglas.co.us/douglascovid19/keep-itup-douglas-county

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Mental health resources Everyone face challenges in life that can impact their mental health. The Douglas County Mental Health Initiative has resources to help you navigate these challenging times. For more information visit douglas.co.us/mental-health-initiative

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Legislature eyes small-business, housing relief Lawmakers also plan support for child-care providers, broadband access for remote school

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As Gov. Jared Polis announced a new round of coronavirus-related restrictions that harken back to the kinds of orders Coloradans saw near the start of the pandemic, the governor announced he would call state lawmakers back to the Capitol in hopes of providing economic relief for Colorado residents and small businesses.

Lawmakers were to come to the Capitol “in the near future” as part of a “special session” of the Legislature called by Polis, according to a Nov. 17 news release. The Legislature’s regular session — the roughly four-month period in which bills are passed — typically begins in January.

The final specifics of what the state Legislature will work on were still in the works, according to the news release, but the bills are expected to include the following items: • Small-business assistance, including “direct aid and tax relief.”

• Housing and rental assistance.

• Support for child-care providers.

• Expanding broadband access for students and school staff.

Colorado’s new level red of coronavirus-related restrictions is sure to put a strain on the state’s economy: Among the new changes are a shutdown of indoor dining at restaurants, a ban on indoor events, and a tightening of capacity limits at some officebased businesses and gyms.

The new round of restrictions comes on the heels of Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations hitting the highest levels ever recorded during the pandemic. Colorado’s previous re-

cord, or “peak,” of COVID-19 patients was 888 in April. As of Nov. 9, more than 1,000 people were in the hospital statewide for COVID-19.

In the absence of new federal action to bring businesses and workers relief, state lawmakers must fill a gap, state House Speaker K.C. Becker, D-Boulder, said in the news release.

“With COVID-19 cases reaching daily new records and winter just around the corner, Coloradans can’t wait any longer for Congress to provide relief — they need us to act now to help small businesses, families and students get through the challenging months ahead,” Becker said.

Rep. Alec Garnett, D-Denver, the incoming state House Speaker who will take the helm in January, echoed Becker in the news release.

“We need an economic recovery where every Coloradan has a fair shot, but this can’t happen if restaurants and bars close, families lose their homes, students can’t get online and day care centers shutter,” Garnett said in the release. “We need to act now to bridge the gap where Washington has failed, or our economy will falter.”

Because government is considered an “essential service,” it is exempt from most public health orders, according to a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment news release. The state House and Senate can adopt their own rules to govern procedures and enforce compliance by members, according to the release.

CDPHE recommended that the Legislature abide by the following guidance: • Conduct legislative business remotely as much as possible.

• Everyone who will be physically present for business at the Capitol, including legislators, security and press, should undergo a health screening and symptom check daily upon arrival.

• Lawmakers and staff should undergo COVID-19 tests before and during the session.

One big step for Douglas County, 132 regular steps for you Rueter-Hess incline open to public

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Rueter-Hess Reservoir hiking incline opens to the public Nov. 26, another milestone for the north Douglas County recreation area. The reservoir is located south of Hess Road/Castle Pines Parkway and east of I-25.

Before the pandemic, the recreation site allowed visitors by reservation only and has offered limited access on weekends in the summer. The compound lacks the necessary staffing and infrastructure to accommodate regular public use.

The Rueter-Hess Incline Challenge is an outdoor staircase of 132 steps — roughly equivalent in height to a nine-story building.

The incline is located north of the reservoir and accessible off Heirloom Parkway near the Rueter-Hess Water Purification Facility. A parking lot west of the water purification facility has been designated for visitors at the bottom of the Incline Challenge. A one-mile trail, the Rosie Rueter Trail loop, leads to and from the parking lot and incline.

The incline has one-way access, up the steps and down the service trail.

Dogs are allowed on trails only and must be leashed. Dogs are not allowed on the incline.

The incline will be open from sunrise to sunset, seven days a week.

The opening of the incline marks the finish of the first phase of the fivephase Rueter-Hess Recreation Master Plan.

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‘It’s helping my brother’ Chicken Shack owner seeks Marine recruits for hire

Gus Velez, coowner of Chicken Shack in Parker and Aurora, is a retired U.S. Marine who served from 1985-89. Velez and his wife, Molly, keep their doors open to new military recruits needing work. Finding work for the few months before shipping out can be difficult for recruits, Velez said. The Velezes have a partnership with the local Marine recruitment office for new recruits who need a job.

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Before young Marine recruits in Parker ship out to boot camp, a lot of them find jobs at The Chicken Shack.

Co-owner Gus Velez has a partnership with the local Marine recruiting center, and any new recruits in need of work go to him. The Chicken Shack has three employees going into service currently.

“It’s helping my brother,” Velez said.

“That’s what I tell them when they leave. `When you come back, you’re going to be my brother, and you’re going to be brother forever because we’re both Marines.’”

Velez was a lance corporal in the Marine Corps from 1985-89.

Velez said, from his experience, recruits are often turned away from hourly jobs in the months prior to leaving for bootcamp.

“Once the employer finds out they’re getting ready to go to bootcamp, they don’t hire them because they’re going to be gone,” he said.

Gus and Molly Velez opened The Chicken Shack in Parker in 2015. It has since become a mini-pipeline for recruits to work before beginning their service.

On Nov. 12, one day before the county moved to stricter safer-at-home orders, Gus Velez sat at one of the few unoccupied tables at the Chicken Shack feeling unfazed by the changes ahead. COVID-19 cases are surging

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throughout the metro area. Douglas County moved to stricter Safer at Home orders Nov. 13, requiring restaurants operate at 25% maximum capacity, or 25 people, according to the Tri-County Health Department.

“The transition from dine-in to carry-out and delivery wasn’t a difficult one because we already had that,” Velez said. “We are ready for it because we understand what we’re getting into, compared to last time.

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Before the pandemic, the Chicken Shack, 11211 Dransfeldt Road, made roughly half its sales from take-out orders. The restaurant is still making only 30% to 35% of what it did last year.

“It’s not as scary as it was the first time around because the first time around, the first couple of weeks, our sales were down 70%,” Velez said.

“We didn’t know how much longer we could keep the doors open.”

Velez employed the use of delivery apps and online sales. Employees are getting used to running in and out

of the restaurant to deliver curbside meals. Wearing a mask in the kitchen gets uncomfortable. Sanitizing efforts have increased to satisfy new public health requirements.

“It’s changed the way we do our business,” Velez said. “Now that the pandemic is starting to escalate again, it’s putting us back to where we were, back in March, where we didn’t know what to expect, they shut everything down and were back on our heels wondering `Now what do we do?’”

Velez believes some of these changes are here to stay.

“I feel like it’s going to be a part of us from now on,” Velez said.

Gus Velez, coowner of Chicken Shack, managed to keep 100% of his staff through the first wave of the pandemic in the spring, he said. Transitioning to a heavy reliance on take-out and to-go meals, Velez is confident they are more than ready to bear the winter and any impending government shutdown orders.

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VOICES Going forward and looking back

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t won’t be long before we’ll start to see trees strapped to cars and colored lights outlining houses; maybe a few front lawn inflatables; countless advertisements; QUIET and familiar holiday DESPERATION songs.

But it won’t be the same or even close.

The projections — if you believe in science — are grim: as bad as the Spanish flu numbers, by the fall of 2021.

The fall of 2021?

Have you, like me, Craig Marshall looked back? At first Smith the virus seemed disconcerting; then it became pernicious and deadly.

One thing after another was canceled or rescheduled.

We were ordered to stay at home, asked to wear masks.

Some adamantly refused and still do.

Large gatherings were discouraged

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Give up one gathering out of respect After over 30 years of hosting Thanksgiving dinner, this year I canceled. As a retired medical technologist, and parent of an emergency room nurse, I have too much respect for front-line healthcare workers. They are exhausted professionals who continue to care for patients while too frequently given inadequate PPE, compensation, or support.

I have too much respect for all the educators who have been valiantly teaching in person, remotely or hybrid, with too little pay, inadequate public concern for their safety, and little public understanding of the their untenable workload.

I have too much respect for firefighters and law enforcement. I have too much respect for workers that keep our food supply chain functioning and deliveries on time. I have too much respect for small business owners forced to adapt to everchanging mandates and guidelines while fully comprehending their businesses cannot fully recover or maybe even survive until the pandemic is controlled.

I have too much respect for the elderly, who have endured months of isolation and been forced to forgo visiting with children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. The exhaustion, health and safety of essential

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workers, small business owners and the elderly are being ignored by a public that is too willing to put their own wants before the needs of fellow citizens.

All of us need to examine the consequences of our actions. It’s time we give those who give their all the respect they deserve. We can do that by giving up a large Thanksgiving dinner for one year.

Patricia Crowley Lone Tree Biden brings hope for immigrants The past four years have been trying for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, also known as Dreamers, and many other immigrants.

Since 2017, President Trump has sought to deport the nearly 700,000 DACA recipients in the U.S., including the 15,000 here in Colorado. These young immigrants have called this country home since they were children, and they contribute immensely to our communities and economy.

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The German smoked Lucky Strike.

The Norwegian lived next to the blue house.

The Camel smoker had a neighbor who drank water.

Now: Which of the men kept fish?

Perhaps that will keep you or your children or grandchildren busy for a while. But it comes with a warning: 98% are incapable of solving it.

If that one is too daunting, try this: What is more useful when it is broken?

How many times can you subtract 5 from 25?

What, if anything, is wrong with this famous Groucho Marx comment?

“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas.”

Finally, rearrange “saving knight” and put the word “happy” in front of it; from Harry and me.

Ready?

My father and mother lived across the street from five houses of different colors, each occupied by man of a different nationality.

Every man had his favorite drink, his favorite brand of cigarettes and kept a particular kind of pet.

An Englishman lived in the red house.

The Swede kept dogs.

The Dane drank tea.

The green house was just to the left of the white one.

The owner of the green house drank coffee.

The Pall Mall smoker kept birds.

The owner of the yellow house smoked Dunhill.

The man in the center house drank milk.

The Norwegian lived in the first house.

The Camel smoker had a neighbor who kept cats.

The man who smoked Marlboro drank beer.

The man who kept horses lived next to the Dunhill smoker.

and then prohibited.

But “What, me worry?”

Thousands of Notre Dame students filled the field after the football team upset Clemson.

Weddings have gone on. Parties.

Religious services.

Some businesses have suffered irreparable losses.

Care to go on a cruise?

Amid all of this, traditionalists will nevertheless observe and celebrate as always in the weeks ahead.

Undoubtedly, there will be some adjustments and compromises.

My own plans are next to none.

But for years, I made travel agent (remember?) arrangements to fly into Traverse City, Michigan, and spend a week under cloudy skies.

That part is not missed, but the irreplaceable opportunities to be around our little family is missed.

Home-cooked meals, bowl games and the constant drone of judgment.

“Don’t you own a comb, Craig?”

And along with all of the festivities, I’ll miss their unusual neighborhood.

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

Behavior clears path and motivation follows

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ne question that I seem to be getting more of these days is around motivation. Not only are people asking how to get mo- WINNING tivated, but they are WORDS also asking how they can stay motivated.

“People often say that motivation doesn’t really last.

Well neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily.” - Zig Ziglar Mr. Ziglar certainly knew a lot about how Michael Norton to motivate us and more importantly how to keep us motivated. And he would also be the first one to remind us that motivation is temporary unless it is coupled with action. It is one thing to be motivated about setting a goal or getting inspired by the thought of a new project, and it is something completely different in taking the actions necessary to achieve our goals or complete our projects.

Sometimes we can use a motivated mindset as the spark that leads us

to take the actions necessary for our productivity or success. For some of us, this how we are wired. When we are feeling good and life is better than good, finding sources of motivation is easy, our creativity is inspired, we are filled with hope, and we end up crushing our tasks and to-do lists. When we are feeling motivated, we may exercise a little longer and push a little harder.

When we are feeling motivated, we may make better choices in what we do, what we eat, and how we treat our bodies.

But what happens when we aren’t feeling so good, or when life isn’t going quite the way we want it to be going? What happens when we really don’t feel like exercising, going to work, or staying on our eating plan?

And let’s face it, we all have those days from time to time, don’t we?

Again, for some of us, we can adjust our thinking, fill our minds with powerful and positive thoughts, and motivate ourselves to get after whatever it is that needs getting after. We can turn on a song that gets us fired up. We can listen to a motivational

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Looking hard for good things as a hard year ends

s people like to say, time flies — especially for some of us.

The past eight months have obviously dragged along with the COVID-19 pandemic, but Thanksgiving is here and it’s time for all of us to think about why we are thankful.

I am thankful 2020 OVERTIME is about to end. It has been a bad year, but hopefully 2021 will bring us back to some sense of those normal days when we didn’t have to worry about going out, meeting with people and going to Jim Benton games with more than a handful of people in attendance.

I am thankful for family and

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talk or read an inspiring book or quote. For many others, it’s just not that simple.

Motivated behavior happens when we are first motivated by behavior.

David Sandler, and many other experts have written and spoken about doing the behaviors even when we don’t feel like doing them. David Sandler said it this way, “It’s not how you feel that determines how you act. It’s how you act that determines how you feel.”

How many of us have had the experience of not feeling like getting our workout in, but after the first few minutes on the treadmill, we were fired up to keep going. For those of us in the profession of selling, we have all had those moments or days when we knew that we needed to prospect but we just didn’t feel

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friends, who are always there to offer comfort, support and to be a person who will listen. And also I am grateful for the little things that are often taken for granted. I could enumerate a lot of them, but high on the list are hugs.

And there is a huge reason now to acknowledge those little things during the current pandemic.

The last eight months have been frustrating, and I am wishing for the return of normalcy and would be thankful to see that back even in an abbreviated form.

In sports, I’m happy and thankful for the return of some sports with the shortened seasons and different formats. It took a lot of courage to play in the unusual seasons.

I am also grateful for concussion protocols, which were long overdue.

There is no more shaking it off and returning to action after an athlete

identifies the number of fingers shown to him or her.

That’s the way it used to be and the long-term repercussions were overlooked. However, I would also look forward for officials and those in charge of rules to keep in mind the intent of the rules. Sometimes it seems like football and other sports are not the same because of the safety rules.

Comebacks are great and another thing to be grateful for — especially when the team you are rooting for is the one making the comeback. And game-ending baskets, touchdowns, field goals, home runs, goals and saves to win a game will always remembered.

Instant replays are neat. I confess there have been many times when I have been wrong about the outcome of a play until I watch it on replay.

And a good, close overtime game is another item in sports that I applaud. And once again, it depends on if the team you favor is the one that wins. College football overtime games should be the blueprint, but if the NFL used the same format, I admit there would probably be fourovertime contests.

Upsets are yet another thing that gets sports fans excited.

It’s good some high school sports were played, and are being played, this fall. I will be thankful if the winter sports season gets started, with COVID-19 cases showing a major decline.

like it. And when we don’t feel like prospecting, we can easily become demotivated, talking ourselves right out of picking up the phone. But knowing our career and income depend on prospecting, we start doing the behavior, and once we begin it’s almost impossible to stop us.

Even the act of picking up a motivational book and choosing to read it is doing a behavior. Spending a few minutes to think about what motivates us is a behavior. Selecting our most energizing song and pushing play is a behavior. This underscores that motivated behavior happens when we are first motivated by behavior. And once we become committed to doing the behaviors that will motivate us the most, layering in some form of daily motivation as Zig Ziglar mentions in his quote above, it will help us along our journey of becoming motivated and staying motivated.

How about you? Are you in search of how to get or stay motivated? Are

you doing the behaviors whether you feel like it or not? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com and when we combine our behaviors with our motivation, it really will be a better than

good week.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

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migrants and Colorado receive the support they have earned.

Elena Dodd Parker

and pay $59.1 million in state and local taxes. DACA recipients have been essential pieces of our communities and our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, serving as essential workers in crucial industries like agriculture, nursing and manufacturing and more.

Thankfully, President Trump’s four years of anti-immigrant efforts are coming to an end. Election night polling found that American voters overwhelmingly opposed President Trump’s positions on immigration.

With the election of former Vice President Joe Biden, DACA recipients can breathe a sigh of relief. But there is immense reform to be done.

The Biden administration must commit to protecting immigrants, saving DACA, and passing comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship for the undocumented population in this country. By taking these steps, we can finally begin to undo the last four years and ensure that im-

Food bank is grateful for help Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 was a special day at the Parker Task Force food bank. During our drive-up food drive the community donated 317 cases of food, enough to feed 150 families. We have not been able to have our usual community food drives at the grocery stores because of the pandemic, so the drive-up food drive was essential to restock the shelves of the food bank. We are assisting a record number of clients and project that to continue.

We appreciate our donors more than ever in these unprecedented times. Thank you to everyone who came out to support us: donors, volunteers, and the Rotary Club of Parker. For over 33 years the community has been there to support its neighbors in need through the Parker Task Force. For that I am grateful.

Steve Budnack Volunteer Chairman Parker Task Force

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‘Not for the lighthearted’

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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efore the pandemic hit, Kim Mangle’s nonprofit consultancy business was booming. Then, COVID-19 arrived and her income dried up almost overnight.

“I had this 48-hour period where I went from super busy to having no clients whatsoever,” said Mangle, a Golden resident. “I started to panic.”

When a friend working as a nurse asked her if she could help out by sewing some masks, Mangle used her newfound free time to start making the sought-after product.

Before long, Mangle realized she enjoyed the work and began getting compliments on the masks, which she also made for friends and family. In August, she decided to launch her own business: 5280Masks, LLC. With the help of her grandmother’s vintage sewing machine, Mangle has now made and sold more than 800 masks.

“It’s been a lot of work, but for me it’s been a really positive outlet,” Mangle said.

Across the metro area, businesses have shuttered left and right since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. But not all doors are closing. Some businesses, like Mangles, have actually been sprouting up during this financially tumultuous time.

Grocery opens doors While Mangle is capitalizing on demand of a new product, other businesses opening up are seeking customers looking for more traditional goods.

The Gold Line Grab and Go, for example, is a new convenience and grocery store that opened in Olde Town Arvada.

When the owners of the shop bought their storefront in February, not a single confirmed case of COVID-19 had entered the state yet.

A month later, owners had to make an impossible choice: to open their doors in the middle of a pandemic or give up on their vision of bringing this type of store to Olde Town, said Josh Schwartz, co-owner and manager.

“We had to have a big decision to see if we even wanted to open it,” Schwartz said.

“Then we recognized that there was a need for basic essentials that you couldn’t get from stores at that time.”

The store is also owned by Sheena and Drew Gordon, who also own and operate the two Bluegrass Lounge locations in Arvada. Because of the Bluegrass Lounge, the owners were able to secure

Intrepid entrepreneurs open up shop during the pandemic

products like toilet paper, hand sanitizer, rice and other high-demand items through distribution chains separate from other grocery and convenience stores.

Still, the pandemic has dragged on and business has been hard to come by.

“Things have been tough, to be honest,” Schwartz said.

“The amount of people working in the area has diminished quite significantly.”

Eatery sees up and downs Alfred Wilson, manager at the new Cuca’s Eatery in Highlands Ranch, has felt hard-core ups and downs while opening a business during this time, he said. The American restaurant, with a bit of Latin influence, serves breakfast and dinner.

“If you’re not a seasoned person … I could see how it would really bring you down and make you want to close your shop up,” he said. “This unique scenario is not made for the lighthearted.”

Wilson said while it’s difficult to see negative numbers coming in, he and the owners of the store have had a bullish attitude about their venture since they first decided to take the plunge. Originally, they were set to begin serving customers a month before the pandemic began, but the opening got pushed back and then the pandemic set them even further back. They finally opened in late September.

“It would have been dumb not to open,” Wilson said.

“We’d be giving up and all three of us aren’t the kind to give up, so we took it as a challenge, and our mentality was if we can survive through this, we can survive through anything.”

Pair stayed positive RPO Framing in Denver is another example of a business that opened in the midst of the pandemic. Owners Bob Platz and his wife Julie Lizak had their eye on the Platt Park location for about 25 years before they were able to move in.

The couple started talking to the previous owner — who also had a frame shop and gallery — about a year ago about buying the shop. The deal was moving forward until the pandemic hit.

“And then the city shut down and we had to put it on the backburner for a couple months,” Platz said.

By Sept. 1, the couple had finalized the deal and opened their store, focusing on handmade, custom framing made from scratch. The store also serves as a gallery space for Platz’ paintings and Lizak’s photographs.

Kim Mangle, a Golden resident, partners with several local businesses that sell her masks. The masks are also available at etsy.com/shop/5280masks.

COURTESY OF KIM MANGLE “It’s been amazing,” Platz said.

Both Platz and Lizak were somewhat hesitant about getting started on this project in the middle of a pandemic, he said.

“When the opportunity presented itself, we just stayed positive and kept moving forward believing that this is our time to make this happen and opportunities like this don’t come along very often,” he said. “We were hesitant … but this may not happen again, this opportunity. So we had to take it. And we’re really excited that we did.”

Platz, who is thrilled to be working in a field where he can be creative all day, feels optimistic about the future of his business, he said.

“I know these are tough times,” he said. “Take the chances when they’re given to you. We feel really positive and excited about the future and are excited to be here finally.”

Inside RPO Framing, a new frame shop and gallery that opened during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denver.

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Outdoor rec is economic bright spot amid pandemic Industry says spending took off after spring restrictions were lifted

BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

Outdoor recreation is emerging as a critical element in the economic recovery from COVID-19 as the recreation economy delivers a larger share of U.S. economic output for the second consecutive year.

The federal government’s latest tally of the outdoor recreation economy showed a $787.6 billion economic impact from businesses supporting 5.2 million jobs. The report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis issued last week showed outdoor recreation’s businesses and participants supported 2.1% of the nation’s economic output, or gross domestic product.

This is the third annual report on the U.S. recreation economy. The 2017 report — released in 2018 — was the first to quantify the growing role of recreation in the national economy.

Each year since, the recreation economy has grown, often at a faster rate than the national economy.

The 2019 report from the BEA showed the recreation economy providing $459.8 billion in “nominal value” — spending minus the costs of goods and services — to the gross domestic product, which the bureau counted as $21.4 trillion in 2019. The bureau’s 2019 study showed the recreation economy’s “real gross output,” which covers consumer and business spending as well as wages, reached $787.6 billion, up from $776.8 billion in 2018 and $759.6 billion in 2017.

The outdoor recreation economy in the U.S. is “bigger than mining and bigger than agriculture and on par with broadcasting and telecommunications,” said bureau economist Dirk van Duym in a presentation on Nov. 10 after the report was released.

In Colorado, outdoor recreation accounted for more than $12.2 billion in economic impact, or about 3.1% of the state’s total economy. Outdoor recreation businesses in Colorado employed 149,140 workers who earned $6.4 billion.

Not surprisingly, winter activities in Colorado delivered more than any other state, with a $1.7 billion contribution to the state’s economy. At a national level, winter sports was the sixth largest economic contributor in

A man kayaks in Clear Creek in June.

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the outdoor recreation industry, with a $6.3 billion impact.

Boating and fishing — the most popular outdoor activity in 30 states — led the outdoor recreation economy with a $23.6 billion contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product.

Touring in recreational vehicles — or RVing — was next, with an $18.6 billion contribution, followed by hunting and motorcycling.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis said the outdoor recreation economy was led by the arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services industries. Other industries driving the recreation economy include retail and manufacturing.

In Colorado, accommodation and food services led the state’s recreation economy — which is driven largely by private businesses — followed by arts, entertainment, recreation and retail shops. (The bureau analysis considers attendance at festivals and concerts as outdoor recreation.)

All the industries that drive the country’s recreation economy are the ones that have suffered most during the pandemic, which settled hard on the West during the busy spring ski season and saw resorts, hotels and restaurants shuttered from mid-March into May. Outdoor recreation was ranked nationally among impacted industries in the pandemic, alongside food, lodging

and hospitality. Recreation industry losses came not only from closures of outdoor areas, shops and manufacturing plants but also impacts to domestic and international supply chains.

But as shutdowns lifted this spring, outdoor recreation boomed “like never before,” said Jessica Turner, the head of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, a coalition of 33 outdoor recreation organizations representing more than 110,000 businesses.

Participation in outdoor activities has hovered around 48% to 50% of the population in the last 15 years of tracking by the Outdoor Industry Association. Surveys of participation from this summer and fall suggest participation has climbed to all-time highs near 69%, the association’s executive director Lise Aangeenbrug said, pointing to health and wellness contributions beyond dollars that are tied to people getting outside to play.

Erik Pritchard, the head of the Motorcycle Industry Council, said sales of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and side-by-side, off-highway vehicles during the pandemic are setting records with double-digit percentage growth in 2020 over 2018 and 2019.

Outdoor recreation is “one of the few sectors holding up the economy during COVID,” said Frank Hugelmeyer, president of the National Marine Manufacturers Association, noting “a remarkable shift in how consumers

are spending” during the pandemic.

Between March and June this year, the boating industry sold 44,000 boats, a 10% increase over the same period of 2019, Hugelmeyer said. In Colorado, sales of rafts, paddleboards and kayaks boomed in the spring as rivers and lakes swelled with socially-distanced paddlers.

The campground industry is on trajectory to surpass 2019’s record traffic, even after the spring shutdown, said Paul Bambei, the head of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, which represents about 3,000 privately-owned RV parks.

Citing the Kampgrounds of America “Growth of Camping Amid COVID-19” report issued last week, Bambei said the campground industry saw a 185% increase in cancellations through April. But the industry has rebounded, with tens of thousands of first-time campers, Bambei said, noting a 19% increase in campground reservations in September and a 20% increase in deposits on RV and camper purchases for 2021.

“This was a break-out year to get behind the wheel,” he said.

This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. Used by permission. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com.

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Miniature arts show is kind of a big deal Arts guild members offer small works in assorted media

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Town Hall Arts Center’s Stanton Gallery in downtown Littleton is an inviting and quiet spot to do some holiday shopping and you can take any art purchased with you on the day you visit.

Members of the Littleton Fine Arts Guild, who will offer a revolving series of exhibits at Town Hall throughout the year, now offer “It’s a Small World” through Jan. 3 — miniatures in assorted media: paintings, photographs, drawings, collages ...

It was not known at press time whether the gallery would be open as the COVID-19 restrictions are tightened, but the artworks can be seen online at www.depotartgallery.org/its-a-small-world.

None is larger than 12”x12” and many are smaller than that — easy to wrap and mail, if that’s what you need, or to tuck under a tree — or perhaps just a treat for yourself, such as the drawing of a bright chickadee by Jacqueline Shuler that I couldn’t resist. (With

IF YOU GO Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street in downtown Littleton, is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Friday. It was not known at press time whether the gallery would be open as the COVID-19 restrictions are tightened, but the miniature artworks can be seen online at www.depotartgallery.org/its-asmall-world.

“Egalite” photograph by Loren Gilbert is included in the “It’s a Small World” exhibit at Town Hall Arts Center. It’s a clock set in a historic stone building.

COURTESY PHOTOS a move to an apartment, I no longer have those little guys chirping outside my kitchen window!)

Prices are reasonable, everything is nicely framed and ready to hang. Some examples: Just inside the west door on the right is Loren Gilbert’s poetic photo of a single stalk of slightly drooping grass, titled

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Proceed around the corner to Bobbi Shupe’s four small, colorful abstract paintings — one could hang a single one or the group of four.

Next along the wall are Mary Clark’s smiling, colorful cats. “Listen to the

Music” includes a pair of blue whiskered creatures with a singing robin perched between them. It would make me happy in the morning.

On another subject, Dorothy Jalluch’s “Casa Taos” (10”x12”) would bring happy memories to someone who loves to travel there — or an invitation to someone who hasn’t.

“Turkish Trolley,” a watercolor by Robert Eilert, shows one of the many that crisscross lovely Istanbul. Wish I

could join the folks waiting to board! Even on a rainy day the colorful city is appealing.

(I didn’t see any of the hundreds of cats that roam the streets — or the shopkeepers who keep food out for them.)

Pat Dall’s soft, quiet “Fall at Hudson Gardens” shows bright yellow leaves, ready to fall from a grove of trees.

Photographer Peggy Dietz loves to photograph scenes in Ireland when she visits there.

Her three cottage windows with lacy curtains look wonderful together, but would stand happily alone, as well.

Another interesting architectural photograph is “Egalite — It’s Time is Past Due,” which focuses on carving on an older stone edifice — als0 by Loren Gilbert.

Sally Van De Camp has created several small hangings from stained glass and Harvey Whitcomb’s small metallic pieces could also hang singly or as a grouping.

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Own an Original Littleton’s annual Own an Original exhibit, with the theme, “Liberating Humor,” is open at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Sonya Ellingboe Gallup St., through Jan. 3. Dr. Sarah Mangatta is juror this year. Admission is free, but by appointment, since numbers who may visit at any one time are limited. 303-795-3950.

Reminder of ‘Nutcracker’ Colorado Ballet’s performance of “The Nutcracker” will be presented on Rocky Mountain PBS (Channel 6 in Denver) Thanksgiving night at 7 p.m.; 3 p.m. on Nov. 27; 9 p.m. on Dec. 18; 1 a.m. on Dec. 19; 7 p.m. on Dec. 24; and 12 a.m. on Dec. 25 (the time that many people would call midnight on Dec. 24). For more information, go to rmpbs.org or coloradoballet.org. (This announcement echoes what we hear from all our nonprofits: “Remember us in your holiday giving ...”)

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recreation activities to open at Rueter-Hess. We are very happy to have Phase I complete and the Incline ready for public use,” RHRA President Darcy Beard said in a Nov. 17 news release.

The Incline Challenge will be the county’s second. The Miller Park incline in Castle Rock, at 200 steps tall, opened in 2013.

Rueter-Hess Reservior will eventually be home to outdoor activities from archery to canoeing. The 1,600 acres of land surrounding the reservoir is owned by the Parker Water and Sani-

PACE Center The PACE Center in Parker is offering “Christmas with the Clauses” in an online livestream at 4 and 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 12. The Parker Chorale Holiday will also be streamed online at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5. Tickets: 303-805-6800, parkerartsorg.

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‘This is Colorado’ One can locate “This is Colorado,” usually exhibited in Arapahoe Community College’s Colorado Gallery of the Arts, at www.arapahoe.edu/ campus-community/art-galleries.

Through Jan. 30. Also find ACC Instructor’s Virtual Exhibition.

Books — reminder Colorado Humanities invites entries to the 2021 Colorado Book Awards, by Jan. 8. See coloradohumanities.org.

Denver Art Museum The new exhibition: “Senga Nengudi: Topologies” has been exhibited in Munich, Germany and Sao Paulo, Brazil and now the work by this Denver artist opens at the Denver Art Museum Dec. 13 to April 11 in the Gallagher Gallery on the first floor. 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-8655000, denverartmuseum.org.

Newman Center Virtual Season Boston Brass — “Art Across America: Community Together” will be available for a week starting Dec. 9 through a Newman Center Virtual Ticket ($10, $15, $20). Call: Newman Center Presents: 303-871-7720, or newmancenterpresents.com. tation District.

Parker Water is an agency separate from the Town of Parker and operates in areas throughout northern and eastern Douglas County.

There is no timeline for when the rest of the area will open.

Rueter-Hess Recreation Authority is made up of six government agencies: the Parker Water and Sanitation District, Town of Castle Rock, Town of Parker, City of Castle Pines, City of Lone Tree and Douglas County.

The RHRA will hold a grand opening event in the spring, according to the release, once the East-West Regional Trail, which will connect Parker to Highlands Ranch, is complete. To view the Rueter-Hess Reservoir Recreation Plan, visit rhrecreation.org.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Reception No. of DOT: 2007067475

Last Publication: November 26, 2020

Recorded in Douglas County.

Publisher: Douglas County News-Pres Legals Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: Public Notices callDOT Sheree 303.566.4088 $708,637.00

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2020-0096 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/25/2020 3:54:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: HOWARD BERGERUD Original Beneficiary: COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GREAT WESTERN TRUST Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/17/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 5/23/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007041404 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $220,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $176,724.99 Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 installments of principal and interest, together with other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $700,955.51 Pursuant to C.R.S. §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 of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 12, BLOCK 3, THE MEADOWS FILING NO. 12, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 3025 Breezy Ln, Castle Rock, CO 80109 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 619A, CASTLE PINES VILLAGE FILING 14A, AS AMENDED BY LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT CERTIFICATE RECORDED DECEMBER 17, 1997 IN BOOK 1494 AT PAGE 1019, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

Which has the address of: 619 Cliffgate Lane, Castle Rock, CO 80108

First Publication: 11/19/2020 Last Publication: 12/17/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property 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 written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

First Publication: 11/19/2020 Last Publication: 12/17/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/28/2020 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Original Grantor: SVETOZAR STEVE KATANIC Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BNC MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BC4 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/10/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 8/23/2007

The public hearing will be held virtually via Microsoft Office Teams; this hearing can be accessed via the City Council website: https://cityoflonetree. civicweb.net/Portal/ ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LONE TREE Ordinance No. 20-09

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 16 AND 18 OF THE CITY OF LONE TREE MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND VACANT PROPERTY REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONE TREE, COLORADO: ARTICLE 1 – AUTHORITY The City of Lone Tree (the “City”) is a home rule municipality operating under the Lone Tree Home Rule Charter (the “Charter”) adopted on May 5, 1998 and a Municipal Code (the “Code”), codified and adopted on December 7, 2004. Pursuant to the Charter, the Municipal Code and the authority given home rule cities, the City may adopt and amend Ordinances.

ARTICLE 2 –DECLARATIONS OF POLICY A. The City Council has previously adopted property maintenance requirements, including Section 16-2-210 of the Code, to address blight issues associated with damaged structures and improvements, and properties in disrepair.

Sec. 18-10-20. - Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Article, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Agent means an individual designated by the owner of record of a vacant property, who is authorized to accept all forms of service for any notice, order, citation, summons, complaint, and all other documents relating to or arising out of enforcement of the Code for violations concerning the property cited under this Article and to accept service of process in any civil action in which the nonresident owner is alleged to be liable based on ownership of the property. The agent must be a person eighteen (18) years of age or older who customarily is present in an office within fifty (50) miles from City limits for the purpose of transacting business or whose primary residence is within fifty (50) miles from City limits.

Building Official means the City Building Official or Building Official’s designee.

Code means the Lone Tree Municipal Code.

Community Development Director means the Community Development Director or the Community Development Director’s designee.

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

D. The City desires to amend the Code to address the impacts associated with vacant properties and include the following requirements:

Legal description means the legal description of the property obtained from and as may be abbreviated by the Douglas County Assessor’s Office.

ANNA JOHNSTON Colorado Registration #: 51978 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000009083312

• Registration of vacant properties in the City, including contact information for property owners and agents; • Property maintenance in accordance with standards including posting of no trespass signs; • Regular City inspections of vacant properties; • Payment of a registration fee and annual renewal fee as long as a property remains vacant to defray the City’s compliance costs.

Nonresident owner means any property owner whose permanent residence is more than fifty (50) miles from City limits as measured by driving distance from the subject property to the residence.

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2020-0095 First Publication: 11/19/2020 Last Publication: 12/17/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

City and County PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 9.325 A Bill for an Ordinance to Approve the Intergovernmental Agreement By and Between the Town of Parker and Rueter-Hess Recreation Authority Concerning Program Coordination Services

Legal Notice No. 938389 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

To Whom It May Concern: On 9/25/2020 3:53:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Vacant Property List.

(5) Form of required registration statement.

(6) Any additional information deemed necessary by the Community Development Director.

Dated: 9/28/2020 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2020-0095

(b) Purpose. The purposes of this Article are to: (1) Establish a program for identifying and registering vacant commercial and residential properties; (2) Determine the responsibilities of owners of vacant properties and structures; and (3) Prevent any property in the City from becoming or remaining neglected or derelict, and to mitigate the blighting impacts of these properties.

C. The City Council further finds that the overall property values, economic vitality, and unique character of the City are negatively impacted by vacant, abandoned, neglected, and derelict buildings and properties, and that such properties impose disproportionate costs upon the City, established businesses, and residents.

The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on November 16, 2020.

PUBLIC NOTICE

This Ordinance and any changes thereto shall be considered on second reading for final adoption by the Lone Tree City Council at a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on December 1, 2020. The Ordinance may also be postponed at said meeting.

Series of 2020

Community Development Director’s determination

Evidence of vacancy means any condition that on its own, or combined with other conditions present, would lead a reasonable person to believe that a property is vacant. Such conditions include but are not limited to: overgrown or dead vegetation; accumulation of flyers, mail, circulars or newspapers; accumulation of trash, junk, or debris; broken or boarded up windows; abandoned vehicles, auto parts, or materials; abandoned furniture or household appliances; disconnected utilities or significantly below standard utility usage; the absence of window coverings or furniture; dirty windows with an ongoing accumulation of dust, dirt, and/or refuse; the absence of personal or business items consistent with habitation or occupation; and statements by neighbors, delivery persons, or government employees that the property is vacant.

NEAL K DUNNING Colorado Registration #: 10181 2000 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD TOWER TWO, SUITE 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80222 Phone #: (303) 329-3363 Fax #: Attorney File #: 3938-005C

Legal Notice No. 2020-0096 First Publication: 11/19/2020 Last Publication: 12/17/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Public Notice

by vacant, abandoned, neglected, and derelict

buildings, and that such properties impose disof required registration; and proportionate costs upon the City, established (3) A copy of this Article. legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com businesses, and residents.

(4) Notice that the property will be placed on the

The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the office of the Town Clerk, 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado.

Carol Baumgartner, CMC, Town Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, TARGET CORPORATION d/b/a TARGET T2716 has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas County to grant a Liquor Licensed Drug Store (LLDS) at the location of 1265 Sgt. Jon Stiles Dr. in Highlands Ranch, CO 80129. The Public Hearing on this application is to be held by the Douglas County Local Liquor Licensing Authority at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80104 on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.

Date of Application: September 16, 2020 Officers: Corey L. Haaland: Senior Vice President Rachael B. Vegas: Vice President Patricia A. Johnson: Vice President Timothy R. Baer: Executive Vice President Charles G. Memmer: DAPTL Aaron E. Alt: Senior Vice President Nikhil Nayar: Vice President Janine L. Brown-Wiese: Assistant Treasurer Legal Notice No. 938386 First Publication: November 26, 2020

B. The City desires to update Section 16-2-210 to ensure that improvements are kept free from debris and graffiti and that trash enclosures are kept in good repair and maintained at certain standards.

ARTICLE 3 – SAFETY CLAUSE The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare.

Notice of Registration means a notice issued in accordance with Section 18-10-30.

Owner means the owner of record of a property as shown in the public records.

Properties with multiple addresses means those consecutive properties which are connected through their interiors into a single commercial space which have multiple addresses as part of the public record. Such properties may register as a single vacant property.

ARTICLE 4 – AMENDMENTS TO MUNICIPAL CODE The Code is hereby amended as follows:

Public records means records held by the Douglas County Assessor’s Office, the Colorado Secretary of State or any records of a public agency or entity, including the City.

A. Subsection (1) of Section 16-2-210 of the Code is hereby amended as follows, with additions in underline:

Registration fee means the fee described in Section 18-10-40.

(1) All improvements on the property shall be maintained in a state of good repair consistent with the approved SIP. This includes proper upkeep and maintenance of all structures, paved surfaces, access, parking areas, lighting, signage and similar improvements. All improvements must be kept free from trash, debris, litter and graffiti.

B. Section 16-2-210 of the Code is amended to add subsection (5), to read in full as follows: (5) Trash enclosures shall be maintained in a state of good repair with operable enclosure doors. All access into the trash enclosure must be comprised of a metal gate system that is closed at all times except during trash collection. All trash and debris placed in the trash enclosure must be located off the ground and placed in metal dumpsters. Trash containers or dumpsters must be in a state of good repair with operable lids. Lids must be kept closed to keep litter contained.

Safety Program means a program employed by the City to promote public health and safety of vacant properties and prevent crime through environmental design criteria.

Vacant property means land developed with utilities and structures that meets the criteria constituting evidence of vacancy and has been determined to be vacant by the Community Development Director or is registered as vacant pursuant to this Article. Undeveloped land shall not be considered vacant property under this Article.

Vacant Property List means a list of registered vacant properties to include: the vacant property’s street address and a legal description of the property; the name and address of the owner, and if the owner is a business entity, the name of its registered agent; and, if applicable, the name and address of the nonresident owner’s agent pursuant to Section 18-10-30(c).

Sec. 18-10-10. - Findings, purpose.

Sec. 18-10-30. - Vacant property registration. (a) Owner Registration. The owner of a vacant property shall register the property with the City and pay the registration fee within thirty (30) days after it becomes vacant or within thirty (30) days after written notice by the Community Development Director of the requirement to register based on evidence of vacancy. (b) City’s Unilateral Notice of Registration. The Community Development Director, based on his or her finding of evidence of vacancy, may issue a written notice of registration to an owner of vacant property. The Community Development Director shall make such determination based on the evidence of vacancy criteria set forth in Section 18-10-20. Upon such determination, the Community Development Director shall provide written notice sent via U.S. mail and certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the owner based on public records, and to the property address. The notice must include:

(a) Findings. The City Council finds that the overall property values, economic vitality, and unique character of the City are negatively impacted

(1) The property’s street address and legal description of the property; (2) A concise statement as to the basis of the

C. Chapter 18 of the Code is hereby amended to add Article X, to read in full as follows: CHAPTER 18 – Building Regulations ARTICLE X - Vacant Property Registration; Fees and Penalties Sec. 18-10-10. - Findings, purpose.

Sec. 18-10-20. - Definitions.

Sec. 18-10-30. - Vacant property registration.

Sec. 18-10-40. - Fees and rebate of fees; City Safety Program.

Sec. 18-10-50. - Exemptions.

Sec. 18-10-60. - Maintenance and on-going inspection of vacant properties.

Sec. 18-10-70. - Violation; Penalties.

Sec. 18-10-80. - Administrative review and appeal.

(c) Registration of property owners and agents.

(1) The registration filed by the owner of a vacant property in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section shall be on a form provided by the City and must include:

i. The property’s address and legal description of the property; ii. The name and current address of the owner, and if the owner is a business entity, the statement must also contain the name and address of its registered agent listed in Colorado Secretary of State records; and iii. If the property owner is a nonresident owner, the name, address, and phone number of the agent designated to accept service for matters pursuant to this Article. By designating an agent under the provisions of this Section, the owner is consenting that the agent is authorized to receive any and all notices relating to the property issued by the City pursuant to this Article or other applicable provisions of the Code.

(2) It is the duty of each owner to ensure that all of the information as part of the vacant property registration is kept up to date at all times. It shall be unlawful for an owner to fail to provide updated information to the City within thirty (30) days after the date upon which any information is no longer accurate or within thirty (30) days of the City requesting an update or supplement to the vacant property registration. The owner shall notify the City of any changes in the information of their vacant property registration within thirty (30) days of the change.

(3) A new owner(s) shall register or re-register the vacant property with the City within thirty (30) days of any transfer of an ownership interest in the vacant property if the property continues to remain vacant after transfer.

(d) Vacant Property List. The City will maintain a Vacant Property List. (e) Inspections. At the time of registration of a vacant property, the owner shall arrange with the Community Development Director or Building Official for the inspection of the property for the purpose of addressing any immediate life safety and/or public welfare concerns with the exterior structure or the property. (f) An owner of vacant property shall annually renew registration with the City on or prior to January 31 of each calendar year for as long as the property remains vacant.

Sec. 18-10-40. - Fees and rebate of fees; City Safety Program. (a) At the time of registration, the owner of the vacant property shall pay a registration fee as set by resolution of the City Council. The fee shall not be prorated for any properties registering as vacant more than 45 days before the end of each calendar year. (b) Fees for renewal shall be remitted at the time of registration renewal no later than January 31 annually. (c) The Community Development Director shall rebate fifty percent (50%) of registration fees paid for participation in the City Safety Program as evidenced by a written agreement, the form of which is available on the City’s website. The rebate shall apply only if the City receives evidence of participation in the City Safety Program within thirty (30) days of vacant property registration or renewal, as applicable. (d) If a vacant property is found to be in violation of Section 16-2-210 of the Code in the year preceding payment of a registration or renewal fee under this Article, the owner of such vacant property shall not be entitled to a rebate under subsection (c) unless such violation was cured within five (5) days of issuance of notification of the violation.

Sec. 18-10-50. - Exemptions. (a) A vacant property shall not be included on the Vacant Property List or subject to registration or renewal fees pursuant to Section 18-10-40 if the City approves an exemption following a written request by the owner based on one or more of the following criteria: (1) The property is under active construction or undergoing active rehabilitation, renovation, or repair, and there is a building permit to make the property fit for occupancy that was issued, renewed, or extended within six (6) months of the required registration date for the vacant property; or (2) The subject property has suffered fire damage or damage caused by extreme weather conditions within the prior ninety (90) days. (b) A request for exemption must be filed with the Community Development Director within ninety (90) days of the issuance of a Notice of Registration or within thirty (30) days of occurrence of one of the criteria for exemption and shall include the names and addresses of the owner or owners, and a statement of the basis for exemption, as set forth in Subsection (a) above.

Sec. 18-10-60. - Maintenance and on-going inspection of vacant properties.

(a) The owner shall keep the property secured against trespass and safe and the building and grounds properly maintained in accordance with all applicable laws including but not limited to Chapter 18 and Articles I through V of Chapter 7 of the Code. Nothing in this Section shall be considered to conflict with or abrogate any and all other property maintenance requirements set forth in the Code. (b) Vacant properties shall comply with the following standards:

(1) All exterior signs, awnings, and lighting systems, if not removed, shall be maintained in a completely operable, clean, nondeteriorated, and safe condition.

(2) The property must be posted with “no trespass” signs visible from public access points.

(3) All exterior features or appurtenances thereof,

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Public Notices including but not limited to gutters, rain guards, ornamental trim, ornamental decorations, cornice, brickwork, lettering, and light fixtures shall be maintained in a nondeteriorated and safe condition.

(4) Doors, windows, and other openings shall be weather-tight and secured against entry by birds, vermin, and trespassers, and no doors, windows, or other coverings shall be missing or broken.

Broken windows or doors shall not be covered with plywood or similar boarding material except as an emergency measure lasting no longer than thirty (30) days. Doors, windows, and other openings shall not be obscured by vegetation.

(5) Structural components shall be maintained to resist and prevent deterioration.

(6) The walking surface of passageways, stairways, or other surfaces near exits shall be maintained in a condition so as to provide safe and adequate means of exit in case of fire or panic.

(7) The grounds on which a structure is located shall be clean, safe, and sanitary, and not threaten the public health or safety. Grounds shall be maintained in a manner similar to surrounding properties, with grass mown and landscaping watered regularly.

(8) The grounds shall be kept free of excess debris and litter. Any handbills, circulars, newspapers, advertisements and similar materials deposited on the property shall not remain for more than five (5) days.

(9) No property or structure shall be left in a state of incomplete construction, partial demolition, or damaged by vandalism, fire, or other acts for a period of greater than six (6) months, excluding such time when work is in progress pursuant to a valid building or other construction permit.

(10) No property shall be maintained or kept in such a way that it is likely to attract, contain, or harbor vermin, debris, trash, illegal dumping or other conditions that are detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare.

(11) No property or structure shall be kept in a state in which the roof or walls are leaking water into the interior of the building as evidenced from the exterior of the structure. (c) Notice to correct. If the Community Development Director or Building Official has a reason to believe that an owner has violated Section 18-1060(a) or (b), such official shall send written notice to the property owner or agent, as applicable, in accordance with the notice procedures specified herein. The City shall issue a notice to the owner or agent, as applicable, and deliver such notice either by personal service, with a copy sent by regular mail, or by certified mail, return receipt requested.

The notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous place on the property. The notice shall state the condition which constitutes a violation of this Section 18-10-60 and order that the property be brought into compliance with this Article by a date specified in the notice. The notice shall also state that in the event the property is not brought into compliance with this Section 18-10-60 by the date indicated, the City may cause the abatement of the violation and may impose the costs of such abatement, along with inspection and administrative costs against the owner. The notice shall further state that any person who fails to comply with the notice and bring the property into compliance shall be subject to the penalties provided in Section 1810-70 of this Article, including fines and revocation of license. (d) Regular inspections. The Community Development Director shall regularly inspect vacant properties in the City for the purpose of enforcing and assuring compliance with the provisions of this Article in compliance with law.

Sec. 18-10-70. – Violation; Penalties.

Any person who violates a provision of this Article or fails to comply with a Notice of Registration, a notice to correct, a written agreement pursuant to Section 18-10-40(c) above, or any requirement thereof may be subject to any one (1) or more of the following penalties: (1) Prosecution in Municipal Court in accordance with Section 1-4-20 of the Code.

(2) Denial, revocation or suspension of any license or permit, including but not limited to a business license, or building permit.

(3) Abatement of the conditions cited under Section 18-10-60 of this Article in accordance with the procedures for the abatement of nuisances specified in Sections 7-1-40 through 7-1-60 of the Code, except that notice shall be provided in accordance with Section 18-10-60(c) above. If an owner fails to pay any assessment of charges incurred by the City for abatement within thirty (30) days, the assessment shall become a lien against the property and the lien shall have priority over all other liens except general taxes and prior special assessments. Any amount remaining unpaid may be carried over and charged on the tax roll of the succeeding year, and any unpaid balance so carried over shall bear interest at the highest rate allowed under state law.

(4) A mandatory fine equal to the applicable annual fee for registration of the vacant property shall be assessed for each day the property is found by the municipal court to be in violation of any provision of this Article.

Sec. 18-10-80. - Administrative review and appeal.

Within twenty (20) days of a Notice of Registration or a notice of denial of a request for exemption, the owner may file an application for appeal. An appeal will proceed in accordance with the procedures for appeal specified in Section 18-1-80 of the Code, except that references to the building official therein shall mean, for the purposes of this Section, the Community Development Director.

ARTICLE 5 – SEVERABILITY If any part or provision of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is adjudged to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such part, provision, or application shall not affect any of the remaining parts, provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision, part or application, and to this end the provisions and parts of this Ordinance are declared to be severable.

ARTICLE 6 – CAUSES OF ACTION RETAINED Nothing in this Ordinance hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability incurred, or any cause or causes of action acquired or existing, under any act or ordinance hereby repealed; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected by this Ordinance.

ARTICLE 7 - CODIFICATION AMENDMENTS The codifier of the City’s Municipal Code is hereby authorized to make such numerical and formatting changes as may be necessary to incorporate the provisions of this Ordinance within the Lone Tree Municipal Code.

ARTICLE 8 –EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effective thirty (30) days following publication after the first reading if no changes are made on second reading, or twenty (20) days following publication after the second reading if changes are made upon second reading, provided that implementation and enforcement of the provisions contained in this Ordinance shall take place on the first day of the month that is at least thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption.

INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 17th 2020.

Legal Notice No. 938393 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 3.308.2 A Bill for an Ordinance to Amend the Anthology North Development Plan and Guide First Amendment Pursuant to the Town of Parker Land Development Ordinance, and Amending the Zoning Ordinance and Map to Conform Therewith The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on November 16, 2020.

The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the office of the Town Clerk, 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado.

Carol Baumgartner, CMC, Town Clerk Legal Notice No. 938391 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1.539.4 A Bill for an Ordinance to Adopt the 2020 Revised Budget for the Town of Parker and to Make Appropriations for the Same The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on November 16, 2020.

The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the office of the Town Clerk, 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado.

Carol Baumgartner, CMC, Town Clerk Legal Notice No. 938387 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1.547 A Bill for an Ordinance to Adopt the 2021 Budget and to Make Appropriations for the Same The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on November 16, 2020.

The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the office of the Town Clerk, 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado.

Carol Baumgartner, CMC, Town Clerk Legal Notice No. 938390 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1.549 A Bill for an Ordinance Approving the Purchase and Sale Agreement Between the Town of Parker and Samurai’s Red Sushi & Sake Bar LLC, Concerning the Property Known As the Lot 1B, Mainstreet Center 1st Amendment Property (The Schoolhouse Gym Property) The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on November 16, 2020.

The full text of the ordinance is available for public inspection and acquisition in the office of the Town Clerk, 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado.

Carol Baumgartner, CMC, Town Clerk Legal Notice No. 938388 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE AS TO AMENDED 2020 BUDGET AND PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET WESTCREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget will be submitted to the WESTCREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 for the year of 2020. A copy of such amended budget has been duly filed and is open for public inspection in the office of Norton & Smith, P.C., 1331 17th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado, 80202. Such amended budget will be considered during a public hearing to be held at 10:00 A.M. during a meeting of the Westcreek Metropolitan District No. 1 to be held on Friday, December 4, 2020. The meeting will be held at NexGen Properties, LLC, One Denver Tech Center, 5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 800, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. Any interested elector within Westcreek Metropolitan District No. 1 may inspect the proposed amended budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended

2020 budget.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget will be submitted to the WESTCREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 for the year of 2021. A copy of such budget has been duly filed and is open for public inspection in the office of Norton & Smith, P.C., 1331 17th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado. Such budget will be considered during a public hearing to be held at 10:00 A.M. during a meeting of the Westcreek Metropolitan District No. 1 to be held on Friday, December 4, 2020. The meeting will be held at NexGen Properties, LLC, One Denver Tech Center, 5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 800, Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Any interested elector within Westcreek Metropolitan District No. 1 may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2021 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WESTCREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1 By: /s/ Norton & Smith A Professional Corporation Legal Notice No. 938380 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2021 BUDGETS AND 2020 BUDGET AMENDMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2021 has been submitted to the Castle Pines Town Center Metropolitan Districts Nos. 1-3 (“Districts”). Such proposed budgets will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the Districts to be held via video conference on December 4, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. In order to preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the public in light of the imminent threat caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting and public hearing will be held by telephone and videoconference only. To attend and participate by telephone, dial 720-547-5281 and enter passcode 650 001 561#. Information regarding public participation by videoconference will be available at least 24 hours prior the meeting and may be obtained by contacting Jordan Honea by email at Jordan.honea@ claconnect.com or by telephone at 303-265-7857.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2020 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the Districts. A copy of the proposed 2021 budgets and the amended 2020 budgets, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of CliftonLarsonAllen at 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy, Suite 300, Greenwood Village CO 80111. Due to concerns related to COVID-19 and certain visitor restrictions that may be in place, please contact Jordan Honea by email at Jordan.Honea@claconnect.com or by telephone at 303-265-7857 to make arrangements to inspect the budgets prior to visiting the foregoing office. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2021 budgets and the amended 2020 budgets, if required, file or register any objections thereto.

CASTLE PINES COMMERCIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS NOS. 1-3 By: /s/ Denise Denslow, District Manager Legal Notice No. 938356 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED BUDGET OF WEST DOUGLAS COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of West Douglas County Fire Protection District for the ensuing year of 2021; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District at Station 4, 4037 Platte Avenue, Sedalia, CO 80135, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at Station 4, 4037 Platte Avenue, Sedalia, CO 80135, Colorado on December 9, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto.

WEST DOUGLAS COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT By: /s/ Whitney Vincent, Treasurer Legal Notice No. 938374 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED BUDGET OF STONE CANON RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of Stone Canon Ranch Metropolitan District for the ensuing year of 2021; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District at 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on December 10, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. Due to concerns regarding COVID-19 and the benefits to the control of the spread of COVID-19 by limiting in-person contact, this public hearing will also be held virtually by Zoom conference at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85486220370, by phone: 1 (669) 900-9128, Webinar ID: 854 8622 0370. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto.

STONE CANON RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

By: /s/ Anthony Lopez, President

Public Notice

Legal Notice No.938360 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED BUDGET OF NEU TOWNE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Public Notice NOTICE CONCERNING 2020 BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND PROPOSED 2021 BUDGETS CROWFOOT VALLEY RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 2 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Crowfoot Valley Ranch Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 2 (the “Districts”) 2020 Budgets and that proposed 2021 Budgets have been submitted to the respective Board of Directors of the Districts (the “Boards”); and that copies of the proposed Amended 2020 Budgets and 2021 Budgets have been filed at the Districts’ offices, 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of Resolutions Amending the 2020 Budgets and Adopting the 2021 Budgets will be considered at a public meeting of the Boards to be held on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Due to concerns regarding the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the benefits to the control of the spread of the virus by limiting inperson contact, this District Board meeting will be held via Zoom Meeting and can be joined through the directions below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81747329934?pwd=b WpJTnE5ZG9LVkN4TEg1MTlwK2NXUT09 Phone: 1 (253) 215-8782 or 1 (346) 248-7799 Meeting ID: 817 4732 9934 Password: 417936 Any elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolutions to Amend the 2020 Budgets and adopt the 2021 Budgets, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

CROWFOOT VALLEY RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 2 By /s/ Ann E. Finn, Secretary Legal Notice No. 938376 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET AND HEARING HERITAGE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the HERITAGE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2021. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the special meeting of the Heritage Hills Metropolitan District to be held at 12:30 P.M. on Thursday, December 10, 2020. The public meeting will be held via online meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88909206008 Meeting ID: 889 0920 6008, Passcode 843708 and via telephone at 346-248-7799, Meeting ID: 889 0920 6008, Passcode 843708 in order to preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the public in light of the imminent threat caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and due to state of emergency declared

by Governor Polis, as amended and extended, corresponding executive orders and public health orders, as amended and extended, and CDC recommendations against gathering in large group in order to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Any interested elector within the Heritage Hills Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2021 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: HERITAGE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ CliftonLarsonAllen LLC Manager/Accountants for the District Legal Notice No. 938361 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Neu Towne Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2021; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District’s accountant at 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, Colorado 80112, where the same is open for public inspection, by appointment only; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board to be held on December 2, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, Colorado. Due to concerns regarding COVID-19 and the benefits to the control of the spread of COVID-19 by limiting in-person contact, this public hearing will also be held by telephone conference and the Board strongly encourages that individuals attend this public hearing by joining the conference call at: 1-866-931-7845, Access Code: 303497. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto.

NEU TOWNE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Ron Horner, President Legal Notice No. 938358 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET AND 2020 BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that proposed budgets for the ensuing year of 2021 have been submitted to the Boards of Directors of the Southgate Water District and Southgate Sanitation District (collectively, the Districts). Such proposed budgets will be considered at a public hearing during the combined regular meeting of the Boards of Directors of the Districts to be held at the Southgate offices, 3722 East Orchard Road, Centennial, Colorado 80121, at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, the 8th day of December, 2020. In order to preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the public in light of the imminent threat caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting and public hearing will be held by telephone and videoconference only. Information regarding public participation by telephone or videoconference will be available at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and may be obtained by contacting the District office at 303-779-0261.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that amendments to the 2020 budgets of the Districts may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Boards of Directors of the Districts. Copies of the proposed 2021 budgets and amended 2020 budgets, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of the Districts, 3722 East Orchard Road, Centennial, Colorado 80121. Any interested elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2021 budgets and amended 2020 budgets, if required, file or register any objections thereto or comments thereof.

SOUTHGATE WATER DISTRICT & SOUTHGATE SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/ Mark Rosser, President Legal Notice No. 938354 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2020 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed 2021 budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of COTTONWOOD HIGHLANDS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 (the “District”). A copy of the proposed budget is on file in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2020 budget may be submitted to the District. A copy of the proposed amended budget, if any, will be on file in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection.

Public Notice CENTENNIAL AIRPORT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that during a regular meeting which begins at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2020 the Board of Commissioners of the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority will hold a Public Hearing at which all interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard concerning an Application Under Centennial Airport’s Minimum Standards for Commercial Aeronautical Activities from the following two applicants: • Mobile Aviation Service, L.L.C. to conduct Specialized Commercial Aeronautical Activities, specifically Mobile Aircraft Maintenance as described under Part 3 Section (11).

These budgets will be considered at a public hearing during a meeting of the District to be held on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 1:30 P.M. Due to Executive Orders issued by Governor Polis and Public Health Orders implementing the Executive Orders issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and the threat posed by the COVID-19 coronavirus, this meeting will be held via teleconferencing and can be joined through the directions below: Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92874141537 Meeting ID: 928 7414 1537 Call In Number: 1(253) 215-8782 or 1(346) 248-7799

• Jet East Aviation, L.L.C. to conduct Specialized Commercial Aeronautical Activities, specifically Mobile Aircraft Maintenance as described under Part 3 Section (11).

Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the budgets at any time prior to final adoption of the same by the governing body of the District.

The hearing will be conducted as a Virtual Public Meeting via Microsoft Teams Live Event, in order to view the board meeting or participate in the public hearing visit the following link and follow the instructions to join the meeting: https://www.centennialairport.com/index.php/ about/virtual-boardroom

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: COTTONWOOD HIGHLANDS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority

Legal Notice No. 938364 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020

Legal Notice No. 938363

/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law

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Public Notices Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET FOR RAVENNA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed 2021 Budget has been submitted to the RAVENNA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT. A copy of the proposed 2021 Budget has been filed in the office of the District’s General Counsel at 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing at a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the RAVENNA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT to be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81215114515?pwd= bUFxdkJaeHF1eUMxcDNEM2Z1OWJxZz09. In order to preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the public in light of the imminent threat caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and due to state of emergency declared by Governor Polis, as amended and extended, corresponding executive orders and public health orders, as amended and extended, and CDC recommendations against gathering in large group in order to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Any interested electors of RAVENNA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to final adoption of the 2021 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: RAVENNA METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ ICENOGLE SEAVER POGUE, P.C. Legal Notice No. 938378 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE AS TO AMENDED 2020 BUDGET AND PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET WESTCREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget will be submitted to the WESTCREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 for the year of 2020. A copy of such amended budget has been duly filed and is open for public inspection in the office of Norton & Smith, P.C., 1331 17th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado, 80202. Such amended budget will be considered during a public hearing to be held at 10:00 A.M. during a meeting of the Westcreek Metropolitan District No. 2 to be held on Friday, December 4, 2020. The meeting will be held at NexGen Properties, LLC, One Denver Tech Center, 5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 800, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. Any interested elector within Westcreek Metropolitan District No. 2 may inspect the proposed amended budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2020 budget.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget will be submitted to the WESTCREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 for the year of 2021. A copy of such budget has been duly filed and is open for public inspection in the office of Norton & Smith, P.C., 1331 17th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado. Such budget will be considered during a public hearing to be held at 10:00 A.M. during a meeting of the Westcreek Metropolitan District No. 2 to be held on Friday, December 4, 2020. The meeting will be held at NexGen Properties, LLC, One Denver Tech Center, 5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 800, Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Any interested elector within Westcreek Metropolitan District No. 2 may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2021 budget.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WESTCREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 By: /s/ Norton & Smith A Professional Corporation Legal Notice No. 938381 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED BUDGET OF REATA SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of Reata South Metropolitan District for the ensuing year of 2021; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District at 8000 Preservation Trail, Parker, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on December 8, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. at 8000 Preservation Trail, Parker, Colorado. Due to concerns regarding COVID-19 and the benefits to the control of the spread of COVID-19 by limiting in-person contact, this public hearing will also be held virtually by Zoom conference at https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/87245836858, by phone: 1 (669) 900-9128, Webinar ID: 872 4583 6858. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto.

REATA SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

District (“District”). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at Ridgeline Community Church, 555 Heritage Ave., Room 106, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104, at 4:00 p.m. on December 3, 2020.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2020 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. A copy of the proposed 2021 budget and the amended 2020 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of Spencer Fane LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Ste. 2000, Denver, Colorado 80203. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2021 budget and the amended 2020 budget, file or register any objections thereto.

CASTLE ROCK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT By: /s/ Board of Directors Legal Notice No. 938353 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Bids and Settlements Public Notice Notice of Final Payment Notice is hereby given that the Southgate Water District (“District”), Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, Colorado, will make final payment at its office at 3722 E. Orchard Road, Centennial, Colorado on December 8, 2020 to Brannan Construction Company for all work done by said Contractor in construction work performed within the District on the following project: Project Contractor: Brannan Construction Company Project Name: 2020 Waterline Replacement Project Location: Arapahoe County, Colorado.

Work Area 1 is located within the City of Centennial, generally south of E Arapahoe Rd, west of S Yosemite St, and east of S Quebec St within the Walnut Hills Subdivision. Work Area 2 is located within the City of Centennial, along S Jasmine St between E Orchard Rd and E Maplewood Ave within the Palos Verdes Subdivision.

Any persons, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that furnished labor, materials, equipment rentals, sustenance or other supplies used or consumed by any contractor, in or about the performance of said work are hereby notified to file any claim on account of furnishing any of said items to the District, to the attention of David Irish, District Manager, at the above address on or before 4:00 PM on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Failure on the part of such claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such deadline, will release the District, its officers, agents, and employees from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTHGATE WATER DISTRICT Legal Notice No. 938311 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on December 19, 2020 final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Silva Construction, Inc. for the Belford Avenue Phase 2 Project; CI 2020-011 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Silva Construction, Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said December 19, 2020, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer Daniel Roberts, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET AND 2020 BUDGET AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2021 has been submitted to the Castle Rock Fire Protection

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 16, 2020, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address.

Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms.

All questions are due to Greg Green, Project Engineer by 12:00p.m. on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at the same address.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • 11,868 SF of preformed thermoplastic pavement markings • 529 SF of preformed contrast thermoplastic lane extension lines • 1,028 SF of preformed thermoplastic shields Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process shall be directed to Greg Green, Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

Plan holder information, can be found on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website.

Legal Notice No.: 938359 First Publication: November 26, 2020 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on December 26, 2020, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Concrete Express, Inc. for the Peoria Street Widening Project; DV 2018-178 in Douglas County; and that any person, copartnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Concrete Express, Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said December 26, 2020, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer Daniel Roberts, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works Engineering.

Legal Notice No. 938330 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Second Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Town of Castle Rock, Colorado Date: November 5, 2020 Project Title: McMurdo Gulch – Terrain Channel Improvements Contractor: 53 Corporation, LLC 5655 Peterson Rd. Sedalia, CO 80135

Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim.

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Castle Rock intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named contractor on December 7, 2020, provided no claims are received.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works Engineering.

Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with David Van Dellen, Stormwater Manager, Town of Castle Rock, 175 Kellogg Court, Castle Rock, Colorado 80109, on or before December 4, 2020.

Legal Notice No. 938328 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Second Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

By: /s/ Charlene Sloan, Chair Legal Notice No. 938352 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

of 1,028 square feet of preformed thermoplastic shields, cardinal and ONLY at thirteen separate intersection locations within Highlands Ranch in Douglas County.

Public Notice PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for the PAVEMENT MARKINGS MAINTENANCE PROJECT; TF 2020-032 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of the placement approximately 11,868 square feet of preformed thermoplastic pavement markings, 529 square feet of preformed contrast thermoplastic lane extension lines and installation

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK By: Jim Swanson Stormwater Project Manager Legal Notice No. 938310 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: JUSTYCE NEUNG PERSON, D.O.B.: 04/11/2020; BEYONTON JOEL SAINTE, D.O.B.: 06/29/2007; Children, And concerning: UNIQUECA STARR PERSON, D.O.B.: 10/07/1983, Mother; STEVEN JIM CHAHAN, D.O.B.: 03/25/1984, Father of Justyce Person; JOEL SAINTE, D.O.B.: 12/9/1979, Father of Beyonton Sainte; Respondents; And JENNIFER HAMILTON, Family Friend, Special Respondent.

will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $6,199.10

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CURE AND RIGHT TO REDEEM RE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to Court Order and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S.

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Kathryn Cherry, #42682 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5325 lreigrut@douglas.co.us kcherry@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 20JV150 DIVISION 8 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2019.

TO: JOEL SAINTE, D.O.B.: 12/9/1979 TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named children are dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

A Return of Service for Respondent Father Beyonton Sainte, and a Permanency Planning Hearing have been set for December 21, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. by calling 720-437-6180 followed by access code 75590 #. All parties are ordered to appear unless otherwise directed by the court.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship.

If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate.

You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2019, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

Dated: 11.16.20 /s/ Kathryn Cherry R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Kathryn Cherry, #42682 Assistant Douglas County Attorney

This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to a Court Order dated 10/7/2020 and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S.,

by CASTLEWOOD RANCH HOMEOWNERS ASSOC INC, the current holder and owner of a statutory lien against the real property located in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS legally described as follows, to wit: Regarding: Lot 14, Block 5, Castlewood Ranch Subdivision, Filing No. 1, Parcel 12, County of Douglas, State of Colorado also known by street and number as 6155 Turnstone Pl, Castle Rock, Co 80104 (the”Property).

Also known as: 6155 Turnstone Pl Castle Rock, CO 80104

You may have an interest in the real property being affected or, have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure. You may have the right to redeem the real property or you may have the right to cure a default under the instrument being foreclosed. A notice of intent to cure filed pursuant to section 38-38-104 shall be filed with the officer at least fifteen calendar days prior to the first scheduled sale date or any date to which the sale is continued. 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.

A notice of intent to redeem filed pursuant to section 38-38-302 shall be filed with the officer no later than eight business days after the sale. For the purpose of paying off, curing the default, or redemption as provided by the aforementioned laws, intent must be directed to or conducted at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Division, 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109.

You are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes, certain sections of which are attached hereto. In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law. Further, you are advised that the attached Colorado statutes merely set forth the applicable portions of Colorado statutory law relating to curative and redemption rights; therefore, you should read and review all the applicable statutes and laws in order to determine which requisite procedures and provisions control your rights in the subject property.

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-660-7527. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described is ALCOCK LAW GROUP, 19751 E MAINSTREET 210 Parker, CO 80138 303-993-5400

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFBP), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Legal Notice No. 938362 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2020CV30378 Division/ Courtroom 6 SALE NO. 20001257 COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY CASTLEWOOD RANCH HOMEOWNERS ASSOC INC, Plaintiff: v.

DANIEL T O CONNOR et al.

Defendant(s):

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov Dated 11/19/2020, Castle Rock, Colorado

Regarding: Lot 14, Block 5, Castlewood Ranch Subdivision, Filing No. 1, Parcel 12, County of Douglas, State of Colorado also known by street and number as 6155 Turnstone Pl, Castle Rock, Co 80104 (the”Property).

Tony Spurlock, Sheriff Douglas County, Colorado Tommy Barrella, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado

Colorado Revised Statutes attached: §§ 38-37108, 38-38-103, 38-38-104, 38-38-301, 38-38-302, 38-38-304, 38-38-305, and 38-38-306, C.R.S., as amended.

Also known as: 6155 Turnstone Pl Castle Rock, CO 80104 TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff’s Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 14th day of January, 2021, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon

Legal Notice No.: 938279 First Publication: 11/19/2020 Last Publication: 12/17/2020 Published In: Douglas County News Press

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE

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Public Notices AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot orPremises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORP C/O DOUG KIDDER - OCCUPANT - BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J BOUNDS - ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION C T CORPORATION SYSTEM REGISTERED AGENT - KEVIN F AMES PRESIDENT DIRECTOR ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION -JANICE C DECKER SECRETARY ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - RALPH ANTHONY TREASURER ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - FRANK BONETTO DIRECTOR ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - STEPHEN C GLENN DIRECTOR ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE JOINT VENTURE A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE TRACY J GARGARO VICE PRESIDENT OF E.S.L CORPORATION A COLORADO CORPORATION THE MANAGING JOINT VENTURER C/O ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE JOINT VENTURE A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE - TRACY J GARGARO AS VICE PRESIDENT E.S.L CORPORATION A COLORADO CORPORATION THE MANAGING JOINT VENTURER - J CHARLES WHITFIELD PRESIDENT ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - ATTN BOB GERLOFS ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK A FEDERALLY CHARTERED CORPORATION - J CHARLES WHITFIELD VICE PRESIDENT COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK A FEDERALLY CHARTERED CORPORATION - ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE SECOND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC C/O ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FIRST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC - TRACY J GARGARO PRESIDENT ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - DAVID E GUNTER JR SECRETARY TREASURER DIRECTOR ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - JOHN J MALONEY DIRECTOR ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - GARY L MATTER DIRECTOR ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - DAVID H FRIEDMAN ATTORNEY-IN-FACT WILLOW CREEK RANCH JOINT VENTURE A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE C/O ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE JOINT VENTURE A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE - ATTN PAUL S BARRU WILLOW CREEK RANCH JOINT VENTURE A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE - DAVID H FRIEDMAN ATTORNEY-IN-FACT WILLOW CREEK RANCH JOINT VENTURE A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE - DAVID H FRIEDMAN ATTORNEYIN-FACT E.S.L CORPORATION A COLORADO CORPORATION You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of November 2005 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to BRITTON B BOUNDS the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: TRACT A ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE 14A 0.059 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to BRITTON B BOUNDS. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2004. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORP for said year 2004 That on the 3rd day of July 2017 said BRITTON B BOUNDS assigned said certificate of purchase to BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J BOUNDS. That said BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J BOUNDS on the 24th day of August 2020 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 25th day of February 2021 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 12th day of November 2020 /s/ David Gill Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 938299 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice Skyway Towers is requesting comment concerning a 13.7-meter (overall height) monopole type telecommunications tower. The tower location is 10272 E Democrat Road, Parker, CO 80134 (near 39 26 42.7N, 104 41 57.7W, NAD 83). The tower is not lighted. The FCC Form 854 File Number is A1176738. Interested persons may review the application by going to www.fcc.gov/asr/applications and entering the Form 854 File Number. Interested parties may raise environmental concerns about the proposed action by filing a Request for Environmental Review (RER) with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC strongly encourages interested parties to file RER online; instructions can be found at www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest. However, if an online request is not possible, interested parties may mail their request to: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. Comments may be sent to David McGlothlin of NewFields, LLC. Written comments can be sent to dmcglothlin@newfields. com or 3265 N. Fort Apache Road, Suite 110, Las Vegas, NV 89129. Mr. McGlothlin can be reached at 828-450-0055. [Pinery East - CO-04004].

Legal Notice No. 938357

First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: CASTLE PINES LAND CO C/O CPV INC - BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J BOUNDS - HAPPY INVESTMENTS LTD A COLORADO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP C/O JACK A VICKERS AKA JACK ALDRID VICKERS AKA JACK A VICKERS III GENERAL PARTNER AKA JACK VICKERS CASTLE PINES LAND COMPANY A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE - CASTLE PINES LAND COMPANY A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE JACK A VICKERS III REGISTERED AGENT - CASTLE PINES LAND CO C/O CPV INC JACK A VICKERS III REGISTERED AGENT - CHARLES W DWIGHT AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT CASTLE PINES LAND COMPANY A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE - THE CASTLE PINES GOLF CLUB INC A COLORADO CORPORATION - THE CASTLE PINES GOLF CLUB INC A COLORADO CORPORATION KEITH SCHNEIDER REGISTERED AGENT - JACK A VICKERS AS PRESIDENT THE CASTLE PINES GOLF CLUB INC A COLORADO CORPORATION - EDWARD B CLOSE JR AS SECRETARY THE CASTLE PINES GOLF CLUB INC A COLORADO CORPORATION - CENTRAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF DENVER D/B/A CENTRAL BANK OF DENVER AS TRUSTEE A BANKING CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO C/O US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION - JOANNE M MOE CORPORATE TRUST OFFICER OF CENTRAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF DENVER D/B/A CENTRAL BANK OF DENVER AS TRUSTEE A BANKING CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO C/O US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION - UNITED BANK OF DENVER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION C/O WELLS FARGO BANK LTD - GREGORY L GLISSMANN AS COMMERCIAL BANKING OFFICER FOR UNITED BANK OF DENVER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION C/O WELLS FARGO BANK LTD - CASTLE PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT A COLORADO QUASI-MUNICIPAL CORPORATION - GARY S HOWARD AS SECRETARY FOR CASTLE PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT A COLORADO QUASI-MUNICIPAL CORPORATION - VICTOR M GEISLER AS VICE PRESIDENT CASTLE PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT A COLORADO QUASI-MUNICIPAL CORPORATION - CASTLE PINES HOMES ASSOCIATION INC - OCCUPANT - CASTLE PINES LAND COMPANY JACK A VICKERS III REGISTERED AGENT You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of November 2005 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J BOUNDS the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: OPEN SPACE 7 BLK 5 CASTLE PINES 1B 0.606 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J BOUNDS. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2004. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of CASTLE PINES LAND CO for said year 2004 That said BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J BOUNDS on the 24th day of August 2020 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 25th day of February 2021 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 12th day of November 2020 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No. 938298 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PAUL R. MILLER, a/k/a PAUL MILLER, and a/k/a RAY MILLER, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30439 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative, or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before March 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Howard D. Lutz c/o Gregory T. Densen, Esq. Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 633 Seventeenth Street, Ste. 3000 Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Notice No. 938290 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Irwin L. Harris, Jr., a/k/a Irwin Lenzie Harris, Jr. a/kla Irwin Harris, Jr. , Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030435

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before March 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan R. Oviatt-Harris Personal Representative P. O. Box 358 Franktown, CO 80116 Legal Notice No. 938254 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donna R. Solome, aka Donna Rae Solome, aka Donna Solome, Deceased Case Number: 20PR30459 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before March 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marc Solome, Personal Representative 8036 S. Kalispell Way Englewood, CO 80112 Legal Notice No. 938369 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Hilda Alicia Rodriguez, a/k/a Hilda A. Rodriguez, a/k/a Hilda Rodriguez, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30461 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before March 21, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Marilyn Medina, Personal Representative c/o Keith L. Davis, Esq. Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 938385 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mildred A. McCallin, aka Mildred Anne McCallin, aka Mildred McCallin, aka Mitzi McCallin, aka Mildred Schmidt, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 030430 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before March 29, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Brian A. McCallin Personal Representative 10038 Whistling Elk Drive Littleton, Colorado 80127 Legal Notice No. 938392 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary A. Cooprider, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30434 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before March 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Charles E. Cooprider Personal Representative 3542 Vestal Loop Broomfield, Colorado 80023 Legal Notice No. 938339 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Kevin Wells, aka Robert K. Wells, aka Robert Wells, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30451 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado or on or before March 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Diane N. Wells, Personal Representative 7804 Lost Lake Drive Franktown, CO 80116 Legal Notice No. 938373 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Elaine Karen Boorstein, a/k/a Elaine K. Boorstein, a/k/a Elaine Boorstein, Deceased Case Number: 20PR30425 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Douglas County District Court, located at 4000 Justice

Way, Suite 2009, Castle Rock, Colorado 80109 on or before March 15, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred.

Glen Kirk Matthes, Personal Representative c/o Kathryn T. James, Esq. Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C. 18 South Wilcox Street, Suite 200 Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 Legal Notice No. 938281 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Douglas County, Colorado on or before March 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jackson Gustav Brunger Personal Representative 6911 S. Dover Way Littleton, CO 80128 Legal Notice No. 938365 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harry W. Thibedeau Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030480

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carl Edward Sullivan, aka Carl E. Sullivan, aka Carl Sullivan, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30463 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before March 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Erin Warren, Personal Representative 13684 N. Winchester Way Parker, CO 80138

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of DOUGLAS, County, Colorado or on or before 03/26/2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Matthew J. Perkins from Patricia Jo Stone, PC, attorneys for PR Tina Arneson 1751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 200 Parker, CO 80138 Legal Notice No. 938368 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Michael L. Gilbert, Attorney at Law, P.C. Attorney to the Personal Representative 501 South Cherry Street, Suite 610 Glendale, CO 80246 Phone Number: 303-320-4580 E-mail: mgillaw@msn.com

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID ADAM LAY, a/k/a D. ADAM LAY, a/k/a ADAM LAY, a/k/a ADAM D. LAY, Deceased Case Number: 20PR30367

Legal Notice No. 939370 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of David R. Wickersham, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030428 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before March 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bernadette M. Wickersham, Personal Representative 1103 E. Rutherford Way, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before March 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Darrah L. Lay, Personal Representative 29 Elk Drive Bedford, NH 03110 Legal Notice No. 938330 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Name Changes

Legal Notice No. 938324 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on September , 2020, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of BEVERLY BRAVERMAN BALTER, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30431 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before March 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeffrey Stuart Balter, Personal Representative 2385 Stonecrop Way Golden, CO 80401

The Petition requests that the name of Giovannia Rita Vella be changed to Joan Rita Vella Case No.: 20 C 328 By: Frank Anthony Moschetti Magistrate Legal Notice No. 938306 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Legal Notice No. 938375 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 10, 2020, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

Public Notice

The Petition requests that the name of Rebecca Marie Krusz be changed to Rebecca Marie Lieders Case No.: 20 CV 30858

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Stuart Shwartz, a/kla Stuart Stanley Shwartz, a/kla StuartS. Shwartz , Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030416

By: S. Barnett, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before March 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ira L. Shwartz Personal Representative 9290 East Lake Place Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. 938327 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Adoption / Guardianship Public Notice District Court, Douglas County, Colorado 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock CO 80109

Legal Notice No. 938259 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

In the Matter of the Petition of: Justin Mendoza (name of person seeking to adopt) For the Adoption of a Child Case Number: 20JA44 Division 8: Courtroom 8:

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROBERT B. FRANCOEUR, aka ROBERT BERTON FRANCOEUR, AKA ROB FRANCOEUR, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30472.

NOTICE OF HEARING To: John Doe (Full Name of Parent).

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before March 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/ have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.

Ann Marie Weyler, Personal Representative 132 Pardee Manor Rd..

Orange, CT 06477

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

Legal Notice No. 938377 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on January 8, 2021, at 1:45 p.m. on conference now: 720-437-6180 with meeting code: 75591#.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Paul Francis Brunger, Deceased Case Number 2020PR30396 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of

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

Legal Notice No. 938349 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Last Publication: December 17, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Douglas County Legals 11.26.20 * 4

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KEEP THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT IN YOUR BUBBLE.

DOUGLAS COUNTY IS EXPERIENCING A SURGE IN CASES. K E E P F I N D I N G W A Y S T O C O N N E C T F R O M A D I S TA N C E .

YOUR COVID SAFE T Y ME ASURES MAKE A DIFFERENCE .

L E A R N M O R E AT D O U G L A S . C O . U S

November 26, 2020