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Colorado makes big step toward reopening Final ‘dial 3.0’ rules could mark state’s largest change since stay-at-home ended

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

seniors in both college and high school did not get to walk across the stage and accept a diploma in front of their peers and families.

In the spring of 2020, Jaime Nats was in her final year of competitive swimming at Boise State. Now a college graduate, Nats said she had already been struggling with a new swim coach. When the COVID pandemic struck, she did not get the final celebrations, she did not get to breathe that sigh of relief you take in finishing a difficult task, she said.

In what may amount to Colorado’s largest step toward reopening since the statewide stay-at-home order ended, the state saw nearly half of its counties move to the lowest level on the state’s “dial” system of restrictions.

The state’s color-coded COVID-19 dial is the set of restrictions counties must follow based on the local spread of the virus. The system affects capacity at restaurants, other businesses, indoor and outdoor events, and other settings. Colorado originally implemented the dial on Sept. 15.

Among the dial’s six levels, green is the least restrictive. Purple, the most restrictive level, is a stay-athome order.

Only a few counties had qualified for level green — also known as the “protect our neighbors” stage — in the past.

But when the latest changes to Colorado’s system of restrictions — dubbed “dial 3.0” — took effect on March 24, counties scattered across the state moved to level green.

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High school, college students reflect on a year of COVID From learning online to studying abroad, students struggled to find normalcy

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During the year of COVID, elementary school students may remember it as the year they did not go to school and spent a lot of time at home. However, for high school and college students, it will be a year where they missed out,

COVID-19: ONE YEAR MARKER Part 2: In this report, we will talk to students about how their routines with friends and schools changed drastically to learn how they adjusted to COVID-19 limitations. Last week in Part 1, mothers shared how they navigated COVID-19 challenges and restrictions. especially the seniors.

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Douglas County School Board approves first-ever equity policy

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County School Board has adopted its first-ever equity policy.

Directors passed the policy on March 23 after making minor adjustments from first reading, including the removal of a line calling meritocracy a myth that had proven controversial among community members.

“This is not a partisan issue,” Director Kevin Leung said.

“This is how we can provide people what they need. Equity is about giving people what they need.”

Board President David Ray noted the policy is not regulatory and will work in conjunction with other policies already in place concerning school cultures, nondiscrimination and equal access to education.

The equity policy aims to ensure people have the resources they need in the system based on their identities, from their religion to their disability to their race, directors said.

Despite unanimous board approval, the policy had stoked debate in the community in the days leading up to its adoption

and during public comment at the virtual meeting.

Critics have feared it will usher in curriculum about issues including white privilege and gender, that it places too great an emphasis on people’s differences and ideologies.

Many asked why the district would focus on equity instead of equality, or providing each student with the same resources and opportunities. Others had feared the policy calling meritocracy a myth would result in teaching students that hard work does not help them reach goals.

During public comment, community member Will Johnson thanked directors for considering the changes they ultimately approved but said he was still concerned the policy would group students by “surfacelevel differences” and lead to “equality of result.”

Highlands Ranch High School Principal Chris Page, a member of the district’s equity teams which helped draft the policy, said students will still need to work hard to achieve academic success but that the policy would help remove barriers for them.

“It doesn’t guarantee to them

that they are going to get an A,” he said.

Other parents said during public comment they were “thrilled beyond measure” to see the policy and called it “long overdue.” Supporters said they hope it will lead to better cultures for schools, describing racist incidents among students like use of the N-word.

Director Elizabeth Hanson called some public comment the board received “hard to process,” particularly comments aimed at LGBTQ individuals.

Multiple people who submitted comment online or during the meeting questioned how the policy would affect transgender students’ access to athletics and restrooms, and how the district would conduct learning about gender and sexual orientation if the policy was adopted.

Community member Joy Overbeck said the district should leave those lessons to parents and not classroom educators.

“The collective feedback has shown me how critically important this policy is,” Hanson said.

Douglas County leaders respond to shooting in Boulder

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After the horrific mass shooting in Boulder last week, Douglas County leaders are offering messages of hope and healing to the community.

The March 22 shooting, which left 10 people dead, including a Boulder police officer, took place inside a Boulder King Soopers.

For many in Douglas County, the pain of such a violent event brings up memories of other closeto-home tragedies. In May of 2019, eight students were injured and one — Kendrick Castillo — was killed during a shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch. In December 2017, a Douglas County sheriff ’s deputy, Zackari Parrish, was killed in the line of duty.

“I think the whole community is in shock and horrified by what happened in Boulder,” said Sheriff Tony Spurlock. “Whenever there is a tragedy of this magnitude, it always brings back emotional issues from any agency that’s had anything difficult to deal with … I do think it’s a trigger that causes people to be more emotionally impacted by it.”

Spurlock encourages the community to take this time to talk with their loved ones about situational awareness.

“I think everyone should always be concerned about their safety no matter what,” he said. “People need to be cognizant of their surroundings.”

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School board screening superintendent candidates

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County School Board is now screening applicants to be the district’s next superintendent and could announce finalists by its first board meeting in April.

School board President David Ray said the district received between 100 and 150 applications from hopefuls throughout the region and nation. The district plans to announce three finalists by April 6, he said, and will then begin a community engagement session before announcing a sole finalist.

Community engagement will involve creating five panels of roughly 17 people each who will interview finalists, he said. There will be a panel of teachers and employees, building and department leaders, community members, students and cabinet members.

The district will also hold a livestreamed Q&A session with each finalist, Ray said. The public will be able to submit questions for finalists beforehand and a feedback form after watching, Ray said.

“I’m really pleased with that, it really ensures that anyone who wants to participate can at some level,” he said.

Douglas County Schools is one of four Denver metro area districts in the midst of a superintendent search, with tbe Cherry Creek School Board and Jeffco School Board recently announcing sole finalists in those districts’ searches, according to reports from Chalkbeat Colorado.

Denver Public Schools is also con-

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statements following the event.

Commissioner Abe Laydon, Douglas County, during a March 23 board meeting: “Our hearts are certainly heavy today as Douglas County commissioners as we acknowledge the tragedy that occurred in Boulder. We’re certainly extending our hearts and our prayers and thoughts to those that are directly impacted, which include all of the families, first responders and Coloradans that are processing what happened.”

Mayor Jeff Toborg, Parker: “Our prayers go out to the Boulder community as they recover from the senseless acts of violence that rocked Boulder this week. The Town of Parker grieves with the families of the victims and offers our sincere support to the family of slain officer Eric Talley, and to Boulder’s entire law enforcement community, who daily put their own lives on the line to protect their residents and ensure safety.”

Mayor Jason Gray, Castle Rock: “Our hearts go out to the survivors and the victims’ families. Our thoughts are with the Boulder community as we all try to make sense of this senseless tragedy. We are

ducting a superintendent search.

Former Douglas County School District Superintendent Thomas Tucker resigned in September and the district is now helmed by interim Superintendent Corey Wise.

Ray said the board will likely name its sole finalist on April 20.

The Douglas County School District’s search firm Frederick Andrews advertised its position at a salary range of $220,000 to $270,000.

The application period closed March 18.

The job listing said ideal candidates will value diversity among students and parents, and will be approachable, transparent, someone whose leadership style is inclusive and equitable, and someone who “inspires trust, confidence and mutual respect” in the community.

Candidates must have had traditional public school educator experience, a master’s degree in an education field and preferably a doctorate, principal experience and central administration experience.

The search firm created the job description based on feedback from more than 6,800 people who completed a survey, according to the district.

Although anyone in the nation can apply, Ray said the regional focus in the district’s search is meant to find a candidate who is committed to Douglas County. “‘I don’t want to just be a superintendent, I don’t want to move to Colorado, I want to be in Douglas County,’” he said. “We definitely wanted to make sure that they were committed to coming and invested in Douglas County School District.” grateful for the first responders and brave heroes who acted quickly as the unspeakable event unfolded.

Mayor Jackie Millet, Lone Tree: “Words cannot express the heaviness in our hearts today. Our deepest sympathy goes out to the Boulder community, in particular the families of all the innocent lives lost in this senseless tragedy. The heroic service of fallen Officer Eric Talley will never be forgotten, and we look forward to justice for all the victims.”

David Ray, Douglas County School District board president, during a March 23 meeting: “We also want to acknowledge the victims and survivors from yesterday’s horrific event in the Boulder community. We understand and share their pain and we mourn our 10 neighbors who were killed.”

Douglas County commissioners, joint statement: “As the county recently impacted by the tragic loss of STEM hero Kendrick Castillo, our hearts go out to the families of the victims, and the entire Boulder community. As we continue our work to reestablish a sense of normalcy in these trying times and other crticial mental health solutions, we encourage you, if you need to talk to someone, to call Colorado Crisis Services at 1-844-493-8255 or text TALK to 38255.”

Looking for COVID-19 vaccine information?

The Tri-County Health Department is your source to determine when you may be eligible to receive the vaccine, how and where to get it. Visit tchd.org/ COVIDVaccine or call 303-220-9200.

Behind on your rent caused by COVID-19 impacts?

Douglas County residents, impacted by COVID-19, who are behind on their rent or utility payments may be eligible for assistance through the Douglas County Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Review eligibility details and apply at douglas.co.us/rentassistance

Funds available to veterans Emergency assistance is available for veterans struggling with housing (mortgage/rent), transportation, employment, healthcare or other emergency needs. To apply for the veterans assistance funds visit douglasveterans.org or call 303-663-6200.

Slash-mulch site opens April 3 The County’s main slash-mulch site, at 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock opens April 3 and will remain open on Saturdays only from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 30. For more information, directions and a list of acceptable items visit douglas.co.us and search for Slash Mulch.

Full property tax payments due Payments must be received by the Treasurer’s office by April 30, 2021. Payments received after the due date must include applicable interest. To obtain the amounts due or to pay online, please visit douglascotax.com and search for your account using the Public User Access.

E-check payments are free.

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Eligible low-income households in Douglas County may apply for energy assistance through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP). For more information visit douglas.co.us and search for LEAP or email LEAPHELP@discovermygoodwill.org

What would you do if you suspected child abuse or neglect?

Call 303-663-6270 or 1-844-4CO-KIDS. Visit douglas.co.us and search Child Abuse FAQs for additional information.

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Mental health experts, school district respond to shooting tragedy Community leaders work to support Douglas County after Boulder attack

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Waves of shock and grief rippled through Colorado on March 22 as a mass shooting left 10 people dead, including Boulder police officer Eric Talley. The incident unfolded less than one week after another mass shooting killed eight in Georgia.

With the tragedies came an abundance of community conversations, social media posts, news coverage and widespread imagery of the scenes.

When these incidents occur, it can send a community already traumatized by similar events reeling, mental health and Douglas County School District leaders said as they worked to provide mental health resources to the community.

Jason Captain, the clinical director of counseling services for AllHealth Network, said that after the Boulder shootings, the agency saw the biggest request for support from the STEM School Highlands Ranch community.

A 2019 shooting at the Highlands Ranch school left senior Kendrick Castillo dead and eight more students injured.

Captain also provided on-site support to people affected by the shooting death of Deputy Zackari Parrish in 2017, where four other officers were injured in what Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock called an “ambush” on law enforcement.

“It really brings up a lot of lingering trauma, even if the person has gone and gotten formal treat-

ment,” Captain said. “It usually can trigger some of that emotional turmoil that they experienced the day of the event.”

Supporting the community In the aftermath of the Boulder tragedy, a center dedicated to supporting victims of the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting will open its doors for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, Captain said.

The STEM Center for Strength, located directly across the street from STEM School, has offered mental health services virtually during the pandemic but is shifting gears to provide more support following the March 22 shooting.

People can drop in for one-onone conversations with a mental health professional, Captain said, and AllHealth is also looking into offering socially distanced small groups at the center.

Anyone affected by the STEM tragedy — staff, students, alumni and community members — can use the center’s services. AllHealth also has an on-site counselor embedded at STEM to work directly with students.

STEM School Executive Director Penny Eucker was not immediately available for comment. A spokeswoman provided a letter sent to the school community on March 22 expressing condolences for those affected by the shooting in Boulder and pointing people to resources.

Those included the Colorado Crisis Services line, the STEM Center for Strength and various support groups.

“We understand that situations like this can bring back memories that can be difficult for our community,” the letter said.

The school said its recovery coordinator is available to assist students, staff and families and

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES If you or someone you know needs additional mental health support following the mass shooting in Boulder, here are some resources.

• AllHealth Network A mental health nonprofit with crisis services, a walk-in center, acute treatment, counseling and substance-use services. Locations in Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Parker, the Denver Tech Center and more.

For information or to schedule an appointment, call 303-730-8858 or go to allhealthnetwork.org.

• STEM Center for Strength A center providing mental health services for anyone affected by the 2019 STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting. Call 720-980-5761 or visit stemcenterforstrength. org.

• Colorado Crisis Services Colorado Crisis Services provides free, confidential and immediate support for people experiencing a mental health, substance use or emotional crisis 24/7, year-round. Call 1-844-493-TALK (8255) or text TALK to 38255 to speak with a professional.

Visit coloradocrisisservices.org for more information.

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline A 24/7 free and confidential service for people needing crisis resources. Call 1-800273-8255 or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

• Disaster Distress Helpline A 24/7 service providing crisis counseling for people in distress because of natural or man-made disasters. Call 1-800-985-5990. urged support for “several of our STEM alumni” who attend school in Boulder.

“In difficult times like these, we want to remind our entire community to be there for one another,” the letter said.

Parents supporting children The Douglas County School District’s Director of Mental Health Stephanie Crawford-Goetz said it is important for parents to monitor their children’s reaction to traumatic events.

“The number one tip for parents is to reassure their children that they are safe, and they are supported,” she said. “Let them know that schools are safe, their home is safe, and all the adults are there to support them.”

Watch for significant changes in a child’s mood or behavior, she said, such as whether they are not sleeping, any more or less active than usual, losing interest in routine activities, or struggling to

concentrate at school.

How a parent discusses violence and traumatic events with children will differ by the student’s age, she said. For younger children, use language they can understand. Be prepared for middle and high school students to have more questions. “(Secondary students) may have more exposure than parents even know, talking with their friends and media and social media,” she said, telling parents to ask their older children, “What do you know, what are you thinking, what can we do together so that you feel safe?”

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Head of Tri-County on one year of COVID-19 Dr. John Douglas has led the department since 2013

preventing sexually transmitted diseases.

After a decade at the Centers for Disease Control, Douglas came to Tri-County, where he adopted the philosophy of focusing on issues that have the greatest impact on health “for which we have some capacity to do something,” he said.

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

If there’s one word to describe the past year for Dr. John Douglas, it’s “relentless.”

As the director of the state’s largest public health department, Douglas has endured a nearlyendless slog of meetings, questions, criticisms and suggestions over the past COVID-19 year.

Business owners, elected leaders, residents and others from Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties — those communities represented by Tri-County Health Department — have come to him often with their fears, concerns and confusion during this period.

“And every question, he provides a great deal of attention to,” said Emma Pinter, an Adams County commissioner. “What I think people don’t realize is … he does that every time, all day, every day.”

Douglas, who has been in the position since 2013, is consumed daily by hours of video chat meetings with his staff, the counties he represents and school districts. Often, he also participates in educational efforts like town halls and webinars. His schedule varies, but on average, he’s spending about 11 to 12 hours per day working, he said.

Dr. John Douglas poses on his front porch for a portrait. He has been the executive direcPHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER tor of Tri-County Health Department since 2013.

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“The man never stops,” said Jennifer Ludwig, deputy executive director for Tri-County. “I don’t know how he has the energy to do what he does.”

But before the disease took hold locally, causing more than 120,000 infections, 7,000 hospitalizations and 1,500 deaths in Tri-County’s three communities in its first year, Douglas’ name was unknown to many. Instead of being associated with mask mandates and disease data, he was a guy who enjoyed singing in his church choir, visiting his grandchildren and biking.

Before joining Tri-County, Douglas spent the bulk of his career heading up programs on the state and national level with the goal of

‘I like people’ When the first wave of politics entered discussions around COVID-19, Douglas hadn’t expected it at all.

“I really didn’t, which was probably naive,” he said.

In March of 2020, legislators from Douglas County wrote an open letter to commissioners urging them to leave the health department after Tri-County voted to enact a stayat-home order, which was quickly eclipsed by a statewide mandate.

“I was completely blindsided,” Douglas said.

Then, after Tri-County approved a mask mandate, which was then replaced by a statewide order, Douglas County commissioners voted to leave the health department in a year. Commissioners later rescinded that decision and have said they will remain with the department through at least 2022.

During weekly meetings, Douglas is regularly pressed on why restrictions are in place — even though virtually all public health orders and restrictions are coming from the state level.

In one meeting, Castle Rock town council member Kevin Bracken called Douglas’ summary of the present situation “disingenuous” and has also said in a town meeting that he believes Douglas has “dropped the ball.”

“We’re far better off than your summary,” Bracken said to Douglas in one weekly meeting. “What is the Tri-County Health Department recommendation over to the state ... to reopen? Has that recommendation been forwarded?”

In response, Douglas told Bracken he would consider his suggestion to make recommendations to the

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Nats said as spring break grew closer, she had to cancel her plans to go to Las Vegas with friends and instead returned home to Highlands Ranch.

“I remember packing a bag for two weeks,” she said. “I figured I didn’t need anything else and would be back soon.”

That two weeks turned into months, as the Boise State senior soon started working at her parent’s smoothie franchise and assisting patients at the UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital.

Nats is majoring in health science and nursing, and soon received a firsthand look at how COVID hit the most vulnerable patients. She gave ice baths to patients suffering from 105-degree temperatures or assisted in re-positioning patients to help them breathe better.

“I think I had some depression and mental health issues, especially from my college coach and no celebratory end of college,” Nats said.

“But I was probably the busiest college senior living at home in Colorado, working two jobs and finishing school tests through May. I consider myself lucky. I was not able to sit at home all day every day and make myself sadder about the situation.

I also knew I was not the only one going through it. The whole country was.”

Nats, 23, said she did miss having an actual graduation. Boise State did a virtual ceremony where graduates saw names scroll across the screen like a “Star Wars credit,” she said.

Mary Jane Shively did not return to Castle Pines when the world shut down, but instead, stayed on course to finish her master’s degree in Ireland. The 26-year-old was looking forward to a year of traveling abroad while attending the University of Dublin as a major in supplychain management.

Shively said compared to the U.S., Ireland had many more restrictions which limited her from going further than a few miles away from her home.

“It has been a bit of a letdown, but at the same time you get to be going to school in a foreign country,” she said. “One of the positives of this situation is that I have really gotten to know the community I am living in. If I were able to travel more, I don’t know if I would have found the local hidden gems I have.”

As optimism grows with vaccinations and Ireland hopefully reduces restrictions, Shively said she hopes to spend the summer traveling and enjoying the sites.

“Maybe I will get to travel to Europe and check off some of those boxes,” she said.

For Kassie Barrera, a senior at Thunder Ridge High School, online schooling turned into a nightmare.

She began online learning during her junior year last spring, continuing through her senior year.

“Online learning has been an absolute mess,” she said. “English has always been my best subject, and I couldn’t keep up. I feel like you are just working to pass rather than actually working to learn.”

Barrera, 18, normally a student

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Jaya Jackson, of Parker, didn’t get her traditional Sweet 16 birthday party. Instead, with it being at the beginning of the pandemic, she touted toilet paper and cleaning supplies.

Parker mom Jenna Jackson turned her dining room into a classroom for her three children as they shifted to online learning.

who earns A’s and B’s, said she struggled with online learning, noting that math was not her best subject before COVID and trying to learn virtually made it worse. The senior said she thrives on structure, and online learning does not provide the in-person teaching she received in a traditional classroom setting.

Barrera said it has also been tough to miss out on the traditions highschool seniors should experience.

“I have not been to a school assembly in so long. They say we are going to have a prom,” she said, “but I do not know if I totally believe it. I do try to stay positive and keep my head up. I know shedding tears is not going to bring any of it back.”

The Thunder Ridge senior is excited to resume in-person schooling in April, hoping that some of the traditions such as proms and graduations take place.

Barrera is planning to attend the

University of Tampa this fall to study marine biology.

In Parker, 16-year-old Jaya Jackson agreed with Barrera that online learning posed a lot of challenges, noting it often more of a scramble to submit required assignments rather than focus on learning.

“When you are learning online the only thing I am worried about just getting the work done,” said the Chaparral High School junior.

“There is not as much learning without being in front of an actual instructor in person.”

Jackson said she is looking forward to returning to the normalcy of in-person learning after spring break and eager to see her friends.

“I would definitely say I learned who my close friends are during this pandemic as we stayed in touch,” she said. “But you don’t realize that you lose that day-to-day interaction with other acquaintances and friends in classes and around the halls.”

Douglas County Schools are scheduled to resume in-person learning in April.

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Q&A: Shannon Watts

BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the wake of the March 22 shooting in Boulder, the Arvada Press’ Ryan Dunn spoke to gun safety activist Shannon Watts about the state of firearm legislation in Colorado The shooting in Boulder on March 22 hit close to home for many Coloradans. Arvadans in particular have been forced to grapple with the unseemly reality that the main suspect was a longtime Arvada resident and a graduate of Arvada West High School.

To better understand the framework within which this even occurred, the Arvada Press spoke to Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action and a former Boulder resident herself. Watts is one of the leading gun safety activists in the country and the author of “Fight Like a Mother,” a memoir and guide to grassroots activism.

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The suspect in this shooting is 21-yearold Ahmad Alissa, a recent graduate of Arvada West High School. How does a young person carry out a shooting like this?

Shannon Watts: There’s a reason that America has a gun homicide rate 25 times than any other high-income country, and that’s because we

Gun safety activist Shannon Watts in Boulder.

make arsenals and ammunition easily accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime — no questions asked.

Boulder had an assault weapons ban in place for two years. Just a couple of weeks ago, the NRA sued

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to prevent Boulder from making its policies different than the state’s laws. And as a result, that assault weapons ban was temporarily undone and not enforced. Days later there was a mass shooting with

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State wants soccer players to become officials

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

To paraphrase a line from the Army, the Colorado High School Activities Association and the state’s high school soccer officials organization are looking for a few good soccer referees who happen to play the sport.

Colorado High School Soccer Officials President Ken Hehr outlined his goals before a Zoom meeting of CHSAA’s soccer committee earlier this month.

“I want to encourage high-school players to become referees so they understand the rules of the game,” Hehr told the committee. “If they take the course, that helps the referees on the field because the players aren’t yelling about something they don’t know about. It’s a great way to educate the student-athlete and help

us out.”

The discussion was part of a larger talk about how to find enough officials to cover high-school soccer games between now and June. Most teams want to play Tuesday and Thursdays. Hehr said that represented eight times as many games as were scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays.

“Our goal is to cover every game,” Hehr said. “The reality is, we’re going to have shortfalls.”

One solution is for double- and tripleheaders at single game sites.

Hehr said he was able to schedule the same crews to work multiple games at the same stadium.

“We could link the same crew but flip the center (the head referee) for the second game,” Hehr said. “But, each crew needs to have two officials who are capable of working the center.”

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Twenty-eight of the state’s 64 counties were in that level as of March 26. At that point, Gilpin was the only Denver-area county operating in green.

What’s more, dial 3.0 also removed most restrictions in level green altogether. Bars and indoor events must still adhere to a 50% capacity limit or a 500-person cap, whichever is fewer.

The update also made it easier for counties to move into level green.

The update also relaxed restrictions for certain businesses in other counties.

The move to dial 3.0 could be Colorado’s largest step in reopening since the statewide stay-at-home order ended last April. It’s likely that no other state public-health order or dial update since then has resulted in so many counties seeing such a large increase in capacity levels, according to the state public-health department.

State officials expect that dial 3.0 will remain in effect until midApril, at which point the state plans to retire the dial and implement a new public health order that gives local public health agencies greater control over what restrictions to enforce, according to a March 23 news release.

On March 19, the state released a draft of the dial 3.0 policies, and Coloradans were able to submit feedback by March 22.

Here’s a breakdown of the final dial 3.0 policies.

Bars open after long haul Among the most notable changes is that bars that do not have fullservice kitchens can now open in level-blue counties. The opening of those bars comes after roughly a year of remaining closed for inperson service.

Bars that function with a fullservice kitchen or provide food from a licensed retail food establishment, such as a neighboring restaurant or food truck, were able to open along with restaurants as of May 27, according to a state fact sheet. But others remained closed to the public.

On June 18, the state announced bars could open at 25% occupancy or 50 patrons, whichever is less.

That change also included other drinking establishments, such as breweries, distillery pubs and clubs.

What followed was a quick reversal: Just 12 days after allowing bars and nightclubs to open in-person service, a concerning uptick in COVID-19 cases fueled by young Coloradans prompted state officials to close the establishments again.

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again regretfully,” said a statement from the Colorado State Joint Information Center, which takes questions for the state public-health department. “Top among them was evidence that the environments resulted in higher-risk behavior that could lead to increased disease spread.”

Now, bars can open in level blue at 25% capacity or 75 people, whichever is fewer.

That would include other drinking establishments, such as breweries, distillery pubs and nightclubs, according to the state information center.

Many counties are in blue, including some in the Denver metro area.

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The level a county qualifies for on the dial generally depends on the county’s rate of new cases, its percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive, and whether hospitalizations are increasing, stable or declining.

Bars without full-service kitchens that don’t provide food from a licensed retail food establishment have been able to open in counties that are in level green, but only a few counties had qualified for level green in the past.

Personal gatherings A less-talked-about aspect of Colorado’s COVID-19 restrictions lately is the limit on personal gatherings.

The restriction was the same across blue, yellow and orange — the dial’s middle levels. The state allowed up to 10 people from no more than two households, although it’s the type of regulation where officials generally must rely on voluntary compliance.

The dial 3.0 changes would do away with that limit in most cases.

“There is no longer a state limit on personal gathering sizes. The state F will follow (federal) CDC’s guidance on personal gatherings,” the state public-health department said in a news release. “The CDC still strongly recommends avoiding larger gatherings and crowds to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”

For level orange, the limit is still listed as up to 10 people from no more than two households. The state lists “none” as the personal gathering size for levels red and purple.

Changes to level blue Retail, offices, and noncritical manufacturing in level blue may now open to 75% capacity, up from 50% previously.

Outdoor events in levels green and blue no longer have state-level capacity restrictions under the dial.

Counties may choose to implement capacity restrictions on outdoor events at the local level, the news release said.

All restaurants in level blue may technically operate at 100% capacity with 6 feet between parties, but it’s not a complete lifting. Similarly, all gyms in level blue may operate at 100% capacity with 6 feet between parties.

“The state expects that maintaining a 6-foot distancing requirement will be a limiting factor for most indoor spaces,” the news release said.

Under the “dial 2.0” changes to Colorado’s restrictions on Feb. 6, the state public-health department drastically eased the limits on incidence rates — rates of new cases — that allow counties to remain in certain levels of the dial. The arrival of the “dial 2.0” system had moved Denver metro counties down to level yellow from level orange.

As of the Feb. 6 changes, counties qualify for level blue, in part, when they maintain enough days below 100 new cases per 100,000 people.

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allowed counties to exceed their dial level’s incidence rate limit and still remain in the same level as long as counties do not exceed the minimum of the next dial level’s incidence rate by more than 15% for five consecutive days, according to a news release. e 5-Star business, blue and yellow update Under the dial 3.0 changes, 5-Starcertified restaurants and gyms in levels blue and yellow may technically operate at 100% capacity with 6 feet between parties.

Additionally, 5-Star-certified seated and unseated indoor events may operate at 50% capacity or 500 people, whichever is fewer, in level blue.

All other 5-Star-certified businesses not mentioned above in level blue may operate with an additional 50 people above the normal capacity cap.

Five-Star-certified seated indoor events in level yellow may operate at 50% capacity or 225 people, whichever is fewer. Five-Star-certified unseated indoor events in Level Yellow may operate at 50% capacity or 175 people, whichever is fewer.

Notably, 5-Star-certified outdoor events in levels blue and yellow now have no capacity limits and are subject to local restrictions only.

Colorado’s 5-Star State Certification Program allows businesses to operate with expanded capacity if they follow stepped-up COVID-19 safety protocols, generally letting businesses follow restrictions that are one level lower on the dial than they otherwise would be able to without certification. Read more about the program at tinyurl.com/ Colorado5-StarBusinessProgram.

Businesses with 5-Star certification may not operate in the next lowest level below blue — level green — unless the county is formally in that level.

Level green looser, easier to reach The dial 3.0 update changed the metrics for green, making it easier for counties to achieve. Now, counties qualify for that “protect our neighbors” level if they have up to

35 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people — up from 15 previously.

Most restrictions in level green are now removed. Bars and indoor events must still adhere to a 50% capacity limit or a 500-person cap, whichever is fewer.

Counties no longer need to apply for level green and will be moved into green once they maintain the appropriate metrics for at least one week.

Moving to level green now generally depends on hospitalizations, incidence rate and test-positivity rate rather than the previous process, which involved eight criteria.

Some counties were in level green when their incidence rates appeared to be too high, according to the state’s COVID-19 website. But for counties with populations under 30,000, the state uses case counts instead of incidence rates, the state information center said.

In level green, establishments with capacity restrictions include bars, smoking lounges, indoor events and camps; there are no capacity limits for outdoor organized sports, but there are capacity limits on indoor organized sports.

Further opening in April After mid-April, the state publichealth department expects to allow local public health agencies to assume more control over capacity restrictions.

The draft dial 3.0 policy mentioned a statewide public health order that would take effect to continue limits on indoor unseated mass gatherings.

It would “maintain public health guidelines for indoor, high-risk environments,” possibly at a limit of “50% (capacity) not to exceed 500 people,” the draft policy said. It appeared that limit would apply to indoor events and last until at least mid-May, according to the policy.

Previously, the state had said dial 3.0 would occur in the spring and that another dial update was expected for the summer. Given the newly announced April change, it appears there would not be another update in the summer.

Asked about that possibility, the state information center’s response only reiterated that the dial was to become optional for local areas to follow in April.

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Something isn’t right — well, actually, a lot isn’t right

hat bothers you?

When someone cracks their gum? Cracks their knuckles? Sniffles?

Picks their teeth?

Slurps their soup? Talks with their hands?

Taps their feet QUIET when there’s no DESPERATION music?

Rap, classical, country?

Clicks their pen?

Wears cologne?

Hasn’t bathed?

Leaves dirty dishes?

Uses clichés?

Tailgates? Fails Craig Marshall to signal? Rolls through stop signs? Smith Cynicism, pessimism, optimism, Up With People?

Preachers, politicians, motivational speakers, clowns, proselytizers, solicitors?

Broncomania, the airport horse, rodeos?

Unleashed dogs?

Here’s one: people.

Customer “service”?

One of my colleagues brought a tall glass of ice cubes to our fac-

ulty meetings and munched.

Everyone has some kind of behavior or mannerism that might and probably does bother others and over time it can lead to arguments, breakups or divorces.

Most of these are manageable concerns. There are much bigger ones that often end up in violence and death.

Prejudice, racism, misogyny, white supremacy, guns, abortion.

Political fanaticism, religious fanaticism. Masks and vaccines.

Others that rankle: marijuana, free-market capitalism, capital punishment.

China, Russia. The Middle East.

Myanmar.

If anyone is informed and reasonably objective, life is a bombardment of aggravations. If someone is ill-informed and, nevertheless, opinionated, they are probably the cause of numerous aggravations.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the entire list.

There’s something to grouse about in line at airport security, on an airplane, in a New York cab from the airport to the hotel (if you haven’t tried it: hold on).

Newton’s third law states: for every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction. I don’t think he had munching ice cubes in mind when he wrote this.

But even so, we try our best to offset the bombardment. How? Meditation? Faith in humanity?

Buddhism or some other kind of “ism”?

Patience, tolerance, acceptance?

(Do those still exist?)

Therapy?

Dachshunds? Art, music, literature, old movies?

Or with drugs and alcohol, isolation, anti-social behavior?

“Ill-informed” is different than “uninformed.” There are people who don’t know who Ted Cruz is.

Wouldn’t that be something?

Or that “the wall” has cost billions of U.S dollars, is physically worthless and an environmental catastrophe.

Or that some in Georgia are politically motivated to impose voting restrictions.

As if there aren’t plenty of things to be bothered by, there is the pandemic.

How each of us makes it (safely and sanely) through a day, a week,

a year is practically a miracle.

Some, unfortunately, choose not to.

Others are incautious and might even climb El Capitan without a rope, like Alex Honnold. The award-winning documentary “Free Solo” is recommended.

The bookstores and theaters will be full of narratives about 2016-24 for years to come. Will they be the “best years of our lives”?

A friend sent a New Yorker article written by Kathryn Schulz (February 2017) that might help explain how we cope, if we do. She refers to Walk Whitman’s great poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.”

“As Whitman knew, our brief crossing is best spent attending to all that we see: honoring what we find noble, renouncing what we cannot abide, recognizing that we are inseparably connected to all of it, including what is not yet upon us, including what is already gone. We are here to keep watch, not to keep.”

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

When we find the zone, we find success

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lay ball!” As Major League Baseball celebrates another opening day this week, there will be 15 ceremonial first pitches, and 15 official first pitches. Whether we are WINNING baseball fans or not, we all underWORDS stand what the first pitch is and how we typically see a celebrity or local hero invited to throw that first ceremonial baseball before the game gets underway.

The pitcher of Michael Norton the home team will have the responsibility of throwing the first pitch to officially start the game. They have worked hard in the offseason and spring training. And they have studied their opponent’s lineup, coming up with a game plan with their coaches and catcher to determine which pitch to throw to each batter and in each situation. However, the first thing they must do is get that

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first pitch in play as adrenaline and anxiousness compete for the athlete’s mindset and physicality.

Odds are strongly in the pitcher’s favor that the first pitch of the season will not be a home run. Their primary goal is to toss a strike or put the ball in play for an easy out. Early confidence builders are always helpful in any sport, and in anything we are doing in life.

Now let’s think about the other side of this. There is a Major League Baseball player standing in the batter’s box 60 feet, 6 inches away. And depending on the reach of the pitcher and velocity at which he throws, that distance could seem so much shorter. The batters have also worked hard in the offseason and spring training.

They too have studied the tendencies of their opponent. Do they throw fastballs, or breaking balls?

How does the ball move as it leaves their hand? So much to think about as their adrenaline and anxiousness compete for their mindset and physicality as they step up to the plate.

For both, it’s about getting into

the zone. And that is exactly what we should be doing, as we get into our zone. With so much talk about breaking out of our comfort zone, we should never compromise that comfort zone if it gives us the confidence that we need to achieve success in whatever it is we are pursuing. If we identify that our comfort zone is holding us back, then the encouragement is to break through and break out to advance toward the achievement of our goals.

When we think about preparing for success, do we allow the right amount of adrenaline and anxiousness to keep us in shape, motivated, and ready to go? Are we ready for the first pitch wherever it may be coming from? Are we tapping into some of our positive nervous energy to face any opposition who is standing in the batter’s box of life? Are there opportunities we are pursuing where we know just how important our first pitch or swing will be?

A typical baseball season is 162 games long, plus the postseason.

It is referred to as a marathon and

not a sprint. No matter what the records show at the end of April, whether their team is off to a great start or they are at the bottom of their division, fans will say, “There is still a lot of baseball to be played.” And this is very true, for baseball teams, and each one of us. No matter how our year has begun, there is still a lot of life to be played. And right now, here at the beginning of April, we can get ready mentally and physically to toss that first pitch or stand in the batter’s box and be prepared to take our first swing.

Is it time for you to get back into the zone? Time to deliver your first pitch or take your first swing? I would love to hear your story and plans for success for the balance of 2021 at mnorton@tramazing.com.

And when we can get ourselves back into the zone, it really will be a better than good year.

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The shooter has a criminal history and has been characterized as “mentally unstable” by his brother. How was he able to gain access to a gun?

SW: It will be interesting to learn the details of how he procured the gun. If he was not adjudicated as mentally ill, then that would not have been on his record and wouldn’t have prevented him from having easy access to a gun.

If it was a misdemeanor, then again, a background check would not have necessarily prevented him from having easy access to guns.

Colorado has a red flag law — which was passed after the tragedy in Parkland — which allows judges to issue a temporary restraining order that will remove the guns from someone who is a risk to themselves or others.

We give weapons of war — we make them available to anyone, anywhere, anytime with no questions asked, and it is in part why we have a 25 times higher gun homicide rate than any high-income country.

I think it’s really important to say that in Colorado, there’s a lot of attention paid to the mass

shootings that happen, and not to the daily gun violence that happens. Mass shootings make up about one percent of gun violence in this country. It’s really the tip of the iceberg in the crisis we are experiencing — a crisis that is exasperated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 was the deadliest year for gun violence in a very long time, yet mass shootings slowed down because people weren’t out in public.

It’s just important to point out that 100 Americans are shot and killed in this country in everyday gun violence. That’s about 20 mass shootings a day. They just don’t get the same attention because not the same amount of people are killed at one time in one place.

How has the COVID-19 pandemic effected gun violence?

SW: 2020 was one of the worst years on record for gun violence.

And that’s because gun violence intervention programs and city centers weren’t able to do the work they get out and do in public.

It’s because women were isolated with domestic abusers who have easy access to guns.

It’s because people with suicidal ideation, maybe because of the pandemic, have easy access to

guns. And we also know that tens of millions of kids were at home unexpectedly from school, also with easy access to guns.

So, when you look at what is happening, and what’s been happening in the last couple of weeks, as we start to see society get back to normal, America is the only country where that means also that public shootings resume in places where we should feel safest, like grocery stores or spas.

Tens of millions of guns were sold in the last year because the gun lobby uses the chaos and fear around COVID-19 to juice gun sales. Tens of millions of guns were sold, many to first-time gun buyers, and many to people in states that don’t require a permit or a background check or any training to have a gun. And I am very afraid that is a recipe for disaster that is going to play out like we’ve seen in Atlanta and Boulder over and over again until our lawmakers act.

What is the current status of gun legislation and gun culture in Colorado?

SW: Right now, Colorado is considering secure storage legislation, which would require gun owners to keep their guns locked,

unloaded, and separate from ammunition. And that’s because when you look at shootings, most school shooters are students, they’re not strangers who walked in off the streets.

This issue — the issue of gun violence prevention — is a big reason why we were able to flip the legislature in Colorado. It’s why Corey Gardner lost; John Hickenlooper won. Colorado is now solidly a gun safety state — there’s no going back.

But it also is home to an incredibly radicalized gun organization that’s even to the right of the NRA called the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners. And they fight tooth and nail to stop gun safety bills from passing.

Moms Demand Action volunteers in Colorado have become a political powerhouse. They helped pass the assault weapons ban in Boulder, they’ve helped passed the good gun laws through the Colorado legislature, and they’re holding lawmakers accountable both at the state and federal level.

And I really do believe that with the Biden administration and having the majority and the Senate and House, we are hopefully on the precipice of major change at a federal level.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR ‘Needs’ and ‘wants’ in LPS I read the article “LPS mulls closing some elementaries” with great interest. It reported that due to a “$60 million premium on bond sales, district officials say they have the funds to build another elementary school.”

The district asked for, and received, the largest bond request ever in 2018. It should have been safe to assume that this request included

everything the district needs. Apparently not. Apparently, returning the $60 million to taxpayers is not an option.

As the district officials consider their choices, I hope they are able to distinguish between a “need” and a “want.” I hope that they ask themselves “why wasn’t this included in 2018’s bond request?”

Carl Paulson Littleton

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IN COLD WEATHER, LET WILDLIFE CHILL

A mule deer stand in snow in Roxborough State Park.

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A weasel, in its white winter coat, stands on its hind legs in Douglas County. The animal’s coat will turn brown during warmer seasons.

Experts say undomesticated animals don’t need our help when temps drop and snow flies

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ost Denver metro area residents are curled up inside during snowstorms and the coldest days of winter, but outside, there’s a whole other battle occurring.

The birds, deer, elk, prairie dogs, bears and the hundreds of other species in the area are sheltering, using instincts — honed over generations — to survive.

“One thing people need to understand is that wildlife is very sensitive,” said Andy Hough, environmental resource coordinator for Douglas County. “They can sense the storm coming.”

Many nearby animals will begin increasing their feeding in preparation to endure the storm without much access to food, Hough said. They will also move to a better location, such as an area with lower elevation, or a place with trees or shrubs, to shelter from the storm.

“Every species is different and all react somewhat differently,” Hough said. “They have the instincts to do what they need to do.”

Bears, which sometimes make their way into the metro area, may end up remaining in their winter dens longer when there are significant spring storms like the one Denver saw in mid-March, said Jason Clay, spokesperson for Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

“Winter is one of the seasons where it can be a little bit harder on wildlife. They have to search a little harder for food,” Clay said.

“But the moisture overall is a very good thing in the long run.”

This precipitation helps prevent future wildfires and fosters natural food growth in the spring.

“Big game animals are looking for green that comes with spring.

The green grasses help with nutrition,” Clay said. “Big storms may have short-term impacts on the wintering animals, but great longterm benefits.”

These animals have adapted to situations like the historic snowfall seen in the Denver area in March, Hough said.

“While that storm seemed intense for us, it is not abnormal for this area,” he said. “These types of storms have been happening since the beginning of time.”

It’s not unusual for residents to see birds and deer using their home’s trees to hide away from these storms.

“They are using that landscape anyway,” he said. “It’s not unnatural for them to curl up under someone’s spruce tree.”

The Denver area sees everything from mountain lions and bears to foxes, owls and sometimes even moose.

One of the most important things for residents who notice local wildlife during the cold months to know is that they shouldn’t attempt to help animals by feeding them.

“You can put feeders out for birds, but most other cases are illegal,” Hough said. “Much of what we feed wildlife is not the best thing for them, and it can cause health problems.”

Feeding can also lead animals to change their habits, which can cause nuisances and dangerous situations.

“These animals are very rugged.” Clay said. “They can survive these tough winters on their own … they don’t need our help.”

CPW has had many problems with residents feeding animals, which can result in death for the animal, disrupted migrations and other issues, Clay said.

Another way residents can help

A group of mule deer walk through the snow in Roxborough State Park.

these wild animals is by respecting local trail closures. In the Highlands Ranch Backcountry, an 8200-acre conservation area, wildlife managers close one trail system to help local golden eagles and elk populations get through winter.

“Elk survival strategy in the winter is to conserve as many calories as possible,” said Mark Giebel, director of the wilderness area. “If they have to move and burn calories to avoid humans, their winter survival rate is in jeopardy.”

Over the winter, elk are slowly starving due to the lack of food available in the season, Giebel said. That’s why the Wildcat Mountain trails, which serve as a historic elk wintering area and sometimes a golden eagle habitat, are closed during the winter.

“The winter closure over the past few years has not been effective, likely due to people violating

the closure,” Giebel said. “After most snowstorms we would see tracks of people who violated (it).”

This year, Giebel’s team has put up trail cameras to deter people from entering the area.

Hough’s team, like many in the front range, also works to preserve local wildlife by studying their movements and habits and coordinating that with upcoming development in the region. That includes adding wildlife corridors through projects like I-25.

“Mobility is an important factor for their life’s regimen but especially during critical times during harsh weather,” he said.

As more and more of the front range is developed and built upon, this task becomes increasingly difficult for wildlife managers.

“We can all have a part in conservation by trying to maintain natural habitats, improve degraded habitats and minimize disturbances,” Hough said.

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‘Peanuts’ gang takes to stage Comic strip becomes musical in ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’

A transparent barrier stands between audience seating and the stage at Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton, where “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” will be performed.

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Audience members were scattered sparsely around Town Hall Arts Center and the stage is wrapped with a plastic barrier, but it was indeed a joy to settle in for a live performance last weekend as pianist Donna Debreceni and percussionist Sean Case played the opening music for “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center.

Centered on stage, we see a large red doghouse as lights go up and we welcome Charles M. Schulz’s beloved crew, who first showed up in October 1950 in the syndicated comic strip, “Peanuts.”

American cartoonist and Peanuts creator Schulz (1922-2000) was born in Minneapolis and lived and worked for years in Santa Rosa, California, where a museum hon-

Town Hall Arts Center is at 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton. The play runs through April 18, with evening performances at 7:30 p.m. and matinees at 2 p.m. The box office, 303-794-2787 ext. 5, is open Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. See townhallartscenter.org.

Tickets (62 per performance) are sold in socially-distanced groupings of one, two or three seats and cost $47-$52 each.

The play will also stream online April 9-11 and April 16-18, with $26 tickets for a link. “World of Color,” an exhibit presented by the Littleton Fine Arts Guild, is installed in the Stanton Gallery and may be viewed during box office hours or during performances. Advance reservations suggested.

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ors his memory.

My concerns about whether that barrier would affect the sound were gone immediately as the cast moved into a series of vignettes from the beloved Schulz comic strip. With book, music and lyrics

by Clark Gesner, additional dialogue by Michael Mayer, additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, this musical, based on what was

probably the most famous comic strip of all, is a charmer.

Carter Edward Smith, looking suitably bewildered in his yellow shirt with the black zigzag on it, plays Charlie Brown on a stage he last played on three years ago, while Brekken Baker is bouncy, bossy Lucy Van Pelt, in her first appearance at THAC. (An old lemonade stand serves as the office for her psychiatric services — 5 cents, please!)

Widely-traveled Mica Dominguez-Robinson appears as Char-

lie’s little sister, Sally Brown, and Andrew Alber, who appeared in “Cabaret” at THAC, plays Lucy’s blanket-toting little brother, Linus.

THAC regular Matt LaFontaine, who recently appeared as Monty in the virtual Town Hall production of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” is philosophical pianist Schroeder, while Logan Traver, also a former “Cabaret” cast member, wears a white suit SEE MUSICAL, P16

Opera guild picks winner in yearly competition

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Littleton, through April. Paintings that have been on display at Littleton Adventist Hospital will move to Castle Rock Adventist Hospital through June. The group’s next exhibit will be at the Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock April 6 through May 20. In May, the group will exhibit at Atlas Coffee Shop in Ken Caryl, in June at Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial, and in July at the opening of Atlas Coffee Shop in Littleton (former Solid Grounds Coffee at Broadway and Panama). This group welcomes inquiry about membership.

See paintboxguildlittleton.org.

oprano Anna Montgomery, 27, was the first-place winner in Denver Lyric Opera Guild’s annual competition. Her First Place Galen and Ada Belle Spencer Foundation Award SONYA’S amounted to $6,000, SAMPLER which will help as she pursues an operatic career. There were 30 competitors in the annual event. See denverlyricoperaguild.org to see the competitors perform.

(Story next week.)

Sonya Ellingboe

Paint Box Guild The Paint Box Guild of Littleton has continued to meet via Zoom every Wednesday and has an exhibit at Denver Community Credit Union, 101 W. Mineral Ave. in

Depot Art Gallery The Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave. in downtown Littleton, and the adjacent Caboose Gallery will probably reopen with a member appreciation show in mid-April. We will watch for more

information and pass it along.

Colorado Ballet Colorado Ballet has announced a season finale, “Through It All,” at Lone Tree Arts Center on April 10-11 and 17-18. This will be the first company performances in over a year and dancers have been rehearsing in smaller pod groups in the studio for this mixed repertoire performance. The program will include traditional and new works. Performances will be: April 10, 11, 17, 18 at 2 p.m. and April 10 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for livestream access will cost $25/ individual, $40/household. Tickets in limited numbers, for in-person attendance will cost #60. Visit lonetreeartscenter.org or call the box office, 720-509-1000. Sales for livestream performances will end SEE SAMPLER, P16

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Masks will be required for in-person attendance.

ACC Arapahoe Community College is adding a music business certificate to its Music Audio Technology Program in fall 2021. The 16-hour certificate can be earned as a stand-alone certificate or as a supplement to an associate degree.

Three pre-existing ACC classes — Music Business, Business of Live Music Performance and Music Marketing Strategies — are included in the certificate. An internship and two new class offerings — Project Management and for Musicians and Music Publishing — will round out remaining required credits. For information on the program, email charles.haarhues@ arapahoe.edu or Jason.Klobnak@ arapahoe.edu.

Tesoro Lectures “Western Art, Western History: A Field for Historical Art” by Dr. Ron Tyler at 4 p.m. April 10 at the Lone Tree Hub, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, is free, but requires a

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with a big black spot on his back and reclines on a bright red doghouse — that lovable Snoopy, of course! (He too was in the large “Cabaret” cast.)

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Expert director Nick Sugar (“Cabaret” Director and Emcee} has returned to direct and choreograph this whimsical work, delivering his usual polished production, despite minimal set pieces and the constraints of a clear wall between cast and audience. The play, originally produced in 1967,

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For gardeners Denver Botanic Gardens 2021 Spring Plant Sale will be online.

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But we certainly can enjoy this crew as we picture Schulz’s whimsical little guys and girls ...

The “Happiness” song is perhaps best remembered, but none of the songs ever took on a life of its own like some musical numbers have. Schulz published a book called “Happiness is a Warm Puppy.”

The musical is said, in a review we found, to be based on the cartoonist’s own life — he had a dog as a kid.

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Adams County and the health department, has a theory about Douglas’ approach.

“What he recognizes is behind every person’s question is a sincere concern,” Pinter said. “By taking their question seriously, he takes their concern seriously.”

For Douglas, the reasoning behind his approach to tough questions is simple.

“I like people. People that are kind of harsh critics, sometimes I can find a way to joke around with them or find some common ground,” he said. “I feel better behaving toward other people like that.”

Nancy Jackson, an Arapahoe County commissioner who was on Tri-County’s interview team when Douglas applied for the executive director position, said Douglas has always come across as someone who cares deeply for others.

“I think they (the public) just dont see him as a person, they don’t see how thoughtful and how kind he is,” she said. “He’s not issuing public health orders just for the fun of it ... he is truly using all of his vast resources to do what he thinks is best for the community.”

While Douglas doesn’t think he’s experienced as much vitriol as other colleagues of his across the country, he’s had plenty of angry emails. Last spring, his home address was shared online and, as a precaution, he put a stack of anatomy textbooks over the small window leading down to his basement to block the view into his home office.

Douglas has also handled the

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state on how to reopen, adding “you’re correct to push your local health department to voice these concerns.”

“He really deals with very difficult questions and just handles them,” Ludwig said, adding that she’s heard Douglas get many pointed questions.

Abe Laydon, a commissioner in Douglas County, said he’s appreciated Douglas’ work with the commissioners, including on local variances, the certified 5-star business program and a new, severity metric the county and Douglas proposed to the state.

“While we haven’t always agreed, Dr. Douglas has been consistently gracious (and) regularly indicating a willingness to engage,” Laydon said.

One approach Douglas has adopted is putting himself in the shoes of local government and business leaders’ as much as possible, he said.

“I do realize, honestly, that our elected officials have a tough job to do. I understand their frustration,” he said. “I’m not single-minded to think the only thing we ought to be paying attention to is preventing COVID. I understand there are health consequences to businesses not being open. There are people losing jobs, there are people who can’t pay their rent, there are schools not being open.”

Pinter, who is the liaison between

politicization of some public health decisions using the strategy of being as science-based as possible, he said.

“The more we can stick to that, the safer the ground we’re on,” he said.

Before COVID Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, Douglas grew up around medicine with his physician father.

He studied English in college but later decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and attend medical school at Harvard University.

During those early years, Douglas thought he’d be a primary care doctor. As a resident at the University of Washington, Douglas began his path in internal medicine and primary care.

“About halfway through that I looked around and the people that seemed to be doing the most fun stuff were infectious disease (doctors),” he said.

He went on to study the herpes virus for a few years and then moved to Denver to work for the city’s department of health. There, he led the sexually transmitted disease control program for almost 20 years. During the same period, he worked in several other capacities in the city, including as an attending physician at Denver General Hospital.

In 2003, Douglas went to work with the CDC, where he directed the national division of STD prevention. After seven years in that role, he spent another three years as the Chief Medical Officer at the National Center for HIV, Viral

Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention.

“I spent a lot of time trying to promote the concept of sexual health,” he said.

In 2013, he was offered the role of executive director at Tri-County.

“This was an opportunity to do public health at the trenches level which ended up for me being completely, incredibly fascinating,” he said.

While the health department dealt with some infectious diseases before the pandemic, they also focused on mental health, substance abuse, nutrition, the environment, housing, chronic diseases and more, Douglas said.

“It was sort of like gosh, every day is like being a freshman in college,” he said. “Every time I’d ever hear a story on the radio or in the paper, I would always ask … is there something we should be doing? And that’s been a fantastically fun thing.”

A father of four — not including he and his wife’s new puppy named Gus — and grandfather to seven, Douglas said his biggest personal hit has been losing the ability to see three of his grandchildren who live in Montreal, Canada.

Going forward, Douglas sees the vaccine as the best bet for overcoming this pandemic, he said.

As the situation improves, he’s looking forward to traveling to see grandkids, planning a road trip or bike trip with his wife and getting together with friends and family face-to-face, he said.

“We’re going to get out of this,” he said. “We’re going to get, I think, back to almost normal life.”

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BOLDERBoulder run to be held in various locations, including Douglas Participants can choose Greenland Open Space location for their race

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Participants of the 2021 BOLDERBoulder 10k scheduled Memorial Day Weekend will have the chance to choose between six locations this year, including one route in Douglas County.

Organizers of the well-known race recently announced they wouldn’t be able to host the event in Boulder this year due to “safety restrictions and our time line,” according to the website.

“Not wanting to lose its Memorial Day tradition, the BOLDERBoulder has created a unique Memorial Day Weekend experience called BOLDER On the Run 10K,” according to a news release from Douglas County and BOLDERBoulder.

Instead of the traditional event, participants can run or walk the 10k in one of six measured, marked and timed courses over Memorial Day Weekend. The races will take place May 29, 30 and 31 during two-hour slots from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., according to the release.

The Douglas County location for the race will be on the Greenland Open Space Trail south of Larkspur. The wide, dirt trail is in the

Greenland Open Space is located in southern Douglas County, near Larkspur.

foothills of Douglas County.

“Nature lovers will appreciate this trail with its out-and-back course and the magnificent backdrop of Pikes Peak, without the brutal elevation gain of other mountain trails,” according to the release.

Douglas County became a location for the race after a constituent reached out to commissioner Lora Thomas and told her the race wasn’t able to happen in Boulder and organizers were looking for new options.

“I said, ‘Give my number to the race organizers,’” she said. “Our

favorite answer in Douglas County is ‘Of course yes, we will figure it out.’”

Over the next few days, county staff and organizers worked to find a location in the area that would be suitable for the race.

“I thought this was an opportunity for people to come experience Douglas County,” Thomas said.

“It’s an opportunity for businesses to have the exposure from people outside of the area.”

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The BOLDERBoulder is the fourth largest running race in the United States and the seventh largest in the world. The race brings 48,000 to 52,000 runners, joggers, walkers, wheelchair racers and professional athletes from around the world, according to the release.

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ThunderRidge, Lutheran take boys hoops titles

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ThunderRidge used a second quarter surge to claim its first state basketball boys title in almost 20 years and Lutheran’s third quarter performance domination in the Lions’ first Class 3A boys championship celebration as a Parker school.

The Grizzlies (13-2) outscored George Washington 15-4 in the second quarter and went on to record to a 68-59 Class 5A victory on March 21 at the Broadmoor World Arena which was the first state championship since capturing back-toback crowns in 2002 and 2003.

Lutheran used a 12-0 run to start the third period and outscored the top-seed and previously unbeaten St. Mary’s 25-5 to roll to a 72-56 romp in the Class 3A championship game on March 21. It was the first state title for Lutheran (16-1) since the school split with Denver Lutheran and moved to the Parker campus.

ThunderRidge (13-2) has a history of excellent teams and prevailed 66-64 in overtime over top-seed and undefeated Cherry Creek in the semifinals before reaching the finals to claim the school’s fifth state basketball championship.

“It means the world to win it,” said ThunderRidge coach Joe Ortiz after the victory. “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought about that. It ended with a storybook finish. We’ve been to eight other final fours, five other finals so, yeah, it’s nice.”

The Grizzlies were tied after the first period against the Patriots who had split a pair of games against ThunderRidge during the regular season.

They opened the second stanza with an 8-0 run and outscored GW 15-4 during the eight minutes. Jackson Brennan, who finished with 11 points, had six points during the second period surge.

“We were on a dry spell and came here to break it,” said Jason Simental who had 16 points in ThunderRidge’s balanced offensive attack.

Nolan Marold, a 6-foot-6 senior, paced the Grizzlies with a double double of 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Senior guard Tommy Apodaca was the ringleader for Lutheran with nine of his game-high 22 points coming in the third quarter when

ThunderRidge players celebrate after defeating George Washington in the Class 5A boys championship game.

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Lutheran’s 6-foot-11-inch Baye Fall shoots a jump shot during the Class 3A boys basketball championship game at the Broadmoor World Arena.

Lutheran defeated St. Mary’s, 72-56.

ThunderRidge basketball players celebrate their win in the Class 5A boys championship game. The victory marks the school’s fifth state basketball championship.

the Lions started with a 12-0 run and outscored the Pirates 25-5 to take command of the game.

Lutheran trailed 27-24 at halftime.

“We just knew we needed to apt up our pressure and take control,” said Apodaca.

“They are a great defensive team to we had to control it and make our shots. I could

feel it in the third quarter. My ankle was hurting real bad but I had to come out and do what the team needed.

“Once we got into a flow we knew we had it and knew they were not going to be able to stop us.”

Lions coach Bill Brandsma could fee the change in the second half.

“We had to control tempo and not turn the ball over and we didn’t do a good job of that in the first half,” said Brandsma. “We talked at halftime we had to finish when we go to the rim. We were up six or eight in the first half and they came back and took the lead.

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ThunderRidge’s Nolan Marold (11) looks to make a move during the Class 5A state championship game, which was played March 20 at the Broadmoor World Arena. ThunderRidge won over George Washington, 68-59.

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Q&A with the new Red Hawk Ridge Golf Pro Brian Erickson brings experience and passion to Castle Rock course

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Castle Rock News Press caught up with Brian Erickson, who recently took over as the head golf professional at the Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course in Castle Rock.

The Red Hawk golf course is at 2156 Red Hawk Drive. To learn more about the course, visit the website at www.redhawkridge. com. To reserve a tee time, call 720733-3500.

What brings you to Red Hawk?

After I was working as the director of golf of Perry Park Country Club for 10 years, I thought it was a good time for change. Working at Red Hawk is a great opportunity. I have worked in the industry for about 18 years. In my home state of Minnesota, I became a PGA professional, and I worked at a resort course near Brainerd Lakes.

variety to work that position. The course, (Cragun’s Legacy Course), had a five-star rating in “Golf Digest.”

At Perry Park, we had 200 regular members. You mostly get to know all of them over 20 years.

At Red Hawk, you are getting a true community feel at a more public course.

How did you get into the profession?

I guess I started playing when I was around 11. It was a sport I was good at. I went to school for professional golf management. When I got out of college, I went to Perry Park.

What has it been like managing golf courses during COVID? It has been amazing to see the effect COVID has had on the game of golf. We have sold record rounds at Red Hawk. When some courses in the area closed altogether, we kept going. With restrictions on everything else, we were able to offer something safe.

We had some players who had

What have you gained from your experience working with different courses?

It is really different when you manage a resort course. You see different guests. It was really a fun

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For us the second half was about owning the ball and not turning it over. It was a weird season.

Six weeks ago, I said. ‘God, the

never played before. We had entire families coming in and taking up the game because it was something they could play.

It has really been tremendous for the sport.

Do you think the interest in golf will continue?

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Season C in Colorado high school sports has kicked off its seasons with field hockey, girls gymnastics, boys soccer, girls volleyball and unified bowling teams in action.

The following is a roundup of a few early season games and matches from details that were reported: Boys Soccer Arapahoe 1, Overland 0 – Caleb Ballard, off an assist from Caleb Gienger, scored the game-winning goal in a March 23 victory for the Warriors who were ranked eighth in the CHSAANow.com preseason poll.

Cherry Creek 3, Grandview 1 – The fourth-ranked Bruins scored twice in the second half in a March 23 win. The Bruins were extended into overtime but came away with a 2-1 victory over Smoky Hill on March 25.

Castle View 7, Douglas County 0 – Junior Jack Pucciano had six points on two goals and two assists in a March 24 win over the crosstown rival Huskies.

Girls Volleyball Valor Christian 3, Regis Jesuit

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2 – The fourth-ranked Eagles won the deciding fifth set, 15-10, in a win over Regis Jesuit on March 23.

Senior Hailey Bowman 16 kills and Erin McNair had 34 digs for Valor.

Douglas County 3, Dakota Ridge 2 – Junior Amaris Smith had 23 kills in the Huskies win on March 23 over Dakota Ridge with a 15-8 win in the fifth set. Caty Clancy had 21 digs and Halle Feth 38 assists for Douglas County.

Lutheran 3, Stargate School 0 – Audrey Brgoch had 11 kills and a 73.3 kills percentage in a March 25 victory. Brgoch also had 10 service aces for the Lions who were third in the Class 3A poll.

Littleton 3, Kennedy 0 – Allison Groustra had nine kills and Breanna McDowell was credited with 18 assists in a March 27 triumph.

Chaparral 2, Regis Jesuit 1 – The top-ranked Wolverines outscored the Raiders 25-16 in the third set to post a victory on March 26.

Mountain Vista 3, Rocky Mountain 0 – Kelli Ell had 15 kills and Grace Holmgren added 30 assists in a win on March 24.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Englewood NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0001 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/19/2021 11:56:00 AM 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: GINESSA RHUE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR CASTLE & COOKE MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CSMC 2018-RPL3 TRUST Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/29/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 7/6/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010041549 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $157,362.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $150,147.40 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: UNIT 201, CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 2, CANYON CREEK CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR CANYON CREEK CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED JUNE 21, 2005 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 2005055822, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF CANYON CREEK CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2005 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 2005016274, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 8467 Canyon Rim Circle #201, Englewood, CO 80112 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, May 12, 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: 3/18/2021 Last Publication: 4/15/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/19/2021 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ANNA JOHNSTON Colorado Registration #: 51978 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000008453789 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2021-0001 First Publication: 3/18/2021 Last Publication: 4/15/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch

NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0004 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/13/2021 12:40:00 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: JOSHUA P WESSLER AND DESRI WESSLER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR TOWD POINT MASTER FUNDING TRUST 2018-PM16 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/7/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 9/16/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008063242 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $55,900.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $55,642.49 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 258, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 111-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 2347 Gold Dust Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 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, May 5, 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: 3/11/2021 Last Publication: 4/8/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/13/2021 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ANNA JOHNSTON Colorado Registration #: 51978 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700 , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000009103144 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal No. 2021-0004 First Publication: 3/11/2021 Last Publication: 4/8/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Sedalia NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2021-0005 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/22/2021 11:53:00 AM 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: KENNETH BROWN AND JENNIE L. BROWN Original Beneficiary: DOUGLAS R. KINGMAN Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DOUGLAS R. KINGMAN Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/24/2014 Recording Date of DOT: 1/30/2014 Reception No. of DOT: 2014004977 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $140,165.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date

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hereof: $93,644.00 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: THE FAILURE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON SAID INDEBTEDNESS WHEN THE SAME WERE DUE AND OWING. 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: PARCEL A: A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER AND IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 8 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND CONSIDERING THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER TO BEAR NORTH 00 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 59 SECONDS EAST WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 59 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 300.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 47 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 217.80 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 59 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 300.00 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 172.20 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 217.80 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 300.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 03 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 08 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 217.80 FEET TO SAID SOUTH LINE; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 600.26 FEET TO THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 31; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1353.11 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 57 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 1276.89 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1342.71 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. PARCEL B: A PERPETUAL EASEMENT OVER THE EXISTING ROAD THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 8 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST, AND THROUGH THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 8 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST AS DISCLOSED IN DEED RECORDED DECEMBER 11, 1987 IN BOOK 765 AT PAGE 797.

Which has the address of: 3731 Hidden Valley Road, Sedalia, CO 80135 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, May 12, 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: 3/18/2021 Last Publication: 4/15/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/22/2021 DAVID GILL DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JAIME L. STEWART Colorado Registration #: 034636 402 N. WILCOX STREET, SUITE 100 , CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80104 Phone #: (303) 688-1655 Fax #: (303) 688-7511 Attorney File #: 20-036 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www. douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

sioners of Douglas County, the Town of Castle Rock, the Town of Parker, the City of Lone Tree, the City of Castle Pines, and the Town of Larkspur Concerning Local Governmental Distribution Under the CARES Act

Legal Notice No. 2021-0005 First Publication: 3/18/2021 Last Publication: 4/15/2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on March 22, 2021.

PUBLIC NOTICE

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.

ORDINANCE NO. 9.286.2 A Bill for an Ordinance Approving the Second Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Town of Parker and the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas County Concerning the Dransfeldt Extension The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on March 22, 2021.

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. 938949 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 9.307.1 A Bill for an Ordinance Approving the First Amendment to Agreement Regarding Construction of Fee-In-Lieu Drainage and Flood Control Improvements for Lemon Gulch Upstream of Crowfoot Valley Road Town of Parker (Agreement No. 20-01.13A, Project No. 107087) By and Between Urban Drainage and Flood Control District d/b/a Mile High Flood District and the Town of Parker The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on March 22, 2021.

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

Carol Baumgartner, CMC, Town Clerk Legal Notice No. 938948 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS A public hearing will be held before the Planning Commission on, Monday, April 19, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. and before the Board of County Commissioners on, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 2:30 p.m., in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock, CO, for approval of a preliminary plan located 50 feet southeast of Roxborough Park Road and Roxborough Drive. For more information call Douglas County Planning, 303-660-7460.

File #/ Name SB2019-064 / Roxborough Park Preliminary Plan 2. If public meetings are restricted on these dates, hearings may be held online. See the County website or contact the Planning Department for instructions on how to participate virtually.

Legal Notice No. 938943 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 2.275 A Bill for an Ordinance Approving and Accomplishing the Annexation of Contiguous Unincorporated Territory Known as the Compark Boulevard at Upland Drive Property in Douglas County The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on March 22, 2021.

Legal Notice No. 938951 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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.

Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Carol Baumgartner, CMC, Town Clerk

A public hearing will be held on April 19, 2021, at 6:00 p.m., before the Douglas County Planning Commission and on April 27, 2021, at 2:30 p.m., before the Board of County Commissioners in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, for a proposed amendment to the Douglas County Zoning Resolution.

Generally, a zone map change is proposed to rezone a parcel of land, located at 1457 Peak View Drive from Estate Residential (ER) to Large Rural Residential (LRR). For more information call Douglas County Planning, 303-660-7460.

File No. DR2021-001, Castle Mesa South, Lot 12 Zone Map Change.

Legal Notice No. 938947 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Notice No. 938955 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1.547.1 A Bill for an Ordinance to Adopt the 2021 Revised Budget for the Town of Parker and to Make Appropriations for the Same The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on March 22, 2021.

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.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Carol Baumgartner, CMC, Town Clerk

Pursuant to the laws of the State of Colorado: S&S FUELS MANAGEMENT, LLC & 7-ELEVEN, INC. d/b/a 7-ELEVEN STORE 39160A has requested the Liquor Licensing Authority of the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado to grant a FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE License, as provided by law, at the premises located at: 1540 LAKE GULCH ROAD, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 A Public Hearing on this application will be held before the Liquor Licensing Authority at the hour of 10 AM or as soon thereafter as possible, on APRIL 14, 2021 either at the Town of Castle Rock Offices, 100 Wilcox St., Castle Rock, Colorado, or via Webex by accessing the agenda with instructions at castlerock-co.legistar.com/Calendar. At said time and place, any interested persons may appear and be heard for or against the granting of said license.

The completed application and supporting documentation was received, and reviewed for filing, on DECEMBER 17, 2020. S&S FUELS MANAGEMENT, LLC & 7-ELEVEN, INC. has listed the following officers: AMAR PREET PUR and 7-ELEVEN, INC..

Legal Notice No. 938716 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 9.320.1 A Bill for an Ordinance to Approve the Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement By and Between the Board of County Commis-

Legal Notice No. 938952 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FOR LINCOLN PROFESSIONAL PARK PROPERTY’S ANNEXATION Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Parker, Colorado, has by resolution set a public hearing regarding the Lincoln Professional Park Property Annexation on April 5, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as this matter can be heard, in the Town of Parker Town Hall, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker Colorado 80138. The purpose of the public hearing is to determine if the petition for annexation for the property described in this public notice complies with Article II, Section 30 of the Colorado Constitution and meets the applicable requirements of C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 and 31-12-105. The Town Council Resolution No. 21-008, Series of 2021, reads as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 21-008, Series of 2021 TITLE: A RESOLUTION FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE OF THE LINCOLN PROFESSIONAL PARK PROPERTY’S ANNEXATION PETITION WITH C.R.S. § 31-12-107 AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 5, 2021, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING SAID ANNEXATION WHEREAS, the Petitioner owns certain real property in Douglas County commonly known as the Lincoln Professional Park Property, which is described on attached Exhibit A (the “Real Property”);

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Public Notices WHEREAS, the Petitioner submitted to the Town a Petition for Annexation (the “Annexation Petition”) concerning the Real Property; WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-12-107, this Town Council, sitting as the governing body of the Town, shall determine whether the Annexation Petition is in substantial compliance with the requirements of C.R.S. § 31-12-107(1); and WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Parker, Colorado (the “Town”), has satisfied itself concerning the compliance for the Annexation Petition with the requirements of C.R.S. § 3112-107(1) and must now proceed to consider the proposed annexation of the Real Property to and by the Town.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PARKER, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Annexation Petition for the proposed annexation of the Real Property into the Town substantially complies with the requirements of C.R.S. § 31-12-107(1).

Section 2. A public hearing on the eligibility of the Real Property to be annexed into the Town will be conducted on April 5, 2021, at the Town of Parker Town Hall, which is located at 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado, 80138, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 and 31-12-105 or such part thereof as may be required to establish eligibility under the terms of Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, as amended, known as the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30, as amended.

Section 3. Any person may appear at such hearing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the Town Council.

RESOLVED AND PASSED this 16th day of February, 2021.

TOWN OF PARKER, COLORADO Jeff Toborg, Mayor ATTEST: Carol Baumgartner, Town Clerk EXHIBIT A Legal Description A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 15; THENCE SOUTH 83°44'03" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 846.76 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF LINCOLN AVENUE AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE NORTH 89°29'00" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 371.25 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 02°18'01" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 467.18 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 1, E.T. TECHNOLOGIES INC., RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. 2002093991; THENCE SOUTH 84°51'34" WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 395.93 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF DRANSFELDT ROAD DEEDED BY RECEPTION NO. 2002088425 AND A POINT OF NON-TANGENT CURVATURE; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE THE FOLLOWING SIX (6) COURSES: 1) ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT AN ARC LENGTH OF 25.79 FEET, SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 660.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 02°14'19", AND A CHORD WHICH BEARS NORTH 02°20'42" WEST A CHORD DISTANCE OF 25.79 FEET; 2) NORTH 01°13'32" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 165.71 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; 3) ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT AN ARC LENGTH OF 43.04 FEET, SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 740.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 03°19'57", AND A CHORD WHICH BEARS NORTH 02°53'30" WEST A CHORD DISTANCE OF 43.03 FEET; 4) NORTH 04°33'29" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 217.83 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; 5) ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT AN ARC LENGTH OF 49.23 FEET, SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 30.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 94°01'51", AND A CHORD WHICH BEARS NORTH 42°27'27" EAST A CHORD DISTANCE OF 43.89 FEET; 6) NORTH 04°33'21" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 15.04 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID PARCEL CONTAINS 190,643 SQUARE FEET OR 4.38 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ASSUMED TO BEAR SOUTH 89°29'00" WEST. Legal Notice No.938576 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice TOWN OF PARKER NOTICE OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION APRIL 20, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Town of Parker will be holding a special municipal election on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, for the purpose of electing two persons to fill vacancies on the Town Council. The election will be conducted as a mail ballot election and all active registered electors will be sent ballots in the mail beginning on approximately March 26, 2021.

To vote in this election, a voter must be 18 years of age, a resident of Colorado for the 22 days preceding the date of the election, a resident of Parker on the day of the election, and a registered elector. A person may register to vote up to and including Election Day. In order to be counted, mail ballots must be received no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day and may be returned by mail to Douglas County Elections or by depositing them in 24-hour drop boxes, the locations of which are included with your ballot.

Please note that postmarks do not count.

The ballot shall be as follows:

Town of Parker Offices Councilmember (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO) ____ Nate Matthews ____ Terry Dodd ____ Anne Barrington ____ Douglas W. Butte ____ Danielle Ozaluk ____ Jeeva Senthilnathan ____ Joshua Rivero For further information, contact the Parker Town Clerk’s Office by email at townclerk@parkeronline.org or by calling 303805-3198.

Legal Notice No. 938928 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 1.455.1 A Bill for an Ordinance to Amend Section 2.06.030 of the Parker Municipal Code Concerning the Affidavit of Intent for Write-In Candidates for Municipal Office and Cancelling Election The Town of Parker Council adopted this Ordinance on March 22, 2021.

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. 938950 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Metropolitan Districts

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85203132708?pwd=T 3VRZFJzU2hKR0xKUjhBZHdvaS95UT09 Meeting ID: 852 0313 2708 Passcode: 041321 The Petitioners’ Name Keith Bilbrey and Veronica Ruiz Petitioners’ Physical Address 8131 Triangle Drive Louviers, CO 80131 Petitioner’s Mailing Address P.O. Box 34 Louviers, CO 80131-0034 The real property, which is the subject of this Petition, is legally described as follows: Legal Description Lot 1, Block 15, Louviers Subdivision County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Also known and numbered as 8131 Triangle Drive, Louviers, CO 80131 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN to all interested parties who may object to the inclusion of the above described real property to appear via Zoom at said time and website address above and show cause in writing, why the Petition should not be granted. The failure of any municipality or county which may be able to provide service to the real property herein described or any person in the District to file a written objection to the Petition shall be taken as assent to inclusion of the above described real property.

By Order of the Board of Directors of the Louviers Water and Sanitation District.

Dated this 22nd day of March, 2021.

LOUVIERS SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/ Matthew Collitt, President Legal Notice No. 938941 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2020 BUDGET AMENDMENTS

Notice is hereby given that at 9:00 a.m. on April 19, 2021 the Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 5 of Douglas County, Colorado will make final payment to Brannan Construction Company, 2500 Brannan Way, Denver, Colorado 80229 for all work done by said Contractor(s) in construction for work related to MD5-004A2, First Street Lift Station Fiber Conduit Project, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that proposed amendments to the 2020 budgets have been submitted to the Hess Ranch Metropolitan District Nos. 4-8 (collectively, the "Districts"). Such proposed budget amendments will be considered at a regular meeting and public hearing of the Boards of Directors of the Districts to be held at 4100 East Mississippi Avenue, Suite 500, Denver, CO, at 1:00 p.m. on April 21, 2021.

Copies of the proposed 2020 amended budgets are available for public inspection at the offices of CliftonLarsonAllen, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy, Suite #300, Englewood, CO 80111. Any interested elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2020 amended budgets, if required, file or register any objections thereto.

HESS RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 4-8 By: /s/ Thomas N. George, Esq., Attorney for Districts Legal Notice No. 938944 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF POSSIBLE LEASE OR SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY CHERRY CREEK BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority (“CCBWQA”) has evaluated the condition and potential yield of its pre-SB213 nontributary well and water right commonly known as Well No. 2 – 10659-F (0.4456 cfs; approximately 80 ac-ft/year of estimated sustainable yield). CCBWQA seeks a Letter of Interest from any parties with a desire to lease and use such water. The water is readily deliverable to the streambed of Cherry Creek at its confluence with Piney Creek, a location approximately 1.5 miles upstream from Cherry Creek Reservoir, with installation of a short pipeline within an existing CCBWQA easement. CCBWQA is open to considering other delivery options as proposed by interested parties. The release of this nontributary water to the streamflow of Cherry Creek for use by others is generally beneficial to the purposes of CCBWQA and potentially to other parties.

CCBWQA is accepting Letters of Interest up to and including April 23, 2021. After receipt of all Letters of Interest and review by an Interim Committee of CCBWQA Board Members, CCBWQA will entertain negotiations with interested parties concerning the terms of a lease or other arrangement for the beneficial use of water produced from Well No. 2. Questions concerning the well or water right should be directed to the District’s Manager, Chuck Reid, telephone number (303) 968-9098, and email address chuck.reid@ccbwqa.org.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

Dated this 25th day of March 2021 CHERRY CREEK BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY By: /s/ Chuck Reid, Manager Legal Notice No. 938946 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR INCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY LOUVIERS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Petition for Inclusion of Real Property has been filed with the Board of Directors of the Louviers Water and Sanitation District, (“District”). The Board of Directors will hear the Petition during a regular open public meeting of the District’s Board of Directors which will convene at the hour of 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 via Zoom teleconference:

Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 5, c/o CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP., 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 5, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

RAMPART RANGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5 By: /s/ Denise Denslow, District Manager Legal Notice No. 938938 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Bids and Settlements Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Town of Castle Rock, Colorado Date: March 17, 2021 Project Title: Plum Creek Water Purification Facility Advanced Treatment Project Contractor: Garney Construction 1700 Swift St. Kansas City, MO 64116 Notice is hereby given that the Town of Castle Rock intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named contractor on April 12, 2021, provided no claims are received.

Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with Walt Schwarz, Project Manager, Town of Castle Rock, 175 Kellogg Court, Castle Rock, Colorado 80109, on or before April 9, 2021.

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK By: Walt Schwarz, Project Manager Legal Notice No. 938917 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Town of Castle Rock, Colorado Date: March 24, 2021 Project Title: Drilling, Construction, and Testing of Wells 232 and 233 Contractor: Hydro Resources, Rocky Mountain 13027 County Road 18

Fort Lupton, CO 80621 Notice is hereby given that the Town of Castle Rock intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named contractor on April 15, 2021, provided no claims are received.

Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with Heather Justus, Water Resources Project Manager, Town of Castle Rock, 175 Kellogg Court, Castle Rock, Colorado 80109, on or before April 12, 2021.

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK By: Heather Justus Water Resources Project Manager

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Castle Rock intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named contractor on April 12, 2021, provided no claims are received.

Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with Walt Schwarz, Project Manager, Town of Castle Rock, 175 Kellogg Court, Castle Rock, Colorado 80109, on or before April 9, 2021.

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK By: Walt Schwarz, Project Manager Legal Notice No. 938916 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Notice No. 938961 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Town of Castle Rock, Colorado

District Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2020CV030725, Division/ Courtroom # 5 SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 21000294

Date: March 24, 2021 Project Title: Drilling, Construction, and Testing of Wells 228, 229 and 230

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Contractor: Hydro Resources, Rocky Mountain 13027 County Road 18 Fort Lupton, CO 80621 Notice is hereby given that the Town of Castle Rock intends to start processing the Final Payment to the above-named contractor on April 15, 2021, provided no claims are received.

Any person or firm having debts against the Contractor must file a proper written notice with Heather Justus, Water Resources Project Manager, Town of Castle Rock, 175 Kellogg Court, Castle Rock, Colorado 80109, on or before April 12, 2021.

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK By: Heather Justus Water Resources Project Manager Legal Notice No. 938960 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

CLARKE FARMS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff: v.

CHERRITA WILLIAMS, Defendant(s) Regarding: Lot 22, Block 9, Clarke Farms Subdivision Filing No. 3, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Also known and numbered as: 17057 E Carr Ave, Parker, CO 80134; also known as: 17057 E Carr Ave Parker, CO 80134 (the “Property”) Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on February 22, 2021, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Meridian Metropolitan District of the County of Douglas County, Colorado, will make final payment at the offices of the District, 8351 E. Belleview Avenue, Denver, CO 80237, at 9:00 a.m., on Monday, April 12, 2021, to DaVinci Sign Systems, Inc., 4496 Bents Drive, Unit A, Windsor, CO 80550, in connection with payment for all services rendered, materials furnished, and for all labor performed in and for the Denver Technological Center Sign Project, all being within or adjacent to the boundaries of the District and in Douglas County, Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Said verified statement must be filed with the Meridian Metropolitan District, c/o Ken Lykens, District Secretary, at the above address and at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release said Meridian Metropolitan District, its Board of Directors, officers, agents and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

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 20th day May, 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 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 THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $7,580.62 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 lien is ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC 1445 MARKET ST 350 PARKER, CO 80134, 7202219780 Dated 3/25/2021, Castle Rock, CO

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MERIDIAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Tony Spurlock Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado

By: /s/ Matthew R. Dalton District Counsel to the Board

Tommy Barrella, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado

Legal Notice No. 938925 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Notice No. 938879 First Publication: 3/25/2021 Last Publication: 4/22/2021 Published In: Douglas County News Press

Public Notice

Public Notice

Request for Proposal

District Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2020CV30450, Division/Courtroom # 6 SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 21000249

The Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority seeks a qualified Consultant Team to provide design engineering services for the East Shade Shelters and Tower Loop Shoreline Stabilization Project, along a portion of the east shoreline of the Cherry Creek Reservoir and located within Arapahoe County and Cherry Creek State Park.

The RFP is available at https://www.bidnetdirect. com/colorado/cherrycreekwat.

Dated this 25th day of March 2021 CHERRY CREEK BASIN WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY By: /s/ Chuck Reid, Manager Legal Notice No. 938945 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

SAPPHIRE POINTE MASTER ASSOCIATION Plaintiff: v.

MUHAMMED HAZEM FETHALLAH MURIB et al., Defendant(s) Regarding: LOT 52, BLOCK 1, MAHER RANCH - FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as 1869 Aquamarine Court, Castle Rock, CO 80108 (the "Property").;

Public Notice

also known as: 1869 Aquamarine Ct Castle Rock, CO 80108 (the “Property”)

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Town of Castle Rock, Colorado Date: March 17, 2021 Project Title: Plum Creek Water Purification Facility Ammonia Conversion Project Contractor: Garney Construction 1700 Swift St. Kansas City, MO 64116

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on December 3, 2020, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a

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Public Notices 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 29th day April, 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 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 THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $10,495.46 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 lien is MOELLER GRAF ATTORNEYS AT LAW 385 INVERNESS PKWY 200 ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112, 7202792568 Dated 3/11/2021, Castle Rock, CO Tony Spurlock Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado Tommy Barrella, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado Legal Notice NO. 938787 First Publication: 3/11/2021 Last Publication: 4/8/2021 Published In: Douglas County News Press

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO 80109 Plaintiff: CASTLEWOOD RANCH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendant: OLIVIA MARIE GRANT; CITYWIDE HOME LOANS LLC; COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; DAVE GILL, TREASURER, named as the Douglas County Public Trustee Attorneys for Plaintiff: Name: Alcock Law Group, PC Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Address: 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 225 Parker, CO 80138 Phone No.: (303) 993-5400 Atty. Reg. #: 39816 Tammy@Alcocklawgroup.com Case No. 2021CV30144 Division 6

Plaintiff: LUIS C. PEREIRA v.

Defendants: TODD L. SHIMIRAK and QUICKEN LOANS, LLC Counterclaim/Third Party Plaintiff: TODD L. SHIMIRAK v.

Counterclaim/Third Party Defendants: LUIS C. PEREIRA; MONICA SILVA VARON; MOUNTAIN WEST FINANCIAL INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; HIGHLANDS RANCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., and All Unknown Persons Who Have or Claim an Interest in the Subject Matter of this Action.

Attorneys for Todd L. Shimirak: ANDERSON NOTARIANNI MCMAHON LLC Joshua D. McMahon, Esq., No. 36890 Kevin McKay, Esq., No. 50997 1331 17th Street, Suite 800 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 458-7117 jmcmahon@anm-law.com; kmckay@anm-law.com Case No. 2020CV30783 Division: 5 Summons By Publication THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO: third-party defendants all unknown persons who have or claim an interest in the subject matter of this action (Name(s) of Defendant(s)) You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of the Court an answer or other response to the First Amended Answer, Counterclaims ad Third Party Claims filed against you in this case.

You are required to file your answer or other response on or before thirty-five (35) days after the day of last publication, in the District Court, Douglas County, Colorado.

The nature of this action is a proceeding in rem.

The relief sought by the Third-Party Plaintiff is a decree that he is the owner of specific real property by adverse possession, boundary by acquiescence, or otherwise (nature of claim) which will affect the following property: Lot 253, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 120-B, County of Douglas, State of Colorado APN: R0389659, 2231-074-21-012 Also known as 9850 Sydney Lane, Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80130 If you fail to file your answer or other response on or before the date and time shown above, the relief sought may be granted by default by the Court without further notice.

Dated: March 24, 2021 s/Joshua D. McMahon Joshua D. McMahon, #36890 Attorney for Todd L. Shimirak Legal Notice No. 938963 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 29, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

thirty-five days from the date of this publication a default judgment may be entered against you.

Legal Notice No.: 938891 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press.

Public Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the Town of Castle Rock and Unincorporated Areas of Douglas County, Colorado, Case No. 20-08-0649P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. 938931 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mark Cameron, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 37 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 August 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kaylonn Amundson, Personal Representative 1140 Adams Street Douglas, WY 82633 Legal Notice No. 938940 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Public Notice

Public Notice

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

District Court, DOUGLAS County, Colorado DOUGLAS COUNTY COMBINED COURTS 4000 JUSTICE WAY STE. 2009 CASTLE ROCK, CO 80109

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

In the Matter of the Estate of: ROSALIE BELLINO, Deceased

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: OLIVIA MARIE GRANT

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Unincorporated Areas of Douglas County, Colorado, Case No. 21-08-0166P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community.

These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp , or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Attorney: Sanford Zisman #002355 Daniel C. Mong #38189 8480 E. Orchard Road, Ste. 2500, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Phone Number: 303-320-0023 FAX Number: 303-320-0034 Case Number: 2021PR30120

Legal Notice No. 938908 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Notice No. 938874 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response.

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

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

This is an action: for Judicial Foreclosure and Damages (This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.)

(TO THE CLERK: When this summons is issued by the clerk of the court, the signature block for the clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney's name.) *Rule 12(a), C.R.C.P., allows 35 days for answer or response where service of process is by publication. However, under various statutes, a different response time is set forth; e.g., §38-6-104, C.R.S. (eminent domain); §38-36-121, C.R.S. (Torrens registration).

Dated: March 23, 2021 ALCOCK LAW GROUP PC s/ Tammy M. Alcock Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. #39816 Legal Notice No. 938958 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 29, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, CO 80109 (720) 437-6200

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S. To: All living heirs of Rosalie Bellino Last Known Address, if any: No known addresses A non-appearance hearing on Petition for Formal Probate of Will and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative for determining the validity of the Will submitted to probate. will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: April 22, 2021 Time: 8:00 a.m.

Address: Douglas County Combined Courts, 4000 Justice Way, Ste. 2009, Castle Rock, CO 80109 The hearing will take approximately: days hours minutes.

Public Notice

Public Notice

District Court, Douglas County, Colorado, 4000 Justice Way Ste. 2009, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109,

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PATRICIA MAY DONALDSON, also known as PATRICIA M. DONALDSON, PATRICIA DONALDSON, and PAT DONALDSON, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30052

In Re Parental Responsibilities concerning D.A.D.M., Petitioner Janelle Conrad and Respondent Carl James Milner. Case Number 2021DR30128, Division 2, the Honorable Judge Baum, Notice of Initial Status Conference to: Carl James Milner pursuant to C.R.S. §14-10-107, you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner has filed in this Court an Allocation for Parental Responsibilities. You are further notified that an Initial Status Conference is set for March 11, 2021 at 10:15 a.m. in the court location listed above via Webex. Please take notice that a copy of the petition and summons may be obtained from the clerk of the court during regular business hours. You are further notified that if you fail to file a response or appear before the court within

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, County, Colorado on or before July 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

David John Donaldson Personal Representative 10316 Greatwood Pointe Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 Legal Notice No. 938905 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

aka Diane Nutt, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 30124

Public Notice

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 August 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of David Lee Neuens, aka David L. Neuens, aka David Neuens, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30105 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 July 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Skipton S. Reynolds, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representative, Brian Nutt 12835 E. Arapahoe Road, Tower 1, Suite 250 Centennial, Colorado 80112 Legal Notice No. 938956 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Corey Jacob Neuens, Personal Representative 168 Hampstead Avenue Castle Rock, CO 80104

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Legal Notice No. 938909 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Soraya Shaydai Herrman, aka Soraya S. Herrman, aka Soraya Herrman, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR030082

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael Edward Tobiasson, aka Mike Tobiasson, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 30049 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 July 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bret Plue, Personal Representative 3651 South Newport Way Denver, Colorado 80237

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 July 25th 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rose Mary Zapor, Esq. Attorney to the Personal Representative Lakewood Legal Center 7475 W 5th Ave. #202 Lakewood, CO 80026 Legal Notice No. 938915 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Notice No. 938918 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patricia Kimsey, Deceased Case Number: 21PR27

NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF GREGORY N. YATTAW, aka GREGORY YATTAW, aka GREG YATTAW, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30128

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 August 1st 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lotus Fiduciary Services, Inc., Personal Representative PO Box 101775 Denver, CO 80250

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 August 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ona D. Yattaw, Personal Representative 930 Hyland Hills Street Castle Pines, CO 80108-8736

Legal Notice No. 938929 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Notice No. 938962 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LOUISE H. HELLER, also known as LOUISE HELEN HELLER, and as LOUISE HELLER, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR030113 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 July 18, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

David L. Heller, Personal Representative c/o M. Lisa Clore, Esq. Lisa Clore, LLC 5500 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 130 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Leo Mac Cropsey, aka Leo M. Cropsey, aka Leo Cropsey, aka Mac Cropsey, aka L. Mac Cropsey, aka L.M. Cropsey, aka L. Cropsey, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 30 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 July 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shirley L. Perry, Personal Representative 1793 Brookside Drive Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80126-3432

Legal Notice No. 938892 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Notice No. 938888 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Norman A. Premo, a/k/a Norman Albert Premo, a/k/a Norman Premo, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30101

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kim Marie O’Grady, Deceased Case Number 2021 PR 5

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 July 25, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

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 August 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Larry L. Scripter, Personal Representative 8423 N. 73rd Street Longmont, CO 80503

Kevin O’Grady, Personal Representative c/o Brian Hedberg, Esq. 6950 E. Belleview Ave. Ste 202 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

Legal Notice No. 938923 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Notice No. 938957 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GLEN C. JECKEL, a/k/a GLEN CHARLES JECKEL, and a/k/a GLEN JECKEL, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30025

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Barbara Joan Malone, a/k/a Barbara J. Malone, a/k/a Barbara Malone, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30125

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 August 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

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 August 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Margaret Ann Terry c/o Bridget K. Sullivan, Esq. Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 633 Seventeenth Street, Ste. 3000 Denver, Colorado 80202

William P. Malone Personal Representative

Legal Notice No. 938964 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Diane M. Nutt, aka Diane Mary Nutt,

Patrick R. Thiessen (40185) FRIE, ARNDT, DANBORN & THIESSEN P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd, Ste. 201 Arvada, CO 80003 Phone Number: 303-420-1234 Attorney for William P. Malone Personal Representative Legal Notice No. 938942 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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MY NAME IS

KEVIN NEWTON

Production manager for Parker Arts came from center in South Carolina When I first moved to Colorado from Greenville, South Carolina, at the end of 2017, I lived in Parker, but have since bought a house in South Aurora. I am 43.

I used to work at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina (a Performing Arts

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Center very similar to the Denver Center). I was looking for something that was more community-oriented and a workplace that valued work-life balance. When I saw the production manager position open at Parker Arts I applied and was offered the

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Field Hockey Cherry Creek 5,Denver East 0 – Senior Samantha Shoflick had two goals and two assists for six

position. Parker Arts values both of those aspects I was searching for significantly.

I have been working professionally in theater and performing arts for 28 years. Colorado is the 11th state that I have worked professionally in this field.

My main focus was lighting design before moving into management.

Strange requests My favorite part of my job is knowing I help to change people’s lives. It may come in the form of help presenting a show that makes the audience think about points of view they have never

points for second-ranked Creek in a March 24 victory over Denver East.

Mountain Vista 3, Fossil Ridge 0 – Three different players scored in a March 26 victory. Lauren DosSantos, Zoe Henningsen and McKenna Riley collected the Vista goals.

thought about before, it may be that I help to bring live theater to children that have never had the chance to experience it before, or it may be that I help to present a show that allows the audience to take time from their stressful lives and just have a fun escape from their everyday worlds.

Strange requests from artists are pretty par-for-thecourse, but the most bizarre situation I have ever encountered involved a performer who used to be in Simon & Garfunkel. We were in lockdown from an active tornado in the area that had touched down nearby. As I was walk-

State Spirit The state spirit championships were held March 23-24 at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs.

Douglas County was the Class 5A Cheer champions with 92.00 points.

Chaparral was second, Rock Canyon third and Legend fourth.

Valor Christian garnered 96.95

ing through the dressing room hallway to make sure everyone was in a safe place, the performer came out of the dressing room and asked “excuse me, how long is this going to last?” to which I replied, “The tornado?” and he answered “Yes!” I replied “I am sorry but I do not know how long the tornado is going to last.” To which he huffed heavily and went back into his dressing room.

If you have suggestions for My Name Is …, or if you would like to be featured in the segment, contact Elliott Wenzler at ewenzler@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

points to win the 4A/5A GameDay competition while Rock Canyon captured the Class 5A Poms title with 91.15 points. Cherry Creek was second and Ponderosa fourth.

Mountain Visa captured the Jazz title which was the 11th spirit championship for the Golden Eagles and the fourth Jazz win.

Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of David Brian Norcross, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 39 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 August 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Coleen Chaney, Personal Representative 2229 S. Devinney Street Lakewood, Colorado 80228 Legal Notice No. 938953 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PAMELA AMANDA HIGGINS, a/k/a PAMELA A. HIGGINS, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30122 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 August 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stephen C. Cook, Attorney to the Personal Representative 8441 W. Bowles Ave. Ste. 210 Littleton, CO 80123 Legal Notice No. 938959 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on March 1, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Sarah Jane Walther be changed to Sarah Jane Hagan Case No.: 21 C 85 By: K.A.P. Cone Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 938889 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on February 17, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Cathleen Peggy Mills be changed to Cathleen Peggy Stetson Case No.: 21 C 72 By: K.A. P. Cone Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 938882 First Publication: March 18, 2021

Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on February 11, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Lisa Marie Sinnock be changed to Lisa Marie Crogan Case No.: 21 C 63 By: E. Leith Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 938890 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on March 1, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Cynthia Sue Huddleston be changed to Cynthia Sue Callaway Case No.: 21 C 87 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 938887 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on March 1, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Koshare Sue Manuel be changed to Koshare Sue Damon Case No.: 21 C 88 By: N. Noel Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 938954 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Adoption / Guardianship 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: NOLAN HANSON, D.O.B.: 06/26/2008; Child, And concerning:

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

JENNIFER HANSON, D.O.B.: 04/09/1986, Mother; KIRK TOBY MONTANO, D.O.B.: 11/06/1977, Possible Father; JOHN DOE, D.O.B.: Unknown, Possible Father; Respondents,

Public notice is given on March 24, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

And James DeRoover, Stepfather, Special Respondent.

The Petition requests that the name of Cameron Sidney Natanson be changed to Cameron Sidney Atlas Case No.: 21 C 81

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Lori Kennedy, #53479 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5326 Fax: (303) 479-9259 lreigrut@douglas.co.us lkennedy@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 20JV202 DIVISION C

PUBLIC NOTICE

BY: E. Lieth, Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 938910 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on March 1, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Fahad Sharawi be changed to Mark Finnegan Sharr Case No.: 21 C 86 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 938939 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press _____________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE

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. 2020.

TO: KIRK TOBY MONTANO, D.O.B.: 11/06/1977 TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is 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 Review and Prove up by Default Adjudication Hearing for Respondent Fathers, has been set for April 14, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. in Division C, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. You are ordered to appear by WebEx, https://judicial.webex.com/meet/

judge.hurst, Meeting number (access code): 923 572 721 unless otherwise ordered 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 CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD. 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. 2020, 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: March18, 2021 /s/ Lori Kennedy Lori Kennedy, #53479 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No. 938937 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press 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: NOLAN HANSON, D.O.B.: 06/26/2008; Child, And concerning: JENNIFER HANSON, D.O.B.: 04/09/1986, Mother; KIRK TOBY MONTANO, D.O.B.: 11/06/1977, Possible Father; JOHN DOE, D.O.B.: Unknown, Possible Father; Respondents, And James DeRoover, Stepfather, Special Respondent.

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Lori Kennedy, #53479 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109

(303) 814-5326 Fax: (303) 479-9259 lreigrut@douglas.co.us lkennedy@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 20JV202 DIVISION C 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. 2020.

TO: JOHN DOE, D.O.B.: Unknown TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is 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 Review and Prove up by Default Adjudication Hearing for Respondent Fathers, has been set for April 14, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. in Division C, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. You are ordered to appear by WebEx, https://judicial.webex.com/meet/ judge.hurst, Meeting number (access code): 923 572 721 unless otherwise ordered 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 CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD. 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. 2020, 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: March18, 2021 /s/ Lori Kennedy Lori Kennedy, #53479 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No. 938936 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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