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Council might limit storage facilities

A Beloved Community Tiny Home Village leadership board meeting last September.

Areas around rail stations, downtown could see new rules take effect

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single-family homes.

So, it’s probably not surprising that the city was unprepared for the idea of the Beloved Community Village — a collection of tiny homes that now

Some of Denver’s most valuable real estate is dedicated to storing people’s stuff.

A proposal headed for the Denver City Council could change that.In all, plans for 30 storage projects were submitted between 2014 and 2017.

The tower of a Greenbox facility greets drivers approaching downtown from the north. A 1.5-mile stretch along Brighton Boulevard has no less than five competitors, all surrounded by apartment buildings and construction cranes.

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Tiny homes show struggle for housing City planner bringing people together to look for solutions to cost crunch

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As demand for housing rises, people are trying out new ways to live together — and they’re not always obeying the law when they do it in Denver.

City rules set strict limits on how people use their homes. For example, no more than four unrelated adults can live together in a single apartment.

The limit’s even lower — two unrelated adults, plus their relatives — for

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Supervised-injection sites proposal stopped in Senate Plan would have allowed Denver to create facility as part of package focused on opioids

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BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A party-line 3-2 vote in a state Senate committee, with Republicans in the majority, stopped a proposal to allow one Colorado area to create a supervised-injection facility — where people with substance-use disorders can safely inject drugs — on Feb. 14.

Previously, the proposal was to allow Denver specifically to create the facility. No other place in the United States has such a site, according to the Colorado Legislative Council staff, but there are around 100 of them in 66 cities among nine countries, according to committee member state Sen. Cheri Jahn, independent from Wheat Ridge. San Francisco and Philadelphia this year have moved closer to establishing such facilities.

Health professionals would have overseen the Pettersen facility, making sure to reverse overdoses if they happen, said state Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lake-

wood, in November. They’d also have been able to refer people to resources to address their substance-use disorders.

But Republicans were skeptical of the bill, which was part of a package of six proposals aimed at addressing the opioid crisis that were up for consideration this session.

Another of the bills, SB 18-022, aims to limit the amount of opioid medication a healthcare practitioner can prescribe. The Senate on a bipartisan vote passed that bill, auTate thored by Republican state Sen. Jack Tate of Centennial, on Feb. 22, according to a news release. It then proceeded to the House.

For initial prescriptions for situations like getting a tooth pulled, a surgery or other short-term issues, prescriptions would be limited to a seven-day supply for the first prescrip-

The Colorado state Legislature, now about halfway through its work season, has seen national debates spill into the local realm, with a concealed-carry bill and an increasingly protracted discourse over sexual harassment showing as flashpoint issues in recent weeks.

Meanwhile, efforts to improve Colorado’s health-care system have seen developments, and proposals to tackle the state’s opioid crisis have varied in success.

The regular session — the 120-day term when bills can be passed — started Jan. 10 and will end in early May. tion for a person who has not been prescribed opioids in the last 12 months, the release said. Individuals with chronic or long-term conditions would be among the exceptions.

The bill would require practitioners to access the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, or PDMP, before prescribing the first refill prescription for an opioid, except under some cases. The PDMP collects information submitted by pharmacies about prescribing and dispensing medications, and about patients.

Denver DA balks at request In a twist the Legislature’s process gave no sign of foreshadowing, state Senate President Kevin Grantham urged Denver District Attorney Beth McCann on March 1 to open investiga-

tions into recent sexual-harassment claims against lawmakers.

The DA’s office responded on March 2 that it does not have jurisdiction to “investigate or enforce civil matters or workplace policies.” McCann said the office is not initiating an investigation based on Grantham’s letter.

Criminal sexual misconduct should be criminally investigated “apart from the separate authority” of the Legislature to investigate claims of misconduct on its own, the DA’s letter said.

Grantham, R-Cañon City, responded March 6 in a letter citing laws and court cases he said enable the DA to open investigations without victims requesting them through police.

McCann responded in yet another letter March 8 reiterating her earlier points that her office would investigate claims if accusers go through the standard police process and that the Legislature has its own authority to dole out discipline.

State Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman, D-Denver, argued in a statement that Republicans are dismissing the Legislature’s independent investigations as invalid for political gain.

Former state Rep. Steve Lebsock of Thornton was expelled March 2 by the House in the first expulsion of a House member since 1915. Sens. Jack Tate, Randy Baumgardner and Larry Crowder have all faced accusations in recent months.

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TINY HOMES

‘Any city that has rising land values is going to have more residents looking for ways to spread more costs around for more people.’

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sits on a lot at 38th and Walnut streets, housing nearly 20 people who have experienced homelessness. Building it required months of negotiations and nitty-gritty legal work.

Meanwhile, the city also has wrestled with other questions of group living.

What rules should apply to artists who live together in studios? What about for nonprofits that want to build new homeless shelters — a difficult task under the current rules?

“Any city that has rising land values is going to have more residents looking for ways to spread more costs around for more people,” said senior city planner Andrew Webb.

In response, he and his colleagues are taking on a project that could open the door for alternative living models in Denver. They’re pulling together a group that could propose significant changes to city law later this year. It’s

Andrew Webb | senior city planner set to include artists, advocates, neighborhood groups and others.

“The idea here is to hear from community members, what’s working for you — what has changed in our society in the way that we live that the code needs to be updated to reflect,” he said.

The city and organizers used a legal workaround to get the first village built — but the result is that the village is a “temporary” land use that can only exist in one place for six

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“Anyone trying to do that … we would be kind of reinventing the wheel every time, in terms of our analysis. The neighborhood wouldn’t have any predictability,” said planning spokeswoman Andrea Burns.

City staff now will consider creating a permanent status for villages. That wouldn’t just allow them to stay in one place for a longer period of time — it also could define how a village should look.

How big should the units be? What kind of facilities would they need?

These are the kinds of questions that several cities are already asking, Burns said.

The Beloved tiny-home group also will push for some limitations on villages. Cole Chandler, an organizer, said that they only want nonprofits to be allowed to run the villages.

“The reason for that is we don’t want developers coming in and selling $80,000 tiny homes,” he explained.

Meanwhile, the tiny village residents are trying to get an extension so that their village doesn’t have to move a second time this July. The group also is working on a second village that could be sited at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 20th Street and Glenarm Place.

The process also could include a review of the rules about shelter construction.

“Right now, there are requirements in the code for how far apart shelters need to be from one another, how many shelter-type uses can be in one

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Down south, a Public Storage facility stands directly next to a station on the University of Colorado light rail line.

They’re trying to capitalize on the fact that people are living in smaller spaces and denser areas — but they’re running up against critics. Some people aren’t “particularly excited” to see boxes filled with boxes in their neighborhoods, as one developer told us last year.

The city could ban the construction of “mini-storage” in downtown Denver, according to a new proposal.

The change also would limit the construction of storage facilities and drive-through restaurants within a quarter-mile of rail stations. They would be banned near many stations and allowed with restrictions in certain zones.

“These are going to be about the

city council district,” Webb said.

“Are we allowing service providers to provide the shelter beds to meet the need?”

Other topics will include community corrections facilities — of which construction hasn’t been allowed.

Live-work art and performance spaces are also under consideration as an “emerging” use not considered in the code — though they’ve been around quite a while longer than the idea of tiny-home villages.

What has emerged is a sense of urgency. In the weeks immediately following the deadly Ghost Ship fire in Oakland, California, the city of Denver inspected DIY spaces across the city in response to tips and complaints. Rhinoceropolis and Glob, the Brighton Boulevard sister spaces that abruptly shut down after a surprise inspection, had been operating for about a decade and inspected by the city once a year for five years leading up to eviction.

In the year that followed, artists have scrambled to secure their livework spaces as the city struggles to provide adequate support. The problem: Cash-strapped artists usually can’t afford the work required to get their spaces up to code.

The leaseholders at Rhinoceropolis and Glob have been tight-lipped about the process, as have other artists fighting for housing who worry that speaking publicly could jeopardize their efforts. We do know that the city asked at least one representative of Rhino and Glob to join Group Living Advisory Committee.

It’s unclear right now how the outcome of this process might affect the requirements for the Safe Creative Spaces Fund or the Safe Occupancy Program, both of which were created to help artists get their live-work spaces up to code.

The Denver City Council would have to approve significant code changes.

That could happen late in 2018.

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areas of our city that are the most vibrant, the most pedestrian-friendly, the most active,” said senior city planner Sara White.

The idea didn’t run into much resistance at a council committee meeting on March 6. Councilwoman Mary Beth Susman even asked whether the ban could be applied to the city’s larger roads. Councilwoman Kendra Black has been calling for restrictions for a while now.

The package of changes also includes new limits on the design of houses in some zones. The restrictions are a response to complaints that new residences “are just too big when they’re getting built in our residential areas,” according to White.

The full package of changes could head to Denver City Council for a public hearing in May and take effect in November.

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Study provides grounds to avoid using opioids for chronic pain VA patients reported better results from other drugs in yearlong review

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A yearlong study offers rigorous new evidence against using prescription opioids for chronic pain.

In patients with stubborn backaches or hip or knee arthritis, opioids worked no better than over-the-counter drugs or other nonopioids at reducing problems with walking or sleeping. And they provided slightly less pain relief.

Opioids tested included generic Vicodin, oxycodone or fentanyl patches, although few patients needed the most potent opioids. Nonopioids included generic Tylenol, ibuprofen and prescription pills for nerve or muscle pain. The study randomly assigned patients to take opioids or other painkillers. That’s the gold standard design for research.

If they don’t work better than less risky drugs, there’s no reason to use opioids given “their really nasty side effects — death and addiction,” said lead author Dr. Erin Krebs, a physician

and researcher with the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System.

The results likely will surprise many people “because opioids have this reputation as being really powerful painkillers, and that is not what we found,” Krebs said.

The results echo less rigorous studies and bolster guidelines against routine use of opioids for chronic pain.

The study was published March 6 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

About 42,000 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2016 involved opioids, including prescription painkillers, heroin and fentanyl. Many people get hooked while taking opioids prescribed for injuries or other short-term pain and move on to cheaper, more accessible illicit drugs like heroin.

A report released March 6 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found emergency rooms saw a big jump in overdoses from opioids last year.

Opioid overdoses increased 30 percent late last summer, compared to the same three-month period in 2016. The biggest jumps were in the Midwest and in cities, but increases occurred nationwide. The report did not break down overdoses by type of opioid.

U.S. government guidelines in 2016 said opioids are not the preferred treat-

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‘This is a very important study. It will likely change the approach to managing long-term back, hip and knee pain.’

Dr. David Reuben | geriatrics chief at UCLA’s medical school ment for chronic pain, and they recommend non-drug treatment or nonopioid painkillers instead. Opioids should only be used if other methods don’t work for chronic pain, the guidelines recommend. Prescribing rates have declined slightly in recent years although they are still much higher than two decades ago.

Krebs said the strongest evidence from other studies shows that physical therapy, exercise or rehabilitation therapy works best for chronic pain.

And she said noted that there are a variety of nonopioid drugs to try if one type doesn’t work.

The study involved 234 patients from Minneapolis-area VA clinics who were assigned to use generic versions of opioids or nonopioids for a year. Follow-up ended in 2016.

“This is a very important study,” said Dr. David Reuben, geriatrics chief at UCLA’s medical school. “It will likely change the approach to managing longterm back, hip and knee pain.”

He noted one limitation — most study participants were men, but Krebs said the results in women studied were similar.

The study’s opioid patients started on relatively low daily doses of morphine, oxycodone or generic Vicodin. They switched to higher doses if needed or to long-acting opioids or fentanyl patches. The nonopioid group started on acetaminophen, ibuprofen or similar anti-inflammatory drugs. They also could switch to higher doses or prescription nonopioid pain pills. Few in either group used the strongest medicines.

Patients reported changes in function or pain on questionnaires. Function scores improved in each group by about two points on an 11-point scale, where higher scores meant worse function.

Both groups started out with average pain and function scores of about 5.5 points.

Pain intensity dropped about two points in the nonopioid group and slightly less in the opioid patients.

Other research has shown that overthe-counter medicines can also work as well as opioids at treating short-term pain, including from broken bones, kidney stones or dental work.

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Concealed-carry conversation abounds After the February school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a push to allow concealed carrying of firearms in Colorado schools was stopped in the House in committee on a 6-3 party-line vote Feb. 21 with Democrats in the majority.

But a bill that would allow law-abiding people the right of concealed carry without a permit — but not on school grounds — is still alive. Senate Bill 18-097, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Tim Neville of Jefferson County, was introduced Jan. 22 and passed the GOP-majority Senate on a party-line 18-17 vote on March 8. It now moves to the Democrat-controlled House.

“The idea behind constitutional carry is that you should be able to carry a concealed handgun without applying for government permission,” Neville said, according to a news release.

Keeping health-care costs honest A bill to increase price transparency for free-standing emergency departments — which patients often confuse with urgent-care facilities only to be charged emergency-room fees that can cost hundreds and even thousands of dollars more — passed the Senate March 5.

SB 18-146 requires FSEDs — which are sometimes operated by hospitals at separate, offcampus locations or run independently of a hospital system — to provide individuals with information on cost of treatment, the individual’s right to reject treatment and the ability to ask questions about options and costs.

The proposal would require that information to be explained by a staff member or healthcare provider orally and would include that the facility is an emergency-medical facility, that it’s not an urgent-care center or primary-care provider if it doesn’t include an urgent-care clinic at its location and that it will treat a person regardless of their ability to pay.

The bill also requires locations that don’t have urgent-care centers to post a sign that says, “This is an emergency medical facility that treats emergency medical conditions.”

After determining that a patient does not have an emergency-medical condition or after treatment has been provided to stabilize such a condition, the facility must provide information on whether it accepts programs like Medicaid, what health-insurance provider networks and carriers the facility participates with and the price information for the 25 most common services it offers.

The bill proceeded to the House.

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THINGS to DO

‘Diary of Anne Frank’: playing March 31 to April 28 at The John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Monday, April 9; 2 p.m. Sundays; and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Tickets: ThisIsSpotlightTheater. com or call 720-530-4596.

‘A Picasso’: showing from April 5-29 at Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. Production of Cherry Creek Theatre Company. A cat-and-mouse drama about art, politics, sex and truth, with a twist at its climax. Call 303-800-6578 or go to www.cherrycreektheatre.org. Contains adult language.

Jotunheim: A Legend of Thor and His Hammer: 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through April 8 at the BiTSY Stage, 1137 S. Huron St., Denver. No show March 29 to April 1. Thor’s hammer has gone missing and clever Loki devises a plot to get it back. Admission is free. Donations accepted. Reservations are required at www.bitsystage.com or call 720-328-5294. No late seating.

MUSIC

British Invasion: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 16-17 and 2 p.m. Saturday, March 17 at Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 1385 Curtis St., Denver. Performed by the Denver Gay Men’s Chorus, with guest performers Mountain Aires, all-male small group ensemble from the Denver Children’s Choir.

Call 303-325-3959 or go to www.DGMC.org for tickets and information.

Sisters of Courage: A Colorado Tale: 6-7 p.m. Monday, March 19 at Eloise May Library, 1471 Parker Road, Denver. Learn the story of the Harbison sisters, who operated a 160-acre dairy ranch at the Grand Lake entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park, from historian Dave Lively. Go to arapahoelibraries.org.

National Popular Vote Information: 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 at Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd., Denver, Loyola Hall, Room 101; and 10-11 a.m. Saturday, April 14 at Ford-Warren Denver Library, 2825 High St., Denver. Learn how the popular vote works and how Colorado can help make it possible. Go to www.coloradonpv.org Denver Home Show: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 25 at the National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver. Go to homeshowdenver. com. Nearly 400 exhibitors and experts.

Kevin O’Connor, host of “This Old House,” and Joanie Sprague of TLC’s “Trading Space” will offer home improvement tips.

Go to homeshowdenver.com or https:// denverhomeshow.tix123.com

EDUCATION

Iceland: 2:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 at Washington Street Community Center, 809 S. Washington St., Denver. Active Minds program. Call 303-733-4643 ext. 100.

Women of Denver History: 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Friday, March 23 at Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center, 3334 Holly St., Denver. Call 720-865-0590 to RSVP. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item go to eventlink.coloradocommunitymedia.com

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Art at Anythink: 10-11:45 a.m. Saturday, March 24 at Anythink Perl Mack, 7611 Hilltop Circle, Denver. Basic art and design class taught by local artist Sally Gould. Space is limited; registration encouraged. Call 303405-3576 or go to anythinklibraries.org.

Basic Sewing for Adults: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17 at Anythink Perl Mack, 7611 Hilltop Circle, Denver. Appropriate for adults.

Space is limited; registration encouraged. Call 303-4053576 or go to anythinklibraries. org.

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Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana: Voces del Sur: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Tickets: 303-987-7845, Lakewood.org/LCCPresents.

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Reefer Madness: The Musical: March 23 to April 28 at The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver.

Presented by Equinox Theatre Company. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Parking is free. Go to www.EquinoxTheatreDenver.com.

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‘Wild Women’: 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 18 at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Call 303-494-0523 or go to www. storiesonstage.org.

FOOD

Perl Mack Snacks: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches: 5-6 p.m. Thursday, March 22 at Anythink Perl Mack, 7611 Hilltop Circle, Denver. Experiment with different layers of ingredients and get ready for some ooey, gooey cheese. Tweens and teens. No registration required. Go to anythinklibraries.org.

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Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through March 17 at the John Hand Theatre, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver. True stories of the three trials of England’s most celebrated playwright. Call 303-562-3232 or go to www.FirehouseTheaterCompany. com.

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f it’s on the floor, it’s on the menu. If it’s near the floor, it’s on the menu. Who would drink toilet water if he could reach it?

No, it’s not: 1. A Republican, or 2. A Democrat.

Who walks on four QUIET legs, and sleeps 18 DESPERATION hours a day? Who had a map of San Diego in his mouth this morning? Who has the power to improve a curmudgeon’s outlook with a brown-eyed glance?

You guessed it.

The word “puppy” comes from Old Craig Marshall French “poupee,” Smith which, in general, sums up Harry’s waking moments.

That and chewing, shredding, and racing back and forth as if the Devil were trying to collect.

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I recommend dogs, unless you are allergic. Unless management won’t allow one. Be sure to do your research first.

If you want to adopt or purchase, you’ll be asked a lot of questions first.

And you should be.

Remember pet stores at the malls with doggies in the window? You don’t see that anymore. A lot of those doggies came from mills, and the pet stores didn’t care who bought them.

That has changed. Mostly. Puppy mills still exist.

Harry came with letters of transit, a heath certificate, and proof of this and that. There have been numerous follow-up calls and reminders from the consultant.

After he has dispatched the morning paper, he goes to the floor as if he is exploring the New World. Nothing is safe.

I have emptied all of the lowest shelves in my office. Maps, envelopes, blank CDs, small books, manila enve-

lopes. They were on the menu once.

He has toys: a bin of them. But he seems to prefer things that aren’t meant for him.

In the absence of children, my dogs have taken care of that adventure. The work is rewarded in unimaginable ways. If you know dogs, I don’t have to say another word.

Jennifer is co-parenting. She’ll take Harry for sleepovers and I’ll have a day or two by myself.

Harry, like Smitty, like Badger, like Hexe, is a red, smooth-coated dachshund. The big difference is that he will not get much bigger than he is right now: a little over eight pounds.

I was able to write this during his Basic Rest Cycle. The Basic Activity Cycle is coming right up.

Batten down the hatches.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident.

He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

The hardest things in life could well be the easiest things in life

hile facilitating a workshop for a corporate client, I asked the class a simple question. I asked them this, “What is the hardest thing about getting on an elevator?” As I looked out at the classroom and the confused eyes staring back at me in WINNING silence, I once again WORDS asked the same question, “What is the hardest thing about getting on an elevator?”

Finally, after a few silent and intended to be awkward moments, one of the women in the class Michael Norton said, “Well, there is nothing hard about getting on an elevator, you just push the button and when the door opens, and other people get off, you just step on and push the button of the floor you want to go to. It’s really easy.”

It is, isn’t it. It’s one of those things in life that we just take for granted and do, because it is so very basic.

That is of course until we think of all the other things that could possibly

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I haven’t seen anything like it since 1993. I bought a puppy that year too; Badger was my second dachshund.

Harry is my fourth. My fourth and final dachshund and dog and pet.

Smitty, my third, left last November. It was a very sad and lonely time around here. The house was all wrong without another life in it.

The search was on, the word went out, and, in short, I located Harry in Bevier, Missouri. How I got him here would be another column.

His given name was replaced with my father’s name.

But, to be honest, little Harry has been called “Smitty” more than once.

We have a routine. I wake at three or four and start the day with coffee and the newspaper. Harry, next to me on the couch, reads over my shoulder, and tries to get the pages in his pin-teeth and begin the Daily Shredding Cycle.

We have already become great friends.

make it more difficult. When the class was pushed for a deeper answer, they came up with 21 things that could make stepping on to an elevator difficult or challenging. Everything from a fast opening and closing door where you have to force it to stay open while you enter, to a slightly raised lip that could be a trip hazard, to moving a bulky piece of furniture, and also an elevator that had not been updated with Braille for someone who had lost their sight. They had so many more creative ideas and thoughts that could make it really difficult to get on an elevator, but in the end, they got the point.

We can make anything in life harder than it has to be, when in fact, most times all we have to do is get on the elevator.

Instead, we think to ourselves that there must be a trap, there must be another shoe that is going to drop, this can’t possibly be as easy as it seems.

It would be like buying a 100-piece jigsaw puzzle and emptying the contents onto a table and thinking, “Wait, this is too easy, why aren’t there more pieces in the box? Shouldn’t there be 500 or 1,000 pieces?” No, the box clearly said that there were 100 pieces

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didn’t it? But since we live in such a complex world with complex feelings and complex relationships and complex businesses and complex technologies, there must be more complexity to a 100-piece jigsaw puzzle too.

Yes, there are puzzles in life, outright conundrums and riddles if you will. And many times, we will look for the hardest possible way to solve each one instead of looking for the solution that is obvious and right under our nose. We overcomplicate the whole process and end up with a fear of getting on the elevator, any elevator.

I mean all we have to do is push the button, wait for the door to open, let the other people exit and then step on.

We do not need forced or contrived contingency plans for most of what we face in life, we just need to take the first step and then the next and then the next.

Zig Ziglar says it this way, “People who never take step one, can never possibly take step two.” And it is so true. We get so wrapped up and twisted up thinking that everything in life is a Rubik’s Cube. Many of us just have a knack for turning the seemingly simple and obvious into an almost unsolvable mystery. And we

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drag others along with us, so that they too can enjoy or endure the agony. It’s like everything in life must come with illustrative assembly instructions from IKEA. Now don’t get me wrong, I do acknowledge that we have difficult and challenging situations in life, that is a certainty. And when we do, we need to draw upon all of the people who can help us and all of the problem-solving skills we can muster. But when we can avoid turning the easiest things in life into the hardest things in life, it will bring a level of simplicity and a greater sense of accomplishment in all that we do or endeavor to do. And it really is that simple.

So how about you? Have you managed to avoid overcomplicating the simple things in life? If so, I would really love to hear your story of stepping onto an elevator at gotonorton@ gmail.com. And when we can stop making things harder than they have to be, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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No easy fixes on horizon for housing crunch High costs squeeze middle class as supply lags behind demand, report says

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Even record levels of construction won’t fix the fact that demand will outpace supply in the Denver-area housing market for the foreseeable future, according to a new study that explores the housing affordability crisis across the region.

“Every conversation seems to focus on one issue or another, but the bigger picture is much more complex,” said Phyllis Resnick, the lead economist at the Colorado Futures Center, a Colorado State University-based public policy center that studies fiscal issues in the state. She co-wrote the report, titled “Factors Impacting Housing Affordability,” with Jennifer Newcomer at the behest of Shift Research Labs, the investigative wing of the Piton Foundation, a Denver-based philanthropic organization that seeks to improve the lives of low-income children and families.

“People say `If only we fixed the construction defects law, or if only we had more construction laborers, we could bring supply in line with demand,’ but there’s not one low-hanging fruit that will affect the trajectory,” Resnick said.

The report looked at the availability of housing in the rental and sales markets in the Denver metro area, using data ranging as far back as the 1980s.

The report, released in January, looked at a variety of factors affecting the housing market, including market trends, consumer preferences, labor availability and productivity, regulatory frameworks, land availability and materials costs, but also took a status report of what residents are experiencing. The housing climate is such that many prospective renters and buyers are feeling priced out of the market, with various fixes proposed by lawmakers, such as developer incentives, unlikely to have an appreciable impact anytime soon.

Half of renters statewide spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing, the report found, a situation economists call “cost burdened.”

Wages statewide have climbed 11.4 percent since 2011, but average

Workers frame townhomes at the Platte 56 development in Littleton on March 1.

According to a new report, housing vacancy rates in the Denver metro area will remain critically low for the foreseeable future.

DAVID GILBERT Denver-area rents are up 46.2 percent in the same period. Low-wage jobs increased at about twice the rate of high-wage jobs between 2001 and 2015, but most new housing is aimed at high-end buyers.

Housing vacancy rates are likely to stay around 1.5 percent for the foreseeable future, according to the report, below what industry experts call a healthy rate of 5 percent.

High demand for short supply saw median housing prices climb more than 10 percent annually in the metro area in January, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

The median sales price of a singlefamily home hit $416,000 in January, while the median condo price jumped 17.4 percent to $285,000.

A move by developers toward highend finishes, such as granite countertops and primo appliances, may be driving up housing prices more than raw materials, costs of which have fluctuated little amid the spike in housing prices, according to the report

Denver.

“The fundamental thing about housing is it’s so crucial to health, social mobility and everyday life,” Makarewicz said. “When housing is disrupted it can weigh on all three of those things. There’s a lot of research showing that people who spend too much on housing cut other things like health care, things for their kids, food and transportation. They might have higher job turnover because they can’t afford long commutes.”

The problem doesn’t affect only lowincome residents, Resnick said.

“When we talk about affordable housing, we’re talking about ‘small-A’ affordable,” Resnick said. “We’re talking about simply market-rate. There are people with good jobs who can’t afford to live here.”

High housing costs keep families from putting money into other areas in the economy, the report says, and residents who cram into tight quarters to keep costs down suffer higher rates of illness and depression, and student performance suffers.

Bring it on home High housing costs have far-reaching effects, said Carrie Makarewicz, a professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Colorado

Land and labor shortages Despite the Denver area’s reputation for endless land to grow into, in reality much of that land is not zoned for residential development, and mak-

ing the switch can be costly and time consuming, the report says.

“We found that on the land side, we have only five years of runway land for development,” Resnick said.

“We’re more constrained than we realized.”

On the labor side, a deficit of skilled workers may have an impact, but the general labor pool did not seem to fall short of need.

One surprising finding of the report, however, was that home construction has enjoyed little of the technological advances of other manufacturing processes, with homes still built in largely the same manner as 50 years ago.

“If you think about how we build anything else, like cars, we’ve had enormous productivity advances,” Resnick said. “But there’s been very little in housing, partly because of stigma around manufactured housing.

But today it’s great product.”

The fallout of Colorado’s decadeold building defects law, which made it easier for residents to sue condominium builders, is often blamed for slowing the construction of starter housing in the region, but that may not be the whole picture, Resnick said.

“The recession hit not long after the law did,” Resnick said. “Apartments suddenly looked more profitable. You had people who couldn’t buy again because they had foreclosed, and you had an influx of young people who didn’t want to commit to home ownership.”

It’s too soon to know if a legislative fix to the law that upped the threshold to sue developers — signed into law

by Gov. Hickenlooper last year — will have an impact, Resnick said.

What can be done?

The bottom line is that housing issues are a simple matter of supply and demand, Resnick said.

“When push comes to shove, we need more housing,” Resnick said.

“We’re just not building enough to keep up. Without that, we’ll never fix affordability issues. Getting there is interesting, though. We’ll need a holistic approach.”

Addressing housing affordability issues will take a variety of solutions, said Andrew Abrams, a Realtor at Vision Real Estate who sits on the Denver Metro Association of Realtors’ Market Trends Committee.

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WHAT DOES IT COST? TO BUY The following are the median sales prices of single-family homes in January for communities throughout the Denver metro area, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

At right is the percentage increase or decrease as compared to January 2017.

Lone Tree: $770,000 (-9.1

percent) Golden: $564,500 (+7.9 percent) Parker: $478,000 (+8.9 percent) Highlands Ranch: $470,000 (+5.8 percent) Littleton: $460,000 (+12.4 percent) Castle Rock: $445,000 (+9.9 percent) Arvada: $429,500 (+12.6 percent)

Denver: $425,000 (+16.4 percent) Centennial: $423,825 (-0.3 percent) Metro median: $416,000 (+9.5 percent) Lakewood: $415,000 (+9.2 percent) Wheat Ridge: $400,000 (+14.3 percent) Englewood: $393,000 (+17.3 percent) Thornton: $370,000 (+5.7

percent) Westminster: $365,000 (+6.4 percent) Aurora: $353,000 (+10.3 percent) Northglenn: $350,000 (+20.1 percent)

TO RENT Median rent for a one-bedroom apartment, followed by the year-over-year per-

centage change, in February for area cities in which the number was available at ApartmentList.com: • Lone Tree: $1,530 (+2.1 percent) • Parker: $1,440 (+0.8 percent) • Littleton: $1,420 (-0.2 percent) • Thornton: $1,400 (+1.2 percent) • Castle Rock: $1,360 (+5.2

percent) • Golden: $1,220 (+3.3 percent) • Westminster: $1,220 (+3.3 percent) • Aurora: $1,200 (+4.0 percent) • Arvada: $1,180 (+4.7 percent) • Englewood: $1,170 (-0.6 percent) • Denver: $1,040 (+2.1 percent)

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Denver-area residents can help their favorite charitable causes in an online, bracket-style competitive giving tournament.

Brackets for Good Denver 2018 rallies enthusiastic donors to outfundraise their opponents to advance in the tournament. Dollars from the tournament translate into points, giving participating charities the opportunity to advance in each bracket.

At the end of the tournament, the competing nonprofits keep all the donations they received during tournament play, no matter how many rounds they advance, and the winning organization will receive an additional $10,000 championship grant.

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State of Diabetes breakfast kicks off conference STAFF REPORT

Employers, wellness managers and health professionals will focus on improving employee wellness at the Colorado Culture of Health and Wellbeing Conference in May. In its 11th year, the conference will feature breakout sessions on health literacy, value-based benefit design, economics of wellness, employee engagement and health policy/legal compliance.

Presenters include digital health strategist Leonard Kish, Ph.D., cofounder and CEO of YouBase; health care strategist Scott Conrad, MD; and Al Lewis, president and founder of Quizzify, a Jeopardy-meets-health benefit education-meets-Comedy Central.

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“In order to balance affordability, we need more density,” Abrams said.

“Finding that balance that works for everyone is hard, because no matter what, somebody has to give something up. That might be the integrity or character of neighborhoods, or it might be developer profits.”

Doing so is critical, Abrams said, because the people being priced out are “the foundations of our communities — teachers, nurses, police and firefighters.”

Municipalities and government agencies can explore different options, Abrams said, including adding or expanding accessory dwelling unit ordinances, allowing “carriage houses” behind single-family homes.

Other fixes could involve incentives

In addition to keynote speakers and breakout sessions, the all-day conference will feature the State of Diabetes Breakfast presented by the American Diabetes Association and the announcement of the annual Colorado Governor’s Award for Worksite Wellness.

A presentation of the American Diabetes Association’s Health Champion Designation will also take place.

“We are thrilled to present the State of Diabetes during the breakfast session at this year’s Colorado Culture of Health & Wellbeing Conference,” said David Samson, area executive director for the American Diabetes Association. “This partnership with the Colorado Business Group on Health showcases the importance of collaboration in order to accelerate ef-

forts to reduce the impact of diabetes and other related illnesses in Colorado through wellness and healthy habits at work.”

The conference offers professional development credits from the Society of Human Resource Management and continuing nursing education credits from the California Board of Registered Nursing for attendees who qualify. Last year’s conference drew more than 600 attendees.

The conference is May 2 at the Colorado Convention Center.

The State of Diabetes Breakfast will last from 7-8 a.m. and the conference runs until 5 p.m.

For information on the conference or to register, go to www.coloradocultureofhealth.org or www.diabetes.org/ stateofdiabetesbreakfast2018.

or requirements for developers to offer a percentage of units below market rate, creating trust funds with real estate transfer taxes to be spent on affordable housing, or relaxing height limits and parking requirements.

High housing costs affect everyone, Makarewicz said, as businesses in increasingly high-end areas have trouble finding service workers, or may hike prices to cover turnover costs.

Cities can help by streamlining the approval process, she said.

“Some of the ordinances that suburbs have required are over the top on aesthetics and practices,” Makarewicz said. “All these things we’re making developers do, are they for the good of the community or is it just keeping out residents who can’t pay the higher price because our regulations got so costly?”

Asked to name an upside of the housing situation, Resnick, the report’s author, was silent for a few moments.

“We still have time to address this problem before we become a completely unaffordable region,” she said.

“We can learn from other cities, and we can explore alternatives. It’s not too late.”

Not in their backyards Getting the public to shift their attitudes toward high-density housing could play a big role in easing the problem, said Makarewicz, the urban planning professor.

“There’s still a great opposition to affordable housing in many suburbs in our region,” Makarewicz said. “You have residents who feel like all new development is bad, and they should be able to close the door on everyone who wants to move in behind them and say nobody can come after me unless they’re a millionaire. People have gotten carried away with what they think their property rights entail or permit them to do.”

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Fashion Week celebrates dynamic scene

Non-traditional night to be among highlights of March 18-25 event

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When people think about fashionable cities, most probably imagine places like New York City, Paris, or Milan. Wherever they imagine, odds are, Denver doesn’t rank high on the list.

In recent years, local designers, models and other artists have been working to make the metro area a place where fashion and design thrive in bold, new directions. And they hope that people are starting to notice.

“I wish more people knew that a fashion world is here in Denver,” said Duane Topping, designer with Topping Designs, a fashion company he runs with his wife, Jamie. “I am often astounded to hear that many people didn’t know this local fashion community existed.”

In an effort to celebrate all the exciting work being done locally, the city is getting its first Denver Fashion Week, running March 18-25.

The bi-annual event is hosted by 303 Magazine, in partnership with Denver Arts and Venues, Visit Denver, the Denver Art Museum and The Paper Fashion Show.

The event — formerly Denver Fashion Weekend — started 10 years ago, and substantial growth in these industries over the years inspired organizers to finally expand the event to a full week.

“The hair design scene in Denver is particularly exciting, and we wanted to bring in local designers and boutiques as well,” said Brittany Werges, managing editor of 303 Magazine.

“People are so often that they’ve been around for so long and not heard much about the fashion scene. It may have been niche for a while, but it’s big for the people in it.”

The weeklong event kicks off with a children’s fashion show, bridal runway show and the 303 Awards in the evening. During the week, there will be industry workshops for models, boutiques and designers, as well as trunk shows, sales events and more.

At the workshops will be local industry leaders, acclaimed designers from New York City and expert panels.

Most events will take place at Wings Over the Rockies, 7711 E. Academy Blvd., No. 1, in Denver.

One exciting feature of fashion week will be Stevie Boi, a New York-based designer known for his work with Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and Madonna, to name a few. Boi will be showing a brand new, exclusive line on Thursday, March 22.

Another highlight will be the non-

Designer Duane Topping started fully exploring fashion after retiring from the military in 2012. Topping’s work will be seen in two events during the first Denver Fashion Week, which runs from March 18 through 25. PHOTO COURTESY OF DUANE TOPPING

Meet the designer

Examples of the design work done by Denver designer Duane Topping, of Topping Designs. A veteran who has always been interested in design, Topping will be featured in two events during this year’s Denver Fashion Week. PHOTO COURTESY OF DUANE TOPPING

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During Denver Fashion Week, March 18 through 25, audiences will get a sampling of the creations from local designers, stylists, models and other creatives. COURTESY OF DENVER FASHION WEEK traditional night featuring models of all shapes, sizes, ages and orientations, which will also be the same day.

Werges said this kind of acceptance has made the night one of the most popular events.

“Denver is such a diverse city and so many different art forms co-exist here,” said Kotomi Yoshida, a Denverbased designer who will be showing work during the non-traditional model night, and during the hair show on March 25. “Since we are kind of brand new, especially compared to LA or New York, the doors are so open to anybody who want to join the community. That is the beauty of this

WHAT: Denver Fashion Week WHERE: Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, 7711 E. Academy Blvd., No. 1, Denver; also at other boutiques around the metro area WHEN: March 18 through 25 TICKETS/ INFORMATION: www.denverfashionweek.com

town.”

The diversity of the fashion world, which encompasses areas like hair, makeup, and even running fashion boutiques, makes it a particularly welcoming industry that can accept people from all walks of life, and that’s one of the things that Denver Fashion Week aims to highlight.

“There’s a misconception that the fashion world is very exclusive, but I want people to see how inviting it can be,” Werges said. “Not only can people learn about the industry, but they can see what Denver has to offer, and then support it. It’s really exciting for everyone.”

Duane Topping, of Topping Designs Background I grew up in east Denver, and spent most of my younger life in Montbello. I spent a while in the military, retired in 2012, and returned to Denver.

Getting into design I’ve always loved fashion. Even when I was deployed, I would find a stray Vogue and cut out designs I liked.

After I retired in 2012, I had a difficult time readjusting to civilian life. I needed a positive way to redirect all the energy, so I brought a sewing machine home, taught myself to sew and here I am.

This year’s Fashion Week This year is a special year for us. We have always been honored to participate in DFW. Our first glimpse at Denver Fashion was at DFW a few years ago, and now we are a part of it.

We’ll have two segments this year. On March 22 we debut our winter/fall line for this year with a cast of transgender models. It’s a platform that allows us to highlight the diversity that is Denver.

We will also have a second segment as a part of Beauty Underground on Sunday the 25th. This will be our second run for the hair show and its always an honor and I love the challenge.

Denver’s fashion world One of the great things about Denver are the talented artists in the community. As an artist I was afforded the opportunity to show at DFW, and it has fueled our growth as a brand.

In any endeavor you need to start with step one, and I think the importance of DFW is that it is a fantastic steppingstone for local designers. Not only is it local, but it will challenge you to exceed even your own expectations.

And in a world that is constantly evolving, continually breaking the mold is essential.

I love all the new faces and have met some really incredible personalities.

From veterans I adore, to some powerful young women who stand alone as the future. It’s all very inspiring.

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State lawmakers take opposition to sanctuary cities to White House

BY JAMES ANDERSON ASSOCIATED PRESS

Four Colorado Republican lawmakers on March 8 brought their ideas to the White House on punishing so-called sanctuary cities, hoping to build on the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging California laws it says protect immigrants in the country illegally.

State Rep. Dave Williams, R-Colorado Springs, said he was going to suggest holding individual cities and their policymakers personally liable during a meeting with the White House Domestic Policy Council. Williams says he hopes U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions follows up on the California lawsuit this week with similar legal actions against municipalities.

“These sanctuary communities and politicians are willfully endangering the public,’’ Williams said ahead of the meeting. “Cities like Denver and states like California are allowing criminal aliens to run loose, to kill, murder, maim or hurt our fellow Americans.’’

He said he also would call for more immigration agents in Colorado. It was not clear if lawmakers from other states were attending the White House meeting.

Williams was joined in Washington

by Reps. Kevin Van Winkle, of Highlands Ranch; Steve Humphrey, of Weld County; and Tim Leonard, of Evergreen.

The Democratic mayor of Denver has limited cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Police policy is to notify ICE when immigrants in city jails are to be released, but they refuse to grant access to jail cells. Mayor Michael Hancock and other officials have criticized the presence of ICE agents in courthouses and raids near public schools.

The Trump administration last year threatened to withhold federal funding

for police programs in Denver and other sanctuary cities. A federal judge permanently blocked the effort after a lawsuit.

But that didn’t stop President Donald Trump from calling for Congress to pass legislation that would strip funding from localities that don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

“They want the money, they should give up on the sanctuary cites. It harbors horrible criminals,’’ he said March 8 at a White House Cabinet meeting.

Trump also lambasted Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf for recently warning the public about an unannounced raid by federal immigration officers.

Sessions said in a speech in California on March 7 that Schaaf ’s action allowed hundreds of “wanted criminals’’ to avoid arrest.

“What the mayor of Oakland did the other day was a disgrace,’’ Trump said.

“And it’s certainly something that we’re looking at with respect to her individually.’’

Williams, the Colorado lawmaker who is of Hispanic heritage, has introduced state legislation to make city and law enforcement officials liable for crimes committed by immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

The measure would allow the victims of such crimes to seek damages from “officials of the jurisdiction who were responsible for creating the policy to operate as a sanctuary jurisdiction.’’

Officials could face up to $700,000 in civil damages.

Democrats and others challenge the legality of Williams’ proposal — much like California Gov. Jerry Brown, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and others nationwide did in reaction to the Sessions’ lawsuit.

Brown says the state is on firm legal ground with laws that limit police and employers’ cooperation with federal immigration agents and require state inspections of federal detention centers.

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‘The Book Handlers’ is quirky extrapolation Irish author’s essay gave idea to creative Buntport troupe

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Perhaps it’s less common these days, but there was a time when pretentious, welloff folks would have their decorator fill their built-in bookshelves with rows of colorful, shiny new books, or elegant leather-bound sets in assorted sizes — or a mix.

But when one would visit that library, the books had obviously not been read, dog-eared, underlined and loved — they were pristine. And suppose those owners wanted visitors to view them as well-read and scholarly?

Irish author Brian O’Nolan elaborated on that idea for an essay he wrote for The Irish Times, under the name Myles na gCopaleen.

“And so, we wrote a play,” say the members of Buntport Theater, who discovered the essay: Brian Colonna, Hannah Duggan, Erik Edborg and Erin Rollman, who perform as well — supported by multi-tasking

Brian Colonna, Hannah Duggan (center and Erik Edborg on the Rube Goldberg set of the very clever “The Book Handlers” at Buntport Theater.

COURTESY PHOTO SamAnTha Schmitz, who runs sound, lights and other tech processes, plus the box office.

This clever, articulate, energetic crew originally connected at Colorado College and formed a theater company when they graduated — which has remained together since and grown stronger as its members created careers. (A few originals have dropped out.) They write, direct and stage all their own plays on highly creative sets — usually based on someone’s essay, story, play, legend or book from the past. And once in a while,

someone has just had a “what if ?” idea, I’m guessing.

Per Buntport Theater Company’s program notes on O’Nolan: “He imagined a service in which wealthy people could have the books in their extensive libraries `suitably mauled’ in order to look read.” That seed of an idea was enough. The group went to work, writing individually and piecing it together — and created another of its truly hilarious plays: “The Book Handlers.” It runs through March 17 and is clearly worth the time and effort to score

tickets if you can!

Buntport has also performed history-based outreach programs for kids, including those at Lone Tree Arts Center in the south area, as well as regularly scheduled events at the Denver theater for adults and children. But the three or four original plays they produce each year require a visit to Denver’s Art District, where they operate in a warehouse space at 717 Lipan St., two blocks west of Santa Fe Drive.

The Book Handlers’ jumbled workshop fills the stage one sees upon taking a seat in the theater. Desks, of course, ladders to higher levels, swinging baskets and buckets for book-transfer, an old bathtub for “water damage,” specific, annotated, corporate-style processes written in a fat volume, dictating words and actions for annotations, wine and coffee spills and dog-earing corners of pages, etc.

Duggan, as Connie Diane, cheerfully sings “Elmer’s Tune” each day when she arrives through the entryway, while Erik Edborg (John), who’s in charge, manages to be silly and officious at the same time, imaging himself in a Teddy Roosevelt role occasionally, while scholarly Jard

IF YOU GO

BUNTPORT THEATER is at 717 Lipan St., Denver, two blocks west of El Noa Noa and El Centro Su Teatro on Santa Fe Drive. Parking lot plus street parking available.

Performances through March 17: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays.

Tickets: $18 advance, $20 at the door, $3 off for students and seniors; buntport.com, 720-946-1388.

(Brian Colonna) knows a lot of stuff from his reading — but not here, of course! Erin Rollman is in top form as fussy Linda, who has lots of issues and a special way with words as she waters plants, and sputters through her workday.

Amazing energy.

The routine changes, depending on who’s located where, but rope-borne baskets and buckets swing through the air delivering volumes for special coffee stains, pounding, scraping and dunking.

They are sent along a sort of belt-drawn assembly line at times, on a slide at others, and stacked awaiting their next treatment, until “suitably mauled,” then shipped out again to make space for more.

And all too soon, the 90-minute piece is over — I could have happily watched longer.

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Public Notices Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Phyllis Montrose, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30286

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 16, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

James A. Dierker 1741 High Street Denver, Colorado 80218 Legal Notice No.: 8390 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Barbara E. Kummet, a/k/a Barbara Ellen Kummet, Barbara Ellen Mier and Barbara E. Mier, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30076 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Probate Court of City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 23, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel Robert Kummet, Jr. Golden, CO 80401 Legal Notice No.: 8391 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Georgana Greathouse, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30234

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 18, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Maria Theresa B. Lopez, #26837, Attorney for John C. Greathouse, Jr., Personal Representative 3775 Cherry Creek Dr. North- Suite 575 Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No.: 8392 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Maria Romero, a/k/a Maria A. Romero, a/k/a Maria Amalia Romero, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30021

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 16, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Katrina S. Jones, Personal Representative c/o Katrina S. Jones, P.C. 11160 Huron Street, Suite 33 Northglenn, CO 80234 (303) 252-1012 Legal Notice No.: 8393 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald- Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Thomasine Waidmann, a/k/a M. Thomasine Waidmann, a/k/a M. Waidmann, a/k/a Thomasine Waidmann, a/k/a Mary T. Waidmann, a/k/a Mary Waidmann, a/k/a Mary Thomasine Dolan Waidmann, a/k/a Mary T. Dolan Waidmann, a/k/a Mary Dolan Waidmann, a/k/a Mary Dolan, a/k/a M. Thomasine Dolan and Thomasine Dolan, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30112 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 2, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 2, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Jeffrey Kevin Waidmann, Personal Representative 7 Star Splash Santa Fe, NM 87506 Phone: 505-660-5559 E-mail: jkevinwaidmann@gmail.com Legal Notice No.: 8363 First Publication: March 1, 2018 Last Publication: March 1, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gregory Winston Morris, a/k/a Gregory W. Morris, and Greg Morris, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30195 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 1, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michele A. Morris, Personal Representative c/o Goddard & Hawkins, PC 1444 Blake St. Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8364 First Publication: March 1, 2018 Last Publication: March 15, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dyan Leigh Foss, a/k/a Dyan Foss, Deceased Case Numbera: 2018PR30158 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 15, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gillian Marsden, Personal Representative c/o Goddard & Hawkins, PC 1444 Blake Street Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8378 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Fabiola Mascarenas Rendon, a/k/a Fabiola M. Rendon, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30117 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Estate of Emily Rose Dewey, aka Emily R. Dewey, aka Emily Dewey, and fka Emily Rose Boulden, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30161 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before July 2, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

James M. Hubbard, II Attorney for the Personal Representative 8400 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 1040 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No: 8361 First Publication: March 1, 2018 Last Publication: March 15, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lawrence J. Rimbert, Jr., aka Lawrence John Rimbert, Jr., aka Lawrence J. Rimbert, aka Lawrence John Rimbert, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR030175 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 2, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Roger L. Rimbert Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No: 8362 First Publication: March 1, 2018 Last Publication: March 15, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Verna Jean Guest, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR030224 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 20, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Garland Guest Personal Representative 3449 S. Halifax Way Aurora, CO 80013 Legal Notice No: 8368 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Inez Ahuero, aka Inez M. Rhoads, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30218

Clarence J. Mascarenas Personal Representative 137 El Valle Road P.O. Box 295 Chamisal, NM 87521 (505) 689-2498

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 10, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No.: 8380 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 29, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

David F. Ahuero Personal Representative 3187 Bunting Avenue Grand Junction, Colorado 81504

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of: KEVIN MICHAEL JONES, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR31578 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 2, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Heather Mueller Personal Representative c/o Hulbert & Associates, LLC 326 Main Street Sterling, Colorado 80751 Legal Notice No: 8360 First Publication: March 1, 2018 Last Publication: March 15, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Emily Rose Dewey, aka Emily R. Dewey, aka Emily Dewey, and fka Emily Rose Boulden, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30161

court form that you can use for your response.

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Estate of William Paul Barcroft, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR030236 AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su All persons having claims against the abovecontra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informanamed estate are required to present them to cion a continuacion. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENthe Personal Representative or to the Denver DARIO despues de que le entreguen esta Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, citacion y papeles legales para presentar una Colorado on or before July 11, 2018, or the respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que claims may be forever barred. se entregue una copia al demandante. Una Michael W. Barcroft carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen.

Personal Representative Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en 2736 South Fenton Street formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su Denver, Colorado 80227 caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su Legal Notice No: 8375 respuesta.Puede encontrar estos formularios de First Publication: March 8, 2018 la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de AyLast Publication: March 22, 2018 uda de las Cortes de California Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentaPublic Notice cion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no NOTICE TO CREDITORS presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder Estate of Melvin Dinner, Deceased el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra Case Number: 2018PR30184 quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es reAll persons having claims against the abovecomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatanamed estate are required to present them to mente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede the Personal Representative or to the Denver llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que Colorado on or before July 11, 2018, or the cumpla con los requisitos para obtener serviclaims may be forever barred. cios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar Edward T. Schroeder estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de Personal Representative California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifor1675 Broadway Suite 2280 nia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de Denver, Colorado 80202 California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de Legal Notice No: 8367 abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene First Publication: March 8, 2018 derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exLast Publication: March 22, 2018 entos por imponer un gravamen sobre cuPublisher: Denver Herald Dispatch alquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion PUBLIC NOTICE de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que NOTICE TO CREDITORS la corte pueda desechar el caso.

Estate of Andrew G. Jessiman, aka Andrew Gaston Jessiman, Deceased The name and address of the court is: (El Case Number: 2018 PR 030193 nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONAll persons having claims against the aboveTRA COSTA 725 Court Street, Martinez, CA named estate are required to present them to 94553. The name, address, and telephone numthe Personal Representative or to the Probate ber of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorattorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el nuado, on or before July 8, 2018, or the claims mero de telefono del abogado del demandante, may be forever barred. o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Jeffrey H. Lowenthal (SBN 111763); Laura L. Charles A. Cheever Gildengorin (SBN 313527) Steyer Lowenthal, Personal Representative et al., One California St., Third Fl., San FranChoate Hall & Stewart LLP cisco, CA 94111 Fax No.: (415) 421-2234 2 International Place Phone No.: (415) 421-3400 Date: (Fecha), OCBoston, MA 02110 TOBER 10, 2017 Clerk, by (Secretario) A. (617) 248-4027 ADAMS, Deputy Adjunto) NOTICE TO THE ccheever@choate.com PERSON SERVED: You are served

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Legal Notice No: 8373 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of BETTYE ZANE COYLE, also known as BETTYE FOLK COYLE, also known as BETTYE Z. COYLE, and BETTYE COYLE, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30160 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 9, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

JAMES CHRISTOPHER COYLE Personal Representation 184 W. Byers Place Denver, Colorado 80223 Legal Notice No: 8374 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

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Legal Notice No: 8377 First Publication: March 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 22, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE #: SCV258881 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): RAYMOND STROSS, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): IVANA ISAILOVIC NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response.

You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

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Legal Notice No.: 8348 First Publication: February 22, 2018 Last Publication: March 15, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas at a top height of 47 on a 40-foot building roof-top at the approx. vicinity of 5 East 11th Avenue, Denver, Denver County, CO 80203. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Erika, e.diak@trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111.

Legal Notice No.: 8379 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 15, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to collocate wireless communications antennas on a rooftop with an overall height of 64 feet at the approx. vicinity of 1008 Corona Street, Denver, Denver County, CO 80218. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Alex, a.grigsby@trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111.

Legal Notice No.: 8381 First Publication: March 15, 2018 Last Publication: March 15, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice SYNOPSIS OF ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR PUBLICATION Required pursuant to §10-3-109(1), C.R.S FOR YEAR 2017 -- Form S Corporate Name: Securian Casualty Company

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STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: 1437 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80202 Court Phone: 720-865-8301

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on July 19, 2017 at Reception No. 2017094067, notice is hereby given that the sale scheduled for February 26, 2018 is adjourned and the rescheduled sale will be held on March 26, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder:

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PLAINTIFF: THE ATLANTIS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION v.

DEFENDANTS: STEVEN E VOBEJDA; SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; WELLS FARGO BANK, NA; and DEB JOHNSON AS DENVER COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE

Arenado aims to keep relentless schedule for Rockies

Attorney: David S. Dubinsky, Reg No. 45575 Jeffrey B. Smith, Reg No. 40490 LOT 3 AND 4, BLOCK 32, EXCEPT THE REAR Firm: HindmanSanchez P.C. 8 FEET THEREOF, CHAMBERLIN’S COLFAX Address: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 ADDITION, CITY AND OF DENVER, STATE Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 OF COLORADO. Phone Number: 303.432.8999 and wired mentally himself in the lineup. He learned the 476 total regular-season games for E-mails: ddubinsky@hindmansanchez.com Commonly knownto as: handle that. jsmith@hindmansanchez.com Denver, CODo 80207.

Public Notice He’s one2260 of Poplar thoseSt.,players. we keep from watching former teammates Arenado during those three seasons.

Our File No.: 8350.0067 guys?

Absolutely, Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez, It’s a point of pride forCase theNo.: Rockies’ 2017CV034318Troy Div: 209 Theall saleour will be held at 2260 Poplar St., Denver, AMENDED NOTICE OF DEFAULT an ANDeye on CO where 80207.

ADJOURNED ANDespecially we play. the latter of whomRESCHEDULED heNOTICE said OF recently young star, who turns 27 next monthSUMMONS The Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopFORECLOSURE SALE ment shown will bid the that lesser ability amount of the bal“But he’s to loan stay he would like to see back in Colorado and finished fourth in the MVP votTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORance or the appraised value obtained by the WHEREAS, on February 20, 2003, a certain fresh, stay inprior a good thisDEFENDANTS: season, and Deed howofthey prepped ing last season. And he’sADO doing it ABOVE-NAMED TO THE to sale.spot physiTrust was executedfor

by Frankie Dee toSecretary Hosea, as Grantor, in favor of Financial Free-and mentally to play every day cally the season. playing half the season at elevation, You are hereby summoned and required to apThere will be no proration of taxes, rents or othdom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary so I think continued will figured out sitting in the where it’s more difficult pear for and thedefend bodyagainst theArenado claims of Plaintiff, er the income or liabilities, usage except that the purof Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB as Beneficiary, as set forth in the Complaint filed with the Court chaser will pay, at or before closing, his proand the Public Trustee of Denver County, Colorprobably be very similar to what it’s ice bath wouldn’t be enough and to fully recover.

BY TIM BOOTH in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court rated share of any real estate taxes that have ado as Trustee, and was recorded on March 5, an Answer you or other response.

You are required been paid by the Secretary to the date of the 2003, at Reception Number 2003035313 in the been.” added additional recovery methods “You look around the league, ASSOCIATED PRESS to file your Answer or other response within foreclosure sale. office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of One of the ways Arenado stays massage, — and to his shouldn’t have guys leading the (21) days after—service twenty-one upon youacupuncture if Denver, Colorado; within the State of Colorado, or within thirty-five Whenaffi making their bids, all bidders except the fresh is his nity for Wiffl e ball. routine. league in at-bats or games played who Nolan Arenado chuckled at the idea (35) days after service upon you if outside the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling 10% of WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by Arenado plays it regularly with a bigpurbeliever that if Secretary you’reofon play in Denver. It shouldn’t Statehappen,” of Colorado or if served “I’m by publication of ever taking the field every day for the Secretary’s bid in the form of ahis certified the United States Housing and Urbsuant to C.R.C.P. 4(g). If served by publication, check or cashier’s check made out to the Secan Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the Southern eldof long numbers Colorado outfielder Charlie Blackthe Colorado Rockies and playing all service shall be complete the on thefiday the lastenough retary of HUD. A California deposit need notduring be accomNationalthe Housing Act for the purpose offamily provid- in publication. A copy of the Complaint be ob-in the pany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, ing single family housing; and the offseason. will bemay there end,” Arenado mon said.

162 games. tained from the Clerk of the Court. a deposit of 10% of the Secretary’s bid must be said. “I just try and focustheon taking It’s hard to be better than Arenado In theory, it’s possible. The reality special-ordered presented before the bidding is bats closed.from The deWHEREAS, beneficial interest of the He’s Deed even If you fail to file your Answer or other response and posit is nonrefundable.

Theuses remainder of the of Trust is nowready owned byto thego Secretary, pursucare of myself being was in 2017. He had a career-best .309 of being the third baseman for the the manufacturer that he for the to the Complaint in writing within the time repurchase price must be delivered within 30 days ant to an assignment recorded on May 18, 2010 quired,the judgment may be rendered of the sale or at such other time as the SecretReception Number office games. every day . I neverat like days off.2010053937 I have in the batting average. He reached 130 by default Rockies is something else. family against you by the Court for the relief demanary may determine for good cause shown, time of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Dena guilty conscience, to be honest with RBIs plateau for the third Arenado that maybe in like histhe bid “I played 160 one year. That was dedstraight in the Complaint without further notice. beingjoked of the essence.

This amount, ver, Colorado. deposits,— must be delivered in the form of a ceryou. season and clubbed another 37 home next contract he’s due to be a free way too hard in Denver,” he said.

This is an action affecting the real property detified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covguilty take daysofand runs. the 2019 —thehe Still, Arenado is bucking a trend scribed in the Complaint and“I is afeel proceeding in when highest bidder, he season need not pay bidmay amount enants Iand conditions the Deed of agent Trust in after rem as well as a proceeding in personam. in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conParagraph 9 (a) (i) has been violated; and stuff like that. I that never want to. When His OPS was also a career-best .959. while developing into one of the preput in a veying request forreala estate Wiffland e ball fieldthat fees, all other taxes Dated: November 17, 2017 are due on or after the delivery date of the rethe entire amount delinquent is house.

I take a day I feelWHEREAS, guilty I’m letting If anything, what Arenado accommier players in the National League. at his Respectfully submitted, mainder of the payment and all other costs as$275,196.44 as of January 9, 2018; and plished in 2017 validatedHINDMANSANCHEZ his previous P.C.someone down and I don’t want to be Rather than making sure he’s getting “You go backwithtotheyour childhood a sociated transfer of title. At the concluof the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessWHEREAS, by virtue of this default, thelittle Secret-bit.sion doing that.” two seasons when he burst on the days of rest built into his schedule, When we were kids that’s Original signature of David S. Dubinsky is on file ful bidders will be returned to them.

Public Notice ary has declared the entire amount of the inwithhome the law offices P.C. debtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be we did. We still love it now to While Arenado may feel guilty scene with back-to-back 40 run of HindmanSanchez Arenado almost refuses to step out of what pursuant to C.R.C.P. 121, §1-26(7).

The Secretary may grant an extension of time DISTRICT COURT, DENVER COUNTY, immediately due and payable; about sitting a day, Colorado manager this day,” seasons for the Rockies. the lineup.

Arenado said. brings within which to deliver the“It remainder of the paySTATE OF COLORADO /s/ David S. Dubinsky ment.

All extension will be for 15-day increCourt Address: 1437 Bannock Street NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers Bud Black said the fatigue is someOver the past three seasons, Areyou back to home.

Arenado has played at least 157 David S. Dubinsky, #45575 ments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The Denver, CO 80202 vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage . nado is720-865-8301 hitting a combined .297 with “That’s whatfee weshall dobewhen we’re games in each of the past three Jeffrey B. Smith, #40490 thing his staff watches extension in the form of certified or Court Phone: Foreclosureclosely Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the “He’s proven the durability and 120 home runs and 393 RBIs. seasons. Only two position players home. It’s a routine we’ve always had.

Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior PLAINTIFF: THE ATLANTIS CONDOMINIUM Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure the expiration any extension period, the unrecorded on July 19, 2017 at Rehe’s sort of builtCommissioner, to play,” Black said.

During this three-year 303.432.8999 run, Areleague-wide — Eric Hosmer and ASSOCIATION Joey We play toWiffl e ballofwith our boys. used portion of the extension fee shall be apv. ception No. 2017094067, notice is hereby given “Some players are toforplay has out to keep FOR PLAINTIFF Votto — have played more gamesDthan we do.”

ATTORNEYS plied toward the amount due.

E F E N D A Nnado TS: ST E V Efi N gured E VOBE J D Ahow ; that truly the sale built scheduled February 26,That’s 2018 is what A T L A N T I S C O N D O M I N I U M SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; adjourned and the rescheduled sale will be held A S S O C I A T I O N / T H E If the high bidder is unable to close the sale WELLS FARGO BANK, NA; and on March 26, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. local time, all Address of Plaintiff: within the required period, or within any extenDEB JOHNSON AS DENVER COUNTY Public Notice real and personal property at or used in connecThe Atlantis Condominium Association sions of time granted by the Secretary, the high PUBLIC TRUSTEE tion with the following described premises c/o Crestmoor Management Company bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deSYNOPSIS OF ANNUAL STATEMENT (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the 90 Madison Street, Ste. 101 posit, or at the election of the foreclosure comAttorney: David S. Dubinsky, Reg No. 45575 FOR PUBLICATION highest bidder: Denver, CO 80206 missioner after consultation with the HUD repJeffrey B. Smith, Reg No. 40490 Required pursuant to §10-3-109(1), C.R.S resentative, will be liable to HUD for any costs Firm: HindmanSanchez P.C. FOR YEAR 2017 -- Form S LOT 3 AND 4, BLOCK 32, EXCEPT THE REAR Legal Notice No: 8372 incurred as a result of such failure. The ComAddress: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 8 FEET THEREOF, CHAMBERLIN’S COLFAX First Publication: March 8, 2018 missioner may, at the direction of the HUD repLakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 Corporate Name: Securian Casualty ADDITION, CITY AND OF DENVER, STATE Last Publication: April 5, 2018 Phone Number: 303.432.8999 resentative, offer the property to the second Company OF COLORADO. Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch E-mails: ddubinsky@hindmansanchez.com highest bidder for an amount equal to the NAIC Number: 10054 jsmith@hindmansanchez.com highest price offered by that bidder.

Address: 400 Robert Street North Commonly known as: Our File No.: 8350.0067 St. Paul, MN 55101-2098 2260 Poplar St., Denver, CO 80207.

Public Notice Case No.: 2017CV034318 Div: 209 There is no right of redemption, or right of posAssets: $ 328,188,770 session based upon a right of redemption, in the The sale will be held at 2260 Poplar St., Denver, AMENDED NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND Liabilities: $ 209,771,891 SUMMONS mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosCO 80207.

NOTICE OF ADJOURNED AND Capital and Surplus/Policyholder Surplus: ure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, The Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopRESCHEDULED FORECLOSURE SALE $ 118,416,879 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORthe Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed ment will bid the lesser amount of the loan balADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire ance or the appraised value obtained by the WHEREAS, on February 20, 2003, a certain TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: purchase price in accordance with the terms of Secretary prior to sale.

Deed of Trust was executed by Frankie Dee DIVISION OF INSURANCE CERTIFICATE You are hereby summoned and required to apthe sale as provided herein, HUD does not guarHosea, as Grantor, in favor of Financial FreeOF AUTHORITY pear and defend against the claims of Plaintiff, antee that the property will be vacant.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or othdom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary as set forth in the Complaint filed with the Court er income or liabilities, except that the purof Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB as Beneficiary, THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the Securian in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be canchaser will pay, at or before closing, his proand the Public Trustee of Denver County, ColorCasualty Company, organized under the laws of an Answer or other response. You are required celled or adjourned if it is established, by docurated share of any real estate taxes that have ado as Trustee, and was recorded on March 5, Minnesota , subject to its Articles of Incorporato file your Answer or other response within mented written application of the mortgagor to been paid by the Secretary to the date of the 2003, at Reception Number 2003035313 in the the Foreclosure Commissioner no less than tion or other fundamental organizational docutwenty-one (21) days after service upon you if foreclosure sale. office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of three (3) days before the date of sale, or otherments and in consideration of its compliance within the State of Colorado, or within thirty-five Denver, Colorado; and wise, that the default or defaults upon which the with the laws of Colorado, is hereby licensed to (35) days after service upon you if outside the When making their bids, all bidders except the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of transact business as a Property & Casualty inState of Colorado or if served by publication purSecretary must submit a deposit totaling 10% of WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by service of this notice of default and foreclosure surance company, as provided by the Insursuant to C.R.C.P. 4(g). If served by publication, the Secretary’s bid in the form of a certified the United States Secretary of Housing and Urbsale, or all amounts due under the mortgage service shall be complete on the day of the last ance Laws of Colorado, as amended, so long as check or cashier’s check made out to the Secan Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obagreement are tendered to the Foreclosure the insurer continues to conform to the authority retary of HUD. A deposit need not be accomNational Housing Act for the purpose of providtained from the Clerk of the Court.

Commissioner, in the form of a certified granted by its Certificate and its corporate artpany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, ing single family housing; and cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of icles, or its Certificate is otherwise revoked, cana deposit of 10% of the Secretary’s bid must be If you fail to file your Answer or other response HUD, before the public auction of the property is celed or suspended. presented before the bidding is closed. The deWHEREAS, the beneficial interest of the Deed to the Complaint in writing within the time recompleted. posit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuquired, judgment by default may be rendered IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set purchase price must be delivered within 30 days ant to an assignment recorded on May 18, 2010 against you by the Court for the relief demanThe amount that must be paid if the mortgage is my hand and caused the official seal of my ofof the sale or at such other time as the Secretat Reception Number 2010053937 in the office ded in the Complaint without further notice. to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is fice to be affixed at the City and County of ary may determine for good cause shown, time of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Den$275,196.44 as of January 9, 2018, plus all othDenver this first day of March, 2018. being of the essence. This amount, like the bid ver, Colorado.

This is an action affecting the real property deer amounts that would be due under the mortdeposits, must be delivered in the form of a cerscribed in the Complaint and is a proceeding in gage agreement if payments under the deed of Marguerite Salazar, tified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covrem as well as a proceeding in personam. trust had not been accelerated, advertising costs Commissioner of Insurance highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount enants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conthat Paragraph 9 (a) (i) has been violated; and Legal Notice No.: 8349 Dated: November 17, 2017 mileage by the most reasonable road distance veying fees, all real estate and other taxes that First Publication: February 22, 2018 Respectfully submitted, for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Comare due on or after the delivery date of the reWHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent is Last Publication: March 15, 2018 HINDMANSANCHEZ P.C. missioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable mainder of the payment and all other costs as$275,196.44 as of January 9, 2018; and Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch and customary costs incurred for title and lien sociated with the transfer of title. At the concluOriginal signature of David S. Dubinsky is on file record searches, the necessary out of pocket sion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessWHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretwith the law offices of HindmanSanchez P.C. costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissionful bidders will be returned to them.

Public Notice ary has declared the entire amount of the inpursuant to C.R.C.P. 121, §1-26(7). er, and all other costs incurred in connection debtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time DISTRICT COURT, DENVER COUNTY, immediately due and payable; /s/ David S. Dubinsky within which to deliver the remainder of the paySTATE OF COLORADO David S. Dubinsky, #45575 Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s ment. All extension will be for 15-day increCourt Address: 1437 Bannock Street NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers Jeffrey B. Smith, #40490 check or application for cancellation of the forements for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The Denver, CO 80202 vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 closure sale shall be submitted to the address of extension fee shall be in the form of certified or Court Phone: 720-865-8301 Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below. cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the 303.432.8999 of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior PLAINTIFF: THE ATLANTIS CONDOMINIUM Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Dated: February 23, 2018 to the expiration of any extension period, the unASSOCIATION Commissioner, recorded on July 19, 2017 at ReDeanne R. Stodden ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF used portion of the extension fee shall be apv. ception No. 2017094067, notice is hereby given 1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300 A T L A N T I S C O N D O M I N I U M plied toward the amount due.

DEFENDANTS: STEVEN E VOBEJDA; that the sale scheduled for February 26, 2018 is Denver, CO 80202 A S S O C I A T I O N / T H E SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; adjourned and the rescheduled sale will be held Address of Plaintiff: Telephone: (303) 623-1800 If the high bidder is unable to close the sale WELLS FARGO BANK, NA; and on March 26, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. local time, all The Atlantis Condominium Association Email: dstodden@messner.com within the required period, or within any extenDEB JOHNSON AS DENVER COUNTY real and personal property at or used in connecc/o Crestmoor Management Company sions of time granted by the Secretary, the high PUBLIC TRUSTEE tion with the following described premises 90 Madison Street, Ste. 101 Legal Notice No: 8376 bidder may be required to forfeit the cash de(“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the Denver, CO 80206 First Publication: March 8, 2018 posit, or at the election of the foreclosure comAttorney: David S. Dubinsky, Reg No. 45575 highest bidder: Last Publication: March 22, 2018 missioner after consultation with the HUD repJeffrey B. Smith, Reg No. 40490 Legal Notice No: 8372 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch resentative, will be liable to HUD for any costs Firm: HindmanSanchez P.C. LOT 3 AND 4, BLOCK 32, EXCEPT THE REAR First Publication: March 8, 2018 incurred as a result of such failure. The ComAddress: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 8 FEET THEREOF, CHAMBERLIN’S COLFAX Last Publication: April 5, 2018 missioner may, at the direction of the HUD repLakewood, Colorado 80228-1011 ADDITION, CITY AND OF DENVER, STATE Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch resentative, offer the property to the second Phone Number: 303.432.8999 OF COLORADO. highest bidder for an amount equal to the E-mails: ddubinsky@hindmansanchez.com highest price offered by that bidder. jsmith@hindmansanchez.com Commonly known as:

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