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State Senate to determine transportation bill’s fate HB-1242 would ask voters to approve sales tax hike for road funding BY KYLE HARDING KHARDING@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

From left, Dio Rivera, Monica Martinez, Maria Martinez, Nadeen Ibrahim, Devenn Martinez and Leon Martinez support the César Chávez Peace and Justice Committee outside Regis University Chapel. PHOTOS BY ANTONIO HERNANDEZ

Marching to ‘build bridges, not walls’ Hundreds gather April 8 to honor César Chávez, the late civil rights leader BY ANTONIO HERNANDEZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Denver resident Arnie Carter held a banner that read “Stop the deportations” as he and fellow activists gathered outside Regis University Chapel. “There’s nothing more violent than tearing families apart,” he said. Carter was among hundreds of

people who gathered April 8 for the 16th annual César Chávez Day march, organized by the César Chávez Peace and Justice Committee. From the Regis chapel at Federal and Regis boulevards, the crowd walked approximately 1 ½ miles to César Chávez park at 4131 Tennyson St., where dance, song and poetry honored the late César Chávez, an American labor leader and civil rights activist who worked to improve the treatment, work and pay for migrant workers. A migrant worker himself, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association. SEE CHAVEZ, P2

Manuel Valenzuela, who fought in the Vietnam War, came to the march in Marine dress blues and holding the American flag in distress, to support veterans who face deportation because of their legal status.

State lawmakers are pushing to get a sales tax increase in front of voters this November to fund transportation infrastructure improvements. But while House Bill 17-1242 has widespread support among Democrats, who ensured its passage in the House, it has been met with mixed approval by Republicans. The bill would place a measure on the ballot to increase the state sales and use tax from 2.9 percent to 3.52 percent beginning Jan. 1, 2018 and lasting until 2038. It passed a House vote on March 31 by a 41-24 count and advanced to the Senate, where it would need approval before making its way to the governor’s desk. It has been assigned to the transportation committee. The bill was sponsored in the Democrat-controlled House by Speaker Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, and Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, D-Steamboat Springs, and in the Republican-controlled Senate by Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City, and Sen. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs. The state transportation system faces a $1 billion per year funding shortfall, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. SEE LEGISLATURE, P2

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Dancers from the Tlaloc Aztec Dance group perform at César Chávez Park after the march honoring the late union and civil rights leader.

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This year’s theme — “Let’s build bridges, not walls” — was supported by various organizations in attendance. Many Denver residents expressed their support for justice and peace in the community. Vietnam War veteran Manuel Valenzuela posed in his dress blues with the American flag in distress, when it is flown or carried upside down, an international signal for help. “I’m here to support the veterans in this country who are facing deporta-

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If the bill passes at the Capitol and then voters give it the nod, the measure would raise a net amount of about $604 million in new revenue from taxes in fiscal year 2018-19, according to an estimate from the Colorado Legislative Council staff. Under the bill, $300 million of the new revenue will be paid to the state highway fund, with the remainder going to county and municipal governments and a new multimodal transportation fund to develop public transit and bike and pedestrian options. It would also decrease the road safety surcharge — a vehicle registration fee — from $23 to $9 for most cars. “All of this needs a vote of the

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tion,” he said. Valenzuela and his brother, Valente Valenzuela, were born in Mexico but have lived their lives in the United States and served their country during wartime. They said their legal standing in the U.S. remains dubious despite their service to the country. Members of the Tlaloc Aztec dance group also performed a ritual dance for peace, dancing to the beat of drums and the sounding horn of conch shells. Leadership awards for 2017 were given to state Rep. Joe Salazar, DThornton, and SEIU Local 105 leader Patricia Robles for their work in the Latino community.

From left, Alianna Luna, Bernadette Trujillo and Gabriel Trujillo pose in traditional Aztec garb.

people,” Sen. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, said at a town hall he hosted in Littleton on April 4. Despite some Republican support in the Senate, it drew vocal opposition from House Republicans. Before the House voted on the bill, House Republican Leader Patrick Neville, of Castle Rock, and Assistant Leader Cole Wist, of Centennial, blasted, saying that they were excluded from discussions. Wist believes that transportation improvements should be paid for with existing revenue streams rather than new taxes. “It’s irresponsible for us to go and ask for a tax increase before exhausting all other options,” he said. Wist also believes there will be significant Republican opposition to the bill in the Senate. “Just because the Senate president

is sponsoring the bill doesn’t mean it has majority support of that caucus,” he said. Ultimately, four House Republicans supported it, including Polly Lawrence, of Roxborough Park. Lawrence, who initially opposed it, still has problems with the bill, but hopes the Senate will make some changes to it. “I had quite a few concerns,” she said, noting that she thinks the sales tax increase is too much and she does not like the multimodal transportation oversight committee the bill creates. She believes the state should dedicate some general fund money to transportation projects. “The reason I voted `yes’ was to telegraph to the Senate that I think they can make the changes necessary to make this a workable bill to fix our transportation issues across the

state,” she said. Republican House leaders attempted to divert other funding sources to transportation projects during budget negotiations on April 6, but were thwarted by the Democratic majority. Solutions the Republicans offered up included diverting general fund money, reducing funding for renewable energy programs and more. Kagan, who supports HB 17-1242, said he would prefer raising the income tax to raising the sales tax as a means of meeting budget needs, but understands that is a tougher sell to voters. He also said raising gasoline taxes may not fix the problem, as it’s a shrinking revenue source as people both drive less and drive more fuelefficient vehicles. “We think that by doing it this way we potentially have a compromise that can be agreed upon,” he said.

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Have you ever heard of Rube Goldberg?” Jennifer said. “Of course.” “Design one yourself. It might turn into a good column.” Goldberg (18821970) was known for QUIET complicated DESPERATION depicting gadgets that are sequenced to complete a very simple task. They were the opposite of efficiency. I think we all have encountered the opposite of efficiency. Variations of Goldberg’s ingenious designs have appeared Craig Marshall in a number of films. Smith I recommend “The Way Things Go,” but you will also find Goldberg variations in “Back to the Future” and “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,” The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has a famous course, Design and

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The sharpeners were usually black, and stuck to a wall. You can still find them. When I was a college student, one of my drawing professors expected us to whittle our points, and then refine them on little wooden paddles that had small strips of sandpaper stapled to them. He thought the pencil sharpeners were far too aggressive, and that too much pencil was wasted. When I taught drawing, I had four electric pencil sharpeners stationed around the room. If it were not for the electric sharpeners, too much class time would have been spent pointing pencils. We rely on convenience, unless we’re cast away on an island like Tom Hanks. I did think about the little sandpaper paddles, however. Could I make my own sanding surface and sharpen a pencil that way — if I were stranded somewhere? I determined that I could. But I would need to have access to sand or grit and some glue.

Any island that calls itself an island has sand. But I don’t know what I would do about the glue. I was never a Boy Scout. I have no survival skills. I have a refrigerator. However, I know that some glues are nature-based, and that sap is very sticky. I also know that starch is used in some adhesives, for corrugated board and wallpaper. My island might have a potato tree. Or I could loan the pencil to a gerbil. They gnaw, you know. Ultimately, I gave up on it, walked to the studio, and let my electric Panasonic take care of it. I sat down with my yellow, No. 2 pencil and looked at one across again. Seven-letter word. Clue: “Follow a winding road.” Meander. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

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hile traveling with a business partner this past week, we had the opportunity to spend a couple of days together as we participated in meetings but also had time to share a few meals and even play a little golf. And WINNING as we were driving back to the hotel on WORDS the first evening, we started talking about the joys of our jobs but also the hardships or compromises we have made to be away from home so often. The gentlemen I was traveling with — his name is Mike Michael Norton by the way — began telling me the story of how he was saying goodnight to his family the evening before he was to leave for an early morning flight the next day. And as he was making his rounds and saying his goodnights, he stopped into his teenage son’s room, tapped on the door and said something like, “Hey bud, just wanted to say goodnight and that I love you. And I will see you on Friday.” His son leaped out of his bed and said,

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“Wait dad. Where are you going?” Mike told his son that it would be a quick trip to Atlanta and he would be back in a couple of days. Mike’s son came over to him and hugged him, told him he loved him, and that he would see him in a couple of days. Now this may seem appropriate and very normal for many of us, and in my heart of hearts I hope that open displays of love and affection are more common for all of you than the rare exception. But anyone who has raised children through the teenage years understands that sometimes they begin to move from wanting to hold hands and hugging to becoming a little less demonstrative in their love for us. It doesn’t mean that they don’t love us, it is usually just a phase that comes and goes for a few years. And when it comes back, the feeling is just so wonderful and amazing. And as spoken by a parent, me, I also believe that our children love and appreciate the strong bond and reconnection of affection as they mature. The look on Mike’s face and tone in his voice told me how much he sincerely appreciated the hug his son had given him that night. And I have known Mike for several years, so I was very happy

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for him and enjoyed the story as if I was remembering the hugs from my own children the days when I would have to travel when they were younger. How many times, though, do we have the best of intentions to stop long enough to hug our friends or families and let them know just how much we love them and appreciate them. A hug is so simple, yet so very powerful. And too many times in the rush and crush of life or in our self-created urgency we may sometimes just say a quick goodbye, or give them a see you later, maybe even just wave as we walk out the door. I encourage you to stop and reflect the next time you are about to leave your home for a trip to the grocery store, headed out for work, or if you are leaving on vacation or a business trip and remember to just give those you love a hug, a kiss or a handshake.Let them know how you sincerely feel about them, and just how much you appreciate them. I mean we all find a way to pet the dog on our way out, but do we take that same care and attention with our family? Sadly, we hear the news where a tragedy had taken place — a car accident, a robbery gone wrong, or even terrorism. And the last thing we did was

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just simply wave goodbye or rush out the door. So to my fellow busy travelers and my fellow busy parents, and my fellow busy co-workers, associates, and partners, let’s make a commitment to our families and friends that when we part ways, for a brief visit to the grocery store or pharmacy, or when we leave on a business trip, that we will stop and share our love and appreciation for our friends and family, and we will rejoice when they return that same level of love and affection as we depart, just like my friend and business partner Mike experienced. So how about you? Are you so busy, too busy, to stop and say a proper goodbye or goodnight? Or maybe pressed for time in the morning to say a proper good morning as we want to get on the road or check that all-important email? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can remember that our attention to our family and friends when we leave is just as important to them as it is painful for us when we leave, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corp., a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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Homeless activists convicted of violating ban on camping City ordinance says people can use only clothing for protection from cold BY COLLEEN SLEVIN ASSOCIATED PRESS

Three advocates for the homeless were convicted April 5 of violating Denver’s camping ban, one of many that have been enacted in rapidly gentrifying cities across the country. Jurors deliberated for about three hours before convicting Randy Russell, Jerry Burton and Terese Howard, who were sentenced to probation and community service. The three, who were interrupted by police when they set up blankets and sleeping bags outside city hall, say the camping prohibition that allows people to use only clothing for protection while they are outside makes it dangerous for homeless people. The three have called it the “survival ban.” Burton said that fighting his ticket was worth it because his conviction shows that the city has criminalized being homeless, a longtime criticism of advocates. “I proved the point today that they do,” said Burton, who was homeless when he was cited but now has an apartment. The jurors asked the judge during deliberations if they could pay the defendants’ fines if they were convicted, but she said they should not consider what their punishment should be. Outside court, chalk messages on the walkway urged jurors to acquit the defendants, including one asking them to “judge the law” as well as the facts. Russell, the only defendant who is currently homeless, said he planned to be on the street again that night. “Hopefully I won’t get another ticket,” he said.

The three were ticketed by police Nov. 28 and faced maximum penalties of up to a year in jail each or a $999 fine if convicted. They are also members of a group challenging enforcement of the law in federal court. Similar bans have been adopted across the country but they have faced legal challenges resulting in about half of them getting overturned since 2014, according to the National Law Center of Homelessness & Poverty, based in Washington, D.C. It is rare for people to face trial for violating the bans, said Maria Foscarinis, the center’s executive director. A video of their blankets being removed and folded by officers attracted heavy attention on social media. Mayor Michael Hancock then ordered police not to confiscate blankets and sleeping bags as they enforced the camping ban throughout the winter. The three were not interested in making plea agreement deals with prosecutors. During jury selection April 4, city attorney Rebekah Watada pressed jurors on whether they could impartially enforce the law passed in 2012 if prosecutors prove the defendants violated it, regardless of whether the jurors support it or not. Several who said they could not or questioned whether anyone should be prosecuted for violating the law were excused. A 27-year-old man who works in marijuana sales said he would “bear a sense of guilt” if he convicted the three, but added that he could do so and was seated on the jury. Defense lawyer Jason Flores-Williams quoted from the Woody Guthrie song “This Land is Your Land” in his opening statement and urged jurors to consider a “higher law” in deciding their verdicts. “The defendants are here because they believe this law is immoral and hurts people,” he told the judge before the jury was brought in to hear the case.

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“THE NETHER” plays through April 23 at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $30/$20, benchmarktheatre.com. Inquiries: info@ benchmarktheatre.com.

A couple of years ago, skilled actors — and good friends — Haley Johnson and Rachel Bouchard “wanted to do a project together,” they said as we sat down before rehearsal time to chat. What? They thought of producing, writing a play together and developing a company, which won out. It is named Benchmark Theatre, and its play “The Nether” is now running at Denver’s Buntport Theater. (Benchmark is defined by Merriam-Webster as “a way to judge the quality or level against other similar things.” Also a surveyor’s mark, cut into a wall, a pillar, a building.) The pair spent a year planning before announcing last July, with an Aug. 1 open house at Redline Gallery, that Benchmark Theatre Company was joining the Denver area’s active theatre community. The company has a youth partner at Redline. In response to the Orlando nightclub shooting, the new company became involved in an eight-company effort at Vintage theatre that raised over $2,000 for the Human Rights Campaign.

(Buntport Theater is a partner.) Next project will be a new science fiction play festival, “Fever Dream,” in June, with all new works and lots of intellectual discussion, also at Buntport. They hope to attract people who participate in events such as Comic Con, Johnson said. They are reading through 300 submissions for the festival, which will run over a weekend. It’s important to start having discussions now about what they call “augmented reality,” such as the world in “The Nether.” It adds to the real world, as in Pokemon go. How do we feel about technology? The play is for mature audiences, the pair cautions about the recent work by Jennifer Haley. It presents a “virtual wonderland that provides total sensory immersion; just log in and indulge your every desire. But a young detective discovers a disturbing brand of entertainment and triggers an investigation into the darkest corners of the imagination.” A serpentine crime drama as well as a haunting sci-fi thriller.

Metro-area actors have formed the new Benchmark Theatre Company and are presenting “The Nether” at Buntport Theater. From the top left: Susannah McLeod, Marc Stith, Lauren Bahlman, Jeffrey Neuman, Rachel Bouchard, Kate Folkins and Haley Johnson. Bouchard and Johnson are founders. COURTESY PHOTO Groundwork first: “I spent more time with corporate governance than artistic (considerations),” said Bouchard, who is director of the company’s first production, “The Nether,” which opened March 31 at Buntport Theater. Johnson plays a detective in the cast. They are happy to have a science fiction play as their first production. “There are not many of them out there …,” they agreed, hoping it will “tap new

audiences.” Nonprofit legal status is in the works, Johnson said, and the people they invited to be company members all said yes and all play a part. They are - in addition to Bouchard and Johnson — Susannah McLeod, Mark Stith, Lauren Bahlman, Jeffrey Neuman and Kate Folkins. The mission is partnering with businesses as well as other theater companies, to help build each other up.

CURTAIN TIME Children’s theater “Peter and the Wolf,” adapted and directed by Rory Pierce, will be on stage at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on April 22 and 29. It is inspired by Prokofiev’s famous orchestral work. Tickets, $10: minersalley.com, or phone 303-935-3044.

Regional premiere “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” with book by Stephen Elliott and Allan Scott, plays April 21 to May 28 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Two drag queens and a transgender woman travel in the Australian Outback. Tickets start at $26, 303-739-1970,

aurorafoxartscenter.org Search for roots “The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow” by Rolin Jones plays through May 21 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Mark Pergola directs a story of a female genius who searches for her Chinese birth family. Perfor-

mances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays (no show April 16). Tickets: $24-$30, vintagetheatre.com, 303-856-7830. Based on thriller novel “A Time to Kill” by Rupert Holmes, based on John Grisham’s thriller novel, plays through May 21 at

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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 13, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred. Herbert L. Mace Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No: 8056 First Publication: April 13, 2017 Last Publication: April 27, 2017 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Suzanne K. Kintzele, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30405 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 14, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred. Melissa Ann Eliot and Gregory Allen Kintzele Co-Personal Representatives c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No: 8057 First Publication: April 13, 2017 Last Publication: April 27, 2017 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City and County of Denver, Colorado, Case No. 17-08-0150P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877336-2627).

Public Notice To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 Public Notice STATE OF WISCONSIN COLORADO CIRCUIT COURT BROWN COUNTY Department of Regulatory Agencies In the Interest of: NOTICE AND ORDER OF Division of Insurance HEARING (For Publication) Marguerite Salazar E.P., dob 8/31/2015, a person under the age Commissioner of Insurance of 18. Case No. 17TP13 SYNOPSIS OF ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR PUBLICATION TO: Ralph Lopez Required pursuant to §10-3-109(1), C.R.S. 7040 Pecos Street, #208 FOR YEAR 2016 Denver, CO 80221

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FAILURE TO FILE THIS FORM BY MARCH 1 WILL RESULT IN PENALTIES PURSUANT TO §10-3-109(2), C.R.S.: If any annual report or statement from any entity regulated by the Division of Insurance is not filed by the date specified by law or by rules and regulations of the commissioner, the commissioner may assess a penalty of up to one hundred dollars per day for each day after the date an annual statement or report is due from any such entity. Corporate Name: Radian Mortgage Assurance Inc. NAIC Number: 30872 Address: 1601 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Assets: $8,643,468 Liabilities $20,135 Capital and Surplus/Policyholder Surplus : $8,623,333 Division of Insurance Certificate of Authority TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the Radian Mortgage Assurance Inc., organized under the laws of Pennsylvania, subject to its Articles of Incorporation or other fundamental organizational documents and in consideration of its compliance with the laws of Colorado, is hereby licensed to transact business as a Mortgage Guaranty Insurer insurance company, as provided by the Insurance Laws of Colorado, as amended, so long as the insurer continues to conform to the authority granted by its Certificate and its corporate articles, or its Certificate is otherwise revoked, canceled or suspended.

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Additional identifying information: Date of Conception: November 3, 2014 to January 2, 2015 Place of Conception: Unknown Date of Birth: 8/31/2015 Place of Birth: Green Bay, Wisconsin IT IS ORDERED:

This notice be published advising you that a hearing on the Petition regarding the above named child be heard before Judge Donald Zuidmulder in Branch I at the Brown County Courthouse, 100 S. Jefferson Street, Green Bay, WI 54301, on May 1, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. If you need help in this matter because of a disability, please call 920-448-4155.

* IT IS FOUND AND ORDERED that the Brown County Human Services Department has implemented reasonable diligence in attempting to serve the above named person and that pursuant to 48.977(4)(c)2 Wis. Stats. the above named person cannot be served by mail, therefore service shall be made by publication of a notice published as a class 1 notice under §985 Wis. Stats. BY THE COURT: Judge Donald Zuidmulder, Circuit Judge Brent E. Haroldson, Attorney 305 E. Walnut St., Green Bay, WI 54305 920-448-4006 Legal Notice No.: 8058 First Publication: April 13, 2017 Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of my office to be affixed at the City and County of Denver this first day of March, 2016. Marguerite Salazar, Commissioner of Insurance Legal Notice No.: 8045 First Publication: March 23, 2017 Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. is the Lead Agency of a national consortium of non-profit affordable housing developers that are administering federal funds under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, round 2. The consortium is seeking to remove 198 tracts from its list of approved census tracts. These 198 census tracts are located in submarkets throughout the United States to include Hildalgo and El Paso Counties in Texas; Routt, Saguache, Adams, and Denver Counties in Colorado; Philadelphia County in Pennsylvania; Monterey and Los Angeles County in California; Cook County in Illinois,; and Bernalillo County in New Mexico. To make comments go to https://www.cplc.org/Programs/Housing or contact Sheila Cade at Sheila.cade@cplc.org Legal Notice No.: 8054 First Publication: April 13, 2017 Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

Denver Probate Court, Denver County, Colorado 1437 Bannock St # 230, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 865-8310 In the Interest of: VIVIAN PATRICIA BROCK, a/k/a VIVIAN BROCK, a/k/a VIVIAN P. BROCK, Respondent Melanie J. Stickler 350 Indiana Street, Suite 150, Golden, CO 80401-5084 Attorney for Nicholas T. Samuelson, Petitioner Phone: (303) 271-0222 E-mail: Info@yourestate.com FAX : (303) 271-0101 Atty. Reg. No. 42347 Case Number: 2017PR30310 Courtroom 300 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S. To: Shöne Samuelson, a/k/a Shon L. Samuelson Last Known Address: 205 Charles Street, Hooversville, PA 15936 A hearing on the Petition for Appointment of Guardian for Adult and Petition for Appointment of Conservator for Adult for appointment of a guardian and conservator for Vivian Patricia Brock, will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

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Legal Notice No.: 8050 First Publication: April 6, 2017 Last Publication: April 13, 2017 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

COLORADO Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Insurance Marguerite Salazar Commissioner of Insurance

SYNOPSIS OF ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR PUBLICATION Required pursuant to §10-3-109(1), C.R.S. FOR YEAR 2016

FAILURE TO FILE THIS FORM BY MARCH 1 WILL RESULT IN PENALTIES PURSUANT TO §10-3-109(2), C.R.S.:

If any annual report or statement from any entity regulated by the Division of Insurance is not filed by the date specified by law or by rules and regulations of the commissioner, the commissioner may assess a penalty of up to one hundred dollars per day for each day after the date an annual statement or report is due from any such entity.

Facts do not cease to exist b because y g they are ignored. Corporate Name: Radian Mortgage Assurance Inc. - Aldous NAIC Number:Huxley 30872 Address: 1601 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

Assets: $8,643,468 Liabilities $20,135 Capital and Surplus/Policyholder Surplus : $8,623,333

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BROWN COUNTY

In the Interest of: NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING (For Publication) E.P., dob 8/31/2015, a person under the age of 18. Case No. 17TP13

Date: Monday, May 15, 2017 Time: 2:30 p.m. Courtroom: 300 Address: 1437 Bannock St # 230, Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No: 8051 First Publication: April 6, 2017 Last Publication: April 20, 2017 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

TO: Ralph Lopez 7040 Pecos Street, #208 Denver, CO 80221

Additional identifying information: Date of Conception: November 3, 2014 to January 2, 2015 Place of Conception: Unknown Date of Birth: 8/31/2015 Place of Birth: Green Bay, Wisconsin

Every day, the government newspapers like this one to publish IT IS ORDERED: makes decisions that can affect your public notices since the birth of the life. Whether theyadvising are decisions on a nation. Local newspapers remain This notice be published you that taxes, new businesses or the most trusted source of public hearingzoning, on the Petition regarding the above named myriad child be other heardissues, before governments Judge Donald notice information. This newspaper Zuidmulder Branch I at the life. Brown County publishes the information you need play in a big role in your Courthouse, 100 S. Jefferson Street, Green Governments haveatrelied Bay, WI 54301, on May 1, 2017 10:00 on a.m. to stay involved in your community. If you need help inare thismeant matter because of a Notices to be noticed. disability, please call 920-448-4155.

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