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Leslie Belmontes playes with her son, Aaron, at the Bear Valley Branch Library in Denver.

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During her sophomore year of high school, Leslie Belmontes found out she was pregnant.

Not feeling like she could continue at her traditional high school, Northglenn High, Belmontes transferred to New American School in Thornton for her junior year. She thought the non-traditional school would be a better choice for her to continue her education while she prepared to become a mother.

But after giving birth to her son,

Aaron, during winter break, a lack of support from school staff, babysitting needs and additional medical attention for her son, who was diagnosed with Down syndrome and a heart murmur, made Belmontes feel that she couldn’t go to school anymore.

She became part of the 90 percent of pregnant and parenting teens to drop out of school, according to the National Dropout Prevention Center.

The center, a nonprofit based in South Carolina dedicated to increasing graduation rates, also published a self-reported study that said 28 percent of female dropouts cited pregnancy and the health concerns associated with it as the reason for dropping out of school. Another 25 percent cited becoming a mother.

Lack of childcare is one of the biggest reasons for this.

But some metro area school dis-

tricts — including those in Denver, Jefferson County and Englewood — are trying to cut down this percentage by providing resources for pregnant and parenting students to continue their education.

Englewood Schools’ program is run at each of the two high schools in the district, Englewood High and Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice. District nurses take the lead teaching health and skills needed to prepare to be a mom — including parenting and first aid.

“We want to support all our kids no matter what they’re going through, and if it’s pregnancy, we want to support it,” said Callan Clark, executive director of student services for Englewood Schools.

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A commander with more than 20 years of experience on the Denver Police Department is its next chief.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced recently that Paul Pazen will lead the department.

Hancock says Pazen was “a clear top choice” of city officials and residents involved in the search.

Pazen was one of five finalists interviewed. All of the finalists are members of the department’s command staff.

Chief Robert White in April announced plans to retire after more than six years leading the department. White previously worked in Louisville, Kentucky and Washington, D.C. “The testament to Chief White’s indelible impact on the department is the deep bench of leadership he has developed, and Paul Pazen has been a rising star in the department who is one of the many results of that work,” Hancock said in a news release.

Pazen joined the department in 1995 after five years in the U.S. Marines Corps.

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DPS increases seats held for late enrollees Tradeoff would reduce availability for families taking part in school choice

BY MELANIE ASMAR CHALKBEAT.ORG

Denver has a new plan to ensure some of its neediest students get spots in its best schools — but it will require a potentially controversial tradeoff.

The district has increased tenfold the number of seats it holds open for students who move over the summer, which will bump other students onto waitlists at some of the most popular schools.

Denver Public Schools claims its approach is the most ambitious in the country for combating the problem of late-arriving students — who are more likely to be living in poverty and struggling academically — getting stuck in the lowest-performing schools. The highest-performing schools tend to fill up first when families choose schools for the following year.

“This is a real big step forward in

enrollment equity,” Superintendent Tom Boasberg said.

This new effort is just one of the ways Colorado’s largest district is trying to increase socioeconomic integration in its schools. About 67 percent of Denver’s 92,600 students come from low-income families, but they are not evenly represented in all 200 district schools. What’s more common is that schools either serve a mostly affluent student body or a mostly poor one.

The move to reserve 2,500 seats across all schools for late-arriving students is bigger than another recent effort that has affluent schools give preference to students from low-income families who want to enroll but don’t live in the boundary.

About 10,000 Denver students change schools between the end of the school year and the beginning of the next, according to district data.

That’s more than 10 percent of the entire student population. Sometimes, students move to Denver from another city or state. More often, their families are forced to relocate from one neighborhood to another because of circumstances such as eviction or rising rent, a common occurrence in the gentrifying city.

In the past, the district reserved 250 seats for late-arriving students. The seats aren’t for students who move and enroll at their nearby school, which is required to take them.

Rather, seats are saved for new arrivals who don’t want to go to the school down the block because it has low test scores, or because they want to attend a school with a special focus, or for some other reason. The district encourages families to choose the school that’s best for their child, and its common enrollment system allows families to use a single form to request to attend any district-run or charter school in Denver.

Families start choosing schools in February for the following fall. If the district doesn’t reserve seats at popular and high-performing schools, there’s a good chance those schools will fill up — and students who arrive in the spring or summer would be shut out.

The reserved seats are also for students living in “enrollment zones,” which are geographic groupings of schools. The district created enrollment zones in part to increase integration by mixing students from different neighborhoods together. Students who

live in zones rank their top school choices within the zone and are guaranteed a spot at one of them.

Academic quality in spotlight But not all schools in every zone are equal academically. If three schools in a zone are high-performing and two are low-performing, the highperforming schools are likely to fill up first. District officials want to make sure students who moved into a zone over the summer aren’t funneled into the low-performing schools simply because they have room.

The reservation system has worked, but when district analysts began digging into the data, they discovered 250 seats weren’t nearly enough, said Brian Eschbacher, the district’s executive director of planning and enrollment services, which oversees school choice.

District officials had heard anecdotally that a huge number of students arrived over the summer each year.

But the data allowed them to quantify that number, Eschbacher said. Analysts also discovered the students were more likely to have high needs.

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The city of Denver is preparing a major expansion of a new program that aims to get people out of jail, off the streets and into housing.

In the “social impact bond” program, teams intentionally search for the chronically homeless people who are most often jailed or hospitalized in Denver. Then, the program finds them somewhere to live and provides supportive services.

So far, investors have committed about $8.6 million to help more than 250 people and build more than 185 new apartments. Now, city staff want to put in another $2.6 million to house another 75 people in residences around the city.

The expansion of the program comes with some changes and, for Councilman Kevin Flynn, some skepticism.

How’s it working so far?

Denver staff are claiming success.

More than 85 percent of its clients remained in housing after a year. No one left the program voluntarily — the “exits” were due to the person’s death or incarceration.

“We believe that if we’re able to provide housing services and supportive services to people, we are able to save money,” said Brendan Hanlon, the city’s chief financial officer.

Among a sample of the program, about 64 percent of people stayed out of jail entirely, while another 21 percent had a single jail stay.

What’s changing?

The original program had a more complicated structure. Outside investors — foundations, basically — put in the money, and the city paid them back. The payment depended on how successful the program was in keeping its clients out of jail and in housing.

So, the idea is that by reducing jail and hospital time, the program is saving money for Denver as a whole.

The expansion still keeps that core idea, but Denver will now fund the program directly, and Colorado Coalition for the Homeless will run the housing for the new residents over the next three years. About 14 percent of CCH’s payment will depend on how well the program performs.

Councilwoman At-large Robin Kniech asked what would happen if the coalition underperformed and got a smaller payment — would they be incentivized to cut back on services?

John Parvensky, CEO of the coalition, promised that wouldn’t happen.

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next year to reach the outcomes.”

Who objected?

Councilman Kevin Flynn raised some sharp questions about the program, especially about the new Sanderson Apartments residential building on Federal Boulevard, which was specifically designed to house people suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The program could have an “anti-social impact,” Flynn warned, suggesting that the reduction in arrests could be related to building staff ’s alleged refusal to cooperate with police. And he described the program’s model as a “kabuki dance.”

“The police are there two, three times a day, and those costs aren’t in that stack,” he said, referring to the city’s calculations. “I don’t believe we’re actually saving money, doing this.”

Flynn said that a group of about a half-dozen people have started congregating near the 60-unit building, possibly as visitors to residents of the building. And there were multiple assaults at the site, he said. Police records showed at least nine reports of assaults this year at the Sanderson’s address, some involving injuries. The crowd appears to be driving away business from a neighboring restaurant, he said.

A New York University study in 2008 found that supportive housing in New York City didn’t hurt nearby property values; Urban Institute studies in Denver found that the buildings didn’t affect overall crime rates, though they found somewhat higher crime within a few hundred feet of larger buildings, as City Limits reported.

The latter study suggested that the buildings’ residents tended to be the victims of crime, not the perpetrators, according to City Limits.

Tyler Jaeckel, the city’s lead on the program, said that people have long congregated along Sanderson Gulch and Federal Boulevard, making it difficult to say what effect the new apartments had. He couldn’t say whether or not residents of the building were involved in the assaults.

When people call for service from the apartments, he said, it’s often for help with medical needs or domestic situations.

“We are treating people for longstanding mental health and behavioral issues, and we’re trying to get them the treatment that’s needed,” he said in an interview. “Not every situation is going to be perfect. But I can tell you the staff at MHCD and the staff at the Colorado Commission are the most committed to not only working with those individuals but to ensuring that they become productive neighbors within the community.”

It’s important, Jaeckel said, that supportive housing isn’t cordoned off from the rest of the city.

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DeGette discusses border visit, immigration facilities Denver congresswoman spoke with migrants separated from their children

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette traveled to the nation’s border with Mexico amid pushback to a policy by President Donald Trump’s administration that resulted in families being separated at the border.

In recent weeks, separations occurred under the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy, under which children have been held in separate facilities while parents awaited prosecution for having entered the country illegally.

The change began in April, when Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the policy to prosecute as many border-crossing offenses as possible.

But the Trump administration reversed course with a June 20 executive order that aims to detain and hold migrant families together, instead of separating children from their families during the process.

DeGette, D-Denver, visited on June 23 a “tender-age” facility — for those younger than 13 — where children separated from their

Rep. Diana DeGette, left, speaks with migrants hoping to cross the border at the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas, on June 23. She also toured a “tender age” facility in Brownsville.

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The same day, DeGette crossed the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas, and spoke with people hoping to enter the country, the release said. The tender-age facility she visited, Casa Presidente, also sits in Brownsville.

DeGette represents Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, which includes Denver and Englewood, among other parts of the metro area.

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Flynn said that he supports the “housing first” model, but that he had asked the building’s managers to take on stricter measures, such as evicting tenants and refusing to allow overnight visitors. They’ve started to try some of those changes, he said.

Flynn voted against the expansion and said he wanted to see more measures of his impact. Hanlon said that an Urban Institute study of the program would include a broad range of costs and measures.

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What were you most surprised at seeing at the facilities you visited?

The first thing that struck me on entering the immigrant-processing center in McAllen, Texas, was the desperation: Hundreds of people, scooped up by U.S. Border Patrol agents after arduous treks from Central American countries, most of them fleeing gang violence and drug cartels.

The most disturbing thing I saw was a group of 45 refugee women at the detention center in Port Isabel, Texas, who had been separated from their children under the “zero-tolerance” policy.

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Flynn also questioned whether the program was truly delivering savings by reducing jail usage, citing the fixed costs of running a jail.

Jaeckel said that there is a direct savings from reduced jail usage because the city, not Medicaid, pays medical costs for inmates.

Reducing homelessness also could reduce the long-term need for jails, he said, though he acknowledged the savings there are harder to calculate.

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separated from their families under the “zero-tolerance” campaign. I’m against their transfer to the Aurora facility or any other detention center as a result of this cruel campaign.

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Two early childhood learning centers in Denver County have been selected as Colorado Early Childhood Health Outdoors seed grant sites.

Healthy, natural and affordable are the foundations of the ECHO program, and they are the values that drive ECHO’s mission for all children in Colorado to have daily access to quality outdoor learning environments, said a news release.

Joe Shoemaker Elementary School and Mile High Early Learning-Edna Oliver will each receive $5,000 to use toward the creation of a naturalized outdoor learning environment, landscape design assistance and support, ongoing training and technical support.

Each ECHO seed grant site will work collaboratively with selected ECHO Demonstration Sites to learn best practices in outdoor learning environments and ways to naturalize their outdoor spaces.

“The best part of our seed grant sites is the geographic diversity we achieved,” Adrienne Sedlak, outdoor learning specialist and trainer at Qualistar, said in the release. “We awarded grants to sites in 12 dif-

ferent counties across the state, impacting hundreds of children. I am excited to watch the transformations over the next few years as we implement our design strategies and expand our training opportunities.

In its first year, we have received tremendous interest from providers looking to naturalize their outdoor learning environments and are working hard to make our vision into a reality.”

ECHO is based on a decade of research by North Carolina State University’s Natural Learning Initiative on the Preventing Obesity by Design model, the news release said. This research showed that, by improving the design of outdoor spaces through affordable interventions and providing hands-on training for early childhood professionals to actively engage children in these outdoor spaces, young children and early childhood programs see substantial benefits, the release said.

ECHO is a partnership between the National Wildlife Federation, Qualistar Colorado, and the Natural Learning Initiative. ECHO seed grant sites were selected from a competitive pool of applicants from across the state.

We spoke at length — many didn’t know where their kids were, and even the ones who did could only talk to them once a week. Two were breastfeeding and had their babies taken.

What is the process for reunifying the children who have been separated from parents?

There isn’t a clearly defined process in place to achieve this, which is a major cause of the suffering taking place. There has not been enough coordination among federal agencies to ensure a smooth return of these children to their parents’ arms.

The court order issued June 26 requiring reunification of all separated families means we need a better system in place immediately. To achieve this, I’m calling for the creation of an “Immigration Czar” position in the administration to oversee a seamless, efficient and fast reunification effort from beginning to end.

Have children or parents who have been separated been taken to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Aurora, or anywhere else in Colorado?

During my visit to this facility, I was told that there are around 50 detainees there who have been

How is this affecting negotiations on immigration-related bills in Congress?

There has been broad condemnation of “zero tolerance” and a demand to change our laws, but Republican leaders continue to drag their feet on putting important immigration bills up for a vote. The president is absolutely using these kids as a bargaining chip, making it even more difficult to achieve these reforms.

What is the most important next step for you and for Congress regarding the zero-tolerance policy?

I’m putting pressure on Congress to immediately pass the Keep Families Together Act, legislation I’ve sponsored that would reunite these families and prevent further separations. The president’s executive order is a meager excuse for a solution to the crisis we are facing. I’m also continuing to call for the resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw this cruel campaign and lied about its existence. She has harmed these families, broken the public trust and is unfit to serve our country in this or any capacity.

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The Dinner Detective: 6-9 p.m. Saturdays through July 7 at Embassy Suites Denver Downtown, 1420 Stout St., Denver. Large interactive murder-mystery comedy dinner show; tickets include four-course plated dinner. Some shows sold out. Go to www.thedinnerdetective.com.

Slow Food Nations: 8 a.m., July 13 through 5 p.m., July 15 at Larimer Square, 1530 16th Street. Slow Food Nations is a festival to taste and explore a world of good, clean and fair food for all. The weekend combines the energy of a street food festival, the rigor of an academic conference and the inspiration of a cultural exchange. Visit www.slowfooddenver.org for more information.

Colorado Black Arts Festival: July 13 through July 15 at City Park. This familyfriendly event showcases the creative talents of local, regional and national African Americans in art and culture. The three-day Colorado Black Arts Festival also features three performing stages filled with dance, jazz, blues, soul, reggae, gospel, traditional African drum and dance. Visit www.colbaf.org for more information.

Agnes of God: on stage through July 8 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora.

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Our Lady of Visitation Dinner, Dance, Fundraiser: 5-10 p.m. Saturday, July 28 at American Legion, 5421 E. 71st Ave., Commerce City. Buffet, live music by the Rudy Bustos Band. For tickets, call Al Martinez at 303-428-8337 or go to http://goathillcatholic.org/ Save the Ales Beer Festival: 6 p.m.

Thursday, August 9 at Mile High Station, 2027 Old West Colfax Ave., Denver. Join us to raise a glass with friends, family, and fellow environmentalists while helping to raise funds that will protect, conserve, and ensure a future with plenty of clean water for all Coloradans. Because no water means no beer. $15-$75.

Free Fridays at Clyfford Still Museum: Free Fridays 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock Street.

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Pazen said he wants to build on the department’s changes under White and add “precision policing” and wraparound services to minimize crime and violence.

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“My family has a lifelong commitment to service and there is no job I would rather have than to be a member of the Denver Police Department,” Pazen said in the news release. “I am truly grateful to the mayor for this opportunity and look forward to leading the dedicated men and women of DPD.”

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Clark added that some pregnant students throughout the years have chosen to attend Denver’s Florence Crittenton, a school specializing in education for teen moms.

Florence Crittenton, a nonprofit, has a public-private partnership with Denver Public Schools for its high school, which is celebrating 35 years. The high school provides wraparound services for pregnant and parenting students ages 14 to 21 from throughout the metro area.

Services include academics, postsecondary support, parenting and nutrition classes, an early childhood education center and a Denver Health center on campus.

“The number one reason a teen girl drops out of school is pregnancy, so we are here to serve that population,” said Julia Goodman, marketing and communications coordinator for Florence Crittenton Services.

The school, which also has open and rotating enrollment, serves about 200 students throughout the year.

“We’re teaching them to be wellrounded, responsible, thoughtful members of the community here on our campus,” Goodman said.

“We really are focused on that twogeneration approach helping the young mother to succeed but also her child.”

One young mom who was able to

Leslie Belmontes, 19, reads with her 2-year-old son, Aaron, at the Bear Valley Branch Library in Denver. Belmontes dropped out of high school after becoming a mom.

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create a cycle of success is Dakota McGrath, now 20.

McGrath initially dropped out of high school after giving birth to her son, P.J., the first week of her junior year.

“It was really hard to be at school and have him at home,” McGrath explained. “I wanted to be there, but I couldn’t.”

Lack of adequate and safe childcare kept McGrath out of school for four

months. But with the help of her son’s father’s family, McGrath was able to go back to her school, Denver Center for 21st Century Learning, and earn her high school diploma.

“I wanted to finish school,” McGrath said. “I love school. I like to learn and take notes. I missed my son every day. But it was worth it.”

McGrath said that she wants to teach her son to value education.

“I want him to be a good person,” she said. “I need to put priority on things like education and being a good influence for him.”

To continue her education and get support on being a teen mom, McGrath turned to Hope House, a nonprofit based in Arvada that empowers teen moms and moves them toward self-sufficiency.

“For me, Hope House is a place that I can go and I can just be a mom,” McGrath said.

At Hope House, she participates in fellowship nights with other young mothers and is part of the college program, in which she is studying for a career in legal office administration.

Belmontes has also found love and support at Hope House. After dropping out of high school, the young mom learned of the nonprofit that also facilitates GED classes.

Now, she’s one test away from completing her GED. “It means that I will be able to work and save money to go to college,” Belmontes said of earning her GED. “I want to be a nurse and then eventually a doctor.”

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VOICES Human-dog relationship status: `It’s uncomplicated’

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hy does your dog lick your face?

You say, “My dog doesn’t lick my face.”

Do me a favor, and just play along.

Your dog licks your face because it tastes like a ham on rye.

How can your face taste like a ham on rye if you’re a vegetarian? It can’t.

This isn’t the correct answer.

Harry is almost nine months old, and he is still licking my face, especially first thing in the morning.

I am undecided about it.

It is either a good example of bad parenting, or rather pleasurable. After all, I am a Scorpio.

It makes me think about the queen and her corgis. Do any of them wake

the queen with their tongues, as it were?

I doubt it.

QUIET My guess is her DESPERATION corgis are trained before she meets them, and she misses out on all of the fun I am having with Harry.

Harry licks my face for a number of reasons, according to everything I have read.

Craig Marshall It’s a sign of affecSmith tion.

Harry is showing his gratitude. For what?

He doesn’t live in a home with an Elvis impersonator.

He doesn’t live in a home with country music.

He doesn’t live in a home with cats.

He’s grateful because he lives in a home.

It means we’re friends.

He licks me because there are tiny food particles in my skin? Unfortunately, it’s probably true.

It relieves stress. Maybe you know someone who bites their nails. Licking is similar.

Harry doesn’t bite his nails. I wish he would. I have to take him to the vet to get it done, and it’s not cheap.

Do it myself ? I don’t think he would sit still long enough. I would end up

trimming his nose.

Licking releases pleasurable endorphins.

His or mine?

Some of Harry’s current behavior will be trained out of him, and some of it will end on its own. He’ll grow out of many of the things he is doing now.

Truth is, I know I am going to miss some of it.

By reason, age, and logic, Harry is my fourth and final dog. He might outlive me.

I will never have another puppy of my own in my life.

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Not when journalists are being shot down in the newsroom in the Capital Gazette in Annapolis.

My heart breaks for the victims’ families and friends, and I have to say something.

Throughout our country’s history, the press and its role have had champions and critics, and this is as it should be.

The press was given tremendous GUEST responsibility and was a priority of COLUMN our Founding Fathers, who placed it in the First Amendment along with Freedom of Speech and Religion.

But times have changed. We have moved into a postmodern world, in which — for many — there is no truth but only the truth that fits their narrative.

We create our own thought bubbles through social media and friends. Too many of us are seeking Jerry Raehal the truth we want to believe as opposed to what is there.

I see this happening on all sides of the political spectrum.

That is the opposite of what real journalists do. We are the mirror, showing the good, bad and the ugly (hopefully without being ugly).

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ne of my very favorite ways to stay in touch with people during the peak busy season is a quick text. Just a little nudge or reminder WINNING that I am thinking of them right WORDS at that moment.

Depending on the day or the person, I will either send a thoughtful note, a motivational quote, or I will ask a quick question. And 99 percent of the time, I get an immediate Michael Norton reply.

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anything they disagree with as “Fake News,” and then go on to cite some other, not-always-reliable, source.

I’ve always advocated that newspapers and the press should not bristle at criticism but accept it and learn from it. We have broad shoulders. We can handle it.

But it has gone too far.

A line in the Baltimore Sun editorial summed up what I’ve been thinking: “That’s why so many reporters across the nation got a sickening feeling Thursday afternoon — they couldn’t believe something like this had happened, except that they could.”

So if you’re not a journalist and reading this, let me tell you what I’ve learned about them in the 15 years in the industry — either on the frontlines as a reporter, in management, or working at the Press Association.

We are not the enemy of the people.

Yes, we make mistakes. When we make mistakes — which is about the only job in the world where you cannot hide from them — we publicly correct them. And for most journalists, they rarely need to make correc-

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Once or twice a day, he runs a figure-8 around the living room and dining room and it’s a blur.

I have no idea how he does it.

Around the dining room table into the living room, behind the couch, and back to the dining room. Lap after lap.

And then he comes to an immediate halt and looks up at me with Those Eyes.

Sure: I wish he would sit, stay, come when called, relieve himself where directed, and welcome strangers in our home. Maybe that time will come.

One of the questions I often ask in a text is this, “What’s the best news of the day?” In most cases people will respond with some kind of good news or great news, something fantastic and sometimes even so powerful it motivates me as I read their response. There are a few people who may get caught off guard and reply with a question back. And it reads something like this, “I don’t know, what is the best news of the day?”

They anticipated that I had some great news of my own that I wanted to share.

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More importantly, we care. The coverage journalists provide is not for a paycheck or fame. We do our job — even in harm’s way — to keep our community informed; our forefathers knew that an informed community is needed for our republic to survive.

Beyond coverage, many newspapers volunteer time and money.

They. Are. Here. For. The. People.

They are the people.

If you’re a journalist or someone working at a news organization, I simply want to say thank you. The very fabric of our country depends on what you do. An attack on a newspaper is an attack on our Republic and Constitution.

I’m confident that while these are scary times, we will stand tall. We need to look no further than the Capital Gazette in the wake of the tragedy, as reporter Chase Cook tweeted, “We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow.”

And they did.

We stand united with Capital Gazette, providing coverage in good and bad times, because it’s right for our communities and for our country.

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But these days are wonderful. He is making new discoveries every day, and I get to see that happen.

I watch him run his 8s, and I feel younger again myself.

He sits near me when I write, waiting impatiently for me to finish so I can walk him, pet him, feed him, read to him, hold him.

My disposition leans like Pisa to pessimism about people and The World. My little friend improves my life without knowing it.

Or maybe he does?

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

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Parker resident Michelle Ullman films an episode of her series, “On the Menu with Michelle Ullman,” at Castle Rock’s 212 Pizza.

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hen Parker resident Michelle Ullman began preparing for the first season of her television show, “On the Menu with Michelle Ullman,” it was important that she “put our fork where our mouth is.”

Which meant filming episode one at La Baguette de Normandy in Parker and doing the rest of the 10-episode season in the Denver metro area.

“Supporting local should lead by example and start at home,” Ullman said. “There is a wonderful film/TV community here, some of whom I hope to hire on as we grow into making feature films. Denver is primarily a commercial market. We hope to add some film work here.”

Ullman is just one example of a growing group of creatives looking to do more filming in the metro area.

Denver native Haylar Garcia recently released his third film, a horror movie titled “Apartment 212,” which was shot in the metro area and in his RiNo studio. The movie was released at the Sie FilmCenter in Denver as well as theaters in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Detroit and other major cities.

“There are so any great artists in the area that deserve a voice, and so many creative communities that deserve to be employed,” he said. “It just seems like the right thing to do to bring national talent here to be a part of it all.”

The Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media works to bring in storytellers of all kinds to the state, including filmmakers, animators, gamers and photographers. The office connects these storytellers to resources they need, like location assistance, crew referrals and inter-governmental cooperation.

Perhaps most importantly, the Colorado Office of Film offers an incentive program that provides a 20 percent cash rebate for eligible production costs. The incentive program covers feature films, television pilots, television series, television commercials, music videos, industrials, documentaries, and video game design and creation, as well as other forms of content creation.

“Keeping the film incentive active will be a big factor in bringing people to the state,” Ullman said. “Keeping a pool of skilled crew, and talented actors to offer filmmakers here in Denver is also important. The current Colorado incentive is only valid on Colorado residents, so the more we can offer them in crew and talent, the less has to be brought in from out of state.”

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Visual musician’s display sounds like good time

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he first time artist Scramble Campbell visited Red Rocks was during a sold-out run of Widespread Panic performances in 2000. In that kind of atmosphere, he couldn’t help but do what comes naturally to him — painting the musicians live.

“I’d been traveling around to local shows in Florida and the rest of the country doing these live paintings,” COMING he said. “I still ATTRACTIONS do about 80 to 100 of these kinds of paintings a year.

In the years since that first Red Rocks show, I’ve done more than 430 live paintings at Red Rocks.”

Every year, Campbell puts Clarke Reader together a show of his works, and this year the 14th annual Scramble Campbell Red Rocks Art Experience will be on display at the amphitheater, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, through July 22. This exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., reopening during concerts until the end of the show.

The man himself will be available for tours and discussions, and he’ll also be painting at concerts through July 22.

“I like to shake up the exhibit based on who is playing a show,” Campbell explained. “When the Avett Brothers or Blues Traveler are playing, the exhibit features previous works I’ve done inspired by their performances.”

Red Rocks is unquestionably the best venue in the country, according to Campbell, and he sees what he does as a different kind of performance that nonetheless fits into the venue.

“I’m really an artistic and visual musician,” he said. “And there’s a visual thread of the venue that is part of every painting.”

To learn more about Campbell, check out www.scramblecampbell. com.

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What’s happening on ‘Restaurant Row?’ Uptown’s restaurant street is headed for change

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Two buildings tower on either side of the 700 block of East 17th Avenue, their empty windows gathering dust as the space waits to be filled, a reminder that several longstanding businesses on the Uptown street known locally as Restaurant Row have gone dark, one for more than a year.

But new restaurants also are flocking to the 12-block stretch, from a vegan eatery to a hipster diner, signs that despite high rates of turnover and some difficult challenges in finding new tenants the pedestrian-friendly street remains a popular dining destination.

In January, a sign on the purplepainted building at 777 E. 17th Ave. announced that Uptown pizzeria Tony P’s had closed after seven years.

Owner Tony Pasquini said at the time that his lease was up and the landlord planned on redeveloping the property, according to news reports.

Since then, the 6,800-square-foot building has sat empty. Pasquini, who did not respond for comment on the building, still owns a Tony P’s restaurant in the Highlands.

Denver property records show the building is owned by Dome Development. The company also did not respond to a request for comment from h Life on Capitol Hill.

Building size can be an obstacle Nearly one mile of East 17th Avenue, between Pennsylvania and North Williams streets, gained the name “Restaurant Row” over the years as restaurants set up shop on the street, including Ace Eat Serve, Steuben’s and Watercourse Foods.

The eateries have unique flairs that not only give diners diverse choices of cuisine, but bring a lively flavor to the street.

Ace Eat Serve, for instance, offers Asian-inspired dishes and is known for its late-night ping pong games. The newly reopened Hamburger Mary’s is a gay sports bar. Watercourse has a vegan menu and Steuben’s focuses on American regional classics.

Anong the recent new restaurants is Shanty Supper Club, which Tim Doherty, owner of the breakfast restaurant Syrup, opened last month at 1033 E. 17th Ave, offering Wisconsin comfort food. Stoney’s Uptown Joint, a neighborhood sports bar, also opened a spot there earlier this year. It took over the former Argyll space at East 17th Avenue and Downing Street.

But some empty spaces have been more difficult to fill.

Across from the former Tony P’s is another vacant building, formerly home to M Uptown, a burger restaurant that closed in January 2017. The building, at 700 E. 17th Ave., is another restaurant with a large footprint to fill. Jennifer Kustok, whose family owns the building as well as M-Up-

A sun bleached poster in the window of M Uptown. The restaurant has been closed for more than one year.

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The size of the building has made it difficult for Kustok to fill. She said it’s all or nothing when it comes to getting a liquor permit for the building. So far, she and her husband have interviewed 40 entities, but she believes they may be close to finding the right one.

“That’s been a difficult situation all together,” she said. “We wanted to get the right person in there.”

Because of the building’s business history, Kustok said she’s hoping it will stay a restaurant for years to come.

“I think it’s meant for it,” she said.

“It’s really always been in the restaurant industry.”

Kustok’s family has owned the building since it was the Cliff Young’s steak restaurant in the mid-1980s. Over the years, different restaurants filled the space. It was a coffee shop in the 1960s.

Cliff Young’s moved into a portion of the building after its namesake moved to France. Stewart Jackson took over the restaurant and added Vino Vino, which would later become Dante and Stew’s Vino Vino Ristorante Italiano when he partnered with former Colorado Rockies player Dante Bichette in the late `90s.

In 2005, Kustok and her husband Jeff decided to try their hand in the industry and opened the first Denver franchise of San Francisco-based Hamburger Mary’s, an LGBTQ-friendly burger restaurant.

History of area important Before it was known as Restaurant Row, East 17th was also known as Lavender Row, said Annie Levinsky, executive director at Historic Denver.

The strip gained the name for having a large number of businesses friendly to the LGBTQ community. Before becoming Tony P’s, the space at 777 E. 17th Ave. was home to gay bar JR’s Bar and Grill for 11 years. It closed in 2011. Hamburger Mary’s in Denver became home to drag shows and drag bingo nights. It also offered karaoke.

In late 2015, the Kustoks decided not

to renew their franchise agreement with Hamburger Mary’s. The same month the pair had rebranded the restaurant space as M Uptown. The drag shows continued, and the décor and menu stayed much the same.

In 2016, a new group decided to reopen Hamburger Mary’s as a gay sports bar at 1336 E. 17th Ave. M Uptown continued to operate for two years. In January 2017, Kustok and her husband thought they would close and renovate the location. But in the end, they decided it was time to call it quits.

“It just seemed to have an expiration date. We gave it our all, and it was just time,” Kustok said. “I think that happens to a lot of businesses. It was a good run, it definitely was. It was definitely some of the best years of my life.”

Redevelopment in the area nearly led to the neighborhood losing another long-standing restaurant. After Southern Land Co., a developer from Tennessee, bought the property at 538 E. 17th Ave., Tavern Uptown, a popular neighborhood bar, was almost torn down for construction of new apartment buildings. In the winter of 2015, the neighborhood worked with

M Uptown was formerly the home of Hamburger Mary’s. The owners rebranded in 2015, before eventually closing in 2017.

Historic Denver to create a petition to save the building, which was constructed in 1901.

Southern Land worked with Historic Denver to keep the building, incorporating it into its design for an apartment complex. Levinsky from Historic Denver said people really cared about the history of the Tavern Uptown building, which also used to be an LGBTQ-friendly hangout. She added that Southern Land was helpful in the process.

“They were actually really receptive to the idea of saving it,” she said. “A lot of our best preservations stories are ones that are win-win, that bring together the old and new.”

Tavern Uptown will remain closed during construction of the apartment buildings. Helen Wood, director of marketing with the Tavern Hospitality Group, which owns the bar, said it can start renovation work once Southern Land finishes construction. Michael McNally, senior vice president of multifamily developments with Southern Land, said they hoping to have the apartments open in the fall of 2019.

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As anyone who has traveled the state can attest to, the variety of scenery Colorado has to offer is one of the biggest draws for filmmakers, like director William Garrison. He has been working on the pilot for a television series called “Frozen Dead” in Nederland, not far from Golden.

“Colorado has some great locations and great history. It provides an excellent backdrop for great movie ideas,” he said. “There is a wealth of creative talent in the Denver area. That alone should attract new productions — plus, we also have a lot of sunshine and four full seasons, unlike L.A.” A trip to any of the many small theaters in the metro area demonstrates there’s a wealth acting talent, and that includes all ages. Despite being so young, 10-year-old Payton Maynard, of Arvada, has already worked in several independent films and is one of the leads in “Frozen Dead.” She recently took to the stage

for the first time in the role of the Young Queen Elizabeth II in Aurora’s Vintage Theatre’s production of “The Audience.”

“There is obviously going to be double the amount of opportunities to work as an actor in other places like Los Angeles or New York, but I have found a good amount of work here,” she said. “You just have to know how to look for it. I have a fantastic agent and manager that are always giving me opportunities, and I have an amazing mother who works hard to make good connections with people in the film industry.”

Maynard’s mother Courtney has been keeping an eye on the Denver film scene as she helps out her daughter and is eager to see how the form will grow in the area.

“I would love to see bigger directors take advantage of the amazing talent from crew to cast that all call Colorado home,” she said. “Because the Metro area is so condensed there is a large group of actors and crew that all know each other and network together. Having personally worked with a lot of them, I can say that the Denver scene has some dynamite industry professionals.”

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On the show, he’s the perfect blend of deadpan delivery and biting insight, and his stand-up comedy is just as hilarious. His most recent onehour special is “Father Figure,” and I highly recommend it for a taste of his live show.

Roy Wood Jr. will be spending three evenings at the downtown Denver Comedy Works, 1226 15th St. on July 12 through 14. On Thursday the 12th, he’ll be performing at 8 p.m., followed the next two days with shows at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Visit www.comedyworks.com/comedians/roy-wood-jr to get tickets.

Greenwood Village shows off talent of local artists Colorado is home to many artists of unique talent and skill, and many of them won’t receive the wider recognition they deserve. That’s why smaller galleries and spaces are so crucial — they provide space for local artists to show their work.

This year marks the 35th annual All-Colorado Art Show on display at the Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 E. Orchard Road in Greenwood Village, which gives area artists a chance to get their work out there.

The exhibit takes place from July 14 through August 25, 2018, with an opening reception on Saturday, July 14 from 6-8 p.m.

This exhibit was open to artists in all mediums, currently residing in

Colorado, to apply. More than 60 artists will be represented in the show, which was juried by Greenwood Village resident and international artist Patricia Aaron.

For more information, visit www. greenwoodvillage.com/1247/CurtisCenter-for-the-Arts.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Counting Crows at the Pepsi Center Growing up in the ‘90s meant there were some bands that were part of the musical atmosphere of the time.

You’d hear them all the time on the radio, see them on MTV and shell out for tickets every time they came to town.

One of the better of these groups was the Counting Crows, and they’re hitting the road this summer in honor of 25 years of being a band.

The Counting Crows, along with ‘90s stalwart Live, will be stopping by the Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 18.

Over the years, the Counting Crows have released some excellent albums, but their 1993 debut, “August and Everything After” will always go down as their classic. Radio mainstays like “Mr. Jones” and “Rain King” are still in heavy rotation on stations like KBCO. Go to www.altitudetickets.com/ events/detail/counting-crows for tickets to this great show.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Once I explain what I meant, I typically get a very favorable reply even if they have to search for something to be considered the best news of the day.

Now in a very few and isolated cases I have caught people in a bad mood or in a very difficult or challenging time. And when this happens, the reply I receive is either a quick, “Thank you, now is not a good time,” or “Michael, it’s been a bad day, let’s talk tomorrow.” And I respect where they might be and understand that a motivational quote or a question asking for the best news of the day could be a little offputting. But in every case, I acknowledge their response and send a reply back with something like, “Understood, sending you love and support,” or “Understood, let me know if I can help with anything.”

This actually happened last week.

Someone replied to my question, “What is the best news of the day?” with this text, “Nothing, it’s been a tough 48 hours.” My reply, “Understood, let me know how I can help.”

Their reply, “Well, your offer to help is now my best news of the day, thanks.”

Like a good joke, motivation and inspiration require the right timing and delivery or they can seem off-putting and offensive. Some may find that hard to believe; however, life brings real challenges and trying times, and when we are in one of those seasons of life, what we need is more hope and encouragement instead of motivation and inspiration. They are very much the same; however, certain situations call for one more than the other.

Now we need to remember what Zig Ziglar said about motivation, “People often say that motivation doesn’t last.

Well neither does bathing, that is why we recommend it daily.” What a great quote and reminder for anyone needing a little pick me up. And I can share with you that there is no better way to get motivated and stay motivated than by being a source of motivation to others, offering hope and encouragement whenever we can.

So how about you? What is your “Best news of the day?” I would love to hear you story at gotonorton@ gmail.com and when we can stay connected and offer our love, support, hope, and encouragement, 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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For example, 70 percent of students who choose schools in February come from low-income families, a percentage that closely mirrors the district as a whole. But among students who wait until the beginning of August to enroll in a school, 79 percent come from low-income families. The percentage goes up the later students enroll: A whopping 90 percent of students who show up in September or afterward come from low-income families.

Students living in poverty are more likely to be behind academically. That’s true of the late-arriving students, too. Whereas 37 percent of students who enrolled in February met expectations on state literacy tests, only 13 percent of students who enrolled in September did.

District officials believe that one of the best ways to accelerate those students is to ensure they have access to high-performing schools where, for instance, they’re more likely to make two years’ worth of reading progress in a single year.

Officials also want to prevent lowerperforming schools from getting

more than their fair share of latearriving students.

“That caused equity concerns, as well, around a limited number of schools having that greater responsibility to serve a higher number of our highest-needs students,” Boasberg said.

So this year, the district is drastically increasing the number of seats it reserves for late arrivals. It’s also spreading those seats among schools in what officials consider a more equitable way. Instead of each school reserving 5 percent of its available seats, schools will reserve a number of seats based on how many students have historically moved into that neighborhood or zone.

School size will be factor Also new this year: Schools will reserve seats proportional to their size. For instance, the Greater Park Hill-Stapleton Enrollment Zone in northeast Denver contains five schools with a total of 2,700 seats.

But nearly half of those seats are at one school: high-performing McAuliffe International, which is the district’s most popular middle school.

So, hypothetically, if historical data shows 30 students move into that zone over the summer, McAuliffe

will reserve 15 seats for them. The other 15 seats will be spread out proportionally among the other four schools.

Of course, reserving 15 seats at McAuliffe for late arrivals would mean 15 students who requested to attend the school back in February may not get in. Boasberg acknowledged that the new system is a balancing act between honoring the requests of families who participate in school choice in February and not penalizing the children of families who don’t.

It’s also a sacrifice for popular schools because it means they won’t know who all their students are before the start of the year, a delay that makes it more difficult for educators to plan.

“What you saw here,” Boasberg said, “was all the schools saying, `We recognize this is going to take sacrifice and harder work, but that’s the right thing to do.’”

Charter schools are participating in this new seat-reservation system, too. Charters are publicly funded but independently run, and Denver has a lot of them. The district is known nationwide for collaborating with charter schools, including on student enrollment.

Heather Lamm, the communica-

tions director for Denver’s largest charter network, DSST, which will have 14 schools this fall, said the network was willing to reserve additional seats because the idea of better serving high-needs students fits with its mission.

But she said the new system needs to be part of a larger conversation about district enrollment practices. District officials say they’re committed to increasing socioeconomic integration. Reserving seats for late-arriving students, most of whom are poor, is a step in that direction.

The district also believes strongly in school choice, which can perpetuate segregation in some instances.

Lamm said she believes district officials need to convene a serious discussion about whether integration efforts trump school choice, or vice versa.

“Our agreement was to absolutely do this, with the understanding that this needs to be much better thought-out,” Lamm said of reserving additional seats. “If we want to be a school district that has highquality options for every kid, then we still have a lot of work to do.”

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purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jacqueline Darlene Finch, a/k/a Jacqueline D. Finch, a/k/a Jacqueline Finch, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30640

DISTRICT COURT, DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: Denver County District Court 1437 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80202 Case No.: 2018CV031994 Division: 376

Public notice is given on June 8, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult was filed with the Denver District Court The Petition requests that the name of Elizabeth Marie Leeka be changed to Elizabeth Marie Kelly Case No.: 18 C 02131 By: Deputy Clerk, Clerk of Court Legal Notice No: 8549 First Publication: July 5, 2018 Last Publication: July 19, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

Notice To Creditors

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 November 5, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Philip V. Keenan, Personal Representative 950 South Cherry Street, Suite 1650 Denver, CO 80246 Legal Notice No.: 8552 First Publication: July 5, 2018 Last Publication: July 19, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Terry Lee Robinson, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30607

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 October 29, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kenneth C. Beaudrie, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30796 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 November 12, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan Rogers, Personal Representative 13660 W. Purdue Ave. Morrison, CO 80465

Jeffery M. Thomas, Personal Representative of the Estate of Kenneth C. Beaudrie 10936 Welch Road Britton, MI 49229-9566

Legal Notice No.: 8543 First Publication: June 28, 2018 Last Publication: July 12, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No.: 8559 First Publication: July 12, 2018 Last Publication: July 26, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RAMONA TRUJILLO, a/k/a RAMONA A. TRUJILLO, a/k/a RAMONA ANNETTE TRUJILLO, Deceased.

Case Number: 2018PR30729 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 29, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael Trujillo Personal Representative 333 S. Allison Pkwy., Suite 205 Lakewood, Colorado 80226 Legal Notice No.: 8546 First Publication: June 28, 2018 Last Publication: July 12, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Margaret Mary Montoya, aka Joan Margaret Mary Montoya, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30661 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 November 5, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

James Edward Montoya Personal Representative 8458 W. Toller Avenue Littleton, Colorado 80128 720-242-8950 Legal Notice No: 8544 First Publication: June 28, 2018 Last Publication: July 12, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nicole B. Allen, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30658

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patricia Ellen Haugaard, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR31543

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 November 15, 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 August 5, 2018 or the claims may be forever barred.

John Allen Personal Representative 3174 S. Uravan Way 30-201 Aurora, CO 80013

Victoria Fueger Personal Representative 402 North Ridge Drive Waunakee, WI 53597

Legal Notice No.: 8551 First Publication: July 5, 2018 Last Publication: July 19, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No: 8548 First Publication: July 5, 2018 Last Publication: July 19, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

Plaintiff: WHISPERING PINES WEST CONDOMINIUM HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendants: RICHARD S. HOLLENBACK; CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC; DENVER COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE Attorneys for Plaintiff: Orten Cavanagh & Holmes, LLC Hal R. Kyles, #23891 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202 Phone Number: (720) 221-9780 Matter ID #2461.019 SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION] THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

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

This is an action of foreclosure pursuant to Rule 105, C.R.C.P. to the real property situate in Denver, Colorado more particularly described as Condominium Unit Number 301, Building 7355, Whispering Pines West Condominiums, A Condominium in accordance with the Declaration recorded on November 6, 1978 in Book 1785 at Page 2 and Amended January 30, 1979 in Book 1842 at Page 179 and the Condominium Map on January 23, 1979 in Book C10 at Page 1 of the City and County of Denver Records, City and County of Denver, State of Colorado., in accordance with and subject to the Condominium Declaration for Whispering Pines West recorded on November 6, 1978 at Reception No. BOOK 1785, AT PAGE 2, County of Denver, State of Colorado.

Dated: June 28, 2018.

ORTEN CAVANAGH & HOLMES, LLC By: /s/Hal R. Kyles Hal R. Kyles, #23891 This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure.

Legal Notice No.: 8554 First Publication: July 5, 2018 Last Publication: August 2, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE

WHEREAS, on August 30, 2002, a certain Deed ToMargaret advertise yourThe public notices of Trust was executed by Mary Lujan, Secretary maycall grant303-566-4100 an extension of time as Grantor, in favor of Wells Fargo Home Mortwithin which to deliver the remainder of the paygage, Inc. as Beneficiary, and the Public Trustment. All extension will be for 15-day increee of Denver County, Colorado as Trustee, and ments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The was recorded on September 12, 2002 at Recepextension fee shall be in the form of certified or tion Number 2002160943 in the office of the cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver, of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior Colorado; and to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be apWHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by plied toward the amount due. the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the If the high bidder is unable to close the sale National Housing Act for the purpose of providwithin the required period, or within any extening single family housing; and sions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deWHEREAS, the beneficial interest of the Deed posit, or at the election of the foreclosure comof Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursumissioner after consultation with the HUD repant to an assignment recorded on December 16, resentative, will be liable to HUD for any costs 2009 at Reception Number 2009162106 in the incurred as a result of such failure. The Comoffice of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of missioner may, at the direction of the HUD repDenver Colorado. resentative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covhighest price offered by that bidder. enants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that Paragraph 9 (a) (i) has been violated; and There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent is mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclos$219,597.77 as of May 22, 2018; and ure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretto the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire ary has declared the entire amount of the inpurchase price in accordance with the terms of debtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be the sale as provided herein, HUD does not guarimmediately due and payable; antee that the property will be vacant.

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Misc. Private Legals

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 on July 23, 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:

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner no less than three (3) days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before the public auction of the property is completed.

LOTS TWENTY-THREE (23) AND TWENTYFOUR (24), BLOCK FIVE (5), WESTLAWN ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Commonly known as: 693 South Lowell Boulevard, Denver, CO 80219.

The sale will be held at: 693 South Lowell Boulevard, Denver, CO 80219.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid the lesser amount of the loan balance or the appraised value obtained by the Secretary prior to sale.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorated share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling 10% of the Secretary’s bid in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not be accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of 10% of the Secretary’s bid must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $219,597.77 as of May 22, 2018, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the deed of trust had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out of pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

Dated: June 18, 2018 Foreclosure Commissioner Deanne R. Stodden 1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 623-1800 Email: dstodden@messner.com Legal Notice No.: 8545 First Publication: June 28, 2018 Last Publication: July 12, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Notice to obtain title The following vehicles were towed and abandoned.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE

WHEREAS, on August 30, 2002, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Mary Margaret Lujan, as Grantor, in favor of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. as Beneficiary, and the Public Trustee of Denver County, Colorado as Trustee, and was recorded on September 12, 2002 at Reception Number 2002160943 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Denver, Colorado; and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extension will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

M1 Towing & Recovery, 2810 W. 62nd Ave Denver, CO 80221 720-364-1160, applying for title.

Legal Notice No.: 8558 First Publication: July 12, 2018 Last Publication: July 12, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit, or at the election of the foreclosure comWHEREAS, the beneficial interest of the Deed missioner after consultation with the HUD repof Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuresentative, will be liable to HUD for any costs ant to an assignment recorded on December 16, incurred as a result of such failure. The Com2009 at Reception Number 2009162106 in the missioner may, at the direction of the HUD repoffice of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of resentative, offer the property to the second Denver Colorado.

Every day, the government makes thatequal thistoone highest bidder fordecisions an amount theto publish public notices since the birth can affect your life.

Whether they are decisions of the nation. Local newspapers remain the most highest price offered by thaton bidder.

WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of thezoning, Deed of taxes, Trust innew businesses or myriad other trusted source of public notice information. This There no right of posthat Paragraph 9 (a) (i) has been violated; and issues, governments play aisbig role of in redemption, your life. or right newspaper publishes the information you need session based upon a right of redemption, in the Governments have reliedor onothers newspapers liketo atoforeclosstay involved in your community. mortgagor subsequent WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent is ure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, $219,597.77 as of May 22, 2018; and the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire by virtue of this default, the Secret- WHEREAS, Aldous Huxley Notices are meant to be noticed. purchase price in accordance with the terms of ary has declared the entire amount of the inRead your public notices getherein, involved! the sale as and provided HUD does not guardebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be antee that the property will be vacant. immediately due and payable;

Facts do not cease to exist b because they are re ignored. ignored.

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by docu-

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