Douglas County News-Press May 8, 2025

DC Comics and Marvel superheroes descend onto Children’s Hospital Colorado in Highlands Ranch

BY HALEY LENA

“Was it a bird, was it a plane?”

No — it was the Douglas County Regional SWAT team dressed as DC Comics and Marvel superheroes bringing smiles to the faces of everyone at the Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus in Highlands Ranch.

One by one, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Flash, Superman and Captain America rappelled from the top of the hospital, waving through the windows as they passed by patients, their families and nurses.  is has been a beloved event at Chil-

dren’s Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora and in Colorado Springs for years, that’s aimed to bring a joyful surprise to everyone. On the nal day of April, the superheroes made their way to Highlands Ranch to ascend on the hospital for the rst time.

“To have superheroes propel is amazing because it just brings morale for the kids,” said Erin Bolinger, corporate and community development junior specialist for the hospital. “ is at least brings a little sunshine to their day.”

e idea to bring the event to Highlands Ranch sparked when Taylor Davis, the

division chief of support services at the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce, saw other agencies repelling down the sides of hospitals on social media.

Davis immediately presented the idea to his community resource team and soon after, members of the Douglas County Regional SWAT team were getting tted for their superhero suits.

“It was super fun,” said Sgt. Dan Mo tt of the Castle Rock Police Department, who served as Captain America for the day.

“We jumped at the opportunity.”

DUI crash brings murder conviction

BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SGLASSMAN@COLORADOCOMMUMNITYMEDIA.COM

A Castle Rock man faces life in prison after a Douglas County jury convicted him of rst-degree murder in a DUI crash that killed a decorated Air Force pilot and father of four.

Jurors found 57-year-old Paul Stephenson guilty on April 28 for the August 2024 crash that killed Lt. Col. Matt Anderson, 39, who was at a 7-Eleven gas station in Castle Rock after attending the Douglas County Fair with his family.

Anderson was pumping gas while his wife was walking into the gas station when Stephenson drove his Chevy Silverado into the Andersons’ vehicle. All four Anderson children — ages 11, 8, 4 and 20 months — su ered injuries from the collision.

According to courtroom testimony, Stephenson admitted to drinking a bottle of Fireball whiskey and two beers prior to the incident.

According to prosecutors, Stephenson’s blood alcohol content measured 2.5 times the legal limit. e crash marked his third DUI offense.

District Attorney George Brauchler said that disregard is what prompted him to pursue the rare rst-degree murder charge versus vehicular homicide. “ is is not just some other DUI,” Brauchler said. “ is dude does not care about the value of human life. at’s how we charged it.”

Victim was killed while pumping gas in Castle Rock SEE CONVICTION, P2

Dressed as superheroes, team leaders from the multi-agency regional tactical team commanded by the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce rappelled down the side of the Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus location in Highlands Ranch.

PHOTO BY HALEY LENA

Dougco transparency lawsuit has first day in court

Judge wants to see proposals over claim that commissioners

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITY

During a lengthy, and at times tense, court proceeding in late April, Douglas County District Court Judge Robert Lung heard from both parties in the Concerned Citizens of Douglas County v. Board of County Commissioners for Douglas County lawsuit.

e hearing came about a week after state Rep. Bob Marshall, D-Highlands Ranch, along with former Douglas County Commissioner Lora omas and Lone

Pine Canyon process faces likely delay

broke Open Meetings Law STAFF REPORT

Due to the development agreement language still being nalized for the Pine Canyon project, it is likely that the rst reading and public hearing for the matter will be continued.

e rst reading and public hearing was originally scheduled for May 6, but as of press time, town sta and the applicant were expected to ask for a continuance to the Castle Rock Town Council’s meeting on May 20 for the related Pine Canyon annexation and zoning, said Melissa Hoelting, communications manager for Castle Rock. Pine Canyon is a proposed 535-acre development project located east of Castle Rock in unincorporated Douglas County. Its current proposal under developer JRW Family Limited Partnership would include up to 800 single-family homes, 1,000 multifamily units, a resort spa, hotel, commercial space and an elementary school site.

A pre-annexation deal was approved by Castle Rock Town Council in December, and the annexation process began in January. A town Planning Commission hearing on the annexation and proposed zoning took place on April 24. Public hearings take place in person at Castle Rock Town Hall at 100 Wilcox St. More details are available on the city’s website.

CONVICTION

Surveillance and witness accounts revealed Stephenson accelerated his Chevy Silverado directly into the Andersons’ vehicle, striking it with such force that it threw Anderson more than 15 feet, causing fatal injuries. Brauchler said the impact severed Anderson’s foot above the ankle and caused massive head trauma.

“What made this di erent was not just the brutality of the crash but what came after,” Brauchler said. “In the hospital, Stephenson never once asked about the

Tree resident Julie Gooden, led a lawsuit against the current county commissioners for allegedly violating Colorado’s Open Meetings Law through a series of nonpublic meetings since December 2024.

e lawsuit claims that the board discussed public matters, such as home rule, behind closed doors and without public notice.

e main focus of the April 29 hearing was to determine if the plainti s could demonstrate that the Board of County Commissioners violated the Colorado Open Meetings Law. However, it came to a short halt when the defense’s counsel was unable to cite the exact statute concerning Colorado’s Open Meetings Law.

Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24,

Article 6, Part 4 outlines the requirements for public meetings of state and local bodies. It states that all meetings

— which are described as any gathering convened to discuss public business in person, by phone, electronically or other means of communication — of a quorum or three or more members of a body in which any public business is discussed, must be open to the public.

Open Meetings Law does not apply to chance meetings or executive sessions, according to the state statute. It further states that executive sessions can only be called during a regular or special meeting, the topic for discussion must be announced during an open meeting, and an electronic record of the detailed discussion must be made. However, elements that constitute privileged attorney-client communications are not required to be recorded.

Additionally, a meeting is part of the policy-making process if it is being held to discuss rules, regulations, ordinances

or actions, according to the Colorado Department of Local A airs.

e April 29 hearing consisted of hearing testimony from ve witnesses, including Douglas County Attorney Je Garcia, Douglas County Assessor Toby Damisch and Douglas County Commissioner George Teal.

Testimony primarily centered around the di erent types of meetings that the Board of County Commissioners engaged in, as well as the timeline of when the topic of home rule became a talking point in the county and has been discussed.

After four hours of counsel arguments and witness questioning, Lung made no ruling and asked both parties to provide him with written proposals by May 9. ese proposals are to include the citation of testimony, evidence and exhibits for their arguments, the judge said.

Removed library books are back for now

seeking to keep the books in the libraries permanently has not been decided.

e ACLU sued the district last December seeking the return of 19 library books that the ESD board had voted to permanently remove three months earlier. It was later revealed that the district discarded the books at that time.

e ACLU alleges that the removal violates First Amendment rights and is based on partisan politics. e school district maintains the content in the books does not support ESD’s curriculum and contains graphic content.

Elizabeth

School District still in legal battle with ACLU

BY NICKY QUINBY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Nineteen titles removed from Elizabeth School District libraries last year have been returned to circulation for now as a result of an April 28 court order, but the books will be on the “sensitive topics” list so parents can opt out of allowing their children to access them,

children. His questions were about his glasses, his truck and asking the nurses for ice and water.”

Jurors also convicted Stephenson of four counts of attempted murder, four counts of child abuse and one count each of assault and criminal mischief.

Brauchler said his decision to personally try the case was driven in part by the gravity of the loss and his own connection to the victim’s story.

“I’m a father of four. He was a father of four,” he said. “I’m a colonel in the Army. He was a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. When the rst murder trial in the 23rd came up, and it was this one, I wanted to show what leadership and accountability look like.”

Superintendent Dan Snowberger told Colorado Community Media. e order from the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver upheld District Judge Charlotte Sweeney’s preliminary injunction ordering the school district to return the books to library shelves. e appeals court had temporarily granted the district’s request for a stay of Sweeney’s injunction, but then ruled that the stay was unjusti ed. However, the legal battle between the ACLU of Colorado and the Elizabeth School District is far from over, and the ultimate outcome of the ACLU’s lawsuit

Brauchler also wanted to send a message to the broader community.

“If you kill someone while driving drunk,” he said, “I will do everything I can to take away your freedom and as punishment for the death you caused.”

Senior Deputy District Attorney Nate Marsh said the verdict reflects the devastating impact of Stephenson’s actions.

“ e Anderson family was torn apart because this defendant had complete disregard for the lives of anyone but himself,” Marsh said. “ eir strength has been on display through this entire process and hopefully this verdict will help in the healing process.”

Lt. Col. Anderson served more than 18

Snowberger said the school district is disappointed in the April 28 order. “Although the Tenth Circuit denied the stay, it will proceed with our appeal. We feel condent the problematic content of these books will be exposed during the appeal,” he told Colorado Community Media. “In the meantime, we will respect and comply with the lower court’s order. We are in the process of obtaining copies of the books now since they are no longer in the district’s possession.” e books were then returned to the shelves on May 1.

“Because the books were identied as books containing sensitive topics,” Snowberger went on, “they will be placed on the sensitive topics list so that parents who have chosen to ‘opt their children out’ of sensitive content will be able to do so as this case plays out.”

Tim Macdonald, legal director for the ACLU of Colorado, said, “ e courts have once again con rmed what has always been true: the Elizabeth School District cannot remove books just because they don’t align with the board’s preferred political beliefs.”

years in the U.S. Air Force. His wife, Alli Anderson, thanked the district attorney’s o ce, rst responders and the Castle Rock community after the verdict.

“ e kindness and support shown to me and my children has been deeply felt and will never be forgotten,” she said. Brauchler praised the prosecution team and said the verdict brings some measure of justice.

“For the Anderson family, this murderer has sentenced them to a lifetime without a husband and father,” Brauchler said. “ ey can take some small solace in knowing the killer will never again take a free breath.”

e court set Stephenson’s sentencing for July 3.

School library content and 19 suspended books were a main focus of the Aug. 26, 2024 Elizabeth Board of Education Working Session. Board members read aloud excerpts from some of the books on the Suspended List. President Rhonda Olsen read aloud from “Thirteen Reasons Why.”

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Here’s What Being a “Full-Service” Real Estate Agent Means to Us

To me — and, I believe, to my broker associates at Golden Real Estate — being a “full-service” real estate agent means more than providing the minimum “uniform duties” set forth by the Colorado Real Estate Commission, with my comments in brackets:

“Broker shall exercise reasonable skill and care for seller, including, but not limited to the following:

Performing the terms of any written or oral agreement with seller;

Presenting all offers to and from seller in a timely manner, regardless of whether the property is subject to a contract for sale;

Those are the minimum duties spelled out by the Real Estate Commission for an agent representing a seller. The Commission spells out similar duties for a broker representing a buyer, tenant or landlord.

Disclosing to seller adverse material facts [about the buyer] actually known by broker;

Advising seller to obtain expert advice as to material matters about which broker knows but the specifics of which are beyond the expertise of broker;

Accounting in a timely manner for all money and property received; and

Keeping seller fully informed [throughout] the transaction.

Those are the minimum duties, whether the agent is functioning as a transaction broker or an agent. A transaction broker, which we don’t recommend, is a broker who owes no fidelity to either party, but merely facilitates the transaction. If the broker is an agent, broker has the following additional duties:

“Promoting the interests of seller with the utmost good faith, loyalty and fidelity [above those of the buyer or him/herself].

Seeking a price and terms that are acceptable to seller [or better].

Counseling seller as to any material benefits or risks of a transaction that are actually known by broker.”

At Golden Real Estate, my broker associates and I are always seeking to “go the extra mile” when serving our clients. For sellers, that could include such things as providing a free professional staging consultation before the home goes on the market, so that it shows its best.

Sometimes the staging consultant recommends moving furniture, and, of course, we help there. And sometimes repairs are required, for which we provide our in-house handyman at the client-only rate of $30 per hour. He can handle light plumbing and light electrical matters such as replacing a vanity, toilet or chandelier, and he’s also good at doing drywall repair, including texturing.

A seller who is downsizing may need to sell or give away unwanted furniture. In many instances, we’ve been able to get the winning buyer in a bidding war to agree to purchase all the unwanted furniture — even if they didn’t want it. If there’s enough good quality furniture, we have an estate sales vendor who will run a sale and then donate the unsold furniture (using his own truck) to the International Rescue Committee, which donates that furniture to refugees from other countries for whom the IRC has found housing.

(When Rita and I sold our Golden home in 2022, we had a bidding war, and the buyer paid us $10,000 for the furniture we didn’t want in our 55+ apartment, and, best of all, I wrote into the contract that we could leave anything else that we didn’t want. That included our garage full of tools and “stuff”!)

Before our box truck died, we provided it

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for only the cost of gas used by buyers and sellers, and we still have a storage shed full of previously used moving boxes of all sizes, packing paper and bubble wrap, which we provide free to clients. Many times I have delivered those boxes and packing materials to a client so they don’t have to pick them up. (We’re running low on small moving boxes, if you have some you’d like to give us.)

Sometimes a seller will need to move furniture or other belongings into a storage unit so their home shows better, and we have been able a couple times to procure a free first month’s rent, with no contract beyond that.

Our personal “cleaning lady” isn’t taking on new accounts but is always available for one-time move-out cleanings of our listings. I just found out that she pulls out the range and refrigerator and cleans behind them, which I wouldn’t have expected, but which makes sense, because the buyer is likely to replace one of those appliances and would be disgusted at how dirty it was there! Thanks, Cybil!

Golden Real Estate is still one of the only brokerages which shoots a narrated video tour for every listing and posts it on YouTube, with links to the MLS, which in turns gets it onto the public and broker websites which get their listings from the MLS. We’ve been doing that for two decades, yet other brokers have been slow to realize its value. It has resulted in some out-of-state buyers (including one last fall) going under contract without seeing the listing in person until they fly in for the home inspection.

We also have switched to a photographic vendor owned by Zillow for shooting the magazine-quality still photos and Matterport interactive photos for our listings. They also

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create accurate floor plans of every listing and shoot a drone video and aerial photos. Because the vendor is owned by Zillow, our listings garner priority display on that important website.

I’m also a member agent on Homes.com, the nation’s new #1 listing website, which garners each of our listings many times more views than otherwise. Here’s a recent statistical report sent to one of my sellers:

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I love rolling up my own sleeves and getting dirty for my clients. Once I used a logging chain and my truck to pull juniper bushes out of the front yard of a listing to improve its curb appeal. I look forward to the opportunity to surprise and delight you with what we consider being a “full service” Realtor! Jim Smith

Inside the Douglas County School Board’s vote to close three elementary schools

BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SGLASSMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“It breaks your heart,” said Douglas County School Board Member Brad Geiger, re ecting on a vote that closed three Highlands Ranch elementary schools and sent ripples through the tight communities surrounding each.

“Many nights it kept me up,” Geiger said. “I woke up thinking about the questions I needed to ask. I would walk between schools, drive bus routes and spend a lot of time by myself just processing concerns.”

On April 22, the board voted 7-0 to close Acres Green, Saddle Ranch and Heritage elementary schools and pair them with Fox Creek, Eldorado and Summit View, respectively.  e decision came after months of emotional meetings, angry emails, latenight school visits and gut-wrenching deliberations. To the board members, the closures were never just about budgets or enrollment numbers.

“When it changed from being a general discussion to very speci c kids and families, it increased the pressure by an order of magnitude,” Geiger said.

e closures were about children, teachers and neighborhoods whose histories are stitched into the hallways of shrinking schools.

“It’s not just about buildings or enrollment charts,” Board Member Susan Meek said. “It’s about people and places and the heart of our communities.”

Meek called the process “weighty in a di erent way,” comparing it to the difcult decisions the board faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, but noting that this time, the weight came from adding more transitions for students who had already endured so much.

Board Member Valerie ompson said she carried the faces and fears of parents with her through every meeting, email and deliberation.

And Board Member Kaylee Winegar described it as “one of the hardest votes” she has made since joining the board.

Board members Christy Williams, Tim Moore and Becky Myers did not respond to requests for an interview.

What the community didn’t see

To many in Highlands Ranch, the clo-

Hard choices, heavy hearts

sures felt sudden, even merciless. But Geiger, Meek, ompson and Winegar lived a di erent version of the story — one lled with challenging questions, emotional meetings and di cult truths about a changing district.

ey had walked the hallways. ey read every angry, tearful email. ey pressed district leaders for answers to the questions they heard parents asking in community forums, even as frustration and mistrust grew.

District o cials warned that declining enrollment was hitting Douglas County hard. Some Highlands Ranch elementary schools were operating at less than 60% of their designed capacity, a threshold the district identi es as a tipping point for sustainability.

In public meetings and board work sessions, administrators detailed how shrinking enrollment strained budgets, limited sta ng, reduced access to specialists and, ultimately, eroded the very programs that kept students engaged and supported.

Geiger acknowledged that board members initially did not attend enough of the early community engagement sessions.

“If I had to do it again, I would have gone to every one of those,” he said. “I would have been more visible early.”

Once the school closure recommendations were announced, the fear of loss became palpable.

ompson said.

“ ey have this rational fear they’re going to lose something that works and trade it for something unknown,”

So when families asked about class sizes, transportation and access to mental health support, Geiger, Meek and ompson said they were happy to see the district made real-time adjustments. e district added new bus stops, arranged individual meetings with families who need special education and brought in principals to help answer parents questions directly. Still, many families left feeling unheard.

“No amount of listening can erase the pain of losing a school,” Geiger said. “But we tried to be as present and responsive as we could.”

Behind closed doors, they debated not just dollars but dignity, how to communicate compassion without raising false hope and how to make an impossible decision feel slightly less devastating.

The real stakes

School closures don’t just shift enrollment numbers. ey shutter traditions.

ey erase years of school plays, science fairs and PTA pancake breakfasts. ey

ask a child who knows every creaky hallway tile to suddenly learn a new map.

Meek said she felt the emotional toll most acutely during her visits to schools, where she witnessed the uncertainty and grief the sta and families were experiencing.

“Transitions can be great, but they can also be hard,” Meek said. “Our job now is to support students every step of the way.”

ompson also knew the emotional cost was real. She saw it in parents’ faces, and heard it in their voices. But she also saw something else: a glimmer of resilience.

“Our parents’ advocacy was not without impact,” she said. “It showed the strength of an engaged and solutionsoriented community.”

Winegar, too, emphasized that the closures were not meant to diminish any community’s worth but to give all students the kind of rich academic and extracurricular experiences that larger, more stable schools could provide.

“I want all kids in our district to get the same opportunities that my daughter has,” Winegar said.

Looking ahead with caution and hope

None of the board members interviewed mistook the vote for a solution. It was, at best, a necessary injury — one they hoped could heal with careful stewardship.

Winegar expressed optimism, praising the leadership teams already working to create new traditions and new cultures.

“I am looking forward to hearing the progress and ideas and new developments that these new school communities come up with,” Winegar said.

Geiger was more cautious. He knew trust would have to be earned all over again.

“ e real work begins now,” he said.

“Keeping the promises we made.”

As part of the transition, families from the closing schools and their new partner campuses will work together to choose a new school name, colors and mascot — a small but meaningful way to build a shared identity.

After the vote, the April 22 meeting ended quietly. Board members packed up their papers and sta and parents led out of the building, carrying with them the weight of loss and the rst bit of fragile hope that something new might eventually take root.

e vote is over, but the real work of rebuilding trust, reshaping communities and supporting students through the change is just beginning.

ese board members said they understand the hurt won’t disappear overnight.

What remains is the frail, un nished business of loss and hope intertwined, and a future still being written – one student and one school day at a time.

Outside the Douglas County School District building in Castle Rock. The school board unanimously voted to close three elementary schools in Highlands Ranch despite the outcry from parents whose children attend the facilities.

PHOTO BY ARIA MARIZZA

Economic Factors, Policy Landscape Lead to Budget Shortfall

Fire and medical emergency response services are at

risk

The Challenge

There’s been a 20% increase in calls for service since 2019.

This includes structure, vehicle, and wildland fires; explosions and hazmat incidents; water rescues; vehicle crashes; public or police assistance; and medical emergencies.

Emergency medical calls now account for 65% of all response – this is expected to increase with an aging population.

Costs have increased dramatically in six years; for example:

The cost for a fire engine has gone from $725,000 to $1.3 million (79% increase).

The cost for protective bunker gear has gone from $4,321 to $6,047 (40% increase).

To continue providing quality fire and emergency response, South Metro needs an additional $34 million annually.

State legislation that passed during a special session in 2024 reduces property tax revenue South Metro collects by $16 million in 2026 and $270 million over 10 years.

South Metro Fire Rescue is facing an immediate budget shortfall due to years of rising costs, consistent increases in demand, and new state legislation. Without new revenue, the organization will not be able to maintain the high level of service for fire and emergency response that residents and businesses deserve, and have come to expect.

Did You Know?

South Metro is a full-service department Here are a few key facts:

stations across 30 square miles 287

personnel across 800 divisions 8

residents, which will serving 571,500 in grow to 595,0004 years municipalities and 12 counties 3

Including:

Centennial Airport, Lockheed Martin, Highlands Ranch, 4 Square Mile, and The Pinery

The Bottom Line

With $34 million needed to address increased demand for services and rising costs, plus the $16 million shortfall, South Metro needs to identify how it will generate $50 million in additional funding annually.

Boom Supersonic to test engine at Colorado Space Port

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Centennial’s Boom Supersonic plans to test it’s hypersonic Symphony engine — that powered the rst private aircraft to break the sound barrier last year — at the Colorado Air and Space Port, according to a news release on April 25.

“ is is an exciting moment not just for Adams County but for the future of aerospace innovation in Colorado,” said Lynn Baca, Chair of the Adams County Board of Commissioners. “Boom’s investment in our community puts us at the forefront of the aerospace industry and re ects our shared commitment to advancing next-generation transportation technologies.”

Boom would use a former hypersonic test site at the Colorado Space Port to run its prototype engine through its paces.

e Symphony test site is on the Space Port grounds near Watkins, roughly 35 miles from Boom’s Denver headquarters. ey will be using advanced instrumentation and a data collection system to accelerate engine development and enhancement.

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Boom has agreed to invest $3.5 million in the Space Port this year to get the testing site ready for this year’s prototype engine core trials, according to o cials.

“We are very excited to welcome Boom Supersonic to Colorado Air and Space Port and to support the development of its revolutionary Symphony Engine,” said Je Kloska, Director of CASP. “We look forward to a great partnership with Boom and to advancing our aviation and aerospace ecosystem at CASP.”

a revolutionary engine pre-cooler heat exchanger, according to a December 2022 Space Port news release.

e high-temperature test site was most recently used by Reaction Engines UK to test

Yoga in the Park

In January 2024, Colorado-based La Storia lm company documented Boom Supersonics’ test ight of its XB-1 aircraft, the rst private aircraft to break the sound barrier.

Join RidgeGate and South Suburban Parks and Recreation for free community yoga classes on the grass at the south end of Belvedere Park, at the corner of RidgeGate Circle and Belvedere Lane. Please bring your own mat, water bottle and towel to all classes. In case of heavy rain or lightning, class will be cancelled.

Tuesday, May 27th, 6:30-7:30pm

Tuesday, June 24th, 6:30-7:30pm

Guided Nature Hikes

Each year, RidgeGate teams up with the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District to provide free, guided nature hikes. These hikes are led by professional naturalists from the district, and offer insight and education into the natural ecosystems within the open space at RidgeGate. Registration is required and available at RidgeGate.com

Monday, May 12th, 8-9:30pm – Flower Moon

Saturday, May 17th, 9-10:30am – Foothills in Bloom

Sunday, June 1st, 6:30-8pm – Birds at Sunset

Tuesday, June 10th, 8-9:30pm – Strawberry Moon

Saturday, June 14th, 9-10:30am – Just Buggin’ Around Friday, June 20th, 7-8:30pm – Celebrating the Solstice

Summer Beats Concerts

Enjoy these free summertime concerts out on the grass in Prairie Sky Park, just west of the Lone Tree Recreation Center, courtesy of the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District.

Tuesday, June 24th, 6-8pm – Ninety Percent 90s

Tunes on the Terrace at the Lone Tree Arts Center

RidgeGate is proud to sponsor Lone Tree Art Center’s Tunes on the Terrace – an outdoor evening concert series that will bring your summer nights to life. The stars are out this summer! Find more details and buy tickets at LoneTreeArtsCenter.org

Friday, June 27th, 7:30pm – Sierra Green and the Giants

Experience Historic Schweiger Ranch

The restoration of the 38-acre historic Schweiger Ranch, led by the Schweiger Ranch Foundation, gives us a glimpse into settlers’ lives. Today, the ranch is open to the public for self-guided visits and a variety of events throughout the year. Register for or learn more about these events online at SchweigerRanch.org Saturday, June 7th, 8:30-10am – Natural

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Butterfly Pavilion starts the 2025 monitoring season

New report shows a decline in butterflies across the country

BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Westminster’s Butter y Pavilion is playing a key role in identifying and preserving butter ies across Colorado, as the 2025 butter y monitoring season began May 3 at Castlewood Canyon State Park in Franktown.

To kick o the season, the Butter y Pavilion has released the 2024 Annual Colorado Butter y Monitoring Network report on the state of Colorado’s native butter y populations. Last year marked the 12th year of Monitoring Network as one of the nation’s fastest-growing community science programs focused on butter y conservation.

O cials say this year’s announcement comes at a critical time in butter y habitats.  A new study published in Science magazine shows a 22% decline in butter y abundance across the U.S. between 2000 and 2020.

Butter y Pavilion played a signi cant role in the research, contributing Coloradospeci c data from the Monitoring Network and collaborating with nearly two dozen scientists through the “Status of Butter ies in the United States” working group, according to a Pavilion news release.

More data needed e ndings highlight the urgent need for local and national e orts to protect pollinators, one of the most vital and vulnerable components of our ecosystems, according to a news release.

“While we have a lot of great data, we still need more for a comprehensive picture,” said Shiran Hershcovich, Lepidop-

early 2025/2026 season announcement

PACE Center | 7:30 PM

terist Manager at Butter y Pavilion and co-author in the Science study, said in the news release. “ at’s where the public comes in with community science programs like (Colorado Butter y Monitoring Network), which allow us to cover more geographies and provide essential insights for conservation.”

In a press release, the 2024 Colorado Butter y Monitoring Network Report notes that 452 surveys were submitted across 69 monitoring routes in 12 Colorado counties. Reports came from 59 active monitors, including 40 new volunteers, that contributed 385.4 hours of butter y observations.

As of Oct. 15, 2024, the program had documented 144,002 individual butter ies through 4,764 surveys, totaling 4,899.8 hours of monitoring since 2013.

Participating counties in 2024 included: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broom eld, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Gilpin, Je erson, Larimer, and Weld.

Big growth for 2025

e Butter y Pavilion is aiming for ambitious growth of the Colorado Butter y Monitoring Network in its 13th season, according to the news release. e 2025 goals include expanding the program to 18 counties, recruiting 90 monitors, and surveying 80 sites along 90 routes. In addition, Butter y Pavilion will begin indepth analysis of its decade-long dataset to better understand trends and inform conservation strategies statewide, the news release states.

“ is is people-powered science,” said Hershcovich. “When our community gets involved, they become stewards of our environment and champions for native invertebrates.”

Join us for an unforgettable night of soul-stirring music at Devon Allman’s Blues Summit, a powerhouse gathering of blues legends that promise to electrify the stage!

early 2025/2026 season announcement

PACE Center | 7:30 PM

Fondly known as “America’s answer to The Beatles,” The Lovin’ Spoonful bring their chart-topping folk-rock hits to the PACE Center!

A male monarch pulls nectar from a rabbitbrush, which is a vital resource for the pollinators in our region. The insects rely on the nectar from those plants and others during their annual migrations. COURTESY LIZ GOEHRING

Events and road projects around Castle Rock

Warmer weather is upon us, and that means two things: great summer events are just around the corner and roadwork season returns.

Community events is time of year, I’m especially excited to get outside and soak in Castle Rock’s small-town charm and scenic beauty. What better way to experience our community than through this summer’s vibrant lineup of family-friendly events? ere’s something special about gathering with friends and neighbors to enjoy live music and events at the town’s phenomenal venues. From the free First Fridays and Tunes for Trails/Perks for Parks concerts to our fan-favorite Summer Concert Series and the iconic Western Heritage Welcome Cattle Drive, there’s something for everyone. Tune into the full schedule of summer events at CRgov. com/Events and purchase Summer Concert Series tickets at CRgov.com/Concerts.

TOWN TALKS

Historic Preservation Month

LDavid L. Corliss

May is Historic Preservation Month, and it offers great opportunities to explore the rich history of our community in Downtown Castle Rock. Enjoy the Town Trolley history tours, Victoria’s Tea — where the town’s history is brought to life by e Legendary Ladies — and a family-friendly scavenger hunt across 21 historic sites. A self-guided historic walking tour and other activities will also help you connect with Castle Rock’s past. Find details at CRgov.com/HistoricPreservation.

Roadwork roundup

While roadwork can bring some temporary inconveniences, it paves the way for smoother and safer commutes. Here’s a look at upcoming and ongoing improvement projects.

Crowfoot Valley Road widening —

Work begins in May to expand Crowfoot Valley Road to four lanes (two in each direction) between Knobcone Drive and Macanta Boulevard. Improvements include a new tra c signal at Sapphire Pointe Boulevard, on-street bike lanes, drainage upgrades, a new sidewalk, wider and taller medians to encourage slower speeds and pavement reconstruction. e project, designed following open houses and input from residents, is a joint e ort with Douglas County. Learn more and sign up for updates at CRgov. com/Crowfoot.

Fifth Street widening — Phase 1 of the project will begin this summer, widening Fifth Street to four lanes (two lanes in each direction) between Valley Drive and Ridge Road. A new tra c signal at Valley Drive will enhance intersection safety and a sidewalk will improve pedestrian access between Gilbert Street and Ridge Road. More information is available at CRgov.com/FifthStreet.

Crystal Valley interchange — Construction of the Crystal Valley Park-

Surviving the chaos: A real parent’s guide to kids in all the things

et’s be honest: “Surviving” multiple kids in sports and activities is the bar. We’re not out here thriving. We’re not “leaning in.” We’re leaning over — into the trunk to nd a shin guard that may or may not be crusted with last season’s granola bar. And that’s OK.

If you’re a parent juggling multiple kids with multiple schedules in multiple zip codes, rst: I see you. Second: Here are a few survival tips that are more “real talk” than “Pinterest mom.” No judgment, no pressure, just solidarity and hopefully a laugh or two.

1. Let go of the dream schedule

Once upon a time, you thought a colorcoded family calendar would save your life. Maybe it was even laminated. But now? at calendar looks like a rainbow exploded and half the colors are mystery events you don’t remember agreeing to.

You don’t need a perfect schedule. You need just enough structure to get everyone where they need to be most of the time. If you’ve ever pulled up to practice 15 minutes late with a kid wearing their soccer cleats on the wrong feet but still standing, congratulations. at counts as a win.

2. Accept that dinner is a suggestion

You may have once believed in the family dinner table. You may have even cooked real meals that required pots and pans. But now? “Dinner” is often a grab bag of snacks eaten in a folding chair at the edge of a eld. And that’s ne. ere’s no trophy for quinoa. If your kids are fed, hydrated, and relatively upright, you’re doing great. Embrace the power of protein bars, drive-thru chicken nuggets, and those weird Uncrustables that somehow never go bad. You’ll be back to real food at a real table soon, hang in there!

3. Find your people

You know who really gets you? e other parents in lawn chairs at 6 a.m. on a Saturday. e ones with co ee thermoses the size

way and Interstate 25 interchange is the Town’s No. 1 transportation priority. Bridge construction over I-25, West Frontage Road and the BNSF Railway tracks is progressing steadily. Expect intermittent nighttime lane closures on I-25 and continued lane reductions on East Frontage Road through the summer. Learn more about the project and sign up for updates at CRgov.com/CVI.

Pavement Maintenance Program — is summer’s roadway refresh focuses on central Castle Rock. Learn more about the Pavement Maintenance Program and track project progress through an interactive map at CRgov.com/PMP. A lot is going on in Castle Rock. Stay informed by subscribing to the town’s news and announcements, monthly newsletter, event, public meeting, project update lists and more at CRgov.com/ NotifyMe.

is guest column was written by David L. Corliss, the town manager of Castle Rock.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Bravo for new gun law

Regarding the news article “Douglas County fought new gun bill and lost”:

LIFE BALANCED

Commissioners wrong on gun law

Megan Trask and Cody Galloway

of toddlers. ese are your people. You don’t have to be best friends with every parent on the team, but nding even one or two who’ll give you the scoop on game times and remind you when it’s your turn to bring snacks? at’s gold.

Bonus: Shared misery builds fast friendships. You’d be amazed what lifelong bonds are formed over bleacher splinters and forgotten water bottles.

4. The car is your second home — treat it accordingly

At this point, your vehicle is less of a car and more of a mobile command center with crumbs. It smells like old cleats and hope. Embrace it. Keep a car kit: snacks, extra clothes, water bottles, Band-Aids, sunscreen, and maybe a second phone charger (because someone’s always at 3%).

5. Say “no” when you need to Here’s the secret nobody tells you: you don’t have to say yes to every season, every sport, or every extracurricular that gets handed to you. It’s OK to say, “You know what, this is too much right now.” Sometimes, doing less keeps the whole family from falling apart. If your sanity is hanging by a single piece of washi tape, permission granted to hit pause. ere’s no activity on earth more important than your peace of mind.

6. You’re allowed to not love it all It’s OK if you don’t live for every single moment. at doesn’t make you a bad parent. at makes you human. And hey, sometimes there are bright spots.

I want to sincerely congratulate Governor Polis for signing the bill, “Semiautomatic Firearms & RapidFire Devices,” on April 10. It is another positive step forward to get these guns under control and o the streets.

Of course, in their typical extremist approach, the Douglas County commissioners passed a resolution against the bill and fortunately it was disregarded by Governor Polis who understands the bill does not violate the antiquated Second Amendment.

I want to make it very clear to the commissioners — you may try to come across that every person in Douglas County agrees with your militant stance just because you are the commissioners of the county, but there are many, including myself, who are not aligned with you and I do not consider you as being representative of me. I just hope Governor Polis realizes this when it comes to Douglas County.

e quote by Commissioner Laydon is a good example of how he does not represent me: “ ose are times when I think you want all of your neighbors to be armed … to have that bulwark against tyranny, no matter where it may come from.”

I certainly don’t want all the neighbors to be armed, so he is wrong in his quote saying “I think you want …” — I’m not part of his world of “you.” Additionally, I realize that we are not under attack by tyranny; that again is not in-line with his fanatic outlook.

e bill is an excellent step toward strengthening the enforcement of gun control. I encourage the governor and state legislature to continue this course by passing additional gun control bills.

Kevin B. Frey,

Castle Rock

Regarding the Douglas County commissioners’ failed attempt to stop a state law that will require Coloradans to obtain a permit and complete safety training before purchasing certain semiautomatic rearms: What if this bill had been in place before March 22, 2021? e mass shooting at the Boulder King Soopers where 10 lives were ended would not have happened. Ahmad Alissa’s mad carnage that horrible day took the life of o cer Eric Talley and nine other workers and customers. is bill requires Coloradans to obtain a permit and complete training before purchasing certain semiautomatic rearms. Alissa was deemed mentally ill but was able to walk out of that rearms shop in Arvada the same day to plan and commit a mass shooting. If only this bill had been in place 10 people would still be with their loved ones.

No, commissioners, this bill does not take away the 2nd, 5th or 14th Amendment rights. It does not unfairly target the American rearm manufacturers with “burdensome regulations and costs.” When crafting a “resolution” from Douglas County you must represent the entire population of Douglas County. e three commissioners responsible for this resolution neither asked for input from the citizens of Douglas County or noti ed the county of this ridiculous resolution. Mr. Laydon states “ ose are times when I think you want your neighbors to be armed ... to have that bulwark against tyranny, no matter where it comes from.”

I believe our three county commissioners need to be increased to at least ve maybe seven commissioners so they can govern for the entire county. Mr. Laydon, Mr. Teal and Mr. Van Winkle, you need to govern not dictate.

Gail McDonnell, Castle Rock

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TOP: Justine Williams and Karen

and social-emotional growth.

EQUINE THERAPY

In addition, Williams stated that she is initiating a program to nd local do-it-yourself enthusiasts who would like to come together and form their own small group and social network.

“ ey could help build and x things on the farm — such as walking ladders for the children learning to walk or x a fence — where they can socialize with the kids,” Williams said.

Williams has a large barn arena on her property, but it needs someone to put electricity in it so she can expand and use it on hot days and cold days to train her clients.

“I have multiple sclerosis,” Williams said. “Before my mother passed in 2015, she always worried about me working in the heat. I work outside in the heat, which exacerbates my MS symptoms.”

Williams said she hopes to launch a capital campaign to run electricity underground from her house to the barn.

“I could have more classes throughout the day on cloudy days and wintertime to get some heat in here and some lights in the evening to do train-

For more information on Rhythm of the Horse therapy, contact Justine Williams, executive director and therapist, at 303-681-8183 or email her at justine@rhythmofthehorse.org. The website is www.rhythmofthehorse.org.

The services Williams o ers:

ing,” Williams said. “We could hold fundraising events and bring in more fun. So that’s something that I would like to do with this indoor area.”

• Conductive education, a holistic education with individuals with neurological impairment or delays.

• Adaptive riding for individuals with special needs to learn horseback riding or transition to other programs.

• Sensor integration therapy, which helps children with sensory-processing challenges improve their ability to handle sensory input.

• e Horsepower Reading and Math program combines social emotional learning with academics to support students struggling with reading and math due to ADHD, anxiety, depression and other challenges.

• Equine-assisted learning activities with a horse, such as mounting or dismounting it, which focuses on personal development and academic skills.

In addition, Rhythm of the Horse o ers various camps during school breaks, accommodating school groups. Homeschoolers and emotional support groups are available upon request.

BOTTOM: Justine Williams and Karen MacDowell work with Rachel Sartucci to use her voice to command the horse to go or stop with music, while Colleen Larson leads the horse. This therapy helps with communication, cognitive abilities

PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD

MacDowell help Rachel Sartucci with hands-and-arm stretching exercises while mounted on a horse.

Robinson, Rachel Sartucci, Justine Williams and Karen MacDowell assist Rachel, who has cerebral palsy, get mounted on the saddle for her training.

Justine Williams hopes to raise funds to install electricity inside the barn to be able to make more use of its arena.

Justine Williams works with Rachel Sartucci to put a hoop over a pole, which works her cognitive skills.

Thu 5/15

Rival Ghost @ Fracos @ 6pm

The Toad Tavern, 5302 S Federal Circle, Littleton

Colfax Speed Queen

@ 7pm Gothic Theatre, 3263 S Broadway, Englewood

Fri 5/16

Brightenstar @ Black Bear Golf Club

@ 5pm

Black Bear Golf Club, 11400 Canterberry Pkwy,, Parker

Dan Navarro

@ 7pm

Swallow Hill Music - Tuft Theatre, 71 East Yale Avenue, Denver

Reks: HipHop Food Drive

CSU Denver Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale @ 7am May 17th - May 18th

CSU Denver Extension Master Gar‐dener Plant Sale, 888 East Iliff Avenue, Denver. denvermg@colostate.edu, 720913-5270

My Blue Sky returns to The Tailgate @ 5pm

Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 Main‐street, Parker

Sun 5/18

The Ef�gies @ 7pm HQ, 60 S Broadway, Denver

The Brudi Brothers @ 7pm Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St, Denver

Wed 5/21

Sleigh Bells @ 6pm

Summit Denver, 1902 Blake Street, Denver

8th Annual Tea Fundraiser for the Castle Rock Historical Society & Museum @ 1pm / $40

@ 8pm Bar Red, 437 W Colfax Ave, Denver

CASE MADDEN

@ 8pm

Goosetown Tavern, 3242 East Colfax Ave, Den‐ver

Sat 5/17

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Tom Petty + More for Kids

@ 10am Bluebird Theatre, Denver

Kiinjo: Paradise Live Tour @ 5pm

Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Road, Castle Rock. museum@castlerockhistoricalso ciety.org, 303-814-3164

Tantra Speed Date® - Denver! (Meet Singles Speed Dating) @ 4:30pm / $45-$150 Circus Collective, 4459 Jason St. Unit 3, Denver. help@tantrany.com

DreadNought @ 7pm Hi-Dive, 7 S Broadway, Denver

Emma Ogier @ 7pm Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St, Denver

The koozies @ 7pm Lost Lake Lounge, 3602 E Colfax Ave, Denver

Luar La L @ 8pm

Eclipse Event Center, 2155 S Sheridan Blvd, Denver

Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W Alameda Pkwy, Morrison

SALSA & BACHATA SUNDAYS @ 6pm La Rumba, Denver

The Garcia Project @ 7pm

Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom & Other Side, 2637 Welton St, Denver

Mon 5/19

A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation @ 6:30pm / $45-$65

Parker Arts, Culture & Events Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker. info‐@pace-live.com

brentgill: Good Session - Comedy with a side if therapy | Comedy Works South @ 6:30pm Comedy Works South, 5345 Landmark Pl, Greenwood Village

DJ Rockstar Aaron @ 7pm

Bout Time Pub & Grub, 3580 S Platte River Dr A, Sheridan

Thu 5/22

Soundularity: TimeWarp @ Denver Clock Tower @ 6pm

Clock Tower Events, 1601 Arapahoe St #17, Denver

Brown Sugar @ 9pm HQ, 60 S Broadway, Denver

Betsy Schwarm to introduce Arts in the Afternoon concert

Lone Tree performance will take place on May 14

BY MARC SHULGOLD SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

If you attended a concert or an opera almost anywhere around the Front Range in the past decade or so and arrived early, odds are you’ve been treated to an introductory talk by Betsy Schwarm. And if you opened up your program, you probably read her concert notes.

She’s been everywhere, and always with one goal in mind: to help audiences get closer to the music.

Her motivation is simple, she says: “I want my enthusiasm to become their enthusiasm.”

Such will likely become evident when Schwarm hosts the latest in Lone Tree Arts Center’s ongoing Arts in the Afternoon concerts on May 14. She’ll introduce music by four composers, played by a trio led by violist Phillip Stevens.

“ is series has been going on at Lone Tree for a dozen years, maybe more,” Schwarm said. She’s in the midst of her 10th season as host. “It always attracts a nice audience for a mid-day, mid-week event. We get folks from nearby senior centers, and some in suits and ties who come by after their lunch breaks.”

Listeners come to listen, of course, but also to learn about what their hearing — which is where their host comes in.

“I can’t assume that everyone graduated from Juilliard,” Schwarm said. “So I focus on what this piece is about. My intros are about what why this (music)

is so cool, on what was going on in this composer’s world at that time.”

She operates on two rules: “ e introductions should never last longer than the music, and what I say should be enticing for the listener.”

So, where did this need to communicate her passion originate? Classical music was not exactly in the cards, she explained.

“My parents loved Benny Goodman,”

Schwarm said. “In fact, I’m a pretty good clarinetist. I played in my junior high and high school bands. I was going to be a history teacher all along.”

She earned a history degree at the University of Colorado Boulder and a master’s in humanities at the University of Colorado Denver. A volunteer stint at a Seattle radio station drew her into the world of broadcasting, leading to twoand-a-half years as an announcer at

KVOD, Denver’s classical-music station. She also taught at Metropolitan State University of Denver for 27 years.

“At KVOD, I started thinking about this music more deeply — why did it come to be that way? I found that knowing more about it makes it so much more real,” Schwarm said.

A journey of discovery through years spent reading and listening commenced.

Examining Schwarm’s résumé is something to behold: She is credited with 200 entries in the Encyclopedia Britannica; she has long served as pre-performance speaker for Opera Colorado, and has introduced concerts at the Colorado Music Festival, Bravo! Vail Music Festival, Colorado Symphony and National Repertory Orchestra. Not to mention printed program notes for Bravo! Vail and numerous other orchestras. And let’s not forget her authorship of 10 books on music. Nothing too technical, mind you. Not with a titles such as “Getting to Know Ludwig” — about Beethoven, of course.

e upcoming Lone Tree Arts in the Afternoon concert will be played by violist Stevens, violinist Erik Peterson and pianist Hsiao-Ling Lin. eir program lists two works familiar to lovers of chamber music: a duo for violin and viola by Mozart in G major, and two movements from a sonata for viola and piano by Brahms in F minor, originally for clarinet and piano. Also scheduled are two rarities: Schumann’s “Fairytale Pictures” for violin, viola and piano, and “Four African Dances” for violin and piano by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1772-1834).

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Betsy Schwarm introduces a holiday chamber music program at the Lone Tree Arts Center, led by violist Phillip Stevens, right.

COURTESY OF LONE TREE ARTS CENTER

e Monitoring Network trains volunteers to monitor butter ies in their communities from May to September. After attending a training session, monitors choose a route and walk it at least three times per season, recording every butter y they see within a six-meter radius. Volunteers also note weather conditions, time, and habitat data.

is year’s training dates and locations include three joint sessions with the Monarch Larva Monitoring Program: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3 at Castlewood Canyon State Park in Franktown, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 10 at Cherry Creek State Park in Denver and 10 a.m. to noon May 17 at Lory State Park west of Fort Collins.

A fourth program hosted solely by the Colorado Butter y Monitoring Network is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 18 at East Boulder Community Center. Self-paced online video training is also available. ose interested can visit and sign up here: https://butter ies. org/research-and-conserve/butter ymonitoring/ Rosie the tarantula statue guards the entrance to the

SCHWARM

at’s quite a mix. Schwarm and Phillips have been collaborators on these afternoon concerts for quite a spell, and assembling such unusual programs has been part of the fun, she said. Phillips will nd a piece or two that he’ll like. and then say to her: “What else ts?”

And they’ll swap ideas and take it from there.

Finding joy in the classics is part of the reason why Schwarm has been so successful in speaking and writing about music in ways that audiences can feel more comfortable listening to works by the great composers, without a sense of dread or intimidation. After all, there’s nothing to fear from someone who’s written a book titled, “When All Else Fails, Play Mozart.”

Lone Tree Arts Center presents Arts in the Afternoon at 1:30 p.m.on Wednesday, May 14. e concert will take place at the arts center, 10075 Commons St. in Lone Tree. For more information, call 720-509-1000 or visit lonetreeartscenter.org.

is coverage comes courtesy of a grant from the Littleton Arts and Culture Program. As a matter of policy, funders exercise no control over editorial decisions.

HALL OF FAME

Berger fought in World War II, continued his service overseas for over 50 years after the war, and launched an “Over 90 Charitable Gift Annuity Plan” at age 97. Van Winkle rst heard about the sta sergeant through a constituent hoping to draw attention to the remarkable resident.

Before the commissioners held their ceremony, Van Winkle had an opportunity to sit down and speak with Berger at Berger’s home. e veteran told the commissioner stories and showed o some of his memorabilia collection. Afterwards, Van Winkle gave Berger a county “challenge coin” - a small coin awarded to exceptional residents that is engraved with Douglas County’s values.

“As soon as I met him, I said, ‘holy cow. Let’s encapsulate this guy’s story.’ He just seemed like a perfect rst person to commemorate,” said Van Winkle.

In addition to commemorating important community members, Van Winkle hopes that the Hall of Fame will provide a point of positivity amidst a di cult political and social climate.

“In a time of bitter anger between state and federal, or left and right, this is one thing without politics. It’s important to me that we set that aside from time-to-time and just honor those who deserve honor,” said Van Winkle.

A 19-year-old Eagle Scout and another decorated veteran are next on the docket to be honored by the county. e next ceremony will take place on May 27. Residents can nominate anyone who they feel has had an important community impact and deserves o cial recognition by the county. e nomination form is available on the county’s website.

Butterfly Pavilion PHOTO BY MONTE WHALEY

CROWSSUPDRO ELZZ

1. U.S. STATES: Which state is last, alphabetically?

2. MOVIES: What does the acronym S.H.I.E.L.D. stand for in movies about Marvel characters?

3. LITERATURE: Who wrote the short story “ e Secret Life of Walter Mitty”?

4. GAMES: How many cards are in a standard deck?

5. TELEVISION: On which sitcom did the character Harry the Hat appear?

6. BUSINESS: When did the rst Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise open?

7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How many Nobel prizes are awarded every year?

8. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president was the shortest at 5 foot 4 inches tall?

9. ASTRONOMY: Who was the rst woman to travel into space?

10. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a baby platypus called?

TrIVIa

Answers

1. Wyoming.

2. Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.

3. James urber.

4. 52.

5. “Cheers.”

6. 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

7. Six.

8. James Madison.

9. Valentina Tereshkova.

10. A platypup or puggle.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

April 17, 2023

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2023015863

Original Principal Amount

$643,626.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$636,730.59

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 9, BLOCK 3, CRYSTAL VALLEY

RANCH FILING NO. 12A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Purported common address: 5946 High Timber Cir, Castle Rock, CO 80104-3479.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY

ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/04/2025 via remote, webbased auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 4/10/2025

Last Publication: 5/8/2025 Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE

PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 02/05/2025

David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Liz Tinney

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

N. APRIL WINECKI #34861

JANEWAY LAW FIRM, PC 9540 MAROON CIRCLE, SUITE 320, EN-

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/25/2025 via remote, webbased auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 5/1/2025

Last Publication: 5/29/2025 Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/03/2025

David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Adele Martinez

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Ilene Dell'Acqua #31755

MCCARTHY & HOLTHUS, LLP

7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-25-1008893-LL

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 250042

First Publication: 5/1/2025

Last Publication: 5/29/2025 Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 250044

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 3, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Douglas records.

Original Grantor(s)

Ila J Hudak

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC

Date of Deed of Trust August 26, 2022

County of Recording Douglas

Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 07, 2022

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2022059553

Original Principal Amount

$1,062,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$320,743.45

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: This is a Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust or other Reverse Mortgage. Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 17, BLOCK 4, CLARKE FARMS

SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

TAX PARCEL ID NO.: 223316306003

Purported common address: 17036 Lamar Drive, Parker, CO 80134.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00

best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 5/1/2025

Last Publication: 5/29/2025

Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/03/2025

David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Liz Tinney

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 MAROON CIRCLE, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 25-034132

The Attorney above is acting as a debt

collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado

Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 250044

First Publication: 5/1/2025

Last Publication: 5/29/2025

Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 250048

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 3, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Douglas records.

Original Grantor(s) Erin L Keaney

Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC.DBA NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

December 20, 2019

County of Recording Douglas

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 23, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2019087979

Original Principal Amount

$421,720.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$387,046.63

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows:

Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 5, BLOCK 2, THE MEADOWS FILING NO. 11, PARCEL 3, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

APN #: 235133201019

Purported common address: 4221 Timber Hollow Loop, Castle Rock, CO 80109.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/25/2025 via remote, webbased auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 5/1/2025 Last Publication: 5/29/2025 Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press

IF

PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/03/2025

David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Liz Tinney

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L Berry #34531

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 MAROON CIRCLE, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-026530

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 250048

First Publication: 5/1/2025

Last Publication: 5/29/2025

Name of Publication:

Douglas County News Press

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 250011

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On February 5, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Douglas records.

Original Grantor(s)

Richard King, II AND Lynae King

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN LIBERTY MORTGAGE, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT TRUST

Date of Deed of Trust

May 22, 2023

County of Recording

Douglas

Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 31, 2023

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2023023115

Original Principal Amount

$682,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$677,667.41

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

That portion of the NE1/4 of Section 8, Township 6 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Douglas County, Colorado, which begins at a point which is the Northeast corner of the described Tract, and which point of beginning lies on the South line of Black Forest Estates-Unit 1, and from which point of beginning the Northeast corner of said Section 8 bears North 46°25' East a distance of 2695.4 feet; thence South 89°34' West along the South line of said Black Forest Estates - Unit 1, a distance of 600.0 feet; thence South 06°15' West 100.0 feet; thence South 83°45' East 30.0 feet; thence South 39°37' East 440.5 feet; thence South 89°11' East 445.0 feet; thence North 17°44' West, a distance of 475.5 feet to the point of beginning, aka Outlet 38, Black Forest Ranchettes, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 223508000010

Purported common address: 10502 Black Forest Dr, Parker, CO 80138.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/04/2025 via remote, webbased auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 4/10/2025

Last Publication: 5/8/2025

Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE

DATE: 02/05/2025

David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Liz Tinney

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L Berry #34531

Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 MAROON CIRCLE, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 24-033366

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO. 250011

First Publication: 4/10/2025

Last Publication: 5/8/2025

Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 250009

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On February 5, 2025, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Douglas records.

Original Grantor(s) David Taylor Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The Note has matured and all amounts due and payable under the terms of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust are now due in full along with other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 9, Flintwood Hills 1st Addition, County of Douglas, State of Colorado Purported common address: 11824 East Basswood Lane, Franktown, CO 80116.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 06/04/2025 via remote, webbased auction service, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

https://liveauctions.govease.com/

First Publication: 4/10/2025

Last Publication: 5/8/2025

Name of Publication: Douglas County News Press

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 02/05/2025

David Gill, Public Trustee in and for the County of Douglas, State of Colorado By: Adele Martinez

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Sean D. Raible #58340 Hackstaff Snow Atkinson & Gress, LLC 5105 DTC Parkway, Suite 312, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303)

PUBLIC NOTICES

Darren M. Weekly Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado

Ron Hanavan, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado

Legal Notice No. DC 1281

First Publication: 5/8/2025

Last Publication: 6/5/2025

Published In: Douglas County News Press Public Notice

General Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2024CV030725, Division/Courtroom #

SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 25000747 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

BROWNSTONES AT TOWN CENTER, INC. Plaintiff: v. SEAN P. REILLY, Defendant(s)

Regarding: CONDOMINIUM UNIT 60D, BROWNSTONES AT TOWN CENTER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CONDOMINIUM AND SUBASSOCIATION DECLARATION FOR BROWNSTONES AT TOWN CENTER, INC., OF HIGHLANDS RANCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. RECORDED JANUARY 19, 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. 20050005755, AND SUPPLEMENTAL CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR BROWNSTONES AT TOWN CENTER, INC. RECORDED ON OCTOBER 27, 2006 AT RECEPTION NO. 2006092724, AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR BROWNSTONES AT TOWN CENTER, PHASE 31, RECORDED ON OCTOBER 27, 2006 AT RECEPTION NO. 2006092725 IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.;

also known as: 9424 RIDGELINE BLVD

UNIT #D HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129 (the “Property”)

Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on February 25, 2025, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice:

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 26th day June 2025, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are in the amount of $7,931.80

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-660-7527. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is Wendy E. Weigler #28419, WINZENBURG LEFF PURVIS & PAYNE LLP, 8020

106 of the Programmatic Agreement, AT&T plans STREET POLE at 10368 HILLSTON ST LONE TREE, CO 80124. Please direct comments to Gavin L. at 818-391-0449 regarding the site CRAN_RUTH_LNTRE_008.

4/30/25 CNS-3919251#

Legal Notice No. DC 1254

First Publication: May 8, 2025

Last Publication: May 8, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

AT&T Mobility LLC is proposing to install a telecommunication tower and associated equipment for AT&T site CRAN_RUTH_LNTRE_008 located at 10368 Hillston Street, Lone Tree, Douglas County, CO 80124 [39° 31' 37.6" N; 104° 53' 01.8" W ] . The height will be 9.1meters above ground level ( 1852.8 meters above mean sea level).

The sabre pole antenna structure is not required to have FAA Style Marking/Lighting at this time. Interested persons may review the application for this project at www.fcc.gov/asr/ applications by entering Antenna Structure Registration (Form 854) file no. A1312449 and may raise environmental concerns about the project under the National Environmental Policy Act rules of the Federal Communications Commission, 47 CFR §1.1307, by notifying the FCC of the specific reasons that the action may have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment.

Requests for Environmental Review must be filed within 30 days of the date that notice of the project is published on the FCC's website and may only raise environmental concerns. The FCC strongly encourages interested parties to file Requests for Environmental Review online at www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest, but they may be filed with a paper copy by mailing the Request toFCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. A copy of the Request should be provided to: Environmental Assessment Specialists, Inc. at 71 San Marino Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003

4/30/25 CNS-3919252#

Legal Notice No. DC 1253

First Publication: May 8, 2025

Last Publication: May 8, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles

Public Notice Westside Towing, 1040 Atchinson Ct Castle Rock, 80109 has the following for sale:

1) 2016 Ford Escape Vin.B38927

2) 2001 Ford Focus Vin.178915

3) 2014 Hyun.Sonata Vin.906945

4) 2020 Porche Cay. Vin.A06688

5) 2010 Sub.Impreza Vin.822655

6) 2008 Toyota FJ Vin.010116

7) 2007 Volvo XC70 VIn.274558

Legal Notice No. DC 1284

First Publication: May 8, 2025

Last Publication: May 8, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News Press Public Notice

1) 2009 Toyota Highlander Gray JTEES41A392131094

2) 2003 HONDA CRV BROWN 5HSRD78483U155485

3) 2016 FORD FUSION WHITE 3FA6P0K95GR212054

4) 1994 CHEVY ASTRO WHITE 1GNDM19Z8RB150668

5) 2005 TOYOTA SCION GRAY JTKKT624050128743 Parker Towing Inc

18800 E. Clarke Road, Parker, CO 80134 303-841-9161

Legal Notice No. DC 1276

First Publication: May 8, 2025

Last Publication: May 8, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

1) 1988 TOYOTA PICKUP VIN JT4VN6308J0011782

2) 2008 MAZDA 6 VIN 1YVHP80C385M09755

3) 2016 SUBARU OUTBACK VIN 4S4BSBNC2G3344368

4) 2012 MAZDA 3 VIN JM1BL1V79C1643666

5) 1959 CHEVROLET APACHE VIN 3E59K122595

6) 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA VIN JTDBU4EE1AJ064701

7) PJ TRAILER VIN PJ75418

8) 2009 KIA SEDONA VIN

REDLINERS INC 2531 W 62ND CT UNIT G DENVER, CO 80221 720-930-8139

Legal Notice No. DC 1288

First Publication: May 8, 2025

Last Publication: May 8, 2025 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

1) 2020 TAOTAO PONY VIN L9NTCBAE6L1005312

Villalobos Towing LLC 5161 York Street, Denver, CO 80216 720-299-3456

Legal Notice No. DC 1287

First Publication: May 8, 2025

Last Publication: May 8, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Notice to Creditors

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JOHN JAMES AHERN, JR., a/k/a JOHN J. AHERN, JR., a/k/a JOHN AHERN, JR., a/k/a JOHN JAMES AHERN, a/k/a JOHN J. AHERN, a/k/a JOHN AHERN, a/k/a JOHN J. AHERN, DDS., Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30095

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 1, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

JANETTE L. AHERN

Personal Representative 8742 Windhaven Drive Parker, CO 80134

Legal Notice No. DC 1237

First Publication: May 1, 2025 Last Publication: May 15, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Shirley A. Pierce, aka Shirley Anne Pierce, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30305

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before August 25, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Richard H. Pierce, Personal Representative C/O Butler, Landrum and Pierce, P.C. 720 Kipling St., Ste 201 Lakewood, CO 80215

Legal Notice No. DC 1194

First Publication: April 24, 2025

Last Publication: May 8, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of LOIS C. JOHNSON, Deceased Case Number: 2025 PR 30170

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 8, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Gregory D. Johnson

Personal Representative 4775 Teller Street Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Legal Notice No. DC 1252

First Publication: May 8, 2025

Last Publication: May 22, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DONNA G. FISCHER, also known as DONNA GAIL FISCHER, and DONNA FISCHER, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30105

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas, County, Colorado on or before Monday, August 25, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dale Fischer, Personal Representative 5071 Diamond Sky Road Castle Rock, CO 80108

Legal Notice No. DC 1193

First Publication: April 24, 2025

Last Publication: May 8, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Gary A. Ungerman, a/k/a Gary Ungerman, Deceased Case No. 2025PR30161

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Douglas County District Court on or before September 1, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Alex Ungerman / Zach Ungerman Co-Personal Representatives

c/o CHAYET & DANZO, LLC

650 S. Cherry St., #710 Denver, CO 80246 (303) 355-8500

Legal Notice No. DC 1228

First Publication: May 1, 2025

Last Publication: May 15, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Patricia Ann Archibeque, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030116

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the 18th Judicial District Court, Douglas County, Colorado on or before Tuesday, September 2, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sharon Johnson, Personal Representative PO Box 632232

Littleton, CO 80163-2232

Electronically: corvettegrandma8@gmail.com

Legal Notice No. DC 1217

First Publication: May 1, 2025

Last Publication: May 15, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Yvette M. Gunther, a/k/a Yvette Marie Gunther, a/k/a Yvette Wilson, a/k/a Emmeline Yvonne Yvette Gunther, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30149

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 8, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan Y. Triplett and Barbara J. Gunther

Co-Personal Representatives

c/o Keith L. Davis, Esq. Davis Schilken, PC 4582 S. Ulster St. Ste. #103 Denver, CO 80237

Legal Notice No. DC 1278

First Publication: May 8, 2025

Last Publication: May 22, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Colleen Anne Batt, Deceased Case Number: 25PR30150

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Douglas County District Court of the City and County of Douglas, Colorado on or before September 8, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dated May 8, 2025

CURTIS LAW FIRM, LLC

/s/ Cory M. Curtis Cory M. Curtis, #40549 10333 E Dry Creek Rd, Suite 210 Englewood, CO 80112

Legal Notice No. DC 1290

First Publication: May 8, 2025

Last Publication: May 22, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Christina Lee Gilson, a/k/a Christina L. Gilson, a/k/a Christina Gilson, Deceased Case Number: 25PR30144

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado, on or before Tuesday, September 2, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lisa Dunn at Dunn Fiduciary, LLC

Person Giving Notice P.O. Box 238 Littleton , CO 80160

Legal Notice No. DC 1236

First Publication: May 1, 2025

Last Publication: May 15, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Robert Lee Burnet, aka Robert L. Burnet, aka Robert Burnet, Deceased Case No.: 2025PR30152

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 08, 2025, or said claims may be forever barred.

Benny H. Burnet

Personal Representative, 1111 Rossehl Ln. Montrose, Colorado 81401

Legal Notice No. DC 1283

First Publication: May 8, 2025

Last Publication: May 22, 2025 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Michael David Orwig, also known as Michael D. Orwig, Michael Orwig, Mike Orwig, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030165

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to Allyn Swaney Orwig c/o Hedberg Law Firm, LLC, 5944 S. Kipling Parkway, Suite 200, Littleton, CO 80127; or to: The District Court of Douglas, County, Colorado on or before September 9, 2025 or the claims may be forever barred.

Allyn Swaney Orwig,

Personal Representative

c/o Hedberg Law Firm, LLC Brian Hedberg, Attorney for Allyn Swaney Orwig

Personal Representative 5944 S. Kipling Parkway, Suite 200 Littleton, CO 80127

Legal Notice No. DC 1251

First Publication: May 8, 2025

Last Publication: May 22, 2025

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of John C. Kruse, also known as John Conrad Kruse, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30171

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 8, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred

William Chase Kruse Co-Personal Representative c/o Alex T. Kirven 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202

Legal Notice No. DC 1262

First Publication: May 8, 2025 Last Publication: May 22, 2025 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gretchen C. Wolfe, aka Gretchen Carol Wolfe, aka Gretchen

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joshua David Gilson, a/k/a Joshua D. Gilson, a/k/a Joshua Gilson, Deceased Case Number: 25PR30143

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado, on or before Tuesday, September 2, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lisa Dunn at Dunn Fiduciary, LLC Person Giving Notice P.O. Box 238 Littleton , CO 80160

Legal Notice No. DC 1235

First Publication: May 1, 2025 Last Publication: May 15, 2025 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Rudolf Crees, aka R.R. Crees, aka Robert R. Crees, aka Robert Crees, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030157

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 8, 2025 or the claims may be forever barred.

Shaun Witkamp, Personal Representative c/o Schafer Thomas Maez PC, 4 Garden Center #200 Broomfield, Colorado 80020

Legal Notice No. DC 1280

First Publication: May 8, 2025

Last Publication: May 22, 2025 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Stephen McCrady, Deceased Case Number 25PR30136

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before Monday, August 25, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.

Scott Mccrady, Personal Representative Through Attorney Sean D. Rutledge 315E. 7th Street Loveland, CO 80537

Legal Notice No. DC 1203